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He didn't go outside for weeks. I guess that's what depression can do. He wasn't socially interacting, for fear of perpetuating the sadness. Writer's block precluded any new music. His relationship was ending. There was the constant reminder of debilitating stage fright that plagued his earlier tours. A dark time, indeed. When you begin to cave into yourself, I guess what else can you do but change everything. Howie Beck moved to Paris to record How to Fall Down in Public [...]

Howie Beck How To Fall Down In Public 13 Clouds Records Release Date: 02.24.09 Howie Beck is more than a producer, singer or songwriter. He is a rock historian who writes chronology in his albums. On How To Fall Down In Public , Beck's first album in four years, he revisits the progression of pop music from the 1960s to its redundant present: the bouncy Motown bassline and acoustic layering on opening track "You'd Better Watch Out For The Fuzz" contains the raw whimsy of Kelley Stoltz , while melancholy pop [...]