La musique: Coconut Records

I've always been a fan of Jason Schwartzman. I always thought of Jason Schwartzman as that cute, quirky, sensitive, and articulate pocket boyfriend every girl I wish I could have. An actor who chooses the most interesting roles, I particularly liked his latest performances in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and Hotel Chevalier. And bravo to him for leaving Phantom Planet before The O.C. could pick up their song "California" and over-play it every week for 4 years.

I read about Jason Schwartzman's solo project, Coconut Records a few months back in an interview he did with Nylon Guys and I never really bothered to check it out. That is... until today.

Jason Schwartzman a.k.a. Coconut Records makes music that is folksy, bittersweet, and at times melancholy. The music he creates is most comparable to that of musician Ben Lee. Jason Schwartzman, however makes the kind of music you could imagine some hip lovelorn L.A. boy with a moderately fancy acoustic guitar, a drum set, and a keyboard that has a piano mode would put together in his garage/recording studio. Reoccurring themes in his music are those of California, girls, and loneliness. Jason Schwartzman's same quirky humor is infused in his lyrics and in the interesting mesh of beats and genres he uses in his songs.

Coconut Records' new album, Nighttiming was released last spring and I believe is only available by download on iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Recommended tracks: Nighttiming, West Coast, Easy Girl, Summer Day*
* with guest vocals by Zooey Deschanel

Check out the video below for "West Coast" featuring skateboarder, Mike Gonzales.




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lovelovelove,
Cyn