Today is the turn of Lanny Lieu, the person behind the new(ish) Portland-based PR entity Chill Chill Publicity (who brought Foxall and Mrs. Hopewell to our attention). PR companies are a divisive part of the music industry, at best clogging up our inboxes and at worst governing who and what gets heard in a way major labels can only dream of these days. People like Lanny are important because they show that PR can independent and tailored too, giving voice to artists who otherwise might not get heard without throwing money around or sending a zillion emails. Basically, PR can be done by people in it for the music.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, PR is only one of the musical pies in which Lanny has her fingers. She is also the current Music Director at KPSU (where she hosts her own radio show), and writes for UK blog Drunken Werewolf.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera
by Lanny Lieu

I first stumbled upon Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera in English class when I was 17. It’s probably the only assigned reading I’ve truly enjoyed. Despite it being one of my favorite books, I’ve only read it once (if only you could see my room of untouched books I’ve accumulated over the years…). I, however, still remember the magic that came along with it. I was blown away by Marquez’s vivid imagery, remarkable storytelling skills, and his ability to get inside his characters’ heads and realistically describe their motives and intentions.

I’ve always found Love in the Time of Cholera to be especially intriguing by the way it depicts all sorts of relationships ranging from a halfhearted marriage to lust-filled hookups and everything in between – some darker and more disturbing than others. The playlist I’ve provided as a part of the Quiet, Constant Friends project includes everything from a 1996 Backstreet Boys single to my favorite 2014 lo-fi gems to convey the different aspects of love and heartbreak in this beautifully written novel.

Tracklisting:

You can find Chill Chill Publicity on Twitter and Facebook. The Quiet, Constant Friends compilation is for sale on the Wake The Deaf Bandcamp page.

Cover art by Pamela Guest

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Tracklist:

1. Something About Us (Daft Punk cover) – Spazzkid
2. Waves and Waves and Waves (Playlounge cover) – Two White Cranes
3. Dogmas (Kississippi cover) – Cyberbully Mom Club
4. Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen cover) – The Yellow Dress
5. Clouds (One Direction cover) – Shunkan
6. Lodi (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) – Advance Base
7. Emma’s House (The Field Mice cover) – Lost Film
8. Pitseleh (Elliott Smith cover) – Marissa Nadler
9. Pink Rabbits (The National cover) – Matt Paxton
10. Ontario Gothic (Foxes in Fiction cover) – Julia Brown
11. Australia (Attic Abasement cover) – R.L. Kelly
12. Sister of the Moon (Fleetwood Mac cover) – Globelamp
13. I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen cover) – Wakes
14. When the Sun Hits (Slowdive cover) – Mao Ra Sun (Feat Dems)
15. Tomorrow is a Long Time (Bob Dylan cover) – Phosphorescent
16. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) – Noah Gundersen
17. The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton (The Mountain Goats cover) – Nathaniel Rateliff
18. Museum of Flight (Damien Jurado cover) – Winterpills

Covers Mix Volume #13 from Wake The Deaf on 8tracks Radio.

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