Such haste to make
To bare it all for anything
To open doors, to wage new wars,
To get first in line, be first to die
What waste to gain
Not knowledge, only facts in vain
What point is proved?
What wound is soothed?
The failing heart or the surface bruise?
It’s hard to say if
tomorrows more means less today
Who can stand to wait?
Is patience just a fool’s mistake
What’s left to lose?
A hubris stood in quaking shoes?
Is there no shame? Just misplaced pride?
Where’s humble gone? He’s not inside…
What modern plight,
entire selves out in plain sight
And no one hides
Because the forum’s wide
Keep your private ties from our public lives
It’s hard to say if
Tomorrows more means less today
Who can stand to wait?
Is patience just a fools mistake
We need it all
The world is ours, we’ll never fall
Who can stand to wait?
The virtue’s gone, it’s been replaced
So what’s the need to know?
To know the whole world’s story
And be in the middle now it’s just losses shown
And I know, though we hope,
I just know we’ve all gone cold and lonely
credits
from Old Songs 2,
released December 4, 2020
Credit to social frustration.
supported by 7 fans who also own “Plain Sight or Public/Private”
This EP was part of the "Bandcamp no-fee package" I've purchased on May 1st, 2020. This stunning work reminds me a bit of another interesting "generation project", created by Damon Shulman, which features his father and "Gentle Giant" co-founder Phil Shulman narrating some funny stuff, embedded in his own music. Gavin Castleton's songwriting is superb once again, sometimes getting real close to Brian Wilson's best classics. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
supported by 6 fans who also own “Plain Sight or Public/Private”
That's my bald head on the cover! Obviously, I had to get the vinyl as a very neat memento. Fantastic album. It's been on repeat for a month, now. Very good setlist, and it flows very well. Fun fact: the recording is not even from the show this picture was taken at! scottr90
The new album from L.A.’s Wayne Everett leans heavily into shimmery California pop, songs centered around beatific melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2020
David Bridie’s “The Wisdom Line” pairs stark, poetic lyrics with hushed, minimal instrumentation, recalling groups like Tindersticks. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 8, 2019