the back forty acres were full of surprise
we peered through the thick darkness with smoke in our eyes
and our clumsy love stumbled but lit up the skies
oh those fireworks they couldn’t be drowned
we took to the madness, we took to the road
left a lackluster day and sought out for gold
in the heights in the holes in the places untold
with that generous wind all around
we whistled a tune to the sound
(chorus)
this kind of absolution
colours lines away, hollerin’ in the rain
it beats to the dance of its drum
while the tables turn over the old grow
young
they called the resistance, they called in the troops
flying bullets of reason and arrows of proof
but it’s love of another that tears off the roof
oh, those ropes they just hung to the ground
we whistled a tune to the sound
(bridge)
all the silent waves of grief rolling now
they’ll find their way
all the questions lining answers now
they’ll find their way
all the make-shift worries doubting now
they’ll find their way
all the laughing wonders hoping now
they’ll find their way
credits
from Things Above Ground,
released May 5, 2017
Stephanie Ratcliff: Vocals, acoustic guitar
Daniel Klenner: Electric guitar, drums, bass, synthesizers
Joel Shinness: Additional electric guitar
Nathan Shubert: Rhodes
Brian Chan: Cello
Jocelyn Price: Background vocals
Bre McDaniel: Background vocals
Produced by Daniel Klenner
Recorded and mixed by Daniel Klenner at The Space Studios in Vancouver, BC (with special thanks to Daniel Child, Assistant Recording Engineer)
Mastered by Brock McFarlene at CPS Mastering in Vancouver, BC
Drift away with these dreamlike songs from reclusive folk singer CARLENE, who pairs evocative lyrics with hushed arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2023
Old-fashioned fiddles harmonize with rippling synths on the Scottish singer-songwriter's latest collection of original folk songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2022
A collection of twinkling bedroom folk-pop demos from Fahim Rahman that arcs from hushed intimacy to sweeping cinematic emotionality. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 6, 2021