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First Contact

by tsosis

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jason hankins
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jason hankins The real Speed of Sound in Seawater is fast... relatively. This album is the same in that it goes by too fast and you are already putting it on repeat again. :p Favorite track: Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust.
Rob Carpenter
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Rob Carpenter A slight departure from their earlier EP’s, First Contact emerges as a sign of progression in songwriting just four years after their first release. I love the versatility in this album, from the acoustic goodness in To Kelly Lee, the great energy in Soulmate 2.1 and Anyanka, to literally everything going on in The Macabray, Opassa’s Grotto, and Kid Ghost II. Even if you aren’t too familiar with math rock, this is an excellent choice and always is my go-to when I’m happy. One of my favorites! Favorite track: Kid Ghost II.
Dpsht
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Dpsht One of the best tracks in this album, the melody, rhythm, the arrangement, all perfectly combined elements to this song. It reminds me of the good old days when I first saw this band on the internet. I miss you guys. Hope you release a new comeback album soon. Favorite track: To Kelly Lee.
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1.
To Kelly Lee 04:27
Please don't leave Believe in me I would not lie among the artifacts Within the sacristy I know they’re sacred I know we stand in hallowed halls I would not speak with such conviction If I did not fear for us all But something happened Something changed Since we met yesterday evening The symbols all have rearranged This now reads “Fire” That one says “Flame” And my transcription might be off a bit, But I think that one says “Pray” Gather yourself I need you calm and collected I feel your dread. I know the fear. But these thoughts are crippling you Hold your head high like the minarets We haven’t been beaten yet When the whole world starts to pirouette Let me be your safety net I know that you’re scared of the local lore But we’ve conquered worse before The soothsayers can’t always be correct ‘bout what hasn’t happened yet Hold your head high like the palace walls We’re fearless. We stand up tall. We won’t be afraid of our fates at all We’ll be brave when judgment calls If the ground opens up to swallow The love that we’ve built Will our world end in grief or elation trepidation or guilt? It’s all for naught The world’s gone to pot And no heaven’s waitin’ on me But, when I’m down where it’s warm Would you still call me yours? I think I’d still like to be
2.
That came out all wrong Tangled and twisted I wish a cure for My cold tongue existed On top of the world I’m such a cool cat Living alone Among ice caps Smile with your eyes Thaw the heart I claim Soften hard hexes Make warmer my domain That all came out wrong Heres’s what I meant to say Was how I’d prefer you Cruel, cold and grey That came out all wrong Here’s what I meant to do Put you up in a castle Not an igloo smile with your eyes Thaw the heart I hold Where now pumps warm red blood Banishing the cold You are my sun Winter has begun Where did you go? out in the snow? Smile with your eyes Change snow to rain Where I once felt your warmth I now feel only pain I’ll find new warmth and move away a brighter sun I’m glad that you didn’t stay
3.
Anyanka 02:55
You’re a part of me I don’t know what I would be If you abandoned me I think I’d Do something terrible I’m a part of you You must feel this way too Still, there’s some disconnect I can’t keep what I say in check Suddenly amorous feelings transform into Why can’t I have you right now? I’m so drawn to you Your sweetness cuts me right through I’m damned. It’s bleak. It’s dark Someday you’ll rip out my still beating heart Then all at once I feel instantly better I hear you outside on the porch When our duplicate gazes align I can’t bear it When you’re closing your hand around mine I can’t bear it When you’re warming my cheek with your breath I can’t bear it It’s scaring me half to death And I can’t bear it When the change comes I’ll go completely numb You’ll think, “I’ve never seen him look So vulnerable before” I’ll ask, “Why” and “how” “Why are you doing this now?” “I built myself around you Now all of it is just a souvenir.” Time itself will stop You could hear a pin drop But all I hear is the sound of the air deflating out of me I’ll watch with sparkling eyes As the light in yours dies Already I’ve become A fond and fading memory
4.
Séance séance Hey, who turned the lights on? The planchet was movin’ Spelling out our fates But the light holds it in place We’ve been trying to make a connection With the other side What defines us as mortals gets casted aside. Now watch the room divide Light as a feather Stiff as a board Don’t pay with blood For what you can’t afford Will-o’-wisp I’m convinced Will-o’-wisp I’m convinced Our borders breached No earthly kid Has ever done What we just did
5.
Meet me tonight at a quarter past ten Remember: bring your guitar and a few of your friends We'll hang our toes in the cerulean tide We'll sing together and watch the night go by The song reverberates off sea-dampened walls Intertwined with the ocean's empty calls The moon shines down through a hole in the cave Down in the tide pools which reflect your face Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba baaaa baaa ba ba brrrrup ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba My toes prune up, but I don't mind because I've got you sittin' by my side, girl There are somethings static that the tide can't wash away As we sing together and strum along I see a glow across the ocean that must be the break of dawn It must be the break of dawn As we exit the cave I can't help but sigh We can never come back and I'm not quite sure why It could never compare to last night we'll never feel better no matter how we try No matter how we try
6.
Act natural Be interesting Don’t overthink The night inside a box The actors vignetted, the camera zooms in on her every time that she talks depth of field shrinks With each additional drink So cinematic The sets look fantastic The script is dramatic anticlimactic Now the second act A shot reverse shot shows two characters talking The second one is trapped framed in profile She wears a forced smile So stylistic This shot’s so artistic The script is realistic so pessimistic
7.
The Macabray 03:43
I count ten in the dusk sun on the wet grass facing the woods And I can't find Where you have gone And a cold trail Is a sign where you've run and I said, "Ready or not, here I come." Ready or not, here I come Trippin' on my laces I am afraid that I've lost my place at the end of the neighborhood edge of the world This was a mistake With night clear upon us I am shone fear In the autumn of my seventh year An alarming lapse of sound I see my breath just like in the stories Don't want you to turn around I don't wanna bask in your ghastly glory anymore
8.
Soulmate 2.1 04:16
Pass me that soldering gun I know what to do Red LEDs under her cheeks Make her eyes green, not blue She’ll talk in code In javascript, C++, Python, maybe But I don’t mind I’ve needed someone to talk to lately prototype so my type flawless data still in beta She’s built exactly to My specifications A deity designed for me Soul Mate 2.1 With all the traits I’ve looked for in one container even still She really couldn’t feel plainer There’s no recognition. No love in her eyes don’t recognize cognitive signs. zeros and ones put her hand into mine Her skin like marble her grip like a vice What have I done? My darling exchanged for this Callous automaton Gone all gone Left here with only a husk Of a lover Designed desire empty shell I have created My own living hell Doing it yourself Always turns out bad Schematics can not rebuild what had No luck Self-destruct I’ll try Harder next time To work out The little glitches we find There's no simple solution No shortcut No substitution I’ll try Hard to work on Being patient On days when you’re gone Forgive me, sorry I’m just so damn Sick of waiting on Your fucking program
9.
Kid Ghost II 02:10
Home at last Moonlight through the glass and my eyes lay still Fixed o'er the windowsill And far away I said that you can stay A familiar light below A haunting of the friend I used to know
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The debut LP from The Speed of Sound in Seawater

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released August 9, 2013

Produced by The Speed of Sound in Seawater and Robert Cheek
Recorded in Seattle by Robert Cheek at ExEx Audio
Mastered by Eric Broyhill of Monster Lab Audio

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