{"id":36996,"date":"2021-06-14T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36996"},"modified":"2021-06-13T07:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T11:28:11","slug":"friend-slash-lover-shares-new-track-mugged-on-memory-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36996","title":{"rendered":"friend slash lover shares new track \u2018Mugged On Memory Lane\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a seven-year hiatus, LA-based, indie rock\/electronic project\u00a0friend slash lover\u00a0has shared his new single,\u00a0<em>Mugged on Memory Lane<\/em>. It\u2019s the title track of his new concept EP slated for release later this year. <em>Mugged on Memory Lane\u00a0<\/em>explores the album protagonist\u2019s feelings of displacement and disillusionment in Los Angeles. An artist drawing inspiration from their city is nothing new, but Hollywood is much more than just a city. It is a purveyor of culture worldwide, so the themes explored here are relatable to people everywhere. MOML is a love letter to Hollywood, and also a critique. At times, funny, sarcastic and dark, but like all good Hollywood narratives, it has a character arc with highs and lows, and lessons learned.<br><br>Inspired by defining artists of the 80s like David Bowie and Tears For Fears, the artist states, &#8220;<em>the opening lines sum it up: \u2018I wish they\u2019d stop making movies about the things I liked when I was young. First they stole our memories and now they\u2019re trying to sell them back to us.'&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Our hero realizes that he is not alone in this feeling, because &#8220;<em>We all got mugged. They stole everything we used to love.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Listen to <em>Mugged On Memory Lane<\/em> via Spotify below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Mugged On Memory Lane\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7A4QnWF0kqa8YJtg5gGRF9?si=7h0HVw4lRRaFlmtqYq4Sbw&#038;dl_branch=1&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to\u00a0friend slash lover, the project began as an experiment to see if he could &#8220;<em>create a buzz around an artist that didn\u2019t really exist.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0When a friend suggested he teach himself guitar, FSL &#8220;<em>fell down a rabbit hole and never climbed out,&#8221;\u00a0and he soon found an obsession with turning words and phrases into a &#8220;form of fine art.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>I write quirky, thought-provoking phrases,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0he says. &#8220;<em>Sometimes they get etched onto mirrors, because they take on a new meaning when you look at your own reflection while reading them. Sometimes, they become t-shirts or stencils, and of course many of them started to become song titles and lyrics. In my other career I write taglines for movie posters. It\u2019s basically the same skill: Distilling a big concept down into a few words.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>friend slash lover\u00a0continues to collaborate with his long-time producer and guitarist\u00a0Greg Pajer, who has had music featured in blockbuster Hollywood movies,\u00a0including\u00a0Coming2America, Baywatch, and Zoolander 2. Engineer and guitarist\u00a0Thom Flowers, who has recently worked with Steve Perry (Journey), is the producer behind \u201cThe Memory Hole\u201d.\u00a0 The pair have been collaborating together since\u00a0friend slash lover\u2019s\u00a0first EP,\u00a0\u2018As American As Ones and Zeros\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>After a seven-year hiatus, LA-based, indie rock\/electronic project\u00a0friend slash lover\u00a0has shared his new single,\u00a0Mugged on Memory Lane. 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