If the Land of Misfit Toys elected a team of cultural ambassadors, Logan Lynn would be its poet laureate. In Portland's pulsating music scene, he occupies a singular position- an emo prophet with a penchant for electronic beats, preaching the Good Word to drug-damaged crybabies.
After getting a lo-fi mixtape from 1998 called "This Is Folk Techno" into the right hands, he released his debut album in 2000. Logan Lynn's "GLEE" is a blissful, sex-drenched romp through some emotionally treacherous territory. Produced by Pfog, heavy themes of religion, sexuality and identity played out alongside upbeat grooves and smiley-face rhythms. Logan Lynn's debut blended spleen-venting lyrics with "Let's Dance!" optimism and it's been said that Lynn "puts the DISCO back into DISCOMFORT."
His self-titled sophomore effort was released in 2006, using his earlier work as a springboard for exploring fresh sonic territory. The album release coincided with a performance for a crowd of over 400,000 alongside The Presets, Bob Mould and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult at San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair. The release of "Logan Lynn" brought with it five music videos which can, for all intents and purposes, be credited for putting Lynn's music on the map.
A remix collaboration with Producer Carlos Cortes of Portland DJ collective Assemble The Empire yielded an E.P. entitled "Feed Me To The Wolves", which was released in the fall of 2007. In 2008, Logan hosted the music television show "NewNowNext" on MTV's Logo Network and his video for "Feed Me To The Wolves" was picked by the network as one of the "TOP 10 OF 2008"!
Lynn was signed to The Dandy Warhols' record label, "BEAT THE WORLD" RECORDS and released his much anticipated 3rd full length record, "FROM PILLAR TO POST" ON 11-24-2009, alongside a 4-Volume Remix EP collection called "Blood In The Water", which features Remixes by Styrofoam, Boy In Static, The Gentry, Ariake Waveband, Y-Tron, and MANY more.
Logan has begun working on two new studio albums and is planning a US tour as well, so...STAY TUNED! Much, MUCH more to come.
Look for Logan on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Last FM, IMEEM, DList, iLike, and anywhere else that worth checking!
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LISTEN TO LOGAN LYNN’S INTERVIEW WITH “KZME” RADIO HERE! (2/9/10) [View | Hide]
Last week KZME Radio sent Trent Finlay and his robots over to my apartment to interview me in my own habitat. We chatted about being a fuck-up, the evolution of my music, The Dandy Warhols, overcoming my paralyzing stage fright, and a bunch of other stuff.
You can download the show at the KZME website HERE or to have a listen on this site, CLICK HERE.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO THE LOGAN LYNN + JAGUAR LOVE SHOW AT HOLOCENE THIS WEEK! WATCH THE VIDEO HERE!!! (2/6/10) [View | Hide]
Speaking of FREE, Samuel Thomas (from “The Portland FREE Music Project“) was in attendance and filmed me performing “Write It On My Left Arm” with “Cars & Trains“. This was our final performance together for a while, so…I’m glad we have this to remember the evening for years to come. Tom Filepp is a truly special performer who I love dearly.
Have a look:
See you again at the end of the month, Portland! Until then, MY LIPS ARE SEALED.
:)
xxLL
BRAND NEW REMIX! SUPERCORSA vs. LOGAN LYNN’S “FEED ME TO THE WOLVES”!!! (2/5/10) [View | Hide]
This NEW remix of my song “Feed Me To The Wolves” was made by “Supercosa” and has a sorta dark, super awesome thing going on with it. Have a listen. It’s GOOD. Like…REALLY good.
LOGAN LYNN + BAD LIFE PLUS GADGETS FEATURED ON THE “BOOM BOOM CHIK” ELECTRONIC MUSIC BLOG! (2/5/10) [View | Hide]
One of the remixes from Volume 3 of my “Blood In The Water” Remix EP Collection got some attention from the “Boom Boom Chik” Electronic Music Blog this week! To check out all the nice stuff they had to say and have a listen, CLICK HERE.
Here’s a bit from the post to tide you over…
From “Boom Boom Chik”: (2/3/2010)
“New York based music collaborators Jean Goode and Teddy! of The Asteroid Belt are still doing their thing, this time having remixed Logan Lynn’s “Write it on My Left Arm” off of his 2009 release, From Pillar to Post. Lynn is a singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon who delves in different genres ranging from folk to electronic. The remix is a wonderful listen; the musical growth of Jean Goode and Teddy are evident in the fluidity of the track, something that is made possible only when the instrumental arrangements are solid and complement the vocals (as is the case here). Upon hearing the track I thought of the ubiquitous Imogen Heap and the less well known Milosh, two artists who are pretty good to be associated with if you ask me.”
-Radio Morillo, “Boom Boom Chik”
Nice, huh? Go Jean and Teddy!!! Ink and Pixels, baby. Ink and Pixels!!!
LOGAN LYNN’S COVER OF THE DANDY WARHOLS “THE LAST HIGH” FEATURED OVER AT “TRUTH EXPLOSION” MAGAZINE TODAY! (2/5/10) [View | Hide]
“Truth Explosion” Magazine picked up on my new single, “The Last High” today and posted the video on their site! You can check it out HERE. They kept it short and sweet:
From “Truth Explosion“: (2/5/2010)
“On March 9th, Logan Lynn is releasing a cover of “The Last High” by The Dandy Warhols, featuring a unique take on the classic song, highlighted by Logan’s electropop sensibility and his desire to give fans something they can dance to. Lynn released his highly acclaimed full-length, From Pillar To Post, in December 2009, which drew flattering comparisons ranging from M83, to Lykke Li, Cut Copy, Ladytron, Goldfrapp and even indie rockers, Metric.”
Also…I was interviewed by the magazine a few months back. You can read that by clicking HERE if you’re interested.
:)
FREE SHOW TONIGHT IN PORTLAND: “THE RUMBLE” WITH JAGUAR LOVE, LOGAN LYNN, + DJ A TRAIN!!! (2/2/10) [View | Hide]
Tonight is going to be SO fun. “Futuresounds“, “Pampelmoose.com“, & “Cravedog, Inc.” (as well as a bunch of other cool industry and local music community folks—”Music Millennium“, “XO Publicity“, “WOXY“, & “Spin Earth“) are sponsoring the show so it’s FREE for you to come and party. They have been throwing these “Rumble” parties all over the US and from what I hear, they are ALWAYS amazing.
Here is a little preview of what you’ll be seeing and hearing this evening at the Holocene…
I’m really excited to open for these guys. They rule.
…but before you get your Jaguar Love, you’re gonna get this:
Brace yourselves for a really good time, Puddletown. It’s REAL. See you tonight!!!
NEW REMIX! NAKED HIGHWAY VS. LOGAN LYNN’S “BOTTOM YOUR WAY TO THE TOP”! (1/29/10) [View | Hide]
NYC Glam Pop group “Naked Highway” did a remix of my song “Bottom Your Way To The Top” for Volume 2 of my Remix EP Collection, “Blood In The Water” (which is available now ONLY when you buy “From Pillar To Post” from the store section of this site and will be available everywhere else later this year).
…and have a listen to the remix (which comes FREE when you purchase “The Last High” from my site!!!)
New tunes!!! Woot.
THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TO THE LOGAN LYNN SHOW AT BERBATI’S ON SATURDAY! WATCH THE VIDEO HERE!!! (1/25/10) [View | Hide]
Thanks so much to all of you who came out to Berbati’s in Portland this weekend. “Cars and Trains” and I had a great time and it meant a LOT that you picked my show over Ben Gibbard’s. For those of you who missed it, Samuel Thomas (of The Portland FREE Music Project) got “Bottom Your Way To The Top” on video (which is posted below) and I uploaded tons of photos from the evening on Myspace and Facebook. All 3 of the opening bands were AMAZING. If you haven’t already heard of “Yeah Great Fine”, “Swallows”, and “Winnie Byrd”, click on their names and check them out. You won’t be sorry.
(…and I quote…) “This is one of my religious songs. It’s about God and stuff. Actually…It’s about getting FUCKED.” (Somebody should really turn my microphone off in-between songs. I also introduced “Bleed Him Out” with “This next song is about smoking crack and getting the shit kicked out of you.” ha ha ha)
Hey, man! I really like the video and song you posted to my profile... sorry it took me so long to reply. It's been a while since I've been on. Anywayz, thanks!
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