Making Life Worthwhile has arrived

It’s here! Making Life Worthwhile is out now wherever you listen to music. It’s an album about life, dreams and a lot of things, all through the lens of the memories and random observations that stick with us.

Eternal thanks and heartfelt bear hugs to Cameron Spies for producing, mixing and playing, Literal Gold Records for believing in these songs, and all of you for listening and supporting. It means a ton.

Cast of characters:

• Dan Lurie: words, guitars, singing
• Cameron Spies: synth, bass, drums, guitar
• Vanessa Rehder: singing
• Tyler Verigin: drums

Recorded at Trash Treasury in Portland. Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka. Artwork by Natalie Waldref.

You can listen to the album, pre-order vinyl and other fun stuff through this handy link.

Almost therererrrrr

Beyond excited to have a new album to share in 2023. Thank you Cameron Spies for your magical skillz in the studio. We can’t wait for you all to hear what we’ve been brewing.

And so it begins

Great first weekend at Trash Treasury Recording working on my new album, Making Life Worthwhile, with producer/musican Cameron Spies (Night Heron, Radiation City).

Spirit of '98 turns 10

Happy 10th Anniversary to SO98. This was my first solo record (with plenty of help from my friends of course). A fun time machine with songs all about our college days clowning around in Athens, OH. Here’s one of the early promo postcards featuring a shot of a typical morning at Lakeview Apartments, Hayes 801. #collegerock #literally

New video! There's Gold in Them Oceans

Excited to finally share the official music video for the song of a generation, There's Gold in Them Oceans. I shot this footage a couple years ago during a chill birthday weekend on the coast with some dear pals. We had too much butterfly shrimp and never found any gold, but the memories are priceless.

The Cassette Gods have spoken

The Cassette Gods have spoken! Check out their review of Several New Things Under the Sun. Tapes still available, and of course streaming everywhere.

Next show at Turn Turn Turn

Tender reminder that we’re playing this Wednesday at Turn! Turn! Turn! w/ Class M Planets and Idea the Artist. It’s the very definition of a darn good time.