Sam Hoffman
“Glencrest Lane” & “All the Places”
scum stats: one sided lathe-cut, limited edition of 40 copies
Are you old enough yet to have had your “Losing My Edge” moment where "the kids are coming up from behind”?
Well, this may be my personal “Losing My Edge” moment.
Sam Hoffman, former Third Man Records employee, best known for being a huge fan of cringe and a quasi-known creator of Instagram memes, has put in his hard work in the Beatles-influenced salt mines and extracted these…chunks of salt?
Just to get it out of the way…Beatles Beatles Beatles Beatles. Yeah, he digs ‘em and could probably beat you and McCartney in a game of Fab Four trivia.
But being a hardcore fan and being able to execute to the level of that which you are a fan are diagrams that very seldom Venn together. Yet Hoffman absolutely the perfect intersection of these two orbs.
I think of Sam as a “kid” but I honestly am not even really sure how old he is. I believe he graduated college, but not TOO long ago. Early twenties maybe? Old enough to function in society, and yet young enough to still make me feel old. That’s gotta be a very specific age.
Crisp production, smart songwriting, skilled instrumentation…I’m really at a loss for anything to criticize here. A bummed feeling I wasn’t part of it? A sadness that I’ve still never properly released a lathe-cut record? A sense of my own impending mortality?
THIS IS THE KIND OF PURE MUSIC THAT IS WORTH YOUR TIME AND MONEY AND SUPPORT.
In my effort to support, I bought two copies of this. I’m giving away the spare to someone here. Post in the comments. Can be anything. A shorty story about when you first felt old, a joke, a Beatles-inspired haiku, math equations, whatever. The comment that sparks the most joy in me wins this record.
And if you don’t win the record, just be a decent human being and buy a copy of this single. It’s probably close to being sold out anyway, so hop to it.
I had a great story to tell but a.) i forgot most of the details and b.) my body hurts from sleeping in an awkward position so i don’t feel like typing anymore
I’m 44 so didn’t grow up with the Beatles, however I actually did because my dad was stuck in a time warp and only listened to music of the 50s 60s and early 70s so since he controlled the radio that’s what I grew up on. I remember find days of working on the farm and swathing hay or grain and listening to the Beatles on cassettes. I installed a radio and speakers in the swather just so I could listen to “oldies” music! when I got to college then I discovered everything else I hadn’t heard before and Alice In Chains quickly became my favorite group! quite a jump from the Beatles. and now at 44 I’m trying to learn to play guitar and after 3 days of lessons and my fingers hurting I can play the first 2 chords of Don’t Follow by Alice In Chains. maybe in several months I’ll be able to play the song on acoustic guitar. :)
I have no idea what I’m doing. Just excited to be here
Getting older is finding out what your physically not capable of doing anymore while your mind keeps tricking you into thinking you’re young enough to still be able to.
I like eggs
Just kidding
“Looking into a mirror” ( a good talking two) you’re stupid, stinky, uncool, a bad speller filthy minded, inpatient, create wars, hate naturally, compulsive, totally lost, think you know everything, give orders, always wrong, judge others without looking at yourself, bad instincts, but still I love you. One question, how have you survived for so long. What’s it gonna take a total melt down. I don’t need more medication I need more meditation but my brain won’t let me this has to STOP! STOP !stop . I tried to start a punk band these are the lyrics to the song I presented, they showed me the door and looked frightened worried for me.
I’m 52 and I don’t know what feeling old is. I know I love naps. I am grateful for every day. I still have many of the same interests, collecting way2much of everything. CDs, books, magazines, box sets, hand made pottery. Death wish mugs, coffee, and now vinyl again. You know when you have to walk sideways through the skyscraper stacks of cds, books, boxes strewn about the house? I don’t drink anymore, but the other night my youngest son who just turned 23 went out to listen to my nephew play banjo in his bluegrass band…afterward I had an excellent mocha coffee at javas. Didn’t get to bed till 11:30 and felt like I was hungover when I awoke at 5 am. I wake up early everyday for I am a breadman. It’s hard work in a NY town, but I love it. I can’t believe I’m 52 and how quickly the years fly by, but I seldom have many regrets. Maybe no one ever hearing my music would be up there. Don’t you ever get discouraged though. You have a beautiful family and the older you get, the sweeter every simple moment can be…..if you let it.
i grew up listening to the to all sorts of music. my music palate has always soaked up most genres. so even in my “punk rock days” i took a liking to the Get Up Kids. solid indie rock. don’t believe the labels. they often get lumped into the emo movement in the late 90’s, but they simply aren’t that. i picked up their record “something to write home about” and immediately fell in love. this was autumn of ‘99. right in the middle of high school. fast forward to 2009 and i’m at Zia records in las vegas and stumble upon this record on vinyl. complete with a “10 year anniversary” sticker slapped on the front. damn i thought. 10 years had gone by. wait, now its 2019. damn, 20 years have gone by. the album still stands the test of time. though i don’t believe the band ever came close to this album. sort of a double edged sword in my opinion. you make such a great record that you have a hard time following it up. i try to keep up with new music but still have a tendency to remissness on what i perceive as a better time in music. i still give this record a spin adn try not to dwell on what (or who) i was doing back then. damn, you kids get off my lawn.
later,
grandpa dan
Magical Mystery Tour, no longer magical or a mystery, they’re coming to take me away. Anyway, now four left of the 7" single to buy. I decided to pick up the CD of the full album, Fair Weather, as well. I’m 58 so it would be harder for me to remember the last time I felt young rather than the first time I felt old. Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! They never get old! Sam is definitely on to something; my Bandcamp purchase entitles me to unlimited streaming, so I’ll have to check out the rest of his record. Hey, there you go! You know you’re old when you still refer to a new release as their latest “record”.