Automatic Shoes

"Life's the same, except for my shoes." Matthew, 28, Washington State. I make music and write about what inspires me. theautomaticshoes.com

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FUN WITH YOUR NEW HEAD (1971) sci-fi cover art by Gene Szafran.

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Judge magazine, 1921

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this has been a mood for nearly 100 years now

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A cover of Cat Stevens, Into White.

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My cover of Fleetwood Mac's Gypsy for Spotify Singles. ☺️😚

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I made an album celebrating Marc Bolan's 40th & 70th this year, and I'm giving it away for free. Here's a version of All Alone from Futuristic Dragon. Download the rest at: www.theautomaticshoes.com

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MOJO 286 / September 2017. Big multi-page article by Mark Paytress on Marc Bolan’s last days: “T. Rex’s Bopping Elf began 1977 with a new lease on life, a back-to-basics album and a bevy of punk pals. Making what followed all the more tragic…”

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Linger On, featuring Matt H. Spokane, 2015. 

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This is me! So happy with how the photos came out from this shoot.

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A street musician I photographed in Seattle.

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Joni Mitchell on tour with Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue, 1975, by Ken Regan

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It's been a while tumblr. :)

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Kinda just recorded a gay version of this Everly Brothers song. Download it for free if you want. :)

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worst feeling: being ignored by someone whose attention means the world to you.

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Joni Mitchell photographed by Norman Jean Roy for The Cut

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Yesterday morning, I woke up and recorded this. I tried to put a little Patti Smith vibe in the intro, but I'm not sure if it comes across. Thanks for listening! :)

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(Anyone know the original source for this? Is it you, Lights, Trees, and Other Trees?)

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Nicholas Fong!

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In my new music video, I give a little back to Kate Bush, who inspired the song in an interesting way. I met someone I started to get feelings for, through a mutual interest in her music. I got to thinking about the first time I heard her music, and the friend that introduced her to me.

What if I had never heard it? Then, I would have never felt this…

I thought that would make an interesting song. Here’s The Road:

http://youtu.be/JPnZ5nLw7QY

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