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Quinn Sternberg - bass
Nicholas Solnick - drums

Recorded at Downman Sounds Studios. Mixed by Nathan Feller at Voyager Sounds Studios in Brooklyn. Mastered by Kate Siefker.

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Parachute

A psychedelic spaghetti western.... 
Featuring shredder supreme Derek Taylor on electric.

We're All Ghosts (Feat Derek Taylor)

Lyrics:
How’d I end up in this liminal state?
It’s a heavy, a hollow, weightless place
49 days and then what?
49 days and then what?

If Hesperus is Phosphorus
What does that mean for the rest of us?
Whoa, I’m sick of channel-surfing through these memories
I need to let it be

The sun’s either rising or falling
Morning into evening, always repeating
It’s all just a matter of timing
Living is dying. Son don’t you know?

Am I standing at the threshold but can’t let go?
See the past in tiny flashes:
- The cedar elms at dawn
- Her still-in-bed sleepy yawn
- A child in my arms

Venus, can you ground me?
I feel untethered
Weightless as weather, like January snow
I’m having trouble letting go

The sun’s either rising or falling
Morning into evening, always repeating
It’s all just a matter of timing
Living is dying. Son don’t you know?

I’m holding on, holding on, holding on …

Music by Instant Empire 
Lyrics by Scotty Saunders

Published by Olde Oaks Music (SESAC) 
Administered by Instant Empire Music (SESAC)

Produced and recorded by Sean Connaughty
Mixed and mastered by D. James Goodwin at The Isokon, Kingston, NY 
Additional recording by Rich G at Ghosthouse, Denver, CO

Tiny Flashes

"I've done the portrait of M. Gachet with a melancholy expression, which might well seem like a grimace to those who see it... Sad but gentle, yet clear and intelligent, that is how many portraits ought to be done..."

Dr. Gachet

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Monster Heart

The Real Cost

Somebody Else

Produced by Male Blonding
Recorded and mixed by Noah Simons
Mastered by Wilson Helmericks

Nudist Beach

Matt Berninger (the National) and Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos) are two of rock’s heaviest-hitting lyricists. Turns out, they’re also huge fans of each other’s songs.

The guys recently sat down to discuss all things songwriting (lyrics, finding melody, influences, “dick references," embarrassment and so much more) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast. They break down songs from across their catalogues, such as the National’s "All the Wine," "Fake Empire" and "Lemonworld," and Conor’s "Lua," "You Are Your Mother’s Child" and "Artifact #1." They also discuss their favorite songwriters, giving a lot of love to Leonard Cohen. Subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop on future Talkhouse Podcasts.
— Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast producer and engineer

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Matt Berninger with Conor Oberst

Lyrics:
Figured by this age I’d have things figured out 
A recent review of my actions magnified my doubts 
These days I feel windblown, a silhouette carved from stone 
A man most would consider fully grown . . . fully grown 

I’m more like an echo though 
A cheap toy, hecho en Mexico 
A child’s kaleidoscope 
Empty inside and gutted of hope 

Now we’re bouncing off each other 
Like competing out-of-office replies 
Mirrors facing one another 
Enemies under the guise of allies 

Let’s bury the coffins, rewind the clocks, 
Course correct, change my stripes and all the locks 
Straitjackets and parlor pursuits 
Treasure chests and pirate’s loot 

All my virgin beliefs got whittled down 
It’s funny how hard truths get softened 
Piss and vinegar of my untamed youth 
I shot him dead and I don’t think about him all that often 

I’m more like an echo though 
A cheap toy, hecho en Mexico 
A child’s kaleidoscope 
Empty inside and gutted of hope 

I’m more like an echo though / hecho en Mexico 
I’m more like an echo though / hecho en Mexico 
I’m more like an echo though / hecho en Mexico 
I’m more like an echo though / more like an echo

credits
released April 30, 2018 
Copyright 2018 Instant Empire, LLC 
All music by Instant Empire 
Lyrics by Scotty Saunders 

Published by Point/Counterpoint Music (SESAC) 
and Olde Oaks Music (SESAC) 
Administered by Instant Empire Music (SESAC) 

Produced by Instant Empire 
Recorded by Sean Connaughty in Denver 
Additional recording by Rich G at The Ghosthouse, Denver 
Mixed by JD Feighner at Vineland Sound, N Hollywood 
Mastered by Rich G at The Ghosthouse, Denver 

Artwork and layout by Luke Giltner

Hecho En Mexico

Fresh pressed indie music. 
http://obscuresound.com

Instant Empire hails from Denver, CO.
Chroniclers of the human condition since 2011. 
Indie rock.

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