After debuting solo project Talking Kind with a single back in May, Spraynard and Big Nothing member Pat Graham has announced their first LP under the moniker. It Did Bring Me Down is due September 8 via Lauren Records (pre-order). “Everything I enjoy in life is funny,” Graham says. “Music is my sacred place so I was always afraid to be careless within that context. Given how I interact with the world outside of music, I don’t know why I waited so long to take myself a little less seriously in songwriting. There’s some dark stuff on this record, but it’s all looked at through a ‘hehe’ lens. It has helped me cope with the loss of my mother, my detachment from reality, and the ever-present void.” Check out the album artwork and tracklist below.
The newest single from It Did Bring Me Down is easygoing “Trouble,” featuring Radiator Hospital’s Sam Cook-Parrot and The Goodbye Party’s Michael Cantor. Of the song, Graham explains, “I’m a Libra, so I get called out for playing both sides. One week I’ll love a movie, the next I’ll be laying out all of its flaws. ‘I just say shit,’ is my response to these arguments. I also just say inappropriate or uncomfortable stuff a lot. While it makes me self-conscious, I ultimately embrace it. There’s a lot of posturing in life – I am happy to be the rude but lovable rascal at the water cooler.” Listen to “Trouble” below.
It Did Bring Me Down Tracklist
Trouble
Under Appreciated
Damn Shame
Never Bored
Pretty Flowers
Brand New Face
Trader
Trusted You
My Truck
Small
World of Peace