Artwork by Marlon Kroll
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“Somewhere” sets off as a humble folk serenade – a song you’ve always known, like a place you recognize but can’t remember visiting. As it unfolds, you glimpse its unearthly form liquify and contort into new shapes. With songwriter Alex Bourque’s earnest refrain comes a gust of hi-fi brilliance; Michael Halls’ country pickin’ and drummer Alex Lavoie’s easygoing brushes are overtaken by vocoders from a future timeline. Gelatinous guitar riffs soar high above diatonic conventions. The song fades out to reveal a hidden track crafted by Josh Boguski – an ear-candy paradise where dewey synths, narcotic saxophones, and field recordings conjure mellow seaside reveries. Finally, the trance is broken by a wave of drum machines and slide guitars – an anthem that is both perplexing and satisfying.
“I wrote this song when I was 20. I remember singing it for the first time on my living room floor… an emo chanty dressed up as a jingle. The recording is joyously lethargic; spiked punch at the rhinestone social. Plus a hidden track: an interlude produced by Josh who set out to perfect our album’s flow—a bookend to side A. He understood its function first before composing, recording, and mixing the track in a single session.”
—ALEX BOURQUEINSTRUMENTATION:Alex Bourque: vocals, acoustic guitar, synth
Michael Halls: electric guitar, vocals, piano
Alex Lavoie: drums
Josh Boguski: bass, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synth, saxophone, drum programming
LYRICS BY ALEX BOURQUERECORDED BY THE PAINTERS AT HOMEMIXED AND MASTERED BY MICHAEL HALLS AND JOSH BOGUSKI