05/22/26 Finished the lyrics for the bridge in Low Battery. Just need to get a good lead vocal and then trim the whole thing down from 7 minutes to 5 or 6. Or not. Let it breathe, mofo.

05/21/26 Writing lyrics for DEFACE and Low Battery.

05/19/26

"The most popular and widely recognized song by the indie-rock/psychedelic project Johnny Marie (and Johnny Marie & the Lonesome Petunias) is Bobby."

"Released on the 2023 album Sweet, Soft Gollum, the track has received critical praise for its surreal storytelling and its blend of dream-like, psychedelic sounds."

"Other fan-favorite tracks by the Kansas City-based artist include:The Cats of Summer, Down a Long and Lonely River & Her Bows"

05/18/26 Don Juan is available for streaming and purchasing.

05/14/26 Don Juan is available for listening and purchasing (or "dropping") in 4 days. How will you celebrate? May I suggest including loved ones? The joy isn't diluted if shared.

Don Juan

Indie Rock (34%) Alternative Rock (20%) Indie Pop (18%) Psychedelic Rock (12%) Pop Rock (9%)

Recorded a guitar intro for section C of DEFACE using the famous GP-100.

05/13/26 Finshed arranging and singing DEFACE enough to send a mix out to Chris and a drummer.

05/11/26 Spent the last few days just willing DEFACE into a song. It was in 4 distinctly different sections and I have smeared them together nicely. Came up with all of the melodies over the weekend and a bunch of the words today. I have a file of lyrical lines on my phone and I really got after it.

05/10/26 Still have dreams of building something around Touch Manly & the Bomb Pop Innuendo. Maybe a simple ambient/experimental synth thing but with pop melodies.

05/08/26 Got The Modern Cat master back from Patrick so I have three songs in the queue for release. Carnivore just needs bass/drums/mixing. Low Battery needs a bridge then mixing. DEFACE needs a lot of stuff but I am a motivated seller.

05/07/26 Sent one last bit of revisions to Patrick for The Modern Cat. Starting work on DEFACE. Going to try to keep it under 10 minutes.

050526 Sent Chris Ruzich a mix of Carnivore.

050326 Adding a Kurzweil K2500X 88-Key Digital Workstation Synthesizer to the rack at the end of the week.

050226 Sent Charlie a mix of Carnivore.

Down a Long and Lonely River was on Saturday AM Toonz this morning along with a track by The Embarrassment!

050126 More drums and vocals on Carnivore. Trying a banjo this weekend.

Got The Dumbest Thing and The Modern Cat mixes back from Patrick. That empties the Telly Tavares bandolier and gives me 7 competed songs for the new album with 3 more in play.

043026 Getting Carnivore built back up today. Got a rough approximation of the mix rebuilt and improved some vocal and drumming performances. Tomorrow I'll work on dynamics and then go back to improving parts.

042926 Decided to import all of the Carnivore audio tracks into a fresh session. Will re-mix it tomorrow. Hoping to get this or Low Battery to Charles Paulter for drums in the next week to 10 days. Low Battery needs a new bridge.

042826 Discovered that the song start marker in Pro Tools was now appearing in the middle of a measure of Carnivore. Can't get it sorted. I need the click track to be there for Pat when mixing.

042726 Down a Long and Lonely River starting to show up on radio playlists.

Down a Long and Lonely River

Indie Rock (34%) Alternative Rock (20%) Indie Pop (18%) Psychedelic Rock (12%) Pop Rock (9%)

042626 Settled on the 18th for a release date for Don Juan. This is the date that John sent me the initial session to build up.

042426 Down a Long and Lonely River out now. This was the first song completed for the Telly Tavares project. It features Chris Ruzich on bass and Daniel Button on guitar.

...and SoundCloud

041726 Working on Carnivore when I should be working on Low Battery and Ogress.

041626 Sent one last edit for Down a Long and Lonely River.

041526 Got the final Don Juan mixes back. Trying to tidy up Carnivore.

041426 Got a Long and Loney River mix from Patrick.

041326 Got the first mix of Don Juan back from Patrick.

"Is This Your Thing?" on this lovely playlist.

041026 Trying to finish Low Battery. This was going to be a Real Flower Pots song. Will do some chopping this weekend and work on a vocal melody for the B section.

040926 Gabriel and I are resuming work on Translator.

040226 Hoping to start releasing some solo material from last year soon. Probably going to just merge Telly Tavares stuff with Johnny Marie. The world isn't big enough for both of us. Still have 8-10 Lonesome Petunia songs in various stages of completion to.

010926

Johnny Marie is a Kansas City-based indie/lo-fi musician known for his distinctive songwriting, often released with his band, Johnny Marie & the Lonesome Petunias, featuring albums like Sweet, Soft Gollum (2023) and Blind Cat Missing (2024), blending intimate, cosmic-haze sounds with melodic emo and folk influences. He's active on platforms like Bandcamp, Spotify, and Instagram, showcasing his prolific output and unique musical style, described as "heartbreak floating through the void".

Key Aspects:

Musical Style: Lo-fi, indie, emo-infused, melodic, intimate, with cosmic or hazy textures.

Collaborators: Often performs with The Lonesome Petunias, but also involved in other KC projects like Girl for Samson and The Real Flower Pots.

Key Releases: Sweet, Soft Gollum (2023), Blind Cat Missing (2024).

Availability: Music available on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, SoundCloud, etc..

Origin: Based in Kansas City, MO.

Where to Find Him: Bandcamp: johnnymarie.bandcamp.com (for music, merch). Instagram: @johnnymariekc (for updates). Streaming: Search "Johnny Marie" on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud.

010126 Sent Gabriel a new mix of Translator (working title) with words and melodies.