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Max Fischer is back! well, at least Schwartzman is back… you know Jason Schwartzman, actor, drummer, Coppola relative. finally liberated from behind the kit of Phantom Planet, Schwartzman has gone out on his own and made a really charming record under the name Coconut Records. there’s a few solid party jams, but it’s mostly breezy summer pop. totally sunny + goes down easy (think corona on a hot day).

looks like Schwartzman’s self-releasing this one too on his new imprint Young Baby Records. according to the site, there’s no plans to distribute the album in stores, but you can buy a ltd edition copy off the Young Baby website complete with “bonus content and a one of a kind item from Jason.” whatever that means. its also available for download from the usual suspects. check out a few tracks over at the Coconut Records myspace (definitely hit up Nighttiming). and have a look at this rather interesting video clip for West Coast…

and for you Coconut Records nerds, you’ll never guess who produced the record… Mike Einziger from Incubus! i actually remember last fall producing an interview with those dudes and he totally spilled the beans about the Schwartzman record… i never would have expected it to be this good though. who produces the Incubus records anyway?

Posted on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 at 3:05 pm by Geoff M. and is filed under The NewMusic.

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