sex is good (but have you tried)

Rush

Anju - lyrics, vocals, production
Atlas Finch - production, instrumentation
John Mark Nelson - mixing
Alec Ness - mastering
Vy Vu - cover artwork

See grandmother sew in patterns
Feel the fabric fall in waves
Trace her fingers, feel your bloodline
Old palm readers, whisper in my veins

I inherit saffron riches
I inherit pools of pain
See grandfather on the shoreline
Sing to his plants in the haze

We used to move
Like the water from which we came
Rains and grains ago
Wind and waves ago

We used to dance
As the land has a heart of her own
Seas and seeds ago
Wild and weeds ago

Oh, topography
Like terrain on the top of my thumb
Like the song it unfolds from my tongue
Speak the hills

Oh, braided relation
From the crinkling eyes of my kin
To the chlorophyll caught in my skin
Sing the grass

And such lush abundance
Like falling asleep in your arms
Like a goldenrod crown on your heart
And I’m filled

With ancient medicine
From mortar and pestle and flame
I mean wisdom I’m learning to name
In my hands

We used to move
Like the water from which we came
Rains and grains ago
Wind and waves ago

We used to dance
As the land has a heart of her own
Seas and seeds ago
Wild and weeds ago

Remembrance

don't u ever ft papa n christian

Lyrics:
A gardener, his pasture, a pastor of Growing and Affection
He walks with his flock of black sheep well
well, that love him

They're on their way down
They're on their way down
They're on their way down
They're on their way down

And then there's me, a person that thinks of dying at 23
a dramatic, complacent, complaining heap
of a Black Sheep

I'm on my way down
I'm on my way down
I'm on my way down
I'm on my way down

way down (DEMO)

Do you believe in the power of love? This song is for you. <3<3<3

Colors - Dara Carter (prod by Dansonn x Mantra x King David)

Breakfast Sandwich

2018 hasn't been great for me. It's so easy to feel like everyone else is doing great, and that even if they went through a hard time, they've instantly grown from their hardships, thanks to social media.

I've always been the kind of person to deny my emotions the permission to be, as a coping mechanism of sorts. It's been a year of facing situations where I've had to stand face to face with vulnerability. The first time I realized the extent to which I crave validation. How much I crave affection. Having trouble giving more of myself to those approaching me, and giving too much of myself to those who seem out of reach. Realizing that I tend to hold onto to the past because it's familiar, and gives me a sense of purpose. Fearing the moment that solitude, something I seek and enjoy, turns into loneliness. Coming to terms with depression and anxiety. Stress-eating and gaining a shit ton of weight and then stressing about that haha. Everything I do is geared towards knowing myself better, in one way or another, but introspection and realization can be painful sometimes. I'm fully aware of the fact that this will make me a much stronger human being. But right now, I wanna give my feelings the validation it deserves. Not every bad experience leads to something good. Perhaps yes, in the long run, but that doesn't make things any better in the present. And that's okay. Validating what I feel and giving it the time it needs to move on.

I wrote this song after a rough night with someone, whose friendship I valued dearly at the time. Recorded it over the past few days, and filmed some stuff on my phone and put together a lyric video to go with it. Hope you enjoy "Fall".  <3

Guitar, Bass - Mark Raggio
Trumpet - Jeremy Alvarez

Fall (Demo)

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We Fucked Up

singer, songwriter, producer, and performer of homegrown folk-pop. music that conjures spirits of imaginary lovers, scents of citrus, and visions of hairy brown skin under the sun. booking, press, feelings - anjutunes[at]gmail[dot]com

Remembrance

Anju

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