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Gardens

by Signal Valley

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weightedblanketunofficial Super-solid album with excellent variation and pacing, instantly-memorable classic songs, cool production (great drum and vocal sounds), and an ultra-distinct sound, mixing boomer pop rock, prog, and sharp post-punk in a way that nobody has done before that I'm aware of. Favorite track: Entertainment.
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1.
Walking in the Woods 03:39
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Walking in the woods beyond dusk Fog so thick you couldn’t see the sky I saw a faint glow in the foliage Followed the trail and I could not believe my eyes “Where were you all night?” I saw a brand new place “Did you go alone?” The only human soul around “Was your purpose right?” Mere curiosity “Glad you’re home” Saw creatures dancing in the moonlit night None that I could recognize No cameras for chimeras, I think one looked in my direction It made a noise not of this world It seemed like they were having fun So I went on my merry way I turned around, the glow was gone Will I return to see them dance another day? I hope it wasn’t all a dream I hope it’s not gone Dan Spizuco: vocals, electric piano, Mellotron, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, Merlin dulcimer, bass, drums, tambourine, shaker, maracas, bongo
2.
Blooming Vernal 03:39
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Winter winds may blow and roar But how can you be sure That springtime heals your open wounds The first step out the door? “When I stepped into the warm light Think I caught spring fever I’d been living in the dark too long But now I’m a believer When I saw the snow all melt I finally could see myself I’m not living in that gray haze Or living for somebody else” As you enter blooming vernal, Stress is building deep internal Maybe it’s more than just deciduous growth Robins glide on April breeze The flowers in full bloom Though sunlight shines bright The storm clouds bring doom “I felt the breeze in the trees ground me I heard the birds in the air sing to me I cannot take another winter here Guess we agree to disagree” Never-ending sunshine, it’s a Blessing and damnation Maybe it’s more than just the avian roost “I can’t wait six more weeks Things are getting pretty bleak I'm so sick I’m so sick I’m so sick of waiting” “I might be springing away to a new place But the memories won’t ever be replaced” I will miss you, dear friend Dan Spizuco: vocals, organ, Mellotron, clavinet, upright piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, drums Sydney Atkinson: vocals
3.
Entertainment 03:11
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Do you remember That band you liked when you were young You knew all their names, you had the posters Do you remember Your favorite song, it sorta went like this But that was years ago This entertainment Fills the plaster cast of your identity Social entrainment Following the status quo but do you really know What goes on backstage Enough to make the teeny boppers disengage The audience applauds But do they really wanna know what they just saw They’ll go home to their bedrooms And find a new sound that isn’t quite like this A brand new phase One more revolution round the pale blue dot After a while it starts to get old Can you find something Something that you like enough to last you just a month, a year, a thousand more? This entertainment Permanence is nothing to a fleeting glimpse Social engagement Being like the best of everyone you know What goes in their heads If it helps a little they don’t want you dead, just be like them, just be like them Dan Spizuco: vocals, synth, electric guitar, bass, drums Jules Carone: synths
4.
My Lexapro Isn't Working 03:22
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My Lexapro isn’t working Doesn’t do much good in the city streets Doesn’t help me focus on the better things in life There’s a whole world around me But I only see the forest, I can’t see the trees Some miscommunication I think you hate me and you’re standing outside my house Knife in hand, breaking down the door You still enter through the window anyway Unfounded paranoia You’ll get back to me, I know you will My Lexapro isn’t working The ground beneath me shaking with every step I take The clouds surround my field of vision My senses are dwindling What’s coming from behind me doesn’t register as sound And I can’t feel my way around The devil mocks my every move Every thought, every twitch, every groove And he’s everywhere Dan Spizuco: vocals, synth, organ, electric piano, electric guitar, bass, drums, tambourine, shaker, maracas
5.
Coming To a Theater Near You 02:38
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Oh, look out The kraken’s risen from the deep Oh, look out Nosferatu’s awoken from its sleep Coming to a theater not far away Promising nightmares throughout the day Oh, look out What will you do to keep the beasts at bay? Six thousand pounds of titanium sulfate Paint the city green Swarms of alien insects with lasers Heading to your screen King Kong conquers the world And splits it in half Don’t fall into the fault line Godzilla gets the last laugh Oh, look out The mothman strikes at last Oh, look out The invisible cult has warped the weather forecast And now the spiders march in unison The creature under the bed has kidnapped your children and taken them to a cave Are you so brave? The ice caps have melted The Mollivirus has its revenge An unknown species of something seek refuge in Stonehenge Oh, look out Coming to a theater near you Why spend a sunny day any other boring way? It sure beats the museum and the zoo! So take your seat and enjoy the show Popcorn and a soda, that’s $18.32 Dan Spizuco: vocals, clavinet, upright piano, melodica, electric guitar, mandolin, bass, drums, tambourine, trash cymbal, splash cymbal, vibraslap Ben Spizuco: dialogue, sound foley
6.
Johnny Was a Family Man 04:31
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Johnny was a family man by day And a loving father by night He kept his two daughters fed and well And treated his wife right You couldn’t tell by the way he spoke You couldn’t quite tell by his face But deep in every thought he had Was a dream of a superior race Johnny worked a steady living He wore a suit and tie He didn’t say His name in vain And never told a lie He always voted from his heart And placed love above all But whenever protesters came around He gave the cops a call Johnny attended church on Sunday He prayed and praised the Lord And then went home to watch the game His favorite team just scored! But now the players kneel When the national anthem plays And Johnny claims it’s all their fault For America’s numbered days Johnny served proud an Army man Fighting in the Middle East Sworn to protect both king and country To slay that rotten beast He came upon a family of five And what he did commit He looked into their innocent eyes And blew them all to bits Johnny looked back on his childhood When everything was pure When you knew exactly who’d be behind Each labeled bathroom door “Halcyon days are gone”, he says “But a new age we shall bring We’ll fill our fathers’ hearts with fire And make the iron eagle sing” Johnny packed his bags And traveled real far His family worried he’d get hurt Hitting protesters with his car Blood on the windshield Torn flesh on his grate Clenching his teeth in determination He kept on driving straight Johnny stood atop his car Stars and stripes held high He knew who he was fighting for He knew who had to die He loaded up his shotgun Pointed at the sky Overcome with emotion A teardrop fled his eye Johnny was born a patriot And he’ll part this Earth a martyr In efforts to reclaim his land Laid waste by Jimmy Carter He joined the horde of saviors Of the one true holy race But things went awry, and Johnny got trampled Landing on his face Johnny was born a patriot And he’ll part this Earth a martyr He left behind his wealth and home To his loving wife and daughters Coworkers saw him as a friend Strangers knew him as a threat He left a nameless legacy That still poisons after death Johnny was a model man Of what society rewards Give it what it wants And it will win your wars So raise a cocktail high and proud And set this shit on fire No kingdom come to fortify No epoch to admire Dan Spizuco: vocals, acoustic guitar
7.
Brand New Brain 04:03
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This little thought This nagging feeling that I’m doing something wrong But that’s every thought I know I can’t keep this up for long I need a solution One to put me on track I need a substitution To replace the wit and wisdom that I sorely lack “Come and get a brand new brain, it’s a new way of life You can see through space, you can travel through time You can walk on water, you can swim in the sky It’s a brand new brain, out-and-out by design” This massive thought This humble feeling I’m the greatest mind on Earth But that’s every thought I am a genius, I know what I’m worth I have the solution To every ailment to humanity Just launch us all to space To bypass climate calamity Come and get a brand new brain, they said But every dream I have is dead All this placebic arrogance went straight to my head Call the lobotomist, get new hair instead Dan Spizuco: vocals, synth, Mellotron, electric guitar, bass, drums, drum machine, shaker Becky Michnowski: violin
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I'm Gonna Find a Way 03:19
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I'm too far away Can't make it to the station I'm losing touch with the Human population It feels like my thoughts are Closing in on me How did I get here What do I want to be? I’m gonna find a way Back home Yesterday's mistakes Tomorrow's dreams What's happening to me now Is shrouded in mystery I wish I knew but I Also like the secret Of not knowing whether what I've done is right And what I'll need to regret Ride into the sunset On the back of my disguise The real me is harder to stand You wouldn't even recognize I'm trying to connect the dots But it’s not the right picture Show me where it says who I really am Show me in the scripture Dan Spizuco: vocals, synth, organ, clavinet, electronic piano, acoustic guitar, bass, drums Bobby Shock: bass
9.
Another Night 02:54
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Another night on the town, another night to get the whiskey down Pissing on the pavement and calling it the rain Pass out on the bench and miss the morning train Another night on the prowl, you just don’t know when to throw in the towel Shitting on the sidewalk and calling it a friend Waiting for the cavalcade of cannonades to end But it’s not fun anymore You haven’t changed your pants since you were 24 And your cloak of malaise is getting hard to ignore Another morning on the can, you got your Adam from a different man Slipping in the shower and landing on your face Waiting for your 37th chance to debase, yourself Another evening in paradise Another evening to sacrifice To Dionysus and the endless maze To hell and Bacchus, and the end of days Dan Spizuco: vocals, electric guitar, classical guitar, bass, drums, cowbell Cole Berggren: electric piano, organ Kenz Martin: saxophone
10.
Under the River 02:11
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Do you have a place to hide When the world makes you feel sick inside And the pressure to comply weighs you down? A place where no one sees you cry A place so far from the big blue sky You can laugh away the stress like a circus clown Nobody told you where to find me Nobody told you where to find me Under the river You didn’t get the life you want And everybody’s on the hunt To cut you into many tiny pieces The spectacle has just begun And everybody’s on the run Before the global temperature increases Nobody told you where the ends meet Nobody told you where the ends meet Under the river Nobody told you where to find me Nobody told you where to find me Under the river Dan Spizuco: vocals, organ, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, tambourine, maracas Angela Branchek: bass
11.
No One's Going to Save Me 04:11
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The light that guides me home It’s flickering amidst the evening wind It sways from side to side To signal that the great flood will begin The planks that build the bridge are falling off And the water underneath riptides And the rain is coming down like the arc is being built But Noah says I have to stay outside No one’s going to save me From myself The light that leads the way The flame’s put out by nightfall’s silent rain The darkness fills the shape Of every crack and hole it can contain The full moon laughs at all of my failures And the sun hides its face from my gaze The earth will split in two, if what it thinks is true And the trees will disappear in the haze Gently drowning in the rainfall Moon brings madness, mutes siren’s call Dan Spizuco: vocals, synth, electric grand piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums Josh Rubeo- violin Brahm Philipp: bass
12.
Gardens 02:26
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(instrumental) Dan Spizuco: synth, Mellotron, electric guitar, bass, drum machine
13.
You're A Supermodel Now 02:36
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They’ll put your face on the magazine cover A big hit with the birds Destined for the red carpet runway Without saying a word You used to be a rockstar But you used to be a flake You used to have charisma But I guess that was a mistake Oh so you’re a supermodel now Well where were you when I was tumbling down Oh so you’re a supermodel now Don’t look at me like you’re somehow more highbrow I guess that was a mistake To put yourself out there like that The lion’s king of the jungle But you’re the monarch of the habitat I guess that doesn’t make much sense The spotlight’s off in 2 The audience applauds But do they really wanna know you? Dan Spizuco: vocals, synth, electric piano, Mellotron, electric guitar, bass, drums, drum machine

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"Don’t look at me like you’re somehow more highbrow"

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released March 25, 2022

Dan Spizuco: vocals (1-11, 13), electric piano (1, 4, 13), Mellotron (1, 2, 7, 12, 13), electric guitar (1-5, 7, 9-13), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 11), mandolin (1, 5), Merlin dulcimer (1), bass (1-5, 7, 9, 12, 13), drums (1-5, 7-11, 13), tambourine (1, 4, 5, 10), shaker (1, 4, 7), maracas (1, 4, 10), bongo (1), organ (2, 4, 8, 10), clavinet (2, 5, 8), upright piano (2, 5), synth (3, 4, 7, 8, 11-13), melodica (5), trash cymbal (5), splash cymbal (5), vibraslap (5), drum machine (7, 12, 13), electronic piano (8), classical guitar (9), cowbell (9), electric grand piano (11)

Sydney Atkinson: vocals (2)
Jules Carone: synths (3)
Ben Spizuco: dialogue (5), sound foley (5)
Becky Michnowski: violin (7)
Bobby Shock: bass (8)
Kenz Martin: saxophone (9)
Cole Berggren: electric piano (9), organ (9)
Angela Branchek: bass (10)
Josh Rubeo: violin (11)
Brahm Philipp: bass (11)

All recordings engineered by their respective musicians except Brahm's bass part, engineered by Don DeWitt.

All songs written by Dan Spizuco, except "Blooming Vernal" which is Spizuco/Atkinson

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