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Camphor

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CASTAWAY
we're pleased to say that Pitchfork Media premiered the first video from Drawn to Dust...

Camphor - Castaway (Music Video)
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Music:

Member Since: 09/04/2006
Band Website: http://www.camphor.net
Band Members: CAMPHOR is
Max Avery Lichtenstein
aided and abetted by :
Jesse Blum
Robert Carlson
Gretta Cohn
T.D. Ellis
David Gold
D. James Goodwin
Grasshopper
Ken Kraut
Tony Leva
Jason Merritt
Sharon Moe
David Nagler
Jon Natchez
Jason Russo
Tony San Marco
Peter Sachon
Jesse Sparhawk
Justin Smith
Ryan Smith
Kevin Thaxton
and Regan Avery
(visual contributor)
Sounds Like:

Outburn Magazine: "... more or less flawless ..."
Filter Magazine: "an immaculate first album.... highlighting Max's engrossing voice and expressive lyrics"
Stereo Subversion: "Camphor make a whole album that could be interpreted in many different ways, all of them good."
All Music: "Lichtenstein turns out to be a surprisingly effective pop songwriter, with a particular knack for choruses that subtly insinuate themselves into the subconscious after only a couple listens"
PopMatters: "Drawn to Dust is a beautifully organic album, full of songs with a complexity that practically breathes and whose life cycle you can hear."
Tiny Mix Tapes: "picture-perfect atmosphere..."
Detour Magazine: "This is music of worn wood and rough fabric made smooth, and it has a wonderfully lived in feel..."


Record Label: Friendly Fire Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Castaway" hits FUSE ON DEMAND

Here's a nice bit of news: for the next 4 weeks you may be able to enjoy the "Castaway" video in all its sinister-cuteness from the comfort of your couch, thanks to the FUSE ON DEMAND channel. Fuse ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:57:00 GMT

"The Sweetest Tooth" featured in The Middleman TV series

"The Sweetest Tooth" was recently featured in ABC Family's critically-acclaimed witty/geeky/campy TV series The Middleman, which is based on the comic created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McCla...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:37:00 GMT

A brand new song on RCRD LBL, and an important announcement...

Hello friends... I'm very excited to tell you 'bout a brand new Camphor track called "Enjoy The Struggle" that's available right now as a free download, exclusively from the fine folks at RCRD LBL. ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:18:00 GMT

"Castaway" broadcast on Much Music

I'm happy to say that the Castaway video aired on Much Music's alternative show The Wedge last weekend, in the company of clips from other fine acts such as She & Him, Vampire Weekend, Gorillaz and Jo...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:04:00 GMT

Vote for Camphor at The Deli poll...

Howdy folks... we just found out that The Deli Magazine has nominated us for consideration as their next Artist of the Month. Now it's up to the website's visitors to select which of the 8 nominated...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:04:00 GMT

CASTAWAY music video premiere on Pitchfork!

Here’s a bit of exciting news: Pitchfork just premiered our first music video in their Forkcast. The song is "Castaway" and the video is a retelling of the classic siren myth as performed by a ...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:17:00 GMT

It’s finally here...

We’re pleased to say you can now find Camphor’s debut CD in all its vellum-wrapped glory on the shelves of fine independent record shops (and amongst the pages of your favorite mail-order ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:01:00 GMT

Record Release Party postponed...

Hello there friends... In honor of the impending release of our debut CD, Camphor was SUPPOSED to play and socialize at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn this Sunday, but unfortunately the cafe/venue-port...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:03:00 GMT

SPIN.com artist of the day!

Have a look... 'tis a nice one:spin.com(and yes, the trapeze thing is true...)
Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:57:00 GMT

NPR.org Second Stage

National Public Radio's website just did a nice little feature on us:npr.orgVery sweet...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:53:00 GMT