2011 | Robot Holiday

Winter Moon

Posted by Elizabeth Switzer on Sep 5, 2013 in 2011, Songs | 0 comments

by Lisa Forrest and David Mussen

Winter Moon was inspired by Arctic Owl & Winter Moon, a fantastic watercolor created by artist Charles Burchfield, combined with a poem that I wrote back in 2006 called “Sleep Song.” The extremely talented David Mussen composed the music, and along with Jonathan’s amazing sound engineering — helped to paint this very dream-like piece.

Lisa Forrest: Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Rob Lynch: Drums
David Mussen: Acoustic Guitar, Clarinet, Glockenspiel
Sally Fehskens: Background Vocals

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The hawks circle over us
the snow trees bend and weep
words float and dive
frantic in your sleep

when you unlock your doors
and you wander about
it’s only a dream
flailing from your mouth

the hawks circle over us
the snow trees bend and weep
echoing your name
in a land strange and deep

wrapped tender in a voice
holding your cold hand
along the frozen gravel road
across field stretched land

where the sky washes gold
over fear and doubt heaped
and the hawks cry and swoop
catching dreams not made to keep

pile them high in the sky
the long white sky

open your eyes
hear the wings wide sweep
open your eyes

how much we can see
fall with me and forget
fall with me and sleep

Christmas in July

Posted by Elizabeth Switzer on Sep 5, 2013 in 2011, Songs | 0 comments

by Mike Criscione
Mike Criscione: Guitar, Bass, Vocals

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Long Ago

Posted by Elizabeth Switzer on Sep 5, 2013 in 2011, Songs | 0 comments

by David Mussen

The best songs have a mystery to them, a little room where the imagination of listener can breathe. What is left unsaid in the lyrics is where the story lies.

Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar, Organ
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums

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Christmas Vacation

Posted by Elizabeth Switzer on Sep 5, 2013 in 2011, Songs | 0 comments

by Doug Lambert
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Doug Lambert: Guitar, Vocals, Piano
Rob Lynch: Drums

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Holidays on the Range

Posted by Elizabeth Switzer on Sep 5, 2013 in 2011, Songs | 0 comments

by David Mussen

This song takes place in the not so distant future when robots control all of the world, rather than the two thirds currently under their domain. I was thinking Gene Autry.

David Mussen: Guitar, Keyboards
Robots: Vocals

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