{"title":"Books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"observations-year-two-book","title":"Observations: Year Two paperback book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eObservations \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/spencertweedy.com\/observations\/archive\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eis\/was\u003c\/a\u003e a daily list blog where I shared something I experienced out in the world every day. Found objects on the street, mundane acts of beauty and oddity witnessed at festivals and venues and in the regular course of life. Anything that surprised me and made me feel like the world is a bizarre and interesting place ended up on the blog. And the cream of the crop is in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are strands of lampshade fiber dancing in the air-conditioner wind, dump truck drivers eating ice cream on the job, fathers and sons riding hoverboards, and even a tiny hairless chihuahua whose penis was so big it had trouble walking. (Sad ☹️) The book is an easy read, and you can pick it up on any page and find something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI noticed when I was compiling the \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/lit.newcity.com\/2019\/12\/16\/the-power-of-noticing-a-review-of-spencer-tweedys-observations-year-one\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efirst \u003cem\u003eObservations \u003c\/em\u003ebook\u003c\/a\u003e that the notes take on more meaning when they’re juxtaposed with others from the same week. Connections can be drawn and some sort of unconventional constellation of narratives emerges from the book as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eYear Two \u003c\/em\u003elike in \u003cem\u003eYear One\u003c\/em\u003e, each week is paired with a risograph illustration from designer \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/laurengallagher.co\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLauren Gallagher\u003c\/a\u003e that reflects, through a mix of Lauren’s astuteness and talent and the Rorschach effect, the stories it accompanies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edition is limited to 250 copies and it’s printed at For the Birds Trapped in Airports in Los Angeles. I sign every copy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spencer Tweedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40488153219149,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/9926\/1773\/files\/IMG-0393.png?v=1765318604"},{"product_id":"mirror-sound-hardcover-book","title":"Mirror Sound Book — DIY Music Recording featuring Mac DeMarco, Sharon Van Etten, Jim O'Rourke, and more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree US Shipping on Orders of $40 or More\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMirror Sound\u003c\/em\u003e is a look into the people and processes behind self-recorded music, co-created by Spencer Tweedy and Lawrence Azerrad with photography by Daniel Topete and published by Prestel in 2019.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMirror Sound\u003c\/em\u003e features contributions from some of the world’s most accomplished self-recording musicians including Blake Mills, Bobb Bruno, Bradford Cox, Cautious Clay, Dan Deacon, Eleanor Friedberger, Emitt Rhodes, Frankie Cosmos, Jay Som, Jim O’Rourke, Jonathan Rado, Juan Wauters, Juana Molina, Mac DeMarco, Matt Rendon, NNAMDÏ, Open Mike Eagle, Phil Elverum, R.A.P. Ferreira, Sadie Dupuis, Sam Evian, Sharon Van Etten, Suzanne Ciani, Tune-Yards, Ty Segall, Vagabon, Yuka Honda, and a foreword by Carrie Brownstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is a humane glimpse at what it’s like to be a musician who records and produces their own records—why they choose to work that way, what it affords them, and how it affects their music. Songs and albums that are made by self-recording musicians have a special, cohesive sound—a sound that can only be achieved when an artist marries their creativity with their tools, their head with their heart. \u003cem\u003eMirror Sound \u003c\/em\u003ecelebrates and reveals the special sound of self-recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9.5 x 0.67 x 11.75 inches, hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 192 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spencer Tweedy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157249589325,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/9926\/1773\/files\/cover-full.jpg?v=1708405701"},{"product_id":"observations-year-one-paperback","title":"Observations: Year One paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"obs-word\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObservations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis my blog about things around me: people on the street, art and design, politics, and music. I write it as a series of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/spencertweedy.com\/observations\"\u003edaily lists\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve written\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"obs-word\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObservations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevery day since July 17, 2018, and now, to mark its first anniversary, I’m printing a chapbook:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObservations: Year One\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book distills the blog. It takes 410 nuggets of life from the past year and connects them in new ways. And it pairs each week with a mesmerizing risograph illustration by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/laurengallagher.co\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLauren Gallagher\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI learned a lot from the past year of writing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"obs-word\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObservations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. I learned that little things can feel important when you give them space of their own. And that noticing begets more noticing. 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