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New POSTCARD COMETS Song for March 2010
Postcard Comets hope you enjoy NEVER FALL IN LOVE, now at the top of the player here on the site, on Reverbnation and on Facebook.
NEVER FALL IN LOVE features Buck Wilburn on guitars and harmony vocals, with vocals by Virginia Evans and bass provided by Howard Rabkin. The song’s composer, David Partridge, handles lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and production.
Be sure to check out the making-of blog here on the Cometary page and leave us a comment.
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Postcard Comets are pleased to announce that NEVER SEEN THE MOUNTAINS, their recently posted duet with Dolores Dagenais, will appear on Dolores’ upcoming CD, BIG GIRL ART.
The song will be included as a bonus track on the CD scheduled for release in May 2010.
For Dolores, it’s a logical extension of BIG GIRL ART– David Partridge produced the album and both David and co-Comet Robert “Buck” Wilburn played on the tracks. David wrote the song, initially envisioning it as a duet. Although he has performed it solo, he believes that this recording with Dolores captures the original spirit of the song.
David, Buck and Dolores would like to thank the folks who came to this site and suggested adding NEVER SEEN THE MOUNTAINS to BIG GIRL ART. Without your enthusiasm, it never would have happened. Our friends are full of good ideas!
NEVER SEEN THE MOUNTAINS is on the player here on the Comets’ website. More music by Dolores Dagenais can be found at www.doloresdagenais.com.
POSTCARD COMETS duet with DOLORES DAGENAIS!
POSTCARD COMETS are pleased to offer a new track featuring a special guest!
The completion of Never Seen The Mountains as a duet with singer/songwriter Dolores Dagenais is a realization of the original conception of the song.
David wrote it some time ago and has sung a solo version since its composition. But the song was always intended to be a scene with distinct male and female voices delivering their perspectives on the end of a relationship. With the help of Dolores and co-Comet Buck Wilburn, this new version does just that.
David and Buck worked on Dolores’ upcoming CD Big Girl Art so bringing Dolores on board for a POSTCARD COMETS track seemed a logical step. The fact that the song is set in a harbour town and Dolores resides in Nova Scotia was just a lucky accident.
On this version, Dolores sings lead and harmony, Buck plays lead guitar and sings harmony and David does the rest.
We hope you’ll give Never Seen The Mountains and leave a comment here on the site about what you think. Have your say!
PS: In answer to a visitor inquiry, the email address request is so that the comments come from real folks and not salesbots. No need for little blue pills, fake diplomas, or replica watches here, thanks!
The first new POSTCARD COMETS track in 6 months!
A BIRD IN OUR HOUSE is the latest POSTCARD COMETS track, our first in 6 months!
During that time, Buck and David were working on Dolores Dagenais’ album BIG GIRL ART due out this spring. Also during this layoff from cutting Comets tracks, David and Howard Rabkin prepped for and played the Stateside Gathering in Cleveland this summer.
We bring this up because A BIRD IN OUR HOUSE features David and Buck AND Howard. Howard plays bass, Buck plays mandolin, (a Comets first) and sings harmony as well. David composed the song and sings, plays guitar and keyboards and handled the production.
David has described the song as being about his family’s first television. He has also acknowledged that it’s about death. Which, when you think about it, could be one and the same thing! It’s the contemplative side of the Comets and we hope you enjoy it.
We also hope you’ll add a comment here. Come on, weigh in – on the song, the band, the universe or the superiority of your pets over all other animals on the planet.. We love your comments; they keep is on our toes.
Oh, and for those new to the site, A BIRD IN OUR HOUSE is the first tune on the player in the upper right of the page!
David Partridge and Buck Wilburn are pleased to have been a part of the production of 13 songs for Big Girl Art, Dolores Dagenais’ next CD. Over the last six months of 2009 David and Buck have been working with Dolores on her album of original songs.
“It was a good break from the Comets”, said Buck, “and a bit of a change for Dolores whose past recordings have been mostly solo work.”
Dolores wrote the songs, a broad, lyrically driven selection ranging from sultry ballads through topical pieces to joyous uptempo tunes. She sang them and played acoustic rhythm guitar. Buck accompanied her on acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel, dobro and mandolin. David oversaw the production and chipped in with keyboards, percussion, harmonica and backing vocals.
“We love Dolores’ songs and her evocative singing”, said David. “We hope to talk her into an appearance on a Postcard Comets track this year!”
Dolores Dagenais’ CD Big Girl Art is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2010. Check back here for more details!
POSTCARD COMETS on video Live in Cleveland!
Postcard Comets are pleased to be able to show you a one song clip from their recent August 8th show in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The gig was the Stateside Gathering, organized by Jo Robinson under the auspices of the Artistic Freedom Collective.The footage was shot and credited by singer/songwriter Trevor Marty and features David Partridge (guitar, vocals) and Howard Rabkin (bass, vocals).
The video can be found on YouTube but is also embedded in David’s Cometary blog here entitled “Comets Spotted in Cleveland!”
Just click on Cometary at the top of the home page and you’re there. And be sure to leave a comment under the blog!
POSTCARD COMETS LIVE IN CLEVELAND
POSTCARD COMETS will be performing at the Cleveland Gathering on Saturday August 8th, 2009. The show will be held at Symposium, 11794 Detroit St., Lakewood, Ohio.
POSTCARD COMETS du jour will be David Partridge (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and Howard Rabkin (bass, guitar, vocals). They’ll be doing a one hour set of Comets originals with a sprinkling of covers.
The Gathering is a terrific concert comprised of acoustic music from members of the AF Collective from the US, Canada and the UK.
The show starts at 8 PM and the COMETS will be on sometime after 10:30 PM. A lot of the Comets’ pals are on the bill as well and it’s sure to be a fun evening. We hope to see you there!
And if you can’t make it check back for a Cometary about the trip when the Comets return to Songville next week.
Postcard Comets’ song CATCH AND RELEASE from their album Bodies Of Water has been once again featured on westsidewill.com ’s Unsigned Artist Showcase. The play on the August 4th show is the latest of a number of spins Comets tunes have received on the Unsigned Artist Showcase webcast.
This is getting to be a good habit!
CATCH AND RELEASE and the rest of the Bodies Of Water album are available for digital download from iTunes, amazon.com, Napster, Rhapsody and eMusic. Wouldn’t it sound good on your iPod?
Change of Venue for Cleveland Gathering 2009
Smoke damage has necessitated a change of venue for the Cleveland Gathering on August 8th, 2009. The show will now be held at Symposium, 11794 Detroit St., Lakewood, Ohio.
POSTCARD COMETS du jour will be David Partridge (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and Howard Rabkin (bass, guitar, vocals). They’ll be doing a one hour set of Comets originals with a sprinkling of covers.
The Gathering is a terrific concert comprised of acoustic music from members of the AF Collective from the US, Canada and the UK. Show starts at 7 PM. We hope to see you there!
With BODIES OF WATER up and available from iTunes, Amazon.com, eMusic, Rhapsody and Napster, it’s about time for POSTCARD COMETS to release a new album.
UNLOVED, UNDONE is the first of the final mixes, is on the player now. There will be more. But the COMETS have more songs than slots on the new album and they’re asking for your help. The COMETS are asking their friends and visitors to vote for songs they’d like to see on the new album.
There are 12 slots. You can vote for any number of tracks up to 12. Yes, even though it’s newly remixed, you can vote Unloved Undone off the album. Such is your power as a visitor to postcardcomets.com!
But there’s also an incentive. Email your choices, any number up to 12, to the CONTACT page here at www.postcardcomets.com with your email address and we’ll send you an free mp3 of Something Blue, a track that fell off of BODIES OF WATER when Buck and David were in charge of the choices.
But this time, we’re not. You are. So, send us your selections through the CONTACT page. Have fun, get a free mp3 and help to choose the tunes for the next album!
POSTCARD COMETS
POSTCARD COMETS are pleased to announce that their debut album, Bodies Of Water, is now available for download from iTunes worldwide as well as Amazon.com, eMusic, Rhapsody and Napster!
The ten song release is available for purchase either as an album or track-by-track. “We’re very proud of these songs and we think they focus on what POSTCARD COMETS represents: Americana influenced, lyric driven, song based adult pop music, ” says singer/songwriter David Partridge. Partridge and songwriter multi-instrumentalist Buck Wilburn comprise the core of POSTCARD COMETS. Don’t take anyone’s word for it. Audition the songs here and buy them at your favourite online retailer. And drop the Comets a line when you have. POSTCARD COMETS intend to say thanks in a special way!
POSTCARD COMETS In REVERB Magazine
July 20, 2007
POSTCARD COMETS made their way into print with a nice blurb by podcast princess Gill Mills in the JULY/August issue of REVERB Magazine. Gill is a regular columnist for the magazine where she jots a quick word about the artistes she has featured in for the most recent episode of the REVERB Magazine Podcast (see below.) Gill chose CATCH AND RELEASE and had this to say in her column:
” The first time I heard this track, I immediately felt like I was wandering through the closing credits of an Ed Burns movie, which should serve as a fair indicator of their woozy goodness.”
Wow, our first published review. Well, it ain’t “it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it” but it will just have to do!
Once again, thanks to Gill Mills. This is beginning to be a habit!
POSTCARD COMETS On REVERB Magazine Podcast
July 13, 2007
iCAST presenter Gill Mills has once again chosen CATCH AND RELEASE, this time for her JULY REVERB MAGAZINE podcast (episode 4), comprised of tracks highlighted in her new music column in that publication.
The podcast is usually comprised of new UK acts but, in discussing POSTCARD COMETS, Gill noted that the band are from the Toronto area and said, “I thought it time to spread further out across the water with this outfit.” We’re glad you did, Gill.
She also mentioned the COMETS’ MySpace address and managed to say the name of the band four times. Consider us as having said “Thank you!” four times in return.
You can subscribe to the REVERB Magazine podcast at www.icast.uk.com or on iTunes . It’s free either way!
COMETS featured on AFC Podcast
May 20th, 2007
POSTCARD COMETS’ song CATCH AND RELEASE was given the showcase lead-off spot on the Acoustic Forum Collective’s Podcast: It’s An Acoustic Thing!-Show 17. The show is based out of Scotland and features music by artists and singer/songwriters with acoustic influences.
The show’s host, the illustrious DJAY BUDDHA, referred to the COMETS as “excellent” (and who are we to disagree with someone named after a deity?) and went on to say that he looks forward to hearing more from the band. Thanks, DJAY.
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POSTCARD COMETS On westsidewill.com
POSTCARD COMETS have been getting regular play on AFC Radio for quite some time but we’re now pleased to note that the COMETS’ tune CATCH AND RELEASE has received multiple plays from another web broadcaster, the Westsidewill.com. Unsigned Artist Showcase. The COMETS were pleased to hear that their recent tune CLANDESTINY has been added to the playlist as well. Be sure to check them out at Westsidewill.com!
COMETS Cover AYEWRITE’S COLLIDE For UK Podcast
The UK podcast IT’S AN ACOUSTIC THING! has once again tapped a POSTCARD COMETS cut for their 18th show. The theme of the show is Covers of MySpace Artists and podcast presenter DJ BUDDHA has included the Comets’ version of AYEWRITE’S song COLLIDE. DJ BUDDHA referred to the COMETS as “exceptionally talented” and added that AYEWRITE, the song’s composer “writes some great songs”. While entirely too modest to agree with the former comment, the COMETS heartily concur with the latter and offer COLLIDE as evidence.
POSTCARD COMETS Chosen For BEST OF MYSPACE
BEST OF MYSPACE presenter extraordinaire Gill Mills has chosen CATCH AND RELEASE for her iCast podcast of ten tracks of the best new music from MySpace. The podcast is produced every week and features music discovered by Gill or nominated by MySpace listeners. The COMETS are on Show 14.
Gill called CATCH AND RELEASE a “whoozy delight” and said that when listening to the song, she “sat back there, had a little moment…. in the place where they wanted me to be.” Geez, that’s why we love Gill. And you thought it was because her name almost rhymes.
You can subscribe to Best of MySpace or just check out the episode with the Comets by clicking one of the links below.