Happy May Day! We’re on a compilation of comrades called Lake of Fake Live, vol. 1.
Small Awesome is pleased to present Small Awesome Big Band who are pleased to present our song, “Singing Skull”, which is decidedly not live.

It is a studio outtake from our sessions at Caffeinated Recordings recording SONGER
Faiz played guitars and sang, and Jim played bass and drums.
It was recorded and mixed by Matt Engstrom

Lake of Fake Live, vol. 1 contains previously unreleased live and studio material from 15 bands hailing from all over the US including:
Oakland, CA | Chicago, IL | South Bend, IN | St. Louis, MO
Durham, NC | Austin, TX | Kenosha, WI

Music by the Gary, Hungry Man, Kowloon Walled City, the Conformists, Andy Cohen and Light Coma, Dianogah, Mayor for Life, the Cell Phones, Fowlmouth, French Goodbye, Maple Stave, Porch, the Rutabega, Small Awesome Big Band, and My Canadian Girlfriend.

Please enjoy the compilation in full below:

Happy Tax Day! It’s our sixth birthday as a live band.

Fittingly, Small Awesome is featured performing our third single from SONGER,
“Rats and Creeps” live on the premiere episode of The Dudley Digest.
This show has been a long time coming from viral video vaudevillian Mr. King and his pal Dudley, and we’re gripped to be a part of whatever these two have cooking. Our friends from South Bend, the Rutabega provided the excellent theme song.

It’s……..weird. Enjoy!

SONGER is the objectively good new album by Small Awesome
SONGER is the second album by the duo of Faiz Razi and Jim MacGregor who are extant under the name Small Awesome
SONGER is built on musical conceits established on Small Awesome’s divided debut album, Still Awesome, released as a set of twinned EPs, Awesome and Still
SONGER is ten compositions arranged in a dramatic musical arc full of pastoral pleasures and unexpected turns
SONGER is performed almost exclusively with stringed instruments and voice, save for a single hi-hat and some saxophones
SONGER is full of winding arrangements, romantic musical figures, and deliberately pretty minimalism that still land somewhere opposite of folk
SONGER is the result of three years of careful recording and mixing with their right-hand man, Matt Engstrom and their man, Mouse
SONGER is preceded by the release of the animated “Breech Born” lyric video with accompanying sheet music

SONGER is also preceded by the first radio single, “Sold You Out”

SONGER is out on April 1st, 2016. Available on vinyl and digital download on Sick Room Records

“Rats and Creeps” is the third single from SONGER:

Most of this is not a joke. See you ’round the ecosphere!

Happy Easter Sunday! Our record was supposed to come out on Good Friday, but there were complications, and its birth has been delayed until April Fool’s Day.
Thanks for holding!
Until then, here is the video for the second single off of SONGER,
“Breech Born”, which is about being born under complications.

The video was animated by Faiz over three days at Columbia
and this particular song was recorded by Small Awesome

You may also peruse the sheet music for it in the gallery below.

Happy Ides of March. In celebration, here is a song about betrayal.
“Sold You Out” is the first single from our new record, SONGER,
which will be available on Good Friday, March 25th via Sick Room Records

HAPPY LEAP YEAR. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL EXCITING SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES ABOUT EXCELLENT THINGS

Heads-up! In our modest celebration of Halloweek, Small Awesome is proud to present the new video for our song, “It So” from our old release, the Still E.P. The video was filmed by Beth Wiedner, Faiz Razi and Jim MacGregor. The song, “It So” was recorded by Matt Engstrom at Caffeinated Recordings. Enjoy!

Dear folks,
After a year out working on a new record,
we are back on the fine stage at Schuba’s.
with Breathe Owl Breathe and Coins
Wednesday August 12th, 9pm 21+

see you there!

I woke up wearing only this shirt, if that’s disturbing enough for you

Dear Jim and Matt,
Dudes, I’m totally sorry I slept through the morning when we were scheduled to mix the new record, Still Awesome at my place the other day.  I’m also sorry that I kept you guys waiting outside for approximately seventy minutes while I got my beauty sleep.
When I did get up, we did do a really smashing job of mixing the new record, Still Awesome, and it sounds better than anything I’ve ever done, and you guys are the best around.
If a picture can tell a story, allow me to provide these screenshots from my phone showing the texts and missed calls, etc. There’s a choice one from Bradley R. Weissenberger in there that also made my day:

Lastly, if I may draw attention to the excellent photo Jim took of our illustrious engineer, Mr. Matt Engstrom shown here on the right, let it be noted that the brand of monitors we used was “T’Annoy”.

Fitting.

You dudes are the best dudes.

Sincerely,

Faiz

Here is the new Small Awesome demo, entitled “Breech Born”, which was composed and scored for Faiz’ “Sound Theory and Practice” class at Columbia. To quote Jim: “If I understand this correctly, you have to zippity-do-dah a song to gain favor with your educational overlords, and wish this “piece” to be considered canonically Small Awesome?”

Naturally.  Enjoy!