{"id":13632,"date":"2022-07-13T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=13632"},"modified":"2022-07-13T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:36:12","slug":"gimme-5-r-e-seraphin-shares-five-songs-that-inspired-his-recent-songwriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/gimme-5-r-e-seraphin-shares-five-songs-that-inspired-his-recent-songwriting\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme 5! R.E. Seraphin Shares Five Songs That Inspired His Recent Songwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With\u00a0\u2018Gimme 5!\u2019<\/a>\u00a0we take a peek into the collections of artists we admire. The premise is simple: artists WE like share five records THEY love.<\/em><\/p>\n

Right now, Bay Area songwriter R.E. Seraphin has 333 monthly listeners on Spotify. And although I think monodigit numbers are fun and all, I am convinced this number should grow with at least three digits to truly reflect the quality and appeal of Seraphin’s music.<\/p>\n

For me, two things stand out in the music of Seraphin. One, he clearly is a talented songwriter. Week In Pop<\/em> recently dubbed Seraphin as The Bay Area’s Modern Saint Of Power Pop<\/a>. His discography includes releases by Talkies, Razz, Mean Jolene, Lenz, Glitz, Apache and Impediments. His 2020 debut (Tiny Shapes<\/em>) under his own name featured many standouts (e.g., listen to the powerpop hit Exploding Head<\/a><\/em>), and his recent Swingshift<\/em> EP (covered here<\/a>) provides top notch songwriting, layered instrumentation and cool covers (Television Personalities and Wipers). \u00a0If you are new to Seraphin’s music, I recommend checking out Playing House<\/em>, Big Break<\/em> or watching the recently released video for Stuck In Reno<\/em> below.<\/p>\n

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