Featured IPO CD Artist: The Injured Parties IPO Vol 21 CD Song: “Got A Tatoo”     1) What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   It’s the leadoff track on our forthcoming sophomore album, Product Placement. Opening songs should grab the listener’s ear, but I think they should also say something about your thematic concerns (considering you have ’em, and we certainly do). The song was...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Caper Clowns IPO Vol 21 CD Song: “Pretty & Underwear”     1) What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   We chose the song because we wanted something up tempo, that was still unreleased at the time, and that made “Pretty & Underwear” the obvious choice for us.   2) Which 2-3 ’60-‘90s artists do you admire most (and why)?   Tough question, as much of...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Secret Friend IPO Vol 21 CD Song: “Castaway”     1) What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   I chose “Castaway”, which was probably the most conventional song on my latest album, The Divorce Album. The lyrics for “Castaway” aren’t depressing like many of the other songs on the album, and the arrangement is fairly straightforward pop. However...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Amoeba Teen IPO Vol 21 CD Song: “(Coming On) Stronger”     1) What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   “(Coming On) Stronger” is the precursor to our new album, Medium Wave, that comes out on 1st June 2019. It seemed like the perfect introduction to what’s to come.   2) Which 2-3 ’60-‘90s artists do you admire most (and why)?   All four of us have...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Sean O’Brien & His Dirty Hands IPO Vol 21 CD Song: “My Colors Dark”     1) What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   First completed final mix of a track from the forthcoming album, My Colors Dark   2) Which 2-3 ’60-‘90s artists do you admire most (and why)?   Beatles, Velvet Underground and Radiohead. Melodic invention and innovation and songs dealing...