The new LP 'yoyo' by A Beacon School is out now on Grind Select.

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A Beacon School - yoyo LP

A Beacon School's new single "Dot" is out April 8th, 2022.
Stream/purchase: https://fanlink.to/abs-dot

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outside when narrow
the sun on the wire
lilting

to understand
the invitation
again

you felt it come true then
etched in a blinking
pattern you can’t forget

the color’s unknowing but the landing seems close
cuz it’s no different

light shifting
While all the rest fills in slowly
you find your head fizzing softly
And you swear this all feels new

But it’s no different

PURCHASE ✨

A Beacon School - Dot

"Potion" from the album 'yoyo' by A Beacon School out on October 13, 2023 on Grind Select

Vinyl/CDs: https://bit.ly/abs-yoyo
All DSPs: https://fanlink.to/potion-jon

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A Beacon School is the dream pop project of New York-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Patrick J. Smith. The songs on releases such as his full-length debut, Cola, alternate between uptempo, jangly pop nuggets, lush shoegaze and intricately-arranged electronic soundscapes.

Smith began making music as A Beacon School in 2009. A home-recorded demo single was released in 2011, and a self-titled EP by a full-band lineup appeared near the end of 2012. Smith notably played with bands such as Modern Rivals and Bluffing, and currently works with Parquet Courts' Max Savage as part of Maxband.

In 2018, A Beacon School's Cola was released by Grind Select. After receiving positive press and slowly gaining a worldwide following, an expanded vinyl edition of Cola was released in 2019 in conjunction with Fat Possum’s ‘House Arrest’ imprint, amassing over 50 million streams, tours with El Ten Eleven and Ruby Haunt and syncs on critically acclaimed shows such as Hacks and Shrinking.

Now back with his first full-length in five years, yoyo, a follow up to Cola, Smith takes his sound even further with 10 tracks that are an untainted exploration of the unconscious artistic self and the oscillation of time.

'yoyo' will be released on October 13, 2023.

A Beacon School - Potion

"Jon" from the album 'yoyo' by A Beacon School out on October 13, 2023 on Grind Select

Preorder vinyl/CDs: https://bit.ly/abs-yoyo
All DSPs: https://fanlink.to/potion-jon

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A Beacon School is the dream pop project of New York-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Patrick J. Smith. The songs on releases such as his full-length debut, Cola, alternate between uptempo, jangly pop nuggets, lush shoegaze and intricately-arranged electronic soundscapes.

Smith began making music as A Beacon School in 2009. A home-recorded demo single was released in 2011, and a self-titled EP by a full-band lineup appeared near the end of 2012. Smith notably played with bands such as Modern Rivals and Bluffing, and currently works with Parquet Courts' Max Savage as part of Maxband.

In 2018, A Beacon School's Cola was released by Grind Select. After receiving positive press and slowly gaining a worldwide following, an expanded vinyl edition of Cola was released in 2019 in conjunction with Fat Possum’s ‘House Arrest’ imprint, amassing over 50 million streams, tours with El Ten Eleven and Ruby Haunt and syncs on critically acclaimed shows such as Hacks and Shrinking.

Now back with his first full-length in five years, yoyo, a follow up to Cola, Smith takes his sound even further with 10 tracks that are an untainted exploration of the unconscious artistic self and the oscillation of time.

'yoyo' will be released on October 13, 2023.

A Beacon School - Jon

'yoyo', the new LP from A Beacon School is out now.

Vinyl/CDs: bit.ly/abs-yoyo

A Beacon School - Middle of Winter

"KITM" from the album 'yoyo' by A Beacon School out on October 13, 2023 on Grind Select

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All DSPs: https://fanlink.to/kitm

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where do you go?
weathered shell 
keeping nothing for yourself

kick the grass that’s poking out
from the pavement 
unannounced

made of glass
warm to the touch 
still convinced it’s not enough

even in motion
you tell me to wait
you’re dragging your feet now
it’s getting too late

total devotion 
never relayed 
you’re dragging your feet now
it’s getting too late

cross it out for me

in the corner, on the shelf
keeping nothing for yourself
can’t take back what’s in the tile
let it hold your voice a while

you’ve got it all wrong
it’s been there all along

even in motion
you tell me to wait
you’re dragging your feet now
it’s getting too late

total devotion 
never relayed 
you’re dragging your feet now
it’s getting too late

A Beacon School - KITM

A Beacon School - Adore

'yoyo', the new LP from A Beacon School is out now.

Vinyl/CDs: https://bit.ly/abs-yoyo

A Beacon School - Honeyed (Stay Forever)

"Alone" from the album 'yoyo' by A Beacon School out on October 13, 2023 on Grind Select

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All DSPs: https://fanlink.to/abs-alone

Video by Chase Wagner

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start to make it out
shyly turning luck
hold my breath and bite my tongue
don't look that way too much

it wouldn't be the first time
the ground you're on has fallen away

I'm losing count of all the days I've wasted
oh all I want's to feel like something's taking

thread pulled out
honest mistake
blue pieces scattered in your wake

you lost track of where you are
look up, it's all gone wrong

lying awake
tell me how much more I need to wait

forget about the last time 
the hold you know will fall away

I'm losing count of all the days I've wasted
oh all at once I feel like something's taking

A Beacon School - Alone

A Beacon School - Down the Pyramid

"Mantra" from the album 'yoyo' by A Beacon School out on October 13, 2023 on Grind Select

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everything I don't want to change is changing
everyone I don't want to leave is leaving
everything I want to change is staying the same
everyone that I want to stay is leaving

can you name all the places you were racing? 
can you tell just by the light which way you're facing?
everything I want to change is staying the same
every time I get less sure of what we're chasing

sometimes when gathered it starts to seep 
sometimes a glimmer will let you breathe  

can you feel the ground beneath us shaking?
can you tell by the way it leans which way it's breaking?
everything I want to change is staying the same
every night I can't bear to think how long it's taken

let's spend some time together, here for another day 
I'll dream of you forever, won't let it wash away

it feels like now or never, I lost count of the days
I'll dream of you forever, lets dream this all away 

just let it wash away
now

everything I don't want to change is changing
everyone I don't want to leave is leaving
everything I want to change is staying the same
everyone that I want to stay is leaving

I should just forget,
wash out the ink that's still left 
but how could I? 

all along, right in front of you
all this time, its been coming true
 
all along, right in front of me
all this time, perfect symmetry

A Beacon School - Mantra

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