Recognize anything here? This track, along with the next song "Never Meant a Word," were merged into one song which was titled "Stay With Me" on COFTF. While recording, we decided the combination of the two would be the best idea, and it (luckily) worked. We took the intro, the last part of the bridge, and the verse music from this song and merged it with the chorus from the other to get the final song. Pretty fun memory.
Toby was the nickname of our first drummer, Trey. Trey drummed for Freshmen15 (not the current band Freshman 15) right up until our record deal became official, and then decided it was his time to step down and pursue a different path. It was a big deal for us...he's remained one of our best friends throughout the years. He always reminded us that we needed to get real jobs and that skinny jeans were really unacceptable attire for respectable men. He's living it up in ol' Mississippi nowadays, teaching a bunch of ingrates at a small town high school and spending great times with his lovely family, the always incredible wonder-kin Ryan Coon, the law-man Gary Stanton, the quick witted Ben Robinson, and the insufferably harmless, inarticulately amazing, incomparable legend that is known far and wide as John Eaton.
-Matt
lyrics
We'll write it down,
so take this with you;
Every moment, all the good times we've had.
Letting go and moving forward,
fighting tears that try to fall.
I can't believe it's over, it's over.
It took some time to let it go.
Every step that we take is a mile we miss with you.
If letting go was ever easy,
it's beyond us, but
there's no other way!
Take the good times with the bad ones,
find the strength to hope for what is coming.
I can't believe it's over, it's over.
It took some time to let it go.
Every step that we take is a mile we miss with you.
This the best way we can try to say goodbye for now,
but it's not the last time we will see your face.
I can't believe it's over, it's over.
It took some time to let it go.
Every step that we take is a mile we miss with you.
Every step that we take is a mile we miss with you.
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Each year the same story: My wife (handmade pop music) and I (black metal maniac) go on holiday. We need some "soft" but honest music for long car drives. It is a tough week in advance to dive deeply into musical scrap to find some pearls like THE CLASSIC CRIME! This album really rocks, sounding more British than American. The first seven songs plus the stormy "Cold Loud Dark" are catchy killers and this is an almost perfect result for an album. A fat pillar in this years's holiday soundtrack! H.L.
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Oh well, Christmas is approaching... time to buy at least one Christmas album! I'm not a fan of Christmas, as it is celebrated today, nor do I like the typical cheesy Christmas music played everywhere these days. So it had to be something special. The "crash test" for this album was the version of "Silent Night", which nobody managed to get right so far. Well, with the exception of "Falling Up". Frankly, as a fan of Jessy Ribordy, I'm not surprised that much... Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
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Cuts deep and stays with you. There is an earnest honesty in the lyrics that pulls you in. If, like me, you thought this album was merely "good" when you listened to it the first time, give it a few more plays. You might just fall in love with it. Francis Berglund
Seattle band somesurprises return with lofty, pretty dream pop that recalls the dissonant beauty of Broadcast, Grouper, and MBV. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2024