Our new single, "Shades," from our upcoming album, Cosmos, out 2/25 on Barsuk Records.

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Shades

Our Sour House song.



SWIM

They called my name
And induced a worried pout

I'm still the same
Puckered up in a sour house

Someone who isn't me
Do-gooder and ne'er do well 
Caught in between
Waiting for the tide to swell

Thought maybe I'd pause 
For a moment or the rest of my time

Do what I can despite my flaws
Move ahead to complete the climb

Someone who isn't me
Do-gooder and ne'er do well 
Below the surface of who they used to be
Huddled in a diving bell


SWIM

Songwriting group week 10. Phrase we had to use this week: "Lousiana lightning." I've been reading a lot of Cormac McCarthy lately so this is semi inspired by the southern gothic tone and quality of his writing. It's sort of an open narrative about a man avenging the death of what might be his father. I guess it could really just be a guy who messed up and is on the run though. Thanks so much for listening. 

Dust and ashes
These borrowed clothes
Red sun hanging there alone
My father’s pistol
Emptied once
The thin white line of war and lust
It’s never simple
It’s never hard
What’s near can’t be that far
Keep me with you
Keep me close
Let the highs know all the lows

I was wronged I was left out cold
I was framed, I am an only son
I did what had to be done
Bury me far from my gun

Lousiana lightening rolls
Rain is coming 
It smells like coal
This empty room
These angry bones
It’s where time gathers moss to the stone
Another witness
Will wash ashore
Lead me back to pay for more
I see the reasons
I know my end
There’s no destination
No place to begin

I was wronged I was left out cold
I was framed, I am an only son
I did what had to be done
Bury me far from my gun


Bury Me Far From My Gun

Jesus Diaz And Anton Kosachev - Stella By Starlight

A song that Matt Rochon wrote and that we played in a band called Bailey. This was my favorite song to play in that band and I'm glad this version was recorded.

SWIM

AMPLIFIED JELLY

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