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Signals + Noise

by Creal

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1.
Morningside 03:04
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Oh, where do I begin How do I escape my sins I've started to wonder If I can come back a second time The war is over But the tragedy's just begun Put the toys away 'Cause break time is over for everyone We're done putting our necks out For everyone but us And we've come to realize That there's nothing you can trust We've been asked to fight For the kids of tomorrow But if they want peace They'll have to face their sorrows Oh, where did I go wrong How did I slip and fall I've started to wonder If lightning will strike a second time The King is dead And the empire's soon to fall I keep my lips sealed For fear of losing it all We're done putting our necks out For everyone but us And we've come to realize That there's nothing you can trust We've been asked to fight For the kids of tomorrow But if they want peace They'll have to face their sorrows
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On Your Mind 05:32
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All is quiet on the western front And everything's as it seems I thought not that I'd find comfort now but only in my dreams Nihilists drink and poets smoke To face the every day But in this very moment I'm finally OK, I'm OK I didn't really give it much thought at all And there were forces at play The walls were far too tall If we could fall back now And caress the tide There wouldn't be much to do except run and hide Tell me now, what's on your mind 'Cause it sure ain't me Tell me now, what's on your mind Oh, I'm not your's to keep Waiting for this day to come Finally, so true Memories are starting now And ending in a few I don't care anymore What's happening today 'Cause what's finally important Is that I'm finally OK, I'm OK I didn't really give it much thought at all And there were forces at play The walls were far too tall If we could fall back now And caress the tide There wouldn't be much to do except run and hide Tell me now, what's on your mind 'Cause it sure ain't me Tell me now, what's on your mind Oh, I'm not your's to keep
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Upon Viewing The Bust Of Plato 04:03
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Cutting the TV signal By breaking off the ears There's some things about the future That I don't care to hear Oh I was looking forward To finally jumping in But money don't comply With every bureaucrat's whim Upon viewing Plato's statue From the ruins of ancient Greece I've surmised that life is futile And we're bound to be deceased So I ask myself again and again What makes it all worthwhile? And I feel strange because it's you That makes me go the extra mile Ridden with anxiety Not knowing what to do Oh you were quite the cynic feeling what I felt too From the critic's table We cast doubt upon these years But maybe we find comfort in the things that we both fear Upon viewing Plato's statue From the ruins of ancient Greece I've surmised that life is futile And we're bound to be deceased So I ask myself again and again What makes it all worthwhile? And I feel strange because it's you That makes me go the extra mile
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White Noise 03:05
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White noise playing from the stereo And the lights are set to very low This place is locked from the outside And I'm feeling good for the first time I saw your face and I was hooked I'd pen you in, but sorry we're booked This place just ain't for the two of us This is paradise for the rest of us White noise playing from the stereo And the lights are set to very low This place is locked from the outside And I'm feeling good for the first time I saw your face and I was hooked I'd pen you in, but sorry we're booked This place just ain't for the two of us This is paradise for the rest of us
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Bottle Rocket 03:50
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I have a meteoric rise Then I crash right back to Earth We're counting people in a crowd But we can never count ourselves Let's bring the pedals into church Making shoegaze out of psalms So clap, so cry, so shut your eyes And sing along You can never catch me, catch me Bottle rocket You can never catch me, catch me Bottle rocket I'm sprinting from Marathon Leaving all behind And I have no hindsight My third eye is blind Who will be there for me When my powder's burned? Light the fuse on purpose 'Cause the favor's been returned I've been beyond the atlas shrugged it off to see Atlantis I find meaning everywhere I go I'm just the only one to show You'll hear my anthem play Inside, outside, night and day And if you think I'm doing this for you Then you haven't got a goddamn clue You can never catch me, catch me Bottle rocket You can never catch me, catch me Bottle rocket I'm sprinting from Marathon Leaving all behind And I have no hindsight My third eye is blind Who will be there for me When my powder's burned? Light the fuse on purpose 'Cause the favor's been returned You can never catch me, catch me Bottle rocket You can never catch me, catch me Bottle rocket
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To The Past 01:40
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7.
Amtrak 03:41
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Drowning deep in joyful noise That hits my ears with no delay with broken wills and bleeding pens It's best to get away I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) See the scenery passing by There's nowhere else I'd like to be I lift my head up to the sky Drifting in epiphany I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) Capturing the moment I know I won't forget Oh, I know the rain is coming But I don't mind getting wet I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh) I don't want to think at all This place is too big for it all (oh oh oh)
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Sleepless Nights 01:58
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The Bear Song 03:05
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Up at night 'till four AM Waiting for her to call again I know it's useless even if I try My hopes are as dark as a cloudy sky I wish I'd see you soon But it's never soon enough Oh, I thought we'd see this through But it turned out pretty rough I'm tired of these sleepless nights I'm tired of these endless fights Will someone please turn off these lights So that I could get some sleep tonight Oh you tell me that it's all alright But I really need some sleep tonight Yes, I really need some sleep tonight Yes, I really need some sleep tonight When you turned to me I looked away I wasn't sure how, or of what to say And I deserved the heartbreak Call it karma, to me it's just fate I've been feeling some kind of blue Naïve to milestones of something new Oh, I'm not for you anymore Don't look to me when there's so much more I'm tired of these sleepless nights I'm tired of these endless fights Will someone please turn off these lights So that I could get some sleep tonight Oh you tell me that it's all alright But I really need some sleep tonight Yes, I really need some sleep tonight Yes, I really need some sleep tonight
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Athena/Buried In A Dream (Feat. Jamall Bufford) 05:55
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about

The band Creal started in the seventh grade in the basement of Ivan's house. Since then, we've had a pretty entertaining run. We dropped a studio album, played dozens of local gigs (nearly all at the same venue), and (kind of) opened for Joe Hertler, Shigeto, The Black Opera, and Mayer Hawthorne. In the summer of 2015, however, the party will end as everyone goes off to college or wherever else fate may take them. Consider "Signals + Noise" as a culmination of six years' shared time. It is a last hurrah.

"Signals + Noise" is a radical departure from our last release, both in style and quality. At the root of this change is years of dedicated practice and a constantly shifting palette of influences. We draw from LCD Soundsystem and Toro y Moi's 2013 work "Anything in Return." The Strokes, Gorillaz, Drake, Blood Orange, Titus Andronicus, and other musical obsessions these past few years have also unwittingly played a part in crafting this album. Yes, this record is eclectic. But we would have it no other way. Creal always has been and always will be unforgivingly off kilter.

There are times when this record is self-serious; there are times when this record doesn't take itself nearly seriously enough. For ourselves, "Signals + Noise" is an album about balance and transition. You may have a different takeaway upon listening to this and that's quite alright. We can be sure, however, that you will find this record to be an acute reflection of our group dynamic, our shared passion, and our great friendship – this record is us.

And just maybe that's something worth listening to.

credits

released July 21, 2015

Recorded at Woodshed Studios in Ferndale, MI and The Orpheum in Ann Arbor, MI. All songs written and performed by Creal. Produced by Jonah Thompson and Creal. Mastered by Jonah Thompson, Matt Epperson, and Andrew Ames. Artwork by Ivan Soucy.

Personnel:
Andrew Ames - guitar
Brendan Lemkin - keyboards
Ivan Soucy - drums, aux. percussion
Josh Goodman - vocals
Josh Williams - vocals, guitar
Matthew Epperson - bass guitar

With special thanks to: Jonah Thompson, Ed & Daryl at Woodshed, Jamall Bufford, The Neutral Zone, the entire Soucy family, our parents, and Kolin Biggs.

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Creal Ann Arbor, Michigan

Six piece basement bum band from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Creal is: Andrew Ames (guitar), Matthew Epperson (bass), Josh Goodman (vox), Brendan Lemkin (keys), Ivan Soucy (drums), Josh Williams (guitar, vox).

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