Mal Blum
Mal Blum | |
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Background information | |
Genres | Folk, Anti-folk, Rock, Punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Labels | Don Giovanni Records |
Website | malblum |
Mal Blum (born 1988) is an American songwriter and performer from New York[1]
Critics often remark on Blum's strength as a lyricist.[2][3] They spent their early career promoting self-booked diy solo tours[4] and supporting other solo artists such as Mike Doughty,[5] Melissa Ferrick,[6] Jenny Owen Youngs,[7] Amanda Palmer,[8] Jeffrey Lewis,[9]
In 2014, Mal Blum signed to Don Giovanni records and announced they would be working on a new album produced by Marissa Paternoster of the band Screaming Females.[10] Before that point, they had never worked with a record label and fan-funded or self-funded recording costs.[11] After the Don Giovanni release of "You Look a Lot Like Me" in 2016 Mal Blum began touring nationally as a three piece with a bassist and drummer, contributing to what critics called a "more developed but still gritty, punk" sound. [12]
Mal Blum is a recurring musical and non-musical guest on The Chris Gethard Show.[13][14] and has had music featured on Logo TV's The Click List: Top 10 Videos and NewNowNext Music[15]
Blum has contributed non-musical written work to Autostraddle[16] Huffington Post,[17] and The Fader [18]
Blum attended State University of New York at Purchase.
Discography
- The Malblum Album (2007)
- Pretty Cute
- Christmas Eve
- Timebomb
- This Is Not A Date
- Vegan Song
- Westchester County
- Worst of All
- I Forgot You Were a Feline
- Westchester County (feat. Chelsea)
- Brand New Pivot
- When It's New
- Goodnight Sugarpop (2008)
- Cut it off
- Dysmorphic
- Country Song
- Hypocrite
- My Name is Earthworm
- Waiting In Line
- The Suburban Summer Polka
- Tumbleweed
- Ode to Kulele * video reached number 10 on LOGO's Video of Year for 2009
- You Should Be Here
- The Jugular
- I have been listening
- For Making Art: The EP (2009)
- Baltimore
- New Year's Eve
- For Making Art
- Wagon Wheel (Live At the Sidewalk Cafe, Nyc)
- Tumbleweed (Live At the Sidewalk Cafe, Nyc)
- I Could Tell You
- Every Time You Go Somewhere (2010)
- San Cristobol
- Watercolors
- Baltimore
- New Year's Eve
- Fine!
- Wait Forever, Baby
- Circus Heart Pt. 1
- Circus Heart Pt. 2
- I Got Drunk
- Weary
- Tempest In A Teacup (2013)
- Overseas Now
- Side I'm On
- Altitude (This Party Sucks)
- The Bodies, The Zombies!
- Counting My Breaths
- Brooklyn
- With Samson In Washington State
- The Difference
- Valentine's Day
- You Look A Lot Like Me (2015)
- Archive
- Better Go
- Robert Frost
- Cool Party
- Split, Splitting
- Reality TV
- Iowa
- Better Than I Was
- New Orleans
- The Shrink Thinks
References
- ^ "Mal Blum". Mal Blum. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ^ "The Deli Magazine NYC issue #30 by The Deli Magazine". ISSUU. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "Mal Blum - Tempest in a Teacup and Interview". Those Who Dig. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "Mal Blum". Mal Blum. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/catalog/product/view/_ignore_category/1/id/443018/
- ^ "The Interview: Mal Blum - The Ruckus | Record Reviews, MP3s, Videos | Up the punx". Whatstheruckus.com. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "Jenny Owen Youngs, Mal Blum, Stephen Brodsky at Union Hall on 09/20/13 | Oh My Rockness New York City". Ohmyrockness.com. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "such a pretty house & such a pretty garden (UkuleleHead #8…SUCCESS) The official website of Amanda Fucking Palmer. Yes it is - Amanda Palmer". Blog.amandapalmer.net. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Cameron (2011-11-03). "SUNY Purchase Events Brigade- your guide to events at Purchase College". Purchaseeventsbrigade.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Don Giovanni Records http://dongiovannirecords.com/news/mal-blum-joins-don-giovanni-records.
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(help) - ^ Blum, Mal (2013-04-25). "MalBlumallbumalbmalbmalummmum: Oh Crap, It's Been Years". Malblum.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ http://allstonpudding.com/review-allison-weiss-mal-blum-winter-kid-in-the-attic-dump-him-at-cuisine-en-locale-114/
- ^ "6/13 on TCGS – Farewell Melissa with Mal Blum". The Chris Gethard Show. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ Style Hatch. "I think we can all agree that Mal Blum has been a... | The Chris Gethard Show". Thechrisgethardshow.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ "The Click List: 2009 Top 10 Videos | Video Clips, Watch Full Episodes Online". Logotv.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ^ http://www.autostraddle.com/author/malblum/
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mal-blum/
- ^ http://www.thefader.com/2014/12/17/nine-diy-venues