Life-long “music lover and music doer,” Terry Borden is a child of 1970’s California whose early love of AM radio and his brother’s record collection has led him to numerous career highlights that are still accumulating.
These include kind words from Lou Reed, two appearances on David Letterman, guitar hangs with Radiohead, and 250-plus tour dates a year throughout the early 2000s as a member of slowcore pioneers Idaho and singer-songwriter Pete Yorn’s backing band Dirty Bird.
Coming of age in Los Angeles during the early 1990’s rise of punk and new wave, Borden’s long and varied career as a studio and touring musician will culminate with the release of his own dreamy pop project in 2020. His project Blesson Roy’s five-song Time Is A Crime EP arrives on May 8th.
Owing to Borden’s stint living and working in the UK where he was influenced by the burgeoning sounds of sub-cultural labels such as 4AD, Creation, Factory and Rough Trade, the music of Blesson Roy will undoubtedly please fans of all these sounds.
Borden brings real roots song craft to his work, as well, showing that his recent years away from the music industry, but not away from songwriting, have only served to develop his abilities and technique, as Borden masterfully performs all of the instruments on the new tracks himself.
Today Glide is excited to premiere “Lost & Found,” one of the standout tracks on the new EP. From the very first notes, Borden’s California connection is apparent in the sunny, Beach Boys-esque poppy vocals. He blends this creatively with a bassline and jangling, airy guitar playing that evokes his love for new wave music. Together, these influences form an entirely new musical sound that is at once infectious power pop with a bouncy energy and an orchestral sonic landscape. Coming in at just over two minutes, the song is short and sweet enough to leave you wanting more and also intrigued by what Blesson Roy is capable of.
Borden shares the inspiration behind the song:
“‘Lost and ‘Found’ are two of the primary states of existence metaphorically, and for sure, the poles of creativity. You could say ‘Lightness’ and ‘Darkness’ or ‘Stop’ and ‘Go,’ or any other cliche metaphor for the duality of life. I choose ‘Lost’ and ‘Found’ because it’s fun to go somewhere you’ve never been before physically or artistically and find things that you’ve never encountered, but seem totally familiar. The song ‘Lost & Found’ is about that. It seems like we are just remembering how go switch on the lights when we come up with a solution to a problem, like surrendering to the frustration of uncontrollable situations. The ‘Lost & Found’ is also good for picking up jackets and sweaters that you have left behind in the cinema or in the people mover!”
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Blesson Roy’s Time Is A Crime EP arrives on May 8th via Slow Start Records. For more music and info visit blessonroy.com.
Photo credit: Ankhurr Chawaak
