The Verse, the Chorus
(2009) Fathers Be Kind
(2011) Release date 10 March 2009 Genres Folk music, Indie pop | Artist Ivan & Alyosha Label Cheap Lullaby Records | |
Released March 10, 2009 (2009-03-10) | ||
The Verse, the Chorus is the first extended play released by the band Ivan & Alyosha. It was released on March 10, 2009. It played a large role in the rise of Ivan & Alyosha's popularity.
Contents
Writing
It took Tim Wilson and Ryan Carbary around a year to write and record the EP. In October 2007, the bandmates spent a few weeks in Los Angeles, California tracking with drummer Frank Lenz and producer Eli Thomson. They proceeded to spend six more months on the EP, record mixing at Avast! 2, in their hometown of Seattle, Washington, and mastering in Boston, Massachusetts by T.W. Walsh.
Track listing
- Beautiful Lie
- Once and Future
- Easy To Love
- Some Friend You Are
- Wish I Knew
- Normal People
- You're on to Something
Easy to Love (Track Three)
The song "Easy to Love" was an unlikely hit, according to band member Tim Wilson. Tim and Ryan recorded "Easy to Love" at two in the morning, while working on the other tracks for the EP. It took them around an hour to record. The track was NPR's Song of The Day at SXSW in 2010. It also made the NPR SXSW top 100. "Easy to Love" is clearly one of Ivan & Alyosha's most popular songs, perhaps due to its simplicity, as Tim Wilson suggested in an interview.
Awards
In April 2010, at SXSW in Austin, Texas, "Easy to Love" was named NPR's Song Of The Day alongside a feature of Ivan & Alyosha.
Songs
1Beautiful Lie3:22
2Once and Future4:28
3Easy to Love3:31