If the Island of Misfit Toys elected a team of cultural ambassadors, Logan Lynn would be its poet laureate. In Portland, Oregon’s pulsating indie music scene, he occupies a singular position: an emo prophet with a penchant for electronic beats, preaching the Good Word to drug-damaged crybabies and unemployed, bearded yuppies.
Interestingly, Logan Lynn’s musical roots extend back to his grandmother, LaVanda Mae Fielder – a piano and vocal instructor, whose students included a young man by the name of Johnny Cash. Logan Lynn’s unavoidable folk music DNA, combined with his passion for dance music, weave together an undeniably innovative approach to songwriting.
Lynn initially generated buzz with his first two full length albums, particularly in the LGBT communities of Portland, San Francisco, and New York City. However, his vast appeal was truly recognized with the release of his 2007 Feed Me To The Wolves EP, the title track of which was popular on MTV’s Logo Channel. The EP also quickly captured the attention of The Dandy Warhols frontman, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, who immediately signed him to The Dandy Warhols’ label, Beat The World Records.
Early reviews of From Pillar To Post, Lynn’s upcoming release on Beat The World Records, has drawn wide comparisons, ranging from The Postal Service to M83, Lykke Li, Cut Copy, Ladytron, Goldfrapp, and even indie rockers, Metric. URB Magazine proclaimed, “Sonically adventurous, yet possessing the pop sensibilities that lesser artists would forsake in the name of artsiness, Lynn is set to become the new golden boy of sensitive electro-pop.”
UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE
“delightfully warm synth-pop…Feed Me to the Wolves toes the line between Cut Copy’s epic chimes and Ladytron’s dancefloor squiggling.”
URB MAGAZINE
+ Reviewed by Amorn Bholsangngam
The term “emo” has gradually evolved into a derogatory term over the years. Ever since men’s eyeliner sales reached their peak sometime in the middle of our decade, “emo” has been a label that not only musicians but people in general have tried to steer clear of. Yet Portland synth-popster Logan Lynn has embraced the term, unabashedly employing it to describe the musical and lyrical heart that he has proudly displayed on his sleeve. Paired with DJ Carlos Cortes of Assemble the Empire, the singer/songwriter sets his heartfelt confessionals to the sound of blaring synths, driving drum rhythms, and pulsing basslines. Sonically adventurous yet possessing the pop sensibilities that lesser artists would forsake in the name of artsiness, Lynn is set to become the new golden boy of sensitive electro-pop. “Burning Your Glory” is a more pensive moment for Lynn, as he fuses playful electronics with forlorn balladry.
USA TODAY
“Fans of electronic compositions and mood music will enjoy Logan Lynn, whose efforts are variously described as electro-pop and emotronic. He has been working on a CD that is scheduled for general release in the fall of 2009.”
MTV
Logan Lynn featured and interviewed on MTV’s “NEWNOWNEXT” show on Logo.
+ http://www.logoonline.com/video/misc/274255/logan-lynn-on-newnownext-music.jhtml?id=1594234
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