Management:  Simon Duffy - simon@tri-tone.co.uk and sam@tri-tone.co.uk

Produced by Rich Turvey. 


Glass Caves - Go

The 2nd release from 'Brooklyn Lights' in their first Summer - 'Smile & A Wink'!

Smile & A Wink

“Feel It Coming” taken from the upcoming debut album Dinard, released on 20 April. 

Feel It Coming

According to lead singer Dale DeLong, a good song "stops you in your tracks and paralyzes you for a moment," and Roman Candle passes that test. Although the song immediately sounds like an energetic, summery pop tune, the lyrics tell a different story:

"When I was 13, I went to see the fireworks, and during the display a girl my exact age was killed by one of the fireworks that fell over. I saw it shoot across the grass with my own eyes, and it could've very easily been me. The first verse - "stand back, they're gonna light it" - those could have been the last words she heard that night. This was an innocent girl who just wanted to see some beautiful colors as she looked up at at the sky that night. Writing this song, I started thinking about how the fireworks didn't stop after the accident, people kept on laughing and talking and enjoying their night, including me. So inside of this three minute pop song, I finally got to empathize with this girl and her family and say 'I'm sorry I cared so much about whatever I was doing to not stop and really truly feel what happened that night' - and the song reflects that contrast between a really happy, festive moment and this serious thing that happened."

Through high school friendships, two Craig's List ads (Musicians Wanted, not Missed Connections), and a few years of trial and error, OTTAWA was born on Cleveland's west side in the winter of 2014. Since then, lead singer Dale DeLong, guitarists Will Hooper and Tim Czajka, drummer Steve Crobar and bassist Chris Williams have developed a sound described by Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Troy Smith as "a brand of garage pop that merges elements of indie-rock, blues and new wave that's quite melodic and hypnotizing."

After the release of Roman Candle on 01 July, Ottawa will embark on an eight-city tour spanning Northeast.

Dale DeLong: Vocals
Will Hooper: Guitar
Tim Czajka: Guitar
Steve Crobar: Drums
Chris Williams: Bass

Additional Instrumentation by Jim Stewart
Lyrics by Dale DeLong
Music & Performance by Ottawa
Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Jim Stewart
Recorded at Crushtone Studios & Jim Stewart Recording in Cleveland, Ohio
Mastered by Dan Millice at Engine Room Audio, NYC
Photo by Dominic Jurcisek, Design by Paul Eaton

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Copyright 2015 DeLong, Hooper, Czajka, Crobar, Williams. All rights reserved.

Roman Candle

Era una tarde lluviosa de febrero,
todavía recuerdo su mesa,
estaba en la casa de ella,
cuando me invitó a ver el futuro.

Con la mente en paz y en blanco,
cerré los ojos y agarre sus manos,
y me vi en la cima de una montaña,
no supe si era de tarde o de mañana.

Observaba con una perfecta calma,
estaba distinto, no era porque me veia mas viejo,
sino que era alguien que todo lo observaba,
éramos muchos los que observábamos.

Era una gran ola, tan imponente
una gran ola, tan monstruosa,
se comía la ciudad a toda prisa,
mientras nos golpeaba una fuerte brisa.

No entendía porqué la veía,
mi ciudad esta a 1500 kilómetros
del mar, no entendía, 
mi ciudad no es ciudad de puertos.

De pronto y no sé cómo
podía ver como el agua iba destruyendo,
vi a las personas correr, escapando del agua,
no podían escapar, era tarde.

Y fue entonces cuando podía sentir
su desesperación, su dolor,
y de nuevo, el dolor de otros
son los que me traen de vuelta. 

En mi ciudad somos varios,
los que vemos lo mismo,
lo que sueñan como algo fijo,
esa gran ola comiendo la ciudad

Tucumán está a 1500 km,
mil quinientos de distancia al mar,
no sé qué lo ocaciona,
solo que ésta vision me ha perseguido.

Desde la cima de la montaña vi llegar la gran ola

This song is about hanging on.
Life isn’t always wonderful, and sometimes your dreams end up buried beneath layers of years of dust.
But you’re still here. You're still moving, still holding on.
And somewhere inside, the dreams are still alive.

Another glimpse from the upcoming New Year EP. Out December 5th, 2025.


Dream

"High Beams" is one of the earliest known demos by The National. It was recorded circa 2000 & available on an early version of Brassland's website. It was out of circulation for half a decade before we shared it again in 2011 to celebrate Brassland's 10th anniversary.

Brassland is and artist-operated label started in 2001 by Alec Hanley Bemis and twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner. We began with a pair of debuts by Clogs & The National, but our goal was to develop a community of creative folk, and the family has grown to include work by Nico Muhly, Buke & Gass, and Doveman among others.

The National - "High Beams"

From the album 'Silver', released March 17, 2017
Buy here: goo.gl/iOjqsM

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~ Lyrics: 

Memories sank in the past
I see them back right from the start
Was it beautiful – beautiful
Was it too cynical - clinical
Was it me? me?

Memories until they last
See them all in a photograph
Was it beautiful – beautiful
Was it too cynical - critical
Was it me? me?

But some I have left still inside me
And in the steam that’s all around
They’re all the shadows that led me in a haze

High wind blowing head on screaming
Choosing me back from my dreams
And from the memories that will remain within

Within me - me

Within Me

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The forthcoming album from Good Old War. 

Release Date: March 6, 2012

Over And Over

03 - Seabear - I'll Build You A Fire

The new album from Water Liars is in stores March 05 on Big Legal Mess.

Pre-Order "Wyoming" now on CD/LP http://fatpossum.com/products/wyoming/

Wyoming

Water Liars "Linens"

Very happy to say my first album "Dinard" is out on CD now at www.iwanrheon.com

Feel It Coming

Iwan Rheon