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Birthday Cards / Chester Springs

by Space Captain

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I don’t mind this pain It’s my little quiet refrain It’s not ever what I’m saying Sometimes hard to see I got all the love for you Baby, it’s not hard being true But oh, it’s hard being tender Caught up in my olden days Searching for the love remains It’s brand new to me Lady with a gentle tongue Easier when I was young So much in the way Love expressions, love expressions, love expressions Seems I need to find a way to say the things I wanna say To you naturally Always had a way with words When it came to those birthday cards When I finally say it loud in front of you My walls come down It’s a different existence being with you It’s a different existence living in truth With enough persistence, my words become the glue If I throw away hesitance, my expressions prove Love expressions, love expressions, love expressions I don’t mind this feeling like what we say is fleeting Sometimes it keeps me out the deep end Sometimes, I wanna go there I’ll make it real clear yeah Feels like we’re getting so much nearer I swear I do But oh, it’s hard being tender when I step outside Tender when I close my eyes Trying to find simple bliss in a world paralysis It’s brand new to me, all these grave politics The clock is beating on my breath Depleting my own openness
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Up high, within shooting range We searched for a dead deer We looked for a new year Up high, watch the colors change Red and wet Feel the tree breathe on my back Feel it sway back and forth (Ooo, feel it sway) Someone told me you don’t know your lover Til the changing seasons circle ‘round Now I can see only in this weather How much more of me I’ve found Under darker skies and cooler nights I know where I’m going I’ll be your lighthouse now Someone told me you don’t know your lover Til the changing seasons circle ‘round Now I can see only in this weather How much more of me I’ve found We’re both swaying back and forth Looking for a change, a spark I knew I’d find it in you How could I know I’d be it too
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“Birthday Cards / Chester Springs” is the latest single from Brooklyn-based psych-soul group Space Captain following on from “Secret Garden / Back of My Mind”; their first new music since their debut album ‘All Flowers In Time’.

Contrasting ethereal melodies with grooves and beats inspired by the likes of Alabama Shakes and Frank Ocean, “Birthday Cards / Chester Springs” is a journey of introspection and internal struggles. Highlighting the explorative production and imagination of the band, the tracks progress from laid back stacked harmonies and soft improvised saxophone (courtesy of Tru Thoughts labelmate Sly5thAve), to frantic drum and bass sections signifying the chaos that clears way for clarity.

Shining throughout the release is the self-awareness of vocalist and lyricist Maralisa Simmons-Cook’s songwriting. Focussing on the push and pull of expressing oneself directly and indirectly, “Birthday Cards” is centred round the lost moments when opening up is a struggle.
Continuing on the path to self-reflection, “Chester Springs” is written about “that wonderfully warm feeling that comes over you in the autumn as well as that cool and sharp sense of clarity” and named after a weekend the band spent at Great Time Studios in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Centred around advice once given to Maralisa by her aunt - “you don’t know your lover til the changing seasons circle round” – “Chester Springs” is about how you perceive your formative years as you grow alongside someone.

Engineered and mixed by Alex Pyle at Electric Garden
Mastered by Alex DeTurk
Artwork by Elbows
Photograph by Lissyelle Laricchia

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released July 21, 2020

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Space Captain New York

Space Captain is psych-soul band on Tru Thoughts Records. New double singles 'Secret Garden / Back of My Mind' and 'Birthday Cards / Chester Springs' out now!

Contact: spacecaptainband@gmail.com

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