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Award-winning composer, songwriter and producer Ben Lovett had a vision — to turn a series of blind dates with 12 Los Angeles-based musicians he had never met into a collection of new songs. That experiment is a project entitled Lovers & Friends. The four ensuing EP releases make up “Season One” and feature a different collaborating songwriter on every track, with each song the product of a spontaneous moment between unique strangers. Now in its third installment, Lovett is offering a free download and full stream of Lovers & Friends: Season One, Vol. 3 at http://www.loversandfriendsmusic.com.
The releases are accompanied by a weekly web series, Lovers & Friends: Season One, showcasing a collection of one-on-one conversations between Ben and each collaborating L.A.-based songwriter diving into the heart of each song. They will discuss the elusive magic of the creative process and the unpredictable dynamics that emerge. The featured musicians include songwriters for Rogue Wave, Panic At The Disco!, Lana Del Rey, Fitz & The Tantrums and many others, each bringing their own unique voice to the conversation. You can check out the weekly series here.
All of the tracks on the Lovers & Friends series were produced by Lovett, with each collaborating artist appearing as featured vocalist or instrumental contributor. The result is a sonic landscape of jangly anthemic folk; swaggering upbeat pop; lush, sweeping ballads; and sultry, downbeat duets captured by a variety of distinct voices and traversing a multitude of dreamy moods along the way.
With this approach, Ben Lovett explains, “”The song becomes the result of that sudden spark that sometimes occurs when two people have no other shared experience beyond the moment in front of them.”
Lovers & Friends: Season One, Vol. 3 track listing: 1. You & Me (feat. Indigo De Souza)
2. Easier Said (feat. Buddy)
3. Black & Blue (feat. Allyce Engelson)4. All Over Again (w/ Ryan Levine of Wildling)
For more information on the Lovers & Friends series visit: http://www.loversandfriendsmusic.com.
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