Merlot Embargo
@merlotembargo.bsky.social
Making music and raising a couple of kids in LA.
https://linktr.ee/merlotembargo
https://linktr.ee/merlotembargo
We were giving Sia's Christmas album a re-listen a couple of days ago...it's so good! And reminded us that we did this lil thing a few years back too.
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We were giving Sia's Christmas album a re-listen a couple of days ago...it's so good! And reminded us that we did this lil thing a few years back too.
We have a lot to appreciate. We get to make music on the reg with a bunch of talented ppl who turn our ideas into reality. We have people out there who appreciate what we make. We hope you’re getting good food, real rest, and time with your people today. 🖤🎶
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We have a lot to appreciate. We get to make music on the reg with a bunch of talented ppl who turn our ideas into reality. We have people out there who appreciate what we make. We hope you’re getting good food, real rest, and time with your people today. 🖤🎶
Our own lyrics remind us to do something meaningful with the time we have, whatever our path of resistance: "One day our time is gonna run out, but we can choose between a whimper or a bang. One day the fire's gonna burn out, but we don't have to quit feeding the flame." ✌️
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our own lyrics remind us to do something meaningful with the time we have, whatever our path of resistance: "One day our time is gonna run out, but we can choose between a whimper or a bang. One day the fire's gonna burn out, but we don't have to quit feeding the flame." ✌️
lo-fi video, high-fi vibes 😎
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
lo-fi video, high-fi vibes 😎
Sometimes the music comes with a nice view 🤘🌆
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Sometimes the music comes with a nice view 🤘🌆
Always leave your listeners wanting mo
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Always leave your listeners wanting mo
new band name just dropped: "Salvador Dali Parton". 🙌 (but srsly we do love this taylor song)
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#acousticmusic #taylorswiftcover #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
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#acousticmusic #taylorswiftcover #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
July 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
new band name just dropped: "Salvador Dali Parton". 🙌 (but srsly we do love this taylor song)
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#acousticmusic #taylorswiftcover #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
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#acousticmusic #taylorswiftcover #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
July 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
June 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
You make art with what you have, and these days, we have a LOT of Legos. So we put them to use! Here’s our band, reimagined in brick form — performing like the rock stars we are in our own minds, one frame at a time.
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#stopmotion #lego #merlotembargo #newmusicalert #indiemusic #singersongwriter
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#stopmotion #lego #merlotembargo #newmusicalert #indiemusic #singersongwriter
May 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
You make art with what you have, and these days, we have a LOT of Legos. So we put them to use! Here’s our band, reimagined in brick form — performing like the rock stars we are in our own minds, one frame at a time.
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#stopmotion #lego #merlotembargo #newmusicalert #indiemusic #singersongwriter
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#stopmotion #lego #merlotembargo #newmusicalert #indiemusic #singersongwriter
Lil' vid of "I'm Fine" straight from our studio to your eyes. It's kind of a fun song tbh, even without the band.
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#merlotembargo #indiemusic #newmusicalert #singersongwriter #newmusicalert #kazoo
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#merlotembargo #indiemusic #newmusicalert #singersongwriter #newmusicalert #kazoo
May 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Lil' vid of "I'm Fine" straight from our studio to your eyes. It's kind of a fun song tbh, even without the band.
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#merlotembargo #indiemusic #newmusicalert #singersongwriter #newmusicalert #kazoo
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#merlotembargo #indiemusic #newmusicalert #singersongwriter #newmusicalert #kazoo
These smiles are saying that our long-awaited new song has dropped - "I'm Fine" is now out everywhere! https://vibe.to/imfine , or just have a listen on our Spotify or wherever. We'd love to hear what you think!
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#merlotembargo #newmusicalert #newmusicfriday #indiemusic #indieband #singersongwriter
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#merlotembargo #newmusicalert #newmusicfriday #indiemusic #indieband #singersongwriter
May 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
These smiles are saying that our long-awaited new song has dropped - "I'm Fine" is now out everywhere! https://vibe.to/imfine , or just have a listen on our Spotify or wherever. We'd love to hear what you think!
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#merlotembargo #newmusicalert #newmusicfriday #indiemusic #indieband #singersongwriter
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#merlotembargo #newmusicalert #newmusicfriday #indiemusic #indieband #singersongwriter
Three days till our new song arrives, straight from our throats, fingers, and feet to your eardrums.
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#newmusicfriday #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #indiemusic #newmusicalert #slowmo
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#newmusicfriday #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #indiemusic #newmusicalert #slowmo
May 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Three days till our new song arrives, straight from our throats, fingers, and feet to your eardrums.
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#newmusicfriday #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #indiemusic #newmusicalert #slowmo
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#newmusicfriday #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #indiemusic #newmusicalert #slowmo
These days, we feel that Lego characters represent us best: we're always stepping on them, and our daughter Joanna enjoys building complicated Lego creations.
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We've got a new song dropping on 5/16, featuring some lo-fi legos, courtesy of Joanna. Presave via the link here:
https://show.co/HiDzkEn
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We've got a new song dropping on 5/16, featuring some lo-fi legos, courtesy of Joanna. Presave via the link here:
https://show.co/HiDzkEn
May 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
These days, we feel that Lego characters represent us best: we're always stepping on them, and our daughter Joanna enjoys building complicated Lego creations.
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We've got a new song dropping on 5/16, featuring some lo-fi legos, courtesy of Joanna. Presave via the link here:
https://show.co/HiDzkEn
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We've got a new song dropping on 5/16, featuring some lo-fi legos, courtesy of Joanna. Presave via the link here:
https://show.co/HiDzkEn
🌞 There are at least 50 ways, but afaik none of them involve starting a band with your lover ❤️
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#sunshine #coversong #merlotembargo #50ways #singersongwriter #indiemusic #livemusic #birthdayparty
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#sunshine #coversong #merlotembargo #50ways #singersongwriter #indiemusic #livemusic #birthdayparty
April 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🌞 There are at least 50 ways, but afaik none of them involve starting a band with your lover ❤️
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#sunshine #coversong #merlotembargo #50ways #singersongwriter #indiemusic #livemusic #birthdayparty
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#sunshine #coversong #merlotembargo #50ways #singersongwriter #indiemusic #livemusic #birthdayparty
Before Merlot Embargo, before we got in a bad car accident and reexamined our life, we enjoyed a few pints right from the source, the @guinness HQ in Dublin. Cheers for an excuse to do the same today: Happy St. Patrick’s Day all 💚🤍🧡☘️🇮🇪
#merlotembargo #guinness #stpatricksday #stpaddysday #indiemusic
#merlotembargo #guinness #stpatricksday #stpaddysday #indiemusic
March 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Before Merlot Embargo, before we got in a bad car accident and reexamined our life, we enjoyed a few pints right from the source, the @guinness HQ in Dublin. Cheers for an excuse to do the same today: Happy St. Patrick’s Day all 💚🤍🧡☘️🇮🇪
#merlotembargo #guinness #stpatricksday #stpaddysday #indiemusic
#merlotembargo #guinness #stpatricksday #stpaddysday #indiemusic
We showed our daughter (8) Newsies (the movie), and she loved it but rightly observed that not only does it fail the Bechdel test, but it doesn't have a female main character at ALL. 😬 Despite that, we love it. The music is some of @alanmenkin 's best.
March 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We showed our daughter (8) Newsies (the movie), and she loved it but rightly observed that not only does it fail the Bechdel test, but it doesn't have a female main character at ALL. 😬 Despite that, we love it. The music is some of @alanmenkin 's best.
We didn't make an entry into the Tiny Desk Contest this year. So we'll share this, our ORIGINAL Tiny Desk entry from 2017. Also seems appropriate, given the title, and our new, crying baby. 😀👶😭
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#indieband #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #dontcry #acousticmusic
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#indieband #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #dontcry #acousticmusic
March 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We didn't make an entry into the Tiny Desk Contest this year. So we'll share this, our ORIGINAL Tiny Desk entry from 2017. Also seems appropriate, given the title, and our new, crying baby. 😀👶😭
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#indieband #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #dontcry #acousticmusic
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#indieband #merlotembargo #singersongwriter #dontcry #acousticmusic
Disneyland, in the rain, without kids, on a work day, pre-valentines date =👌🏻❤️
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#valentinesday #selfcare #couplescare #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
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#valentinesday #selfcare #couplescare #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
February 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Disneyland, in the rain, without kids, on a work day, pre-valentines date =👌🏻❤️
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#valentinesday #selfcare #couplescare #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
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#valentinesday #selfcare #couplescare #merlotembargo #singersongwriter
If you are feeling isolated or alone, this song might be for you.
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We wrote this during the pandemic, but it seems appropriate for now, too.
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We wrote this during the pandemic, but it seems appropriate for now, too.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you are feeling isolated or alone, this song might be for you.
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We wrote this during the pandemic, but it seems appropriate for now, too.
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We wrote this during the pandemic, but it seems appropriate for now, too.
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New Music Friday: we've got a folky, mellow, acoustic jam out today. Let us know what you thin
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link's in the bio!
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#newmusicfriday #acousticmusic #merlotembargo #indiemusic #singersongwriter
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link's in the bio!
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#newmusicfriday #acousticmusic #merlotembargo #indiemusic #singersongwriter
January 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New Music Friday: we've got a folky, mellow, acoustic jam out today. Let us know what you thin
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link's in the bio!
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#newmusicfriday #acousticmusic #merlotembargo #indiemusic #singersongwriter
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link's in the bio!
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#newmusicfriday #acousticmusic #merlotembargo #indiemusic #singersongwriter
We're on BlueSky!
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We're feeling melancholy lately, and to match that mood, we have a new tune dropping in a few days. We wrote it during the pandemic, but it feels appropriate for now. It's a moody, vibey, folksy jam,
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#indieband #singersongwriter #acousticmusic
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We're feeling melancholy lately, and to match that mood, we have a new tune dropping in a few days. We wrote it during the pandemic, but it feels appropriate for now. It's a moody, vibey, folksy jam,
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#indieband #singersongwriter #acousticmusic
January 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We're on BlueSky!
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We're feeling melancholy lately, and to match that mood, we have a new tune dropping in a few days. We wrote it during the pandemic, but it feels appropriate for now. It's a moody, vibey, folksy jam,
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#indieband #singersongwriter #acousticmusic
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We're feeling melancholy lately, and to match that mood, we have a new tune dropping in a few days. We wrote it during the pandemic, but it feels appropriate for now. It's a moody, vibey, folksy jam,
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#indieband #singersongwriter #acousticmusic