Chillin' with Lovespirals #72

Ryan and Anji of Lovespirals talk about their Thanksgiving holiday and the exciting lovespirals.com exclusive pre-release launch of Future Past, as well as their first new single, “Shine.” The band talk about the impact of Twitter and Facebook messages on their sales, as well as the uniqueness of selling music in today’s social media enviornment. Anji also breaks down the various music sites that she posted “Shine” to, explaining each of the site’s unique functions and how you can use them to become a Lovespirals Street Team member (or to promote your own band!). She also lists all the podcasts who have played “Shine” thus far. Feel free to post a comment if you’ve played it, too! The duo close out the show with the song “Shine” in it’s entirety.

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First Single – "Shine" – Released

The first single from Lovespirals’ new album, Future Past, is the bittersweet downtempo pop number, “Shine.” This song is making the rounds online slowly but surely, and you can help get the word out! Podcasters and broadcasters can pick up the track on Mevio’s Music Alley (formerly known as the Podsafe Music Network). Music bloggers and anyone else interested in sharing “Shine” on their sites or social media accounts with a handy audio widget, can do so via Soundcloud or Virb. Lovespirals’ MySpace music player allows users to add the streaming single to their personal playlists, while the band’s Facebook page lets you stream it from the page’s music player. iLike allows you to both stream and download the track either directly or from within the Facebook iLike app, where you can also dedicate the track to friends, add it to your music playlist, or post it to any profile.  Likewise, Garageband offers a full stream and download, plus users can rank and review “Shine” in the ongoing song contest to help Lovespirals win awards and feature placements on the site. TheSixtyOne also also offers full streams of “Shine,” with the option for users to help vote it onto the main page by clicking the “heart” button. ReverbNation allows you to stream and download the song, add it to your own playlist, and embed a Lovespirals audio player widget on your own sites. Most of these sites allow listeners to leave comments or reviews of songs, which Anji and Ryan always enjoy reading. If you use any of these sites or services, Lovespirals would very much appreciate your help in promoting both the new single and album!

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Get the band logo, band portraits, and more info on the Future Past EPK

Lovespirals “Future Past” CD Available NOW!

You can now buy Lovespirals’ brand new album, Future Past, exclusively from the Lovespirals webstore! This gorgeous 6-panel eco-friendly digipak includes all of the song lyrics plus beautiful photography by Susan Jennings and original artwork/design by ithinkitsnice, while the CD itself was replicated using real-time glass mastering and vintage CD manufacturing equipment for audiophile-class sound, care of Groove House Records. Ryan and Anji of Lovespirals will personally autograph your copy if you request it, and they will throw in an immediate digital download of the album for every order placed on their site. In keeping with this green release, the band will package orders in non-bleached mailers made of 90% recycled content (50% post-consumer). You can read more about the Future Past eco-friendly packaging in an earlier blog post.

Future Past by Lovespirals on sale NOW!

Buy Future Past digipak for $12.98 direct from Lovespirals (includes free digital download)

Future Past will also be distributed via Projekt Records, CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody and all the usual online music sources, but the band wanted to make the album available to fans as soon as possible. As an independent band, it is difficult to schedule simultaneous release on all platforms, so those will be trickling in over the next few months. Please join the Lovespirals mailing list to keep up with the latest news, events, and more. 

New Lovespirals Single Debuts on Chillcast

The first single from Lovespirals’ brand new album Future Past just debuted on The Chillcast #190. For those who don’t know, The Chillcast is the weekly chillout music podcast of band vocalist, Anji Bee (so she had a bit of an unfair advantage on premiering this track…) “Shine” is the opening track of the show, but stick around to hear this rest of this 1-hour set featuring new music by Fonogeri, Minus Blue, The Warheads, Jamie Lloyd, Amanda Blank, Groove Junkies, Dirrrty B, Dynamic Stab, and Blu Mar Ten. This track is available for other podcasters (as well as radio, internet, club or Second Life DJs) to play via Mevio’s Music Alley. “Shine” is also available on Lovespirals’ SoundCloud page for streaming, download, and reposting via their attractive embeddable player.

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Future Past Available November 17

Lovespirals’ long awaited 4th CD, Future Past, will be available for sale on Tuesday November 17 exclusively on lovespirals.com, with iTunes, eMusic, Amazon etc to follow soon. As always, Anji and Ryan will personally autograph your CD if desired. And as a special bonus, all who purchase Future Past from lovespirals.com will receive a free download of the album (in 256k mp3 format) to enjoy immediately.

Future Past is the band’s first-ever digipak release and they are thrilled with the results. Featuring elegant artwork designed by ithinkitsnice (who designed the latest album and singles for Blu Mar Ten), with stunning photography by long-time band photographer Susan Jennings, and printed on a high end multi-color offset press to luxurious, yet eco-friendly, 100% recycled Enviroboard™ by Groove House Records, this is one album you will truly appreciate owning in physical form.

Eco-Friendly 6-Panel Digipak of Future Past
Eco-Friendly 6-Panel Digipak of Future Past by Lovespirals

The Chillcast with Anji Bee, will premier Lovespirals’ first new single – “Shine” –  on episode #190.  In case you haven’t heard the show before, it is a one-hour free mp3 download of the best new downtempo, chillout, lounge, worldbeat, electropop, and more, hosted with commentary by Anji. This Friday’s episode will also include brand new tracks by Blu Mar Ten, Groove Junkies, Minus Blue, and Amanda Blank.

If you haven’t already done so, please visit the official Future Past discography page to listen to audio clips of every song, read album liner notes, and view a photo album of Lovespirals’ latest band portraits.

Chillin' with Lovespirals #71

Lovespirals bring you up to date with the release of their 4th album, Future Past. They’ve set the official pre-release date for Tuesday, Nov. 17th, but you can hear clips of every song right now on this very episode! Ryan and Anji also detail recent changes to lovespirals.com, including the new logo created by ithinkitsnice, new band photos by Susan Jennings, the Future Past discography page, audio clips, and album lyrics. They also give a big pitch for why you should join their Facebook page at facebook.com/lovespirals, invite you to join their street team with instructions for one simple task, and talk about their first interview for the new album. But the best story of this episode is about how English fan, Andrew Banville was FIRST to order the CD, for the 3rd time!!!

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