Adventures In Stereo

by Le Mood

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Almost eight years have passed since I first received a demo tape from an old, old friend. I still have it floating around somewhere in my studio, an analog TDK cassette loaded with early 4-track recordings from what was to become my favorite American pop group, le Mood. The tunes were catchy, they were lighthearted, they were infectious. And I was hooked.

A lot has happened since those first promising tracks arrived in my mailbox. Tours, records, and year after year of almost nonstop gigging at home have anchored le Mood at the forefront of a secret New York indie pop renaissance. The group continues to produce painstakingly crafted pop gems, but the songs have taken on greater depth and musical dexterity with each subsequent release. The seraphic tones of three part harmonies have become haunted by a carefully crafted specter of melancholy and longing. The giddy joy of success and anticipation is imbued with nostalgia on a cold winter's night, a dream-like memory of long summer days on the endless beaches of their native Florida. Its this interplay of youthful exhilaration and sullen lover's lament that allows Adventures in Stereo to transcend the confines of a traditional power pop record.

In an age where the digital download has killed the concept album, le Mood has crafted Adventures in Stereo with a different approach. This is not a concept record; its a moment record. A feeling record. A mood record. A soundtrack to a flashback of a sunset bonfire on Fort Lauderdale beach. A record that oozes pop perfection, upbeat and urgent, psychedelic and insightful, capable of finding warm moments in even the bitterest cold of winter.

So go ahead and drop the needle. Get up and dance. Reminisce about the good times you've had. You're about to have some more.

Rev. Travis Woods

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released 27 January 2011
All Songs copyright 2010
Outright Rock Music BMI
Powder Keg Rock BMI
Kenton Langstroth BMI

Produced by Marco Argiro
Co-produced by Richard Maheux
Engineered, edited & mixed by Richard Maheux
at the Audio Bunker
66 Rivington Studios LES, NYC
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC

Photography & Graphic Design by Curtis Millard
Additional layout & design Matt Willson

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Track Name: Winning Hand
The Winning Hand

Out on the edge of the road to insanity
Running in circles and squares as they follow me. follow me
Hard to imagine one place for eternity
I need my feet in the sand & a few palm trees
But nothings free

Can she move like the way I do?
Are you thinking of her when I’m here with you
You got the winning hand, the winning hand
Can he dance like the way I do
I bet your thinking of him when I’m here with you
You got the winning hand. The Winning Hand.

Is this your only way out?
Is it the winning hand?

Out on the road playing shows Larry James the third
Brighton & Hove & the Wizard of Maidenhead follow me.
Back on a plane then a train called the underground
Making our way to see Sam back in London town.
So come on out!

Can she move like the way I do?
Are you thinking of her when I’m under you?
You got the winning hand, the winning hand
Does he dance like the way I do?
I bet your thinking of him while I’m here with you
You got the winning hand. The winning hand.

Is this your only way out?
Cause it’s the only way out
You better figure it out now
You got the winning hand.
Track Name: Poor Young & Gifted
I told you stories
I've told you lies
Been drinkin’ slowly
To my surprise
You never existed
It's just my twisted mind
The poor young and gifted
got left behind

No chance no say, no chance no say,
he's got no chance, and no say

Chorus
So tell me why
Does it gotta be this way, yeah
I’m begging you
To walk away

There’s fires a blazin’
It’s 4th of July
Her majesty’s waiting
but no one survived
as the smoke surrounds me
She holds me tight
A gun for thinkin’
He’s on my side

No chance no say, no chance no say,
he's got no chance, no say

Chorus
So tell me why
Does it gotta be this way?
I’m begging you
to walk away
I’ve told you stories
I’ve been telling you lies
Your mine tonight