Rubber Seoul First mini-album

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First

The debut mini-album from Rubber Seoul

I'm thrilled to announce Rubber Seoul, a new project exploring the musical aesthetics of K-Pop. Over the coming months I'll be releasing a series of EPs (or "mini-albums", to use K-pop parlance). Each will feature different approaches to songcraft and production, with the common thread being K-pop. Think of it as Secret Friend on a sugar high. Learn a lot more about the project here.

The First mini-album was produced by Bleu, with vocals by JSMN and musical contributions from Lee Miles and  Roger Joseph Manning Jr. Album cover photo by Noe Alonzo.

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Stream/download First mini-album now

EXCLUSIVE: Head over to Bandcamp and you can grab the Expanded Edition of First, offered exclusively to Secret Friend fans. This edition includes the original Secret Friend demos which are distinctly different from the final versions.

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I’m Sorry, Tomorrow Lyric Video

I’m Sorry, Tomorrow – the latest single from Secret Friend. Featuring Dennis of Spanish Town on vocals. Get the single now from your favorite download or streaming service.

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POWER! Lyric Video

POWER! – the latest single from Secret Friend. Featuring Christopher Given Harrison on vocals, Linus of Hollywood on guitars, and Roger Manning Jr. on keyboards. Get the single now from your favorite download or streaming service.

POWER!

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POWER! - the latest single from Secret Friend. Featuring Christopher Given Harrison on vocals,
Linus of Hollywood on guitars, and Roger Manning Jr. on keyboards.
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The Divorce Album

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The Divorce Album starts with a unique concept: Two sides. "MINE" and "YOURS". On the MINE side are six new songs by Secret Friend, on the YOURS side are the same six songs interpreted by some amazingly talented artists.

Featured Artists

  • Sam Robson
  • Bradley Dean Whyte
  • Wyatt Funderburk
  • Bob Remstein
  • Lindsay Stevenson
  • Karla Kane
 

Featured Vocalists

  • Taylor Locke
  • Danny Fong
  • K.O.
  • Willie Wisely
  • Roger Manning Jr.
  • Jimm McIver
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Introducing: Pages From Ceefax

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So a little bit of background: In the early 80's, still a teenager, I purchased a one-way ticket to London to join a band. It didn't matter which band, really, I just knew I had to leave Seattle if I was ever going to make it in music. Historical note: the music scene in Seattle at that time was dreadful (spandex & hair & metal cover bands) and grunge was still yet to evolve from that.

Via Melody Maker classifieds I met Londoner Mark O'Brien who had some great pop songs and was putting together a band. Ultimately the band never happened so we instead became a synthpop duo which were quite popular in the UK at that time. We named ourselves "Pages From Ceefax", which is what the BBC displayed when it was not broadcasting any programmes.

We recorded a bunch of demos and tried to get noticed but things never really took off for us. In 1987 I left London and decided to work in IT instead, and that was the end of my music career, at least until I created Secret Friend in 2012.

Mark and I kept in touch over the years and we recently decided to record some new music together, now that technology allows us to do so easily. New Americas is our first new track together in 30 years. Written and sung by Mark, and produced by myself. Enjoy!!