fly like icarus
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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.Hey Guys,
"I will try"
You guys have a great sense of timing and the strum is right on, on this very catchy tune.
Vocals are great the two of you!!
Like the sound effects too, interesting.
Don't ever stop!!!
Future Turin Brakes of America!
Peace,
ReyAll comments (11)
I really dig your style. And your blog was interesting -- Hayden rocks. Keep up the good music...