We built this world on shiny lies
Concrete dreams and neon skies
Sold our truth for comfort’s touch
But we still bleed, and it’s too much

We're drowning in the things we own
Empty hearts, but polished thrones
We feed the beast and lose our way
While beauty fades and truth decays

Raise the spirit, lift it high
Above the gold, above the sky
There's a fire we forgot to feel
A voice inside that's deep and real
Turn the tide, reclaim the flame
No more chasing hollow fame
Peace begins where ego ends
In what we give, not what we spend

You can’t buy meaning, can’t buy soul
But they will sell you every hole
A perfect cage, a velvet chain
That numbs the heart and feeds the brain

But there's a call beneath the noise
A quiet, ancient, broken voice
It whispers love, it sings of grace
Of something no machine replaces

Raise the spirit, lift it high
Above the gold, above the sky
There's a fire we forgot to feel
A voice inside that's deep and real
Turn the tide, reclaim the flame
No more chasing hollow fame
Peace begins where ego ends
In what we give, not what we spend

Let the world fall down around
If it means we stand on higher ground
To see the good, the just, the true
That lives in me, that waits in you

Raise the spirit, break the mold
Let the heart be brave and bold
We were made for something more
Than stock and steel and silent wars
Turn the tide, reclaim the flame
Call the lost back by their name
Peace begins where ego ends
Where love begins… and never bends

“Raise the spirit… raise the light…”

Raise the Spirit(Lyrics)

The heaviest demo song from Spiritfall!! The song`s theme is the fear of heights.

Heaven`s edge

Exposing the fake glow of social media and the emptiness behind constant performance. A punk slap to the digital age.

Filter This!

Knot's self-titled full length debut is out August 28th via Exploding In Sound Records

Knot - The World

Los Angeles' Smokescreens are a group of friends who bonded through a love for New Zealand's Flying Nun label, as well as shared inspirations such as The Velvet Underground, The Go-Betweens, The Television Personalities and of course indie pop of all flavors. Their self-titled debut was released to wide acclaim in 2017, and was quickly followed-up with the excellent "Used To Yesterday" in 2018.

Since then they've toured a bit, written a bunch and made some great friends along the way. One new friend and fan is David Kilgour from legendary New Zealand band The Clean, who came to LA to produce Smokescreens' new record "A Strange Dream." Recorded with trusted engineer Kyle Mullarky, this terrific album exhibits a band at the very height of their powers, combining their collective talents into a potent set of songs that's been superbly captured by the team of Kilgour and Mullarky.

From the jaunty pop of opener "Fork In The Road" to the rocking "Streets of Despair" and the dreamy "On and On" this is a record that clearly shows a band that knows it's way around a timeless guitar riff and aching pop melody. Gorgeous ballads like "Nighttime Skies" and "I Love Only You" add a new depth to Smokescreens' sound, and the cover of Scrotum Poles' DIY classic "Pick The Cats Eyes Out" is perfect, and perfectly fun. Add in an evocative cover painting from Mr. Kilgour and you have a record looks as good as it sounds, and will prove to be compulsive listening for any savvy pop fan.

A Strange Dream

Smokescreens - Working Title

Sentimiento Mundial

Aterrizar

Fine EP, 9th December 2020 on Big Indie Records.

No Gloom

There's A Ghost / Alice

There's A Ghost

Six Hours Later

"Stationary Life" by Palma Louca

Lyrics:
Who are we? 
In this stationary life
Collide, divide, decide who you are
Blue screen beams 
Another sleepless night 
Surprise surprise
Defy who you are 

All we want to today is anything that'll take our minds away
If you don't live now then you won't live forever 
Moving through the open space, we hope and pray, we'll find something to say
If you don't live now then you won't live forever

I hope you know, it's going to start to fall apart, like pieces, of paper, in the rain
Oh, when it's over, and you wake up at the start
Do you fear it?
Can you feel it?
In the flames 

Green screen dreams
And a silicone wife
You try and try to hide who you are 
Smoke screen screams
On the eve of the fight 
The lies the lies 
Define who you are 


All we want to today is anything that'll take our minds away
If you don't live now then won't live forever 
Moving through the open space, we hope and pray, we'll find something to say
If you don't live now then you won't live forever

I hope you know, it's going to start to fall apart, like pieces, of paper, in the rain.
Oh, when it's over, and you wake up at the start
Do you fear it?
Can you feel it? 
In the flames

There's A Ghost

Superchunk

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