But, at that particular time, I was really embracing that hermitude. I’m pretty social and I don’t usually love being alone. I was isolated, spending days alone in the woods and evenings in a strange town where I didn’t know anyone. I had just gone through a breakup and I just took one of my first jobs as a forester. “I wrote it back around 2007 when I first arrived at the little place I lived in on the coast. Lost Lander's new record 'Aberdeen' isn't out till August 9 but you can get your copy early if you attend a live performance at Disjecta on June 14, 15, 27 or 28“Go Missing” is one of those poignant, ebullience-tinged pop songs that’s “been kicking around for a while,” Sheehy says. It’ll be available on Friday, June 14 to all who attend any of the live performances and then publicly on Friday, August 9. “We watch the way the audiences react to various elements, ditching ones that don't work and dreaming up new ones to try.” This summer, “the story, especially the way it ends, feels like it's gotten to a place we're all happy with.”Īberdeen is also Lost Lander’s third studio album-“an album of pop songs”-one that features incredible contributions from bandmate Sarah Fennell, Drew Shoals ( Train), Brent Knopf ( EL VY, Menomena), Dave Depper ( Death Cab for Cutie), Scott Magee ( Ural Thomas & the Pain), Dana Bouy (Akron/Family), and Justin Miller. Living in a run-down, remote cabin, he soon became entangled with an eccentric local couple, and those experiences are now documented in what Sheehy describes “as a rock concert, meets The Moth, meets The Twilight Zone.” Told through song and spoken word and accompanied by live-action and animated projections by Stefan Nadelman, “ Aberdeen came together slowly over the last two years and it's changed every single time we've gone out,” Sheehy says. In addition to being a songwriter, Sheehy is a forester, and in 2008 he took a job in Kurt Cobain’s coastal Washington hometown. Sheehy’s most recent endeavor is an experimental song cycle, new album, and one-man, musical storytelling and multimedia experience all wrapped up and packaged as Aberdeen. What’s been captured on record often continues to change with each live performance, keeping things fresh and interesting for the artists and audiences.įor Lost Lander’s Matt Sheehy, it’s often been a process of taking the complex compositions he’s created with numerous collaborators and reenvisioning them for the stage. What you hear on the album has been workshopped during countless band practices, tested in many live sets, and painstakingly recorded, mixed and mastered in studio environments. By adapting the harmonies of natural garden design to our own landscape, we heighten our understanding of the world around us and the one within us.Lost Lander's Matt SheehyFor many musicians, their songs are in a constant state of evolution. Requiring an artful blend of imagination, skill, and patience, the Japanese garden is an extension of the self. Strongly influenced by Shinto and Zen Buddhism, this Asian style of landscaping is particularly conducive to restoring an inner calm. Features US and Canadian legal holidays, phases of the moon, and important observances of the world's major religions.Printed on paper sourced from a combination of sustainably managed forests and recycled materials.High-quality printing on premium paper stock.We Plant Trees - Amber Lotus Publishing, an independent carbon-negative US company, has planted ONE MILLION trees since 2008 to offset our carbon footprint and resource usage.Features inspirational, interpretive garden text by accomplished horticulture author Maggie Oster.Showcases John Lander's exceptional photographs of authentic Japanese landscaping and moss-covered gardens.The perfect gift for Zen garden enthusiasts.A year of serene Japanese gardens on your wall.Paired with contemplative text by Maggie Oster, this collection of meditative images brings the calming experience of Japanese gardening to all who long to create a simple, peaceful oasis in the midst of a challenging chaotic world. The Gardens of the Spirit wall calendar features twelve exquisite Japanese gardens by photographer John Lander. Print 2021 Gardens of the Spirit Wall CalendarĪuthor(s): John Lander (Photographer) Maggie Oster Amber Lotus Publishing
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