We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Custom Song Requests Vol. I

by The New Old Men

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

1.
Braaaaaains 02:15
info
buy track
2.
What About the Daisies? 05:56
buy track
3.
Freedom Poodle 04:51
buy track
4.
Dragging My Rope Through the Cow Pasture 03:07
info
buy track
5.
Death to Apple ^_^ 05:03
buy track
6.
Dog Saves the Day 02:28
info
buy track

about

These songs are from the Nom a Song project, where people sent in custom song requests which were fulfilled by The New Old Men (Karl Eifrig and Josh Lawrence (aka JJ Sonick).

Mighty_Meh (aka xoes) from Rotterdam, the Netherlands said she “would like a bluesballad named What about the Daisies”. The New Old Men have provided such a blues ballad, even drifting it into frippertonics-y space at parts.

Craig Denniston from Omaha requested ‘Brrrrrrraaaaaaaains’, so we zombied it up for him.

Steve Dobkins from Fort Worth, Texas requested a song to be titled I Drug My Rope Through the Cow Pasture and said ‘feel free to improvise’ for the genre. We couldn’t resist country-ing it up. Also, we changed the conjugation in the title to ‘Dragging My Rope Through the Cow Pasture’, but Steve has forgiven our goof!

Aaron Belcher from CA requested a song titled Freedom Poodle, provided full lyrics and suggested “I was thinking Frank Black’s Calistan meets the theme from Gilligans Island… but, well, I’m unwell in the head.” We added a bit more Pixie-ish than Frank-Black-solo touches to the final song, but hopefully Aaron is still happy with Freedom Poodle’s realization in song.

Phatemokid from Los Angeles, CA requested a song titled Death to Apple ^_^, which would incorporate Pop, Electronica, Acoustic, Prog, New Wave and Rockabilly. He directed “Think natural disaster meets 5 minute roller coaster that ends with a clear vision of the Pacific ocean.” The natural disaster didn’t really make it in, but we did try to shove all those genres in, and made some pro-banana, anti-apple propaganda lyrics. Also, no Macs were harmed in the making of this song – in fact, two Macs were used to create it.

Joanne Fong from San Francisco, CA challenged us to make a song based on this photo: grab.by/1kpn Here’s the result – a tale of a heroic(?) canine vs. possessed… well, you’ll just have to listen. Song includes special guest narration by Eileen Rivera as the dog owner)

credits

released January 9, 2013

license

tags

about

The New Old Men image

The New Old Men San Francisco, California

Indie-rock-pop / genre-hopping song collaborations between Eddie P. (Karl Eifrig) in Chicago, IL and J.J. Sonick (Josh Lawrence) in San Francisco, CA. As well as following their own blinkered muse, The New Old Men will make a song for you - request your own custom-made song at nomasong.com. ... more

contact / help

Contact The New Old Men

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like The New Old Men, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now