Meaningless, by Jon Brion

Meaningless

by Jon Brion

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alex0rm Really cool album from an amazing artist. So many different sounds going on. It's tricky for me to choose just one favorite track. I also love the albums he's produced/helped with. Legend. Favorite track: Meaningless.

Anthony Irons Such a very special album that’s essential listening for music fans all around the World.

laurelsheba I love this album and I’m so glad it was re-released. I bought the LP. I love the energy and variety of the tracks. Jon is a very talented guy and I hope there will be more albums in the future. Looking forward to going to shows. Favorite track: Walking Through Walls.

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**SHIPPING JAN 15, 2023** Standard black vinyl edition. Printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos.

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By popular demand, now available on the highly portable compact disc format! Comes in a cardboard wallet with lyrics and photos. Same lovingly remastered audio found on the digital and vinyl formats.

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* * * Especially for Bandcamp Friday we've pressed up 100 copies of the Maroon vinyl. * * * Printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and photos.

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1.	Gotta Start Somewhere 04:13	buy track
2.	I Believe She's Lying 03:26	buy track
3.	Meaningless 03:23	buy track
4.	Ruin My Day 03:49	buy track
5.	Walking Through Walls 05:42	buy track
6.	Trouble 03:29	buy track
7.	Hook, Line And Sinker 04:25	buy track
8.	Dead To The World 02:21	buy track
9.	Her Ghost 04:12	buy track
10.	Same Mistakes 01:57	buy track
11.	Voices 07:32	buy track

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One of the most distinctive recordings of the early 2000s, Jon Brion’s one and only solo album "Meaningless" is a master course in power pop-inspired art rock songwriting and production. The record offers a vivid backdrop for Brion’s wry observations on love, reality, and the elusive quality of meaning—all that plus a mind-bending Cheap Trick cover. Largely self-recorded in the late ‘90s (minus some sessions with Ethan Johns), "Meaningless" spent years on the shelf of a major label uncertain what to make of its textured glory, before Brion negotiated an extremely limited release in 2001. More than two decades later, its emotional core remains undiminished by year’s spent in the major label wringer, both before and after its creation. Like his work with artists including Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, and Elliott Smith, Brion’s songs offer depth and resonance, and like his soundtrack work on films like "Lady Bird," "Step Brothers," "Punch Drunk Love," "I Heart Huckabees," and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," its scope is widescreen. Remastered and artist approved, "Meaningless" can finally be heard the way Brion intended.

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released October 21, 2022

Produced and played by Jon Brion except "Trouble"

"Trouble"
Produced by Ethan Johns
Mixed by Jon Brion and Greg Collins
Engineered by Ethan Johns
Additional engineering: Greg Collins
Drums: Jim Keltner
Piano: Benmont Tench
Pedal Steel: Greg Liesz
Backing Vocals: Mary Lynn Rajskub
Other instruments: Jon Brion

Engineered by Jon Brion and anyone who was around including: Rich Costey, Greg Collins, Curt Anderson, John Tyrell, Tom Biller, Mike Dereen, Jack Joseph Puig.
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Studio City, CA
Remastered by Greg Koller
Lacquers cut by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering
Reissue layout by Rob Jones & Bobb Bruno
Special thanks: Mark Flanagan and Mary Lynn Rajskub, Rich Costey, Ethan Johns, Jack Joseph Puig, David Boch. Hi Mom.

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