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Seems So Bright - one depth below (periscope)
let's talk about Michael Simone. singer, songwriter, producer, fellow North Carolinian, and all-around nice guy. he's done a stint in the house music scene, producing deep, vocal-rich house music on Warmth and other local labels under the name Lovesky. but mostly you've hopefully seen/heard him around town as simply Michael Simone, or Michael Simone and his band, or some iteration thereof. and it's beautiful stuff.
he's got a new project, called Seems So Bright, which I'm very excited about. the first single off what I'm assuming will be an EP stunned me - it's a dark, simple drum-and-piano build that layers on vocals, drums and all the other toppings after it draws you deep into the track. reminds me of Bjork's production on Selmasongs or even Radiohead around the OK Computer and Kid A era. Michael's vocals are (IMHO) perfectly suited to this sort of music, and while his previous man-with-band acts were outstanding (think the Stills, etc), this synthesis seems more natural.
in any case, you can see him around NYC often. he's played the Bowery Ballroom, Piano's, and many other of the popular haunts. so keep an eye open for Seems So Bright, and see 'em live. there are more MP3's on their site, but these tracks were rehosted by the robots because their server is kinda slow.