him&her.

22nd
January
2012

Best of 2011

These are my favorite albums from 2011.

01. Mutemath - Odd Soul

02. Canon Blue - Rumspringa

03. Lesands - Sweet Skin

04. David Bazan - Strange Negotiations

05. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

06. Lupe Fiasco - Lasers

07. Feist - Metals

08. The Antlers - Burst Apart

09. Son Lux - We Are Rising

10. Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math

-Brandon

Thirty Three And A Third

A poster we designed for our good friends.

2nd
January
2012

Memories of Christmas

They are what make the years worthwhile.

Cheers to 2012!

14th
November
2011

3rd
November
2011

8th
October
2011

Courtney & Mike | 10.01.11

Perrysburg, Oh

28th
September
2011

Listener - Wooden Heart

WOODEN HEART (sea of mist called skaidan)
We’re all born to broken people on their most honest day of living
and since that first breath… We’ll need grace that we’ve never given
I’ve been haunted by standard red devils and white ghosts
and it’s not only when these eyes are closed
these lies are ropes that I tie down in my stomach,
but they hold this ship together tossed like leaves in this weather
and my dreams are sails that I point towards my true north,
stretched thin over my rib bones, and pray that it gets better
but it won’t won’t, at least I don’t believe it will…
so I’ve built a wooden heart inside this iron ship,
to sail these blood red seas and find your coasts.
don’t let these waves wash away your hopes
this war-ship is sinking, and I still believe in anchors
pulling fist fulls of rotten wood from my heart, I still believe in saviors
but I know that we are all made out of shipwrecks, every single board
washed and bound like crooked teeth on these rocky shores
so come on and let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember

I am the barely living son of a woman and man who barely made it
but we’re making it taped together on borrowed crutches and new starts
we all have the same holes in our hearts…
everything falls apart at the exact same time
that it all comes together perfectly for the next step
but my fear is this prison… that I keep locked below the main deck
I keep a key under my pillow, it’s quiet and it’s hidden
and my hopes are weapons that I’m still learning how to use right
but they’re heavy and I’m awkward…always running out of fight
so I’ve carved a wooden heart, put it in this sinking ship
hoping it would help me float for just a few more weeks
because I am made out of shipwrecks, every twisted beam
lost and found like you and me scattered out on the sea
so come on let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, just some tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember

My throat it still tastes like house fire and salt water
I wear this tide like loose skin, rock me to sea
if we hold on tight we’ll hold each other together
and not just be some fools rushing to die in our sleep
all these machines will rust I promise, but we’ll still be electric
shocking each other back to life
Your hand in mine, my fingers in your veins connected
our bones grown together inside
our hands entwined, your fingers in my veins braided
our spines grown stronger in time
because are church is made out of shipwrecks
from every hull these rocks have claimed
but we pick ourselves up, and try and grow better through the change
so come on yall and let’s wash each other with tears of joy and tears of grief
and fold our lives like crashing waves and run up on this beach
come on and sew us together, were just tattered rags stained forever
we only have what we remember

from Wooden Heart Poems, released 06 July 2010

24th
September
2011

Nathan Roberts | Indie Folk

7.31.11 | Detroit, MI

Along with his promo shoot, we also designed Roberts’ album artwork and sites.
http://nathanrobertsmusic.tumblr.com
We’re thrilled to be able to work with and support such fine, local talent

Side-note:
Brandon will be joining Roberts on stage playing bass with a full band set-up for his CD Release show
Oct. 14th. | 7pm | Maumee Indoor Theatre

6th
September
2011

Farewell | 09.01.11

We’ve let Seattle borrow a piece of our hearts. Indefinitely. But not forever.

Song: Anywhere I Lay My Head by the dashing and timeless Mr. Tom Waits (Undoubtably Rachel’s favorite fella in the entire universe.)

2nd
September
2011

New York, Part II: Vacation Video Diary

song: Around Us by Jónsi

1st
September
2011

New York Family Getaway, Part I

Not even a week after our trip to Hocking Hills with our best pals, we traveled to western New York with my blood…Parents, siblings and their chillun…18 of us total. Although significantly different than our previous trip, it was equally as explorative and refreshing.
There’s fewer things better than strengthening a family bond.

-S

“In truth a family is what you make it. It is made strong, not by number of heads counted at the dinner table, but by the rituals you help family members create, by the memories you share, by the commitment of time, caring, and love you show to one another, and by the hopes for the future you have as individuals and as a unit.” - Margaret Kennedy

28th
August
2011

Hocking Hills, Part II: Video

song: And It’s Alright by Peter Broderick