Drew Henkels (voice, guitar)
Anna Morsett (bass / "ba ba ba"s)
Missy Liu (violin / "oooo"s)
Zach Arlan (drums)
Influences
Motown, Shel Silverstein, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Operation Ivy, Christian Marclay, The Queers, Neutral Milk Hotel, Roald Dahl, The Nerve Agents, Frida Kahlo, the Mr. T Experience
(And of course my good friends BeeVon and Sean Lee)
Drew & the Medicinal Pen "dream, dream, fail, repeat" $6.00
"These songs are clever, earnest, well performed, and worthy of your time. I haven’t stopped listening since I bought the EP... everyone I know needs to hear this."
-Pulver Radio
"Whistles and chugging guitars punctuate Drew & the Medicinal Pen's folksy bedroom pop, which is always nice. We're going to go daydream now."
-L Magazine
"What's hard to miss about this album is its infectiousness."
-Blow Up Radio
"Songs that would go great on a Wes Anderson soundtrack."
-BadLit.com
"(Drew's) music reminds us of the traveling souls we have met and bonded with on occasion... it's his edge that intrigues us."
-The Fevered Brain of Radio Mike
A friend spotted this in a magazine. Apparently they're being hand-pressed on marble somewhere out in LA. Check it out:
"Drew is a day-dreamer and late-sleeper. He is a doodler and entrepreneur. He also makes music, lots of music: cigarette-butts-in-Chinese-food, insomniac, vodka-breathe, bedroom-pop music. Late at night, he draws graffiti of dead TV's. He is scrappy and young, and moved to NYC from Philadelphia. He currently resides in Bed-Stuy where he plays shows regularly and survives on a diet of tuna and spaghetti. "
hey big brother just got the package you sent me and just had to tell you how much i love the new album. finally got it after a long night... i was tired and ready to sleep but now ive played it through at least 6 times and still cant get over how great it sounds. and yeah that tattoo is going on my neck not my arm!
so I just wanted to say thanks so much for accepting my add!!! i absolutely love your guys' music and hope to one day see you play live and not just through Ustream!!! but keep on makin awesome music!!! much love!!! whitney!
hey what's up guys? I was wondering if you guys could post some of your lyrics to the website or whatnot cause I was searching for the lyrics to "hole in my sail" online and i couldn't find them anywhere :(
I think that sounds like an amazing idea, something constructive to do with them. Oddly enough, I get that "twilight zone" feeling on occasion myself, so I can relate on some level, even though I've never considered writing down or illustrating dreams or dream interpretations myself.
The whole issue does bring up a few questions though. Do you ever find anything helpful in others interpretations of your dreams? Do you believe that your dreams are influenced by real life, that they mean something other than you ate too close to bedtime? Just my pondering I suppose.
man! I am so glad i didnt imagine this converstaion! Hahaha, yeah, Saskatchewan isn;t really hard to find on a map. hahaha But that is sweet you will be coming here! I am sure i can find a place for you guys to play (and stay). if not, a private show would still be freakin rad! when would this be going down?!
