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Welcome to the Songs From Other Countries blog.
As the owner of a micro-indie record label, I get a lot of music in the mail. Unfortunately, over the past few years I’ve noticed that I ignore much of the music I receive. Why? Mostly time, and being overwhelmed not only by the insane amount of music available these days, but also by life in general. I wish I could listen to everything I receive, and well, to be honest, I guess if I just took a few minutes I probably could. But the reality is, I just don’t.
However, something else I’ve noticed about myself is that whenever I receive a package from another country, I always listen to it. Always. I don’t think I’m atypical when I say that art from another country is instantly a little more intriquing than art from my own neck of the woods. So perhaps it’s the interesting stamps, or the fact that I know the artist spent a little more money to get it to me, but I always open that package from the UK, Spain, Japan, wherever, with a little more enthusiasm than I do that package from say, Charlotte or Raleigh.
In most all cases though, it doesn’t matter how much I like said package from across the pond. I release very few records; I just don’t have the finances or time to do the things I’d like to do. I hear lots of good music that I’d love to give a home to, I just can’t. So with that in mind, I decided to start this blog.
“Songs From Other Countries” is a record of just that. Music from outside of the U.S. that I think you should hear. I might not press a thousand copies of it, but this is my own way of helping great music get in front of folks who might not have ever heard it otherwise.
So stay tuned for info on all the greatest indie music you’ve never heard. And if there’s something you think I should check out, shoot me an email at songsfoc @ gmail dot com. Keep in mind though, I LOVE snail mail packages from other countries. It’s why I started this blog in the first place. So I’ll listen to your mp3, sure, but extra points if you actually take the time to send me a package.
Songs From Other Countries
c/o eskimo kiss records
PO Box 11310
Atlanta, GA 30310
USA
