100 Songs (A Master Class In Songwriting)

by Jad Fair

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1.	Worm Boy 01:03 video	buy track
2.	Star 01:06	buy track
3.	We Have To 00:47	buy track
4.	Our Now Is Forever 00:56	buy track
5.	We Made Ourselves A Promise 00:58	buy track
6.	Not The Same No More 00:49	buy track
7.	The Love Club 01:02	buy track
8.	Rising Star 00:59	buy track
9.	Garbage Man 01:03	buy track
10.	Zombies Walk The Earth 01:01	buy track
11.	Too Late 01:02	buy track
12.	Together We Will 01:00	buy track
13.	Witch 01:04	buy track
14.	It Is Them 00:52	buy track
15.	Choose Your Own Future 01:02	buy track
16.	Embrace Love 00:45	buy track
17.	June Or July 00:29	buy track
18.	All Around Us 00:38	buy track
19.	Sunshine Happiness 00:48	buy track
20.	No Secret 01:04	buy track
21.	Day In The Sun 00:32	buy track
22.	Whenever 00:24	buy track
23.	Ghost Of Frankenstein 00:22	buy track
24.	Apple, Pear And Peach 00:22	buy track
25.	Curses 00:57	buy track
26.	Love Love 01:03	buy track
27.	So Far So Good 01:02 video	buy track
28.	The House 00:57	buy track
29.	Wonderful 01:00	buy track
30.	Son Of A Gun 00:48	buy track
31.	Stupid Kicks 01:01	buy track
32.	Perfectly Dreadful 00:57	buy track
33.	Them 01:01	buy track
34.	Coffee 00:59	buy track
35.	Run Away Home 00:58	buy track
36.	Even Smaller 00:51	buy track
37.	You And Me 00:51	buy track
38.	Vicious Circle 00:47	buy track
39.	Hear The Call 00:55	buy track
40.	Our Eyes 01:00	buy track
41.	Time For Love 00:38	buy track
42.	The Laughing Monster 01:01	buy track
43.	Invigorate Your Life 01:03	buy track
44.	Got It Made 01:00	buy track
45.	Stayed At Home 00:33	buy track
46.	The Invasion 00:34	buy track
47.	Honey Bear 00:33	buy track
48.	Open The Door 00:32	buy track
49.	On My Palm 00:31	buy track
50.	Not Too Late 00:34	buy track
51.	Night Of The Devil Bat 01:02	buy track
52.	Slime 00:58	buy track
53.	Safety Net 00:41	buy track
54.	Chase Away 01:03	buy track
55.	Only One 01:02	buy track
56.	Afraid Of Nothing 00:54	buy track
57.	Life In The Suburbs 00:57	buy track
58.	It’s Wonderful 00:48	buy track
59.	Mission Accomplished 01:01	buy track
60.	True Love Is Here 00:51	buy track
61.	Spinning Around 00:56	buy track
62.	Your Wish 01:03	buy track
63.	The Moth Man 00:59	buy track
64.	Make The Pieces Fit 01:03	buy track
65.	What Else Is New? 00:51	buy track
66.	It’s Alive 00:46	buy track
67.	One Thing Only 00:35	buy track
68.	The Welcome Mat 00:53	buy track
69.	Sunshine 00:58	buy track
70.	Out There 00:51	buy track
71.	No One Knows For Sure 00:57	buy track
72.	Our Way 00:35	buy track
73.	Listen To The Birds 00:34	buy track
74.	What Can We Do? 00:36	buy track
75.	Viva Love 00:34	buy track
76.	Alright 00:59	buy track
77.	Two Of A Kind 00:56	buy track
78.	Pale Green Pants 00:58	buy track
79.	The Word Yes 00:56	buy track
80.	The Vampires Are Back 00:51	buy track
81.	The Biggest Big 00:59	buy track
82.	In Its Net 00:59	buy track
83.	Over Our Heads 00:58	buy track
84.	Without A Clue 00:57	buy track
85.	Haunted Home 00:56	buy track
86.	He Has His Nerve 00:58	buy track
87.	The Knack 01:02	buy track
88.	The Junk Pile 00:55	buy track
89.	Probably Alright 00:54	buy track
90.	Shrunken Head 00:51	buy track
91.	Haunted Hill 00:58	buy track
92.	How It’s Done 00:55	buy track
93.	In The Eyes 00:53	buy track
94.	Invading Our Planet 00:59	buy track
95.	Why? 01:04	buy track
96.	Better Good Times 00:37	buy track
97.	Right From The Start 00:39	buy track
98.	Flashing Lights 00:59	buy track
99.	Magic 00:38	buy track
100.	It’s Alright 00:38	buy track

about

Can an indie/punk legend create his most epic work a half century into his career? As productive as Guided By Voices and Buckethead are, neither could match Half Japanese leader Jad Fair’s quest to release100 albums in 2021 during his COVID downtime- he actually topped that goal with a whopping 160 albums then. Now he’s whittled them down to a 100-song, double album set that’s a cornucopia of words/songs/sounds. The brief, juicy nuggets of songs were crafted by Jad alone, composing the sounds via the GarageBand computer program, supplemented by his recitals and booming vocal percussion.

The song styles go everywhere, include jazzy noir (“Garbage Man”), experimental noise (“Sunshine Happiness”), monster battles (“Together We Will”), heartfelt odes (“Time For Love”), alien attacks (“For Stupid Kicks”), free form rhymes (“Welcome Mat”), child-like babbling (“June to July”), social commentary (“What Else Is New?”), mysterious threats (“Pale Green Pants”), vampire slaying expertise (“How It’s Done”), a sing-songy ode to fruits (“Apple, Peach, Pear”), a devil-possessed sister (“Our Eyes”), a citrus-themed love song (“Time For Love”), crazed exercise instructions (“Invigorate Your Life”), a freak show (“Life In the Suburbs”), speculative geology (“No One Knows For Sure”), an apocalyptic battle (“In The Eyes”) and motivational optimism (“Magic”).

Jad is a stunning study in contrast, with enough eerie ghouls to fill up the Shudder Channel and enough plaintive love songs to fill up the Hallmark Channel. There’s truly something for all tastes here and now you can soak it all up in one place.

credits

released March 1, 2024

All instruments, vocals and recording by JAD FAIR
Mastered by JONATHAN HANSEN
Cover art by JAD FAIR
Lyrics by JAD FAIR
Cover layout by ROB JONES

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Jad Fair Austin, Texas

Founding member of Half Japanese.
Jad has released over 180 albums and recorded with Daniel Johnston, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub, Kramer, Moe Tucker, R. Stevie Moore, Mosquito, Strobe Talbot, Samuel Locke Ward, Norman Blake, Tenniscoats, The Pastels, God Is My Co-Pilot, Jason Willett, Naofumi Ishimaru, The Tinklers, Danielson, Lovely Eggs, Boister, Brave Combo, Dim Stars, David Fair,
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