Well, John is a man who knows some things
Better than most men
Like: take only what you need,
Make sure you always have a good pen;
Don’t spend too much time going over old mistakes again--
Memory’s a game of mercy
Doesn’t really matter if you say “when”
My brother lying prostrate for days
Said he envied how I figured out some ways
To get out of the hole he’d fallen into
All my bad luck was a story I could tune in to
I didn’t know then
But I know now
He meant my life was a story
I wasn’t gonna put down
Well, John is an old man
He’s not in our family
He writes songs
And some things he tells me
Some things he shows
Like in writing a song about a young girl he just met
Most people don’t really know how to do that
Fall in love, for nothing,
With someone who needs you
No Monuments, no regrets
The world falls apart in a moment
And I just want to
Come alive at the same time as you
See you smile and know you’re there
And take my time as I tell you
That I will always care
Can’t teach anyone else
How to cope
You may only light the way with hope
That they’re gonna be ok
And they’ll figure out
Their own ways
So no Monuments, no regrets
The world falls apart in a moment
And I just want to
Come alive at the same time as you
See you smile and know you’re there
And take my time as I tell you
That I will always care
I will always care for you
I will always care
Chamber pop with lyrics that are alternately wry and confessional, Oropendola creates whole worlds built on purposeful keyboard melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2023
Chicago’s NIIKA has made a record rich in nuance, drawing on soul, pop, jazz, and even folk to craft stunningly intricate songs. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020
This Calgary group makes goth-y post-punk attired in the brightly colorful arrangements of bleep-boop synthesized psychedelia. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 3, 2024
Madrid's Caliza creates intricately sound-designed ambient art pop addressing the climate crisis on this striking new LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2021