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For twenty-five years, Nebraska songwriter Simon Joyner has crafted haunting, honest songs about the unsettled dust of lovers and strangers.
A pioneer of the Omaha music scene, Joyner has earned the praises of Conor Oberst, Beck, Gillian Welch, John Peel, John Darnielle, and more.
As Dennis Callaci explains in his heartfelt foreword, Joyner has spent those years and earned those praises for songs about the "sorrow and southbound turns" of "the put-upon, the tortured, builders of arcs."
Only Love Can Bring You Peace is the first selection of Simon Joyner's lyrics (assembled and edited by Simon and his wife Sara) to appear in book form, showcasing the images and characters of over 15 albums, EPs, and rare releases. Third printing with cover colors inverted.
Only Love Can Bring You Peace also features two interviews with Joyner (from Aquarium Drunkard [2015] and Circumstantial Evidence [1996]), rare liner notes, and illustrations from over a dozen guest starring friends, including:
Dennis Callaci
Robert Cook
Maryrose Crook
Jeremy Earl
Luigi Falagario
Christopher Fischer
Mark Gilbert
Laetitia Glenton
Bill Hoover
Hamish Kilgour
Joey Lynch
L. Eugene Methe
Christine Stormberg
Tinca Veerman
Paul Vogt
Whether you're new to Joyner's work, or you've had his songs stuck in your head since 1992, this book serves as a sturdy companion to what Callaci calls "the grass, branch and bone of a lifetime."
Blurbs:
"Omaha has given us the reigning heir to Henry Miller's dark emotional mirror, Townes Van Zandt's three-chord moan, and Lou Reed's warehouse minimalism: his name is Simon Joyner." — Gillian Welch
"Pound for pound Simon Joyner is my favorite lyricist of all time. He has shades of all the greats (Van Zandt, Cohen, Dylan) but exists in a space all his own ... He truly is an American songwriting treasure. It is my hope that more people will discover his music and share in the unique joy that it brings." — Conor Oberst
"Little bits of several folks that I like in what Simon does, but he ends up being his own man, no question." — John Peel
"For over twenty years, Simon Joyner has carved out a particular space for his own strain of music and storytelling ... He’s equally adept at channeling characters who live with the long-term consequences of quotidian decisions and getting inside the head of those in darker territory." — Tobias Carroll @ BOMB
Live at Trafo: Jena, Germany 12-7-22 –
Limited Edition Screen Printed Double Compact Disc
Simon Joyner & Caleb Dailey
$15 USD
This is Where the Ocean Begins –
Limited 1/250 Vinyl LP
Simon Joyner/Michael Krassner/Fred Lonberg Holm
$25 USD
This is Where the Ocean Begins –
Limited Edition Compact Disc
Simon Joyner/Michael Krassner/Fred Lonberg Holm
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One Carried A Lantern –
Limited Edition Tour Fund CD
Simon Joyner & The Echoes
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TRAIN Design T-Shirt
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Simon Joyner & The Sirens T-Shirt
$20 USD
Simon Joyner & The Sirens Hat
$15 USD
Bedspring Symphony –
Numbered, limited edition of 50.
Simon Joyner & David Nance
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Skeleton Blues – Skeleton Blues CD
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Out Into The Snow – Out Into The Snow CD
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Out Into The Snow – Out Into The Snow LP
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Pocket Moon Demos – Limited Edition Lathe Cut 7"
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Simon Joyner & The Bruces –
Limited Edition Tour Only 7" Lathe Cut Record (Hand-made, Numbered)
Simon Joyner & The Bruces
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Some Only Let the Jukebox Hear Them Weep (Live in Phoenix 2014) – Screenprinted sleeve CDR, limited edition.
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Beautiful Losers: Singles & Compilation Tracks – Beautiful Losers: Singles & Compilation Tracks 1994-1999
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Hotel Lives Demos 1999-2000 – Limited Edition CDR
$10 USD
Songs For The New Year – New, unused 1st pressing original vinyl LP
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Lost With the Lights On – Lost with the Lights On CD
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Pocket Moon – Pocket Moon CD
$12 USD
Bali Shag / A Leaf, A Ramble (split 7" w/L.Eugene Methe) – Limited edition 7" on Folktale Records
$6 USD
Pocket Moon – Colored Vinyl - Translucent Marble Moon version
$25 USD
Salt Across Your Graves EP –
CDR version of out-of-print 10" record
Simon Joyner & The Ghosts
$7 USD
Blue Melody (Live From the South) – CDR version.
$8 USD
Skeleton Blues – Skeleton Blues LP
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Pocket Moon – Pocket Moon black vinyl LP
$22 USD
Lost With the Lights On – Lost with the Lights On LP
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A Pleasure Then EP (2003) –
Limited Edition CDR
Simon Joyner & The Bruces
$8 USD
The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll – The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll LP
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Low Fidelities & Infidelities (Demos/Covers/Collaborations) –
Limited Edition CDR with Screenprinted Gatefold Jacket
Simon Joyner & Friends
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Step Into the Earthquake – Gatefold 2xLP in Deluxe Stoughton Tip-On Jacket
$25 USD
Step Into the Earthquake – European Gatefold Version on BB*Island
$12 USD
Beautiful Losers: Singles & Compilation Tracks – Beautiful Losers: Singles & Compilation Tracks 1994-1999
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Simon Joyner Omaha, Nebraska
Simon Joyner is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He's been flying under the radar since 1991, releasing music on various independent labels including: Team Love, Jagjaguwar, Sing Eunuchs!, Catsup Plate, One-Hour, Shrimper, Brinkman, Secretly Canadian, and Unread. He is also the co-founder of Grapefruit Records (grapefruitrecordclub.com) and an occasional producer of other people's albums. ... more
