Flora Recording and Playback / Tucker Martine

08/20/2024

On this fine Supermoon, with Neko Case in the studio, it’s a good occasion to share this one we did some years back 🌔 . Happy Supermoon everybody!

Listen to the full album: http://bit.ly/1UyQEIB"Supermoon" by case/lang/veirs from the self-titled album, available now. 'case/lang/veirs' is a one a of a k...

06/14/2024

We made a thing and it has now been set free!

05/02/2024

We’ve got a very special crew of players in the studio this week. 💥Todd Sickafoose Jenny Scheinman Ted Poor Adam Levy Michael Harrison Gamble

02/20/2024

Made some good friends, made a good record. The freakin Old 97s! (This song feat Peter Buck of R.E.M..). Thank you for having me Rhett, Ken Bethea, Philip Peeples, Murry Hammond Music ATO Records Scott McCaughey also guests.

From Old 97's new studio album ‘American Primitive’ out April 5th, 2024Pre-order American Primitive on limited edition vinyl, CD and digital formats: https:/...

04/05/2023

Here’s another one I got to make with the wondrous artist that is Madison Cunningham. Damn she’s good. I hope you enjoy it, too ⚡️

03/30/2023

I am seriously elated to have had the opportunity to mix this legendary show by this legendary band. My Morning Jacket at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2004 y’all. Goosebumps. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

03/17/2023

My dad and I got to talk with the great Low Profile podcast about making his record that comes out next month. Thanks for having us!

‎Show Low Profile with Markly Morrison, Ep 71. Layng Martine, Jr. and Tucker Martine - Mar 17, 2023

03/07/2023

This is a hoot. In 2018 saw this Flora necklace in a vintage store shortly after we had worked together. She bought it and sent it to me. A few weeks ago, in 2023 it was returned to her in NYC at a home postal office where she DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A PO BOX. Naturally she resent it and it has alas found it’s way into my hands. It happens to be a remarkably similar font to the vintage Flora sign I have here, too. Thank you, Rose. I don’t know what’s sweeter, the necklace itself or the story of it getting here. 🌸✨💐✨🌹

02/09/2023

New song out today from the record I got to make with my father. This one one leans a bit psychedelic. It’s one of the first songs he wrote. It’s harmonic choices are unusual for him likely because he didn’t write it on an instrument, it was all written in his head, or “in the air” as he puts it. So when he got to the studio to record this song originally in 1964, he just sang it to the hired players and they filled in the lines with their instruments. Our version launches off from there and features Peter Buck on electric sitar as well as the late great reedsman Ralph Carney on various horns. Ralph had an accident and passed away shortly after record this. The rest of the band here is Eli Moore, Steve Moore, Jon Hyde, Steve Nistor and myself. Thanks for listening!

The official visualizer video for Layng Martine Jr.'s "Surabian Lament" taken from the album MUSIC MAN, available May 19th, 2023 from Blooodshot RecordsLayng...

02/07/2023

Congratulations to the musical force that is Madison Cunningham for her Grammy for Best Folk Album. (It’s not really a folk album) I’m proud to have been able to be a part of it. No better way to celebrate Madi than to do so alongside and , the album’s other producers and my gorgeous date . Thanks to Anna Fritz and for playing and string arranging. And .skoal for assisting. It was such a thrill to witness Madison in action in the studio. Absolutely brilliant and delightful to collaborate with. I can’t wait to see what see does next. 🥂✨❤️

01/12/2023

It’s true. I celebrate my father.

A project years in the making, engineer/producer Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case, First Aid Kit) assembled an inspired cast of musician and guests (Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Laura Veirs, Bill Frisell, k.d. lang, among others) at his Portland, OR studio, Flora Recordin...

01/11/2023

Here’s the first single and title track from the record I got to make with my dad. It’s called Music Man. I’ll put a link to all the other available platforms in the comments. Thanks for listening!

Provided to YouTube by Exceleration MusicMusic Man · Layng Martine Jr.Music Man℗ 2023 Bloodshot RecordsReleased on: 2023-01-10Main Artist: Layng Martine Jr....

01/10/2023

Needless to say, I’m beyond excited to be able to announce the release of a record I got to make with my father. The first single (and title track) “Music Man” is out today on all the platforms. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to making this dream a reality for my dad and I.

We are beyond excited to announce the new record, 'Music Man', by Layng Martine Jr. out May 19! Layng is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and he's written songs for ELVIS PRESLEY, The Pointer Sisters, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, and Jerry Lee Lewis (to name but a few). The songs on ‘Music Man’ were hand-picked from his extensive catalog by his son, acclaimed producer, Tucker Martine (My Morning Jacket, Rosanne Cash, The Avett Brothers) and recorded at Tucker’s studio Flora. Notable among the players are Peter Buck, Bill Frisell, Laura Veirs, and k.d. lang, as well as a wealth of other talented musicians. Also, this release is a partnership with Kill Rock Stars.

Listen to the single “Music Man” and pre-order the album ‘Music Man’ here: https://pocp.co/music-man

01/05/2023

Somebody just sent me this. I never thought I’d see my name in a real estate listing 😅. This was the house on Flora Ave in Seattle where I made lots of my early recordings (Modest Mouse, Bill Frisell, Jesse Sykes, Wayne Horvitz, Laura Veirs amongst them) and heaps of great memories (and for which the studio got its name)
After renting it for 7 years we bought it for $140,000 at the time which seemed like an impossible amount of money.

(NWMLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 1.5 baths ∙ 2000 sq. ft. ∙ 6942 Flora Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 ∙ $590,000 ∙ MLS # 2025149 ∙ Own a piece of Seattle music history! This charming craftsman home was once owned by the...

12/17/2022

Happy 10th anniversary to this baby! A little over 10 years ago invited me to come to Louisville to shack up in a church for a few weeks and see if we couldn’t make a record. It turns out we could. I’m forever grateful for this opportunity and for the friendships forged in the process. Thanks for having me, guys. ⚡️🤍⚡️

11/17/2022

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