suburban fortress by Real Swell
sporadically recorded in the bedrooms of my parents home and my old house in kentish town over the space of about a year, but mostly in winter.
here are some fun .gifs to watch while you listen to the music (be sure to open them in a new tab!!):
BABY HUSKIES FALLING OVER
http://25.media.tumblr.com/05f5f8dbacd2d3dc2a4ddd052d7fa455/tumblr_mub0mqrmUt1qh9af0o1_400.gif
LISA AND BART GOING CRAZY AND MOSHING AND SHIT
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7qzpalYdN1qfd3wko1_500.gif
SUPER CHILL DOG ASTRONAUT
http://31.media.tumblr.com/0a41f81e856994b1cacb2e159b85a08a/tumblr_mvi6ya8j0D1rmwzkdo1_500.gif
the following songs are covers originally written by people that I hugely respect:
saturday, originally by yo la tengo
i wanna be a witch, originally by teen suicide
still together, originally by mac demarco
into black, originally by blouse
don't make plans, originally by ducktails
people can do the most amazing things, originally by kisses
if you want to download this album, you definitely don't have to pay but you can if you want to.
Tracklist
| 1. | no place like home | 2:40 |
| 2. | saturday | 4:00 |
| 3. | reds | 2:30 |
| 4. | overlooking an empty street at night | 1:56 |
| 5. | crying at disneyland | 2:28 |
| 6. | i wanna be a witch | 2:03 |
| 7. | still together | 2:40 |
| 8. | what happened to mr. murphy? | 1:23 |
| 9. | wet hair | 1:41 |
| 10. | into black | 3:28 |
| 11. | stop pining | 1:44 |
| 12. | don't make plans | 2:11 |
| 13. | in my dreams we talk like nothing happened | 1:40 |
| 14. | three weeks over christmas | 3:04 |
| 15. | magic potion | 1:52 |
| 16. | life in a straw house | 2:44 |
| 17. | sUmMeRbUmMeR | 3:38 |
| 18. | bayonne | 2:13 |
| 19. | piglet | 1:17 |
| 20. | accidentally smashing pictures of dead friends | 1:26 |
| 21. | here's what you could have won | 1:24 |
| 22. | wilderness | 2:04 |
| 23. | the grand national | 2:21 |
| 24. | leaving a crowded room | 0:58 |
| 25. | a week in spring | 2:28 |
| 26. | people can do the most amazing things | 4:03 |
| 27. | pillowfort | 2:15 |
| 28. | mannequin man | 1:38 |
| 29. | i will check up on you every day | 1:09 |
| 30. | six weeks over summer | 2:40 |
Credits
thanks to all my friends and family and everyone in the world who is making and listening to lo-fi music right now (i'm looking at you r. stevie moore)
