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what a fabulous year 2011 has been so far! let’s reminisce together… january- the original shot-story four years come, four years go is published. it is a narrative companion to my first album, humans, and foreshadows the imminent release of the “expanded edition“. doesn’t make a blip on the radar. february- the announcement is made [...]

tentative track list for the “best of jonathan t marlowe & yearlongday” album. the album will span 2000-2010 as a companion to the forthcoming biography, smothered by the silence. at the moment, no album art. 1. my formula (from humans) 2. believe (from humans) 3. nobody hurt without an excuse (from humans, 2000) 4. sally [...]

i am very pleased to announce that the restoration of my first three albums is now complete. on march 8, humans: expanded edition became commercially available on compact disc. although it was the last of  the pre-yearlongday trilogy to be restored, humans was my very first attempt at producing an original demo album. the new “expanded [...]

best excuses original concept for cover art final cover art photograph & graphic design by jonathan t marlowe (2009)

david lee roth (crazy from the heat) phil collins (hello, i must be going) billy idol (vital idol) a few words before i explain the images above… food science has made it household knowledge that we will likely experience flatulence after eating beans, process regularly after consuming prunes, increase our alertness after drinking caffienated beverages. the way [...]

in the year 2000, i released my first demo album. it was called humans, and the image above is the artwork i used with it. the concept behind  the artwork is the plaque carried into space by Pioneer 10 in 1972. as i prepare to release the decade-anniversary disc of humans, the album artwork challenges [...]

a knock upon the door, that’s all i’m asking for. nothing less, nothing more. i know you’re still awake, and i could use a break from the books, and the ache. and maybe i was wrong, ignoring you so long. i was weak, acting strong. there’s no one else around. i’m listening to the sound of my heart as [...]

… from around may 2009. we don’t know if the interview was ever published, so we’ll respect the blogger’s anonymity for now. Who is Yearlongday, and whose idea was forming the band? [John] yearlongday is the alternative pop duo of Jonathan T Marlowe (singer/guitarist from United States) and Leah L’Orange (singer/percussionist from Canada). Although I [...]

if i asked you to go out with me, would you answer wait and see, test my perseverance? because i think we’d do well as a couple if we can avoid the trouble from outside interference. [oh] now isn’t soon enough. [oh] no use in acting tough. [oh] too late, i’ve called your bluff. i [...]

maybe yearlongday isn’t destined for success. five years ago, things were different. songwriting was an outlet for ideas and emotions. i’d never performed in front of an audience. ’yearlongday’ wasn’t even in my vocabulary. today, songwriting is a contest, performance is a measure of talent, and i can’t seem to make ‘yearlongday’ a household word. i’m starting to [...]