Stephen Steinbrink’s Condensed Nothing Available to Order From Holy Page Records

When I interviewed Stephen Steinbrink and Christian Filardo for this a column in this week’s paper about Kickstarter, I had no idea that they had teamed up for Condensed Nothing, a new cassette from Steinbrink issued on Filardo’s Holy Page Records label.

Drawing on recordings made between December 5-23, the cassette represents the three recording from Steinbrink in just under a year, following Rennett, and Desert Wasn’t Welcome, which is to say, the guy records an awful lot.

If you’re a follower of Steinbrink’s music, you know what to expect — flowing, oddly tuned electric guitars, funky accompaniment, and Steinbrink’s singular voice. You can listen to the song beyond the jump.

Condensed Nothing finds Steinbrink in a distinctly pop-focused mode (pretty much a given when Culture Club is mentioned in promo materials), with plenty of piano to help give the proceedings a kind of stately, lonesome feel.

The record comes just as Steinbrink heads out a short tour with Key Losers.

SHOWS
w/ Key Losers and the Finches

January 4th, 2012
Los Angeles CA, – The Smell
247 S. Main St

January. 6th, 2012
Irvine, CA – UC Irvine Campus
www.acrobaticseveryday.com
w/ Foot Foot

January 7th, 2012
Long Beach, CA – Speakeasy Art Gallery
1679 W. 9th St
w/ Pageants

January 8th, 2012
Isla Vista, CA – BIKO
6612 Sueno

No longer w/ Key Losers and the FInches

January 10th, 2012
Phoenix, AZ – Funny World
w/ Arrington de Dionysio, Sungsang

You can pick up the cassette from Holy Page Records.