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Drums that sound straight off Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack? Check. Guitar solo that harkens back to Uncle Jesse from Full House? Check. Tambourines? Check. Fade outs on nearly every song? Check. That nagging feelings that it’s 1995 and you need to hurry home in time for The Wonder Years? Check.
The elements that comprise The Secret Handshake’s new album, My Name Up In Lights, aren’t complicated or out of the ordinary. Instead Dallas musician Luis Dubuc has built a collection of songs that embraces an unabashed pop sensibility, drawing on the ‘90s to inspire the disc’s feel-good energy and playful mood. The record follows the success of The Secret Handshake’s previous album—2007’s One Full Year—with more streamlined intent and clarity of vision. “My first record was 14 songs and it was all over the place,” Dubuc says. “It was like looking in my brain. It was full of ideas and all the songs sounded different. This record is really narrowed down. It’s really influenced by Family Matters and Step By Step and the Ninja Turtles and Len and Spacehog and awesome ‘90s radio music. I just narrowed all those influences down and put them into a record.”
Dubuc, who started The Secret Handshake in 2004, began writing songs and compiling demos for a new album as soon as he finished One Full Year, eventually ending up with nearly 60 songs to weed through. Once he had selected the 10 strongest tracks, Dubuc sat down in his home studio to record in December of 2008.
The elements that comprise The Secret Handshake’s new album, My Name Up In Lights, aren’t complicated or out of the ordinary. Instead Dallas musician Luis Dubuc has built a collection of songs that embraces an unabashed pop sensibility, drawing on the ‘90s to inspire the disc’s feel-good energy and playful mood. The record follows the success of The Secret Handshake’s previous album—2007’s One Full Year—with more streamlined intent and clarity of vision. “My first record was 14 songs and it was all over the place,” Dubuc says. “It was like looking in my brain. It was full of ideas and all the songs sounded different. This record is really narrowed down. It’s really influenced by Family Matters and Step By Step and the Ninja Turtles and Len and Spacehog and awesome ‘90s radio music. I just narrowed all those influences down and put them into a record.”
Dubuc, who started The Secret Handshake in 2004, began writing songs and compiling demos for a new album as soon as he finished One Full Year, eventually ending up with nearly 60 songs to weed through. Once he had selected the 10 strongest tracks, Dubuc sat down in his home studio to record in December of 2008.
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lindsatthedisco wrote:
all for you. <3
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caitizbarecool wrote:
he's great live :] [2]
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crazyjenn wrote:
<3
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ssike wrote:
love him
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iliekstuff wrote:
OH YEA ! O YEA
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Stripped_Octo wrote:
he's great live :]
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marijolee wrote:
No, no. He was not rude... but I was walking out the door and he's just like "will you buy my cd?" and you know, I'm just like "Umm, maybe?" and he just kept begging, so I felt obligated to buy the thing.
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slotfmlove wrote:
i've seen him twice and he is so nice. he's a little shy and awkward, but he's never been rude or pressured me to buy anything at all.
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sojabean wrote:
this artist description was damn effective.
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uselmale wrote:
Coastal Cities is the best song i hear a long time ago
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mplindsey wrote:
He is not rude at all! I have met him several times and he has always been so kind and sweet towards me - and never pressured me to buy anything? - I go see him everytime he comes, his live shows are so fun.
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marijolee wrote:
I thought they were good live... but you could sense some tampering with the mic, amirite? Lead singer seems like an alright dude, but he made me feel pressured into buying his CD, so I ended up buying the thing... I enjoy it, but geez.
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hoodiemonster22 wrote:
People need to shut up about this guy...he's amazing and a totally chill dude, and he puts on a great live show. Never heard of him until the Fall Ball, and after one show I am a huge fan.
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miasdfghjkl wrote:
he is shit live. I still pay to see him every time he comes to MD.
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FlyingHellFish wrote:
He's a fuckin' asshole.
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mizukisfrlovers wrote:
scenefag
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eglaegla wrote:
even better live! they were great last night (:
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leaschnitte23 wrote:
Coastal Cities♥
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samwisegamchee wrote:
ahh I love them ;p
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rockerdudeddy wrote:
These dudes rock!!!!
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