Lowmellow

I know Lowmello through Justin Nunez.  He’s a California transplant out here in New Mexico.  I feel like I can hear a bit of that California beach in a bit of his psychedelic Indi-rock.  As someone who left New Mexico to find a place that fits them best, it's cool to see how Lowmello has found himself out here in New Mexico.  

For all the tinyboatsessions I have folks do an introduction.  Name, band, body of water, and the name of the song.  This doesn’t seem like a lot, but if one has a bunch of songs in their head it can be a bit distracting.  Lowmello said he wasn’t good at introductions and I told him not to worry, it was a tinyboatsession.  The next thing that popped out of my mouth was ‘Everyone looks beautiful, but no one looks cool.’  He looked off to the side and then repeated it with a pondering look that maybe gave him some misgivings about making his way out to the water. 

What I hoped to communicate was the magic I saw in his and in all these tinyboatsessions.  Before I post a song I go back and look at what I filmed several times and l’m always struck by the peace and presence I see in this amalgamation of musician, boat, and waterway.  Everyone does look extra beautiful to me, and while I think this project is awesome, the diminutive nature of the tinyboat seems to draw out a bit of whimsical purity.  In the back of a tinyboat, there is no room for pretense.     Of course, they were cool, but no one wore it as a mask.  To me I see the artist doing art for its own sake.

I think Lowmello got what I meant (I hope!), and went on to sing some great songs.  I wonder where New Mexico will take his art next. Instagram: @lowmello