Trespass Music is pleased to release Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt's new single "Carry A Tune" on September 15. This is the first of two singles to be released ahead of their upcoming album "Shadow of the Cyclone." This is Nathans & Ronstadt's third release following their critically acclaimed CDs "Hang on for the Ride" and "Crooked Fiddle."
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt | Pennsylvania/Ohio | Folk | Americana | Singer-Songwriter
Carry A Tune (Shadow of the Cyclone) | Release Date SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
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AARON NATHANS & MICHAEL G. RONSTADT – SINGLE - CARRY A TUNE - FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM “SHADOW OF THE CYCLONE”
“Shadow of the Cyclone,” is an album by Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt. Produced by Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt, in association with Gregory Hugh Brady, releasing October 1, 2020.
Shadow of the Cyclone brings in fans of folk, Americana, and singer-songwriters who are seeking refuge from the storm that 2020 has unleashed on us.
Carry A Tune (2:51) - Aaron’s upbeat waltz about being in awe of someone’s bright spirit, from a distance. It’s a hint of hope to end Aaron’s & Michael’s album of songs documenting the challenges of life in the modern world.
Carry A Tune
(c) 2020 Aaron Nathans, Hardy Lily Music, ASCAP - ISRC - QMAAK2070789
You see colors I don’t, sounds I can’t hear
You have a third eye and a fourth and fifth ear
You’re in your own world, but then you appear
Like you’ve been there all along
You bounce to the beat that you hear in your head
You’re wearing the words of old books that you read
And you’re bearing the scars of the life you fled
Won’t you sing for me a song
Whereever you go, you carry a tune
Weightless and wild, deep as the moon
And I wonder if I’ll be seeing you soon
A neighborhood bar, a pen and a pad
A table for one, they’re keeping your tab
You keep your hand moving in the back of a cab
And I wonder if you think of me
What I wouldn’t give to climb into your head
To hear what you hear, and to sing what you said
But I guess it’s enough to watch you instead
And I’m thankful I can do that
Whereever you go, you carry a tune
Weightless and wild, deep as the moon
And I wonder if I’ll be seeing you soon
Wherever you go, you carry a tune
Whereever I go, I want to carry it too
And I wonder if I’ll be seeing you soon
A concert for one, I’ll pull up a chair
I will sit here, and you can sit there
You open your lips and then you disappear
Into a song
Liner NOTES - Carry a Tune
Michael G. Ronstadt - Cello, vocals, piano, toms, cymbals, shaker
Aaron Nathans - Acoustic guitar, vocals
Ciara Grace - Backing vocals
Shadow of the Cyclone is
Engineered and mixed by Gregory Hugh Brady at Studio 1311, Chester Heights, PA. Vocals produced and engineered by Glenn Barratt at Morningstar Studios, East Norriton, PA. Mastered by David Glasser/Airshow Mastering. Graphic design by Scott Wolfson, OriginalBrain Media. Photography by Jeff Burkle.
ABOUT AARON & MICHAEL
Cello-based songwriters are rare, and the alt-folk duo of Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt take advantage of Ronstadt’s adventurous and wildly creative technique to face our shared disaster, head-on.
Philadelphia based guitarist /songwriter Aaron Nathans and Cincinnati cellist / songwriter Michael G. Ronstadt present their third album, the rich, dark and foreboding Shadow of the Cyclone, releasing October 1. With sobering clarity the duo weave intricate metaphors in the form of fallen saviors (“Strongman”), a Leonard Cohen-esque embrace of the anti-hero (“I Go Low”), and straightforward accounts of our loss of empathy (“Sinner’s Bible”). These songs hint at a sense of just retribution for the troubles we’ve brought upon ourselves, while “Haunted House” and “Come on Sun” coax a sense of levity and hope while accepting our brutal present.
As an acoustic duo, the two create a compelling musical palate. Ronstadt’s cello lines are reminiscent of the live-layered magic of Zoe Keating, and his songwriting reflects the creative diversity of Paul Simon. He weaves intricate patterns around Nathans’ baritone voice, studied folk meters and dash of irony in the tradition of David Wilcox and Dar Williams. As multi-instrumentalists the two play a total of 33 distinct instruments between them while Serenity Fisher guests on piano and vocals, Stan Ginn on drums, Phil Henry on backing vocals and percussion and Ciara Grace on backing vocals.
Michael G. Ronstadt, nephew of Queen of Rock Linda Ronstadt and a member of a family with a rich musical heritage, holds a master’s degree in cello performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Aaron Nathans is an award-winning songwriter and a leader in Philadelphia’s community of songwriters.
Website - http://nathansandronstadt.com/