Mike Posner Attitudes Ft Casey Veggies Cover Art
At Night, Alone.
Where I am: Southfield, MI
What I'm Listening to: The Fugees — Killing Me Softly
T wo years ago, I was driving around the mountains in Utah when John Mayer's anthology, Paradise Valley, came on my iPhone 5 (which I had plugged into the auto'south stereo). I had listened to this anthology one time before in 50.A., only while driving in Utah's postcard-worthy topography, the album sounded unlike. It seemed to underscore the scenery in a very natural way. Paradise Valley's dry pulsate kits, intimate vocal takes, and overall shunning of reverb seemed to just make more sense in Utah. Information technology felt like it was made to be listened to here, not in a bustling city similar L.A.
I really liked the album more in Utah than I did in LA. This got me thinking…
When/Where/and How someone listens to an album is by and large considered the decision of the listener. Only why?
Typically, a listener chooses to mind to a given song for 1 of two reasons:
one. They believe the given song matches their mood at the time.
2. They believe the given song volition help them improve their mood.
In other words, we pick the songs we listen to because we remember they will make the states feel amend. Have you lot ever skipped around your iPod or iPhone, waiting for a vocal to give yous that feeling? Do you listen to different music when you piece of work out than you practise when yous wake up?
I do too.
(Here'southward my Practiced Morning time Playlist ☀️. Hither'southward my Good Dark Playlist🌛.)
The problem is, picking the right music for the right time is easier said than done.
W hen nosotros purchase or stream an album we've never heard before, we accept no idea if it's going to friction match whatever mood we happen to be in at that moment. It'southward a crapshoot at all-time. If it's an artist we've heard before, nosotros assume their new anthology will give us the aforementioned feeling their prior albums accept. Often we are let downward because true artists are uninterested in repeating themselves.
To sort through the tidal wave of new music that is made each yr and to save ourselves fourth dimension, we rely on critics, radio programmers, bloggers, and services like Spotify. These services do the piece of work for us, curating playlists for our moods:
This can be a nifty solution but I take just one grievance: these (oftentimes snobby) gatekeepers fall victim to the same daily emotional roller coaster ride the rest of united states do.
What if an creative person fabricated an album that is best listened to while relaxing, and 1 of these busy gatekeepers listens to it at the gym? Is the chance that they will dislike the album higher? Let's use a concrete example, if one of these critics, radio programmers, bloggers or Spotify playlist-makers listened to the new Bon Iver album at a spin class, wouldn't they be more apt to call it sleepy and flat?
Yous're probably thinking, "Oh Mike Posner, this is an extreme case. True music experts would know non to listen to Bon Iver at the the gym."
In reality, it's not always so articulate, especially when these gatekeepers are listening to new artists who accept no established sound, or if an existing artist has created music dissimilar from what they are known for (which I would argue all real artists constantly are).
I advise a solution:
B ecause of this potential for confusion, I believe it is the creative person's responsibleness to provide a prescription on how an anthology is best experienced. Why leave information technology up to chance? If an creative person knows that their anthology is total of party anthems, why wouldn't they tell their listeners before they hear it for the first time? Why brand your fans waste matter their first listen trying to effigy out how to utilise your music when you could but tell them, "Dude, this album sounds amend in Utah. Listen to it while y'all're driving at that place, not L.A."
Hence, in 2011 I started playing effectually with providing directions on how to use my music on my complimentary album, The Layover (2011). The track listing was every bit follows (notice the prescriptions that went forth with each vocal):
i. The Layover ft. Don Cannon
2. Wonder wall ft. Big One thousand.R.I.T. (Drive to This)
three. Close Up ft. Rusko (Drive to This)
four. Henny & Purple (Drive to This)
5. Looks Like Sex [Snippet] (Pull a Bad Bitch to This)
6. Rocket Man ft. Bun B (Fly to This)
vii. Blackout Remix (Pre-Game to This)
8.Hey Lady ft. Twista (Fuck to This)
ix. Marauder Music ft. Blackbear (Drive in the Dark to This)
ten. Long Time (Vibe to This)
11. They Call Me ft. Bei Maejor (Ride to This)
12. 21 Days (Arctic to This)
13. Attitudes ft. Casey Veggies (Bonfire to This)
14. Traveling Man (Reminisce to This)
15. On Fire (Drug Dealer Girl Role 2) Ft. Motorcar Gun Kelly (Rage to This)
16. Room 925 ft Cyhi Da Prynce (Fuck to This)
17. Mittens Up ft. Elzhi & Dusty McFly (Correspond Your Shit to This)
xviii. A Perfect Mess (Recall to This)
19. Rolling in the Deep (Autumn Asleep to This)
20. The Scientist (Fall Asleep to This)
21. Echo ft. Michael Franti and rjd2 (Fall Asleep to This)
I wondered if people would think the directions were presumptuous.
I thought they might be upset that I was blurring the boundary between artist and listener.
Nonetheless, the feedback I got was overwhelmingly positive.
Listeners told me they LOVED the directions.
Hence, the title of my new anthology: "At Nighttime, Alone."
I wrote it At Nighttime, Alone, and that's exactly how you should mind to it:
At Night, Alone.
…and in it's entirety (at least for the kickoff listen 😊).
Y'all can get it on iTunes here, or stream it on Spotify here. Allow me know what you think. In case you're still on the contend nearly checking information technology out, here's what some "gatekeepers" are saying 😊:
"The last artist I listened to was Mike Posner because I'm obsessed with that vocal "I Took a Pill in Ibiza". That's my favorite song right now."
~ Chris Martin of Coldplay
"Mike Posner is i of the most clever, talented writers I know and this is his all-time work yet. This is a very of import anthology. It should be listened to start to end."
~ Large Sean
"These are the best songs he'southward ever written."
~ Avicii
"Mike tin write one hell of a song. I thank him for sharing his truths with us."
~ Labrinth
"Mike Posner has reinvented himself as an introspective popular creative person — which sounds like it could be detestable merely for the fact that these songs are deeply authentic and astonishingly personal while being relentlessly tricky at the same time. This is one of the first times I've listened to an album before it's released knowing it's going to be a worldwide hit because it strikes two simultaneous bulls-eyes: unforgettable hooks and unforgettable lyrics. Information technology's a confessional popular masterpiece."
~ Amanda Palmer
I promise you enjoy. With dearest,
-mp
You can text me at 313–307–4075 or email me at mike@mikeposner.com
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