Get Out Of Jail

A couple of months ago I decided I would put out a batch of politically-minded songs in time for the US Election. I knew I wanted to call it 'Just Watch TV and Worry'. I finished it on the night of the election and posted it close to midnight, just as the reality of a Trump presidency was beginning to set in. These songs were always intended as charms against power and its abuses, as acts of resistance, gestures towards a better world, and as such they are only as good as they are useful. I hope they can be of some use to you, and that they can provide a little light in a dark moment.

Shift

Warm Sun

Pack Of Dogs

Tap That Vein

Move On

A musical tribute to NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn, which came to a spectacular conclusion on September 15th 2017. 

The music on this space-themed EP was inspired by the cosmic sounds of tropicalia, 70s funk, lounge and bossanova. I decided early on that there would be no pianos - just clavinets, synths, phasers, drum machines, and maybe the occasional flute or oboe thrown in for good measure.

"If this new / Astronomy textbook's true / We're going to have to do / Impossible things / Like sail precise machines through Saturn's rings"

More info on the Cassini mission here: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/

All Songs Written, Recorded and Performed by Rory Lavelle

Cover Photo courtesy of NASA
Cover Design by Rory Lavelle

I'm  Sure It Happens All The Time (Carried Away By Love)

Rocket! Cassini! Let's Go!

Hold On (Maybe We'll Reach That Place Some Day)

Everything we’ve ever done 
Or ever lost or ever won 
Was only leading up to this 
Special shift in emphasis 
I know I’m kind of sensitive 
Forgive me if 
It gets a bit repetitive 
But this is what I’m working with 
The infinite 
There’s such a vast amount of it 
Much of it is counterfeit 
It’s hard to find a way to get out of it 
They're gonna make us work for it 
Just a little bit 
Haven’t seen the worst of it 
And maybe we’ll never know 
What the purpose is 
Keep breaking through surfaces 
And trying to interpret it 
And learn from it 
Even if it hurts a bit

Rory Lavelle

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