Jenny O. - Solitary Girl (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-11-15 | The third single from Jenny O.'s new album 'Spectra', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb059"There Is A Club" & "Solitary Girl" are companion singles. Listen to "There Is A Club" here: youtu.be/TwAGKs3ayHAProduced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Kevin RattermanWritten by Jenny O./// Players:Jenny O. - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drum MachineJosh Adams - Drums/// Lyrics:I'm alone in this worldI'm a solitary girlGot no number to callGot nobody if I fallI am alo-lo-lo-lo-loneI am alo-lo-lo-lo-loneI am quiet in a groupI am spacing out, I am goodGot no reason to talkI regret it when I squawkI am alo-lo-lo-lo-loneI am alo-lo-lo-lo-loneWell, if I needed youCould you meet me there today?And if I had a revelationOn a subject I’ve been on aboutWould you go there too?I am soft and introspectiveI am outwardly protectiveI'm a fossil, I'm a starIn my electric carI'm from the 21st centuryI'm from the 21st centuryWell, if I needed youCould you meet me there today?And if I had to see a giant in a redwood groveTen hours away, would you go there too?I'm alone in this worldI'm a solitary girlGot no number to callGot nobody if I fallI am alo-lo-lo-lo-loneI am alo-lo-lo-lo-loneWell, if I needed youCould you meet me there today?And if we fell in loveWould you keep me, would you stay?
Dean Johnson - Nothing for Me, Please (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-11-17 | Here's the music video for the title track off of Dean Johnson's " debut album 'Nothing for Me, Please', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb047/// Video Credits:Illustrations & Animation by Devin Champlin/// Credits:All Songs Written by Dean JohnsonRecorded Live at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans, June 4-7th, 2018Engineered by Duff Thompson & Sam DooresProduced by the Musicians & EngineersMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering/// Players:Written by Dean JohnsonDean Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic GuitarSam Gelband: Harmony Vocals, Snare DrumCharlie Meyer: Upright Bass/// Lyrics:Everyone jumped in and let the vampire bite themChrist, ya drank us dry, but we made heavenWe killed all the pain, forgotten all our fears, manI’m never gonna die, there’ll be no more tearsMomma, we’re forever youngWe’re living in our kingdom comeBut now it’s been a thousand years or lessAnd I’m feelin’ like I’m pretty well doneCould someone pull the plug, please?Eternity, I guess it’s not for meFind me the ledge, nothing for me, nothing for me, I sayI want an ending nowChrist, I don’t know what to doI’m so tired of being with youThis heaven’s just a dirty trick, old boyAnd I was dumb enough to fall for itFind me the ledge
Skyway Man - Dumb Hope (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-11-03 | "Dumb Hope" is from the new album 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Order/save/share all here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB069/// Song Credits:Written by James WallaceEngineered by Adrian Olsen & James WallaceRecorded at Montrose Studios & Moongate/// Players:Vocals: James WallaceBacking Vocals: Molly SarléDrums & Percussion: Pinson Chanselle Bass: Cameron RalstonElectric Guitar: Alan ParkerKeyboards & Synths: James WallacePiano: James WallaceAdditional Percussion: Miles Lassi/// Lyrics:If ya got dumb hope at the beginning of your journeyIf that’s you holding burning pieces of a funeral shroudIf you know that there’s no future, just a story biding time till foundI wanna show ya something nowIf big man say he’s got your number but won’t take you underAnd he bringing heavy weather, harder than when ya started outThat day you awoke facing your own shell, were you floating or lying on the ground?Take a drive with me at dawn to peek at the fault lineTo ease the wear upon our bloodlineTo look at things we haven’t lost or foundWhen you stared into the doom through your teary, blurred eyesAnd let the edges turn to shorelineFor a moment everything was whitewash and soundMiles below us nowWe are the ever-driving, never-arriving crowdHurried to a lonely outpost station, chasing ancient soundWe alone can see the glory of the nightmare lying on the groundIs that the answer to the game just as sure as the tree grows?Or maybe what the hell do we know?Some folks say anything to break the silence downI hold onto the doom ’cause you’re the one I must followAnd even if my hands were hollowI’d still carry you through the wild shit I’ve foundInches above the ground
Skyway Man - Winds (Fair Use Short Film) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-10-17 | Here's a new Fair Use Short Film from Skyway Man featuring "Winds", which is the third single from the new album 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Order/save/share all here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB069/// Film Credits: Montage by Ryland Walker KnightIMDB Links:On the Silver Globe: imdb.com/title/tt0093593/?ref_=ext_shr_smsEscape to the Silver Globe (doc): imdb.com/title/tt15223788/?ref_=ext_shr_sms/// Song Credits:Written by James WallaceEngineered by Adrian Olsen, Kai Welch & James WallaceRecorded at Montrose Studios, Moongate & The Peach Tree/// Players:Spoken Word: Dr. James Oliver Cyr Vocals: James WallaceBacking Vocals: Kelly McFarling & Rebecca MarcyesDrums & Percussion: Pinson Chanselle Bass: Cameron RalstonElectric Guitar: Alan ParkerKeyboards & Synths: James WallacePiano: James WallaceTrombones: Matt JeffersonTrumpet: Kai Welch/// Lyrics:CYR: I parked my vanI just wanted to walk into the good quiet of natureAnd enjoy the beauty, the serenity of the momentAbout 50 yards off the roadI came upon this huge grandfather Elk that was just lying thereI was already dyingThere was nothing to seeWhen the winds came upWhen the winds came upI did what I was told to do:Stare forward and runWhen the winds came upWhen the winds came upAnd the glory of the nightmareWritten inside of an aurora borealisUnwound from the casing of loveThat came from your eyesLike a century floodWhen the winds came upBroadcasted my stationNo message returnedWhen the winds let upWhen the winds let upIf you want, I could hold to youIf you ain’t already passed onWhen the winds let upWhen the winds let upAnd the glory of the nightmareWritten inside of the day I buried AliceInto the colored jetstream gloveAt the end of flightUnder engine songOh the boredom!When the winds let upCYR: I don’t know what you know about the dimensional shift, “The New Golden Age”The antlers were a gift from the spirit of ElkTo give me strength and enduranceDuring the times that are coming on this planetIn truth, I am scared to doThat which might change my heartIf the winds let upIf the winds let upAlways already dyingNever nothing to see
Skyway Man - The Holding On (A Short Film) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-09-12 | Here's the new short film from Skyway Man, featuring "The Holding On", the second single from the new album 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Order/save/share all here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB069/// Film Credits: Director/Editor: Drew Bourdet Director of Photography: Hayden MasonAssociate Producer/Actor (Research Assistant #1): Lauren RourkeGrip/Electric/Actor (Research Assistant #2): Paul HelzerActor (Wife), great musician & filmmaker: Lovage SharrockActor (Dr. CYR), beekeeper, thespian, public land trust advocate: Will RogersActor (Son): Elias Rhodes Producer/Actor (Skyway Man): James Wallace Producer: Ryland Walker KnightWardrobe Supply: Kristin KleinSet Dresser: Dana Lindstrom Visual Effects: Jamie NiebuhrTitles: Teddy Blanks Color: Derek Hansen Production Company: Capsaisinco Coloring done at AFX CreativeKodak - 16mm Film ProcessingSpecial Thanks - Kevin Moran, 2200 Studios, Vacation SF, Cody & Katie Rhodes, AV Geeks/// Song Credits:Written by James Wallace Recorded at Skyline Studios & MoongateMixed by Jake DavisEngineered by Miles Lassi & James WallaceProduced by James WallaceMastered by Eric Broyhill/// Players:Spoken Word: Dr. James Oliver CyrVocals, Guitars, Keyboards & Synths: James WallaceBacking Vocals: Rebecca MarcyesDrums: Sam DooresBass: Danny VitaliPercussion: Miles Lassi/// Lyrics:CYR: I’ve been living in the wilds for 20 years nowHardly speaking to anyoneHow far did you stumble leaning on a ghost?Now your eyes fix on the ceilingHere comes a long lost feelingDid drifting on turn from courageTo a wilder form of pleading?Does the holding on keep you from healing?Don’t ask why the time goes stillDon’t try to close the void wide open, childI know you probably willMake it last untilThe old moonlight strikes your counter Slides down your window sillGrabs hold of the lines on your hand uncurledWith light from the craters of a different worldWhere husks of days wastedLay where the tide recededWhen holding on kept you from healingI’m trying hard, my friendYou know I don’t like feeling this for youBurn off your selfish endsTake off that shell inside your shellAnd start receivingYou are now grievingYou’re the sound of one heart beating
Skyway Man - Long Distance Healing (Animated Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-08-08 | "Long Distance Healing" is the first single from Skyway Man's new album 'Flight of the Long Distance Healer', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Order/save/share all here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB069/// Credits:Written by James Wallace & Clark WilliamsRecorded at Montrose Studios, Moongate & The Peach TreeMixed by Jake DavisEngineered by Adrian Olsen, Kai Welch & James WallaceProduced by James WallaceMastered by Eric BroyhillSingle Art Painting by Steve R. DoddSingle Art Layout & Animation by Eric Loeffler/// Players:Vocals, Keyboards, Synths & Piano: James WallaceBacking Vocals: Kelly McFarling & Rebecca MarcyesDrums & Percussion: Pinson ChanselleBass: Cameron RalstonElectric Guitar: Alan ParkerTrombones: Matt JeffersonTrumpet: Kai Welch/// Lyrics:Willow, sing for meWith shaky fever, stranger than aLong gone harmonyPulled from the edges of old mankindTell me the storyAbout the morning I was bornDon’t leave anything outThat I could cling ontoLeft under your weeping laceMy legs gave out underneath meRight now, the effort it takes just to raise my headMother, it’s more than I have in a dayWillow, scream for meOpen your wings wider than the sunI’ve forgotten to fear the fire I was forged fromWildflower pillowCome see how weak I’ve becomeBring warmth to the cold moving shiver across my spineOh on the way to your dream embraceMy eyes start to deceive meI pray to the faces in your floating leaves:Show me what future remainsDaylight is breakingHear the bells’ chaotic ringThere’s a gun on my hipI must be dreaming, I smileAre you right here with me?Is that your whisper in my skull?The farther it came calmed the horror of changes in timeGo, I’ve already seen my fate bent through the light of your branchesUntil my body releases and I drift away, I’ll cling to your canopy stillInto your canopy stillI cling to your canopy“Old weeping willow, got cut down years agoI would show you the way there, but the path is overgrownThat old weeping willow got cut down years ago!I don’t know, but that thing you found might guide us home.”
Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins - Nothing No. 1 (The Movie) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-07-28 | In Dec 2022, Andy Jenkins & James Wallace (Skyway Man) traveled North to perform at Tourists in North Adams, Massachusetts. While there, they documented their quest to find the perfect set of wind chimes. The come down was slow, but the result was this film by Wolfgang Daniel, an accompanying "movie" for the title track from Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins' EP 'Nothing No. 1'. The EP version of "Nothing No. 1" also features guest vocals from Molly Sarlé. Out now on Mama Bird Recording Co., links to stream/save/share/buy the EP & order it on cassette are all here: http://MamaBird.lnk.to/MB055/// Video Credits:Directed, Filmed & Edited by Wolfgang DanielStarring Andy Jenkins & James Wallace/// Credits:Written by Andy Jenkins & James WallaceProduced by Cameron Ralston & Skyway ManRecorded by Cameron Ralston at Spacebomb StudiosAdditional Recording by James WallaceMixed by Jake DavisMastered by Timothy StollenwerkEP Cover Art by Sara Gossett/// Players:Andy Jenkins - VocalsMolly Sarlé - VocalsJames Wallace - Vocals, SynthesizerCameron Ralston - Electric Bass, Synthesizers, Drum MachineAlan Parker - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Nylon String GuitarPinson Chanselle - Drums/// Lyrics:When the long legs of daylight slide away under the coversAnd the gray comforter in the sky is turned overI could die if I let go of the only edge of warmth I felt inside ofI was holding you right there in my mind Now the short legs have run off across the road into an open fieldOf pale grass, November lasts longer than I remember itIn the past, I could forget you, only when I could forget everyone elseNow I'm a stranger to myself Either wayLeave the flowers growing on the trackWhistle blowing, screaming gray, here comes Nothing No. 1A golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sun On the last leg of what might be or what it was or who is out ofReach up for the closest shade of blue and read the writingOn the beach, I am invited to reverse the face of certain destinyIt's easy when it's flowingHeaven is a bullet trainI'm half-loaded Either wayLeave the flowers growing on the trackWhistle blowing, screaming gray, here comes Nothing No. 1A golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sunGolden bloom lays no shadow down before the sun Let me goLet me let goOf the only edge of warmth I felt inside of something breaking downA bed built out of shadowsSomewhere the earth is coldSomewhere it is burningI am but a stranger hereHeaven is a mile behindLord willing Either way, will you leave the flowers growingIn my last moment of knowing, if you're nearWill you sweetly sing me gone?A golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sunA golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sunLays no shadow down before the sun
Anna Tivel - Invisible Man (Acoustic) (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-07-18 | "Invisible Man (Acoustic)" is the second single from Anna Tivel's new album 'Outsiders (Live in a Living Room)', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. 'Outsiders (Live in a Living Room)' is an acoustic companion record to Anna's critically acclaimed 2022 album 'Outsiders'. Stream/save/share it here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB065/// Credits:Written by Anna TivelRecorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jon Neufeld at Treehouse StudioArtwork by Chris FrisinaDesign by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Anna Tivel - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJon Neufeld - Acoustic Guitar/// Lyrics:Invisible man, you’re an asphalt dancerCinematic, backward talking foolDon’t reach for my hand with your madman laughterI am scared to become like youI awoke, in the early morning, in my own apartment, up aboveWhere you stood, in a bed of flowers, telling no one real to shut upGet out, get out, I don’t want you in my brainA seed, of doubt, it gets planted anywayInvisible man, you’re a radiatorBurning up the pavement in the darkDon’t reach for my hand, I am not your neighborI am scared to be like you areI got up, made a cup of coffee, got my shoes and car keys and I leftTo my job, down the elevator, out the door where you were yellingGet out, get out, you’re not welcome in my brainA seed, of doubt, well it haunts me like a plagueInvisible man, you’re a tightrope walkerAn obscene applauder in the streetDon’t reach for my hand, I am not your brotherYou are not a thing like meInvisible man, your electric laughterRunning addled circles on the looseAnd the truth is that I’m just another madmanAnd I see myself in you
Anna Tivel - The Bell (Acoustic) (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-06-20 | "The Bell (Acoustic)" is the first single from Anna Tivel's new album 'Outsiders (Live in a Living Room)', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. 'Outsiders (Live in a Living Room)' is an acoustic companion record to Anna's critically acclaimed 2022 album 'Outsiders'. Stream/save/share it here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB065/// Credits:Written by Anna TivelRecorded, Mixed & Mastered by Jon Neufeld at Treehouse StudioArtwork by Chris FrisinaDesign by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Anna Tivel - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJon Neufeld - Acoustic Guitar/// Lyrics:You came in like a roll of thunder, trying to change the shape of loveLooking for somebody to believe in you for onceHow’d the world get so confusing, how’d the ache inside your chestGo from something beautiful to something dangerousBut now I guess the rain is coming, and it’ll rain like hellBut nothing ever changes til you ring the bellLit up like a firecracker, you’ve been burning out for yearsNothing left but ruined plastic shells and helpless tearsBut once you were a brilliant flash, a crash of silver lightDon’t forget the way you felt, all hungry and aliveBut now I guess the rain is coming, and it’ll rain like hellBut nothing ever changes til you ring the bellI know you’re a crazy dreamer, I know that you still believeSomething good is just beyond the darkness of this dreamAnd time will tell a softer story, how you climbed above the wireHeld that hammer high above and made the damn thing chimeBut now I guess the rain is coming, and it’ll rain like hellBut nothing ever changes til you ring the bell
Luka Kuplowsky - Sudden Reach from the Inner World (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-05-23 | "Sudden Reach from the Inner World" from Luka Kuplowsky is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. & Next Door Records (Canada). Stream/save/share here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb064/// Credits:Written by Luka KuplowskyRecorded at Aytche StudioEngineered & Mixed by Christopher Shannon & Nathan VanderwielenMastered by Heather Kirby (Dreamlands Mastering)Artwork by Win-Keenan Kuplowsky/// Players:Luka Kuplowsky - Voice, Synth Jason Bhattachyara - Drums, PercussionThom Gill - Electric Guitar, WurlitzerJosh Cole - BassFelicity Williams - Voice/// Lyrics:Your love felt unattended And mine an excess of desireWhy fight what is instant?Why accept despair?And so I bend to the forceWeakened by a heavy stormVulnerable and fragileAs intended by the lordSudden reach from the inner world sudden reachSoft buzz of a summer day Compassion of a silent kindBirds meet and disperseThey astound me every timeSudden reach from the inner world sudden reach
Anna Tivel - The Good Fight (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-05-17 | "The Good Fight" is a previously unreleased B-side from Anna Tivel's 2022 album 'Outsiders'. Stream/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/MB062/// Credits:Written by Anna TivelProduced by Shane LeonardEngineered by Brian JosephMixed by Shane LeonardMastered by Huntley MillerArtwork by Chris FrisinaDesign by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Anna Tivel - guitar, vocalsBen Lester - pianoCourtney Hartman - electric guitarJeremy Boettcher - bassShane Leonard - drums, percussionAlec Spiegelman - woodwinds/// Lyrics:If tomorrow never comes, if none of it was realJust the dreams of angels, and the devil's dealsIf nobody begins to sing another prayerA wild dog howling something only hearts can hearIf the clouds are coming over, and the storm is rolling inI still meant what I told you, I'd do it all againIf tomorrow never comes, if this was just a testA marble in the ether, a temporary fixIf nothing ever happens, if nobody awakesTo kiss another lover, to love so hard it hurtsIf the curtain's really closing, and the crowd begins to standI still meant what I told you, I'd do it all againIf we don't ever make it, if we never becomeSomething to remember, a legendary loveIf everything is stardust, and we burn and disappearNo one leaning toward us, struggling to hearAnd if none of it is lasting, and if nobody believesIn real understanding, forgiveness and releaseAnd if we don't ever find it, a truth so briefly heldWhat's the use of kindness, in such an ugly world?What's the use of laughing, at such an awful hour?What's the use of asking god for something more?Maybe in this moment, everything is keptGilded light and darkness, loving and regretThe battle and the brake lights, the flashing of a handReaching with a jackknife, or comforting a friendThen I guess that it's alright if I don't know how it endsThe battle is a good fight and I'd do it all again
Dean Johnson - Shouldnt Say Mine (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-04-25 | "Shouldn't Say Mine" is the third single from Dean Johnson's debut album 'Nothing for Me, Please', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb047/// Credits:All Songs Written by Dean JohnsonRecorded Live at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans, June 4-7th, 2018Engineered by Duff Thompson & Sam DooresProduced by the Musicians & EngineersMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic MasteringCover Illustration by Becca FuhrmanDesign by Vincent Bancheri & Dan MacDonaldLayout by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Written by Dean JohnsonDean Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic GuitarSam Gelband: Harmony Vocals, Snare DrumCharlie Meyer: Upright BassSam Doores: Piano, Organ/// Lyrics:She was my girl, but I shouldn't say mineAnd now that she's gone I play and rewindAll of the ways I was naive and blindShe was my girl, but I shouldn't say mineI held you too tight, my weakness it showedI was in your way trying to get closeYou're after the world, a rolling stoneAlright, alright, I'll leave you aloneToo much and not enoughClose enough to tear each other upOoh, it's a storm, a collision of the currents cold and warmAnd our little hurricane was bornShe was my girl, but I shouldn't say mineIt was proven to me time after timeAll of the ways I was naive and blindShe was my girl, but I shouldn't say mine
Anna Tivel - American Novella (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-04-18 | "American Novella" is a previously unreleased B-side from Anna Tivel's 2022 album 'Outsiders'. Stream/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/MB061/// Credits:Written by Anna TivelProduced by Shane LeonardEngineered by Brian JosephMixed by Shane LeonardMastered by Huntley MillerArtwork by Chris FrisinaDesign by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Anna Tivel - guitar, vocalsBen Lester - pedal steelCourtney Hartman - electric guitarJeremy Boettcher - bassShane Leonard - drums, synthJohn Dehaven - trumpet/// Lyrics:Margaret doesn't leave the house, she's almost at the endOf an American novella, an exhausted heroineShe watches TV in a tracksuit on a metal rolling bedWaits for someone to come back with orange juice and medicineShe doesn't fall asleep and when she does she has a dreamAn endless stretch of beach and something rotting at the endShe walks forever just to lay beside that seal in the sandDrags her feet and makes a pattern, lets the ocean draw it inJust across the fence, we're planting flowers, making loveOur naked bodies full of breath and big ideas and pumping bloodWe watch the ambulance come over to get Margaret once a monthFrom the floor where she has fallen on the white linoleumHours stretching out across the yard and down the streetI want a baby but I'm scared to let it grow inside of meWhere there's been only emptiness and truths I struggle to believeOh but emptiness is easy, I know there is more to beMargaret in the halflight, all the kids around the bedThe walls all full of photos, faded corners, fingerprintsBreathing slow and even slower, telling jokes and holding handsWhile a thousand words unspoken break like waves over their headsMargaret, listen, don't be frightened, don't be sad to finally goI see your wild eyes and your white hair, and I'm hoping that you holdAll that magic I imagine weaving through an older soulSilver strands of silver memory, all that struggle, all that loveI hope it finds you when you're sleeping, something easy, something warmWalking down that stretch of beach to find the seal finally goneSwimming out toward the horizon, with the barnacles and foamLeaving you beside the water, feeling free and beautiful
Luka Kuplowsky - The Spirits Are Busy (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-04-12 | "The Spirits Are Busy" from Luka Kuplowsky is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. & Next Door Records (Canada). Stream/save/share here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb063/// Credits:Written by Luka KuplowskyRecorded at Aytche StudioEngineered & Mixed by Christopher Shannon & Nathan VanderwielenMastered by Heather Kirby (Dreamlands Mastering)Artwork by Sonia Beckwith Cole/// Players:Luka Kuplowsky - Voice Jason Bhattachyara - Drums, PercussionThom Gill - Electric Guitar, WurlitzerJosh Cole - BassFelicity Williams - VoiceIan Daniel Kehoe - Synth/// Lyrics:Where is my freedom?Is it in your embrace?There are angels all around usYet they rarely leave a traceEven in the teardropsMeasuring the painCan you find heaven in pillars of fate?Didn’t you hear?The spirits are busyI held onto believing I saw a different worldAnd all that was unfoldingWas only partially toldYou may know the destinationBut it makes no differenceWhen you’re up above the cloudsIt’s just shapes of circumstanceDidn’t you hear?The spirits are busyWhy give this giftAnd take it awayGod fell to earth and slept for a dayWake up in clothingOf skin and of boneI’ll be your prince if you give me a homeDidn’t you hear?The spirits are busy
Dean Johnson - Acting School (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-04-11 | "Acting School" is the second single from Dean Johnson's debut album 'Nothing for Me, Please', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb047/// Credits:All Songs Written by Dean JohnsonRecorded Live at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans, June 4-7th, 2018Engineered by Duff Thompson & Sam DooresProduced by the Musicians & EngineersMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic MasteringCover Illustration by Becca FuhrmanDesign by Vincent Bancheri & Dan MacDonaldLayout by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Written by Dean JohnsonDean Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic GuitarSam Gelband: Harmony Vocals, Snare DrumCharlie Meyer: Upright Bass/// Lyrics:What’s better, what’s better?If I act like everything’s coolThat I’m doin’ fineAs though I’m happy for youYa hardly ever cross my mind’Cross my mind I’m doin’ fineOr let the tears fall down like rain My heart out on my sleeveGo around sayin’ your nameLet everybody seeIt’s killin’ me, can’t you see?No, I’m goin’ to acting school And all you people I will foolYou’ll believe that it’s genuineWhen ya see me smilin’ all the timeSunshine all the timeYa hardly cross my mindWhat’s better, what’s better?If I could get you to think That I understandMaybe buy you a drinkShake the hand of your new manYour new man, I understandOr waste all the summer light And never try anything newGet drunk and start a fightProbably say fuck youNothin’ new, nothin’ newNo, I’m goin’ to acting schoolAnd all you people I will foolUnder the clear blue skyYou’ll see no questions in my eyesDarlin’, you’ll never know In my heart the fire glowsYou will not find one sign That you are always on my mindMy mind all the timeYou’re always on my mind
Dean Johnson - Faraway Skies (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-03-23 | "Faraway Skies" is the first single from Dean Johnson's debut album 'Nothing for Me, Please', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb047/// Credits:All Songs Written by Dean JohnsonRecorded Live at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans, June 4-7th, 2018Engineered by Duff Thompson & Sam DooresProduced by the Musicians & EngineersMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic MasteringCover Illustration by Becca FuhrmanDesign by Vincent Bancheri & Dan MacDonaldLayout by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Dean Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic GuitarSam Gelband: Harmony Vocals, Snare DrumCharlie Meyer: Upright BassDuff Thompson: Electric GuitarSteph Green: Lap SteelSam Doores: Tambourine, Bic Lighter/// Lyrics:You wouldn’t know by lookin’ at meI am a cowboy, my friendI’m forever out riding upon the range of my mindDreamin’ away all of my timeCattle calls and canyon walls, the jangle of spursAt the light of dawn, put the saddle on, start movin’ the herdThe distant horizons are a glorious sightAnd there’s gettin’ lost in the Milky Way at nightI got a lightnin’ lassoo and my trusty horse BlueI’ve got a six-shooter, tooI have an ol’ Stetson hat and a shaggy mustacheYes, I’m at home on the rangeTumbleweed and buffalo, the rivers run wildSunset over rollin’ hills, ghost-rider skyA campfire song has me feelin’ just rightYeah, I’m gettin’ lost in the Milky Way tonightDown on the sidewalk life passes me byI’ve been too slow for these timesBut now you’ll be knowin’ if ya look in my eyesI’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skiesOoh ooh, yippee yi-yiI’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies
Taylor Kingman - Dead Birds Wing (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-02-15 | The official music video for "Dead Bird's Wing", off Taylor Kingman's new solo album 'Hollow Sound' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB058/// Video Credits:Filmed by Eric J. Loeffler, Vincent Bancheri, Aaron CurryEdited by Eric J. Loeffler/// Credits:Written by Taylor KingmanRecorded live at Our Lady of Perpetual Heat Recording Studio & SpaProduced by Taylor KingmanArranged by Taylor KingmanEngineered by Ryan OxfordMixed by Tyler ThompsonMastered by Jon Neufeld/// Players:Taylor Kingman - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJeff Leonard - BassJason Montgomery - Pedal SteelJon Neufeld - Electric Guitar/// Lyrics:She expects me to rememberThe little moments that she treasuresThat were made in the centerOf some tear she helped pay forI came home angryAte some food from the pantry That my mother had just gave me Cause I'm her little babyShe says she's lonelyThat it's been hard for her to get up in the morningAnd my brother's found a ladyAnd that makes her so happyBut it's hard in the morningSo hard in the morningIt's been hard in the morningShe's been drinking every nightI'm a dead bird's wing flapping in the breezeI'm an old oak tree brought to my kneesI'm a table toppled on the lawnI'm a bloody tail, some dog run offIt's kinda funnyIt's kinda prettyIt's kinda uglyIt's kinda fittingIt didn't seem to matterJust a quiet nod in the tavernWhere a little goes a long wayAnd a lot leaves ya wantingThe words escape meI remember when the poetry would chase meAnd it'd run and overtake meAnd beat me til I was holyMy hands are achingAnd it's been hard for me to look at myself nakedMaybe I hit my limitThen the nighttime gets me thinkingBut it's hard in the morningSo hard in the morningIt's been hard in the morningI've been drinking every night
Jenny O. - You Are Loved Eternally (Official Lyric Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-01-16 | "You Are Loved Eternally" is the 4th single from the new Jenny O. record 'Spectra', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb059/// Credits:Produced, engineered, mixed & mastered by Kevin Ratterman.Written by Jenny O.Video created by Jenny O./// Players:Jenny O. - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Electric Sitar, Synthesizer, Drum MachineJosh Adams - Drums & PercussionKevin Ratterman - Tape & Drum Loops/// Lyrics:You are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyCan't enjoy the scenery?You are loved eternallyCannot feel the sunbeam?You are loved eternallyCannot face the feeling?You are loved eternallyCan't get in the garden?You are loved eternallyYou are loved eternally!Cannot find the flame?You are loved eternallyCannot speak their name?You are loved eternallyIf you cannot changeYou are loved eternallyDance with me in the gardenYou can't feel it but it's growingYou are loved eternally!If you're not the sameYou are loved eternallyFell for it againYou are loved eternallyCannot face the obvious?You are loved eternallyIf you think it's strangeYou are loved eternallyDance with me in the gardenYou are loved eternallyDance with me in the gardenYou are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyYou are loved eternallyAnytime you can't rememberAnytime you go too farWhen you need a friend to show youHow loved you are!Anytime you can't rememberAnytime you go too farWhen you need a friend to show youHow loved you are!
Anna Tivel - Heroes (The Schoolhouse Sessions: Episode 1, Part 2) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2023-01-12 | Anna Tivel performs "Heroes" live at the Mama Bird HQ (The Schoolhouse) in Helvetia, Oregon. The studio version of "Heroes" is available on Anna's new album 'Outsiders' out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.: mamabird.lnk.to/mb057Filmed by Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. LoefflerLive Engineering by Micah Hummel & Alex MeltzerMixed by Josh Powell at Map Room StudioMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic MasteringExcessive Special Guesting by Lyle the InternAnna Tivel - Vocals, GuitarMicah Hummel - DrumsGalen Clark - Keys/// Lyrics:In the back of a downtown dive bar, on a wooden stage in the cornerYou stand with your beat-up guitar, already halfway goneThe din of the drunken dreamers who staggered in from the real worldThey lift their glasses skyward, and turn the TV onYou’re singing about a bar fight, a shot and a can of High LifeThe tears of a girl you just might leave before too longA lonesome crying coyote, a sweaty held out high noteA cowboy riding backroads away from everyoneBut who are you gonna become if all of your heroes died youngYou wake in a stranger’s bedroom, awash in last night’s cheap boozeAnd she don’t pretend to know you, she just pulls her work clothes onYou stumble through the weekend, til you finally call your girlfriendI guess it’s just not working, I guess I’m just a dogYou sit at the kitchen table, a six-pack and a capoAn artist and an asshole, you write all of your wrongsAnd your heroes grow unruly, they overdose or just leaveTheir lives are fucked up movies and you’ve studied every oneBut who are you gonna become if all of your heroes are goneWho are you gonna become if all of your heroes died young
Anna Tivel - Outsiders (Album Trailer) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-12-21 | A little trailer for Anna Tivel's 'Outsiders', the album that NPR's Ann Powers named her Best Album of 2022. 'Outsiders' is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/order/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/mb057
Taylor Kingman - Hollow Sound (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-11-16 | The official music video for the title track off Taylor Kingman's new solo album 'Hollow Sound' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB058/// Video Credits:Edited by Jeff Leonard/// Credits:Written by Taylor KingmanRecorded live at Our Lady of Perpetual Heat Recording Studio & SpaProduced by Taylor KingmanArranged by Taylor KingmanEngineered by Ryan OxfordMixed by Tyler ThompsonMastered by Jon Neufeld/// Players:Taylor Kingman - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJeff Leonard - BassJason Montgomery - Pedal SteelJon Neufeld - Electric Guitar/// Lyrics:Where do I go now?I got lostI will never forget Not knowing what happenedI lied to my womanI lied to my friendAnd I didn't know I could do thatI quit my drinkingIt can't help me nowI know it's only been a weekendBut I made it through the droughtAnd I didn't know I could do thatWhere do I go now?Drink lots of coffee and walk aroundWhere do I go now?Got all this time to think aboutWaking lazy in the morningAnd cooking breakfast in the afternoonWhile you were singing in the showerAnd I was drinking in the living roomPlaying music till the evening And coming home to find you thereLaying with you in the bedroomAnd getting lost in your big red curly hairI wanna go back thereThere is an anger in my eyesEven when I cry, but you still feel me when I doThere is a sickness in my mindDesperate to unwind all of the goodness my mother gave to meThat I shared with you and then took awayAnd when I open my mouthIt's just a hollow sound reaching out for nothing
Jenny O. - There Is A Club (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-11-15 | "There Is A Club" is from Jenny O.'s new album 'Spectra', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb059"There Is A Club" & "Solitary Girl" are companion singles. Listen to "Solitary Girl" here: youtu.be/6wPfa0qHDb4Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Kevin RattermanWritten by Jenny O./// Players:Jenny O. - Vocals, Organ, Percussion/// Lyrics:There is a clubI am not in itThere is a clubI am not in itI know for sureI’m almost certainThere is a clubI am not in itI know for sureI’m almost certainThere is a clubI am not in it
Taylor Kingman - Towel at Her Feet (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-10-18 | "Towel at Her Feet" is the second single off Taylor Kingman's new album 'Hollow Sound' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB058/// Credits:Written by Taylor KingmanRecorded live at Our Lady of Perpetual Heat Recording Studio & SpaProduced by Taylor KingmanArranged by Taylor KingmanEngineered by Ryan OxfordMixed by Tyler ThompsonMastered by Jon NeufeldAdditional Design by Eric LoefflerCover photo by Matthew W. KennellyTypography and illustration by T.W. Rushing/// Players:Taylor Kingman - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJeff Leonard - BassJason Montgomery - Pedal SteelJon Neufeld - Electric Guitar/// Lyrics:I've been having a rough go about itLord, I've been having a rough go, it's trueThough, as far as rough goes, I know I should be smooth sailingBut, sailing's for sailors and the sea makes me sickI've been thinking 'bout throwing the towel inAnd drowning myself in my sweet baby's armsI'll wake in the morning, pretending I'm sleepingAnd peek at her naked, a towel at her feetI pound out the rhythm of an old hallelujahAnd I keep it up till my skin starts to splitWith a heart full of hymns and a head full of violenceI'll pick up that hammer and I work off my sinsI've been thinking 'bout throwing the towel inAnd drowning myself in my sweet baby's armsI'll smoke cigarettes and drink beer in the morningAnd never will I ever be lonesome again
Jenny O. - The Natural World (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-10-13 | The official music video for "The Natural World", the 2nd single from Jenny O.'s new album 'Spectra', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb059Filmed and edited by Sam Gezari.Color by Zoe Lambert.Special thanks to Schentell Nunn, Peter Barker, Jacqueline Suskin, Daniel Stessen, Bryn Carter, Folklife Farm.Filmed in the coastal redwoods of Northern California on Yurok and Wiyot ancestral lands./// Credits:Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Kevin Ratterman.Written by Jenny O./// Players:Jenny O. - Vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, SamplingJosh Adams - Drums/// Lyrics:Living soundlyI believe in love and curiosityLiving livelyI am fascinated with the natural worldLiving soundlyI believe in love and curiosityLiving livelyI am fascinated with the natural world I quit the traditionIt was an old superstitionAnd I made up a new one from experienceIt's a practice of wonderTo keep the mind from going underI’ve been granted permissionTo be marvelous Living soundlyI believe in love and curiosityLiving livelyI am fascinated with the natural world Living soundlyTrying hard to give and to know my boundsLiving livelyI am activated in the natural worldLiving soundlyStaying elemental in the bodyLiving livelyI'm infatuated with the natural world So I quit the traditionIt was an old superstitionAnd I made up a new one from experienceIt's a practice of wonderTo keep the mind from going underI’ve been granted permissionTo be marvelous Yeah I quit the traditionIt was an old superstitionIt was bordering on being perilousIt's a practice of wonderTo keep the mind from going underI’ve been granted permissionTo be marvelous Living soundly I believe in love and curiosity Living livelyI am fascinated with the natural worldLiving soundlyI believe in love and curiosityLiving livelyI am fascinated with the natural world
Taylor Kingman - Heaven Aint Hiding (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-10-11 | The official music video for "Heaven Ain't Hiding", the first single off Taylor Kingman's new solo album 'Hollow Sound' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB058/// Video Credits:Filmed by Eric J. Loeffler, Vincent Bancheri, Aaron CurryEdited by Eric J. Loeffler/// Credits:Written by Taylor KingmanRecorded live at Our Lady of Perpetual Heat Recording Studio & SpaProduced by Taylor KingmanArranged by Taylor KingmanEngineered by Ryan OxfordMixed by Tyler ThompsonMastered by Jon Neufeld/// Players:Taylor Kingman - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJeff Leonard - BassJason Montgomery - Pedal SteelJon Neufeld - Electric Guitar/// Lyrics:I see it when Mother got a job at my schoolWhen I wouldn’t leave home without pulling a tooth outAnd she’d draw me maps from each one of my classroomsJust so I’d know where to find her if I had toAnd now that I know where she is, I don’t visitI see it when Mother falls down on her kneesAnd prays to a god that she does not believe inCause death don’t come easy when you love your childrenSo wild and reckless and gone without warningShe falls to her knees just to make sure they’re workingI know her heart will just beat til it’s burningShe gave up her freedom just to see me not hurtingAnd I shoulda answered when she called me this morningJust to tell me she loved me and that I’m importantHeaven ain’t hiding in moments of triumphIt’s alive on the wings of a bird slowly dying
Taylor Kingman - Heaven Aint Hiding (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-09-20 | "Heaven Ain't Hiding" is the first single off Taylor Kingman's new album 'Hollow Sound' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB058& watch the music video here: youtu.be/M-kY926YU7U/// Credits:Written by Taylor KingmanRecorded live at Our Lady of Perpetual Heat Recording Studio & SpaProduced by Taylor KingmanArranged by Taylor KingmanEngineered by Ryan OxfordMixed by Tyler ThompsonMastered by Jon NeufeldAdditional Design by Eric LoefflerCover photo by Matthew W. KennellyTypography and illustration by T.W. Rushing/// Players:Taylor Kingman - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJeff Leonard - BassJason Montgomery - Pedal SteelJon Neufeld - Electric Guitar/// Lyrics:I see it when Mother got a job at my schoolWhen I wouldn’t leave home without pulling a tooth outAnd she’d draw me maps from each one of my classroomsJust so I’d know where to find her if I had toAnd now that I know where she is, I don’t visitI see it when Mother falls down on her kneesAnd prays to a god that she does not believe inCause death don’t come easy when you love your childrenSo wild and reckless and gone without warningShe falls to her knees just to make sure they’re workingI know her heart will just beat til it’s burningShe gave up her freedom just to see me not hurtingAnd I shoulda answered when she called me this morningJust to tell me she loved me and that I’m importantHeaven ain’t hiding in moments of triumphIt’s alive on the wings of a bird slowly dying
Nick Delffs - Lungs (Townes Van Zandt) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-08-23 | Nick Delffs reimagines Townes Van Zandt's "Lungs". Out on Mama Bird Recording Co., stream/buy the single now: mamabird.lnk.to/MB060/// Credits:Video Produced by Adam WrightCo-Produced by Matthew WordellTitles by Eric J. LoefflerNick Delffs - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Kick DrumWritten by Townes Van ZandtArranged & Performed by Nick DelffsRecorded, Mixed & Mastered by Z.V. House in Boise, Idaho at Rabbitbrush Audio/// Lyrics:Won't you lend your lungs to me?Mine are collapsingPlant my feet and bitterly breatheUp the time that's passingBreath I'll take and breath I'll givePray the day's not poisonStand among the ones that liveIn lonely indecisionFingers walk the darkness downMind is on the midnightGather up the gold you've foundYou fool, it's only moonlightAnd if you stop to take it homeYour hands will turn to butterBetter leave this dream aloneTry to find anotherWon’t you lend me your lungs?Won’t you lend me your lungs?Salvation sat and crossed herselfCalled the Devil partnerWisdom burned upon a shelfWho'll kill the raging cancerSeal the river at its mouthTake the water prisonerFill the sky with screams and criesBathe in fiery answersWon’t you lend me your lungs?Won’t you lend me your lungs?Jesus was an only sonAnd love his only conceptStrangers cry in foreign tonguesAnd dirty up the doorstepAnd I, for one, and you for twoAin't got the time for outsideKeep your injured looks to youWe'll tell the world that we tried
Jenny O. - Prism (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-08-16 | The official music video for "Prism", the 1st single from Jenny O.'s new album 'Spectra', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb059Directed by Elizabeth WeinbergFilmed at George's Lighting Plus in Hollywood, California/// Credits:Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Kevin RattermanWritten by Jenny O./// Players:Jenny O. - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Moog BassJosh Adams - Drums, Percussion/// Lyrics:Baby, I want itNot that I need itBut if you been wonderingYou should knowWhat my love can do My love my love my love my love my loveMy love for youMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love is trueMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love for you Freak, wild thingSoft animalBaby, where you going?You should seeWhat my love can do My love my love my love my love my loveMy love for youMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love is trueMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love for you Is a prism for your electric artIs a castle for your magical heartLet me be your magnifier, and meet you higherA reciprocal spirit! My love for youMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love is trueMy love my love my love my love my loveIt’s what I doI love I love I love I love I loveCompletelyI love I love I love I love I loveAnd then againI love I love I love I love I loveSuperpowerI love I love I love I love I loveIt’s what I’ll do for you
Anna Tivel - The Dial (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-08-02 | The official music video for the third single off Anna Tivel's new album 'Outsiders', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB057Video by Anna Tivel & Eric J. LoefflerEdited by Eric J. LoefflerChoreographer & Primary Dancer: Twyla TharpAdditional Dancers: Rose Marie Wright, Kenneth Rinker, Tom Rawe, Barry Nelson/// Track Credits:Written by Anna TivelProduced by Shane LeonardEngineered by Brian JosephMixed by Shane Leonard Mastered by Huntley MillerRecorded at Future Apple Tree 2 in Rock Island, IL & The Bungaleau in Eau Claire, WI/// Players:Ben Lester - VocoderCourtney Hartman - Electric GuitarJeremy Boettcher - BassShane Leonard - Drums, Percussion, Electric GuitarAnna Tivel - Electric Guitar, Vocals/// Lyrics:Sometimes I get to thinking there’s a hand upon the dialEvery time I move forward something turns me back aroundA warpath worn into a soft white cloudA dream catcher lying on the roadside shoulderAnd state line comes again, I pass through flyingGot to keep on top of it, it’s almost night The gas station hopping and the motel lightFlicking on and off again, a flare before meAnd it just keeps turning aroundFeedback burning in a dark blue skyThe theater curtains and the bar crowd formingSweat on the microphone, I lean back blindIn a state of unraveling a stolen storyOh my god I go around againThere’s a heavy wind and the rain keeps comingSing it soft so they all lean in, give them everything, give them all you gotIt just keeps turning aroundSometimes I get to thinking there’s a hand upon the dialTurn it down, let the truth come crashingIf I don’t believe it then no one willSo I brace myself, til the next town passes
Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins feat. Molly Sarlé - Moment of Quiet (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-07-07 | The second single from Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins' new EP 'Nothing No. 1', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. "Moment of Quiet" also features guest vocals from Molly Sarlé. Order/save/stream/share here: http://mamabird.lnk.to/MB055/// Credits:Written by Andy Jenkins & James WallaceProduced by Cameron Ralston & Skyway ManRecorded by Cameron Ralston at Spacebomb StudiosStrings Arranged by Cameron RalstonAdditional Recording by James WallaceMixed by Jake DavisMastered by Timothy StollenwerkCover Art by Sara Gossett/// Players:Andy Jenkins - VocalsMolly Sarlé - VocalsJames Wallace - Vocals, Piano, Synthesizers, Drum MachineCameron Ralston - Standup Bass, Marimba, Chimes, Drum MachineAlan Parker - Electric Guitar, Acoustic GuitarPinson Chanselle - Percussion/// Lyrics:I waited all day, for the middle of nightA sweet thing, a moment of quietWe pine and pine, get turned inside outFor a sweet thing, a moment of quietDusk has laid it on so thickThe trees hang low, looking so lovesickIf you see what I see, you couldn't deny itA moment of quietThe lines on the wall ripple and swayA cutting look, a movement in darknessI don't want to play games, I don't want to keep scoreEyes on the sky, eyes on the floorDusk has laid it on so thickSaw the light on your face, but it was gone so quickRibbon of smoke so thick you could tie itA moment of quietHave you heard singing roads converge in the strangest round?Baby, have you heard oceans in the heavy highway sound?I waited all night, for the middle of dayFor a clear pane, an image of silenceWe dream and dream and lie in waitTo see what's outside, an image of silenceDusk has laid it on so thickTrees hang low, looking so lovesickMoon burning bright, shadows a riotHave you heard curlews weep for the ones who can't return?Have you heard fires on the water softly burn?Have you heard singing roads converge in the strangest round?Baby, have you heard?Underneath the ground, there is no sound
Anna Tivel - Black Umbrella (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-06-28 | The official music video for "Black Umbrella", the second single off Anna Tivel's new album 'Outsiders', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/buy here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB057Directed by Anna TivelFilmed & Edited by Eric J. Loeffler /// Track Credits:Written by Anna TivelProduced by Shane LeonardEngineered by Brian JosephMixed by Shane Leonard Mastered by Huntley MillerRecorded at Future Apple Tree 2 in Rock Island, IL and The Bungaleau in Eau Claire, WI/// Players:Ben Lester - SynthCourtney Hartman - Electric GuitarJeremy Boettcher - Hammond B3 OrganShane Leonard - Drums, PercussionAnna Tivel - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals/// Lyrics:Under a black umbrella, you were keeping to yourselfAnd the rain came down like diamonds on the sidewalk where you stoodAnother lonely town across the endless bible beltNothing big enough for headlines ever happened here until todayLooking like a stranger in your older brother’s coatYou were watching from the corner, as the day slowly unfoldedA ringing bell against the door of Frank’s Savings and LoanAnd you saw it all, the teller ducking down, the gun explodingLike an old bronze statue, you were frozen there in placeOne man slumped on the counter while the other filled a pillowcaseAnd suddenly your feet were running, rain all in your faceAcross the street, the ringing bell, the door, the engine roaringBlood was on the floor, the teller reaching out his handYou felt his pulse, you called for help, you tried to stop the bleedingSirens on the boulevard, a rush of blue motionLike a wave came on, their weapons drawn, the teller’s soul just leavingHands over your head they said, and you tried to tell the truthThe pillowcase, the getaway, the car, the blood and youIn your older brother’s coat, your stocking hat and worn out shoesBut to them, you were just some punk kid cracked out and skipping schoolAnger like a freighter pulling punches in your headAnd you tried to push your way past all the uniforms and the dead manBut they pulled you to the ground your face pressed on the wet cementLike an animal, spreadeagle, the umbrella in your waistbandGun, somebody cried, and you kicked your legs and broke the windowIn a chaos of confusion, raining glass like diamonds loosed and you wereOn your feet again and then a bullet danced right through youAnd the ground came up like some great flood and then you were not movingUnder a black umbrella, you were keeping to yourselfAnd the rain came down like diamonds on the sidewalk where you fellAnd nothing in the headlines even mentioned you at allJust a corner note about a cracked out kid who broke the law
Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins feat. Molly Sarlé - Nothing No. 1 (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-06-14 | The first single and title track from Skyway Man & Andy Jenkins' new EP 'Nothing No. 1', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. "Nothing No. 1" also features guest vocals from Molly Sarlé. Order/save/stream/share here: http://mamabird.lnk.to/MB055/// Credits:Written by Andy Jenkins & James WallaceProduced by Cameron Ralston & Skyway ManRecorded by Cameron Ralston at Spacebomb StudiosAdditional Recording by James WallaceMixed by Jake DavisMastered by Timothy StollenwerkCover Art by Sara Gossett/// Players:Andy Jenkins - VocalsMolly Sarlé - VocalsJames Wallace - Vocals, SynthesizerCameron Ralston - Electric Bass, Synthesizers, Drum MachineAlan Parker - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Nylon String GuitarPinson Chanselle - Drums/// Lyrics:When the long legs of daylight slide away under the coversAnd the gray comforter in the sky is turned overI could die if I let go of the only edge of warmth I felt inside ofI was holding you right there in my mind Now the short legs have run off across the road into an open fieldOf pale grass, November lasts longer than I remember itIn the past, I could forget you, only when I could forget everyone elseNow I'm a stranger to myself Either wayLeave the flowers growing on the trackWhistle blowing, screaming gray, here comes Nothing No. 1A golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sun On the last leg of what might be or what it was or who is out ofReach up for the closest shade of blue and read the writingOn the beach, I am invited to reverse the face of certain destinyIt's easy when it's flowingHeaven is a bullet trainI'm half-loaded Either wayLeave the flowers growing on the trackWhistle blowing, screaming gray, here comes Nothing No. 1A golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sunGolden bloom lays no shadow down before the sun Let me goLet me let goOf the only edge of warmth I felt inside of something breaking downA bed built out of shadowsSomewhere the earth is coldSomewhere it is burningI am but a stranger hereHeaven is a mile behindLord willing Either way, will you leave the flowers growingIn my last moment of knowing, if you're nearWill you sweetly sing me gone?A golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sunA golden bloom lays no shadow down before the sunLays no shadow down before the sun
Izaak Opatz - Passenger Seat (Live in a 95 Previa) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-06-08 | Izaak Opatz performs "Passenger" from his new album Extra Medium, filmed and recorded in the backseat of a '95 Previa on LA Freeways 101 South and 10 East and West. Order/stream/save/share the record here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB049Video by Michael T. Workman, with help from Kendall Rock and Nathan Reich./// Lyrics:I was only looking for someoneTo pull on the end of my sleeveAnd help me out of my coatWhile I was drivingI’d almost stopped hoping it would ever be true loveIn the passenger seatI was trying to get free of my fantasiesI was holding off holding out hopeFor long gone, long odds girls like youWho would tie up the phoneWhile someone more like meWas trying to get throughAnd then you fell out of the bottom of the stairsUnmistakably warm in the eyeLooking at me like we’d both agreedThe time was finally rightI swear I never saw it comingIf I had, I would’ve messed it up alreadyBut you got me good with a left hookSwole my good eye up in loveAgainEnough years go by lovelessI start planning my life aloneWith a dog I’ll name RamonaIn a house that doesn’t have a phoneIt’ll be good to put this behind meAll this straining, desperate hopeBut the odds all change in the instant it takesA gaze to fly across the roomI could tell by the way you held my eyeI could tell by the way you movedWalking up to me in a straight lineBlazing with a warmth unknownI guess I’d always dreamed it would be like thisBut it’s so dangerous to hopeThat you’d fall in love with meAgainI was only looking for someoneTo pull on the end of my sleeveAnd help me out of my coatWhile I was drivingI’d almost stopped hoping it would ever be true loveIn the passenger seat
Anna Tivel - Outsiders (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-05-31 | The official music video for the first single and title track off Anna Tivel's new album 'Outsiders', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB057Filmed by Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. Loeffler/// Track Credits:Written by Anna TivelProduced by Shane LeonardEngineered & Mixed by Brian JosephMastered by Huntley Miller/// Players:Ben Lester - Tack PianoCourtney Hartman - Electric GuitarJeremy Boettcher - BassShane Leonard - Drums, Percussion, Hammond S6Anna Tivel - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals/// Lyrics:Imagine the very first man on the moon, watching the earth rising upOut of the darkness cerulean blue, water and thunder and dustFloating like magic alive in the air, his body a weightless machineFarther away than a plane or a bird or a dreamer had ever been Outsiders, look upIt turns out we are not so different Gray and deserted, the landscape is strange, holes on a desolate roadHolding the camera, he pauses to say, “Would you look at our beautiful home”All of the angry and all of the lost, painting a circle of blueOnly a moment to lean back and watch the silvery rise of the moon Outsiders, look upThe night is dark but brilliant and it turns out we are not so different Imagine the very first man on the moon, watching the earth rising upOut of the darkness cerulean blue, water and thunder and dustHundreds of thousands of miles away, the endless expanse of a dreamPausing the burning of cities to say we are beautiful when we believe
Jenny O. - Prism (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-05-17 | "Prism" is the 1st single from Jenny O.'s new album 'Spectra' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb059Photograph by Elizabeth Weinberg/// Credits:Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Kevin RattermanWritten by Jenny O./// Players:Jenny O. - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Moog BassJosh Adams - Drums, Percussion/// Lyrics:Baby, I want itNot that I need itBut if you been wonderingYou should knowWhat my love can do My love my love my love my love my loveMy love for youMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love is trueMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love for you Freak, wild thingSoft animalBaby, where you going?You should seeWhat my love can do My love my love my love my love my loveMy love for youMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love is trueMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love for you Is a prism for your electric artIs a castle for your magical heartLet me be your magnifier, and meet you higherA reciprocal spirit! My love for youMy love my love my love my love my loveMy love is trueMy love my love my love my love my loveIt’s what I doI love I love I love I love I loveCompletelyI love I love I love I love I loveAnd then againI love I love I love I love I loveSuperpowerI love I love I love I love I loveIt’s what I’ll do for you
Matt Dorrien - United States of Nothing (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-05-03 | The official music video for "United States of Nothing" from Matt Dorrien's album, 'Blue Pastoral', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/order/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/MB050Footage Collected & Edited by Eric J. LoefflerAdditional Footage by Alison Dorrien/// Track Credits:Composed by Matt DorrienStrings written & arranged by Matt DorrienProduced by Ryan Oxford & Matt DorrienRecorded & Mixed by Ryan OxfordMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk/// Players: Piano & Vocals: Matt DorrienBass: Andrew JonesViolins: Patti KingViolas: Amanda LawrenceCellos: Skip von Kuske/// Lyrics:I was lost inside meA million miles awayBut you brought me homeGave me love when I needed it mostDo you know what you’ve done for me?United States of nothingBut broken dreams and farmlandCold empty nightsPlaying songs I don’t believe anymoreBut I know you believe in meShame on my wandering eyesForgive me my prideI don’t deserve youStill, you stay by my sideDo you know what you’ve done for me?The road tells a clever lieAnd it lured me insideBut somewhere in New YorkThe dream burst and diedI’m tired of flyingAlways in the cloudsYou pulled me downBrought my feet back on the solid groundDo you know what you’ve done for me?Do you know what you’ve done for me, babe?
Izaak Opatz - In the Light of a Love Affair (Live from Los Angeles) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-04-29 | Izaak Opatz performs "In the Light of a Love Affair" from his new album Extra Medium, filmed & recorded live in locations throughout Los Angeles. Order/stream/save/share the record here: mamabird.lnk.to/MB049Directed, Filmed & Edited by Aaron Curry.Sound Mixed & Mastered by Malachi DeLorenzo./// Lyrics:This city’s not so badBy the light of a love affairThe way the spring rain will sweep inAnd scrub all the dirt out of the airAnd suddenly, you can see snow-capped peaksHigh above the San Gabriel ValleyAnd the hills and dales of Eagle RockMight as well be ChamonixAnd those tall buildings with the bank names on themThey’re almost pretty as the sun sinks downPeach-lit and gleamingMonuments to greed and powerFrom up here, on the edge of Mt. WilsonLaying in the back of your truckAll that glass and steel downtown’s just ambianceAnd atmosphere to usI was just about to leave when I met youI thought I had about as much as I could takeBut all I needed was someone worth thinking aboutWhile I was pouting on the interstateNothing’s as pretty as a taco standStrung up with a garland of bare light bulbsAbove a steaming griddle full of corn tortillasWhen everywhere else is closedAnd the kamikaze clouds of the parakeetsThe sweet, sweaty smell of the pepper treesAll of it’s a payoffIf you stick around long enough to seeAnd that long drive on the 210 EastThrough the gauntlet of San Bernardino CountyAll those faux-adobe shopping malls, tract homes, and big rig stallsUsed to drive me nutsAnd these four lanes of brake lights, inching through AzusaUsed to would’ve had me pulling out my hairBut now if I squint, they sort of look like rosesIn the light of a love affair
Nick Delffs - The Outside (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-04-20 | The music video for "The Outside", Part 4/4 from Nick Delffs' EP, 'Childhood Pastimes', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Buy/stream/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/MB051Directed & Edited by Eric J. LoefflerShot by Aaron Curry/// Credits:Written by Nick DelffsEngineered and mixed by Z.V. HouseAdditional drums engineered by Ryan Oxfordat The Center for Sound Light & Color TherapyProduced by Nick Delffs and Z.V. HouseAlbum art by Wyatt Grant /// Players: Nick Delffs - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar, Rhodes, PercussionJoe Plummer - DrumsZ.V. House - Electric GuitarAnadi Delffs - Backing VocalsKaren Jarboe Singletary - Backing Vocals/// Lyrics: I can walk along the outsideI can live all on my ownDon’t need to be so tiedDown to the phoneGonna sever the tiesTo this wicked worldGonna straighten outAnd forgot what I’ve learnedGonna live on the outsideAnd never look inThere’s nothing to seeWhen you’ve had itThere’s a little pathThrough the cold dark woodsWhat’s on the other side?Don’t know, but I should We spoke at the same timeThen it happened over and over and overIt could be so niceTo stand on the outsideLook it overWe’re getting olderHear the sirensSomething terrible’s happening somewhereWhat do you rely on?What’s keeping you from your beloved?Hear the sirensSomething’s calling you somewhereMany disguisesWe have learned to talk throughCome againAnd tell me why you listenedCome againAnd tell me why you love him I can never stand stillOr keep from runningOr close my eyes when you show me somethingAnd when you told me a secretYou know I wouldn’t lieCouldn’t tell a soulHow could I?Fell into a black holeThen you pulled me outThen you fell inAnd we almost drownedBut there’s a little lightAt the end of the roadWe’re almost thereGonna make it home
Anna Tivel - Astrovan (The Schoolhouse Sessions, Ep. 1) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-04-19 | Anna Tivel performs "Astrovan" live at the Mama Bird Recording Co. HQ (The Schoolhouse) in Helvetia, Oregon. The studio version of "Astrovan" is available on Anna's new album 'Outsiders' out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.: mamabird.lnk.to/mb057Filmed by Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. LoefflerLive Engineering by Micah Hummel & Alex MeltzerMixed by Josh Powell at Map Room StudioMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic MasteringExcessive Special Guesting by Lyle the InternAnna Tivel - Vocals, GuitarMicah Hummel - DrumsGalen Clark - Keys/// Lyrics:I love you, I’m nervous, my heart beats imperfectly, sometimes I act like a clownIn bright colored makeup, to hide my mistakes and the fear that you’ll figure me outThe deep purple sadness that washes my eyelidsI lift them up trying to look at you nowWith love on my fingers, I move to deliver, the powerful thing that I feltI love you, don’t worry, it’s just temporary, my back turned against you at nightA magnetic heat, it released all my demons, I dream that my dreams are on fireThe cool of your breath pulling in pulls me back, I uncurl like a flower in the yellowing lightYour eyes slowly open, two bluebirds arriving to land on the branch of my mindI love you, forgive me, my suitcase is empty, I lost all the things that I amLike kissing you tenderly, right off the highway, the back of a gold AstrovanThe best that I have are all things that you gave me, I’ll find a way baby to give them all backThe sky up above and the kindness of love and the truth even when it hurts bad
Matt Dorrien - Dance (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-04-05 | The official music video for "Dance", the third single from Matt Dorrien's album, 'Blue Pastoral', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/order/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/MB050Filmed & Edited by Aaron Curry/// Players: Composed by Matt DorrienPiano & Vocals: Matt DorrienAdditional Vocals: Mitch GonzalesBass: Andrew JonesDrums & Percussion: John Niekrasz/// Lyrics:Once they were loversNaïve one anotherKids thinking they could influence fateNow there’s attorney’s feesDreams laid on gurneysHe’s looking back, but it’s too lateDance to the songAs it plays, keep in timeIt’s here then it’s goneIn the blink of an eye He’s still bartendingGot a place out in KentonSees the kids on the weekend, they tradeShe said she left himBecause she was tired of pretendingWorrying everydayDance to the songAs it plays, keep in timeIt’s here then it’s goneIn the blink of an eyeShe packed up the HondaCalled her mamaHer mama told her,“Baby, nothing’s for keeps.”Made AlbuquerqueBy eleven-thirtyAll the while the kids were asleepAnd she kissed their headsAnd whispered,“We must’ve done something right.”All the world’s loversCome dance with each otherEven at the risk of losing your wayNothing’s eternalBut one thing’s for certainYou’ll never live if you just waitDance to the songAs it plays, keep in timeIt’s here then it’s goneIn the blink of an eye Dance to the song As it plays, keep in timeIt’s here then it’s goneIn the blink of an eye
Izaak Opatz - Shampoo (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-03-29 | The official music video for "Shampoo", the third single from Izaak Opatz's album, 'Extra Medium', out April 29th on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/pre-order/save/share: http://mamabird.lnk.to/MB049Directed by Kendall Rock/// Credits:Written by Izaak OpatzProduced by Malachi DeLorenzo, Izaak Opatz & Dylan RodrigueEngineered & Mixed by Malachi DeLorenzoMastered by Kevin Ratterman/// Players:Izaak Opatz: Lead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarMalachi DeLorenzo: Drums, Backing VocalsDylan Rodrigue: Bass, Keys, Backing VocalsJordan Bush: Pedal Steel/// Lyrics:I’ve gotten good in the last few yearsAt surreptitiously uncappingThe shampoo in the shower so my hosts don’t knowI didn’t bring my ownIt probably wouldn’t be a problemBut I’m just so tired of askingThey always say to make myself at homeHome’s just where I leave my stuffWhere the mail goes and my plants dry outHome’s been sleeping with my ankles dangling overThe end of someone else’s couchHome’s where I’ve got a full shampoo butNo time to use itI can’t remember the last time I finished a bottleAnd threw it outI can’t remember the last timeI got to the bottom of anythingSqueezed the sides and rolled up the tubeAnd tried to get the last drop outI’m always leaving in the middleIt’s easier to think it probably never would’ve worked outEasier to pine for something out of reachThan someone who could let me downIn lieu of finding some reason to be hereI always find some reason to leavePour out the rest of the milk and hide a keyI’m never as happy as I am these daysWhen I’m just on the wayHalfway there and in-betweenUsing the windshield as a TV screenI can’t remember the last timeI got to the bottom of anythingSqueezed the sides and pounded on the counterAnd tried to get the last drop outI’m always leaving in the middleIt’s easier to think it probably never would’ve worked outEasier to pine for something out of reachThan someone who could let me downI don’t mind doing the dishesStripping the bed or leaving a noteBut none of it will ever really make upFor the kind of hospitality I’ve been shownI’m gonna have to buy a houseOpen it up to all my friendsMake sure everybody’s got a place to sleepAnd the Wi-Fi’s on the fridgeAnd in the bathroom, I’ll make sureThere’s a big bottle of shampoo and soapWith pump lids so they’ll never have to worryThat I’ll never need to knowI can’t remember the last timeI got to the bottom of anythingSqueezed the sides and pounded on the counterAnd tried to get the last drop out
Matt Dorrien - That Gets Me Through (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-03-02 | The official music video for "That Gets Me Through", the second single off Matt Dorrien's new album 'Blue Pastoral', which is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/order/save/share: mamabird.lnk.to/MB050Filmed by Aaron Curry, Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriAdditional Footage from Alison Mowlds and Vikesh KapoorEdited by Aaron Curry/// Credits:Composed by Matt DorrienStrings Written & Arranged by Matt DorrienProduced by Ryan Oxford & Matt DorrienRecorded & Mixed by Ryan OxfordMastered by Timothy Stollenwerk/// Players:Piano & Vocals: Matt DorrienAdditional Vocals: Mitch Gonzales, Meredith Adelaide, Ryan OxfordGuitar: Mitch GonzalesBass: Andrew JonesDrums: John NiekraszViolins: Patti KingViolas: Amanda LawrenceCellos: Skip von Kuske/// Lyrics:God, I’m getting so tired of this rainBy late December I’m already dying to get awayBut I’ve got work here and that’s more than some can sayBetter quit my complaining and behaveI used to dream, but now I only sleepAt least now when I wake up you’re lying next to meOnce I was alone on a tightrope walkingSometimes I hear that old voice talking“Man, you’re running out of timeThere are people out here willing to bleed.”But I gave it my best shotI’m okay with being no oneIf I’m someone to youThese days that gets me throughThe years stretch out behind me like a reel of faded tapeI’m terrified of looking back and facing my mistakesBut every misstep that I took led me to this placeI ain’t concerned much anymore with winning any raceLately home’s the only thing that preoccupies my thoughtsI’m still writing songs, but not at any costI’m just trying to make up for time lostBaby, I’m so happy our paths crossed‘Cause I was running out of timeA prisoner of illusions and dreamsBut I gave it my best shotI’m okay with being no oneIf I’m someone to youThese days that gets me throughUsed to be I was consumed by a needFor leaving my mark on this worldNow I’m only concerned with one thingAnd that’s you and me, girlNo more running out of timeBecause of you, I’m finally freeTo give it my best shotI’m okay with being no oneIf I’m someone to youThese days that gets me throughThese days that gets me throughThese days that gets me throughThese days that’s what I choose
Izaak Opatz - Wild-Eyed George Bailey Heebie Jeebies (Official Music Video) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-02-22 | The official music video for "Wild-Eyed George Bailey Heebie Jeebies", the second single from Izaak Opatz's album, 'Extra Medium', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/order/save/share: http://mamabird.lnk.to/MB049Directed by Aaron CurryFilmed by Aaron Curry & Michael T. WorkmanEdited by Aaron CurryScreenplay by Izaak OpatzTitle Cards, Video Treatment & Effects by Dan MacDonald StudiosStarring Izaak Opatz withKindra McQuillanSophia JensenMary KrochmalnyJackson YatesAbby Hobza& Dylan Rodrigue/// Credits:Written by Izaak OpatzProduced by Malachi DeLorenzo, Izaak Opatz & Dylan RodrigueEngineered & Mixed by Malachi DeLorenzoMastered by Kevin Ratterman/// Players:Izaak Opatz: Lead Vocals, Rhythm GuitarMalachi DeLorenzo: Drums, Backing VocalsDylan Rodrigue: Bass, Keys, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals/// Lyrics:I watched your face in the rear-view mirrorAs we drove to Forest LawnFor any skirmish of misgiving or recognitionOr tell you were putting me onBut you betrayed nothing, your face was untroubledAs fresh dirt over a graveSmiling out the window, singing to yourselfYou covered up what we didn’t sayYou’re giving me the wild-eyed George Bailey heebie jeebiesMaking me think that maybeI’ve never been bornAll you gotta do is look me in the eyesTell me you rememberLast NovemberWhen we were in love, we were in loveJust a couple months ago, you came to visitWhen we were still head over heelsIt’s chilling now to see you pretending like you didn’tI don’t know what’s realI don’t know how toFeels like I’m looking through a two-way mirrorYou can’t see me but I can see youJust praying you’ll corroborate my story for the recordI swear you loved me, tooYou’re giving me the wild-eyed George Bailey heebie jeebiesMaking me think that maybeI’ve never been bornAll you gotta do is look me in the eyesTell me you rememberLast NovemberWhen we were in love, we were in loveWhat good’s a memoryWhen it’s just a story two people shareAnd one of those people refuses to acknowledgeThat she was even ever there?You’re giving me the wild-eyed George Bailey heebie jeebiesMaking me think that maybeI’ve never been bornAll you gotta do is look me in the eyesTell me you rememberLast NovemberWhen we were in love, we were in loveSlipping on the grass in my new huarachesI think to check your feetSure enough, you’re not wearing the pair that I bought youDown on Olvera StreetI start checking the names on the gravestonesI wouldn’t be surprisedTo find one that said, Harry Bailey -He died when he was nine‘Cause you weren’t there to save him, GeorgeYou’re giving me the wild-eyed George Bailey heebie jeebiesMaking me think that maybeI’ve never been bornAll you gotta do is look me in the eyesTell me you rememberLast NovemberWhen we were in love, we were in love
TK & The Holy Know-Nothings - Frankenstein (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2022-02-22 | From TK & The Holy Know-Nothings' album, 'The Incredible Heat Machine', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Order/save/stream/share: http://smarturl.it/mb048/// Credits:Written by Taylor KingmanRecorded live at the OK Theatre in Enterprise, OregonProduced by Tyler Thompson & Taylor KingmanArranged by TK & The Holy Know-NothingsEngineered by Tyler Thompson, Assisted by Bart BudwigMixed by Tyler ThompsonMastered by Timothy StollenwerkAlbum Design by Barna Howard Photography by Matthew W. Kennelly/// Players:Taylor Kingman - Vocals, Acoustic GuitarJay Cobb Anderson - Electric Guitar, VocalsLewi Longmire - Lap SteelSydney Nash - Bass, VocalsTyler Thompson - Drums/// Lyrics:God pursed his lips to kiss the hips of our wishesAnd our skin caught the wind and we dripped into sips of warm lovingIn the milk of your soul, I washed the spit from my mouthI washed the blood from my hands and sweat from my browAnd our secrets kept meetings without even making a soundWe woke to the smack of our skin snapping back with an amenThrough the holes in my head sneaked the devil instead; he had commentsIn the mouth of my pride, my mind opened wideAnd it slipped through cracks in my bones fearful criesEach reason competing to build me a highway to rideWe were blown to bitsLimb from limbAll mixed on the groundGrabbing in the darkFor parts we never markedWe took what we found and stumbled onSome toes traded feet, so we walk the street in circlesNow, I got a freckled cheek and one of my knees is scarred purpleAnd there’s shards of your iris stuck in my eyeAnd a disk in my spine that make me curl up and cryAnd I see you around every corner I find in my mindAnd the set of teeth I used to keep fit neatlyNow, my mouth opens less, but it’s for the best, believe meNow, my heart’s beating stranger cause one of the chambersIs the room where we slept in love and in angerAnd the bed stays made and I’ll keep it that way foreverWe were blown to bitsLimb from limbAll mixed on the groundGrabbing in the darkFor parts we never markedWe took what we found and stumbled onWe stumble onRight or wrongAngry mobs at our doorsWe’ll be run outWherever we are foundPitchfork and torch will chase me to your arms
Matt Dorrien - My Christmas Plea (Yuletide Special) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2021-12-25 | Matt Dorrien performs his holiday original "My Christmas Plea" as part of 'Matt Dorrien's Yuletide Special' (2020). The studio version appears on his EP, 'My Christmas Plea', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream, save, share, and order on limited-run green-tinted cassette here: mdorrien.bandcamp.com/album/my-christmas-pleaFilmed by Aaron Curry, Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. Loeffler & Aaron CurrySound by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Sound, Light, and Color TherapyAdditional Production by Jocelyn Romo, Alison Mowlds, Kolton Dallas, Lyle, Sully, Lola & Oatmeal/// Players:Composed by Matt DorrienPiano & Vocals: Matt DorrienUpright Bass: Andrew Jones Drums: Mike Lockwood/// Lyrics:When will we learn how to live here in peace?And when will we learn from our own history?Oh that Christmas would change our heartsBut we’re stuck in place just like snow globes and starsPrisoners of our greedWhen will we see with the eyes of a childAnd look out our windows at snowstorms and smile?Someday Christmas will open our eyesAnd we’ll see life clearly for the very first timeThis is my Christmas plea And the angels sing halleluHalleluHallelujahMerry ChristmasSo give up your coat to one on the streetAnd give back to those who have never been freeI hope this Christmas we open our heartsAnd no more we’ll be trapped in snow globes and starsThis is my Christmas plea
Matt Dorrien - Burrowed (Yuletide Special) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2021-12-14 | Matt Dorrien performs his holiday original "Burrowed" as part of 'Matt Dorrien's Yuletide Special' (2020). The studio version appears on his EP, 'My Christmas Plea', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream, save, share, and order on limited-run green-tinted cassette here: mdorrien.bandcamp.com/album/my-christmas-pleaFilmed by Aaron Curry, Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. Loeffler & Aaron CurrySound by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Sound, Light, and Color TherapyAdditional Production by Jocelyn Romo, Alison Mowlds, Kolton Dallas, Lyle, Sully, Lola & Oatmeal/// Players:Composed by Matt DorrienPiano & Vocals: Matt DorrienUpright Bass: Andrew Jones Drums: Mike Lockwood/// Lyrics:Sky steel greyWindows cold as iceWe’ve burrowed awayUnderground like miceAnd until next spring that’s where we plan to staySometimes it seemsLike only yesterdayWe were kids with dreamsBig enough to breakAnd I still miss you every single Christmas DayAs seasons passWe try to hold onBut soon lose our graspWe are fleeting as the snow under the sunSo make the memories lastPatches of snowSmell of old pitch pineWe U-Hauled, car in towI counted the bridges cryingEverything I loved we left in ‘89Skyscrapers passTunnels and tollsTurnpike at lastWe are fleeting as the snow under the sunSo make the memories lastAs seasons passWe try to hold onBut soon lose our graspWe are fleeting as the snow under the sunSo make the memories last
Matt Dorrien - Sure Miss Those Days at Christmas (Yuletide Special) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2021-12-07 | Matt Dorrien performs his holiday original "Sure Miss Those Days at Christmas" as part of 'Matt Dorrien's Yuletide Special' (2020). The studio version appears on his EP, 'My Christmas Plea', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream, save, share, and order on limited-run green-tinted cassette here: mdorrien.bandcamp.com/album/my-christmas-pleaFilmed by Aaron Curry, Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. Loeffler & Aaron CurrySound by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Sound, Light, and Color TherapyAdditional Production by Jocelyn Romo, Alison Mowlds, Kolton Dallas, Lyle, Sully, Lola & OatmealComposed by Matt DorrienVocals & Piano by Matt DorrienUpright Bass by Andrew JonesDrums by Mike Lockwood
Matt Dorrien - White Christmas (Yuletide Special) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2021-12-03 | Matt Dorrien performs the Irving Berlin classic, "White Christmas", as part of 'Matt Dorrien's Yuletide Special'. The studio version appears on his EP, 'My Christmas Plea', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream, save, share, and order on limited-run green-tinted cassette here: mdorrien.bandcamp.com/album/my-christmas-pleaFilmed by Aaron Curry, Eric J. Loeffler & Vincent BancheriEdited by Eric J. Loeffler & Aaron CurrySound by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Sound, Light, and Color TherapyAdditional Production by Jocelyn Romo, Alison Mowlds, Kolton Dallas, Lyle, Sully, Lola & OatmealPerformed by Matt DorrienComposed by Irving Berlin
Matt Dorrien - Christmas in LA (Art Track) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2021-12-01 | A new holiday original from songwriter Matt Dorrien, out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Find other streaming/buying/saving/sharing options here: mdorrien.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-in-la/// Credits:Written by Matt DorrienProduced by Ben Burney & Matt DorrienEngineered by Ben BurneyMastered by Timothy StollenwerkAdded Arrangements by Glenn RuegerPhotograph by Aaron CurryDesign by Vincent Bancheri/// Players:Matt Dorrien - Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, PianoBen Burney - Drums, BassJohanna Samuels - Backing Vocals/// Lyrics:Nowhere, and it's morningMist hangs in the treesWe're driving down southLike two migrating geese You turn to me softlyAnd say with a sigh"I'm gonna miss Portland,Our friends, and our life." Then the sky turns to goldA canvas ablazeA new day unfoldsAnd you and I, we're gonna be okI hope we'll be okThis Christmas in LA We found a small placeNot far from the parkThree decades agoWasn't safe after dark It's been a rough yearWe lost so much timeI'm ready to wake upI'm ready to shine And the sky turns to goldA canvas ablazeA new day unfoldsAnd you and I, we're gonna be okI hope we'll be okThis Christmas in LA Then the sky turns to goldA canvas ablazeA new day unfoldsAnd you and I, we're gonna be okGonna be okI hope that we'll be okThis Christmas in LA
Izaak Opatz - Chinook Wind (Live in a Trailer) Mama Bird Recording Co. 2021-11-16 | Izaak Opatz performs his song "Chinook Wind" live in a trailer. Hear the studio version out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. here: https://smarturl.it/mb049Filmed & Recorded by Kendall RockAudio Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk
