Boredom sings it’s spring again
When the things that I don’t understand
Always prove more important than I thought
But when my latest good intention fails
I’ll trace snail trails and comet tails
Across a long-outdated treasure map where repeated erasures mark the spot
And if I ever did come back
I’d stand beside you, but not with you
Start but not continue
To tell you only what I won’t retract
I’ll drive away this summer day
Maybe the things I never meant to say
Can rest safely at the bottom of the lake
But still I leave a paper trail
Of heavy-handed fairy tales
About a prince who was himself the curse some princess sent him on a quest to break
And if I ever did come back
(I won’t be there to catch you)
I’d stand beside you, but not with you
(The arrow points outside the heart)
I’ll bolt even if you
Give me all the breathing room I ask
And if I ever did come back
I’d stand beside you, but not with you
No excuse to give you
Just my half-assed disappearing act
Intimate and unique. This album plays well with a bottle of Syrah crunched up in your finest pair of headphones with candles lit in a steamy bubble bath. sig
love it! ditto to everything already said. lots of good melody, a nice pace to it, great songs. a beautiful voice accented nicely by the slide guitar, horns, strings & vocal harmony's. can't stop listening to it.numerous favorite songs. kevinhandran
Philadelphia-based Labrador make unfussy and empathetic alt-country meant to sincerely bolster the downcast in times of strife. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2023
Alvvays has always been great, but with this album they took it to the next level. Every one of these songs is lodged in my brain now, permanently (in a good way). s. moxley