Quiet in the City

Melancholy Dance (feat. Hazel)

No More Late Nights (feat. Hazel) [Josh Eastman Remix]

Written by: Adam Mah, Josh Eastman & Caleb Heppner
Performed by: Adam Mah, Josh Eastman, Caleb Heppner, Flavio Cirillo, Shane Stephenson & Yuta Ishida
Produced by: Josh Eastman at Helm Studios
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

It felt far
It felt a ways away
Didn’t think this would be it
Wouldn’t get a chance to say

Goodbye
So long
Adieu
Don’t know when the next time is that I will see you

I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side of this
I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side of this

I’m in a car
Driving away
Like a bullet through the night
Thinking of the days
Possibilities weren’t few
Don’t know when the next time is that I will see you

I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side of this
I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side of this

These things come and go
I just wasn’t expecting it
How can you foster growth?
When our realities are split
When the ending comes up short
When I’m standing at the door
When we’re washed back to shore
I’ve been here before

The Other Side

Written by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Performed by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

I wish I could’ve been there
I wish I could go backwards
The finality is killing me and sometimes I have a knack for
Thinking only of myself
So what the hell did you come back for?
I’m changing into something new
And this time I can see it’s true

I die a hundred times
When your lips don’t meet with mine

Something New

Written by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Jodi Pederson & Caleb Heppner 
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Jodi Pederson, Caleb Heppner & Flavio Cirillo
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

9 years of this
And I still want more
A goodbye kiss
And a greeting at the door

There’s a million other paths I could take
But I’ve already made that mistake
I found love in the early days
A feeling I can never erase

I want a life of quiet nights with you
Wandering the streets of somewhere new
We’ll never run out of things to do
I want a life of quiet nights with you

Your crooked grin
Still drives me wild
A secret look
Every part of me smiles

There’s a million other paths I could take
But I’ve already made that mistake
I found love in the early days
A feeling I can never erase

I want a life of quiet nights with you
Wandering the streets of somewhere new
We’ll never run out of things to do
I want a life of quiet nights with you

Quiet Nights (feat. ROYAL)

Written by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Caleb Heppner & Flavio Cirillo
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering
Artwork by: Stephanie Leem

You were raised at a different time
But I respect your take so why can’t you respect mine?
I thought you matured as you grow
But it turns out my parents knew nothing at this age

I don’t need to be told to be a man
I just need for you to understand
Don’t need to be told to be a man
I just need for you to understand me
I just need for you to understand me

He pulls a mock dress out of my bag
And makes a quip about my earring
Don’t own a toolbox man
I prefer the kitchen 

You seem a little too concerned how my interests coincide with my sexual preference
I can show you a dark place to store those thoughts
Just give me a call

I don’t need to be told to be a man
I just need for you to understand
Don’t need to be told to be a man
I just need for you to understand me
I just need for you to understand me

Be A Man

Written by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Performed by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

How could you stay by my side?
When I didn’t believe them
How did you forgive my lies?
When I didn’t believe them
How could you stay by my side?
When I didn’t believe them
How did you forgive my lies?
When I didn’t believe them
How did you know I wouldn’t run in circles ‘round again?

Circles

Written by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Performed by: Adam Mah & Shane Stephenson
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

It’s so cool to be a cynic
Easy to be a critic
Much harder to be genuine
Tough not to be a mimic

Cynic

Written by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson & Jordan Lawlor
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Riki Beazley, Jordan Lawlor, Flavio Cirillo, Laura Reznek,  Shayla Gabriel & Rhiannon Lattimer
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

Falling into habits that once were seen as rude
Replacing society’s norms with something strange and new
People can’t stand silence so they look at their phones
Oh, how good it feels to be together alone

Remember when conversations were a two way thing?
Remember when we looked each other in the face?
Remember when conversations were a two way thing?
Remember when we looked each other in the face?

Tell me is there going back or is it a phase?
Tell me when is it we got to the digital age?
I don’t see you in person anymore
Tell me is there going back or is it a phase?
Tell me when is it we got to the digital age?
I don’t see you in person anymore


もはやマナー違反ですらなくなった
Mohaya Manner Ihan desura Nakunatta
すっかり世間の常識は変わって
Sukkari Seken no Johshiki wa kawatte
人は沈黙に耐えられず
Hito wa chimmoku ni Taerarezu
誰と居てもケータイ見ている
Dareto Itemo Keitai Miteiru


一緒にいるなら2人で話そう
Isshoni Irunara Hutari de Hanasou
お互い向き合うこと忘れないで
Otagai Mukiau Koto Wasurenaide


もう昔に戻ることはないの？
Mou Mukashi ni Modoru Koto wa Naino?
僕らはデジタル世代にならなきゃだめ？
Bokurawa Digial Sedai ni Naranakya Dame?
もう君に逢えない
Mou Kimi ni Aenai
もう昔に戻ることはないの？
Mou Mukashi ni Modoru Koto wa Naino?
僕らはデジタル世代にならなきゃだめ？
Bokurawa Digial Sedai ni Naranakya Dame?
もう君に逢えない
Mou Kimi ni Aenai

Digital Age (feat. RIKII)

Written by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson &  Jordan Lawlor
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson &  Jordan Lawlor
Produced by: Shane Stephenson & Jordan Lawlor
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

Underground Level

Written by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Katie Cowger & Caleb Heppner
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Caleb Heppner & Flavio Cirillo
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering


Maybe instead of falling for each other we can fall apart
And question why it is that we would try, we would even start
Cause if you never try you know you’ll always regret
And wonder where it is that all your memories and good times went

I don’t want
I’m not giving up
I don’t care
If you’re giving up
I don’t want
I’m not giving up
I don’t care
If you’re giving up

Kill me with all of your darlings and i’ll kill you with mine
It’s not my lack of ambition
It’s my deadly dreamer’s state of mind
I will never be the same
What about you?
Try hard as you might
It’s not all in my head
I’ll do what I do

I don’t want
I’m not giving up
I don’t care
If you’re giving up
I don’t want
I’m not giving up
I don’t care
If you’re giving up

Falling was hard
But I hope that you’re well
Easy is easier
But to me that is hell
Falling was hard
But I hope that you’re well
Easy is easier
But to me that is hell

I don’t want
I’m not giving up
I don’t care
If you’re giving up
I don’t want
I’m not giving up
I don’t care
If you’re giving up

Giving Up

Written by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Jordan Lawlor & Caleb Heppner
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Jordan Lawlor, Caleb Heppner & Noémie Attia
Produced by: Shane Stephenson & Jordan Lawlor
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

What do you do when you’ve become a parody of yourself?
And you’re playing the part
You’re acting so well
My vanity keeps me in shape
Anxieties keep me awake
And I’ll never learn until I figure out that once you stop chasing
-it’ll come to you
It’s all adjacent

Recycle Nostalgia
A time we never knew
Print it on a t-shirt and sell it back to you
Recycle Nostalgia
A time we never knew
Print it on a t-shirt and sell it back to you

You’re scrolling and scrolling through headlines
You missed the point
They’re making deadlines
They’re making some coin
I recite it like it’s fact
Cutting corners like it’s an act
Who cares if it’s accurate? It’s not writing
Come on, come on
Make it enticing

Recycle Nostalgia
A time we never knew
Print it on a t-shirt and sell it back to you
Recycle Nostalgia
A time we never knew
Print it on a t-shirt and sell it back to you

Recycle Nostalgia

Written by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson & Caleb Heppner
Performed by: Adam Mah, Shane Stephenson, Caleb Heppner & Flavio Cirillo
Produced by: Shane Stephenson
Mixed by: Shane Stephenson
Mastered by: Andrew Downton at Railtown Mastering

Define success in numbers
Define excess in artistic integrity
Why can’t I be happy for you?
Is it my ego or sincerity?

What happens when those platforms disappear?
Who are you underneath? ‘Cause it’s not clear
I think I lost something
I think we lost something dear
What happens when those platforms disappear?

Platforms

Chinatown

it’s time to put these things to rest
it’s beginning to mess with my head
keeps me awake when im in bed
i cant deal with the situation so instead 

i’ll become a ghost
i’ll become someone you will never know
i’ll reminisce about when we were close
i’ll become a ghost 

there’s some things we should address
it’s time to part ways and think ahead
won’t look back around the bend
i’ll keep on going till im dead and then

i’ll become a ghost
i’ll become someone you will never know
i’ll reminisce about when we were close
i’ll become a ghost 

paint me a picture
where our thoughts align
feed me a feeling
that has me feeling fine
go down that road
that leads somewhere unknown
it will separate us
and then

i’ll become a ghost
i’ll become someone you will never know
i’ll reminisce about when we were close
i’ll become a ghost

Ghost - Single

Ghost

I can feel it when we're syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other

I can feel the history in these streets
Feel the ground coming up over me
I've never felt so small, pieces of a bigger puzzle
Nothing at all

I can be a fly on the wall
People watching from the top of a building so tall
I was always hoping you'd call
Watching us from the top as we fall

I feel electric when we kiss
If I leave now I'd be remiss 

I can feel it when we're syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other

4am in Tokyo, stores all closed
and we're walking the streets of Japan
Getting lost in maps and bad directions
but I follow the touch of your hand

I can be a fly on the wall
People watching from the top of a building so tall
I was always hoping you'd call
Watching us from the top as we fall

I can feel it when we're syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other

I never knew that we'd find peace in this place
All I wanna do is stay here cause I can't face
the reality the truth, hold a mirror up to my gaze
Yeah I never knew that we'd find peace in this place

I can feel it when we're syncing up to each other
I can feel it when we're syncing up to each other

I can feel it when we're syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other
syncing up to each other

Tokyo

'A Call Away' from Adam Mah's 'The Cloud' EP.

Produced by Shane Stephenson

Mastered by Andrew Spindor (Railtown Mastering)

Photo by Hugo Marin

Lyrics:
I've been thinking
I've been thinking about you
I've been thinking about what it is I should do

I don't know what it's like or what you're going through
but I'll be a call away
I'll be a call away from you
I'll be a call away
I'll be a call away from you

A Call Away

'Shadows (feat. ROYAL)' from Adam Mah's 'The Cloud' EP.

Produced by Shane Stephenson

Mastered by Andrew Spindor (Railtown Mastering)

Photo by Hugo Marin

Lyrics:
you’ve gone cold on my line
im waiting by it every night
you once swore by it
now it’s your sword beside you

i crave this tragedy, it gives me something to say
did i make a big mistake?
or am i just moving on to a new place?

just looking for a chance at redemption
i lost a lot of my friends
im tired of tiptoeing around
you can all think what you wanna think now

if i cant get what i want
i’ll just love you in the shadows
if you’re so jaded about love
i’ll just love you in the shadows
empty hearts leave empty spaces
you’re moving on to other places
if i cant get what i want
i’ll just love you in the shadows

am i here by design?
the answer im still trying to find.
you took me by surprise
we’re right back to where we started

i made this tragedy, it gave me something to say
i made a big mistake
have you moved on to a new place?

if i cant get what i want
i’ll just love you in the shadows
if you’re so jaded about love
i’ll just love you in the shadows
empty hearts leave empty spaces
you’re moving on to other places
if i cant get what i want
i’ll just love you in the shadows

Shadows (feat. ROYAL)

Adam Mah is a musician and composer based in Vancouver. 

His evocative soundscapes blend nostalgic textures with a mod indie rock-and-pop sensibility. With reverb-soaked synths, striking vocals and wayward lyrics, his music parses perspectives on love, art, memory and the digital age. On stage, Adam has supported The Rubens and Hotel Mira, and performed at festivals including Westward Music Festival, Khatsahlano, and Kansai Music Conference in Osaka.

His debut album, Year of the Dog, draws inspiration from the Chinese zodiac and one transformative year, exploring long-term relationships, band breakups, and society’s obsession with wistfulness. From the faux-vintage commentary of “Recycle Nostalgia” to industry critique in “Platforms” and the identity anxiety of “Video Subscription,” the record balances sincerity with sharp cultural insight. Guest features include Jordan Lawlor, ROYAL, and RIKII.

His 2022 EP No More Late Nights featured Hazel, with a thematic focus on doom scrolling, burnout, and the commodification of art. Earlier credits include Commute (2021, with Sleepy Leggs/Willo Hill), indie-rock singles “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” and “Quiet in the City,” and his debut EP The Cloud (2020). Before debuting as a solo artist, Adam was co-founder and frontman of pop band Derrival. 

As composer, Adam has been nominated for Best Original Music at the Kursaal Film Festival in San Sebastián for Mr. Khatia. In 2024, he composed original music for Hotello!, a stage play by Bianca Kenna that premiered at the 200-seat Cultch Historic Theatre. Forthcoming scores include Narrow Time, a short film from I Spy Peaches Productions, and a feature thriller.

Adam Mah

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