#LIFE

total loss

2012-01-29T16:22:00.000-08:00

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∆∆∆ FAVE 20!!s ∆∆∆

2011-11-27T10:09:00.000-08:00

what an amazing year for music. based on the last couple years i feel like 2012 is going to be incredibly special :+)

***

top 25 recs of

2k!! MMXI 2011

(in no particular order)

united waters – your first ever river

i haven't been moved so much by an artist in this style since i first heard the glow part 2

if you haven't heard this, cop it, get lit, throw on some headphones, and repeat

araabmuzik – electronic dream

timely as hell

when this is on there's no question we're taking the first deep breaths of this new century

asap rocky – liveloveA$AP

i know it's early i know it's contentious but this shit to me sounds like hip-hop hall of fame type shit

most exciting voice in rap realllllly tho

plus ferg comes thru w the goofball verse of the decade

tim hecker – ravedeath, 1972

wow. woah. so gorgeous. so lush and depressing.

sleep ∞ over – forever

beautiful and powerful music

really detailed too-- grew on me so much over the year

sleeper pop classic

terius nash – 1977

this record also grew on me immensely

on first listen i was like, ok, ya

now i can't stop listening -- the first five or six songs in sequence are absolutely killer

call back the giants – the risisng

absolutely the weirdest most spaced out shit of 20!!

'wrong at any speed' but so beautiful and wild

wolves in the throne room – celestial lineage

heavy as fuck and totally gorgeous

spaceghostpurrp – blackland radio 66.6 (1991)

yesssssssssssssssss

and everthing else this dude did this year huge year

this guy is WEIRD and toooooo trill

most anticipated 2012 dude for sure

holy other – with u

so sad so stark so special

cannot wait for new music from this man

diddy dirty money – last train to paris

wait, what? puffy did what?

most eclectic pop award

julia holter – tragedy

i don't remember a record that struck me as this straight up cinematic (since fantomas' delerium cordia)

beautiful, insane, aggressive but also hell of tender moments

light asylum – in tension

so thrilled this finally got released!!!

powerful anthems from an unmistakably powerful sprirt

pure X – pleasure

the most melancholic and sweet record of the year

absolutely love this boy's voice so innocent so spiritual

locrian – the clearing

dark spaces, sombre tones, sonic voyages

heart rending explorations of patience and anger

oj da juiceman – culinary art school 2

luger blastoff shit + oj's RIDICULOUS metaphors and ad libs = fuck w this

nguzunguzu – the perfect lullaby

this and their 'timesup' ep make for the best party zone of 2011

shabazz palaces – black up

these dudes are the best live act out right now period so sick

probably the most experimental record on this list
i think one of the most important rap records of all time

oneohtrix point never – replica

stoned and strange but somehow totally familiar

beautiful moments, funny moments, so much to chew on

pete swanson – man with potential

like aliens struggling to explain ibiza

torched darude + yellow swans

fatima al qadiri – genre-specific xperience

bizarro club zones

eery as fuck high fashion robot hyphy

real estate – days

one of the best sounding records ever

such a deep and pleasant trip

soulja boy – juice

HIGH RIGHT LOW LEFT

i put this shit on and get my lean w/ a smile on

s beezy = one of our great living weirdos he's always doing deandre and nothing else

burzum – fallen

unrelentingly heavy and angry sounds from another one of our great living weirdos
def would NOT want to hang w this guy, but i think i will listen to everything he ever puts out

prurient – bermuda drain

this + the 'time's arrow' ep = MAN OF THE YEAR

heavy horrifying and lovely sometimes all at once?

there were, of course, 100s of killer recs this year. also peep EXCELLENT AMAZING ETC. records from dj rashad, grouper, balam acab, burial, surachai, clams casino, mr. muthafuckin exquire, elite gymnastics, mitochondrian, machinedrum, colin stetson, pictureplane, etc. also, without a doubt, best of the year contenders!!!

<3 u
<3 new htdw end of winter <3

CHANGE YOURSELF

2011-11-08T19:45:00.000-08:00

CHANGE YOURSELF

i have missed u so much
new lp soon

-tom

also: LOVE YOURSELF (new link btw)

also: come out & say hey

so thrilled for this tour

12/1 Brisbane, AUS - Oh Hello
12/2 Perth, AUS - The Bakery
12/3 Melbourne, AUS - Phoenix
12/7 Sydney, AUS - Good God
12/8 Auckland, NZ - Third & Social
12/10 Adelaide, AUS - The Metro
12/12 Tokyo, JAP - The Unit

~ SD 2 (ELITE GYMNASTICS BAPTISM) ~ & TOUR DATES

2011-10-10T22:00:00.000-07:00

a few weeks ago I covered a song by elite gymnastics (DL HERE). it was an honor-- their record 'ruin' on acephale recs is one of my favorite releases of 2k11 and 'here in heaven 2' is among my fave tunes in a long, long while. so beautiful, so moving.

when i sent them my cover, they promised they'd reciprocate my gesture with a remix of my song 'suicide dream 2' from my Just Once EP... Just Once is really important to me--- sd2 in particular. when Holy Other remixed it a few months ago, i was blown away, completely floored. and now, it's an honor to present the incredibly special 'suicide dream 2 (elite gymnastics baptism)' for u to hear and share.

Suicide Dream 2 (elite gymnastics baptism) by yourstrulysf

!~so stoked on this~!

there's only a handful of copies of the Just Once 10" left plz cop that <3 <3 <3

thank u so much for your support <3 <3 <3

<p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://yourstrulysf.bandcamp.com/track/suicide-dream-2-orchestral-version"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Suicide Dream 2 (Orchestral Version) by How To Dress Well&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p>

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In other news come out and say hi

HTDW ALIVE

December 2nd - Perth, Australia - The Bakery

December 3rd - Melbourne, Australia - Phoenix
December 7th - Sydney, Australia - Good God
December 8th - Auckland, New Zealand - Third & Social
December 12th - Tokyo, Japan - UNIT

:+) In other other news, news on new LP soon :+)

yours, tom

true to you i'm true to me too

2011-10-03T00:24:00.000-07:00

big news very soon <3 <3 <3

-tom

AUGUST DON'T FORGET

2011-07-31T12:46:00.000-07:00

HTDW LIVE AUGUST

06.08.11 – OFF Festival, Katowice, Poland

08.08.11 – The Arches, Glasgow, UK

09.08.11 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

10.08.11 – Thekla, Bristol, UK

12.08.11 – The Haunt, Brighton, UK

13.08.11 – Sukkerbiten, Oslo, Norway

gonna spend 2 weeks in london after oslo finishing my next LP :+)

& maybe look for a possible very special very rare performance LDN :+)

please come out to the shows & say hey

i can't wait to see u, because even tho we don't know each other yet i think we will really like each other u know?

<3 tom

DECISIONS JUST ONCE

2011-07-16T06:37:00.000-07:00

<p>&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://yourstrulysf.bandcamp.com/album/just-once-ep"&amp;amp;gt;Just Once EP by yours truly&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;</p>

THANK YOU SO MUCH

LOVE YOU SO MUCH

-tk

∆∆∆ JUST ONCE ∆∆∆

2011-06-15T13:00:00.000-07:00

... once

each thing, only once.

Just once and no more. And we too

once. Never again. But this having been once,

even if only once: to have been of the earth seems irrevocable.

- rilke

JUST ONCE JUST ONCE

thank u so much for your love and support

<3 tom

BIG NEWS THIS WEEK

2011-06-13T12:29:00.000-07:00

leaving tomorrow for sonar fest and lil european tour (see dates below, come say hi !!!)
for today, however,

TRANSMISSIONS FROM A WISTFUL PLACE

Transmissions from a Wistful Place - mixtape by How to Dress Well for Domino Radio by disconaivete

ya dis a teaser for big news to come this week :+) weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

lovin u is soooo easy,
tom

EUROPEAN TOUR SUMMER 2011

2011-05-25T23:51:00.000-07:00

EUROPE SUMMER HTDW

6/17 Sonar Festival Barcelona

6/22 XOYO London

6/23 DNA Brussels

6/24 Trouw Amsterdam

6/25 Gruner Salon Berlin

6/28 Landmark Bergen

6/29 Sodra Teatern Stockholm

7/02 Roskilde Denmark

{7/17 Pitchfork Festival Chicago, USA}

8/6 OFF Festival Katowice,Poland
8/8 Glasgow
8/9 Manchester
8/10 Bristol
8/11 Brighton
8/12 London
8/13 Oya Festival Oslo,Norway

∆ EP ∆

2011-03-23T00:13:00.000-07:00

details soon

∆ TOTAL LOSS ∆

2011-03-17T22:35:00.000-07:00

TOTAL LOSS

T TA OSS

O A LO S

T OSS

L LO

T O

TOTAL LOSS

∆∆∆ FAMILY ∆∆∆

2011-02-28T16:29:00.000-08:00

so full of gratitude and respect right now. oh my god so many endless thank yous to everyone who came out to the shows this weekend LA SF PORTLAND i absolutely LOVE every single one of u – it was amazing to meet so many of u so much positivity it is a beautiful thing <3 <3 <3 so much LOVE for chelsea wolfe for shlomo and oh my god playing with grouper in portland last nite straight up CHAANGED ME. so funereal, so patient, so unbelievably special. what an unbelievably rare life.

just to show my love for u here's a mp3 download of my cover of r. kelly's 'i wish'--- u remember, from this vid? here's a rip of the audio, complete with the part where i mess up the piano line ;) send this around to ur loved ones please, to your family.

Waking Up To Life Sometimes Seems Worse – How to Dress Well by htdwmusic
[SOUNDCLOUD IS ACTING WEIRD SO HERE'S THE MP3]

i hope you all are living well. u make it so good for me. FAMILY.
-tom

∆∆∆ SUICIDE DREAM 1 & 2 ∆∆∆

2011-02-01T18:20:00.000-08:00

Parisian videographer Jamie Harley and I have been collaborating for the past year and it has been the greatest blessing. Thank you Jamie for your insane diligence and unending support. Thank you for your beautiful work. I am so happy our destiny's paths have crossed. FUTURE.

<3 HTDW

∆∆∆ LOVE REMAINS GOLD ∆∆∆

2011-02-01T09:44:00.000-08:00

2 THINGS

LOVE REMAINS IS OFFICIALLY OUT WORLDWIDE NOW!!!! THANKS 2 MY LOVELY HOMIES AT TRI ANGLE RECORDS, LOVE REMAINS IS NOW IN ALL GOOD RECORD STORES IN EUROPE ASIA WORLDWIDE. AMAZON HMV ROUGH TRADE BOOMKAT CD DIGITAL LP! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!! WHAT U SEE ABOVE = FIRST 400 PRESSED HAVE GOLD DEBOSSED TEXT AND WHITE VINYL PURE DECADENCE SWAG!!!! COP THOSE ASAP!

2)

THANK YOU SO MUCH 2 EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THE SHOWS THIS PAST WEEKEND. BROOKLYN I LOVE YOU. TORONTO I LOVE YOU. MONTREAL I LOVE YOU. SUCH BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AND SO MUCH SWEET LOVE FROM EVERYONE. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME THAT YOU ALL COME OUT AND GIVE ME YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION I CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH--- I AM IN YOUR DEBT.

ALSO, IF YOU WERE AT THE SHOWS, YOU ALREADY KNO = GRIMES IS THE ABSOLUTE TOPS! BUY HER RECORD REVIEW HER RECORD LOVE HER SHE'S A DOLL!!!!

woo. again, thank u so much for your support.
love,
htdw

∆∆∆ HTDW + AUTRE NE VEUT + GRIMES = DOPEST WEEKEND ALL WINTER ∆∆∆

2011-01-25T22:45:00.001-08:00

heyyyyyyyy
so friday: brooklyn show with autre ne veut SOLD OUT soooooo hyped
so saturday: toronto show with grimes YAAAAAAAYYYYYYY
n sunday: montreal show with grimes WEEEEEEEEEE
(click to the links up and to tha right to peep the date details)

please come out and say hi i can't wait to thank you for your love

-htdw

∆∆∆ FAVE 2010s ∆∆∆

2010-12-23T12:11:00.000-08:00

don't get it twisted these are my official favorite recordsss of the year.

less important that shit's from 2010 --- what's really special is how this music all points towards 2K!!

official 2010 jams

everything deadboy released in 2010

marcus fjellstrom - schattenspieler

records from dj roc, dj nate, n dj rashad

burzum - belus

prurient & cold cave - stars explode

teengirl fantasy - 7AM

everything wiz khalifa released this year (and last year too fuck it) esp. duh black n yellow

egyptrixx - the only way up

ciara ciara ciara – her youtube is the best big year

(esp. after the nguzunguzu and dubbel dutch rmxs of her UNBELIEVABLE deuces rmx)

the dream - love king (even tho my fave song from him this year was def ciara's speechless)

nguzunguzu - mirage

salem - king night

(such an honor to play w them this year. nicest people! anyone who hates on their live show is tripping so fuck em--- their performance is so far beyond some 'rock concert' that haters can't even comprehend that shit. plus, rock concerts/musicians in general are totally played out anyway)

blondes - touched

(2010 best live show period)

gucci mane - mr zone 6

girl unit - IRL

forest swords - dagger paths

http://www.patentleatherdaddy.com/

(consistently the best source of mixes and remixes period. best musical taste style swag)

waka flocka flame - flockaveli

(this shit makes me feel COLOSSAL – bigger even that the teflon don, which is also BIG)

yellow swans - going places

coffinworm - when all became none

was also super hyped on records from balam acab, oneohtrix point never, coco rosie, rick rosé, john wiese, acre, swans, hype williams, solo andata, yeezy (even tho he basically made the same album as sufjan stevens ha), drake, etc. ridiculously dope year for music. i'm gonna add my fave songs of 2010 list in the comments--- check that. buy these records b/c (save for the commercially successful record on this list) these artists need support to keep making their tunes.

plus, have to say: so unbelievably gracious for and blown away by all the love and support shown for htdw this year. so much love for every ear and every heart that opened up to my music--- i could never ask for anything more.

hell of thankful for 2010 and ready to go in on 2K!!,

tom

∆∆∆ poppin champagne year end list love ∆∆∆

2010-12-17T12:43:00.000-08:00

so hellllll of honored humbled excited blown away by all the year end, best of 2010 list love for 'Love Remains'!!!! please support the record if you are able (whether on iTunes, amazon, or whatev –– plz tell your local record store to stock it!!!) – and check the sidebar on the right for some upcoming tour dates n so forth. COME OUT & SAY WHAT'S UP.
<3 < 3 < 3 < 3 <3 <3 <3

love, htdw

∆∆∆ u know wut it is ∆∆∆

2010-12-15T20:42:00.000-08:00

OH MAN been recording new music like crazy these last weeks.
so into two thousand eleven. 2k11. 2k!!. 2k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fuck with me on facebook and follow on twitter and please if you can support the record (on iTunes, amazon, wherever –– make sure your local record store has that shit toooo!!!!).

ps. come out and seeeeee meeeeeee sing --- click on a city to get some tix. ridiculously excited to play with autre ne veut in nyc, grimes in montreal, and grouper in portland. plus some other dope people along the way.

1/28: BROOKLYN
1/29: TORONTO
1/30: MONTREAL

2/25: L.A.
2/26: SAN FRANCISCO
2/27: PORTLAND

pps.

∆∆∆ 2K!! GOING IN ∆∆∆

2010-12-11T16:19:00.000-08:00

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
so, BIG NEWS the great people at Tri Angle Records are releasing Love Remains in Europe and Asia on January 31st 2K!!.

FURTHER FURTHER BIG NEWS: here's some shows in 2K!!

1/28: BROOKLYN
1/29: TORONTO
1/30: MONTREAL

2/25: L.A.
2/26: SAN FRANCISCO
2/27: PORTLAND

come out and say hi. again, as always, so much fucking bottomless love for ur support.

love you,
htdw

∆∆∆ ECSTASY W JOJO // TAKE IT ON 7" ∆∆∆

2010-11-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

so i finally got my hands on some of these 7"s to sell in the US (EDIT: PLZ DO NOT ORDER FROM ME IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES!!!!) --- it has almost sold out abroad, which means these are some of the last remaining copies! the art is really, really beautiful (props to the Transparent homies for going all out on the printing, including beautiful labels on the vinyl itself). please cop one for yr collection!

here's the single again, btw.

SOLD OUT

luv,
htdw

∆∆∆ PRETTY BOY SWAG ∆∆∆

2010-10-24T20:09:00.000-07:00

yo yo yo
cmj was amazing. since a lot of people asked how to get the record/cd, here's a link. it's really out now--- i really saw it myself. the product is BEAUTIFUL!

i love every single one of you.

-htdw

∆∆∆ CMJ DATES ∆∆∆

2010-10-13T14:45:00.000-07:00

\\ Acephale Records Showcase,10/19, Shea Stadium (Brooklyn) //
\\ http://brcdbr.com show, 10/20, Ramiken Crucible (Manhattan) //
\\ Lefse Records showcase, 10/20, The Delancey (Manhattan) //
\\ Pitchfork #Offline Fest, 10/22, Brooklyn Bowl //
\\ DJing the Altered Zones party, 10/22, Glasslands (Brooklyn) //
\\ Fader fort show, 10/23, (Manhattan) //

come by, say hi

xoxoxoxox

HTDW

∆∆∆ I WISH ∆∆∆

2010-09-27T12:08:00.000-07:00

HOW TO DRESS WELL "WAKING UP TO LIFE SOMETIMES SEEMS WORSE" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

i lost my best friend and i sang this song for him. this was a really beautiful and sad experience for me – the video is the only take of the song, the first time i've ever played it, culling the lyrics from memory and singing from my soul with and for my boy.

i hope if you've lost someone you love you know that this shit is from the bottom of the heart.

love,
htdw

∆∆∆ LOVE REMAINS ∆∆∆

2010-09-20T23:36:00.000-07:00

SEPTEMBER 21 2010

JUST BROUGHT BACK THE CAPS LOCK

LOVE REMAINS

IF U CAN PLZ COP THE LP UR SUPPORT MEANS EVERYTHING 2 ME LOVE YOU – HTDW

CD/VINYL (vinyl's got a bonus jawn! COP THAT!)

MP<3

∆∆∆ THE FUTURE ∆∆∆

2010-09-16T09:50:00.000-07:00

so, LOVE REMAINS comes out this week. please support a dude and cop a copy. the vinyl pre-orders start this week and it ships next month (wif a vinyl only bonus cut!).

also: new eps to come here (digitally) and elsewhere (in real life).

i love you.

-htdw

∆∆∆ RFTW – HTDW ∆∆∆

2010-09-14T14:04:00.000-07:00

really really happy to see this song doin well
i love it so deeply and want nothing more than for others to hear and 2 love it

-htdw

also plz plz plz COP A 7"!

∆∆∆ LOVER'S START VID ∆∆∆

2010-08-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

∆∆∆ BIG WEEK – 7" & BROOKLYN SHOW ∆∆∆

2010-08-10T09:39:00.000-07:00

DO THAT RIGHT THURR

that's the cover of the new HTDW 7": A: ecstasy with jojo // AA: take it on

please support your local how to dress well and cop the new 7" on transparent records!

How To Dress Well - Ecstacy With Jojo (Single) by Pure Groove

and DO NOT SLEEP on the show at glasslands this friday!

get yr tickets here

love,

htdw

∆∆∆ FRIDAY THA 13TH ∆∆∆

2010-07-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

∆∆∆ LOVE REMAINS ∆∆∆

2010-07-29T01:35:00.000-07:00

debut LP due september 21 y'all. so excited for this.

the record features re-worked, re-touched recordings from the eps--- here's the tracklist:

01 You Hold the Water
02 Ready for the World
03 My Body
04 Suicide Dream 2
05 You Won't Need Me Where I'm Goin'
06 Can't See My Own Face
07 Walking This Dumb
08 Date of Birth
09 Escape Before the Rain
10 Endless Rain
11 Lover's Start
12 Mr. By & By
13 Decisions [ft. Yüksel Arslan]
14 Suicide Dream 1

big things poppin.

with love,

htdw

edit: mad love for the posts!

∆∆∆ 'ready for the world (twin sister remix)' ∆∆∆

2010-06-30T14:23:00.000-07:00

so much love!

extra pleased to see the gvb premiere. mad love to stereogum too. and of course pitchfork music magazine.

thank you so much for the support---- please cop a copy of the 7".

love,
htdw

∆∆∆ ready for the world 7" on pre-order blast ∆∆∆

2010-06-23T14:33:00.000-07:00

so so stoked to announce a 7" for 'ready for the world.'

especially pleased to have a rad remix from twin sister on the flip.

COP THAT SHIT RIGHT HERE!!!!

thank you so much for your love and support.

other big things poppin soon y'all, including new tunes.

-htdw

ps. extra extra extra excited to come back to brooklyn on friday the 13th!

EDIT: thanks to pfork for putting this on blast

PSS. while i'm at it: while there's a twin sister remix on the record, here's a remix from twins from peace age records. so SICK!

Ready for the world (twins remix) by howtodresswell

will release a few other remixes soon! love, htdw

∆∆∆ big news sooon ∆∆∆

2010-06-13T02:34:00.000-07:00

big news sooon: a couple 7"s;

live dates; full-length.

keep ya eyes peeled. missin you.

-htdw

∆∆∆ suicide dream 2 ∆∆∆

2010-05-09T07:26:00.000-07:00

suicide dream 2 – how to dress well from How to Dress Well on Vimeo.

some big news comin soon y'all. keep ya eyes peeled.

-htdw

EDIT: mad love to rose quartz on the premiere! and, if you're not reading delicious scopitone, you're sleeping as hell. and what a BEAUTIFUL post on transparent --- so much love for these guys.

ALSO: loving this

∆∆∆ suicide dream 2 video stills ∆∆∆

2010-04-26T09:49:00.000-07:00

∆∆∆ RISING ∆∆∆

2010-04-22T11:02:00.000-07:00

so, htdw got i'viewed by pitchfork.

ps. i've got hell of love for jj. and i hope it is clear that i love kanye. and i'm a huge fan of the bourne movies--- some of the shit transcribed to the page might get spun out of context, and some of the shit they printed i straight-up did not say. bizarre. but, mad love nonetheless.

∆ 'decisions' re-runs ∆

2010-04-21T02:41:00.000-07:00

stoked to see 'decisions' get some more love. thanks to director jamie harley again and always.
-htdw

also: very honored and excited by the review of 'can't see my own face – the eternal love 2' on visitation rites.

∆ can't see my own face – the eternal love 2 ep ∆

2010-04-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

here's a new ep of tunes from how to dress well. these are all love songs.

can't see my own face – the eternal love 2 by howtodresswell

love you all,

htdw

EDIT: lots of love for p4k for the shouts. and always lovin the village voice appreciation. and, of course, g.o.t.c..

∆∆∆ 'can't see my own face' premiere ∆∆∆

2010-04-07T05:46:00.000-07:00

so stoked about the new friendship bracelet compilation, which dropped TODAY. some really innovative, killer new songs from a bunch of great artists. so pleased to premiere 'can't see my own face' on the comp--- new HTDW, the quais-title-track from our next ep "can't see my own face – the eternal love 2." below is a link to the FB comp--- DOWNLOAD THAT SHIT.

and below that is a stream of 'can't see my own face'--- it's a lil less dreamy & a lil more open, and it's got a realllll pm dawn-y vibe (p.s. that pm dawn song/video is fucking ILL).

friendship bracelet IV

this has been a great week so far--- don't sleep on the 'decisions' vid below, or on the rest of the HTDW catalogue.

loving every one of ya,

htwd

∆∆∆ decisions clip ∆∆∆

2010-04-04T14:05:00.000-07:00

HOW TO DRESS WELL - "Decisions" (feat. Yüksel Arslan) from Jamie Harley on Vimeo.

so stoked on this! the official clip for 'decisions feat. yüksel arlsan' directed by jamie harley.

yours,
htdw

EDIT: mad love for these guys, these guys, these guys, and, duh, my dude 'tighter than a' jheri 'curl'. and stoked to see the vid here too.

∆∆∆ decisions feat. yüksel arslan ∆∆∆

2010-03-31T05:07:00.000-07:00

here's a fresh cut from the forthcoming ep "can't see my own face – the eternal love 2"
it's a love song.

decisions feat. yüksel arslan by howtodresswell

i love you so much,
htdw

EDIT:

∆ SO MUCH LOVE TO THE VILL VOICE, NO-CONCLUSION, STEREOGUM, AND OF COURSE MY GIRL LA JEUNESSE AND MY DUDE AT FRIENDSHIP BRACELET. AND OF COURSE GET OFF THE COAST.

∆ THANKS TO Y'ALL WHO TWEETED 'DECISIONS' AND POSTED ON FACEBOOK A.S.O.

∆ AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO'S COPPING THE EPS THROUGH THE PAYPAL. BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS.

WE OWE YOU THE WORLD.

don't forget to dig the catalog:

6. ∆ five souls ∆
5. ∆ born bodies∆

4. ∆ like in the night how the heart becomes the truth ∆

3. ∆ will u sleep ∆
2. ∆ friday morning hymnal ∆
1. ∆ the eternal love ∆

yours, htdw

∆∆∆ fresh cuts soooon ∆∆∆

2010-03-14T06:20:00.000-07:00

love,
htdw

∆∆∆ friendship bracelet friendship club ∆∆∆

2010-03-09T10:41:00.000-08:00

ya we made a mix for that unspeakably sweet boy at friendshipbracelet

COP THAT SHIT

love, htdw

the reallest shit i never wrote

2010-03-02T13:28:00.000-08:00

KANYE WEST IS TRULY ONE OF OUR GREAT GENIUSES

I KNOW HOW IT FEELS WHEN THE NIGHT DEMONS COME

SOMETIMES I TURN THE MUSIC UP AND DRINK AND CRY

new how to dress well soon...

in the meantime cop the catalogue

6. ∆ five souls ∆

5. ∆ born bodies∆

4. ∆ like in the night how the heart becomes the truth ∆
3. ∆ will u sleep ∆
2. ∆ friday morning hymnal ∆
1. ∆ the eternal love ∆

∆∆∆ htdw news ∆∆∆

2010-02-15T11:43:00.000-08:00

okay y'all. thanks so much for listening/downloading. extra extra extra love for all the love from these folks and of course these folks. download all 6 eps below and check back next week (THAT'S RIGHT) for our seventh jawn!

hope everyone had a good nba allstar weekend. we were in vienna this weekend and it was hell of beautiful.
-htdw & cokc dokc

∆∆∆ new music ∆∆∆

2010-02-08T04:20:00.000-08:00

so, ya, in september of 20009 we said we'd drop 5 eps in 6 months. we've dropped 4 since then. so, you're thinking: where's number 5? make that FIVE *AND* SIX6 INSTEAD-- cuz we're like FUCK PLANS.

TWO FRESH EPS OF TUNES
FROM HOW TO DRESS WELL

∆ born bodies ∆

born bodies by howtodresswell

first up it's the 'born bodies' EP, four more drone&b, abstract pop cuts from yr lo-fi shai boysssss. the first cut samples blackstreet, 'vidilico' samples that one hell of sad michael jackson propaganda video that always breaks our heart and that we watched more times than we'd care to say this winter.

and, cuz we love to make you love us, here's another collection of tunes from HTDW & cokc dokc

∆ five souls ∆

five souls by howtodresswell

you may have heard 'lover's start (desert voyage)' on the friendship bracelet compilation (which, if you haven't already, you should def download). and you might know '11 years on' from the video we threw up here a bit back. they're both on there PLUS two new cuts 'these visions' (cribbin yeezy) and 'walking this dumb (live)' (which is our four-to-the-floor, triumphal you-can't-just-run-up-on-me-like-that jam). was recorded right before cokc dokc took off on his tokyo jawn (safe travels, boi!).

and, if you've slept on the first four eps, here they are for stream and download once again.

4. ∆ like in the night how the heart becomes the truth ∆
3. ∆ will u sleep ∆
2. ∆ friday morning hymnal ∆
1. ∆ the eternal love ∆

also, got to say::: so much love to everyone who's been showing us so much love. forever, for serious.

til soon,
htdw

PS
love the love from no-conclusion & chocolate bobka & village voice

go to friendship bracelet and get the new comp!

2010-01-27T06:25:00.000-08:00

so, the rad minds at friendshipbracelet have posted a new compilation, featuring a cut from htdw & cokc dokc! head here and download that shit and have a super nice day thanks to such an excellent array of THE THE THE contemporary jams.

∆∆∆ friendship bracelet club volume 3 ∆∆∆

we'll be dropping the fifth ep next week, so in the meantime get down with the first four eps and the demo-cum-video below:

4. ∆ like in the night how the heart becomes the truth ∆
3. ∆ will u sleep ∆
2. ∆ friday morning hymnal ∆
1. ∆ the eternal love ∆

11 years on (demo) ∆∆∆ how to dress well & cokc dokc from Tom Krell on Vimeo.

also---- much love for the love from chocolate bobka and rosequartz

IN ADDITION peep the no-conclusion blog

-cokc dokc

waiting waiting waiting

2010-01-24T14:39:00.000-08:00

okay i posted last week that there'd be a new ep and a video by now. first, the ep has been delayed because a few tracks from it will be released 'exclusively' on the forthcoming 'friendship bracelet' compilation vol. 3. so, ya, got to wait on that. and the video for 'i don't know what it takes' from the like in the night how the heart becomes the truth ep is waiting for it's final cut. so.... keep waiting for the new shit.

in the meantime download errrything from the soundcloud!
to tide you over, here's a demo of one of the new cuts called '11 years on'....

11 years on (demo) ∆∆∆ how to dress well & cokc dokc from Tom Krell on Vimeo.

∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆

∆∆∆ new year, new ep ∆∆∆

2010-01-10T04:11:00.000-08:00

hello. wanted to get in touch and let you know

1) the next (5th) digital 3" cd ep will drop this coming week. that's the art right up thurrr

&

2) we shot a clip for 'i don't know what it takes' which will also drop this week!!! the clip features a dark night, 2 dogs, a ton of snow, a flashlight, a halfmoon, a gun, a rose, one all black and one all white huge sweatshirt (which actually belonged to carmelo anthony, no shit), and htdw & cokc dokc.

how about that shit?

keep yr eyes peeled.

in the meantime, brush up on the first four eps below.

4. ∆ like in the night how the heart becomes the truth ∆
3. ∆ will u sleep ∆
2. ∆ friday morning hymnal ∆
1. ∆ the eternal love ∆

also, some people have been asking, so here's the link to our soundcloud.
and PLEASE download the records and send em to your friends.

always loving you,
htdw

∆∆∆ 2009 is so OVER ∆∆∆

2009-12-29T11:37:00.000-08:00

okay so here's 10 albums from 2009 i absolutely loved in 2009 and some other stuff i loved in 2009

1. the dream -- love vs. money (perfect from end to end. melodies GALORE).

2. mount eerie -- wind's poem

3. funeral mist -- maranatha (HOLY SHIT THIS IS HEAVY. also, hell of beautiful moments all over the place. real darklord shit right hurrrr).

4. fever ray -- fever ray

5. evangelista -- prince of truth

6. memory tapes -- seek magic

7. gucci mane -- murder was the case

8. pictureplane -- dark rift (okay there are like 4 good songs on this record, but they SLAY).

9. mountain man -- mountain man

10. gorgoroth -- quantos possunt ad satanitatem trahunt

i also really loved records by antony (of course), RUN DMT, pissed jeans, desolation wilderness, destroyer, the xx, ducktails, washed out, a grave with no name, jj, klimek, neon indian, oneohtrix point never, raekwon, a sunny day in glasgow, toro y moi, HEALTH (stoked on that reissue).

ALSO

∆∆∆ non-2009s that were important to me (us) in 2009 ∆∆∆

alvin lucier--- wind shadows
this is the most beautiful music. i don't even know what it is. i meditate to this shit and reach all kinds of new heights of despair.

j dilla--- donuts
i thought i knew, but i had no idea how masterful this shit was... damn.

weakling--- dead as dreams
HEAVY

∆∆∆

oh ya and ERRRYTHING htdw & cokc dokc dropped in 2009. look for 2010 releases soon (with distro thru cryptic carousel records!).

okay, byeeeeee for now
-htdw & cokc dokc

∆like in the night how the heart becomes the truth∆

2009-12-06T08:04:00.000-08:00

like in the night how the heart becomes the truth by howtodresswell

more lo-fi shai from your boyz htdw & cokc dokc.

the first cut samples debussy --- i encourage you to listen to this one super high on headphones. trust me.
the second cut samples AIDS 3D (and is definitely the most straightforward pop song we've done). track three sounds best REALLY loud --- it's good to remember the noise.
track four is an official banger. the fifth and final cut is yet another abstract pop tune. ya.

don't forget the other jams --- they're down there below nate dogg.

ummm....

2009-12-06T07:06:00.001-08:00

∆ 'will u sleep' ∆

2009-11-21T18:14:00.000-08:00

so like ya here's 3"cd ep #3 from how to dress well & cokc dokc. it's called 'will u sleep' and it's a lil gloomy maybe. or it feels that way to me. us.

will u sleep by howtodresswell

and, again, (and again, DUH) the first two 3"cd eps came out over the last 2 months. first was 'the eternal love' and then there was 'friday morning hymnal.' i'll post them below.

'friday morning hymnal'
friday morning hymnal by howtodresswell

'the eternal love'
how to dress well & cokc dokc -- the eternal love ep (3"CD) by howtodresswell

∆∆∆love∆∆∆

demo of new jam, new ep: 'you hold the water' from the 'will u sleep ep'

2009-11-14T12:04:00.001-08:00

you hold the water by howtodresswell

holy fucking hell

2009-11-12T17:30:00.001-08:00

big post big news face the facts

2009-11-04T08:09:00.000-08:00

a bit anticlimactic cuz two major cuts have already been posted, but here's the full 3"cd ep 'friday morning hymnal' from cokc dokc and htdw. hope you love it.

friday morning hymnal by acephale1

so, ya, as friendshipbracelet pointed out, we're working on a series of these 3"cd eps. we want to do 5 over 5 months--- the first was 'the eternal love' (DUH). --- here it is again.

how to dress well & cokc dokc -- the eternal love ep (3"CD) by acephale1

thanks for listening.
tschüß.

yet another new cut from the 'friday morning hymnal 3" CD' --- suicide dream

2009-10-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

i feel this one in my bones.
Suicide dream by acephale1

friday morning hymnal #2 --- ready for the world

2009-10-23T04:08:00.000-07:00

here's another cut from the next htdw & cokc dokc 3" CD called 'friday morning hymnal'

this track is called 'ready for the world'

it's got that whole "you're a little kid in 1990 and your downstairs neighbor just got broken up with by his boyfriend and he's playing sad r&b and you can hear it through the floor and you can hear sobbing between the tracks playing on the stereo" vibe...

ready for the world by acephale1

so good

2009-10-22T08:58:00.001-07:00

official favorite video ever

2009-10-21T12:40:00.000-07:00

friday morning hymnal

2009-10-16T05:07:00.000-07:00

who could have known hymnal by acephale1

who could have known that there was a silence that we had betrayed it with the songs of the earth ooh ooh oooh oo oo oooh oo ooh.

2009-10-15T02:48:00.000-07:00

how to dress well & cokc dokc 3" CD -- the eternal love

2009-10-09T01:54:00.000-07:00

how to dress well & cokc dokc -- the eternal love ep (3"CD) by acephale1

i started remembering in 1989

2009-09-25T06:39:00.001-07:00

been listening to this all day-- make ya feel alright.

-tom

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