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fly like icarus

just some kids writing pop songs. really good pop songs.

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raspberry raspberry

first true pop song recorded in less than five minutes.

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lay down your head lay down your head

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katydid (new version) katydid (new version)

the old version had twelve string and bass in it. i miss it.

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postlude postlude

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errands errands

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fly like icarus is two kids from new jersey playing acoustic indie pop songs, with the occasional piano or electronic flourish.
Band/artist history
full name: william lawrence lulofs. height: average. weight: 145-ish. age: 16. hair/eyes: blondish/blue. shoe size: 12 pets: patch, cat, nine years old. awesome. why is your last name so funny sounding? it's dutch. why the name "fly like icarus"? i don't know. it sounds good to me. favorite... bands: way too many to list. movies: rushmore, spirited away, high fidelity, show me love, akira, princess mononoke, velvet goldmine, the commitments, kundun, et cetera. authors: j.d. salinger, phillip pullman, p.g. wodehouse, nick hornby. poets: pinsky, bly, frost, auden. artists: renoir, pissaro, seurat, herge. composers: satie, chopin, debussy, glass. musicians: django reinhardt, paul mccartney, tom waits, nick drake. cities: paris, london, san francisco, new york (both manhattan and brooklyn), boston. states: everywhere besides the deep south, the midwest, and alaska. actors: jack nicholson, gene hackman, sean connery, cary grant. actresses: audrey hepburn, rebecka liljeberg. tv shows: kids in the hall, tintin: the series, the young ones, jeeves and wooster, poirot, da ali g show. food: lots. drink: raspberry ginger ale. song: "this is the dream of evan and chan," by dntel hair color: depends. shoes: adidas. i wonder if they are made in sweatshops... beliefs politics: liberal. death penalty: no! guns: no! abortion: sometimes! democratic party: disappointing, usually. they've become such wimps. republican party: rich, misinformed, evil, and in denial. usually. running out of things to say: yes. i'm out. full name: jeff alan nazareno. height: average. weight: 135-ish. age: 15. hair/eyes: black/brown. shoe size: 11 pets: none. :( favorite... Music: Johnny Cash movies: Bottle Rocket authors: lewis caroll, hunter s. thompson. poets: jack kerouac, allen ginsberg. artists: paul klee, picasso, matisse composers: mozart. musicians: miles davis, frank sinatra. cities: new york! states: jersey, florida, california, new york. actors: john cusack. tv shows: zoom, kung faux. food: chicken. drink: v-8 raspberry lemonade. amazing.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
do you like it? what? i think if people play live, they don't hate it. and yes, we pop up and play occasionally.
Your musical influences
britpop, indie pop, noise pop.
What equipment do you use?
martin and yamaha guitars, yamaha pianos, digital recording hardware and software, akg and oktava microphones, and god knows what else.
Anything else?
whew. i get to stop answering questions.
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Rock & Folk Rock Music artist from basking ridge, NJ. New songs free to stream or download. Add to your playlist now.