{"title":"Jared Mees","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Jared Mees collection. 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From the sci-fi themed orchestral epic \"Trampling Daisies\" to hoedown barn burner \"In The Fall\" to feel good pop gem \"The Tallest Building in Hell\", Jared Mees \u0026amp; The Grown Children deliver a diverse yet cohesive group of lyric-heavy power folk jams. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTLE-014 (2006)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TLE Music","offers":[{"title":"Digital","offer_id":52272887759136,"sku":"icl1788071658343","price":6.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52272887791904,"sku":"uoh1788071658344","price":7.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/7054\/5440\/files\/jared-mees-the-grown-children---caffeine-alcohol-sunshine-money_1.jpg?v=1788071662"},{"product_id":"jared-mees-if-you-wanna-swim-with-the-sharks","title":"Jared Mees - If You Wanna Swim With the Sharks...","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003eThe debut album from Portland songsmith Jared Mees is as much a linguistic journey as it is a sonic one. Fall into these splendid narratives about hard times, long nights, half-full drinks and half-alive friends. \"If you wanna swim with the sharks...you gotta concentrate,\" was uttered to Mees by a homeless passerby one hot summer night in Hollywood. 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Real Connection chronicles Mees’ 2018 nervous breakdown, the depression and disconnection that brought him to the edge of sanity, and the breakthroughs that can eventually come through breakdowns. Over the record’s 10 songs, Mees opens his brain and soul up, exploring thorny subjects like the disconnection of a hyper-connected life, the vacuous-ness of social media artifice, the re-establishment of confidence following a crisis and ultimately the redemption and search for a higher power in a post-God belief system. These difficult subjects are juxtaposed by a light hearted, poppy production from Paul Laxer (Typhoon) and the instrumental prowess of Jesse Bettis, Jake Hershman, Becca Shultz, Kyle Moore, Brian Park, Ben “Snax” Turner and Alex Fitch. Oscillating effortlessly from 80’s pop to dark indie synth rock to 90’s fuzz and back to 80’s pop, Real Connection’s exploration of disparate yet unified sonic landscapes match the lyrical exploration of connection, redemption and hope in the midst of depression and sorrow. Recorded in 2019 in multiple studios and a cabin on the Santiam river, Real Connection is in many ways a sonic departure from the indie-folk romps of Mees’ past work, yet Laxer’s production along with Cam Spies’ (Radiation City) smooth but dynamic mixes gives the heavy subject matter a buoyancy that is true to Mees roots - soulful songs with heartfelt lyrics and catchy hooks that stand in the gap between darkness and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTLE-094 (2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TLE Music","offers":[{"title":"Digital","offer_id":52272888742176,"sku":"xsh1788071670559","price":6.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":52272888774944,"sku":"rxu1788071670560","price":12.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/7054\/5440\/files\/jared-mees---real-connection_1.jpg?v=1788071675"},{"product_id":"jared-mees-life-is-long","title":"Jared Mees - Life is Long","description":"\u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen to the song \"Echo Chamber\" \u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/297114249%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-fFYJR\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;inverse=false\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;show_user=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nJared Mees’ fourth album employs many of the poet’s traditional tools: metaphor and simile, alliteration and euphony, rhyme and aphorism, variation in voice and point of view. 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