I’M STARTING TO BLEED
The new EP "I'm Starting to Bleed" is now streaming online, available in CD and digital download, and on vinyl at your local record stores.
Check out some of the latest press for I'm Starting To Bleed below.
The past year has been a hard reset for a lot of people, and that’s manifested itself in a lot of different ways. The better of us have probably landed on some combination of questioning privilege, power dynamics, what we think we know, and our place in the modern world. Also, how the hell do we even handle ourselves when one of the most irresponsible things one can do is walk out the front door?
The tracks on the new EP tackle these subjects with such marvelous efficiency that the lyric sheets should be nailed to the doors of homes where anyone still lacking proper introspection resides. All of this culminates in the message we should have arrived at after having so much time alone with our thoughts: there is absolutely no reason to put off what needs to be said now, because you never know what tomorrow is going to bring. It’s easy to get caught up in the world-class riff that delivers the message, but Jeffrey Dean Foster’s plea for you to “tell somebody you love them, today” is something we really need to be reminded of right now. You can pick up I’m Starting To Bleed on June 12th. — Alex Maiolo
I’m Starting to Bleed Reviews
“Jeffrey Dean Foster is a rugged individualist whose music speaks to the soul and comes from the heart. He’s got a knack for crafting emphatic songs with emotion and steadfast tenacity. It’s a riveting work, and in spite of its brevity, it rings with a rugged resilience that drives the emotions to full flourish. Recorded in lockdown, Foster plays practically all the instruments with production and engineering assistance from Don Dixon and Mitch Easter, among others. So too, with its steady stream of unrepentant rockers, it’s a sturdy reminder of the wealth of reasons why Foster is so deserving of wider recognition. ”
“Uplifting, cinematic… though Foster’s expressive, robust voice still recalls Tom Petty, his earlier Americana leanings are abandoned. Tell Somebody” (with its “Pinball Wizard” intro) is loud and fuzzy, Big Star/Raspberries/Posies power pop, and “Headin’ Home” is a zesty, chugging, Flamin’ Groovies-meets-Lyres garage rocker”
“Jeffrey Dean Foster’s latest EP is power pop with a pointed edge. The musical hooks are there, for sure, but the lyrics confront the social injustice and unrest that continues to roil the country.”
