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Work Song (Hozier Cover)

premiere: http://uk.complex.com/music/2017/05/premiere-joseph-ember-exit-society

Music & Lyrics By: Quin Kiu, Joseph Ember

Artwork By: Blake Bohls

Mixed & Mastered By: Gabe Gallucci

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Stream

Evergreen

Vocalist: Gentry Haukebo
Producers: Nunu, s o - f l y
Photo: Samantha Spitzer

Castle (Prod. NUNU)

Lines

The Mathematics of Nature

Departed

AUGUST

Prologue

Epilogue

“Wait” was written in summer 2019 right before a demo recording session in Brooklyn. 

I had been reading a book by Alan Watts called “The Wisdom of Insecurity,” which ended up being a bible of sorts to me throughout the year. There’s an anecdote in the book that stuck out to me; it describes the futility in trying to capture the true nature of running water for yourself, for when you pull that water from the stream, its no longer running water. It has to do with accepting things as they are and to release yourself from that desire to control. 

The song describes this exact scenario as a metaphor for a relationship: “Stream in the city, water overflowing. The rainy years have made the water high. I want to know, so I drop my bucket. But all I get is water stuck in time.” The attempt to shed that desire to control, but the reality that it will take time. The chorus is “wait, dear, I’m trying” repeated. 

The whole song is a fairly accurate portrayal of my struggle to find my footing in New York after moving on a whim and also dealing with some hardships in a new, intimate relationship.

We ended up tracking the full band version at Ice Cream Castle Studio in Highland Park, CA. 

Featured on the song: Jack Symes (guitar, vocals), Eva B. Ross (vocals), Gregory Ackerman (bass), Keenan McDaniel (drums), Theo Fedronic (trumpet), Mark Fedronic (trombone), and Tommy Economou (guitar).

Departed

Matthew Chaim

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