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The Light

by Soft Fangs

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Oli Vert
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Oli Vert This has become one of my albums of the year- love the combination of folk and shoegaze elements, all in a basement-tinged lo-fi palate. Favorite track: The Air.
Orion
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Orion This record really changed my appreciation of music and life, it's beautiful in every way, from the melancholy vocals to the lofi overall sound. this record will keep a special place in my heart and on my shelf :) Favorite track: Dragon Soap.
dkelvin
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dkelvin Because there's few albums so intimist and touching and melodic at the same time. It's a difficult mixture. Many attempt, few succeed. John Lutkovich does. You can't stop listening to this album once you felt it deep inside you. Wrote some words (in French) about it here brazil3point0.com/mag/2016/04/la-selection-bandcamp-de-dk-2/ - edit Favorite track: Dragon Soap.
Ethan Jaynes
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Ethan Jaynes Saw these guys live in St. Louis. Absolutely amazing show and almost all songs from this record.
seasonswait
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seasonswait Such a soft, heartfelt album. It feels like healing and nostalgia wrapped in a warm blanket of existentialism. Favorite track: Too Many Stars (not enough sky).
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1.
Dragon Soap 04:03
You blew it straight through your head, all those thoughts of the dead. You could end it all or try to move forward. Just between me and you, all the roads lead nowhere new. Just an endless cul-de-sac of sorrow. But I'd like to live, in a world that doesn't notice I exist. Somewhere before we ever met. Speak slowly, every action is recorded. Cameras in the TV, microphones in doorknobs. What a shame, that you have to live afraid. Comatose, when you should feel infinite. But you are finding out, what it's all about. To live, to lose, to die. In the same skin you were born in.
2.
The Air 03:25
Several times a year someone jumps off a bridge. They took an idea and turned it into air. Cause you know, we're all fed up with oxygen. And we're searching for the next big thing. And we don't care, if you think that's strange. Nothing hurts me anymore. I've been through that before. But you don't regret anything you've thought. You got bad ideas, and a rock for a heart. But you won't back down from the failures you've got. Don't let them tear you apart.
3.
Golden 03:00
Stolen out of time and space, left without a soul or a face. Everything's gone to waste. I awake full of hate, trying to wipe my past away. But it sits and waits. For a moment, I almost thought I was golden. Ripe as a tree in the orchard, ready for anything. Sitting in my room, like I always do. Staring at the light, until my eyes are open wide.
4.
Birthday 02:44
You blame it on everyone else, hiding out inside yourself. If it's something we need to talk about, don't react like I'm somebody else. I'm old enough to die, I'm young enough to be alive. I'm old enough to die. I'm young enough to be alive.
5.
Gone Fishing 03:40
Hooked and fried like a fish on a line, it's alright. I'll be fine. I'd wait forever to lay by your side, and that's why I've gone away for awhile. Slowly, rising towards light. I break the ice with fishing wire, and a cold desire. This time, I'm too tired. I keep quiet, and in the silence I found calm. Weightless and strong, pushing the cool air through my lungs.
6.
I can tell you a story, as fast as I can erase it. And wipe it from my memory like the back of a horse. High as fuck in a meadow, thinking about my life. Rolling around in circles, while the moon glows bright. My thoughts pound like rain. And there's no one else here to blame.
7.
All night long, lost in the wilderness of my own backyard. I dropped a nickel in the ground, and it swallowed me down, to the bottom of an empty wishing well. But life won't seem so long, when you're cold and gone. I'm always holding on, to everything I've grown. Till the end of time, I will stand by your side. There's no reason to hide anymore. So let us take to the sky.
8.
Get a Job 01:36
If I could only stay asleep for weeks, I'd be happy. Never having to rise and get a job. Slowly dying, while I'm writing down : That everyone's happy to know, that everyone else is in the same boat. Sinking, while we're hoping for a lifesaver.
9.
Haunts 03:29
When you finally fall asleep, in a place you've never been, better keep a watchful eye on your teeth. Because this town is filled with thieves, who would steal most anything. And they don't compromise with people who can't speak. Silently, I defeat them with my tongue, and the smoke enters my lungs. And I'm lifted up above the ground. Floating high around the town, I'm a ghost that won't come down. And the cops all shoot their guns into the clouds. I'm haunting you, still haunting you. But you don't believe I'm real.
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The Light 04:44
It follows me around, like a dog that won't calm down. Well I nearly lost my head, way back when, and I remember something you said. "Death is an idea, and it won't make a difference when you're not here. Running around high on speed, you're convinced of everything, but when the light comes who will you see?" Are you unimpressed by the voices in your head? Never asking permission, before cutting in on a conversation about giving up. There was an infinite difference, and it tore us apart. And death may seem ideal, cause you won't feel nothing like you do right now. And I know you're running scared, from an endless list of fears. But when the light comes, turn around and stare.

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Songs from'The Light.'

Released March 18th on Disposable America
& Exploding in Sound Records.

www.disposable-america.com
www.explodinginsoundrecords.com



All songs written, recorded and produced at home by John Lutkevich.
Mixed by Bradford Krieger and John Lutkevich.

Mastered by Bradford Krieger.

Front photograph by Dad, back photograph by Mom.
Design & layout by Dustin J.S. Watson.


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