Bunk

https://bunktheband.bandcamp.com

Bunkwe are a band from Hadley, MA // we are now based in Santa Barbara, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; and Los Angeles, CA.1/31, released 31 January 20211. Kanawa (Habib Koité & Bamada)2. Waltz #2 (XO) (Elliott Smith)3. Peace Like A River (Paul Simon)4. I Can Wait (Steve Earle)5. Lost Cause (Beck)6. Naked As We Came (Iron & Wine)7. Magic (Nick Drake)8. You Had Time (Ani DiFranco)9. All At Sea (Jamie Cullum)10. Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls (Anaïs Mitchell)11. Father And Son (Cat Stevens / Yusuf)12. Grand Central Station (Mary Chapin Carpenter)13. Living Without You (Randy Newman)14. In A Graveyard (Rufus Wainwright)15. Echo Park (Joseph Arthur)16. I Need You (Dan Bern)17. A Minor Incident (Badly Drawn Boy)18. Don't Let The World Get In Your Way (The Jayhawks)This is our take on a collection of songs that reaches deep into our collective history and memory both as friends and as a band.Back in January 2005, 16-year old Michael made a mix cd for his high school art class to listen to (Dave was in the class too). Labeled “1/31,” the mix offered some much-needed creative inspiration as we painted, but it also became a hit outside the art room as burned copies of the CD were passed around the Hopkins Academy hallways in our hometown of Hadley, MA. Brett remembers it being his introduction to most of the artists on the mix – and he still has his original copy! Over the years, January 31 has become a quasi-holiday for us, always wishing each other a “Happy 1/31” and independently listening to the mix wherever we are on that day each year.16 years on, we’ve decided to revisit and cover the 1/31 mix in its entirety. These songs – in this particular order – hold a lot of meaning for us. Even though we’ve all moved around the country and are rarely in the same room together, 1/31 continues to serve as a sort of sonic and psychic roadmap connecting us together back to where we come from. We wanted to put our thumbprint on that map. A global pandemic and impending civil war seemed like as good a time as any to get to work.We recorded it remotely across the country in December 2020 and January 2021 – with Dave in Pittsburgh, Brett in Santa Barbara, and Michael in Los Angeles. Our dear high school buds Kyle Milardo and Adam Pipczynski also grace us with contributions throughout. The tracklist remains the same as the original mix, as do the tempos and keys of the songs, but we do mess around with the arrangements and whatnot. To us, this collection is a testament to the importance – and endurance – of collaboration, creativity, and friendship, even in the most uncertain and isolating times. We hope you’ll find something here that resonates with you in some way.Download it for free, and if you feel moved, please consider donating to this fantastic organization in Springfield, MA called Gardening the Community. They are a youth-based food justice, leadership development, and sustainable living non-profit working to build healthy and equitable communities. We think their mission is really important and worth supporting, especially right now as their community continues to be hit so hard by COVID. Thank you to another one of our dear high school friends, Kristen, for introducing us to them <3. You can read more and donate here: http://www.gardeningthecommunity.org/youth-leadership--development.html& please support the artists whose songs we are covering here.Listen alone, listen with friends, listen with family, listen with your dog and cat. If you want a burned CD of this, let us know and we will send you one. Oh, and the cover art is a painting that Michael and Dave made together in that art class back in 2005.Happy 1/31 with love,Bunk <3-Here is a link to the Spotify playlist of 1/31:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3GqjdyEOYwqgjaRFcw0w1t?si=W7R4643oSoq5g93od7Uy3A

Category: Arts & Entertainment

City: Northampton

State: Massachusetts

Country: USA (US)

Currency : USD

Platform: Bandcamp

Technologies used: Fastly CDN