Sold Date: March 10, 2015
Start Date: August 2, 2013
Final Price: $24.39 (USD)
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Hello & welcome to our eBay store. Ty Segall isn't slowing down, he just needs a moment. It's been eight months since the 26-year-old California garage rocker last released an album of new material, a mere calendar blip for most artists, but ages for Segall, who has put out more than a dozen LPs and many more EPs and singles since forming his first band in 2006. Last year, in what has become basically indie rock folklore, he released three albums with three different outfits-"Slaughterhouse" by Ty Segall Band, "Hair" by Ty Segall & White Fence and "Twins" by Ty Segall. So the fact that he's stayed quiet for most of 2013, and that new album "Sleeper," is considerably more mellow and reflective than almost anything in his catalog to date, might suggest to some that Segall has grown weary of punishing punk rock and settled into a more serious and sustainable version of himself. He insists that's not the case. "The stuff I'm working on now is super loud and aggressive again, so it's weird," Segall says of the recordings he's done since finishing Sleeper in March. "But when I was making this album I couldn't have written a loud, heavy song if somebody had paid me to. I tried-it just wasn't working." Eight months ago, around "Twins'" release, Segall's adoptive father died after a long battle with tongue cancer. Segall and his dad were close -- Dad got him hooked on surfing when he was 9 -- and the impact of his death was compounded by a rift it caused in his immediate family. Though he's reluctant to be specific, Segall says "awful stuff" happened between him and his mother after the death and the two are no longer speaking. "Sleeper," a disarmingly assured slab of psychedelic folk, finds Segall confronting loss and loneliness head-on. He recorded and played all the instruments by himself, save for strings provided by friend and frequent collaborator Dillon Watson. "A lot of those songs are kind of me dealing with a lot of awful things that culminated when my dad passed away," he says. "The whole record's really about that, to be honest. I was very angry, very upset, and I'm glad I got it out in that way because I don't want to be the kind of guy that deals with things in a self-destructive way. I've done that in the past." While channeling his inner tempest into song, Segall turned to '60s acoustic folk heroes like Bert Jansch, John Fahey and Donovan. He keyed into the way they boiled everything down to guitar and voice and says he challenged himself to do the same, wanting to leave "nothing to hide behind." As for whether the new mellow, acoustic Segall will resurface on any of his next dozen records, the artist makes no promises. "I don't really have a plan for that kind of thing, but I do tend to move on to the next idea pretty fast," he says. "I don't like to sit around." Tracks: Sleeper 3:55 / The Keepers 3:41 / Crazy 2:27 / The Man Man 3:17 / She Don't Care 3:48 / Come Outside 4:34 / 6th Street 2:55 / Sweet C.C. 3:36 / Queen Lullabye 4:21 / The West 3:16 We have been providing great bargins and quality merchandise on eBay since 1999. We always strive to provide our customers with the best online shopping experience possible. We use thick cardboard mailers specially designed for shipping records. As well we provide additional padding to make sure that your record will arive to you as minty fresh as possible. On the rare ocassion that there is something wrong with your order when you receive it please do not hesitate to contact us and we will fix it right away and make sure you are fully satisfied with your purchase. This record is brand new and unplayed. Check out my other auctions for tons of great albums and save on shipping! Only $2 shipping to add any other LP to your order within the USA.

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