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The Buttertones - Don't cry alone

Taken from the album "Chorus." Out now on Slumberland Records.

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Philadelphia, PA’s Literature features Kevin Attics, Nathaniel Cardaci, Chris Schackerman, and Seth Whaland. Attics, who’d written for numerous music trades as a teen, met Cardaci and Whaland at the house venue they both operated in Austin, TX. Cardaci and Whaland each ran small imprint labels and, a million adventures later, the trio decided to form a band. Upon moving to Philadelphia the group befriended Schackerman who also joined the fold. 

In 2012, following a well-received single and a track on Gerard Cosloy’s “Casual Victim Pile II” compilation they released their debut album, "Arab Spring," which became a cult hit within the indiepop community. That album is sharp and immediate, almost mod-ish in its attack, but always tuneful and going for melody where it counts. They toured the US in support, and have performed with the likes of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Eternal Summers, Ted Leo, Sic Alps, White Fence, Gentlemen Jesse, Hospitality, and Brown Recluse. They also appeared on Terre T's Cherry Blossom Clinic.

In 2013 they released a follow-up 7”, “Tie Dye” and contributed a track to Esopus Magazine alongside artists like Jens Lekman and The Shins. They also played at that year’s NYC Popfest, which helped cement the buzz that was steadily growing amongst savvy pop fans. "Arab Spring" was treated to a re-mastered re-press, which followed the first pressing and quickly sold out.

Autumn of 2013 saw the band begin work on their second album, "Chorus," with lauded engineer Gary Olson (whose body of work includes records by Crystal Stilts, Mad Scene and The Beets) at his Marlborough Farms studio in Brooklyn, NY. As a beautiful autumn turned into one of the harshest winters in recent memory, Olson and the band began stretching out, enhancing the album with studio techniques dating back to the late 60s including true-tape flanging, sending vocals through Leslie speaker cabinets, and the same analog style of automatic double-tracking created at Abbey Road Studios.

The result is an album that is as immediate as it is timeless, full of effortlessly catchy and well-crafted tunes that echo pop legends like Smiths and Orange Juice. All of that time in the studio has resulted in a rich, considered sound that puts the band's arranging and playing front and center. "Chorus" is one of the most exciting pop records in years, and marks Literature at true contenders.

Literature - New Jacket

Intro

The Buttertones - Baby Girl (Live At The Vera Project)

Goose Bumps

Killer Whale

Clash the Truth

Sleep Apnea

This is "Heaven and Hell", an unreleased demo track from "City Club". Enjoy. :)

G A 4 Demos

The Growlers - Heaven and Hell

i'm sorry 
i think of you

my darlin 
i just want you 

i'm sorry i don't de-serve you 

pretty young thing you tore my heart 

i fell for you and i can’t get up
being with you i can’t get enough
thinking about you you have no clue
baby I’m sorry i fell in love with you


baby you were right 
i only have myself to blame 
i'll never forget your name 

i fell for you and i can’t get up
being with you i can’t get enough
thinking about you you have no clue
baby I’m sorry i fell in love with you

Not Over U

You want to get away 
But no one ever leaves this place 
You want to go and say 
That there will be no other way 

Wait I want it 
You got it 
Forget it 
You said it 
Over my own sweet time 
Makes everything seem right 
You could see it 
Deceive it 
You know I 
Don't mean it 

You got it comprehend 
That there everything's not meant to be 
Cause nothing's ever free 
Whatever you don't seem to see 

Wait I want it 
You got it 
Forget it 
You said it 
Over my own sweet time 
Makes everything seem right 
You could see it 
Decieve it 
You know I 
Don't mean it

Beach Song

Photos

Leave You Alone

Tearjerker

My current project is called Dirt Buyer and you can find it on Spotify, Instagram, & Twitter @dirtbuyer


it's so action-packed, catch all the flak
it's been a long, long time since you looked back
you wanna wait some time, i understand
it's gonna take some time to feel it out
i wanna know just how your life turns out
and when your body knows your brain's upset
you're stuck cleanin' up the whole damn mess
you know i'm at your side, shakin' my head
i spent my whole life workin' up the strength 
to accept the fact i'm a fuckin wreck
it ain't that hard to clear your head
just emasculate your entire being
you'll be happier, though it may be fleeting,
but it's one step up from where you're at
you exist in shit, you should know that
no matter how you move, your bones will ache,
it's an eternal pain you just can't shake
you gotta run, run, run your entire life
you gotta keep your mind from blowin out
just accept the fact that it's all a lie
i swear to god, it'll save you time
you gotta work real hard to avert your gaze
from the meaninglessness that'll come your way
and she said

Jotay - She Said

cover pic taken by Indy De Los Santos(@indy.dls on ig)

lyrics:
i know 
you don't 
ever 
think about me 
i know 
your so 
better off with he

i wish 
you were
 right here
right here by my side 
 i'm up 
at night 
with these
dumb thoughts in 
my mind
 

i’m a
pushover
 i don’t have a-
ny real friends 
every
one hates me 
i want it 
all 
to
 end

i don’t know what to do
i’m always thinking of you
it’s your fault you’re in my head 
it’s your fault you’re in my head


but i know 
you hate
 me 
and that’s
 okay
I’m lost
 and i can’t
 get out
of my own head

Killer Whale

Boyscott

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