It’s ok to feel sad. Feeling guilty about being sad is a big problem in today's online “comparison culture” where life is a smokescreen. The fact of the matter is that it's totally normal to get bummed out. It's part of being a person.
“Seek Asylum from Myself” is a real time inner monologue of someone “catastrophizing” in their own head…doubling down on negative thoughts and playing out the worst case scenarios to the point of total irrationality and almost-comedy.
After a hospitalization from severe food poisoning, the crew rallied to finish the video “seek asylum from myself” in Mexico City. Much of it was shot on a VHS camera from 1992; it was the first camera the director (Max Hauser) ever used. Directed by Max Hauser of Liminal Vision Films. CREW: Mariano Lozada, Maximiliano Lozada, Omar Morales, Mario Salas (all in CDMX)
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Blending humor with mental health struggles, alternative songwriter/illustrator/podcaster Brett Newski makes fun of his own depression by offering mental health boosts in his first book " It's Hard to be a Person: defeating anxiety, surviving the world, and having more fun."
“I love how easy Newski makes it to plow through the dark stuff with some well placed humor and grit.” -Stelth Ulvang (of the Lumineers)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Years ago, somewhere on the Internet, I posted a few dumb drawings making fun of my own anxiety and depression.
The response to them was warmer than anticipated, and people kept asking for more. Blending humor with pure depression seemed to strike a chord with a decent amount of people. So I kept going, and after about three years of drawing, I had enough dumb drawings for a book called It's Hard to be a Person: defeating anxiety, surviving the world, and having more fun.
*special thanks to Ramshackle Press, Anna Sacks and Nomad Union for helping get the book out.
Includes “Dave Grohl does not listen to Brett Newski” sticker.
“Life Upside Down” was produced by Hutch Harris of Sub-Pop & Saddle Creek legends The Thermals and engineered by Beau Sorenson (Death Cab for Cutie, Superchunk, Bob Mould), Life Upside Down is a beautiful catharsis to a happier brain and sense of belonging. If you frequently find yourself stuck in your own head traffic, this record might help get you free.
Brett Newski has certainly kicked his own ass over the past 6 years, touring infinitely (mostly alone) and wandering down the rabbit hole of anxiety, depression, and wallowing self-doubt. All of these negatives have blossomed into positive creative energy on his third LP.
