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The Grave 03:58
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Flowerbomb 03:50
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There’s so much to love in you And even more to keep us far apart There’s no need to think it through I won’t get all hung up on just one heart And what more can I say about the past, The eucalyptus leaves and bathroom stalls, And the days I dodged your calls? But if tomorrow morning brings the rain And the gums outside don’t look so grey and tall Then don’t just bury it all ‘Cause hope is on the way You can tell me anything Whatever keeps you wide awake at night I will kneel and wash you clean And hold you close until you feel alright But I won’t have the answer to your prayer Honestly, I’m just as scared as you And I can barely tell you the truth But if I’ve sinned before, it was my fault And if you love me in spite of all I do Then take it all as proof That hope is on the way
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You’ve got morality They’ve got an agenda You’re the majority They’d better surrender It’s just a fashion choice They’ll soon outgrow it None of them got half a voice They just don’t know it You dream in binary They don’t know what they need You know your boundaries They only think they’re free You’re all god-fearing folk And all they do is fight You’ll finally get the joke When they all see the light It’s all the same, it’s all the same New look, new name, it’s all the same But say it correct! You keep it all inside They let it all hang out You think you’re satisfied You don’t know what they’re about But they’re looking right at you From the jail that you built And they won’t stop until they get through And give you all of their guilt It’s all the same, it’s all the same New look, new name, it's all the same! But SAY IT CORRECT!
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Anemone 05:34
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Raven 04:19
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Unionize 07:14
Why don’t we unionize Why don’t we take the whole damn town In our arms Won’t do you harm Just got to make you see a different way Why don’t we organize Into a vast and seamless whole All in one Know what you’ve done Just got to let you know it’s not okay (I’m not okay) Why do you tell us lies Don’t you think we’ll find out anyway On our own In our homes Yeah, you could never reach us if you tried Why do we compromise Why do we let you have your way Well, we won’t wait no more And it won’t be like before There’ll be nowhere left for you to hide (You can’t hide!) There’ll be no sword above our heads There’ll be no watcher in the walls There’ll be no whitewash on our graves Why don’t we unionize Why don’t we get you off your throne In one move Got nothing to prove Just got to let you know that we exist Why don’t we unionize We were only waiting to be felt And it feels right now Though we don’t know how Just got to be something better than this Just got to be something better than this…

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C&C no. 4: "Spent"

Spent is how I felt when I started this album, and spent is how I felt after I was done with it. I've been writing some of these songs for almost ten years now, slowly tweaking them as I got older, only writing real lyrics in the last year or so. After recording them, I thought I just wouldn't have anything else to say. Now I know that's not true, but I will be taking a longer break than usual after this one.

Think of "Spent" as a culmination. Musically, it's the culmination of every band I've ever liked, of every song I've wanted to write myself. Lyrically, it's the culmination of a string of disappointments, whether personal, political, or "human" in scale. This is not a proud era for most of us, and I felt that very keenly. Weirdly, though, the more disappointed and exhausted I felt, the more reasons I found to be grateful for life and all of its graces. The first side of the record mainly speaks to that initial letdown, while the second side is all gratitude.

This album took a lot out of me, but I hope it does just as much for you. If there's one thing to be thankful for, it's knowing there are people out there who'll never disappoint you, who'll always reassure and be there for you even when you don't deserve it. A lot of these same people worked on "Spent," and I owe them a huge thanks – not just for being on the record, but for being there all the time. You're the greatest.

- C. K.

credits

released July 31, 2018

PRODUCED BY TRISTAN AROSTEGUI AND CHARLES KIESER

All songs by Charles Kieser, except 8 (Kieser/Tristan Arostegui) and 11 (Kieser/Hunter Hanson).

Tristan Arostegui - Bass guitar (1-8, 10, 11), electric guitar (1, 2, 6), EBow (2, 7), no-input (1), cornet (8), string conductor (11)
Hunter Hanson - Electric guitar (3, 6-8, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 9, 10), violin (2, 11), 12-string guitar (4), vocals (2, 3, 7-9, 11), engineering, mastering
Adrick Tench - Drums (1, 2, 4-6, 8, 11), cowbell (6)
Jon Mathias - Drums (3, 7), thunderstorm (2), djembe (10), vocals (3, 7, 9), engineering
Ethan Roubenoff - Electric guitar (1, 5), banjo (9, 11)

Rachel Stamler-Jonas - Vocals (4, 10, 11)
Teddy Kieser - Electric guitar (3, 4), vocals (3)
Nina Jayashankar - Vocals (5, 11)
Gabrielle Barkidjija - Vocals (9, 11)
Courtney Cavanaugh - Baritone saxophone (1)
Marcellus Burt - Vocals (5)
Bronwyn Hagerty - Cello (6)
Noah Becker - Solo alto saxophone (7)
Matthew Lam - Alto saxophone (8)
Autumn Selover - Harp (10)
Elizabeth Bellisario - Viola (11)
Lucas Buterbaugh - Cello (11)
Jasper Igusa - Oboe (11)
Emmanuel Rockwell - Bassoon (11)
Tushar Chandra - Trumpet (11)
Jayden Zvonar - Trombone (11)
Felicia Oduh, Maurice Hatch, Ethan Carlson, Chris Pow - Vocals (11)

Charles Kieser - Piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond and Kimball organ, prepared piano, Casio KA20, Logic synthesizers, theremin, accordion, melodica, mandolin, double bass, vibraphone, kalimba, chimes, soprano and sopranino recorder, tin whistle, ocarina, hulusi, Hohner, Chinese and bass harmonica, drum programming, congas, bongos, cajón, shaker, tambourine, vibraslap, guïro, finger cymbals, bass drum, gong, knife, chains, otamatone, vocoder, vocals

Cover artwork by Roann Mathias
Photography and graphics by Jayden Zvonar

"Autumn Leaves Believe" contains elements of the song "In A Different Place," written by A. Bell, L. Colbert, M. Gardener, and S. Queralt. ©1990 Creation Records.

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Cancer and Capricorn California

We're an indie rock project from San Francisco. Our biggest inspirations are 60s and 70s bands, though we try not to shut ourselves off completely from modern trends.

Our fifth album, ORDINARY TIME, is now out! Feel free to listen to it here or on Spotify.
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