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UNEASY

by Soul Low

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joybeam Heartfelt lyrics paired with gritty singing and deliciously complex atmosphere make this album endlessly listenable.
Josh Ranft
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Josh Ranft You couldn't have asked for a better debut album than "Uneasy." I remember seeing Soul Low in my friend's livingroom in Winter 2012, and since then I've been all about them. Great musicianship and amazing lyrical content make up "Uneasy." Favorite track: Cliffs.
Lee Silver
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Lee Silver The voices are strange and seem to come from half a dozen genres but luckily that works for me! Favorite track: Spooky Times.
Only Magic Left is Art
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Only Magic Left is Art Brilliant eccentric melodic pop rock resembling that of Born Ruffians. Employing that as collateral, Soul Low is able to master a more satisfying and consequential sound within that framework. Recalling the title track lyrics "Sometimes I wish I was more important, but I'll be careful because I don't want to be different." rings true to a lot of our contradictory human desires and thus sets a relatable tone that hooks you for the entire album. Favorite track: Cliffs.
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1.
Cliffs 04:55
Up on the mountain I wish that I could see you But it's too snowy here and you're like see-through I catch a glimpse so it looks like your smile It doesn't last long it only lasts a while Sometimes I wish that I was more important But I be careful cuz I don't wanna be different From the mountains I moved down to the city Where all the bright lights and the people they look pretty From the crowds that's where I found a meaning That didn't last long the notion felt fleeting Sometimes I wish that I was more important But I be careful cuz I don't wanna be different
2.
Spooky Times 03:27
Feeling strange and dehydrated You're giving me the signs I'd be afraid of You pick up feet, you can't put em down straight Feeling like I see you more asleep than awake You like it best when you get your bones feeling like jelly or not at all I love you still like a hundred dollar bill that's been tossed in the mud and town up from the thrills This aint no Holiday Express A girl like you's got fifteen years at best You took the pills that made the devil brave and you stood up to God cuz you thought it was safe but you're home in hell just ain't the same and youre stuck with all the people that went the same So there I said it and no I wont regret it cuz that guy's a piece of shit and I hate him But that's okay, I know i have no say so I guess I'll just have to wait This ain't no holiday routine A girl like you's been living the dosed daydream You've been sick for a while now You don't mind it, I don't know how It's gonna be the end of you I see you dying, don't know what to do
3.
Take Time 04:36
Take time, take time I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you I got a cold one sittin in my chest and it won't warm up til it's up against your breast, babe All I want is to feel if it's even there All I want is to feel if you even care Cuz you're the only one but you give it to anyone except me babe and I've been tryin so hard for you It's all I do Well I guess I'll have to wait around, for it You know I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you Take time, take time I'll be with you I see your boyfriend, he's looking like a nice one Darkside poet type but still able to have fun All he wants is the one that's looking back at him All I want is the one that's holding onto him Cuz I'm a lonely one that's probably the only one to want it this bad I must be trying too hard for you What should I do Well I guess I'll have to wait around, for it You know I'll be with you -- Well I guess I'll have to wait around, for it
4.
Sitting by the fire I fought temptation to put myself by her to let myself go Sitting by the fire I lost my patience Caved to frustration cuz she said no Sitting by the fire The moon rising higher Just like my desire I couldn’t let her go Sitting by the fire I thought I'd try her To lay down beside her But she said no, no, no Sitting by the fire I fought temptation to put myself by her to let myself go Sitting by the fire I lost my patience Caved to frustration cuz she said no So sitting by the fire The dark getting darker The wind blowing harder Shaking up my bones She kept me hot with anger A pleasant little dagger Protecting me from nature But chipping at my soul So I thought I'd move closer I raised my eyes towards her The smoke rising from her The fire shouting no But shit I couldn't take it That silence, I'd break it Her blindness was violence I couldn't be alone I couldn't fight desire So I stood up and grabbed her With all beauty inside her She burnt me to the bone But still I had to have her Her body filled with amber My skin blistered like leather I couldn't let her go, go, go Sitting by the fire I fought temptation to put myself by her to let myself go Sitting by the fire I lost my patience Caved to frustration cuz she said no But sitting by the fire I went cold
5.
Silence 02:05
I hate the sound of people moving all around I prefer the sound of silence, that's the sound that's so profound Cuz that's the true achievement of the all human race to cut out all the noise and build a silent place Give your ears a break It's not natural but nothing is these days It's bad for you but so is doing cocaine And cocaine feels pretty darn great When you start you're dizzy and you turn all about Leave your man-made shelter and fill your ears with sound The more subtle the better, the loud ones cause you pain They're more gross than ever let the blue into your veins It's what they keep a secret, don't talk about in school That blood's not red until you're dead, while you're alive it's blue And that's why we feel shitty and that's why we drink booze Because we're filled with quarts, and quarts, and quarts, and quarts of blues Give your ears a break It's not natural but nothing is these days It's bad for you but so is doing cocaine And cocaine feels pretty darn great
6.
Mostly I feel nothing but the wake up pains All drugs lead to something when you got bad brains I'm not the kind of guy who works for money Ive got my spot in life right next to you honey That's why I won't be at the top I'll be here stuck on someone's couch I'll turn my future into poor So when you ask if I'm in love Well that depends Lazy is the cause that leads to all divorces Course I have myself to blame for shabby choices I'm not that sharp these days I read Bukowski I'll throw it all away by acting lousy That's why I won't be at the top I'll be here stuck on someone's couch I'll turn my future into poor So when you ask if I'm in love Well that depends -- Mostly I feel nothing but the wake up pains All drugs lead to something when you got bad brains I'm not the kind of guy who works for money I've got my spot in life right next to you honey
7.
Son 04:42
What a simple man needs Ain't got no money, ain't got no greed Just some friends and a woman's lead Just a home in a house with heat I want a son to show him things I've done Dancing round the living-room playing with my favorite tunes To teach him things that took so long to learn Make it all seem easier, put in simple terms Oh I want it so bad Oh I want it so, so bad Where's a man gonna be In X number of years, he'll walk by his feet He's getting old, he's getting bored, he's getting tired, he's getting weak I need someone to show the things that I have done, that I have seen I want a son to show him things I've done Dancing round the living-room playing with my favorite tunes To teach him things that took so long to learn Make it all seem easier, put in simple terms -- I want a son for when I'm all alone, when I'm all alone, when I'm alone I want a son for when I got no home, when I'm all alone
8.
Point Place 07:33
We will never be apart from a tall deck of cards The South Side of town will forever be ours With coffee cups we will discuss Straight down Oklahoma you will find us Out there on the rooftops all July, all August But you will not know until you try You can make the jump but you could fall and die We each found our own a new town a new home These kids runnin round but I'm still so alone With coffee cups we will discuss Straight down Oklahoma you will find us Out there on the rooftops all of dawn, all of dusk But we will not know until we try We can make the jump but we can fall and die We won't know til we do Blood runs red or it's blue We won't know til we do Blood runs red then it's blue So we'll never be apart I'll look forward to your cards The streets between 6th and 13th will forever be ours But that don't mean we'll make it That don't mean the distance won't be too large Out on different rooftops, the jump is too far

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Recorded/Mixed/Mastered with Shane Olivio of Bobby Peru Recording
All songs written/performed by Soul Low

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released July 13, 2013

Soul Low is Sam Gehrke/Jake Balistrieri/Charlie Celenza/Sean Hirthe.

Artwork by Francis Gaffney & Drew Shields.

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