Ken Andrews - "Secret Things" (2007)

Ken Andrews has been writing, recording and producing music for the better part of two decades. He started in the early 90s with his band Failure. They released three albums, most notably 1996’s Fantastic Planet which Andrews also produced. After Failure ended, Andrews released two solo albums under the moniker On. The first, Shifting Skin, was decidedly more electronic than his work in Failure. In 2003 Andrews formed a new band called Year of the Rabbit. They released one self-titled album before going on “indefinite hiatus.” Andrews has also been the man behind boards for several artists ranging from Pete Yorn to Mae. Check out his entire list of credits here. Earlier this year Andrews released his first album under his own name called Secrets of the Lost Satellite. The album was written in a somewhat unconventional way in that Andrews would record a guitar or bass track and send the file to one of his friends who would then add more elements to the song. Out of this give and take, Secrets was born and it is some of Andrews’ strongest work to date. On a side note, if you get the chance to see Ken Andrews perform live, take it. I was lucky enough to catch him earlier this year in a small venue and it was one of the best rock shows I have ever been to. He played songs spanning his entire career as well as several tracks from Secrets, including this one.


Ken Andrews - "Secret Things"