Local Singles

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Local Singles
Assets
Information
ArtistSAINT PEPSI
Release Type EP
Label Carpark Records
Catalog Number SP-05
Formats
Bandcamp
Vinyl (with Gin City)
Release Date December 28, 2013
November 4, 2023 (Vinyl)
Tracks 4
Length 14:03
Tags experimental; ambient; disco; new wave; vaporwave
Status Online
SAINT PEPSI
Previous Release Choice Cuts
Next Release Gin City

Local Singles is an EP released by SAINT PEPSI in 2013, primarily featuring SoundCloud singles. In 2023, the EP was published on vinyl in a combined released with Gin City through Carpark Records. The vinyl release also included tracks originally released in Choice Cuts.

Tracklist

Original

# Track Length
1 Unhappy 3:07
2 Burn 3:32
3 We Belong Together 3:31
4 Erik Hassle - Talk About It (SAINT PEPSI Remix) 3:53

Vinyl

# Vinyl Track Length
1 B1 Unhappy 3:09
2 B2 Burn 3:32
3 B3 We Belong Together 3:32
4 B4 Alright 2:44
5 B5 Distance 2:06

Notes

  • Talk About It (SAINT PEPSI Remix) was not included on the vinyl release.
  • Alright and Distance were solo tracks originally released on Choice Cuts.

Description

Original

Not really a release or anything, just a few songs put together in one place for you

Vinyl

In November 2023, Saint Pepsi’s Ryan DeRobertis will share popular EPs Gin City and Local Singles on vinyl for the first time. Local Singles, originally released in 2013, is the follow-up to the ground-breaking mixtape Hit Vibes. Motivated by the overwhelming response from Hit Vibes, DeRobertis made a conscious decision to grow as an artist and began recording original instrumentation atop his signature sampled beats. At the time, footwork was a heavy influence on his music, as made evident on the hyper-rhythmic lead track “Unhappy,” but inspiration came from an array of unique sources. The selection ranges from midwestern emo greats, American Football, to soul and R&B samples from the likes of Ray J and Aretha Franklin.

Though not entirely without sampling, Gin City, released in early 2014, would be DeRobertis’ foray into some fully original material that would ultimately lead to the evolution of the Skylar Spence moniker and 2015’s debut album Prom King. Gin City was the first material written after DeRobertis dropped out of college. This created a sense of urgency and commitment to work especially hard on his music. The title track was made in a night with two good hometown friends, “Mr. Wonderful” was produced during a snowstorm, “Disappearing” covertly samples sounds you’d find on your Macbook, “Walking Talking” is a continuation of sounds from Hit Vibes, and “Baby” highlights DeRobertis’ unwavering love of K-pop.

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