In September of 2012 I blogged about L.A. project New Mountain and in October the same year did an interview with frontman Blake Runyon. This week Runyon dropped the six-track EP 'Dark Matters' which finds him collaborating with a different set of musicians than on the 2012 New Mountain debut full-length 'Under New Skies': among them are Annie Woodward, Alexa Melo and Christian James Hand; the latter also recorded, mixed and produced the new EP.
I chose to post Runyon's outstanding, downright funky track "Tame Yourself" because it shows a somewhat different musical facet of the very gifted singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. (NOTE: there is no video yet, but here's hoping there will be.)
For those of you in L.A.: you might catch him showcasing his songs on a Friday night at the weekly 'That Cool Music Thing' event at Full Circle at 305 Rose Avenue in Venice.
And for readers in NYC: on Saturday October 25 he will be playing bass with SiriusXM radio host Jason Ellis' rock/metal band Horse Force (not to be confused with the one-man dubstep project bearing the same name.)
If you missed the Q&A or the post on New Mountain two years ago:
http://latenightdj.blogspot.com/2012/10/interview-with-blake-runyon-of-new_14.htm
http://latenightdj.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-mountain-daydreamer.html
http://newmountain.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/newmountainmusic
http://fullcirclevenice.com/?p=276
http://concerts.livenation.com/jason-ellis-show-presents-tour-de-new-york-new-york-10-25-2014/event/00004D2913038EE2
