Collamer Circle, by Justin Levinson

Collamer Circle

by Justin Levinson

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Barrissey Sometimes you hear an album and you wonder "why doesn't everyone know who this guy is?" Well this is one of those albums.
Well crafted pop gems every one with just the right amount of power pop jangle to lift even the saddest of hearts.
Buy this NOW! Favorite track: Tin Foil Hat Parade.

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1.	Madeline For The Win 03:17	buy track
2.	California Sun 03:07	buy track
3.	Lead Me To You 02:59	buy track
4.	Send Some Love My Way 02:56	buy track
5.	Baby You've Arrived 02:53	buy track
6.	I Need Somebody Now 03:57	buy track
7.	Mirabelle 02:44	buy track
8.	Then and There 02:50	buy track
9.	Tin Foil Hat Parade 03:43	buy track
10.	No One Can Be Your Everything 02:49	buy track
11.	Burn Your Whole World To The Ground 02:37	buy track
12.	I Wasn't Capable 03:33	buy track
13.	She Spreads Sunshine Everywhere 02:55	buy track
14.	Tuning Out And Plugging In 03:08	buy track

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Vermont singer-songwriter Justin Levinson is due to release Collamer Circle, his fifth full-length album—and first since his return from a four-year stint in Los Angeles.

Joining forces with fellow Vermont-based songsmith Ben Patton, the project marks the first official collaboration between the two award-winning singer-songwriters, strengthening a musical bond that dates back to the duo’s high school years.

Patton, a critically-lauded musician in his own right with twelve albums under his belt, is a co-writer on most of Collamer Circle’s songs. The musical partnership seems only natural, given their shared musical upbringing, with both the duo’s fathers (Bob Levinson and Will Patton, respectively) constantly on the road or in the studio.

The pair’s interest in and encouragement of each other’s musical trajectories eventually led to Levinson reaching out to Patton in late 2019—right as the COVID epidemic was starting to ramp up—and proposing a weekly co-writing session.

With the goal of keeping each other’s creative fires lit amid the isolation and uncertainty produced by the pandemic, Levinson described the sessions with Patton as “profoundly therapeutic and reflective. We were finishing each other’s musical sentences, while also pushing each other to think outside the box.”

This collaboration formed the groundwork for several of the songs on Collamer Circle, which tackles themes ranging from the complicated side of relationships (“Burn Your Whole World”, “Madeline, For the Win”), importance of self-awareness (“I Wasn’t Capable”, “Then and There”), and readiness to accept love (“She Spreads Sunshine”, “Lead Me to You”).

The record is tied together by Justin and Ben’s mutual knack for melodic hooks, strong harmonies, and ambitious musical arrangements, represented in the upbeat power pop and emotionally-charged ballads that have always been present in the duo’s respective song catalogs. In addition to his lyrical contributions, Patton shares co-producing and engineering duties with Adam Popick, another longtime collaborator of Levinson’s. At the helm for mixing and mastering is studio wiz and 8084 frontman André Maquera.

“Collamer Circle” will celebrate its release at Venetian Soda Lounge (266 Pine Street #122, Burlington, VT) on September 8th (7:30pm), in what will be Levinson’s first Vermont performance in nearly eight years. His band features an all-star cast of seasoned Vermont musicians, with Patton on guitar, Joshua Glass on piano, Jack Vignone on bass, and Simon Plumpton on drums.

Stay tuned for future tour announcements at www.justinlevinson.com

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released September 7, 2023

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