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Otolith

by DJP and MrT

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1.
Oh No Mom 04:13
For you it’s hard to grasp A friend is just a task And the stories I will pass To hold your interest Put your problems last I’ve tried to suggest I’ve tried to suggest If one more year is all you’d ask They wouldn’t shoot you down so fast So find your cause and hold on tight Scars don’t give up without a fight If one more year was all you’d ask They wouldn’t shoot you down so fast So find your cause And find your cause This is a project For you, for you it’s hard to grasp A life in arrest A friend is just a task ‘Cause this is a project This is a project If one more year is all you’d ask They wouldn’t shoot you down so fast So find your cause and hold on tight Scars don’t give up without a fight If one more year is all you’d ask They wouldn’t shoot you down so fast So find your cause And find your cause
2.
Round Up 04:18
3.
The Wheel 06:23
Don’t wanna commit to a new city So I’ll just stay warm and wait for the summertime But the wind it drains my wheel I bundle it up in the meantime And just say da da da da da It only snows on the weekends And it only sticks to the rooftops The traffic beats just like a drum And the phone it rings all day long Its just that sometimes I feel I’ve got to reinvent the wheel Why do I keep compiling numbers in my sleep And in my dream oh yeah I had a box of letters But the birds they hid them all Underneath their feathers But I just stood up straight and tall And looked into the future The birds they delivered them all And me, well I just stood there It’s just that sometimes I feel I’ve got to reinvent the wheel Why do I keep compiling numbers in my sleep
4.
Muscles Move 05:54
5.
Ghosts 05:03
If I walk the wire, could I keep the gyre From turning over in my head Looping round and round instead of letting go I let ghosts take hold, letting ghosts shape me in the mold I don’t wanna wait until the cup is full and overspills I’m giving in, letting ghosts take me, letting ghost shape me Into something that I may not recognize ‘Cause when the air is clear I’m wearing no disguise I don’t wanna go with the flow I don’t wanna stay in the right of way What do I have to lose, gotta make a choice Instead of making an excuse Why’s it gotta be when in company The voice of doubt rings in my ears Has it been there all these years, or did i know How to soften the blow, how to handle ghosts on my own There’s a lot of things to come, shooting flares out of the sun The waters rise, yesterday’s greatest fear is todays souvenier And tomorrow’s hope is buried in your eyes ‘Cause when the air is clear I’m wearing no disguise I don’t wanna go with the flow I don’t wanna stay in the right of way What do I have to lose, gotta make a choice Instead of making an excuse I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna stay Please make it easy on me I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna stay Please make it easy on me I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna stay Please make it easy on me I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna stay This won’t be easy on me
6.
7.
R6M 03:47
I am watching all the branches as their shadows move From the window to the kitchen, light speed Every hour seems to melt away If I try hard If I move fast it doesn’t help at all Seconds, minutes have their limits Each breath, every handshake is a ticking clock So give me time when you’re off and go, when you’re off and go Keep it slow when the hours flow, when the hours Take your time when the minutes fly, when the morning shines In your eyes when you’re off and go, when you’re off and go When you grinding all the gears down into bits of dust Spinning in the wrong direction, laughing At the gold teeth as they disappear Cut the lights off Cut the power when the day is gone But somewhere someone’s always running faster Is the whole world catching up to you So give me time when you’re off and go, when you’re off and go Keep it slow when the hours flow, when the hours Take your time when the minutes fly, when the morning shines In your eyes when you’re off and go, when you’re off and go Everybody’s thinking now will it ever be enough But even when I’m sleeping I’m dreaming up the courage to keep waking back up So give me time when you’re off and go, when you’re off and go Keep it slow when the hours flow, when the hours Take your time when the minutes fly, when the morning shines In your eyes when you’re off and go, when you’re off and go
8.
Runner 05:56
Ice twice froze inside my winter pipes Now I won’t slow down I thawed flawed the juices flow but oh my god It gets cold down here The place, taste, the details make for such a waste When you can’t run free Cars, bars, you try to feel like you’re in charge You’re in charge like me Strange how you see eyelids lifting high over the earth when it’s shifting Stark pictures that make the world seem small against the current Heartbeats will sound, echoes fading far off from the hearts they were made in Dark signals untangle with the ears of spring, listening How can they rise with the smoke in their eyes Trying to wait for the clouds to separate How can they climb when the rope unwinds Trying to sleep ‘til the water runs clean Strange how you see eyelids lifting high over the earth when it’s shifting Stark pictures that make the world seem small against the current Heartbeats will sound, echoes fading far off from the hearts they were made in Dark signals untangle with the ears of spring, listening
9.
Try to lay your tears out on the rain You’ll catch a cold If you think the ground is what you saw It’s not When life punches you square in the face You punch it back, yes, make no mistake If you lick the icing off your cake It’s a metaphor And if you think it’s easier to bet then you Better fold We got to catch them now We got to catch the ones who make the bad calls We got to stamp them out We got to catch the ones who make our lives dull When life punches you square in the face You punch it back, yes, make no mistake I’m dying I’m dying to tell you
10.
Bone Folder 06:25
If I’m cheery and bright will it erase all the sorrow I won’t worry, I might figure it out tomorrow Change is always a tie when compared to my existence And always seeing both sides can make you resistant I wanna thrive, but what will I leave behind I wanna thrive, but what will I leave behind Drive me to the north bank on the shores of the Atlantic So my mind is covered in sea like the bow of the Titanic Dark waves crash under the moon, I try to ride them like a habit And small stars all shimmering blue, they spark and fade black when I panic Spectacular, my mind still spins with the earth Spectacular, my mind still spins with the earth I wanna thrive, but what will I leave behind I wanna thrive, but what will I leave behind

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"Otolith is an indie supernova with epic beats, funky keyboard licks, thick cut bass and bright violin harmonies. The album weaves, jumps and jives with singable chorus and earnestly toe tappable brilliance." - AltDaily

"Ambitious, tuneful and gloriously weird, the band updates Thomas Dolby and Soft Cell textures and twists them into something that's addictive. The album "Otolith" showcases the trio's strengths: imagination, humor and melody." - Daily Press

"My first impression on the album was, 'damn, this is awesome.'” - Muzik Lounge

All songs copyright BMI 2013, Apartment Rock Publishing

credits

released January 25, 2013

Charles Abadam (violin, vocals)
Jacki Paolella (vocals, guitar, keys)
Tyler Warnalis (bass, vocals, guitar)

Additional Vocals: Ashley Berkman

Produced by Jacki Paolella and DJP and MrT

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10 written by Jacki Paolella
Tracks 4, 6, and 8 written by Jacki Paolella, Tyler Warnalis, and Charles Abadam
Track 5 written by Tyler Warnalis


Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jacki Paolella at TAPTAP Recordings, Norfolk, VA

Track 4 recorded and mixed at Red Wall Studio, Virginia Beach, VA.

Album art by Alan Jelercic
Album design and layout by Ashley Berkman

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DJP and MrT Norfolk, Virginia

DJP and MrT is a Norfolk, VA electropop band formed in 2010. They are known for an exciting live performance where each member plays multiple roles to combine electronic studio production with traditional live instrumentation. The result of this straddling is a lively and compelling production that is difficult to categorize. DJP and MrT reinvents their approach almost song by song. ... more

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