Divided States by Jimmy Dias (Oakland, 2018)
JIMMY L. DIAS, BANDLEADER OF PSYCHEDELIC ROCK GROUP THE LOVE DIMENSION RETURNS TO A NEW DIRECTION FOR SOLO PROJECT “DIVIDED / STATES”
A time capsule of musical memory—a cardboard box of demo tapes stored away for more than two decades. Slipped from mind until rediscovered, the music on the tapes reflected Jimmy L. Dias’ early work in punk bands in Boston. Stylistically far from Jimmy’s psychedelic recordings, the music, recorded in the 90s, reflected early influences on Jimmy’s work—from The Velvet Underground to Jonathan Richman, Sex Pistols to Joy Division, Nirvana to Green Day—bringing together disparate streams of punk from its birth in the 70s to its diversification in the 80s to the “pop punk” styles of the 90s. Taking the stand-out tracks, Jimmy began to rework them and found that a lyrical theme emerged from those 12 songs that captured the spirit of division and disunity in the country following the 2016 election. As the revised tracks coalesced into their final versions, it became clear that the politically and ideologically “divided states” reflected deep separations within individuals who are yearning and struggling to find a path to wholeness. Divided / States—Jimmy’s first solo album drops on October 3, 2018 at Brick and Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco.
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Vanessa Silberman in 2017 at Minbal Studio in Chicago, The Keep Recording in Denver, Lucky Recording Company in Brisbane, CA and A Diamond Heart Production Mobile Studio
*The drums and basic guitar tracks recorded December 2016 by Tyler Allen at Cherrywood Studio in Antioch, CA
Graphic design by Carissa Johnson
Photo by Todd Ingalls of Concrete Grey
Record label TBD
https://jimmydias.bandcamp.com/album/divided-states
- Waiting for You 02:09
- Be Free 02:43
- Addiction 02:13
- Stand and Unite 03:01
- Taking Sides 02:17
- Better Days 03:00
- The Scene 01:50
- Vanish Away 02:12
- Whiner 02:22
- Tough Guy 02:29
- Don’t Lose Hope 03:57
- Good Old Days 03:06