Greetings From Suburbia

a little less intense / a little more stranger things

featuring a 500 beaker being washed by Dr. Mads from the DDG, acrylamide bis-tris gel being cracked open with a metal spatula by Dr. Tdawg from the Chen Lab, and a 200 uL pipet tip box being placed on the surface of a metal tissue culture hood by yours truly

Shoutout to the Chen Lab, the Drug Discovery Group/Finkel Lab, Dr. Bill Chen, and Dr. Johnny Evankovich for letting me visit their lab space to record some sounds.

aro II

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It's been a long time in the making, but this track is finally here. Enjoy : )

Sunrise

Overdrive

FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/rpFdgT_GKh4

A dream come true. Had our eyes on the Sahara Tent since we first went when we were 14.  

Spliced together our sets from Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 to showcase all the best moments and special guests.

Much love to the dream team for pulling this one off!

CREDITS:
Special Guests: Bebe Rexha, Bryce Vine
Saxophone: Casey Fitzpatrick
Tour Manager: Benjamin Schroeder
Assistant Tour Manager: Genevieve Spivak
Production Mangers: Larry Lurker & Will Nance
Stage Manager: Patrick Llull

FULL VIDEO

Two Friends - COACHELLA 2023 - Live from the Sahara Tent

A very early song of mine I finally recorded for my EP 'Disposable Love'
You can find it on Spotify and what not if that's your vibe!
Pic by @alyciarubulis

//LYRICS//

Cause I don't know you but I'd like to know you 
If you know what I mean 
I might not like you but I doubt that I won't like you 

Roses are red, violets are blue 
and I think I'm in love with you 
Making me blush every time that I'm with you 

Something about you that make's me wanna light up inside 
It's to do with you eyes 
Nothing you say or do is ever gonna change my mind 
Cause I'm in love 

Roses are red, violets are blue 
and I think I'm in love with you 
Making me blush every time that I'm with you

STREAM/BUY

A Shitty Love Song

Phoning It In

Some folks make hasty decisions
They live their life on the go
I can’t be bothered to give a damn bout anything and
Some people say I’m a pro

You’re busy climbing the ladder
I’m busy lying in bed
It doesn’t matter if anybody calls me names and
I’m gonna fuck off instead

Because

We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
Don’t care just phone it in
Get bored just phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in

You busy yourself with fashion
I busy myself with fun
I’m busy painting these mini metal skeletons and
You say I’m dressed like a bum

You say that you’ve got a passion 
About what you’ve gotta do
You say you can’t wait to buckle down and start your day and
I’m less excited than you

Because

We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
Don’t care just phone it in
Get bored just phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in

We are the ones
The ones who never give a damn
We are the ones
Without even a basic plan
Out in the sun
We are the ones enjoying it
You work too hard
I quit
I quit
I quit
I quit and

I’m tired of people complaining
My best is not good enough
I’m only doing the minimum to get me through and
If you don’t like it then tough

Because

We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
Want pizza phone it in
Hate work just phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in

We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
----
Phoning It In. I’ve always loved the phrase and I was just inspired to write a song with it. To keep in spirit with the title of the song, I made sure not to try too hard on any one element. I wrote the riff quickly, wrote the lyrics quickly, we got the guitar sound quickly, and there was no overthinking or really changing anything. My only complaint about it is that I think it is a little too fast, so it forces me to sing harder to keep up, and it doesn’t fully sound like I’m phoning in the vocals. So I thought about slowing it down and delivering a more laid back vocal take. Just ever so slightly. I played the guitar, sang, No bass yet. Doug programmed the drums. Every once in a while we will have someone play drums on the songs, but usually only when we are finishing something for release. Otherwise, all the drums in the demos are programmed by Doug, and I think he does a really good job of making them sound kind of real and natural. I get attached to them. All of Hesitant Alien started as demos with programmed drums by Doug. He and I have a cool relationship, and have evolved together over the years since he engineered Black Parade, Danger Days, and engineered and produced Hesitant Alien. We work in the same space, the studio at my house, called Milk Friends. I just let him have the space I’m not using and he brought in all of his gear and works on various projects, recording, and mixes, and I would be in the other room, the office, writing comics. And every so often, when neither of us is too busy, we record things. I like sharing artistic spaces with people, especially Doug. It’s nice to have a friend that can record you when you have an idea, because I’m terrible at recording and I barely even know how to use Garage Band. So all the singles you have gotten from me over the last couple of years have been done with Doug and I, and then various musicians who would replace certain things, making them real, and sound better.

Distraction Or Despair

Phoning It In (2) VOC

lyrics

(hook)
oh no
shit here we go again
i know
we could be more than friendly
what does that even mean, babe
i want love as seen on tv
&
oh my god
we could admit that this is our
love at first sight
it’s bullshit now
but look at ur face
can i get to know u in my place tonight


(kev’s verse)
& i’m the boy who cries wolf tonight
but it’s not my first tear shed
maybe i’m dramatic i swear
i always act up this time of year
its true
what they dont see
when the cameras stop rolling
it’s just me & u
it could be us if u wanna
call me by ur name 
& i’ll call u nirvana


(hook)
oh no
shit here we go again
i know
we could be more than friendly
what does that even mean, babe
i want love as seen on tv
&
oh my god
we could admit that this is our
love at first sight
it’s bullshit now
but look at ur face
can i get to know u in my place tonight


(mickey’s verse)
oh no
shit really hit the fan
my shows
sell out for some reason
i know it’s not everything
but my self worth is based off my streams

&
oh my god
look mom i’m famous
i’m not lost
just kind of aimless
i can’t tell my girlfriend i’m gay cause
she’s spent 8 months thinking i’m straight

OH NO!!!!!!!


(hook)
oh no
shit here we go again
i know
we could be more than friendly
what does that even mean, babe
i want love as seen on tv
&
oh my god
we could admit that this is our
love at first sight
it’s bullshit now
but look at ur face
can i get to know u in my place tonight


(outro)
good god, this is close!
i feel like, i’ll explode
for you
i know
it’s true babe

aro II

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