Album Pre-order is LIVE repeat LIVE

Though it probably won't rake in Nintendo-sized profits, the preorder page for the new album Face in the Cloud is now live and taking your money (then sending that money to me electronically, which upon receiving I print out with my Game Boy Printer).  Click here to preorder, or you can get there by clicking the 'Nav' button in the upper right and then 'Buy'.  That'll work too.  It costs $8 but I've graciously allowed you the option to pay more than that if you consider yourself a well-to-do patron of the arts.  I certainly need all the support I can get.  Anyway preorder, get it the moment it comes out, and revel in the bacchanalian pleasure of instant electronic delivery.

If you've never bought music from Bandcamp before, please note that this preorder is for digital purchase only.  Sorry curmudgeons: we're not releasing physical CDs or vinyl for this record (at least not yet).  It'll also be available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, Beats, all the usual online purveyors of music.  But the best deal is the link above, so preorder with confidence.

Thanks.

Press Roundup: Flag Day Edition*

I know what you're thinking right now-- here comes Flag Day, oh shit did I get the flags out of the attic yet, are they cooler than my neighbor's flags, etc.  Totally understandable.  Everybody talks about the wild fun of Flag Day but nobody talks about the enormous pressure and stress it brings about.  This goes back generations.  Did you know that cat suicide rates spike around Flag Day?  Or that children conceived on Flag Day are 86% more likely to commit white-collar crime?  It's true.  My advice to you, for what it's worth: take it easy, unfurl your best flag, and just enjoy the day with your family and friends.  That's what it's supposed to be about.  I mean it's all about flags, but also family.  And friends.  Mostly flags though.

Anyway if you've just returned to the earth from the International Space Station you should know that I released the first single from the record last week!  You can listen to it here.  Lots of nice folks have been spreading the news of its existence.  Wild Honey Pie likes it and asks for more 'spaced-out, haunted sanctuary slow jams'.  Duly noted!  Nooga.com dug the 'warm synths' and my 'soulful, yet oddly eerie voice'.  Music Pixie is 'loving it', despite McDonald's having trademarked that catchphrase.  The song also got featured on MarcusRimondini.com.  Thanks to everybody for giving it a chance.  Now get out there, plant a flag in your yard, and wave it like you just don't care it's FLAAAAAAAAG DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

*note that I don't know if I'm going to do other editions of the press roundup or if this is the only one.  Kind of feels weird and slightly icky.  It's really just an excuse to talk about Flag Day, in case you hadn't noticed.  #flagday

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fly my pretty! fly away!

AT LAST there's a song from the album out there in the wild.  It's called 'Holy Ghost' and I know what you're thinking but no, it's not about the Silver Surfer.  Thanks to Wild Honey Pie for debuting it.  You can also listen on the 'media' page of this here website.  You know what, why don't I just put it right here in this post so you can just press play and be done with it?  Yeah.  Let's do that.

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It's so on between us.

Here's me acting ridiculous in the hope that maybe it'll trick you into listening to a minute of music from the new record.  I really should have stretched out beforehand.

I'm on Instagram. There will be no food.

First, thanks to everybody who's taken the time to like/follow/befriend solo me.  In case you prefer the social network your parents can't figure out, I'm now followable on the Instagram. i'm michaelflynnmusic.  90% of the photos will likely take place in my home because my social life is reminiscent of the beast pre-belle's arrival.  

More news to come soon.  In the meantime here's a picture of my parents dancing in college.  #nofilter

all up in each others' dance space.  come on guys, let's keep it clean.

all up in each others' dance space.  come on guys, let's keep it clean.

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I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF.

At long last, after much toiling in my top-secret hobbit bunker where I draw songs on the walls and sing to my diary, I'm finally able to announce that I've birthed a new solo record and it's coming out in just a few months!  It's called 'Face in the Cloud' and it's being released by the fine folks at Hearts and Plugs.

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Face in the Cloud is 9 songs chock full of high class synthesizers, yacht-rocking slow jams, and lyrics that sound like they were carved into my arm with a pocket knife.  Lots of swell friends helped out in making it and I'm really proud of how it turned out.  I can't wait for your ears to hear it.  In fact just tell your ears to ignore all other sounds they might hear between now and release day because it's SO on between us.

There'll be more to come soon so make sure you're tuned in to all my new webzones:  this site right here that you're on, the solo mef twitter, the solo mef facebook page, the solo mef youtube channel, and, of course, the video i watch at the start of every day.  Thanks.

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"I got one more when I was washing my feet out there"

I created a youtube channel with which to share my intensely serious and meaningful musical performances.  Unfortunately i have no such performances to share as of yet (stay tuned on that) but I had to upload a video to test the channel or whatever so I chose this choice nugget from my youth.  It features me (being kind of a dick), my future wife, and my brother in a vintage display of his most glorious qualities.  

subscribe to the official, 100% organic grain-fed michael flynn youtube channel here.

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