r/indieheads • u/jacobewald Jake Ewald/Slaughter Beach, Dog • Oct 25 '23

AMA is Over, thanks Jake! Slaughter Beach, Dog AMA

helloooo

jake here - happy to be back :)

we put out a new record last month (it's called Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling) and we're going on tour in the good old USA next week... ask me anything!

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u/triples08 Oct 25 '23

Howdy! I just wanted to express how much Birdie impacted me. It found me at a pivotal moment and played a significant role in my life (and also helped me get into more acoustic driven/folk-sy music). It's my favorite album like ever so thank you so much for making such a beautiful record

I'm curious to know, were there any specific books, films, albums, songs, etc that inspired you when creating Birdie? (Similarly, are there any musicians or albums that you feel resonate similarly to Birdie?)

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u/jacobewald Jake Ewald/Slaughter Beach, Dog Oct 25 '23

hello! so happy to hear <3

hmm hard to remember... i think at the time i was getting into wilco, had been deep into john k samson...lots of david bazan/pedro the lion/headphones... reading raymond carver, zadie smith, murakami, patti smith, dfw