Description
But when his hopes for an abundant world crashed against an unforgiving reality, he
decided to feel nothing. For a time, the Los Angeles-born-and-raised singer/songwriter
and cartoonist/animator gave into the void, but artistic expression can be a release
valve - a way to comprehend the world and build community, which is exactly what
Solomon does on his debut solo album 'The World Is Not Good Enough', arriving April
17 via his new label home of ANTI- Records.
The album art features Sean's winking take on a Richard Scarry book cover and
mirrors the cognitive dissonance that pervades the album, which seamlessly moves
from bare-bones acoustic guitar to a Neutral Milk Hotel-esque cacophony of marching
drums and horn blasts. "I was thinking about those books and how they show an
idyllic version of the world," Sean says. "I thought it was kind of funny -- the contrast
between the title and the images. Like, there's a dog walking a dog on the back cover,
an elephant drinking out of a coffee cup with its snout. It was fun to study these
children's books and think about what my version would be."
Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Solomon felt especially drawn to both music
and animation and immersed himself in episodes of The Simpsons and illustrated
stories by graphic novelist and Ghost World author Daniel Clowes. Meanwhile, Sean
was an avid fan of seminal '90s and early 2000s punk and alternative acts such as
Daniel Johnston, Elliott Smith and Nirvana, the latter of whom he admired for the way
they preserved their artistic integrity in the face of global stardom. Adopting his own
punk sensibility, Sean and his high school band, the folk-punk Moses Campbell, played
all over LA, booking their own shows at coffee shops, houses, and famed DIY venue
The Smell. This was followed by playing in the three- piece band Moaning who
released two albums on Sub Pop.
After Moaning went on indefinite hiatus in 2023, Solomon thoughtfully wrote and
recorded his first solo songs over the better part of two years, culminating in what
would become 'The World Is Not Good Enough'. The contemplative eight tracks
feature fellow Sub Pop veteran and Sean's former roommate Shannon Lay on backing
vocals and guitar and producer Jarvis Taveniere (Whitney, Purple Mountains,
Waxahatchee), who produced and stood in on bass and some percussion
Tracks: Car Crash / Finish Line / Shooting Star / Overdose / Remember /
Postcard / Black Hole / Korpo
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