The World Is Not Good Enough by Sean Solomon

Sean Solomon is a musician (formerly of the band Moaning) and cartoonist/animator from Los Angeles. The World is Not Good Enough is his debut solo album on Anti Records.

From the Anti website:

These songs are almost coming from a place of childlike expectations,” Sean says of The World Is Not Good Enough, which features his own hand-drawn cover art in the vein of children’s author/illustrator Richard Scarry. “So many of my resentments towards the world and the people around me are because of these expectations I have of them. I tend to be sensitive. I want everything to be perfect and for people to be empathetic and thoughtful, and they just aren’t. Every song has that overall theme that things aren’t the way that they necessarily should be.”

Solomon’s melancholy take on these subjects follow the path of acts like Saintseneca, Elliott Smith, The Microphones, and Neutral Milk Hotel. I’m a big fan and can’t wait to see where he takes his music and art.

Be sure to check out his videos – many combine his animations with the music.