The second single from Sedgewick's upcoming full-length, COLLAPSE.

all the signs led you home
in silence again
chasing a cross to bear,
the necklace your mother wears
the anchor, the stone
that held you there

where your mind
could always silence
the way that time went by 
without you
you were alive
with something fighting
the better side of you
now you’re holding on
barely holding on
to it

Where is your head now?

©2017 Sedgewick
Produced by Noam Wallenberg and Sedgewick
Strings arr. by Ben Joseph
All instruments played by Sedgewick except:
Cello - Hannah Wren
Violin - Chuck Bontrager
Drums - Mitch Settecase

Signs

We walked alone, in front of us: 
Soft setting leaves and a precipice 
Then suddenly 
Your face gives off 
And I’m lifted 
And I’m lifted 

Awaken, you’ve waited long enough 
Roll down the hill again and fall 
Into 
Your eyes were born in front of me, 
In front of me 

You said it would fall apart 

You said 
To doubt, to fold to breaking 
To break, to dance in painted awe 
If I’m listening 

If I told you to wade in the fire would you burn slow 
And rise as a brighter man? 
If I told you to wade in the fire would you burn slow 
And rise as a brighter man? 
I am, I am

Lifted

The third single from Sedgewick's upcoming album, COLLAPSE.

Spiderwebs of smoke crawlin’ down, drifting down
Fireflies leavin’ trails of light
Buzzin’ ‘round in a dark sky

Traces

Fireworks boom as we watch fire die, 
Fireworks boomed as we watched our fire die
It’s time to let go, my cover is blown
Oh how I’ve grown

Emerge the greater me
Fly on through fire
Changing my tune
Changing my colors

Red moon rises

Red Moon

Creatures from the dawn 
slain inside your arms 
you never asked for it 

The rolling eyes of glass 
Red-yellow and black... 

Complications, 
Complications are out of your mind 
Just your hands 
And a hole in the ground 

In the eyes of your God 
Do you still see yourself? 
In the eyes of the law 
Is it heaven or hell? 

They were here before us 
They were here before us..

Before Us

To lie in fire 
To hide in fire 

To fight in fire 
To ride in fire 

To light a fire 
To hide a fire

Collapse

Gave my glistening wounds away 
The mind makes mirrors when there’s room to play 
So hang your efforts and raise your chin… 

But I took what I wanted 
Turned my face from the sun and 
Swore to moon I could follow 
(But she is not a fool 
There is nothing to follow… 
Brother you learn to choose) 

So I took toward the sun 
Gave up everything I could become 
Saw the ghost of my false sympathies 
Forging iron to bear down on me 
Where he sang: 

Don’t you know that a drought is increasing 
Where the road severs lines in the evening? 
Drink all the wine, spare the reason 
This is only a dream 

I left my blistering womb today 
A mindmade weapon and some hell to pay 
But if I caged my efforts and wore your skin… 

Would I take what I wanted? 
Turn my face from the sun and 
Dare the moon not to follow? 
(But I am not a fool 
Dig a hole where you’ll wallow 
Til there’s nothing to lose)

Mirrors

You were – You were the first 
To turn me outward 
Lost for the last time 
In mirrored stranger’s eyes 

At the world’s end — we gathered the rain, 
The beasts of earth unchained 
Oh my god 
All my gods 
Have come 

Hands hang toward the sun 
Burning and turning for no one, 
Lost imaginings 
A phantom or a king — 
Which one comes to me? 
Like a makeshift malady 
The weight on me in sleep 
Keep god in the machine 
Until now my soul is love 
Heresy and lust are on my tongue 
The world that I once loved 
Fear will be the father of us all 

Oh my God, 
Oh my God 
is gone. 

We will be born again 
In the star light…

Backslider

All the signs led you home 
In silence again 
Chasing a cross to bear 
The necklace your mother wears 
The anchor in stone that held you there 

Where your mind 
Could always silence 
The way that time went by without you 
You were alive 
With something fighting 
The better side of you, now you’re holding on 
Barely holding on 
To it 

Where is your head now?

Winter will fall away, parting til another rainy day 
It’s as if there’s no escape from this 
Place, another bed to eat 
Whisper from between the sheets: 
Ask me what you want to be 
Have you seen my face? 
It bears a telephone 
I’m begging through the dialtone 
Tell me where I need to go 

Let’s climb inside these walls 
Open up 

Alright let’s 
Sit there and, open mouthed, figure outloud 
The wishes how they sparkle when you fail to see 
So stick your fingers in the essence, is it not enough? 
And ask it if it’s worth it now to fall in love! 
Take everything you wanted to put in a home 
And cast in a shell of what is all your own 

Let’s climb inside these walls 
Open up 

Stand tall your face forgives you 
This road is not within you 
We know what you’ve been hiding 

I’ve been waging war 

I’ve been waging war upon your memory 
You knew this nature from the start 
I’ve been waging war upon your memory 
The nature to let it fall apart 
I’ve been waging war upon your memory 
If peace is a lesson of the heart— 
Why have I been waging war upon your memory?

To Fold

Spiderwebs of smoke crawlin’ down, drifting down 
Fireflies leavin’ trails of light 
Buzzin’ ‘round in a dark sky 

Traces... 

Fireworks boom as we watch fire die, 
Fireworks boomed as we watched our fire die 
It’s time to let go, my cover is blown 
Oh how I’ve grown 

Emerge the greater me 
Fly on through fire 
Changing my tune 
Changing my colors 

Red moon rises...

Sedgewick is a Chicago dream-folk trio formed in 2014 by three multi-instrumentalists. Their unique live set up of guitar pedals, synths, upright bass, and vocal harmonies combines influence from electronica, alt rock, and their deep roots in folk music. In their first year as a band, their live shows earned them the title of “Best New Folk Music Act” from Newcity, and their debut EP, Gardens, inspired Obscure Sound to call them “masters of emotionally stirring songwriting”. Their new album, Collapse, is due for release in November 2017.

 

"Chicago's Best New Folk Music Act of 2014." 

Best Of 2014, Newcity

 

"Haunting...evocative, beautiful music." 

Patti Vasquez, WGN Radio

 

"The rare vocals of Alt-J, the warm, emotionally drenched lyricism and instrumentation of Horse Feathers and The Oh Hellos and the celebratory pounding and harmonies of Fleet Foxes." 

Deann Synder, Music For Lunch