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Monotropa Uniflora 01:53
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Marvel in the mystery Monotropa Uniflora overgrown This side of the oak tree Idle in the shady grove in late July Mellifluous symmetry Palaver with violets Infirm clocks and sundials Audited the discourse Of hickory and pine
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Old Brewery 03:33
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Where I come from my old love Singing God only knows Devil in the blue dress With the radio turned On Turn it up turn it on On tup ta da tup doo da doo Where I come from In auburn And the care I come from Isn’t that a line from the old cinema? Turn it on On Turn it up turn it on
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I Only See You When You Come Around 04:41
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I only see you when you come around I will Why do you seem so very different now? Stay still Somehow it looks just like a video ideal I wanna see you in the morning I wanna take you in the green room You’ll leave your earrings on my nightstand So there’s another chance to see you Tonight I trace your poly acetate The bread has proofed and raised I want it more it’s late Tonight a pattern’s made I only see you when you come around I will Why do you seem so very different now? Stay still Somehow it looks just like a video ideal I wanna see you in the morning Resting my head upon your pillow I wanna take off all your clothing We wouldn’t think about tomorrow You give more than I could ever take I take more than I could ever give I only see you when you come around I will Why do you seem so very different now? Stay still Somehow it looks just like a video ideal I only see you when you come around I will Why do you seem so very different now? Stay still I only see you when you come around
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Visual Snow 02:34
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Truest colors bleed like paint she said Now these pages smell of pheromone Finds a dress and puts it on One more fill my cup with wine before I start to drift into another place Turns her head to show her face She asks me carelessly With the world so quite can you hear Muted colors disappear? She asks me carelessly With the moon hanging above our heads Let’s take a walk and out she led I’m seeing patterns in the walls Fractals and tracers Visual Snow Sprues gates and risers Honeycomb spirals oh
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Amitriptyline 02:13
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Spent two weeks on amitriptyline Making phone calls smoking cigarettes and coffee You rubbed my head and told me I should sleep My father came by morning we took a trip To gracie square where he admitted me Visits in the rec room Footsteps made down to the infirmary Halogen sunshine I said I’ll sue this hospital if I don’t get released Then I came home to you and we made love in your apartment I closed my eyes but still I couldn’t sleep

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Visual snow is a neurological disorder characterized by a continuous visual disturbance that occupies the entire visual field. Tiny flickering dots that resemble the noise of a detuned analogue television, or a sparkling blanket laid upon everything in your view. In addition to the static, or ‘snow,’ affected individuals can experience additional visual symptoms such as images that persist or recur after the image has been removed.

For Jason, this condition hasn’t simply determined input but also output, and his condition hasn’t just influenced the way the band has made music, but has inspired the art itself.

“Monotropa uniflora”

Mellifluous symmetry/ Palaver with violets/ Infirm clocks and sundials

“Inspired by the life of John B. Macklemore, known from the massively popular podcast S Town. These lyrics are taken directly from his suicide note. His tragic life story is imbued with levity, comedy, and brilliance.”

“Old Brewery”

Where I come from my old love/ Singing God Only Knows/ Devil In The Blue Dress/ With the radio turned on

“Inspired in part by a famous historical building formerly located in lower central Manhattan. After the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837, Coulthard’s Brewery was converted into residential use and became known as ‘The Old Brewery.’ Within a decade the Old Brewery became lawless, overcrowded, filthy and disease-ridden.”

“I Only See You When You Come Around”

I wanna see you in the morning/ I wanna take you in the green room/ You’ll leave your earrings on my nightstand/ So there’s another chance to see you

“Capturing the excitement of having a new crush, this is a dreamy synth-pop sing along for a summer-time fling. It tells the story of falling for that person you keep seeing around town, starting with an infectious melody soaring over arpeggiated synths. It has a Stranger Things kind of vibe. Or so we’ve been told.”

“Visual Snow”

She asks me carelessly/ With the world so quiet can you hear/ Muted colors disappear?

“This song was written in one day, on Christmas. It’s the sexiest song we’ve made to date.”

“Amitriptyline”

Visits in the rec room/ Footsteps made down to the infirmary/ Halogen sunshine/ I said I’ll sue this hospital if I don’t get released

“This is by far the most open and vulnerable song we’ve written. It makes light of the dark.”

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released July 29, 2022

Produced by The Next Great American Novelist
Mixed by Jason Cummings
Mastered by Ian Vargo

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Indie rock from NYC. Music that eschews the dirt and grime of the city in exchange for three-part harmonies and a dose of sun-kissed pop.

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