{"id":31734,"date":"2019-07-16T17:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31734"},"modified":"2019-07-15T21:49:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:49:54","slug":"san-francisco-nyc-trio-slowness-share-sand-stone-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31734","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco-NYC trio Slowness share &#8216;Sand &#038; Stone&#8217; video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dreamy <g class=\"gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling\" id=\"9\" data-gr-id=\"9\">gazey<\/g> indie space rockers\u00a0Slowness\u00a0has shared their video for\u00a0<em>Sand &amp; Stone<\/em>, <g class=\"gr_ gr_181 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"181\" data-gr-id=\"181\">whihc<\/g> is the latest single lifted from their <strong>&#8216;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/pre-order-the-new-slowness-album-berths?fbclid=IwAR3a2ghlHOCpxYaoReQc7_wtPsDX4DU4uBApW4yPdp9yU3D_-DI63ZFi20U#\/\" target=\"_blank\">Berths<\/a>&#8216;\u00a0album. The video was directed by Oliver Ousterhout and shot in Half Moon Bay, California. This is a vinyl and digital release via\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolkidsrecords.com\/label\" target=\"_blank\">Schoolkids Records<\/a>. Watch the video via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ccroTxuAXwE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in San Francisco in 2008 as a duo comprised of Julie Lynn and Geoffrey Scott, Slowness is now a trio with drummer\u00a0Christy Davis, who has been playing for over 30 years with a wide variety of NYC artists, including\u00a0Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz, downtown avant garde artist\u00a0Rebecca Moore, and political activist\u00a0Reverend Billy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;We had the whole of Sand &amp; Stone recorded for months with no lyrics. I thought I&#8217;d get away for a long weekend and isolate myself so I could get some writing done. Through an old friend, I found a cabin in Half Moon Bay, CA. It was late May, cold and foggy. Jules and I had broken up about three months prior and I hadn&#8217;t yet begun to process it. Instead of the solitude I was hoping for, I went into a dark and lonely place,&#8221;<\/em> explains\u00a0Geoffrey Scott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Thankfully, I had cell reception so I began reaching out everywhere. I even called Jules and we talked extensively about what we were both going through. After a few days, I still couldn&#8217;t write, so I called my friend Dom P, from the band Like Herding Cats, in New York. I told him what I was going through and how I felt paralyzed, both emotionally and creatively. He encouraged me to go out to the beach and write about the environment I was in, combined with what I was going through. So that&#8217;s what I did, and &#8220;in the end,&#8221; Dom&#8217;s advice proved incredibly helpful, because it not only gave me the lyrics to the song, but it helped me begin to see the light. The sun actually broke through the fog while I was in the midst of writing, and it all came very quickly.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sand &amp; Stone<\/em>\u00a0is about being able to recognize that while you might be going through a difficult time, the planet keeps revolving. The sun will come up, and there will be light all around you despite any maligned notions that tell you otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;One of our rotating bass players, Greg Dubrow, introduced us to his friend Oliver Ousterhout was interested in making a film for\u00a0&#8216;Sand &amp; Stone&#8217;. Once he saw the astonishing natural beauty of the cove that inspired the lyrics, he had a concept unfold of filming us moving through the environment backward&#8211;but played as if we were in forward motion&#8211;so that we could seemingly be surrounded by an ocean in retreat, and by footsteps that left no trace,&#8221;<\/em> says\u00a0Julie Lynn. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;We loved the idea. \u00a0Our day working with him on-site was cold and magical, and a dreamlike experience itself! \u00a0We spent a lot of time walking backwards in the sand, soaked and cold, and trying to pull off something that was far more challenging than expected. \u00a0Perhaps it remained an absolute pleasure throughout because the very process of trying to move with grace kept us very closely connected to the theme of the song! \u00a0Walking itself became denaturalized, and there was an ever present fear of losing balance, not being able to keep a steady direction, or being hit by waves we couldn&#8217;t see coming but knew were inevitable. But every step made it easier, and by the end of the day, it started to feel okay, even natural, to walk in this different, awkward way, and we could start to gaze outward towards the sea or the mountains as we strode instead of focusing on fear and discomfort.&#8221; \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new &#8216;Berths&#8217; album follows up their 2014 album\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slowness.bandcamp.com\/album\/how-to-keep-from-falling-off-a-mountain\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;How to Keep from Falling off a Mountain&#8217;\u00a0<\/a>and 2013 album\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slowness.bandcamp.com\/album\/for-those-who-wish-to-see-the-glass-half-full\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;For Those Who Wish to See the Glass Half Full&#8217;<\/a>, preceded by their 2011 debut EP\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/slowness.bandcamp.com\/album\/hopeless-but-otherwise\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Hopeless but Otherwise&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/449362-2.jpg?resize=800%2C800\" alt=\"Slowness Berth cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-31736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/449362-2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/449362-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/449362-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/449362-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/449362-2.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Track lis<g class=\"gr_ gr_15 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del gr-progress sel\" id=\"15\" data-gr-id=\"15\">t<\/g><\/strong><br>1. The Fall<br>2. Rose<br>3. Berlin<br>4. Breathe<br>5. Sand &amp; Stone<br>6. Asunder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dreamy gazey indie space rockers\u00a0Slowness\u00a0has shared their video for\u00a0Sand &amp; Stone, whihc is the latest single lifted from their &#8216;Berths&#8216;\u00a0album. 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