New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Ahead of the release of her debut album 'Nothing Like It' and following the release for the track by the same name, singer-songwriter Courtney Farren has revealed the new video for 'Hard To Tell'. This first collection of tracks she has released features guitar and piano songs recorded earlier in spring of this year.
"Out of all the songs on this record, Hard to Tell is my favorite for a few reasons. The main reason being that I so vividly remember the time and place I wrote it. I was in my friend's apartment in Woodside, Queens, and it was around 4 in the morning. And the imagery in the song is so literally what I was feeling and doing. So maybe I didn't actually put a tape of snoring on to wake up to (maybe I did), but the sentiment of all of the scenarios I describe in the song rang so true to how I was feeling that night," says Courtney Farren.
"I really love this song, and it means a lot to me. I hope people are able to relate to the stark, literal nature of the lyrics, and know I'm telling the truth from start to finish."
Born and primarily raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Farren has made New York City her current home base. Having moved 12 times in childhood to various northern California locations created restless settlement patterns, which followed her into adulthood, having lived in four very different cities in 2017 alone - San Francisco, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, and now New York.
Now that she lives in The Big Apple, Farren regularly plays shows, makes videos, and is finding her place in the local music scene. Upon moving to New York, she teamed up with
Brett Sullivan of American Anymen, a good friend who was able to quickly help organize/book shows and make videos to support her pursuit of a career as an artist.
"This is the first music video I have made on film. I have allways used analog video in the old days and for the past 4 years i've used the a cell phone. This time we used a old Super 8 camera and shot it on film," says
Brett Sullivan. "I have not used film since I shot my only feature film on 16 mm in 1997, so I had some issues with exposure, and framing. It is a funny expericene shooting and then having to wait a week for the film to come back."
Courtney's emotionally driven and heartfelt songwriting and performances lend themselves to her current live set up of guitar and vocals. While she is often very casual in the way she introduces her songs, when she sings, her words are fueled by honesty and a sense of urgency.
Often found carrying around a journal (or two or three) and always writing, she translates these recollections to her detailed accounts of her life and relationships in her songs. Nearly entirely focused on music and writing, she often manages to find time to watch cartoons and play the occasional video game with her brother.
Courtney Farren releases 'Nothing Like It' on October 6 and will continuing a tour she began last month in
Europe with American Anymen in support of this album. The album release show will take place on October 4 at New York's Secret Project Robot with support from American Anymen, Mischef Night, and Crazy & The Brains.
Recorded at Tiki Town Studios (Mill Valley, California)
Producer: Scott Mathews
Engineer: Tom Leukens
Mixing:
Brett Sullivan and Courtney Farren
Mastering: Casey Holford at Golden Rule
All songs written, performed by Courtney Farren
Videos and cover artwork by
Brett Sullivan
TRACK LIST
1. Nothing Like It
2. Hard to Tell
3. Right Now
4. You're Only On My Mind
5. Someone
6. Change Your Mind
COURTNEY FARREN & AMERICAN ANYMEN LIVE DATES
Sept. 3 New York - Sidewalk Cafe with American Anymen
Sept. 6 Paris - Le Pop In with American Anymen, Puppets of Digression, DJ set by Tin
Sept. 7 Dublin, Ireland - Darkey Kelly's, Christchurch with American Anymen
Sept. 9 Dublin, Ireland - The International Bar with American Anymen
Sept. 11 Le Pre-Saint-Gervais, France - Le Galerie
Stardust with American Anymen and Lise
Sept. 12 Paris, France - Le Motel with American Anymen
Oct. 1 New York - Silvana NYC
Oct. 4 New York - Courtney Farren CD Release Party. Secret Project Robot with American Anymen, Mischef Night, Crazy & The Brains
Oct. 22 New York - Courtney Farren Zine Party - Sunnyvale. 1031 Grand St. (Sunday
Matinee Show, $8) with American Anymen,
Linda Draper, Reonda
Nov. 2 Boston, MA - Hennessy's Hooley House
Nov. 10 New York - Shrine World
Music Venue
SOLO LIVE DATES
Oct 1 New York, NY - Silvana NYC
Nov 2 Boston, MA - Hennessy's Hooley House
Nov 10 New York, NY - Shrine World
Music Venue
