Jim Nothing - Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn

€10.00 - €18.00

Jim Nothing - Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn

€10.00 - €18.00

Limited edition 12" 180gr Black Vinyl LP
Includes insert

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Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn is a record that could only come from inner-city Auckland and is an open window into Jim Nothing's world. Created during a time of isolation, Jim reflects on his immediate surroundings, finding beauty in the ordinary and noting the eccentricities of everyday life.

Jim Nothing's songwriting has matured, showing a refined narrative which pulls from lived experience. Themes and scenes of local pubs, open roads, psychedelic summers and deep melancholia. This is antipodean life at the edge of the world. Written on walks through the neighborhood with a notebook and pen.

Recorded between The Audio Foundation and Jim's own garage. The amalgamation of spaces further blurs the line between a “demo” and a final recording, as buried within the songs are the initial moments of weird magic and intimacy.

The outcome is an album that retains the crystalline nature of early recordings, offering a feel very much immediate and genuine. Sonic experimentation of acoustic instruments, layered guitar drone and catchy pop hooks create a palette both heady and new.

Influences from New Zealand's past can undoubtedly be heard (The Clean, Snapper, LBGP) but the world contained within ‘Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn’ is a world of Jims. Both a slice of life and a moment in time.

This record was made possible by Brian Feary, Paul Brown, Frances Carter, Adele Andrews, Álvaro Lissón Aguiar, Mikey Young, Sam Longmore, Jeff Henderson, The Audio Foundation. Endless thanks to you all x Jim

credits
releases October 18, 2024

All tracks Recorded by Brian Feary and James Sullivan
All tracks Produced by Brian Feary and James Sullivan
All tracks Mixed by Brian Feary

All tracks Mastered by Mikey Young
All songs written by James Sullivan

Art and design by James Sullivan
Released by Meritorio Records and Melted Ice Cream, 2024

Tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 & 13 Recorded at The Audio foundation - January 2023

Track 1 Recorded at 202 Karangahape Road - March 2023

Tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 11 & 12 Recorded at Ariki Garage - March 2023 - June 2024

EXCEPT
Track 2,4,6 & 11 Recorded by James Sullivan

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