‘I want a cup of coffee mashed potatoes and juice I want peace and justice but really what’s the use.’ [1 min 32]
Alex Bleeker from Real Estate solo album out on Nightbloom Records
Yes, this is Alex dancing in the video.
“The album is very much about dealing with the anxiety of a sense of impending doom … When is the hammer going to fall? How do we go forward in the face of such anxiety and experience the complexity of life?”
Mashed Potatoes is one of those beautiful songs ilk of ...
‘I want a cup of coffee mashed potatoes and juice I want peace and justice but really what’s the use.’ [1 min 32]
Alex Bleeker from Real Estate solo album out on Nightbloom Records
Yes, this is Alex dancing in the video.
“The album is very much about dealing with the anxiety of a sense of impending doom … When is the hammer going to fall? How do we go forward in the face of such anxiety and experience the complexity of life?”
Mashed Potatoes is one of those beautiful songs ilk of Jack Johnson or Devandra Banhart that is so understated it is stupifying as the reaction shot of the majority of indie music makers during Covid.
“This song is about eradicating toxicity from your life and concentrating on whatever it is that brings you joy,” he admits. “Cups of coffee, mashed potatoes, juice…. sometimes things really are that simple.” Ear Milk
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