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Jesse Hughey

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// Letters to YVYNYL // 

 premiere: Jesse Hughey - Less Rage/Sunset Apocalypse

 / I believe that color guides all senses, beyond sound and smell. When musicians make visual art a part of their music, it feels right. Jesse Hughey wrote me a note about how he searched for comfort and rejuvenation while he traipsed around California. Listen while you read... 

Hey Mark, 

I just released my first solo EP and a photobook. It's a piece of work reflecting on a complicated year.  

In August, I turned 30 and lost my job. Both events felt appropriate in a collectively bleak year. I spent the next couple of months stewing in the dark. I didn’t leave the house much and spent hours pouring over dismal Craigslist postings and the more dismal news.

By October, I needed to escape, so my wife and I drove up the California coast through Big Sur. We camped on the beach, got stoned listening to cassette tapes, woke up early, shot a few rolls of film, and wrote for hours. In my memory, everything is sunset colored.

The next week, I spent three days recording with an old friend in the basement of his house out in El Cerrito. In the mornings I walked around Oakland with rough mixes in my headphones, singing to myself and writing. The resulting songs are broadcasted from inside of a temporary, joy-filled, dream-state: Music made while away: Latebloomer/Slowburner. 

Sunscreen. Sea salt. Highway One. Sequoias. Weed. Palms. Sunset. Momentary peace. Stillness.

In addition to the EP I’ve printed a collection of photos taken with disposable cameras over the last year. They are double and triple exposed, hazy, sun-bathed photos from my happiest moments in a harsh year. 

I shared “Latebloomer/Slowburner” online. You can see some of the photos here too. I'm not doing much press for this, but enjoy a lot of the music you post on YVYNYL, and I'd be thrilled if you'd post a track. My favorite is the second, "Less Rage".

Thanks,

Jesse

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35mm film photography by Jesse Hughey

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Ice Melting in the Back of a Pickup Truck (Short Film Premiere)

Ice Melting in the Back of a Pickup Truck (Short Film Premiere)

Back towards the beginning of the year, this site ran a slightly overdue feature on Ben Seretan’s exquisite self-titled record. With Ben Seretan‘s breathtaking scope and sprawling ambition, it wouldn’t have been much of a surprise if the songwriter had taken a hiatus. Instead, Seretan’s subverted expectations and teamed up with Seattle musician Jesse Hugheyfor an official collaborative release.…

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