the beatles bob dylan jeff tweedy / wilco ryan adams jim james / my morning jacket m. ward nick drake neil young crosby, stills, & nash simon & garfunkel daniel johnston ray lamontagne damien rice david bazan / pedro the lion coldplay jimmy eat world the format limbeck the jayhawks rhett miller guster the new amsterdams rocky votolato iron & wine great lake swimmers julie doiron andrew bird sufjan stevens page france josh rouse chris thile explosions in the sky the appleseed cast radiohead sigur ros broken social scene feist jason collett sondre lerche fionn regan jose gonzalez damien jurado josh ritter ferraby lionheart j. tillman grizzly bear beach house fleet foxes bon iver animal collective panda bear grouper brightblack morning light dm stith
Sounds Like
Releases
- Better The Second Time [EP]
- Listen With Your Heart [LP]
- Hear Me Out [EP]
- You Are So Far Away From Me, Oh My! [EP]
- Nobody's Listening [EP]
- Instrumental [EP]
- How Can You Say That You're Dead [EP]
- Make Up Your Mind [EP]
- It's Ok To Feel Sorry [EP]
- Tomorrow Is Today [EP]
- Please Do [EP]
- When You're Looking At Me [EP]
- I Am What I Am [EP]
- What Are You Waiting For [EP]
- Less Is More [EP]
- Covers [EP]
- January [EP]
- February [EP]
- Until We Meet Again [LP]
- March [EP]
- In A Moment Of Peace [EP]
- April [EP]
- May [EP]
- June [EP]
- July [EP]
- August [EP]
- September [EP]
- October [EP]
- November [EP]
- What Is Going On Up Here Blues [EP]
- December [EP]
- Covering Friends [EP]
Merch
Until We Meet Again [LP]
01. We Wish We Knew
02. Now Or Never
03. What Are You Waiting For
04. Would That Be Alright
05. Today Has Gone
06. It's Ok To Feel Sorry
07. Make Up Your Mind
08. She Speaks In Her Sleep
09. Will You Come Back In The Morning
10. Why Can't You Just Go
01. Stay The Same
02. More Like You
03. Remember
04. Are You Ever Beautiful
05. All Aboard
06. Kind Eyes (Don't Be A Stranger)
07. Mysterious Loner
08. Goodbye
09. You Tell Me
10. You Are Me
11. Black Eyed Blue Baby
12. Alone Since '83
13. Asleep
14. You Go, You Leave
26-year-old singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Brendan Losch, manipulates your typical range of instruments like the guitar and the keyboard but supplements his melodies with more lively instruments like the glockenspiel, lap steel, banjo, melodica, and musical saw. Born into a musical family in suburban Chicago, Brendan picked up his first instrument, the clarinet, in the 5th grade. He picked up the guitar in the 6th grade, and has been creating music ever since.
Inspired by life experiences and the surrounding environment, Brendan composes a heartfelt sound imbued with intimate chords, melodic vocals and simple yet contemplative lyrics. His infectious harmonies will remind you of the loved blanket you slip around your shoulders on a chilly fall night.
In January 2005 he teamed up with friend Frankie Holthouse (Plug-In Studio) to record Better the Second Time, his first solo EP. In the fall of 2006, Brendan himself recorded and mixed his debut full-length record Listen With Your Heart [mastered by Mike Nau of Page France/Cotton Jones].
Playing at well-known venues in Chicago such as Schubas, Beat Kitchen, Bottom Lounge, and Subterranean has enabled Brendan to establish himself as a respected musician. He has shared the stage with popular acts such as Nicole Atkins & the Sea, The Dodos, Greg Laswell, Jenny Owen Youngs, Bowerbirds, Phosphorescent, Brooke Waggoner, Joshua James, Cotton Jones, Golden Shoulders, Charlotte Sometimes, Rue Royale, Horse In The Sea, etc. His websites (myspace, purevolume, virb) provide a nice place to sit back, relax, and listen to his latest work of art.
Currently Brendan is writing/recording as much as possible. He has made a goal for 2008 to post 1 brand new song a week over on his music blog, Count Me Out. As for shows, Brendan is mostly playing in the Midwest, but one day will hit the road and tour. You can find his first record Listen With Your Heart (2007) on iTunes. A new record, Until We Meet Again (2008), a collection of some lo-fi demos, is now also available.
News
05.25.08
Things have been overly slow as of late, but a new record, tentatively titled Low, which will include nine tracks, is slowly being pieced together.
- Brendan
Contact
instant message: brendanlosch
booking/questions: brendanlosch@gmail.com ...or message me on myspace
- if you can help out with promotion, or setting up a show, it would be greatly appreciated. i am looking to play as much as possible.
Press
"...'the days go by / you live your life / until you die / would that be alright?'
This song, with its echoey, down the well sound and sad, lovesick lyrics was one I constantly went back to listen to again and again."
- Speed Of Dark (music blog, referring to "Would That Be Alright," their number 19 song for 2007)
"Now, I had always pegged Brendan as an ordinary folk singer, coffee house troubadour, etc. I was wrong, this song echoed through my office for hours, slowly dancing through my thoughts, and finally landing upon my keyboard."
- What To Wear During An Orange Alert (music blog, referring to "Now Or Never")
"A bit in the vein of Josh Ritter or Damien Jurado he sits on the edge of the new folk movement and uses it all to his advantage."
- The World Forgot (music blog)
Greetings Brendan, paying you a visit to invite you and your friends over for a visit and a pre-release listen to the songs Love And Money and Mammon from the new Telegraph album. You might also enjoy the video for Country Music, although for a few viewers, it might get you, as the song puts it “all riled up”. We’d also love to make some new myspace friends….
Sourire Party et le BRIC A BRAC présentent la soirée Bug And Play quatrième édition, dans une nouveau lieu situé en plein coeur du quartier D'oberkampf. L'invitée EVA KOKOSCHKA, Membre d'Oxygen et habituée des lieux branchés du Marais, viendra envoûter pour la première fois le BRIC A BRAC. Cette artiste à la sensibilité musicale fascinante, séduira les aficionados de Minimal - Tech House.
Les 2 membres fondateurs du collectif "Sourire" Djs CESKO ET PEYO vous distilleront des mixs entre Minimal, Electro, Progressive House dont ils ont le secret. Ils vous préviennent, ils vous donneront soif!! De 21h à 2h, Entrée libre
Hey ! how are you ? dont think we have spoken in a while ! . We just wanted to let you know we have 4 BRAND NEW SONGS from our debut EP up on our player now, it would mean the world to us if you could listen to them and tell us what you think :) thanks so much for your time its really appreciated !
Wuz goodie wuz goodie? Hows everything rockin on yur side? dis jus rico rachet on da check in wid my myspace fiddiam.... Hit me up lemme know wuz good wid goodie widd yu
hey we have a new song up called super hero killa check it out and tell us what you think also u can download it for free at http://lnk.ms/2pDXX also let us know wats ur fav song of ours we wuld like to find out
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