Oh, you know, just playing around in the studio making sounds that make me happy. Sooner or later I’ll have something that I feel like sharing with you but in the meantime, you might want to check out my band Little Tiger. Or, if you want to listen to stuff that I’ve done in the past, visit adamburns.net
I made some music to gently wake me up in the morning. I thought you might like it too. These peices were played on a MicroKorg synth and recorded on a Fostex four-track cassette recorder. Love Ava.
Little Tiger’s new EP, ‘Call The Night In’, is now streaming wherever you get your music.
The cover art for ‘Call The Night In’ features ‘Unbinding’ by Arien Reed. We love Arien’s art and we’re so happy that we were able to licence his work for this project.
Most of the songs on Call the Night In came together during a prolific period of songwriting for Little Tiger, taking shape as we feverishly swapped riff and lyric ideas in the basement, tracing ever widening loops with our synths, melodies and lyrics, until we found our way back to the beating heart of each idea and wrapped the song around it. This album is a tightrope between the past and present, what we wonder and what we know, who we were and who we are becoming. This album is always awake at about 2 AM. It isn’t afraid of the dark, because it knows that’s where the good stuff is. It’s an unsigned ‘will you go with me check yes or no’ note slipped secretly into the locker of the person you loved and feared the most in grade school. This album is a many-layered cake of sweet and bitter, salty and spicy, satisfying when you just can’t decide what you want. This album doesn’t care what was written on your birth certificate. This album looks serious but is wearing a sequined top under its black trench coat. This album sees you. We hope it is a safe place for you when you need it, where you can be yourself fully and joyfully. This album is a fierce little fire that burns in the face of all efforts to extinguish it, as well as the iridescent red feather when the fire completes its transformative cycle. If you could play this album backwards, you would just hear, ‘You are enough’, over and over. And we want you to know, you are.
Love,
Alex and Ava
On Thursday, January 23rd, I’m going to be at the Mariposa Library talking about music, creativity and the inspirations behind the albums that I’ve recorded over the past 20 years. The in person event is full, but you can watch a live stream at home if you like. Email Foothill Arts & Lectures for the link – foothillartslectures@gmail.com
Ava 