Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks

Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks
Studio album by Logan Lynn
Released December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)
Recorded 2010–2012
Genre Electropop
Label Logan Lynn Music
Producer Gino Mari
Logan Lynn chronology
Comp 175: A Benefit for Queer Programs and Services in the Pacific Northwest (album)
(2012)		 Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks
(2012)		 Dance Alone (EP)
(2013)

Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks is a 10 song album released by Logan Lynn on December 4, 2012.

Album

Logan Lynn released “Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks” on December 4, 2012, on his own label, Logan Lynn Music.[1] Produced by Gino Mari and recorded and mixed at The Country Club studios in Portland, the record featured collaborations with Los Angeles electropop band Father Tiger, David Appaloosa from Portland indie boyband The Hugs, Spencer Lee Carroll from DJ duo LackLustre, The Gentry, Rowan Wren, Noah Daniel Wood, and more. The album debuted at #93 on the iTunes Pop 100[2] to critical praise.[3]

Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks was named "Album of the Year" by multiple media outlets.[4]

On Tuesday, April 1 Logan Lynn released a limited edition compact disc version of the album on his own label.[5]

Music videos

In January 2013 Logan Lynn released the music video for "Hologram", directed by Adrian Sotomayor and Aaron Bear and produced by Logan Lynn Music.[6] The video featured a gay man-turned-hologram and a live performance by Lynn, and was filmed in both Seattle and Portland. It premiered on Out Magazine's website.[7]

In August 2012 Lynn released a music video for his next single from "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks", titled "Everything You Touch Turns To Gold", for the album version of the song. The video was produced by Logan Lynn Music and directed by Rowan Wren, who also sings lead vocals on the duet with Lynn on the record, and featured Lynn and Wren with metal sculpture work by Portland artist Christopher Truax.[8] The video premiered on Out Magazine's website and was picked up by media from there.[9]

On Halloween of 2013 Logan Lynn released a music video for the album's title track, "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks".[10] The video was directed by Kevin Forrest and Ben Starkey and was produced by Hippodrome Media and Logan Lynn Music.[11] It was featured up by multiple media outlets and featured a kidnapped Lynn in a dog cage in the woods spliced with scenes of Lynn's kidnapper and scenes of Lynn tied up in the back of an RV that has been completely lined with black trash bags. The "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks" video was watched over half a million times on YouTube during its first 3 months.[12]

In June 2014 Lynn released the fifth single from "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks", titled "Radio Silent". Produced by Logan Lynn Music, the video was directed by filmmaker Runn Shayo and featured behind-the-scenes clips and live performance footage from Lynn's 2013 summer tour of the U.S.[13][14]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks"   3:43
2. "Do You Want Me Or Not?"   3:42
3. "The Ghost of Someone Else"   3:46
4. "Loud Enough"   2:57
5. "Turn Me Out (Album Version)"   3:36
6. "Hologram"   3:21
7. "Radio Silent"   3:04
8. "Go Away, Come Closer"   2:21
9. "Everything You Touch Turns To Gold (Album Version)"   2:42
10. "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (A cappella)"   2:37

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Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 Just Out Magazine (US) Album of the Year 2012 "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks" Won

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References

  1. ↑ 08/07/2012 4:10 pm Updated: 08/07/2012 5:45 pm (2012-08-07). "Logan Lynn Discusses His Return To Music, His New Single 'Turn Me Out' And More". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Logan Lynn From Fundamentalism to Raunchy Rock Star – Advocate.com". advocate.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Disco de LOGAN LYNN Tramp Stamps And Birthmarks – Mondosonoro.com". mondosonoro.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Best local albums of 2012". Justout.com. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  5. ↑ "Limited Edition "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks" Compact Disc Releases Tuesday, April 1st | Logan Lynn". loganlynnmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  6. ↑ "YouTube - Logan Lynn: "Hologram" (2013) - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO - HD". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Logan Lynn's Music Video for 'Hologram' – Out Magazine". out.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Logan Lynn: "Everything You Touch Turns To Gold" (2013) - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (2013) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "WATCH: Logan Lynn's 'Everything You Touch Turns to Gold' – Out Magazine". out.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Nichols, James (31 October 2013). "Logan Lynn Releases 'Tramp Stamps And Birthmarks,' New Video". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Logan Lynn: "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks" (2013) OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (HD) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Logan Lynn's "Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks" Video Hits 500,000 Views on YouTube! – Logan Lynn". loganlynnmusic.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  13. ↑ http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2014/06/13/video-vriday-your-rival-barna-howard-tigerface-and-more
  14. ↑ http://www.loganlynnmusic.com/2014/06/watch-logan-lynns-radio-silent-music-video-premier-nsfw/
  15. ↑ "Logan Lynn | Tramp Stamps and Birthmarks | CD Baby Music Store". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  16. ↑ "BIO + PRESS | Logan Lynn". loganlynnmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04.

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