Mal Blum

Mal Blum
Background information
Genres Folk, Anti-folk, Rock, Punk
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Labels Don Giovanni Records
Website malblum.com

Mal Blum (born 1988) is an American songwriter, musician, writer and performer from New York[1]

Critics often remark on Blum's strength as a lyricist.[2][3] They spent their early career promoting self-booked diy solo tours[4] and supporting other solo artists such as Mike Doughty,[5] Melissa Ferrick,[6] Jenny Owen Youngs,[7] Amanda Palmer,[8] Jeffrey Lewis,[9]

In 2014, Mal Blum signed to Don Giovanni records and announced they would be working on a new album produced by Marissa Paternoster of the band Screaming Females.[10] Before that point, they had never worked with a record label and fan-funded or self-funded recording costs.[11] After the Don Giovanni release of "You Look a Lot Like Me" in 2015, Mal Blum began touring nationally as a three piece with a bassist and drummer, contributing to what critics called a "more developed but still gritty, punk" sound. [12]

Mal Blum is a recurring musical and non-musical guest on The Chris Gethard Show.[13][14] and has had music featured on Logo TV's The Click List: Top 10 Videos and NewNowNext Music[15]

Blum has contributed non-musical written work to Autostraddle[16] Huffington Post,[17] and The Fader [18]

Blum attended State University of New York at Purchase.

Discography

  1. Pretty Cute
  2. Christmas Eve
  3. Timebomb
  4. This Is Not A Date
  5. Vegan Song
  6. Westchester County
  7. Worst of All
  8. I Forgot You Were a Feline
  9. Westchester County (feat. Chelsea)
  10. Brand New Pivot
  11. When It's New
  1. Cut it off
  2. Dysmorphic
  3. Country Song
  4. Hypocrite
  5. My Name is Earthworm
  6. Waiting In Line
  7. The Suburban Summer Polka
  8. Tumbleweed
  9. Ode to Kulele * video reached number 10 on LOGO's Video of Year for 2009
  10. You Should Be Here
  11. The Jugular
  12. I have been listening
  1. Baltimore
  2. New Year's Eve
  3. For Making Art
  4. Wagon Wheel (Live At the Sidewalk Cafe, Nyc)
  5. Tumbleweed (Live At the Sidewalk Cafe, Nyc)
  6. I Could Tell You
  1. San Cristobol
  2. Watercolors
  3. Baltimore
  4. New Year's Eve
  5. Fine!
  6. Wait Forever, Baby
  7. Circus Heart Pt. 1
  8. Circus Heart Pt. 2
  9. I Got Drunk
  10. Weary
  1. Overseas Now
  2. Side I'm On
  3. Altitude (This Party Sucks)
  4. The Bodies, The Zombies!
  5. Counting My Breaths
  6. Brooklyn
  7. With Samson In Washington State
  8. The Difference
  9. Valentine's Day
  1. Archive
  2. Better Go
  3. Robert Frost
  4. Cool Party
  5. Split, Splitting
  6. Reality TV
  7. Iowa
  8. Better Than I Was
  9. New Orleans
  10. The Shrink Thinks

References

  1. ↑ "Mal Blum". Mal Blum. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  2. ↑ "The Deli Magazine NYC issue #30 by The Deli Magazine". ISSUU. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Mal Blum - Tempest in a Teacup and Interview". Those Who Dig. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Mal Blum". Mal Blum. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  5. ↑ http://www.citywinery.com/newyork/catalog/product/view/_ignore_category/1/id/443018/
  6. ↑ "The Interview: Mal Blum - The Ruckus | Record Reviews, MP3s, Videos | Up the punx". Whatstheruckus.com. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  7. ↑ "Jenny Owen Youngs, Mal Blum, Stephen Brodsky at Union Hall on 09/20/13 | Oh My Rockness New York City". Ohmyrockness.com. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  8. ↑ "such a pretty house & such a pretty garden (UkuleleHead #8…SUCCESS) The official website of Amanda Fucking Palmer. Yes it is - Amanda Palmer". Blog.amandapalmer.net. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  9. ↑ Cameron (2011-11-03). "SUNY Purchase Events Brigade- your guide to events at Purchase College". Purchaseeventsbrigade.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  10. ↑ Don Giovanni Records http://dongiovannirecords.com/news/mal-blum-joins-don-giovanni-records. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Blum, Mal (2013-04-25). "MalBlumallbumalbmalbmalummmum: Oh Crap, It's Been Years". Malblum.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  12. ↑ http://allstonpudding.com/review-allison-weiss-mal-blum-winter-kid-in-the-attic-dump-him-at-cuisine-en-locale-114/
  13. ↑ "6/13 on TCGS – Farewell Melissa with Mal Blum". The Chris Gethard Show. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  14. ↑ "I think we can all agree that Mal Blum has been a... | The Chris Gethard Show". Thechrisgethardshow.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  15. ↑ "The Click List: 2009 Top 10 Videos | Video Clips, Watch Full Episodes Online". Logotv.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  16. ↑ http://www.autostraddle.com/author/malblum/
  17. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mal-blum/
  18. ↑ http://www.thefader.com/2014/12/17/nine-diy-venues
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