The Welcome Wagon - Esther reads Philippians [Side A] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-11-09 | Listen to Side B: youtu.be/uOyDZk_Dll4As an art student at The Cooper Union in New York, Monique Auito, of The Welcome Wagon, passed the lonely hours in her studio listening to the calming crackle of cassette tapes her grandmother, Esther, had sent on which she’d recorded herself reading the bible. As a young mother, Monique had flown home from her grandmother’s funeral with a treasure trove of old magazine clippings, wrapping paper scraps, and invitations sent more than half a century before. Now, with her grandmother’s cassettes playing in the background, Monique began using pieces from this collection to create large-scale collages, beautiful, evocative, and almost haunting in their pastiche of the past. “Using the music as a starting point, I wove together any objects on hand that fit with the chords, the vision, the melody, the spirit of the songs,” says Monique, whose paintings provide the artwork for The Welcome Wagon's new album. Her grandmother, Esther, gave the album its name.In this recording, Esther reads from Philippians, tells the story of a teacher named Coila Cook, and sings "Rejoice in the Lord Always."
The Welcome Wagon - Bethlehem, A Noble City (Live) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-12-01 | Buy / Stream 'Esther': http://lnk.to/WWEstherWatch the full “Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Record-Release Special" - lnk.to/EstherSpecialBandDave Anthony - drumsNeville L’Green - bassJimmy Leahey - guitarAnna Anderson - keysCrewDave Macarone - Producer / EditorJosh Dyke - Technical Director / CameraCheryl Muller - CameraCaleb Muller - CameraEmma Muller - CameraCalle Macarone - Set DesignCaroline Hamm - Hair and MakeupRick Mroz - BuilderTaylor Lee - Catering and Hosting
The Welcome Wagon - I Know You Know (Live) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-12-01 | Buy / Stream 'Esther': http://lnk.to/WWEstherWatch the full “Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Record-Release Special" - lnk.to/EstherSpecialBandDave Anthony - drumsNeville L’Green - bassJimmy Leahey - guitarAnna Anderson - keysCrewDave Macarone - Producer / EditorJosh Dyke - Technical Director / CameraCheryl Muller - CameraCaleb Muller - CameraEmma Muller - CameraCalle Macarone - Set DesignCaroline Hamm - Hair and MakeupRick Mroz - BuilderTaylor Lee - Catering and Hosting
The Welcome Wagon - Esther reads Proverbs, Psalms, & Ruth [Side B] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-11-09 | Listen to Side A: youtu.be/S3uaiEGGvto00:47 Esther reads from the Proverbs11:48 Esther reads from Psalms 2317:11 Esther reads from Ruth As an art student at The Cooper Union in New York, Monique Auito, of The Welcome Wagon, passed the lonely hours in her studio listening to the calming crackle of cassette tapes her grandmother, Esther, had sent on which she’d recorded herself reading the bible. As a young mother, Monique had flown home from her grandmother’s funeral with a treasure trove of old magazine clippings, wrapping paper scraps, and invitations sent more than half a century before. Now, with her grandmother’s cassettes playing in the background, Monique began using pieces from this collection to create large-scale collages, beautiful, evocative, and almost haunting in their pastiche of the past. “Using the music as a starting point, I wove together any objects on hand that fit with the chords, the vision, the melody, the spirit of the songs,” says Monique, whose paintings provide the artwork for The Welcome Wagon's new album. Her grandmother, Esther, gave the album its name.In this recording, Esther reads from Proverbs, briefly falls asleep, inserts her name into Psalms 23, reads Ruth, and explains her relationship with the name Ruth.
The Welcome Wagon - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Record-Release Special! Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-11-02 | Buy / Stream 'Esther': http://lnk.to/WWEstherFilmed in a retired Lutheran chapel somewhere in the swamps of Jersey, this special features songs from the duo's new album Esther, as well as some classics. Surrounded by friends and family in the audience, Monique & Vito are joined on stage by a host of talented musicians plus a few special guests.BandDave Anthony - drumsNeville L’Green - bassJimmy Leahey - guitarAnna Anderson - keysSpecial Thanks to guestsJoe NarcisoAng DaniskasNoma NdlovuCrewDave Macarone - Producer / EditorJosh Dyke - Technical Director / CameraCheryl Muller - CameraCaleb Muller - CameraEmma Muller - CameraCalle Macarone - Set DesignCaroline Hamm - Hair and MakeupRick Mroz - BuilderTaylor Lee - Catering and Hostingwww.hopes-collection.com@hopescollectionmillineryStylings by Dynamic Creations Boutique@dynamiccreationsboutique00:00 - 3:25 “Up On A Mountain”03:26 - 4:25 Intro04:26 - 7:30 Special Guest Joe Narciso07:31 - 12:02 “Isaiah, California” 12:02 - 15:15 Special Guest Ang Daniskas15:16 - 18:27 “Matthew 7:7”18:28 - 23:25 "I Know You Know”23:26 - 26:45 Special Guest Noma Ndlovu26:46 - 30:20 “Bethlehem, A Noble City”
The Welcome Wagon, Matthew 7:7 [Official Music Video] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-10-12 | Listen to "Matthew 7:7" here: https://Asthmatickitty.lnk.to/matthew77Buy / Stream 'Esther' here: http://lnk.to/WWEsther--Credits:Directed by | The Craig BrothersProduced by | We Are Films (wearefilms.com)Cinematography by | Alex CraigGaffer | Scott SurmanHair and Makeup | Tatyana HarkoffProduction Assistant | Jarmal HarrisProduction Assistant | Christian SuarezStylist | Brynn WatkinsExtras:Chris HimesTiffany HimesMadison HimesMaxfield HimesHudson HimesMirabella HimesWinnie Watkins-CraigWilla Watkins-CraigMarlon MillerMiriam CarrasquilloNalani HallLux HallJerico AbreuMadison WylieKenneth GeronimoAnqi Zhang
The Welcome Wagon - Isaiah, California (Lyric Video) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-09-07 | "Isaiah, California" is the first single from The Welcome Wagon's upcoming album, Esther, out now on Asthmatic Kitty Records.Buy / Stream 'Esther' here: http://lnk.to/WWEstherListen to & download the single here: lnk.to/WWIsaiahAnimation by Brent ClouseLyrics:Over your shoulder, fire And the setting sunI could hear you singWhen you can’t see the stars It doesn’t mean they’re gone It doesn’t mean a thingIn the morning, by the fire, we’re going homeYou’re an arrow, sei una gioia, you’re the sunCalifornia, siamo amati, a summer homeYou threw my golden promise Off the balconyIt doesn’t mean a thingWhen you can’t see the stars It doesn’t mean they’re gone It doesn’t mean a thingIn the morning, by the fire, we’re going homeYou’re an arrow, sei una gioia, you’re the sunCalifornia, siamo amati, a summer home
Denison Witmer - Confident Sensitive Child (Remix) [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-03-21 | Order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareRemixed by Carl GranbergLyrics:How do you raise a confident and sensitive child?Why would you cage an animal that wants to run wild?Why would you dam a river, let the water flow through…How do you?Now I’m holding your hand while we walk to the parkI bring the light of the moon when your room goes darkAnd you’re bending my mind into the shape of your heartHow I love youOh how I love youWhen you feel embarrassment, I do tooWhen you smile with excitement, it’s mine tooIf you’re shy in your sorrow, it’s my sorrowThis is how I love youI do not live vicariously through youYou’re the most creative thing I doIf your eye is on tomorrow, my eyes followThis is how I love youOh how I love youThis is how I love youAcoustic Guitar, Vocals: Denison WitmerPiano: Noah GundersenStrings, Vocals: Abby GundersenMandolin, Electric Guitar: Aaron Campbell
Denison Witmer - Catalina Love (Remix) [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2022-03-21 | Order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/denison-am4sqdeluxeRemixed by Carl GranbergLyrics:I don’t have another choiceI’m living in the voidWhen I think about you latelyMy head fills up with noiseYou left here two months agoI saw the hand of God swing lowAnd the garden I had plantedWas covered in the snowHow am I going to let you know that I need your love?How am I going to let you go Catalina Love?Everything around went blackI sat up in the flashWas it just me who heard it?Is it just me who knows?There are things I’ll never sayIt will always be that wayForever in your memoryForever on your faceHow am I going to let you know that I need your love?How am I going to let you go Catalina Love?I have a special placeA place that’s just my ownMy namesake’s ash and bonesAre buried in the waves
Denison Witmer - Birds of Virginia (Simplified Mix) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-12-09 | From the forthcoming American Foursquare (Simplified EP) denisonwitmer.ffm.to/birdsofvirginiaDenison Witmer: "'Birds of Virginia' is a love song for my wife. The busy nature of our home means we are often caught up in just getting through each day - though I would argue that each small action we take throughout the day reflects the care we have for one another (pouring a cup of coffee for your partner, packing a child's lunch, or folding laundry at night). Each of us has an internal world - our own set of ideas, plans, and goals - that sometimes get put on hold or shifted as we focus on getting through the day-to-day. This song is a reframing of these daily moments that might otherwise feel mundane, as well as an acknowledgment and celebration of how expansive my wife is."Lyrics:I can fix your father’s chair up for youI can paint the hallway in a dayI can drop the subject if you want toI know how late is too lateHere I stand beside you in the marketHere I carry water to the bedHere I make love with you like a prophetTo empty the thoughts in your headYou are the light of my homeYou are the mother of my childrenYou are my calm and my wildYou are my everythingYou are the birds of VirginiaYou have a universe in youA flash of bright in my winterYou are the birds of VirginiaOne step at a time, loveEvery day before me is a godYou can bury your face in my shirtI won’t drop you, I won’t drop youYou’re so kind to me sometimes it hurtsBirds Of Virginia (Simplified Mix) LINER NOTES:written by Denison Witmer. Havre De Grace Music Publishing (BMI)Vocals: Denison WitmerPiano, Keyboards: Thomas BartlettVocals: Karen PerisElectric Guitar: Don Peris
Denison Witmer - Lancaster County (Official Video) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-11-10 | Listen/stream: denisonwitmer.ffm.to/lancastercountyProduced by Reverie / itsreverie.comLyrics:Oh Lancaster CountyAll covered in greenWas I born into you?Were you born into me?On the Susquehanna RiverInside a valley of stoneMy need to go awayMy need to come back homeI’ve been all around the worldI’ve seen a lot of thingsTried to open up my mindAnd fill the space with empathyI go everywhere with youI don’t need to be amusedI go everywhere with youI’ve been all around the worldI’ve seen a lot of thingsWhen we talk about forgivenessWhich way do I go?I never meant to close my mind offMake you pull water from a stoneOr watch me balance my commitmentsAnd my desires to be freeYou know I want that for you loveAs much as you want it for meI’ve been all around the worldI’ve seen a lot of thingsWhen I look into your faceIt’s like I haven’t seen a thingI’ll do anything for youI don’t mean to be confusedI’ll do anything for youI’ve been all around the worldI’ve been all around the worldDenison Witmer: Acoustic Guitar, VocalsJessica Dobson: Electric Guitar, BassNathan Yaccino; DrumsAbby Gundersen: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, VocalsThomas Bartlett: PianoDevin Greenwood: Hammond B3 organRecorded at Studio Litho in Seattle, WAProduced, engineered, and mixed by Andy ParkAssistant engineering by Sam RossonAdditional engineering by Bobby Gentilo & Thomas BartlettWritten by Denison Witmer (Havre De Grace Music Publishing - BMI)
The Welcome Wagon - I Can Cross the Sea [Official Video] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-10-28 | Listen: https://smarturl.it/ww-cross-the-seaRead missive here: asthmatickitty.com/the-welcome-wagon-share-new-song-and-video-i-can-cross-the-seaLyrics:music & lyrics by Thomas Vito AiutoVerse: Eb, Ab, BbChorus: Cm, G7, Ab (sometimes Cm, C#, Ab, B)Verse 1 (5/4)I can cross the seaIf you’ll come with me Take a seat besideWe’ll cross this water wideChorus 1 (6/8)I feel strong when we are togetherVerse 2 (5/4)I can cross the seaIf you’ll come with meStorm and wind and waves My courage melts awayChorus 2 (6/8)Down below the monsters beneath usBut I know they can’t come between usI feel strong but still will you hold my hand?Verse 3 (5/4)I can cross the seaIf you’ll come with me Take a seat besideWe’ll cross this water wideChorus 3 (6/8)I feel strong when we are togetherTo take on the heaviest weatherI belong with you until we reach the shore“I Can Cross the Sea”Music & Lyrics by Vito AiutoRecorded May 2020 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, NY, overdubs recorded hither and yonProduced and engineered by Jeremy McDonald Vocals and guitar: Vito AiutoVocals and charisma: Monique AiutoBass: Jeremy McDonald Piano: Evan Gregory Lead guitar & drums: Anthony LaMarca
Denison Witmer - Lancaster County [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-10-21 | http://denisonwitmer.ffm.to/lancastercountyLyrics:Oh Lancaster CountyAll covered in greenWas I born into you?Were you born into me?On the Susquehanna RiverInside a valley of stoneMy need to go awayMy need to come back homeI’ve been all around the worldI’ve seen a lot of thingsTried to open up my mindAnd fill the space with empathyI go everywhere with youI don’t need to be amusedI go everywhere with youI’ve been all around the worldI’ve seen a lot of thingsWhen we talk about forgivenessWhich way do I go?I never meant to close my mind offMake you pull water from a stoneOr watch me balance my commitmentsAnd my desires to be freeYou know I want that for you loveAs much as you want it for meI’ve been all around the worldI’ve seen a lot of thingsWhen I look into your faceIt’s like I haven’t seen a thingI’ll do anything for youI don’t mean to be confusedI’ll do anything for youI’ve been all around the worldI’ve been all around the worldCredits:Denison Witmer: Acoustic Guitar, VocalsJessica Dobson: Electric Guitar, BassNathan Yaccino; DrumsAbby Gundersen: Wurlitzer Electric Piano, VocalsThomas Bartlett: PianoDevin Greenwood: Hammond B3 organRecorded at Studio Litho in Seattle, WAProduced, engineered, and mixed by Andy ParkAssistant engineering by Sam RossonAdditional engineering by Bobby Gentilo & Thomas BartlettArt: Eric Fisher Written by Denison Witmer (Havre De Grace Music Publishing - BMI)
Denison Witmer - Roseanne [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:Roseanne I still hear your voiceIt echoes from suburbs outside of DetroitWe packed our guitars and our clothesAnd carved your friend’s minivan down the west coastBirthdays and our friends’ weddingsWe missed them all just to play and to singYou can’t be in every placeYou learn to extend yourself a little graceSix weeks straight out on the roadDriving late after the showsSleep in places nobody knowsI would never trade the memoryBut I would never say it’s easyYou called when your dad almost diedYou moved back home and then you had a childThe way that you care for them bothRoseanne, I’ve been thereI know it’s no jokeMy life is the same as beforeOne eye on my familyOne eye on the doorYou know what I’m speaking ofThe sacrifice we make for the ones that we loveSix weeks straight out on the roadDriving late after the showsSleep in places nobody knowsI would never trade the memoryI would never say it’s easyWritten by Denison Witmer. Havre De Grace Music Publishing (BMI)Acoustic Guitar, Vocals: Denison WitmerPiano: Thomas BartlettStrings: Abby GundersenBass, Keyboards, Programming: Andy ParkVocals: Rosie ThomasDrums: Nate Yaccino
Denison Witmer - American Foursquare [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:An American Foursquare On a tree-lined avenue What am I going to do now? I sold a house in the city Moving back to the place I grew What else can I say to you? Now my new neighbors Say the flowers on my south side Are beautiful in the springtime My brother and his family Live three blocks toward the park I see them every day A little slow so I’m taking my time A little slow but I’ll be alright A little slow so I’m taking my time A little slow, but it’s what I like It’s what I need and like I have to live in the moment I have to move to the slightest touch now Take whatever comes my way Because the negative predictions And the apathy are far too much I chose not to live that way A little slow so I’m taking my time A little slow but I’ll be alright A little slow so I’m taking my time A little slow, but it’s what I like It’s what I need and like Are you implying that I’m not trying? Like if you’re bored, you’re boring? I see the point, but I’m all mixed up I’d be lost without your love I’m lost without you An American Foursquare On a tree-lined avenue What am I going to do now?
Denison Witmer - American Foursquare [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Listen here: https://smarturl.it/river-of-music
Denison Witmer - Simple and True [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:If you don’t reach me from the other side, you know how I reactYou’ve gone to Paris with your motherIt’s two weeks until you come backI rearranged all the furnitureJust trying to relaxAnd pass my days without youI don’t mind the time aloneI need the space to clear my headI wash the dishes in the sink and fold the laundry on our bedI tried to follow an idea… somehow lost the threadAnd that’s my day without youThen I found your picture and I put it in a frameThought about how 10 years later, I still feel the sameHave the choices I made spilled our lives out on the floor?Somehow convinced myself that I’m not welcome anymoreI need to see your hands, your eyes, your body through my doorTell me I’m crazyMy love for you is simple and its trueI love youwritten by Denison Witmer. Havre De Grace Music Publishing (BMI)Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Glockenspiel: Denison WitmerPiano, Strings: Abby GundersenFender Bass IV, Bass: Andy ParkElectric Guitar: Don PerisChoir: Andy Park, Abby Gundersen, Nate Yaccino.
Denison Witmer - Confident Sensitive Child [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:How do you raise a confident and sensitive child?Why would you cage an animal that wants to run wild?Why would you dam a river, let the water flow through…How do you?Now I’m holding your hand while we walk to the parkI bring the light of the moon when your room goes darkAnd you’re bending my mind into the shape of your heartHow I love youOh how I love youWhen you feel embarrassment, I do tooWhen you smile with excitement, it’s mine tooIf you’re shy in your sorrow, it’s my sorrowThis is how I love youI do not live vicariously through youYou’re the most creative thing I doIf your eye is on tomorrow, my eyes followThis is how I love youOh how I love youThis is how I love youAcoustic Guitar, Vocals: Denison WitmerPiano: Noah GundersenStrings, Vocals: Abby GundersenMandolin, Electric Guitar: Aaron Campbell
Denison Witmer - Birds of Virginia [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:I can fix your father’s chair up for youI can paint the hallway in a dayI can drop the subject if you want toI know how late is too lateHere I stand beside you in the marketHere I carry water to the bedHere I make love with you like a prophetTo empty the thoughts in your headYou are the light of my homeYou are the mother of my childrenYou are my calm and my wildYou are my everythingYou are the birds of VirginiaYou have a universe in youA flash of bright in my winterYou are the birds of VirginiaOne step at a time, loveEvery day before me is a godYou can bury your face in my shirtI won’t drop you, I won’t drop youYou’re so kind to me sometimes it hurtswritten by Denison Witmer. Havre De Grace Music Publishing (BMI)Vocals: Denison WitmerPiano, Keyboards: Thomas BartlettStrings, Vocal: Abby GundersenVocals: Karen PerisElectric Guitar: Don PerisMandolin: Aaron CampbellBass, Programming: Andy ParkDrums: Nate YaccinoNashville Guitar: William Fitzsimmons
Denison Witmer - Catalina Love [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:I don’t have another choice I’m living in the void When I think about you lately My head fills up with noise You left here two months ago I saw the hand of God swing low And the garden I had planted Was covered in the snow How am I going to let you know that I need your love? How am I going to let you go Catalina Love? Everything around went black I sat up in the flash Was it just me who heard it? Is it just me who knows? There are things I’ll never say It will always be that way Forever in your memory Forever on your face How am I going to let you know that I need your love? How am I going to let you go Catalina Love? I have a special place A place that’s just my own My namesake’s ash and bones Are buried in the waves
Denison Witmer - American Foursquare [Official Album Stream] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP / Listen here: https://smarturl.it/river-of-music00:00 American Foursquare04:27 Catalina Love 08:56 Confident Sensitive Child 13:10 Save Me From Myself 17:47 River of Music 21:14 Birds of Virginia26:19 Simple and True29:32 Roseanne35:02 Robin37:39 San Francisco
Denison Witmer - Robin [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-05-08 | Pre-order LP & listen here: https://smarturl.it/american-foursquareLyrics:We brought you into our lives hoping youWould introduce our minds to something newSo far, its true – because you doSo we named you after your grandfatherYou’re our red-bellied Robin in the woodsYour heart is goodYou remind me of your motherYou’re nothing like your motherYou remind me of your brotherYou’re nothing like your brotherLike a language I have spoken from my birthLike a song where I already know the wordsLike a language I have spoken from my birthLike a song where I already know the wordswritten by Denison Witmer. Havre De Grace Music Publishing (BMI)Acoustic Guitars, Vocals: Denison WitmerPiano, Mellotron, Keyboards: Thomas BartlettStrings, Vocals: Abby GundersenBass, Programming: Andy ParkMandolin: Aaron CampbellCount In: Ebbe Witmer
Denison Witmer - San Francisco [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-04-17 | Listen elsewhere: https://smarturl.it/san-franciscoLyrics:Maybe I should book a flight to San FranciscoRent a car and drive up through the redwood treesWhere they stand in silence high above my sorrowThere’s a message there for you and one for meI see the child in myself as I get olderStill feeling every age that I have ever beenAnd I have joy when the light breaks through the shouldersOf the Pacific giants swaying in the windI have a lifetime swaying in my mind againI think I’m grieving the death of part of meI think I’m leaving, won’t you come with meI think I’m grieving the death of part of meI think I’m leaving, won’t you come with meIt’s everything I’ve gotIt’s not everything I needIt’s okI made my bed here, babyThis is where I stayIt’s everything I knowIt’s not all that I believeIt’s okI made my bed here, babyThis is where I layCredits:Acoustic Guitar, Vocals: Denison WitmerBass, Keyboards, Programming: Andy ParkPiano, Keyboards: Thomas BartlettStrings, Vocals: Abby GundersenClassical & Electric Guitar: Don PerisDrums: Nate YaccinoWritten by Denison Witmer. Havre De Grace Music Publishing (BMI)
Denison Witmer - Catalina Love [Official Video] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2020-04-02 | Listen: https://smarturl.it/catalina-loveCredits:Footage: Behida DolićEdited: Devin GreenwoodColor Grading: Ben ParkLyrics:I don’t have another choiceI’m living in the voidWhen I think about you latelyMy head fills up with noiseYou left here two months agoI saw the hand of God swing lowAnd the garden I had plantedWas covered in the snowHow am I going to let you know that I need your love?How am I going to let you go Catalina Love?Everything around went blackI sat up in the flashWas it just me who heard it?Is it just me who knows?There are things I’ll never sayIt will always be that wayForever in your memoryForever on your faceHow am I going to let you know that I need your love?How am I going to let you go Catalina Love?I have a special placeA place that’s just my ownMy namesake’s ash and bonesAre buried in the waves
Denison Witmer - Save Me From Myself [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-12-06 | https://smarturl.it/save-me-from-myselfLyrics I don’t live aloneI have two children and a wifeWhen the day folds overI don’t have much extra timeIn my middle ageI do the math on give vs. takeAnd it still holds true that nothing lost is nothing gainedSave me from myself and love meLike a child needs loveAnd a structure to their daysI see it all before meLaid out in the simplest wayIn the modern ageMy addictions have me cagedAnd the social posturingI feel cynical and vainSave me from myself and love me
Half-handed Cloud - 12 Songs Of Christmas Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-12-03 | Half-handed Cloud “12 Songs Of Christmas” 17-minute holiday streaming EP!1-3 taken from 2009’s “Cut Me Down & Count My Rings” singles compilation, and 5-12 taken from 2019’s “Gathered Out Of Thin Air” singles compilation, both on Asthmatic Kitty Records. #4 isn’t on either of those.Here’s the songs, with original recording dates, + times:1. Plant A Little Fir Tree (2003)2. The * That Moved-Around The Night (2003) 1:483. Home For Christmas (2008) 3:324. Star Carol (cover) (2007) 6:205. A Favorite Christmas Gag Gift (2010) 8:356. Öh, It's Christmastime Again! (2011) 9:467. The Cloud Became A Baby To Be With Us (2011) 11:328. Nativity Play Time Travel Tunnel (2012) 12:279. It’s Advent! Let’s Open The Calendar! (2018) 13:3210. And Suddenly [Handel’s Messiah] (2013) 13:4911. Nativity Costume (2000 Year's Eve) [2015] 14:0612. All They That See Him Laugh [Handel’s Messiah] (2015) 16:21#1 & #2 originally released on Nichole & The Dreamcatchers Christmas tribute “Krismus Karuls” in 2003 on Konstrictor Productions (KonProd).#1 was re-released on Sounds Familyre compilation “A Familyre Christmas Vol. 1” (2007)#3 originally released on“A Familyre Christmas Vol. 2” (2008)#4 originally released on one of Sam Billen’s Holiday compilations?#5 originally released on “A Familyre Christmas Vol. 3” (2010)#6 originally released on “A Light Goes On”” (2011)#7 originally released on “A Familyre Christmas Vol. 4” (2011)#8 originally released on “A Familyre Christmas Vol. 5” (2012)#9 originally released on “The 10th Year of Christmas” Badgerland (2018)#10 originally released on “Familyre's Messiah - Pt. 1” (2013)#11 originally released on “Jolly Time” (2015)#12 originally commissioned for “Familyre's Messiah - Pt. 2” (2015)Some Links:http://www.asthmatickitty.comfamilyrechristmas.bandcamp.combadgerland.bandcamp.comsambillen.bandcamp.com/album/jolly-timehttp://www.facebook.com/halfhandedcloudyoutube.com/channel/UC5RLt5gjTRlT3Ahm09fGqxQ
Denison Witmer - For The Beauty Of The Earth [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-11-22 | Listen to Denison's new song, "River of Music," here: youtu.be/wwVOgjn1Z_0Follow Denison on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2KLUAa7Instagram: instagram.com/denisonwitmer
Denison Witmer - River Of Music [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-10-25 | Listen here: https://smarturl.it/river-of-musicLyrics:Lay me down on a river of musicAnd push me back out into myselfTo the chime of a guitarThe shake of a drumThe walk of a pianoThe voices that humLay me down Where would I be if I didn’t have music?Light bending through the windowRed leaf in the sky By the middle of week…How much can I take?Then a song comes through…I know that I’ll make it We live in a difficult time.How do you want to live your life?Where are you going to spend your love?Isn’t that alone enough? I’m having a difficult time.How do I want to live my life?Where am I going to spend my love?Isn’t that alone enough?Isn’t love alone enough?
Half-handed Cloud - Here We Go Transformation [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-10-09 | Preorder here: https://smarturl.it/hhc-gotaVideo by John Ringhofer and family, Helsinki, Finland, August 2019.Audio recorded in 2015 by John at Bureau Of Radiophonic Research(BRR), Helsinki, Finland, on ½" reel-to-reel tape (except forBrandon's parts, recorded in Hixson, TN at Soft Hiss). Written byJohn Ringhofer ©2016 New Jerusalem Music (ASCAP)Brandon Buckner: Drum-kit & Lap SteelJohn Ringhofer: Magnus air organ, synthesizer, vocals, banjo, etc.with Ashley Eriksson & Eli Moore (+John), backing vocals.This song, originally released with the zine "Morning Comes" in 2016,is now collected on Half-handed Cloud's 60-song "Gathered Out Of ThinAir," double vinyl non-LP singles collection (2010-2019) for AsthmaticKitty Records, out on November 15th 2019.http://www.asthmatickitty.comhttp://www.halfhandedcloud.com
Angelo De Augustine - All Your Life (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:Thought I'd go and leaveAnyway time recallsAll your lifeAll your lifeAll your lifeYou can't believeThat a match dippedIn gasolineHas the power to lift You from this dreamOne I thought to leaveNow I'll go and leadAnyway time recallsAll your lifeAll your life All your life All the pills were greenAnd I swallowed them inside a seaOf mercuryThen the fire came and burned your mindAnd drowned you deepWhen I thought to leaveAnyway time recallsAll your lifeAll your life All your lifeThe noose was cleanAs I swung it on the blade on highThe fan did gleamAnd it's revolutions turned my mindBack indeedWhen I thought to leaveAnyway time recallsAll your lifeAll your lifeAll your life
Angelo De Augustine - Bird Has Flown (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:If I was my father's sonThen I'd have to guess That I'd be the only oneBut he fell out years agoSet off on his rideLeaving California forA young woman and a childMother said that I was wrongHe left her not meA woman will come your wayTo fill his broken pieceIt was all you could takeLight will follow you through your dayBird has flownAnd you've gone On your ownIf you were your mothers loveThen you'd have to guess That you'd be her number oneBut she said that times were toughWhen he lost his mindBreeding paranoia andFear of her own kind
Angelo De Augustine - A Good Mans Light (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:Not onceBut twiceWalked into my lifeAnd leftTo find what you wantBack with Your manWho dresses up like John LennonAnd sings in A Beatles cover bandHe's drunkYou're tooHe'll pull backAnd hurt youFears just like a nightmareTo meAll the conti's far down the lineHave let in abuse of all kindsFeels familiar and justifies A sad urge to sabotage your own lifeNow you think you're living it rightBut you're not when you blow out a good man's light You're a LiarOn saleFor hireBut we know you work for freeSelfishSo trueFeel like I don't know youAnd I never knew myselfI stillLove youAnd I'd do anything toHelp youFeel more at easeTo my own detriment In codependent affluenceComfortableLiving in a dream
Angelo De Augustine - Wanderer (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:WandererJust like a songThat's been rubbed out above your left armFull of light Eager eyesFor the adventure of a lifetimeShe's on the runWho you running from?It can't be me cause I'm no oneTurtle doveCarried my loveAnd left it on the moon to shineI'll try My best to find some peace of mindBut the light fades to blackAnd you don't know where the exit is atWandererLabyrinthine fernPlanted in your dilated mindEvil talkHeaven aboveProtect her in her darkest night
Angelo De Augustine - Tide (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:Privy to a love that won't love backAll on the rising tide back homeAll the lies my old man toldAll the life left to live pastHeard an angel call my name at lastHeavy ocean came and pulled you downJourney to the end has come at lastAll on the rising tide back homeAll the lies my old man toldAll the life left to live pastThought I found loveIn Montecalvo in the daytimeFound her but she had another ex-lover on the side Like a brunette blissed-out Alice in the moonlight Living off MDMA and cocaine to survive
Angelo De Augustine - I Could Be Wrong (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019 More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:All the light came on my wayFrom a once familiar faceThought the love was here to stayI could be wrong if I think I'll forget about youHave you come to pacifyLet the haze enclose your mindJust the way you pass the timeAll the visions came in from the east and from the northFuture is the past and it's still knocking at your doorI could see you nowI saw my friendShe called my nameOr you propose the question to the history of refrainDo you miss the time at allHad a thought leave as I fallTo make eyesand close the door
Angelo De Augustine - All To The Wind (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-08-28 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:When the light revealed the dreamOpened the door hoping to leanAnd I gave my own lifeAnd I gave it all to the windAll for loveGave that a tryHead on the floorMost of the time And I gave my own lifeAnd I gave it all to the windLoveLoving is a new part ofAnd up until today I seemed to get awayI can see the stars above Swirling around to sayOut went the light As I leapt through the doorAnd I followed it homeAnd I did know whyI did know whyAll the nights I'd been afraidLiving life just to fade awayBut all the light laying in your eyesLeft me stunned in a pale surprise Woke up within that morning just to turn back timeAnd get back in line Her old man's driving the whipToo much to bearRolled up a spliffAnd I gave my own lifeAnd I gave it all to the wind Quite the type to treat you unkindAnd take all your loveMost of the timeAnd I gave my own lifeAnd I gave it all to the wind
Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself (1996 Demo) [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-05-29 | Stream/buy/read more: loveyourself-withmywholeheart.sufjan.comAnimated by Brent Clouse: brentclouse.comLyrics:Love yourself You are the one thingI neededHold yourselfYou are the one thingYou neededChange yourselfLove yourselfMake a shelfPut all the things onYou neededLove myselfI am the one thing I needed
Sufjan Stevens - With My Whole Heart [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-05-29 | Stream/buy/read more: loveyourself-withmywholeheart.sufjan.comAnimated by Brent Clouse: brentclouse.comLyrics:I will love youI will love you with my whole heartI will love you with my whole heartI will love you babyI will love you with my whole heartI will love you with my whole heartSay you love me babySay you love me with your whole heartSay you love me with your whole heartAnd you’re all I want(I fell in love, I fell in love the moment that I met you)And you’re all I need(I give my life, I give my love, promise I will protect you)And you’re all I’ve got(I will not rest until I know the best is always with you)And I still believe(I confess the world’s a mess but I will always love you)I will save youI will save you from your sorrowI will save you from your sorrow I will love you babyEven if there’s no tomorrowEven if there’s no tomorrowAnd you’re all I want(I fell in love, I fell in love the moment that I met you)And you’re all I need(I give my life, I give my love, promise I will protect you)And you’re all I’ve got(I will not rest until I know the best is always with you)And I still believe(And I confess that I’m a mess but I will always love you)Say you love me babySay you love me trueSay you love me babyI go crazy, I love youSay you love me babySay you love me trueSay you love me babyI go crazy, I love youAnd you’re all I wantAnd you’re all I needAnd you’re all I wantAnd I still believe
Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-05-29 | Stream/buy/read more: loveyourself-withmywholeheart.sufjan.comAnimated by Brent Clouse: brentclouse.comLyrics:Love yourselfYou are the one thingI neededShare of yourselfShow me the things thatYou believe in[Chorus]Love, can you love yourselfShow me everythingevery reason to believe in yourselfMake a shelfPut all the things on that you believe in[Chorus]Love, can you love yourselfShow me everythingevery reason to believe in yourselfLove yourselfYou are the one thingI believe inLove, can you love yourselfShow me everything,every reason to believe in yourselfMake a shelfPut all the things on that you believe inLove, can you love yourself(you are the one thing)Show me everything(you are the one thing)every reason to believe in yourself(you are the one thing)
Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself (Short Reprise) [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-05-29 | Stream/buy/read more: loveyourself-withmywholeheart.sufjan.comAnimated by Brent Clouse: brentclouse.com
Angelo De Augustine - You Needed Love, I Needed You (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-01-08 | From the album "Tomb," released January 2019More info here: ffm.to/angelo-tombWatch studio version with Sufjan Stevens: youtu.be/h7uL65j63W8Song and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:I don't have a carTo drive around inI just have a heartThat I walk about InI walk aroundIf I could I'd buyYou a house in laurel canyonUnderneath the moon aboveIn the shade of the mountainI walk around Life's been hard and you've lived a fewDid I give too much love to youI'm sorry but it's what I had to doYou needed loveI needed youBack in my hometownLooking for a silver Honda But there's too many all around And I fear I'll never find youHoping that one dayI'll see you driving up my street againOn your grandpa's bicycle With your long hair blowing in the windAnd we'll walk around
Angelo De Augustine - You Needed Love, I Needed You (feat. Sufjan Stevens) Live Version Asthmatic Kitty Records 2019-01-08 | Live at Reservoir StudiosListen here: http://smarturl.it/nyrmoaStudio version here: youtu.be/ogs1oDDL4vMDirected by Kenna Hynes / kennahynes.comAdditional Camera Operator: Adam Muro
Angelo De Augustine - Somewhere Far Away From Home (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-12-19 | From the album "Tomb," out on January 18th 2019.Preorder/listen here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:All the love in your lifeIs on my wallAnd I felt that ICouldn't fallTo be not with you stillWhen you're gone and I can't protect youThough it's been a whileTell me where that I should roamFind a simple life Somewhere far away from homeAll the love in your lifeDidn't last too longAnd it broke my heart To watch you fallOh baby you tried
Angelo De Augustine - Kaitlin (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-12-03 | From the album "Tomb," out on January 18th 2019.Preorder/listen here: ffm.to/angelo-tombSong and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:Mother left you in the night My father faded into the same light Now we're both hoping to find someoneI hope you hear this songAnd you leave your old boyfriendCome back where you belongIn my armsKaitlinAll of the days and the nights You and I and a dream in OjaiFilling up both of our lives with loveSometimes you're like the windLike my mother sang in 1987Now your life's sure to beginAll comes back to youWonder if you'll choseAnyone to loveNow you're gone againI gave all that I had to giveBut I lost my friendJust before the holidayUnable to learn my own nameOr blow the wind awayWhat would you say
Angelo De Augustine - Tomb (Official Video) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-11-13 | From the album "Tomb," out on January 18th 2019.Preorder/listen here: ffm.to/angelo-tombDirected and filmed by Jess Calleiro.Song and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.Lyrics:Been searching for someone of my own kindPlayed it back and forth Prefer to rewindYou've been living your life from the outside Like a stranger inside of your own mindBoth been on the rise and fallBuried in a tomb and lostLike past visions of OsirisNowI walked into your life at the wrong time Never quite been perceptive of real lifeIt was not your fault or a fault of mineBut it's hard to let you go this time You were on my lapI felt your heartbeat As you pressed your chest hard against meIt was not of this world or of a dreamFor the first time someone else loved me
Sufjan Stevens - Lonely Man of Winter (Doveman Mix feat. Melissa Mary Ahern) [Official Audio] Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-11-09 | Listen: http://smarturl.it/sufjan-lonely-manHear the 2007 original: youtu.be/9DPqg8Ti-N4Hear Alec Duffy's song: youtu.be/P_VpBqHYv0M
Alec Duffy - Every Day is Christmas (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-11-09 | Listen: http://smarturl.it/sufjan-lonely-man
Sufjan Stevens - Lonely Man of Winter (Official Audio) Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-11-09 | Buy/stream: http://smarturl.it/sufjan-lonely-manHear the Doveman mix: youtu.be/rvF_5_PbUPcHear Alec Duffy's song: youtu.be/P_VpBqHYv0M
Angelo De Augustine - Time (feat. Sufjan Stevens) Live at Reservoir Studios Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-10-16 | As featured on the season 3 finale of "Santa Clarita Diet." Watch the studio version/music video here: youtu.be/gRkodAoRK34Directed by Kenna Hynes / kennahynes.comAdditional Camera Operator: Adam Muro
Angelo De Augustine - Time (Official Video) - as heard in trailer for Zach Braffs A Good Person Asthmatic Kitty Records 2018-10-16 | As heard in trailer for Zach Braff's 'A Good Person': youtu.be/phRXBLwcy5IBuy the LP here: akrec.co/akr138lpHear the studio version featuring Sufjan Stevens here: youtu.be/rdYCqDLafsMDirected and filmed by Jess Calleiro.Lyrics:Time keeps on comingI've been all aroundI'll keep on runningTill time catches onI've been on the runNow you're back in your hideoutNever gave it all for freeEveryone was talking to yaTo yaTime keeps on learningAbout you and meI'll keep on lovingSomeday she'll love meI'll love you for free Now your heart has been broken And you're miles off awayNow you can't find the right words to sayOnce uphill you'll be fineBut your love's lost down the line Hate to say I was wrong Came into this life on my ownAnd I'll tryYes I'll try Hope for loveTurn out the light And I gave my own life My own lifeMy own lifeHe'll treat you unkindlyIf that's what you want But you'll stay inside meInside of my heartUnbound at the start ****Song and album produced by Thomas Bartlett.
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