http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima With a clumsy hand, a clever mouth, and a heavy heart, Fresh Cherries from Yakima captures the spirit of the drunken romantic poets of yesteryear, crystallized into singer/songwriter form. Inspired by an equal love for Nirvana's seminal Unplugged in New York album and hip-hop production duo The Neptunes, Fresh Cherries from Yakima, solo project of Seattle-based recluse Douglas Martin, visualizes lovelorn folk-pop through the same hazy, distorted, cracked lens as TV on the Radio, an admitted influence on the songwriter, sees experimental rock music. In what started out as merely a lo-fi vehicle for his scholarly, observant, darkly-humorous lyricism and off-beat narrative fiction, Martin somewhere along the way started drawing from and infusing elements of ambiance and noise-punk into his acoustic-driven tunes, which themselves draw from doo-wop ("Sailor Hats and Cigarettes"), campfire sing-alongs ("Flood Party," "North Caroline: Suite One"), piano-based murder ballads ("Bailey Was a Serial Killer") and traditional folk music ("Whiskey and Warhol," "Bailey Was a Serial Killer (Part Two)"). Naturally, taking cues from this many sources makes it difficult to draw a straight line between Douglas and his most comparable peers, making him a singular identity in an overcrowded room of singer/songwriters. fresh cherries from yakima on myspace. fresh cherries from yakima's blog/website/etc. this link is for people who still buy music.]]> Virb 2.0 (@freshcherriesfromyakima) en http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249920 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:38:52 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249920 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249919 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:33:47 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249919 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249916 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:09:20 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249916 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249915 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:03:37 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249915 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249898 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:37:50 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249898 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249897 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:24:16 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249897 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249894 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:19:29 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/249894 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223890 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:35:34 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223890 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223888 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:23:04 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223888 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223887 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:16:40 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223887 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223881 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:07:41 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223881 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223878 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:02:36 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223878 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223877 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:55:42 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223877 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223862 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:20:22 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223862 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223859 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:15:04 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223859 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223854 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:08:34 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223854 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223841 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:59:10 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223841 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223824 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:46:38 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/audio/223824 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/videos/1753962 Fri, 02 May 2008 14:20:57 -0700 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/videos/1753962 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/photos/1708951 ]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:51:20 -0800 http://virb.com/freshcherriesfromyakima/photos/1708951