A comprehensive model on dealing with folks.

released May 9, 2025

Written, recorded, and produced by Mike Maietta. November 2024-March 2025.
Artwork by Shepsen Amunnen. 

Tug of War

L Y R I C S:
Come baby call it
Go ahead call it off
What it is wanting
I can tell it’s not enough

Put me back together
Just to tear me all apart
17 in September
You would never break my heart

You’re picture up on my wall
You’re letters left my drawer
Don’t tell me you’re sorry
That you’re searching for something more

It gets better when I get better at
Growing up but I can’t do this without you

Could you even care less?
It’s like talking to a wall
Silence makes me anxious
Waiting for your call

Who cares about distance
College is such scam
I can visit you on weekends
While I focus on the band

You’re picture up on my wall
You’re letters left my drawer
Don’t tell me you’re sorry
Or that I’m better off without you

It gets better when I get better at
Growing up but I can’t do this without you

Dead to you
Dead to me
All I need is clarity
I'm nothing without your love

We were high school
What do you mean
This is all we've ever seen
I'm nothing without your love

Come baby call it
Go ahead call it off
What it is wanting
I can tell it’s not enough

Call it Off (voice memo)

L Y R I C S:
I wanna friend who will listen
To every song that i send them
To every word I text them
I want a friend

I want a life that’s built for me
I want a dad to teach me how to live
For a family that holds up 
Instead of back

Silver is buried stone
What spoon do you lick up on?

You’re not so cool
You’re not so cool
You’re not so cool

Sent you text on the weekend
Ask how you been and get nothing
Breaking a sweat just get in touch
C'mon it don’t take much

My battery died left the lights on
When I wanna drive and get somewhere
To feel alive, I wish I knew
Nothing made sense at 25

Silver is buried stone
What spoon do you lick up on?

You look so cool, you look so cool
You look so cool, you look so cool

You got a lot going for you
You look so cool in your photo shoot
I bought your cd, real sick tunes
Real sick tunes

I ain’t got much going for me
East Coast rat in worn out jeans
But this aint LA, it's just jersey

You look so cool, you look so cool
You look so cool, you look so cool

Chronically Online (voice memo)

wrote this when I was missing my mom here's the demo 

good grief._.demo

I Hate When You Tell Me to Shut Up.m4a

You Look Better Single

L Y R I C S:
I say it almost all of time
You might be the prettiest girl alive
It’s not a bluff or a pick up line
It’s just what I believe, you’re one of a kind

How are the Hamptons, Gem?
Out with Loren
Pool kicking, yeah you’re gone for the weekend
I like you baby, you’re hot and maybe
I could go kick it with you?

I say it almost all of the time
You’re gonna miss me when I die
I joke and I try not to lie
I want to be the highlight of your life

How are the Hamptons, Gem?
Out with Loren
Pool kicking, yeah you’re gone for the weekend
I like you, baby. You’re hot and maybe
I could go kick it with you?

Kick with you, Queen of the East Coast
Had some boys in the pocket, you liked me most
You’re the shit, you’re a trophy
To brag and to boast
I got a fast car, your friend’s got boat

I came up with new bass line
I’ll show it to you when I come through tonight

How are the Hamptons, Gem?
Out with Loren
Pool kicking, yeah you’re gone for the weekend
I like you, baby. You’re hot and maybe
I could go kick it with you?

Kick with you, Queen of the East Coast
Had some boys in the pocket, you liked me most
You’re the shit, you’re a trophy
To brag and to boast
I got a fast car, your friend’s got boat

I got a fast car, your friend’s got a boat
I got a fast car, your friend’s got a boat

Credits:
Jared Myers — Guitar
Philip David Russell — Guitar, Drum Programming, Bass, Vocal

Written by Philip David Russell

Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Philip David Russell

The Hamptons

Jack & Sally

I can’t take it anymore
I really tried this time
But it just ain’t right
Maybe in another life

Shake off all the hands
I can’t prove it but they’re that dragging me
By my own two feet
I’m bleeding, bleeding

All the standards you set
Make the make sense
I don’t wanna be anyone to anyone

Every promise I kept
I’m alone in all this
I don’t wanna be anyone to anyone

The show was alright
“Just alright?”
I don’t wanna be anyone to anyone

I can’t take it anymore
I’ll give in and take second best
And tell all my friends
That your band’s up next

I think I’ll be better off
On an island somewhere
Where I can’t care
And you’ll find my body washed up on the shore

All the standards you set
Make the make sense
I don’t wanna be anyone to anyone

Every promise I kept
I’m alone in all this
I don’t wanna be anyone to anyone

The show was alright
“Just alright?”
I don’t wanna be anyone to anyone

I can’t take it anymore
I don’t know, I really tried this time
But it just ain’t right
Maybe in another life

You’re Just Not That Punk (voice memo)

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Your Soft Blood (Audiotree Live Version)

An introverted guy that has a way with words, Marshall-stacked guitar tones, and a sophisticated Nashville storytelling fare—that is American multi-instrumentalist David Russell.

Born July 3, 2000, in Nashville, Tennessee, David was raised in a musical family, collaborating with his sister, Emmy Russell, and grandmother, Loretta Lynn. His father introduced him to key influences like Tom Petty and the Ramones.

On Christmas Day 2016, David began uploading original songs to SoundCloud, influenced by bands like Modern Baseball & Weezer. These songs have been self-released as part of his annual “Summer Hiatus” compilations. He didn’t fit into Nashville, but he often attended and hosted DIY shows.

After relocating to New York City in 2020, David formed the alternative bands that gained traction in 2022 with a 52-week residency at the Bitter End. In 2023, producer Billy Mannino (Oso Oso, Macseal) worked with the him and his band on their track “Breaking Down & Feeling Low,” released two years later under Doolittle on their debut EP Secret Saturday. In 2024, David joined Nordista Freeze on his tour, which motivated David to distribute his music, previously exclusively on SoundCloud.

In 2025, David released 200 songs and formed alternative band Doolittle with Nordista Freeze, Michael Massiah, Gemma Guttenberg, & Jason Ruiz. The upcoming Summer Hiatus ‘25 proves songwriting is his trade, doubling down on what he knows best — anthemic choruses and a memoir style penmanship.

You’re Just Not That Punk (voice memo)

David Russell

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