“Nothing2” is a jilted yet strangely joyful sprawl about feeling nothing at all and everything all at once. A five and a half minute emotional outburst full of misery & magic, gut-wrenching punches, beautiful bruises, abrupt endings & unexpected new beginnings.  

Strange Souvenirs together with producer and creative collaborator Cameron James Laing turned a downtrodden demo into something melancholy, majestic … and a little bit mental.

The track was recorded, produced & mixed at The Famous Gold Watch Studio Berlin and features performances by a handful of charismatic & capable Berlin-based musicians and artists.

"Nothing2" hits stores and streaming services on May 13th 2021.

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Credits:
Strange Souvenirs are Thomas Juhnke & Matthias Juhnke
All music by Matthias Juhnke, Thomas Juhnke, Cameron James Laing
Lyrics by Matthias Juhnke 

Recorded, produced and mixed by Cameron James Laing @ The Famous Gold Watch Studio Berlin. 
Mastered by Davide Ruffini @ Wisseloord Studios Hilversum, Netherlands.  
Cover art “20/20 Eye” by Michelle Marie-Lou Nuerk. 

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Performed by:

Strange Souvenirs
– synthesizers, programming

Matthias Juhnke
– main vocals, humming

Cameron James Laing
– acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, orchestral string 
    arrangement, shakers, renegade triangle 

Gidon Carmel
– drums & percussion

Heidi Heidelberg
–backing vocals  & choir

Héloïse Lefebvre 
– violin & viola

Tim Hook
– electric guitar

Alan The Studio Cat
– feline grace

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Lyrics:

There’s nothing to
Take back or undo
I thought you’d know by now
There’s no point in stalling 
There’s no point in stalling 

Would you please stop calling me

This is what it all amounts to
When the day is through 
This is what it all amounts to
When the night’s through 
Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing

Would you please stop calling me

There’s nothing to see
There’s nothing to say 
There’s nowhere to be 
So just go away

We couldn’t see the cracks in the surface 
And the nothing seeping through
Watch the walls come down on the life you knew
Here comes the wrecking crew

This is what it all amounts to
When the day is through 
This is what it all amounts to
When the night’s through 
Absolutely nothing

This is what it all amounts to
When the day is through 
This is what it all amounts to
When the night’s through

Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing 
Absolutely nothing 
Absolutely nothing 

This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
When the night's through

Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing

Nothing2

if god gave me a time machine
i would take back everything
i know you would
i know you would to
i know you would
i know you would

people used to talk to me
til i said please don't bother me
i have regrets
i miss my friends too
i have regrets
i miss my friends

wish you could be close to me
but this is who i chose to be
my throat gets wet
then i forget you
my throat gets wet
then i forget

close to me

Reminiscing

anytime

it’s my fault

creep cover(first mix)

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i feel it in the air
i think it's everywhere today
this moment we're alone

i hope you find your home tonight
you say you're wrong, but I'm not right
i see him in the sky, it's bright
look up now, open your eyes
it's cupid in the light

the light
in the light
it's cupid
cupid
it's cupid in the light

monastery!
where are you?
who am I these days?
will you please forgive me?
i constantly look at other things
and it's not healthy
for my mind
or my brain
or my heart
it's wealthy
just leave me here
just leave me here to rot and die

to rot and die
to rot and die
i'd rather fly away to another life

"animal pack."

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Mountain secrets
Mountain secrets

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Two days of mountain secrets
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But the fire keeps you warm
Red wine on a white rug is the risk I
Run all through the night

That cabin is so old
But the records keep me young
At the end of that old slow road lies shelter from the norm

Two days of mountain secrets
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Two days of mountain secrets
Want to leave you wanting

Two days of mountain secrets
Wednesday you're wanting more
Two days of mountain secrets
Want to leave you wanting more

That cabin is so cold
But the fire keeps you warm
Red wine on a white rug is the risk I
Run all through the night

That cabin is so old
But the records keep me young
At the end of that old slow road lies shelter from the norm

Two days of mountain secrets
Thursday you’ll want some more
Two days of mountain secrets

Two days of mountain secrets
Friday you're wanting more
Two days of mountain secrets
Want to leave you wanting

Mountain secrets
Mountain secrets
Mountain secrets
Mountain secrets

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To categorize Openness is to put it into a box, but it has been described as indie dream pop, psychedelic soul, and lo-fi bedroom pop among others. Everything about each tune is entirely up for interpretation; take from it what you will. Keelan feels that the songs come through him rather than from him, as though he is more of a musical messenger than anything else.
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