Get all 6 Almanac Mountain releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of So Many Seas [Expanded 2020 Remaster], Black Collar Vices, Cryptoseismology, Sustaining Light, Almanac Mountain Is In Like With You, and When In Nature.
1. |
The Dead Parade
04:53
|
|||
|
LATE TO BED
AND RISING EVEN LATER
AND LOSING PATIENCE
FOR POUROVER COFFEE
AND THE DRIVE-THRU GIRL
SOUNDED NICER THAN SHE WAS
BUT WHO THE HELL AM I
TO HAVE EXPECTATIONS?
LATE TO SLEEP
AND SLOWER TO AWAKE
A BEAR UNTIL I GET
MY POUROVER COFFEE
THERE’S A PARTY DOWNSTAIRS
AND I SAID THAT I’D APPEAR
BUT I’LL TAKE ANY EXCUSE I CAN
TO BACK OUT OF THERE
IT’S THE SAME OLD DAY
I GET TO WATCH THE SETTING SUNLIGHT
TURN TO GREY
IT’S THE DEAD PARADE
SO MANY MILLIONS SERVED UP
SOMETHING FROM THE GRAVE
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
IT WAS SELFISH TO DESIRE
IT STAYED IN MY HEAD
ALONG WITH THE WANTING
IS IT MUCH TOO PLAIN
DO I ACT IN VAIN
IS IT BECAUSE A MEETING WITH YOUR EYES
I CANNOT SUSTAIN
IT’S THE SAME OLD DAY
I GET TO WATCH THE SETTING SUNLIGHT
TURN TO GREY
IT’S THE DEAD PARADE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS SERVED UP
SOMETHING FROM THE GRAVE
|
||||
2. |
Jane
03:46
|
|||
|
SHE HAD A SECRET HISTORY
SHE COULDN’T WAIT TO SHARE WITH ME
BLUEBERRY LIPS AND MURMURINGS
UNDER HER ROSE BREATH WHISPERING
PULL ME CLOSE TO YOUR FACE
AND I’LL DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE
DRAW ME DEEP INTO YOUR EYES
AND WE’LL TEAR APART THE SKIN OF YOUR DISGUISE
OH JANE
A HEART AWOKEN YEARS BEHIND
A HIDDEN LONGING IN HER MIND
A DOZEN CANDLES SET THE SCENE
HER GRECIAN EYES GLOWED TANGERINE
PULL ME CLOSE TO YOUR FACE
AND I’LL DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE
DRAW ME DEEP INTO YOUR EYES
AND WE’LL TEAR APART THE SKIN OF YOUR DISGUISE
THROW YOUR HAIR TO THE SKY
NO I DON’T DESERVE A LONG GOODBYE
I DIDN’T COME TO CLEAN A MESS
OR UNRAVEL ALL THE DELICATE MYSTERIES
INSIDE JANE
PULL ME CLOSE TO YOUR FACE
AND I’LL DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRACE
DRAW ME DEEP INTO YOUR EYES
AND WE’LL TEAR APART THE SKIN OF YOUR DISGUISE
SO DEPART THIS HOTEL
NO I DON’T DESERVE A FOND FAREWELL
I DIDN’T COME TO CLEAN A MESS
OR UNRAVEL ALL THE DELICATE MYSTERIES
INSIDE JANE
|
||||
3. |
Dry Daisies
03:24
|
|||
|
I NEARLY LOST YOU TRYING TO LOSE YOU LOVE
AND NOW I’M NEITHER OUT NOR IN
IT’S A LONELY PLACE FOR THE BOTH OF US
SO WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
I MET A FRIEND WHO SAID I LOST MY HEAD
WHILE HIS BISHOP TOOK PAWN THREE
HE CLEARLY HAD NO INTEREST
IN WASTING BREATH ON ME
WHERE’S MY CONNECTION?
THAT’S PRIORITY NUMBER ONE
OVERPROTECTION
DON’T NEED ANYONE
DRY DAISY PETALS THAT
WITHER ON THE STEM
REPOT REWATER
START OVER AGAIN
I NEARLY LOST YOU TRYING TO LOSE YOU LOVE
AND NOW IT’S SINK OR STAY AFLOAT
IT’S A COLD AND DIRTY RESERVOIR
I’M UP TO MY THROAT
NOW DO WE DIG BACK THROUGH SOME HISTORY
OR DO WE LOOK AHEAD IN TIME?
WHEN YOU’RE HERE I’M NOT BUT WHEN YOU GO
YOU’RE OFTEN ON MY MIND
I DREAMED YOU MOVED
TO SOME BLISTERING SOUTHERN STATE
I WANTED BOTH OF US TO BE BLUE
BUT YOUR ATTITUDE WAS GREAT
I WAS BOTHERED BUT YOU WERE COOL
OH IT STARTLED ME AWAKE
STARTLED ME AWAKE
|
||||
4. |
Overkill
04:05
|
|||
|
I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP
I THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS
OF DIVING IN TOO DEEP
AND POSSIBLY THE COMPLICATIONS
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT
I WORRY OVER SITUATIONS
I KNOW WILL BE ALL RIGHT
PERHAPS IT'S JUST IMAGINATION
DAY AFTER DAY IT REAPPEARS
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT MY HEARTBEAT SHOWS THE FEAR
GHOSTS APPEAR AND FADE AWAY
ALONE BETWEEN THE SHEETS
ONLY BRINGS EXASPERATION
IT'S TIME TO WALK THE STREETS
SMELL THE DESPERATION
AT LEAST THERE'S PRETTY LIGHTS
AND THOUGH THERE'S LITTLE VARIATION
IT NULLIFIES THE NIGHT
FROM OVERKILL
DAY AFTER DAY IT REAPPEARS
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT MY HEARTBEAT SHOWS THE FEAR
GHOSTS APPEAR AND FADE AWAY
COME BACK ANOTHER DAY
I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP
I THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS
OF DIVING IN TOO DEEP
AND POSSIBLY THE COMPLICATIONS
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT
I WORRY OVER SITUATIONS THAT
I KNOW WILL BE ALL RIGHT
IT'S JUST OVERKILL
DAY AFTER DAY IT REAPPEARS
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT MY HEARTBEAT SHOWS THE FEAR
GHOSTS APPEAR AND FADE AWAY
GHOSTS APPEAR AND FADE AWAY
GHOSTS APPEAR AND FADE AWAY
|
||||
5. |
Reverie
03:50
|
|||
|
I DON’T THINK EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS A LIE
I DON’T THINK EVERY BOY CATCHES YOUR EYE
BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD YOU’VE GOT A QUEER CONDITION
A HEART SO ON DISPLAY IT’S AN ART EXHIBITION
SHOULD’VE KNOWN, ALL THE WARNINGS WERE CLEAR
YOU’RE JUST AS YOU APPEAR
SOME NERVE THINKING I MIGHT CHANGE YOUR HEART
WHAT AN EGO, DAUNTLESS, DELUSIONAL
THAT WAS THE END OF A REVERIE
ART AND LOVE, NEITHER CAN BE DEFINED
EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN DESIGN
BUT FOR THOSE WITH A TASTE FOR THE ORDINARY
YOUR AESTHETIC IS JUST TOO EVOLUTIONARY
MEANING WELL IS JUST THE HALF OF IT DEAR
HOLD TIGHT OR DISAPPEAR
I’LL NEVER HOLD A SWINGING DOOR AGAIN
HELL OF A RECOIL, STAND BACK OR TAKE A HIT
THAT WAS THE END OF A REVERIE
|
||||
6. |
Perfect For Company
05:04
|
|||
|
LOOKING OUT THROUGH MY WINDOW
WATCHING THE NEW SNOW FALL ON THE BROWN GROUND
AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT YOUR WEATHER IN PENNSYLVANIA
ON THE STREETS OF YOUR NEW TOWN – DOES IT COME DOWN?
LIVING IN AN APARTMENT
SUCH AN ALLOTMENT OF DIRTY DISHES TO CLEAN
AND IF I COME BY I’LL HELP YOU GET THEM
ALL WASHED AND POLISHED
PERFECT FOR COMPANY
MISSING SOMETHING WITHOUT YOU
IS A REMINDER, A GO AND FIND HER
THERE’S NO FORGETTING THIS COULD BE LETTING
GO OF AN ANSWER, GO OF A PROMISE
NOT MADE TO KEEP
THERE IS SOMETHING OF ANSWERS
SNOWFLAKES OR RAINBOWS
EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT
ONE AND THE SAME
|
||||
Almanac Mountain Portsmouth, New Hampshire
“a swooning, antiquated delight.”
-GoldFlakePaint
“his songs are large and lush and
lathered in strangeness, built of a sense of experimentation that flips out of any convention the moment you recognise it. .”
-Various Small Flames
"a searching, fuzzy-headed, lyrically precise stab into reason and wincing memory."
-Lyrically Addicted
... more
Almanac Mountain recommends:
If you like Almanac Mountain, you may also like:
Ben Montero delivers an album full of multi-colored psych pop, with rich, layered harmonies & irresistible melodies.
go to album
Seattle band somesurprises return with lofty, pretty dream pop that recalls the dissonant beauty of Broadcast, Grouper, and MBV.
go to album
With their blend of playfulness and graduate-level instrumentation, Dorcha deftly prove that improvisational zeal and conservatory-level precision aren't mutually exclusive.
go to album
Newcastle, Australia's e4444e instills his airy indie pop with baroque flair and swooning psychedelic swells for a fluid, infectious affair.
go to album
The long-awaited new record from Woods feels like a stereophonic dream full of whimsical instrumentation and good vibes.
go to album
