ABOUT THIS ITEM

In The Morning MAX (KLP227), the upcoming EP from Anacortes, WA based songwriter and sound-crafter Karl Blau, will be Blau’s first major release since his LP "Zebra" dropped in 2009. Recorded at Dub Narcotic in Olympia, Washington, MAX is a snack pack of subdued, soulful, introspective emotional funk that shows Blau at his best. When he sings “I scrape at the barnacles that build on the frame; I take old binoculars & peer in again,” on the track “Celebrated by Singing” you’re left with the feeling that having some “me time” between a pair of headphones is better than any prescription a doctor could give; and it feels good. Blau writes melodies influenced by the off-kilter Pacific Northwest tradition of weird 80s-into-the-90s indie, in the same way Kurt Cobain did, but channels that spirit very differently (and is more deserving of the K Records merit badge that they both wear/wore so proudly). Tiny Mix Tapes.

1. For Tenniscoats
2. Celebrated By Singing
3. Golden Chariot
4. A Melody To Wake Us