Edu
| edu | |
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| Place of Origin | Brooklyn, NY |
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| Genres | Indie, Indie Pop, Bedroom Pop, Singer-Songwriter |
| Years Active | 2011-Present |
| Label | BKLYN Records |
| Associated Acts | Tally Hall, Toy Orchestra, Andrew Horowitz |
| Website | edu on Facebook, Bandcamp |
| Band Members | |
| Andrew Horowitz | |
edu, pronounced ee-doo, is the first solo/side project of Andrew Horowitz since Tally Hall's hiatus in 2011.
Andrew explains the name of his solo project in his bio:
"my family calls me edu (ee-doo). from my understanding, edu is how i pronounced andrew as an infant. my music, like my nickname, is intimate. and so, gather close and welcome."[1]
History
edu was first introduced to by the public on the 17th of October, 2011, through his Facebook page.[2]
His first set of demos was initially released on cassette tape so as to not have it be circulated in a disposable format; the first batch was mailed out in March 2012. On December 17th 2012, Andrew decided to make the whole album available digitally through his Bandcamp page, however, as of 2019, the original version of Sketches is 'Sold Out' and no longer available for purchase.[3]
Sketches 3d
In 2019, edu announced a re-release for his debut album, on both vinyl and streaming services. The project was funded through the crowd-funding website Kickstarter, similarly to how Joe Hawley Joe Hawley was financed. The album has been changed slightly, with what edu describes as a removal of "some of the junk that was clogging it up," and saying that "a lot of sonic problems were addressed".[4] This increase in quality is presumably a result of Andrew's music producing career in between the two releases.
Sketches 3d was released to Bandcamp and streaming services on July 22nd, 2019.[1]
2nd Album
In 2012 Andrew did an interview with Hidden In The Sand in which he spoke about a second album: "i’m working on my second release. the tone will be darker, more baroque. i have no timeline at the moment, and like “sketches” it’ll be done when it’s done. i hope to do some focused touring if the right opportunity comes along.[5]
On August 12th 2012, edu released Tomorrow and Today via the Italian music blog OndaRock, which, because it was not on sketches, was speculated to release on a second album.[5] However, in 2019, the track would be remastered and released as a kickstarter exclusive bonus track on Sketches 3d.
Since 2019 Andrew has been performing unreleased original material that has been speculated to appear on a sophomore release. These songs include: Worlds In My Head, Fishes, Monsters, Good Morning, Mr. Butterfly, and Someone Will Be There.
Fans who have met Andrew claimed that the second album will be made in collaboration with Illicit Ghost and will come out later in 2024.[6][7] However, in November 2024, Matthew Altruda would reveal on an episode of Tree Town Sound that the album would come out in 2025. The episode featured Ross Federman as a guest, and when asked if he was on any of the tracks, he responded "Not yet". Additionally, Altruda would mention that he thinks that there will be 2 singles that would be released in the first quarter of 2025, but neither Ross, nor Altruda knew the full album release date, or if Bora Karaca or any other member of Tally Hall would be on the album.[8]
Discography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edu. Sketches 3d on Bandcamp July 22nd 2019. 'Sketches 3d'. Bandcamp. (Accessed December 21st 2023).
- ↑ edu official facebook page Edu. Facebook. Accessed 26th June 2019.
- ↑ sketches on bandcamp 2019. (Archive) Edu. 'Sketches'. Circa July 2019. Bandcamp. Archived Through The Wayback Machine.
- ↑ edu sketches 3d kickstarter page Edu. 'Sketches 3d on vinyl and digital'. Kickstarter. Accessed December 21st 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Coz Baldwin. 'Interview With Edu (AKA Andrew Horowitz)' on HiddenInTheSand.com Hidden In The Sand. August 16th 2012. Retrieved 27th May 2024.
- ↑ "once andrew’s album comes out later this year, theres a good possibility he might do more shows to promote the album" @MelodyMcginley. May 2nd 2024. Twitter. Retrieved 6th May 2024.
- ↑ "Andrew's making a new album with Illicit Ghost and it's coming out later this year!!" @RubyRed64. May 2nd 2024. [09:30pm] Twitter. Retrieved 6th May 2024.
- ↑ Hidden In The Sand. 'Ross Federman on Tree Town Sound 11/27/24'. YouTube. November 27th 2024. Retrieved 28th November 2024.