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- Brion’s positive reaction to “Meaningless” came as something of a surprise to him given the album’s unsparing portrait of romantic woe — “For me, it’s like going through a box of old pictures you put a skull and crossbones over,” he says — and the degree to which he’d internalized the perception that the album was a failure.
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Dec 20, 2022 · Jon Brion at his studio in Burbank. Speaking of his 1999 album that has just been released, he says, “I’ve been forced by the outside world to be suspicious of it.”
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Except that eventually the album moves beyond recriminations...
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Jan 26, 2021 · ‘Meaningless’ at 20: Jon Brion Looks Back on His Obscure Solo Masterpiece The seasoned producer self-released his only studio album in 2001 after it was rejected by a major label. Brion and his...
Dec 23, 1999 · But there were early signs that Brion’s commitment to his own muse might clash with Lava’s plans for him. He had nearly finished a mostly acoustic album a year ago when he first felt some ...
Oct 6, 2016 · Jon Brion is well known as a successful composer of film scores, but his 2001 self-released album, Meaningless, a lost power-pop classic, should be better known.
Mar 24, 2019 · When the Pawn’s producer Jon Brion (whose baroque arrangements had recently created context for the dateless, scene-less voices of Rufus Wainwright and Aimee Mann) intuited that her style was...
- Judy Berman
Meaningless is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jon Brion, released in 2001. Initially slated for release on Lava Records, the album was ultimately released independently by Brion on his own "Straight to Cut-Out" label, sold through his website and CD Baby.
Jan 21, 2020 · Jon Brion has worked with a number of popular artists, including Beyoncé, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Fiona Apple, but last year marked a career-first for the prolific composer and...
