Ross ChaitFirst to rec
“Somewhat of a down home’d, spiritually enlightened slice of life 70s lofi pop album recorded by a then early 20s Michael Farneti at home with his then 12 year old brother on drums. The songs and sound are lusty, but in a moody longing rather than slick type of way. Ironic coming from a Floridian ladies man “addicted” to surfing, parasailing, and the ocean adjacent to his home and studio. Highly recommend Farneti’s Perfect Sound Forever interview, at the end of which he experiences somewhat of a scaled down Searching For Surgarman moment, stunned when the interviewer informs him that the album’s closer “The River” had 55K streams on Spotify. Oh also, before Michael got a call from Paul Major about reissuing the album in the early 2000s, Michael himself hadn’t heard the music in over 20 years and was only able to again with Paul’s help in transferring the LP to digital. The internet is crazy man…”
