Melody Elder by The Garment District

Melody Elder is the debut tape release by Pittsburgh-based The Garment District, music by multi-instrumentalist Jennifer Baron, who was a founding member of Brooklyn's The Ladybug Transistor (Merge Records).
In Spring/Summer of 2014, The Garment District’s new full-length album will be released on vinyl on Night-People.

"Sometimes hazy, sometimes articulate, the 11 songs and sound collages of Melody Elder lie somewhere at the intersection of pop music sensibility, soundtracks, experimentation, and synth-driven ambience. Making an appearance on Melody Elder is Jennifer's cousin Lucy Blehar on lead vocals, and legendary Television Personalities/Swell Maps' member Jowe Head on bass (Bird Or Bat). A truly distinct new voice and musical presence is presented by The Garment District."

-- Night-People Records

The Garment District’s has performed at the VIA Music & New Media Festival, opening for Julia Holter, The Andy Warhol Museum’s Sound Series, opening for Jenny Hval, and is featured in The Andy Warhol Museum‘s new Silver Studio Sessions. In 2013, she was selected by renowned contemporary artist Doug Aitken to participate in his Station to Station film series.

The Garment District’s new track “Sullivan’s Island” is featured on ESOPUS 20: Special Collections, a limited edition multimedia book + CD project published in 2013 by the Brooklyn-based Esopus Foundation. released on Moon Glyph and Crash Symbols.

In 2012, Jennifer released a 7″ on La Station Radar. The three-song 45 features a remix by English musician/producer Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, Spectrum, E.A.R.), and artwork by Seattle-based collage artist Jesse Treece. The Garment District has also contributed tracks to recent compilations

The Garment District’s music has featured contributions by Jennifer’s cousin Lucy Blehar (lead vocals), Jowe Head (bass) of UK bands Swell Maps and Television Personalities, and Kevin C. Smith.

Tracklist

1.	Only Air	5:11

2.	The Parlance	3:12

3.	Bird Or Bat	4:30

4.	I Am Not the Singer	0:55

5.	Nature-Nurture	5:29

6.	Supermoon	4:39

7.	Bird Or Bat Reprise	3:24

8.	Highway Mountain Hymnal Rain	1:43

9.	Apple Bay Day	3:19

10.	Gaza Drift	2:19

11.	Push	1:21

Credits

released December 1, 2011

Recorded by Kevin C. Smith in Friendship, and by The Garment District at Golden Mountain Frequencies, Pittsburgh, PA. All songs copyright Golden Mountain Frequencies Music (BMI).
Tracks 8 & 11 copyright Jennifer Baron (BMI) and Kevin C. Smith (ASCAP). Cassette artwork by Shawn Reed.

License