Episode 06: David Mead From "Indi" to "Indie" Since being signed to RCA records in 1998, David Mead has been continuously re-inventing his approach to writing, recording, releasing and promoting pop music. After rejecting the trappings of celebrity, he became a fearless marketer, leveraging his loyal fan base and cultivating music relationships to jump start new and ambitious songwriting and recording projects. |
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Cobra Pumps (2019) |
David Mead | David Mead |
Bedtime Story Mead's 2019 album opens engagingly, with a burst of bell-tone vocalizations and a storyteller pitching a premise that promises to be worth our while. |
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Mine and Yours (2001) |
David Mead | Adam Schlesinger |
Mine and Yours Propelled by a resonant, backbeat snare and alternating, short, legato bass phrases, this superbly melodic song has amazing staying power and a well-produced chorus. And check out those lyrics! |
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Tangerine (2005) |
David Mead | Brad Jones |
Fighting For Your Life A playful dance of chord suspension gives way to a half-time verse and a double-time chorus. "Come on, baby, try to love the things you never liked." So fun. |
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Mine and Yours (2001) |
David Mead | Adam Schlesinger |
Girl On the Roof Percussive, bouncy and inescapably infectious. |
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Indiana (2004) |
David Mead | David Henry |
Indiana "I'm in the middle of nowhere / Population of one." From its hooky intro to the intimate tale of its verse, and through its easily singable chorus, Indiana puts you in the passenger seat, on tour with a road-weary relationship. |
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Almost & Always (2008) |
Bill DeMain, David Mead | Brad Jones |
Love Don't Leave Me Now "Ice is on the river in our sleepy autumn town." / "Aurora Borealis in the twinkling of your eye." Poetic prose over hypnotic picking, leading into layers of angelic vocals supporting the bridge. |
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Dudes (2010) |
David Mead |
Ethan Eubanks, David Mead Exec Producer Adam Schlesinger |
Happy Birthday, Marty Ryan A rowdy celebration of manhood and growing older, punctuated by clanging guitars and a mischievously wild vocal. |
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Cobra Pumps (2019) |
David Mead | David Mead |
Poster Child One smooth groove. Nothin' but net. |
(Title / Artist / Album)
Opening Medley Indiana / David Mead / Indiana Sicily / David Mead / Almost and Always
Davey Ukulele and the Gag Time Gang /
David Mead, Bill DeMain, David Henry, Paul Deakin / Robert Bradley's Postcard / David Mead / The Library of Time Making it Up Again / David Mead / Tangerine Love Don't Leave Me Now / David Mead / Almost and Always Happy Birthday, Marty Ryan / David Mead / Dudes Ordinary Life / David Mead / Indiana Poster Child / David Mead / Cobra Pumps Last Train Home / David Mead / Almost and Always Tangerine / David Mead / Tangerine
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