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Adam Marsland has lived the life of a touring musician for many of his 36 years, and now the California-based, genre-jumping artist will make a stop in Kent.<\/p>\n
Marsland, former front man of pop-rock band Cockeyed Ghost and longtime solo artist, will play 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Kona Kai Coffee, located at 124 Fourth Ave. S., in downtown. The stop is one of many he\u2019ll make this summer in support of his latest album, \u201cDaylight Kissing Night: Adam Marsland\u2019s Greatest Hits,\u201d a 20-track collection of songs spanning his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had this weird journey from punk guy to indie guy to pop guy to this kind of elder statesman, do-it-all person who\u2019s rooted in a classic sound,\u201d the artist said in a press release. \u201cEvery one of my albums was different. So if someone said to me \u2018What do you do?,\u2019 I didn\u2019t have an easy answer for them. Now, there\u2019s this record with 20 of my best songs, and it covers everything I\u2019ve done without sounding inconsistent, and people can come away from it understanding who I am and what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marsland began his musical career recording and touring with Cockeyed Ghost, releasing five records with the band between 1996 and 2001. After the band broke up when its record label collapsed, the front man began touring as a solo act, eventually releasing his debut solo album, \u201c232 Days on the Road,\u201d in 2002.<\/p>\n
He toured non-stop until 2004, when he gave up life on the road for a desk job.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kind of bailed on it and had a normal life for a while,\u201d he said. \u201cBut about a year ago, I just realized I wanted to go back to it full on.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he\u2019s glad he did, as his new album has already met with success. A pre-release of the album sold out, and his label, Karma Frog Records, had to order more CDs for the actual release date. Marsland said he\u2019s come a long way as a performer, and his new album is an accurate portrayal of that journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt kind of pulls the whole story together,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s some of the strongest stuff I\u2019ve ever written, and it\u2019s the best it\u2019s ever sounded.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll bring that sound to Kent, noting that he\u2019s glad to be coming to the Northwest, especially to the intimate venue Kona Kai will bring. He said he booked the gig at the downtown coffee house randomly, after seeing an ad the shop posted on www.craigslist.com looking for performers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attitude of the people (at Kona Kai) seemed just so nice that I e-mailed them wondering if it would be of use if I came and played,\u201d Marsland said. \u201cPlaying in smaller places is really cool because you sometimes find a lot more appreciation there.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said people who come to listen can expect to hear solid pop songs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been a pop musician, not in the Britney Spears sense, but like in the Beatles sense,\u201d he said. \u201cI consider myself a pop songwriter, but in the lyrical tradition of people who put a lot of depth into their songs. I write about a lot more than just cars and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though he often tours with a full band, it will just be Marsland on stage at Kona Kai, and he said he likes it that way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like solo touring a little better than band touring because there\u2019s less to think about,\u201d he said. \u201cThe great thing about playing by yourself is that it really forces you to think nimbly. It really makes you a better performer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marsland will be on tour for the rest of the summer, after which he\u2019ll return to the studio for his next album, this one consisting of all new material. He hopes to release the album in February.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaylight Kissing Night\u201d will be available at Marsland\u2019s show, at Easy Street Records in Seattle and at www.Alpha XR. For more information about the artist, visit www.myspace.com\/adammarsland.<\/p>\n
Adam Marsland live<\/p>\n
Touring pop musician Adam Marsland will play a solo show at 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Kona Kai Coffee, located at 124 Fourth Ave. S. in Kent. For more information, call Kona Kai at 253-859-5662 or visit www.myspace.com\/adammarsland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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