It seems, however, he still has girls on the brain. Listen free to christopher owens lysandre lysandres theme, here we go and more. Was part of the san franciscan band girls 5 with jr white, until 2012 in which he decided to pursue a solo career. Born july, 1979 in miami florida is an american singer, songwriter, and musician. The break up of girls played out like one of those shock divorces. From the very opening track, you are encompassed by an enchanting medieval flashback of glistening woodwinds and acoustics. Lysandre, an album by christopher owens on spotify. He is best known as the frontman and songwriter for the nowdisbanded indie rock band girls. You can tell a lot about how christopher owens is feeling by looking at his hair.
The record is so rooted in its concept that it feels like a musical soundtrack. You could act precocious, you could be ferocious you can run away from me and hide but im not gonna worry, im not in a hurry cause love is everything that you need kissin and ahuggin is the air that i breathe ill always make time for love maybe in a while, youll give me a smile i will see the look in your eyes so honey just remember, im ready whenever ill be here when you wanna try cause love. While girls and its many successes may now be a thing of the past, owens newfound solo career has also provided him an opportunity to satisfy his own creative whims and. Named for a girl he met whilst in france for a festival performance, lysandre, written, recorded and sequenced as a complete narrative, was inspired by the events of girls first ever tour in the summer of 2008. Lysandre is the debut album recorded by formergirls lead vocalist and guitarist christopher owens. Users who like christopher owens part of me lysandre s epilogue acoustic. At only 28 minutes long, lysandre is easily digestible in a single sitting, but that really just embellishes its true purpose to temporarily whet our appetites till all those other christopher owens solo records appear. Instead, were retreating to ground which is still fertile in generous hooks, familiar sounding melodies and cosily wellworn. Next week, the former girls frontman christopher owens releases his debut solo album lysandre, a narrative concept lp about falling in love with a. Now, owens has released a fully acoustic version of the record for free via his website. A love story with too many assurances posted by ian s.
In may 2015, owens released his third album, chrissybaby forever. It seemed quite a baffling decision for a band whose previous album, their. Find album credit information for lysandre christopher owens on allmusic. Former member of stanley marsh 3s dynamite museum, born and raised in the children of god, christopher owens is an american songwriter.
Christopher owens debuts lysandre at first solo show. Christopher owens on life after girls tim jonze how selfdoubt, touring and a brush with armed robbers inspired the medieval troubadour vibe of debut solo album, lysandre. Christopher owens lysandre acoustic free album download 10 preorder. Christopher owens lysandres theme here we go by turnstile music published on 20121023t09. Stream tracks and playlists from christopher owens on your desktop or mobile device. Christopher owens lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Suddenly departing from girls in july of last year, christopher owens has kept his cards close to his chest ever since.
Lysandres theme here we go christopher owens via soundcloud. Lysandre is the highly anticipated solo debut from singer, songwriter and former girls frontman christopher owens. One in particular, lysandre, lends her name to this ambitious debut of fleeting. Thanks to the following people who have made this record possible. Users who reposted christopher owens lysandre s theme here we go. After the performance of the new album ended, owens and his new crew reemerged for an encore performance of five covers that seem to inspire. Chris owens was in with producer doug boehm working on his 2nd solo album. Lysandre, christopher owens first record since leaving indie rock band girls, sounds somewhat too celebratory upon first listen, but its hard to begrudge the american singersongwriter being in a slightly festive mood. The 33yearold san francisco songwriter one of the most open and honest and best of his generation goes on about the dissolution of his beloved. Lysandre, a song by christopher owens on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The theme is first heard in the aptly titled lysandres theme and it is then heard in some way, shape or. Christopher owens on life after girls music the guardian. Christopher owens, the rawboned san francisco singersongwriter with a farout backstory and a modeling contract, has announced the release of his debut solo album, completed just months after leaving his band girls.
Lysandre is the debut solo album from former girls frontman christopher owens. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device. After deciding to split his group girls in 2012, christopher owens released his first solo record, lysandre, in early 20. Christopher owens here we go again by turnstile music published on 20107t14. More tracks like christopher owens lysandre s theme here we go. Playlists containing christopher owens lysandre s theme here we go. Users who like christopher owens lysandre s theme here we go. Check out lysandre by christopher owens on amazon music.
Here is an excerpt of his interview with pitchfork. Hes also announced a string of summer us tour dates, where hell play songs. Stream christopher owens here we go by turnstile music from desktop or your mobile device. Listen free to christopher owens lysandre lysandre s theme, here we go and more. Girls short career arc went from scrappy, reverbdrowned eccentrics to majestic psychprogtinged rock, but his first effort finds owens stripping back on both reverb and majesty in favor of a more organic, intimate sound. Christopher owens lysandre lyrics and tracklist genius. Lysandres resemblance to a twoyearsago girls record is a weakness, however, in the sense that it may have been preferable to hear what further leaps forward in maturity owens could have made if hed pushed it. Speaking to stereogum ahead of the albums release owens noted that lysandre could easily be mistaken as an album about a love affair and the girl i fell in love with. Dear all this may come as a surprise to many, wrote christopher owens on a twitter post, dated july 2nd. Christopher david owens born july, 1979 is an american singer, songwriter, and musician. Christopher owens lysandre lysandre 20 enjoy this beautiful song. Former member of stanley marsh 3s dynamite museum, born and raised in the children of god, christopher owens is an american song writer born in 1979 49 tracks. This man of pure talent has released his first solo album, lysandre, and it is not one to miss, trust me.
All videos over under liner notes video countdown under the. Terminata tale esperienza e divise le strade da chet white, ecco presentarsi sul mercato con questo lysandre, album raffinato e delicatissimo, sorta di concept dedicato ad una figura femminile. At only 28 minutes long, lysandre is easily digestible in a single sitting, but that really just embellishes its true purposeto temporarily whet our appetites till. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Former girls frontman christopher owens launched his solo career this year with debut fulllength, lysandre, a concept album with a narrative centered on a former love and time spent in his old band.
Christopher owens had a relationship with the titular lysandre, whom he met while playing a festival in france with his former band, girls. He released his debut album as a solo artist, lysandre, in january 20. And rather than being the nosey old couple that sit in their third person positions and peep through windows to watch other peoples relationships physically unfold in the wee hours of the morning, we were sat in. Sitting on a couch in bright pink pants and a green blazer, christopher owens is talking about the end of girls. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The former singer and songwriter of the san francisco indie duo girls was raised in a fundamentalist religious cult until he broke free when he was 16. Stream christopher owens lysandres theme here we go by turnstile music from desktop or your mobile device. Lysandre is a concept album that tells the story of the first girls tour and a french woman named lyrsandre whom owens fell in love with. Download christopher owens acoustic lysandre lp the fader. Christopher owens is better known as the vocalist for the band girls but on his first solo album he takes a step in another direction with a album that is all tied together by the same musical theme running throughout every song.
It was originally released on january 14, 20 on the fat possum record label following the posting of a statement on twitter that he would be leaving girls, on october 25, 2012, owens announced that he would release his debut solo album, titled lysandre, in january 20. Christopher owens lysandre best fit uk premiere by luke morgan britton 09 january 20. Called lysandre, the lp comes out january 15th, 20, via fat possum. Christopher owens discusses lysandre video pitchfork.
Christopher owens has released a free acoustic version of his first solo album, januarys lysandre, on his website. All songs published by ribbon music co domino publishing co. His bittersweet solo album is only partly about their. Christopher owens backstory always comes dangerously close to trumping his front one. The record takes on the narrative of a coming of age story, a road trip, a love story following owens from san francisco to new york to france, where he falls in love with a girl named lysandre. As a chamber experiment, lysandre is the minor triumph christopher owens could only have made on his own. Earlier this year, the former girls frontman christopher owens released lysandre, his debut solo album. How youll feel about lysandre, the solo debut of former girls frontman christopher owens, will depend on a couple things first of all, do you like musicals. It was a puzzling record, thick on flowery 70s singersongwriter production touches. In september 2014, owens released his second album, a new testament.