Say When

Just in time for the first day of Autumn, here's a fuzzy, sunny love song that I made for you. Give it a listen and hang on to that Summer feeling for another two-and-a-quarter minutes. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Sep 22, 2009 - 6 comments

I Gave You Lots of Presents (But You Left Me In the Past)

A tale of love long lost. If you're going to try and buy happiness, remember to keep the receipt. Autoharp, vocals, and a little bit of honky-tonk toy piano. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Mar 30, 2009 - 11 comments

I'm Not So Sure It's Not a Broken Heart

My recent music contributions here have maybe not really supported this statement, but: more than anything else, I like making catchy bubblegum pop songs. This is one of those. Autoharp, marimba, and a whole lot of new wave synth. See inside for tangential MetaFilter connections! [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Mar 6, 2009 - 13 comments

I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock'n'Roll (cover)

This was requested by micayetoca, and so here it is. Features Marxophone and autoharp. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Feb 11, 2009 - 4 comments

Henry Pants

This is a song that I sing to my cat. Because he has a lot on his plate and a short attention span besides, this song is less than a minute long. It features autoharp, glockenspiel, and the "Min-O-Matic" rhythm box. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Nov 12, 2008 - 8 comments

Which Would You Rather Be?

Just in time for Election Day! This is a nice song to sing on your way to or from your local polling place. (If you sing it at the polling place -- or at work, or really in any polite company -- you will be frowned at, at the very least.) If you've already voted, that's okay -- you can sing it while watching the returns, or simply learn it for next time. If you're not in the United States, that's okay, too -- it will probably still apply. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Nov 3, 2008 - 5 comments

The Girl at the End of the Road

I guess this might be interpreted as a stream-of-consciousness horror story. There's maybe three or four different autoharp tracks here, including a distorted autoharp that I really dig. And a backwards autoharp! These autoharps say "Happy Halloween!" [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Oct 31, 2008 - 5 comments

Too Late to Sleep

Here's a track for your next narcoleptic dance party. It may be the only song in the world to feature both the Stylophone and the Violin-Uke. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Jul 28, 2008 - 9 comments

When We Were Small

Moody ruminations with autoharp and marimba accompaniment. I just finished it, so it's still pretty hot -- watch your fingers. [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Apr 24, 2008 - 3 comments

When My Baby Was Mine

My one-person band, drowsy, delivers this delicious 1950s-inspired retro-pop (with crunchy autoharp topping!) directly to your doorstep. Quick, answer the door! [more inside]
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Apr 4, 2008 - 3 comments

Postcard

Here's another song by drowsy, my one-person band, and once again daja sings guest vocals. Voice and autoharp and nothing else, recorded live to four track cassette (but we only used two of the tracks).
posted by Karlos the Jackal on May 29, 2007 - 2 comments

221

How many autoharps is too many? 'Cause this song has four. (more info in the first comment.)
posted by Karlos the Jackal on May 14, 2007 - 4 comments

Let Me Wear Your Ring

drowsy, my autoharp-driven one-person-band, briefly expands to two with daja's guest vocals on this song. Pure pop bliss in two minutes or less. Served up winsome and bitter, just the way you like it.
posted by Karlos the Jackal on May 7, 2007 - 5 comments

Me and the Pedestal

By drowsy, my one-person band. Pop music with autoharp and drum machine!
posted by Karlos the Jackal on Apr 1, 2007 - 7 comments