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Birthday

by Earth Dad

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1.
It Goes Thwack 02:59
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I think i wanna know Where it goes When it stops and where it holds I’m lucid but i’m stuck Wrapped up But it’s not that simple The sun is coming up through the window Enough isn’t another nothing symbol When you turn the key to the limousine  It goes Thwack And then it knocks me back Im feeling pretty smacked The story’s rotten i made it up  I guess, again  See, it’s your birthday soon I’ll be good it’s in my blood  Doesn’t matter that all these stories are made up I’m never gonna sing Another f***king note You’re passing me your card Its a joke We’re cancelling the show We don’t know how to play it’s a decoy We’re stealing all our dirt from a cowboy It’s kicking into gear cover up your ears
2.
My Son 02:14
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i feel sick i feel love separate but still 1 my tempered metal glove i wear. its not fun  I SAID no i can’t prove it i’m feeling different my son all you gotta do is type the digits im gone    i’m not a faker  love me like one prove that youre real  flesh and blood  what’s wrong?
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Atomic Band 02:48
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saw ur poster on the avenue members only there’s no room for two atomic band you can join it a hundred grand that’s what u said dare me to dare you to pretend im there with you cartoon green room guitar that can’t be tuned delete the song it’s bad for you didn’t hear the sound i wanted to
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Big Earth Dad 01:39
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Steal away Hide in your bedroom Hot as it is we wrote a  Song today How do you play it? Loosen the strings you’re making Noise, lower your voice Make like you’re whispering the words But there’s no eyes there in the trees Only the spell that we’ve been practicing  You’re my only friend can  You can me pretend that the song we’re singing  (that the song is cursed) Has a curse, you can break your promise (you can do your worst) Do your worst  See the door under the geyser  Someone where you and me make 3 or 4 But man if we’re lucky Then we’re gonna see a whole lot more Play me the chord  Make like you’re whispering the words But there’s no eyes there in the trees Only the spell that we’ve been practicing 
5.
Wiggles 02:55
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Elevator stuck going up  Bad luck Turn it on never turn it off again Yeah right i won’t put up a fight I won’t think twice again Electric in me skyscraper you make the rules i put the static in the speaker just for you good music makes me confused  i get to wiggling my fingers just like you At the tower top one o’clock on the dot Ring the bell burning in hell again  Big fight they’re knocking out the lights My money on the right left hook The tower’s coming down
6.
Newlywed 02:55
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It has to work  Its so close to working Hand me the remote Want control again I'm not your friend  I'm not a reminder  Get it in your head Don't forget again I agonize I don't want it I feel it in my stomach  I'm always running from it From it I  Initialize get rid of it I spit it in a bucket Incinerate in public Fuck it Now I'm jumping into the screen You ask me how have I been Ill answer like I'm on a newlywed show Lights on I'm losing my thought You’re putting me on the spot Ill answer im so close to Breaking out I'm not your friend  I'm not a reminder  Get it in your head Don't forget again Spent the weekend in my head Its wet cement I'll write myself again Your apartment is up for rent I'm in the market for a new best friend
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Singing 02:26
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whats that song  that you made?  when u were awake sing me to another place songs that captivate   its the Feedback can you  Hear That? its your  Theme Song makes you feel strong so turn it on again  whats that sound  that you hate? it keeps you away   i don’t hear anything i just like to sing
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James (So Happy) 03:06
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Verse It was right, it was right off the phone You were right, right on the nose again I call you show to any zipcode Look alive you look a lot like home Other night, when you spent up all my dough I pay you back, give me the weekend Pre Fell into a system but it’s honest after all Maybe you fix up my ride but you’re the one who scratched the wall Chorus Love it when you call me James You know I’ll answer just the same Even though it’s not my name Still fits a special kind of way Verse 2 Nevermind, so happy I could lie To you this time just like the last one And you don’t have to worry Don’t leave in a hurry Take my coat, you know [Chorus] Outro Heart is warm but eyes are cold Not so young we’re not so old
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Outside All Day 02:05
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Good god been inside so long Caught my breath today Big dog been outside all day  Give my legs a break And you won’t have to raise your voice And you won’t have to do work all day Head down to the place I love Giving what I take Laid down in the sun so long  I forgot the shade
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Bottomofurhart 02:03
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Verse Reach out and text me You can call me any name That you think about Wear it out and pin me to the bottom of your heart You can hate me but you’re thinking of me it’s a start Chorus I can’t tell what you’re looking for I won’t worry but I’ll wonder Talking to me like a brother It’s alright if you wanna leave Just look man I’ll be anything you want It’s alright to [Verse] [Chorus]
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Tomorrow 03:10
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I send a message catch your eye uncertain will it make you cry tomorrow’s not that far but Is that where you are? cuz I’m hanging on an empty line i Speak slowly just to waste your time each word intended from the start to steal pieces of your patched up heart speak quietly before i yell these texts i’m sending straight from hell tomorrow’s underneath but is that where you’ll be? and how did you know that the morning would come at the right time  i told ya im not fine i told y’a

about

The album we arrived at in Birthday is a birth and a summary of what we each learned in writing and recording demos since high school. It features dance-y, jerking, sampled drum patterns alongside a full drum kit recorded in a New Paltz garage, and crunchy guitars alongside (crunchy) “Male Choir” and “French Horn” patches on a Yamaha DX7. Birthday attempts to collage electronica, ‘90s grunge, shoegaze, and new wave with an experimental and D.I.Y. sentiment. We kept the familiar element of adventurous, fictional narratives as well as the usual hint of self-awareness and bleak humor evident in titles like “It Goes Thwack”, “My Son”, “Big Earth Dad”, and “Singing”. Whereas previous releases involved a variety of friends and collaborators, this one tends to explore what Earth Dad means as a condensed 4-piece band, relying on new techniques and group pairings to create something that may feel like a departure but really is the opposite.

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released March 23, 2022

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Earth Dad New York, New York

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