If we build Rome in a day today
No one can ever use the cliché again
And if we stay in dream while the empire wakes
No one will have to pay for their mistakes
If you end up lost in time today
Trade your sundial for a watch to find your way
And if the gods won’t work ‘cause we changed their names
We’ll build a pantheon for who really makes our day
And then we’re going down to the forum
Wearing megaphone masks to reach everyone
And we’re going to apologize for all the empire’s done
When word got out that the empire fell
It couldn’t have been true
Now could never turn to then
But then came Caesar and then more Caesars
But we could start again
Let’s try it again
When word comes that the Christians are on the way
We’ll lock up the art and let none of it escape
And ensure that two thousand years from today
Our descendants won’t be feeling too much shame
Withered Hand is quieter and more straight-forward than NSPS, but shares a certain outlook. Dan Willson is one of the best songwriters around—he can make you smile and tear up in the same rhyme. NSPS
In addition to making me feel better by taking (almost?) as long as NSPS to finish a new album, swo17 washes over you with rich sonic textures. Become one with the music. NSPS
A female voice that feels out of another century quivers over a folk harp on the 11 tracks that make up this exclusive video album. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 14, 2016
The latest from the Fresh & Onlys' Tim Cohen is full of woozy, melodic psych-pop. Available on orange & white vinyl. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 23, 2016