Special thanks to @janesremains for the cover art. 

Produced w/ Lil cubensis

DO YOU REMEMBER

This track was originally written for the DOG DAYS EP in 2017 as “End of the Summer” and was expected to make it to my next project in 2019. Rather than let it sit forever, I decided to let you all hear it. 

Lyrics:
The clock is ticking down
The minutes sticking round
Paranoia in a room without a sound
The cracks all over the skin
Like chipping paint on the walls
My hands are trembling
Hope the bellhop is still on call

Lost in transit with no translation
My body moves from station to station
I’m lost
And living in a dream

I’m stranded!
In a hotel by the sea
Where my fears
Are all too real
I lost my way beneath the seventh seal
Drenched in silence
And drowning in uncertainty
I’m stranded

These empty streets I walk
And everything I’ve lost
I’ve given everything I had, but what was the cost?
And I tried, I tried
But feelings just won’t let me go out
It’s my private jail cell
I tried, I tried
But nothing ever works for me and
Get me off this carousel

I’m stranded!
In a hotel by the sea
Where my fears
Are all too real
I lost my way beneath the seventh seal
Drenched in silence
And drowning in uncertainty
I’m stranded

Will the morning come, is this here to stay?
I don’t ever want you to go away
Will the daylight be coming before my demise?
They told me never to compromise

No redemption
No tomorrow
The sum of all my fear and sorrow
I’m lost
Will someone set me free?

I’m stranded!
In a hotel by the sea
Where my fears
Are all too real
I lost my way beneath the seventh seal
certainty
Where god has left me
Will someone set me free?
I’m stranded

Stranded! (Dog Days DEMO)

In 2018, I was hard at work writing two EPs that would lead up to my debut album - that never ended up happening, as life became a whole lot more than I had bargained for. I was terrified to release it at the time, thinking that it paled in comparison to my previous work. These days, I wish I just did, and never stopped trusting myself - so I’ve decided to make it public, though unmixed and missing a coda. 

I guess it’s time I just forget it - that’s Chinatown, after all.

In this game of life we’re playing
Ain’t no one holding all the cards
So listen up you sycophants and sinners
Sit back and watch ‘em roll the dice…
Take it from me, let me be your guide
As I walk you through this dark world
On a lonely night
You’ve got one shot…
…make sure you do it right

‘Cause it’s all up to you
Whether you win or lose
‘Til then you’re up like smoke and vapor round the room
Think you know the truth?
Such a nosy dude
Only one place fools like you are headed to

Take me to Chinatown
Where the neon lights are spinning
‘Round and round over my head
And I can hear the sound of a thousand voices
Singing the songs of the dead
If it had been so easy to see 
I’d have never played the game
Because hell is just a bad dream away

Chinatown (Cinema Anonymous DEMO)

It's been a while, hasn't it?


and a long time coming.


Make way for the vigilant son.

Water Lines

WATER LINES

I'm in a black room
Tripping off some bad shrooms
As the world outside me is falling apart...
I guess we all must suffer sometimes for our art
Forget the palm trees
Parking lots and dope fiends
Weather here is fine
and I'm free as a bird
And I'm trying to write the greatest song
The world has ever heard

How could I know?
How you'd receive my message?
One night stand and a drunk confession
The reviews are in...
and now the message is clear
I'm not really here.

I was in a black room
Banging out some dope tunes
Figured out a way to keep my heart intact
Just keep the songs short
Lyrics from a dartboard
This will be the record that will set me right
Even if it takes me the rest of the fucking night

All I need is one hit 
and I'm headed for the good life
Never should have played with the hairspray and sharp knives
All this stress it's a wonder I survived
'Cause I'm not really...

Here in my mental garage
Without the internet 
Or even VCR
I see the message right in front of me
Sunlight shines on an island
On a pocket of the sea
and my hands they write the words
It's become a part of me.

I was in a black room 
Contemplating my doom
Looking down the barrel of a loaded gun...

BUT

No-one ever told me that life could be this fun...
'Cause I can still win the game 
If I'm already past the age
Could I still have it made
If I've already gotten played?
Anything is better than waiting around to die...
I guess I should go outside.

BLACK ROOM

Tribute to Surf Curse.

Sit back and watch the sunset with me.

FREAKS

Special thanks to @umjosie for the artwork!

MONSTERS

A cover of one of my all-time favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite artists to celebrate the love won and lost, and a reminder of the short, slow march of time.

Sometimes you may ask yourself if things will ever be that good again. 

Sometimes, you may even wonder how things may have gone differently.

But hey, that's nostalgia, isn't it?




Written by Rivers Cuomo
Originally performed by Weezer
Performed by Vigilant Son

WEEKEND WOMAN

The first EP by the indie/alternative rock band No Range, Summer Never Ends, seeks to capture the essence of summer and the trials of youth

Sunshine

Neon

Blue

Coast

Youth

DOG DAYS out April 15th on Soundcloud and Bandcamp! Stay tuned for the music video

Check out more at Native Cruiser Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6EsEjAMJ6c

Lyrics:

Dog days are over
Dog days are over
Dog days are over
Dog days are over

As I get older
Chip on my shoulder
World’s getting smaller 
My feet grow colder

This time, I won’t screw up, God
I won’t be thoughtless
I think I will

I’m nothing special,
But it helps me sleep well
To think I’m some sure thing 
But I’m a ghost boy

This time, I won’t fuck up, God
I’ll do my work, yeah
I think I will

Every day that passes I feel like drifting
I don’t know where to go I’m falling far behind
Feel out of place, like no one wants me
Best thing I can take from this is a better sense of space

New California
Cheap marijuana
No gods or masters
Light fading faster

This time, I’ll just shut up, God
I’ll keep my head down
Just watch me fall 

Dog days are over
Dog days are over
Dog days are over
Dog days are over

Dog days are over
Dog days are over
Dog days are over
Dog days are over

Dog Days (Single)

Dog Days

Loser

'Til I Die

No Fun (Without It)

The Surf

For those long, lonely summer nights. 

Lyrics:
The smoke burned my eyes
Back then, I was blind
I only wished we had the time
We never got there in my eyes

Everything's BLUE

So bring in the tide
(My love long gone)
Repair my crooked spine
(I fall apart)
Shimmer in the moonlight, touch the stars
(Where did we go?)
Asleep in the deep end, blue surrounds my eyes

Everything's BLUE

BLUE

If you can't handle the truth, you're better off living a lie.

Lyrics:
You could spend 1000 days and nights
Always searching for that answer that could set things right
Stretched out so thin, you'll find it tough to survive
Not to mention, it don't take that much lose your mind
Time after time, it's the same old story
Pictures of fame go to their heads, chasing some future glory
Don't take my word for it, just go and look outside
It's a holographic town, built on a house of lies

You know the truth is always stranger than fiction
With God as my witness, I'll make it my mission
Better sit tight, 'cause this is just the beginning
By the way, did I mention -- I'm the luckiest man alive

Cigarettes and weed never quite did the trick
Magic mushrooms and booze would always make me sick
Guess that I’m am expert at dodging the facts
I’ve been lying to myself so long that I’ve lost track
Strap on your shoes, we’ll have a hell of a time
If this ship is burning down, we’re going with it in style
and if I’m dancing on my own, by the soles of my feet
I’ll let ‘em walk me to the grave beneath the city streets

You know the truth is always stranger than fiction
Without hesitation, by my own admission 
Better sit tight, 'cause this ride's never-ending
By the way, did I mention -- I’ll be the first in line to die

You know the truth is always stranger than fiction
Through all civ’lization, it’s a war of attrition
If you ain’t fighting, may I have your attention
The only answer you’re left with, is that even your dreams may die

Stranger Than Fiction

I'll never forget
The look on her face
The morning I left
I packed my bags
Threw them in the car
"Call you when I get to LA."
and in that moment 
I knew she knew
Nothing ever would be the same
I'm another year older
Another year closer
But it feels like yesterday

Now I'm lost in the city of angels
Far away from my home in the bay
I've forgotten what the hell I was chasing
The isolation's gonna drive me insane
If you ask me what I was doing here
You'd be met with a thousand yard stare
The sound of her voice ringing in my ears
Just take me far away from here

On LA Nights, I sit at home
Writing songs by my telephone
It isn't right, it isn't pure,
But what'd you come to this city for?
Shooting stars form galaxies
as I look on in disbelief
and if I die, I won't be free
But you don't know what this means to me

Many men have tried and failed
To get the gold, to kill the white whale
But I'm no Indiana, no Captain Ahab
I'm a California kid with a hole in his hands

String me up, play me like a marionette
I'll dance for you and do anything you say
Yeah you might never find
A more wretched hive of scum and villiany
Come on down and stake your claim to fame

I'm talking origami women with star-crossed eyes
Trying to get a leg ahead in the race
Hanging on the edge of a thousand lies
Something tells me I should pick up the pace

On LA Nights, I sit at home
Writing songs by my telephone
It isn't right, it isn't pure
But what'd you come to this city for?
Shooting stars form galaxies
as I look on in disbelief
and if I die, then I'll be free
But you don't know...

LA NIGHTS

Music and Lyrics by anthony.


Lyrics:

[The Devil's Invitation]

Big Kahuna’s got a chip on his shoulder
Big Kahuna’s sick of getting older
His golden days have passed, his face ain’t on the news
A blue eyed loose cannon with nothing left to lose

Gotta find a way to get back to the throne again
Will there be an answer to his prayers, or will he be alone again?

Out from the waves, a flume of smoke and fire
A red eyed prince, demon of desires
Horns on his head and a sharply tailored suit
Jet black slicked hair and a crimson board to boot

He said I’ll offer you a deal, tell me what you wanna know
I’ll take you any place, anywhere you ever want to go
If you let me take your hand, you’re a punk, you’re a rebel
and you only get the best when you’re surfing with the devil 
 
So Big Kahuna took the deal with pleasure
Showered by riches beyond any measure
King of the Beach, he’s a surfing devotee
Every contest that he wins, he sees his future turning green
“How could it ever get better than this?” He says
One late night, full of sin and debauchary
The demon prince appeared again to the prodigy
He said, “Now that you have wealth, are you proud of what you earned? ”
“You're gonna follow me to hell where I’ll take your soul to burn."

Now Big Kahuna said “Hey man, what’s the big idea?”
This island is my home, you won’t take me anywhere
You offered me this life, I shook your hand ain’t that enough?  
You want to take my soul, well, I don’t give a fuck.

"Dude..."

[The Devil's Reprise]

"Dude, the debt must be repaid,"
For all your insolence
For all your arrogance
You must fulfill the pact that we hath made
"You, your soul is mine to take"
There won’t be any word of argument
You have become my property to claim

[The Devil's Goodbye]

Come back with me into my crimson realm
Beneath the granite and bevel
Make yourself at home in the fires of hell
and walk among the disheveled
If you think these terms are unfair and biased
Then you’d better get down on the level
You’ve been deceived, but baby, that’s me
That's what you get when you're...

SURFING WITH THE DEVIL

SURFING WITH THE DEVIL

Taking cues from the best of 60s surf and psychadelia combined with an affinity for neon nostalgia, the music you'll find here combines dirty, danceable grooves and hard-hitting punk rock chaos to tell the story of a 'beach bum' lost in a 21st century dystopia, made from blood, booze, and the baking sun.

Vigilant Son

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