LOGAN LYNN: GLEE

Logan Lynn

GLEE

© 2000 Logan Lynn (672617024825)

Techno For Crybabies...Logan Lynn's Debut Record "GLEE" takes you on a tour of all of his broken bits. Wildly personal, heart-wrenching lyrics layered over upbeat melodic electronic music makes "GLEE" a must-have for all depressed indie freaks.

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Logan Lynn's "GLEE" takes us on a journey through his broken bits...his tortured lyrics are often times disturbing and dark, but layered over his infectious beats and dance grooves, you will find yourself singing along in no time. "GLEE" is a rollercoaster ride which slowly takes the listener on a fantastic descent deep into the pit of human despair and out the other side with each of its 17 tracks. This is the rainy day record of all time.


If the Land of Misfit Toys elected a team of cultural ambassadors, Logan Lynn would be its poet laureate. In Portland's pulsating music scene, he occupies a singular position- an emo prophet with a penchant for electronic beats, preaching the Good Word to drug-damaged crybabies.


For the past decade, Logan has been writing and recording his own music. In 2000, he released his debut album, Glee, a blissful, sex-drenched romp through some emotionally treacherous territory. Produced by Pfog, heavy themes of religion, sexuality and identity played out alongside upbeat grooves and smiley-face rhythms. One critic said it "put the 'disco' back in discomfort." That blend of spleen-venting lyrics and "Let's dance!" optimism owes a lot to Logan's unique, mildly scary upbringing.


Homeschooled in a fundamentalist Christian household, he was completely isolated from popular music. (Let's just say the tagline "I Want My MTV" had especial resonance for this 80s baby.) Escape came in the form of the mid-90s underground rave scene, deejaying for tweaked-out teenagers in the Midwest, and later moving to the West Coast to pursue a degree in art school. All this helps to account for the leitmotifs threaded through much of his music: sex, drugs and Jesus.


His self-titled sophomore effort came out in 2006, using his earlier work as a springboard for exploring fresh sonic territory. He collaborated with several Portland artists on some truly radical music videos- Think the backroom of a bathhouse as reenacted by Ken dolls. The album release coincided with a much-praised performance at San Francisco's all-leather Folsom Street Fair. To retool a phrase from the aforementioned music critic, he puts the 'mo back in emo.


A recent collaboration with Producer Carlos Cortes of Portland DJ collective Assemble The Empire has yielded an album entitled "From Pillar To Post", due out in October 2007. Look for his videos on MTV's LOGO network as well as ADD-TV in New York and Out Of The Closet Television in Los Angeles. (For more information on these broadcasts, go to LogoOnline.com, ADD-TV.com and OutOfTheCloset.tv).

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  • LOGAN LYNN IS MY NEW FAVORITE!!!
    author: Jonathan

    I bought this CD a little over a month ago, and haven't stopped listening ever since. It's on repeat at home and on my iPod! I love LOGAN LYNN. He is my new favorite! Buy it and you won't regret it!

  • Love this.
    author: Cynthia

    This CD is so good. Heartbreaking.

  • This CD roxxxxxxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    author: Michael

    I popped this CD in and, to my suprise, fell instantly in love with Logan Lynn's sweet vocal styling, heartbreaking lyrics and infectious melodies...this guy is one to watch for sure. Pure, unbridled talent!

  • This album made me want to die...in a good way.
    author: Francis

    I bought this cd from CDBABY about a month ago and am in love. Logan Lynn must be the only person in the world who is as sad as me. This album is great, because as soon as things start getting too emo, he gets you off your ass and onto the dancefloor. Think a less polished "Postal Service" with a little skank thrown in...good times.

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