Open Portal by The Milk Blossoms

released October 4, 2024

vocals & ukulele by harmony rose
keys, synth, grand piano & melodica by william overton
upright bass by zac greenberg
electric bass by david samuelson
drums, strings, guitar by tyler lindgren

front cover & vinyl lyric insert photography by katie langley
back cover by inger isaac medina


thank you to holly, robert, tara, olls, rocky, the doss family, the gullifords, jesse, jenée, michelle and zac

for maddie cramer & andrew s bonnie


all songs written by harmony rose
track 5 written with david samuelson
produced by tyler lindgren & harmony rose
additional production & creative support by michelle rocqet & zac greenberg
engineered, mixed and mastered by tyler lindgren

recorded at youth on record & the sauna (denver, co)


notes
in 'wring out’, the line ‘found out my tongue was made of glass’ is inspired by the poem, ‘Tongues Made Of Glass’ by Shaun Shane.

in 'single rider', the first couplet is inspired by Kathy Acker’s image “...sunlight on the water like valueless jewels.” from Empire of the Senseless.

the title and lyric, ‘all night my hands' is from Brigit Pageen Kelly’s poem, “Song”

in 'thrill' the line, the need to hold still is credited to Lisel Mueller's poetry book of the same name