This is a shorter, bridgeless remix of my song Got Time

When I’m in the road I make it out. When I’m in the road, I make it out

Night is falling. Dream so easy. Leaves are falling down
Night is falling, dream so easy, leaves are falling now
Night is calling. Dream so easy. Leaves are falling down
Awoo
Waiting, waiting for you
Awoooo
Waiting, waiting for you…

When I’m in the road I make it out. When I’m in the mode, I make it loud

Night is falling. Dream so easy. Leaves are falling down
Night is falling, dream so easy, leaves are falling now
Night is calling. Dream so easy. Leaves are falling down
Awoo
Waiting, waiting for you
Awoooo
Waiting, waiting for you…

Powerlines

Got Time (Short Mix)

Got Time (Single Edit)

"Antifreeze" is a sonic blend of Timbaland, Backstreet Boys, and Nirvana. Featuring a unique and mysterious opening with a vocal sample from Alex Pezeshkian and an unusual 60s organ called the Optigan. The song takes listeners on a journey through a frozen desert night, with a catchy boy band chorus, house baseline, and jungle-sounding drum fill that will undoubtedly get stuck in your head. The bridge offers a slight reprieve with a focus on vocals and light instrumentation before jumping back into the intense and almost happy chorus, complete with a reversed chord progression to end the song on a high note. 

Lyrics:
Winter hits the house. Rolling down my mouth
Pour on antifreeze. Like a summer breeze rolling into town 
Winter hits the state. Frozen lakes and graves
Pour on antifreeze. Summer hits the sea. Rain keeps pouring down

What do I think I’m doing?

When I freeze up, when I seize up,
When I feel like I can’t breathe
I need antifreeze. Yup
When I freeze up, when I seize up,
When I feel like I’m not free
I need antifreeze, yup
Yup yup yup yup

Winter hits the world. Frozen boys and girls
Pour on antifreeze. Now you’re at the beach
Dive into the surf
Winter hits my life. And it’s your eyes
Pour on antifreeze. Now you’ll run with me
Run and laugh and cry

What do I think I’m doing?

When I freeze up, when I seize up,
When I feel like I can’t breathe
I need antifreeze. Yup
When I freeze up, when I seize up,
When I feel like I’m not me
I need antifreeze, yup
Yup yup yup yup

When I freeze up, when I seize up,
When I feel like I can’t be
I need antifreeze. Yup
When I freeze up, when I seize up,
When I feel like I’m not free
I need antifreeze, yup
Yup yup yup yup

Antifreeze (Single)

Antifreeze

Rainy Day Blue

Immortal-slay3r

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John Springer - Guitar & Bass & Drums
Paul Janszen - Mixing & Mastering
Mike Walker - Lyrics & Vocals 

A Sonic Porn Re-mix

Covid A - Sonic Porn Remix

The Real Truth

I wrote Die Alone sitting on the floor of my room. It was really different from my other songs at the time, but it stuck with me. At first I recorded it with GarageBand on my computer with loud vocals and noisy guitars. My brother Alec and I recorded it later with our band The Peaches for our Flyover Country album. Later, I redid it for fun, first in Garageband with some of the backing instruments that can still be heard in the final version and then took that to my friend Jake Whitecar Orangutan Sound studio in Montana where we recorded the final vocals, instruments, and live drums. I can’t believe there was a time when we could actually travel

Jake asked Jon Filkins to provide real, live drums and Amanda Ceaser to add background vocals. He also played bass, some synths, and some guitar. The song wouldn’t be what it is without their amazing contributions and I can’t thank each of them enough for participating

The result is peppy, but also dark. It has a heavy beat and some really cool vocals. I especially love the bridge where it gets really quiet and echoey and then builds to the most intense moment of the song

I recorded this song at a really hard time when I had to go to voice therapy because I had hurt my vocal cords and I was just recovering after a year wondering if I’d ever be able to sing again. I still hadn’t fully recovered during the recording process, but the result is cool because my vocals are a lot breathier than usual. My philosophy is: turn that mud into gold if at all possible

Die Alone. It’s about knowing that something or someone beautiful is gone, hoping they might come back someday, but not waiting around because you also have a life to live. It’s a dark song. Not exactly happy, but not unhappy either. Just fresh and raw from the pain and disappointment. The title comes from the phrase “You don’t die alone on the road”, which came from nowhere but really fits the overall energy, about moving forward despite all the uncertainty

In my mind, it’s a lot of dark night driving images which is going to feature in the video that will be released in the weeks after the song.

Die Alone will be out on ALL streaming platforms on Friday, September 25th. Here’s a pre-save link for the fans who don’t want to miss release day: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/maxoakland/die-alone

Listening to it, following me on Spotify and other social media, and sharing it will help me make this hard-won song as successful as possible. Thanks for your support, it’s always helped me keep motivated

Lyrics:
Oh I know it’s gone forever, but I can’t help but wonder
Can’t help but wondering
Filth dissolved in rain, like the clouds crashed and we're OK

You don't die alone on the road. Too many monsters to take your soul
You don't die alone on the road. Just gonna sell everything you know

Oh I know it’s gone forever, but I can’t help but wonder
Can’t help the wondering
Salts like cyanide washing away in the tide

Keep this one in my pocket to remind me of younger days
when the smoke we saw was dragons evolving in their caves
into you and your little sister all alone now in the snow
have we become the monsters when we drive away all alone?

You don't die alone on the road

Credits:
Songs by Max Oakland
Produced by Jake Whitecar and Max Oakland
Mixed by Jake Whitecar at Orangutan Sound in Missoula, MT
Performances
Max Oakland - Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Programming, Slide, Samples
Jake Whitecar - Bass Guitar, additional guitars & synths
Jon Filkins - Live Drums
Amanda Ceaser - Background Vocals

Die Alone (Single)

Die Alone

High Risk Drew

Listen on all your streaming services here: https://songwhip.com/max-oakland/leaving-the-party

Lyrics:
I know I’ve been living on the road
I know I’ve been searching for a home
I know I’ve been looking down the lane
I know I’ve been walking in the rain

And I feel low and I’m just sopping in the rain
And I think I’m ready to go
But I wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
And I feel like I’m just working all the time
And I’m not ready to die
But god, it’s just so hard to be alive sometimes

And I wonder if they’ll ever stop me
Wonder if they’ll ever see me
Wonder if they’ve really got me
Wonder if it’s ever gonna be

And I feel low and I’m just sighing in the rain
And I think I’m ready to go
But I wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
And I feel like I’m just working all the time
And I’m not ready to die
But god, it’s just so hard to be alive sometimes

And I feel low and I’m feeling strange
And I’m not ready to go 
But I wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
Wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
Wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
Wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
Wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
Wonder if it’s worth it 
Wonder if it’s worth it 
Wonder if it’s worth it if I stay
Wonder if it’s worth it 
Morning sky

Credits: Song and Lyrics by Max Oakland
Samples: Scott Murphy

Leaving the Party (Single)

Leaving the Party

No Fly Soap

Listen to final tunes with my band the Croggies:
https://soundcloud.com/thecroggies

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Angmo Key