FOR PEOPLE LIKE US, by Bryan Master

FOR PEOPLE LIKE US

by Bryan Master

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$9.99 USD

1.	MOMENTS LIKE THIS 04:13	info
2.	A MAN FOR OTHERS 04:34	info	buy track
3.	ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP 04:14	info
4.	BORN OUT OF THE BREAKDOWN 03:00	info
5.	LET ME COME IN (feat. LIZ PHAIR) 04:38	info	buy track
6.	AN IRISH GOODBYE (feat. JORDAN ZEVON) 04:09	info	buy track
7.	LOST ANGELES (JOEY'S SONG) 04:56	info	buy track
8.	INDEPENDENCE DAY 04:53	info	buy track
9.	KARMACIDE 04:02	info
10.	PADDLE OUT 04:04	info	buy track
11.	WAKE UP...A NICKEL'S WORTH OF FREE ADVICE (feat. DON McCLOSKEY) 04:21	info	buy track
12.	A POCKET FULL OF DREAMS 05:05	info	buy track

about

“To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.”
- William Penn

Struggle is the central theme throughout Bryan Master’s third solo effort, For People Like Us. It’s like a lyrical schizophrenic therapy session between the ‘you’ that you wanted to be, and the ‘you’ that you’ve become…in most cases, the ‘Us’ being two versions of Master, himself. For People Like Us strives to remind us of how important each moment is…and that the journey is as important as the destination.

The album’s credits read like an indie-artists’ wishlist: Liz Phair, Rami Jaffee, Jordan Zevon, Jonny Polonsky and Pete Yorn’s entire backing band…just to name(drop) a few. Recorded in Los Angeles, under the supervision of seasoned musician, TV/Film score composer and Producer Evan Frankfort, the duo wanted to record a classic-sounding, multifarious album with an ensemble cast - consisting entirely of friends and respected colleagues.

The album chronicles an artist’s decade-long struggle – a coming-of-age tale that touches on themes including success, fame, art, love, freedom, altruism, desperation, idealism, God, family, life and death. The setting: New Jersey, New York City and Los Angeles, circa 2000 - 2010. Autobiographical? You might say that.

The story is told through an eclectic batch of complex, lush instrumentations and melodic vocals. You’ll hear draws from his Irish roots, melodic nods to the classic sounds that defined his native New Jersey/Philadelphia scene in the '50s & '60s and a blend of alt-rock, Baroque Chamber/pop and ambient, cinematic sound-scapes. It plays like a motion picture soundtrack – each song with its own unique mood and texturing, but with a common thread weaving them all together.

The making of this record, alone, was a struggle - three years in the making. Since 2008, Master has been re-defining what it truly means to be an “indie” artist, one song…and one dollar, at a time. He found himself without label support or solicited funding, and made a truly ‘indie’ record – he funded it himself. Three years and 12 tracks later, it’s a huge-sounding, professionally produced album. This certainly doesn’t sound like an indie-album…but you can feel the artistic struggle and soul of his punk roots and “do-it-yourself” ethos in every song.

So who is the ‘Us’ in the story? Us is the artists, altruists, idealists, the lovers, the dreamers…people who get it…people like us.

credits

released March 15, 2011

Produced, Engineered & Mixed by
EVAN FRANKFORT

Recorded at Would Work Sound - Los Angeles CA

Track Listing:
1. Moments Like This (Don't Come Along for People Like Us)
2. A Man for Others
3. All the Way to the Top
4. Born Out of the Breakdown
5. Let Me Come In (featuring LIZ PHAIR)
6. An Irish Goodbye (featuring JORDAN ZEVON)
7. Lost Angeles (Joey's Song)
8. Independence Day
9. Karmacide
10. Paddle Out
11. Wake Up...A Nickel's Worth of Free Advice (featuring DON McCLOSKEY)
12. A Pocket Full of Dreams

Featuring the musical talents of:
RAMI JAFFEE
LUKE ADAMS
JONNY POLONSKY
JOE AYOUB
SHAUN HAGUE
NICK AMOROSO
BRIAN KUKAN
EVAN FRANKFORT
CHUCK FAY
SCOTT SEIVER
ZAK SCHAFFER
JESSY GREENE
DON McCLOSKEY
JORDAN ZEVON
and
LIZ PHAIR

Also visit:
www.bryanmastermusic.com
www.facebook.com/bryanmastermusic
www.myspace.com/bryanmaster

license

about

BRYAN MASTER Los Angeles, California

Bryan Master is a seasoned Composer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist & Audio Producer.

He is also the Co-Founder & EP at SOUND+FISSION Music House.

He is proudly represented by - and affiliated with - CAA, SESAC & GDR LLP. ... more

soundandfission.com

contact / help

Contact BRYAN MASTER

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like FOR PEOPLE LIKE US, you may also like:

Guilty of Everything
by Nothing

Philly-based Nothing craft atmospheric rock that bridges melodic and introspective with loud, fuzzy and rawkus. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 6, 2014
go to album
Safe Under Water
by Oliver Divone

A concept record about hiding under the ocean told with dreamy synths, buried vocals, and soft programmed drums. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 10, 2018
go to album
Going Strange
by R.J.F.

Cermony's Ross John Farrar experiments with synths, bass, & percussion to make music similar to that from the '80s homemade tape scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2023
go to album
Flower Of Life [LP]
by Taleen Kali

"Flower Of Life" yanks riot grrrl south through the unmistakable garage psych sound indispensable to the last 20-odd years of rock music out of Los Angeles. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 2, 2023
go to album
Apoptosis
by Inner Wave

A hazy delight from the Los Angeles band; Chillwave synth lines co-mingle with psychedelic guitars, crisp drums, and luxe string samples. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 6, 2021
go to album
Another Place to Need
by A.O. Gerber

Moody, atmospheric songs where heavy atmosphere gathers around feathery vocals and shoegaze-ballad guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable May 30, 2020
go to album
Low Hum EP
by Low Hum

Psych-rock that finds the balance between expansive dreaminess and driving energy. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 28, 2018
go to album