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Viva Chi Vede

by The Soft Hills

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dagoniel it's a drive, windows down, thick woods, soft hills, the air just getting warm but still holding the night's cool. it comes brand new but with years of memories. lugubrious hopeful dissonant pop. wavy folk. very good stuff. Favorite track: Jolly Bird.
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1.
Medicine 03:21
please bring me my medicine leave me now it's not a sin turn me on my special friend open your mind and let us in turn the light off take my hand helping you see your shadow man oh no no head down to the shore break out from this warm poison sea it's killing you it's killing me just can't help it feel so low this worn out habit it's got to go the serpent knows, she's always on my mind please be kind my medicine you got a love that can't be spent here they come the small blue men close your eyes and let us in head down to the shore break out from this warm poison sea it's killing you it's killing me always crying in your sleep someone's driving, it's not me long way down, underground she's always on my mind
2.
behind your eye the flower blooms the dragon flies across the room her diamonds fill your head in the half light a tiny man dressed in blue takes your hand and pulls you through a passage in the wall you can see through yeah you want to be the one leave sorrow behind let your kingdom rise I want to see you in the wood between worlds sunward flight kiss the crown look inside the treasure house where new dreams can be found, they’ll please you through the trees something moves every night it comes for you you step into the hall, the moon shines yeah they’ve come to make you whole
3.
you never listen, don’t have a clue your sad opinion was programmed on the tube all these people following the lies they’re trying to tell me that everything’s just fine I was thinking about my friend and how he started all over again torn apart, I tried to pick up all the pieces of your heart blow away, blow away your sad balloon time to wake, waking up to something new making something new fell off the deep end, no one seemed to care and as the alls caved in you just stopped and stared now he’s sinking, crying all alone just couldn’t make it, you wouldn’t pick up the phone I was thinking about the end and dying to start all over again change of scene, no more heartache we’re throwing out new seeds to the wind.
4.
Night Riders 04:38
you drink from the moon, an unexpected flight a river of jewels flowing from your side you jump form the roof and reach for the prize through the night we ride such a soft surprise now the walls grow thin feel the summer wind just one light just one light as flames fill your head, there’s nothing left to fear your pale cheeks all wet from buckets full of tears you rise from the dead
5.
seven coats for Walter, never could make up his mind a different color, yellow changed from green to white no one needs to know what he does till daylight a cruel thorn grows, sticking in his side disregards his neighbors, lives the way he wants to live tears up their letters, gives the finger, shakes his fist staring into space, lights a cigarette the music plays, second coat’s still wet once in awhile the sun lights up his face laughing aloud the clouds begin to rain once in awhile the sun smiles on his face
6.
Tea Time 03:33
have some tea today it will lift you and help you on your way take these blues away no more black clouds, set your sun ablaze have some tea today turn the latch key and open up the gate rolling round without hanging on the dead man wakes, give up your pain blowing out all your sick charades have some tea today, all the children say drink this special brew it will leave you sailing in your shoes just one place to be go and find her, set your spirit free in this world that’s gone wrong I will sing a lonely song but I like sitting next to you, nothing left to lose let us rise form the earth as we wait your return I love these pretty snakes, dancing in the shade a bird of prey flying without a sound your body shakes as we head downtown yeah won’t you come on down
7.
Jolly Bird 03:43
long time sitting still near the edge of the woods where the magic was real no one could see you were wearing a crown paint a picture for the sad clown hey kid what do you know? a cannibal sleeps in the bushes below all of our plans were slipping away I'd like to catch you on the next wave start spinning fast into nowhere leviathan's on the rise the butterfly starts to cry you can hear her just hold on tight it won't be long dear the medicine heals the pain the jolly bird leaves the cage now you've freed her and the bright stars seem so near catch me if you can over the hills through a tunnel of grass jump in the pond, swing from the rope save your crickets for the sparrow here stands a little man there's a look in his eye that you can't understand what can you do, you can't even move? your body floats outside the bedroom
8.
a peculiar light hanging over the hillside all your friends got scared but you went on spinning in the air, frozen still with a blank stare had a feeling you might see God and the last thing I can remember she was taking a part of me when the world gets hit with disaster we will open a better way I can see you there sitting under the arm chair staring at me with wicked eyes puzzled by your face standing out in the cold rain always looking for some way in
9.
Maple Smile 03:33
maple smile she loves to ride on the rodeo apple of my eye hold on tight babe don’t let go she can hang on for quite some time see her brown eyes shine so bright then she falls and she hits the ground but she’s up again cause she wants to ride yes she loves to ride, she loves to ride on the rodeo dandelion blow my sorrows far away dragonfly got me caught up in your sway you’ve been riding oh so high keep me guessing all the time come to me now, come like a cloud don’t let me down, cause you got the stuff that I want most that I love most but I can’t touch
10.
babe I like your star near the garden gate I’ll wait for you there sail on a silver ship we got places to go and you won’t find a better day ooh in the golden rain I won’t fear anything I love your face you found your way out of the washing machine the carousel lights up in your dream the magic flower is opening the rapid fire of hummingbird wings ooh when the world turns black I won’t look away from you I won’t be sad, I won’t be sad grow in the golden rain I won’t fear anything I love your face ooh when the world turns glass I won’t look away from you I won’t be sad you found your way out of the washing machine the rapid fire of the hummingbird wings the world is waiting for you and for me the world is waiting for you and for me

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released July 22, 2022

Guitars, keys: Jon Peloso. Upright and electric bass: Anthony Shadduck. Drums: Garrit Tillman. Vocals, guitars, keys: Garrett Hobba. Guitars and background vocals on track 8 by Dustin Silva. Ebow on track 2 by Mark Benton. Keys on track 9 by Tom Chadd. Pedal Steel on tracks 4 and 9 by George Madrid. Guitars on Track 10 by Adam Rasmussen. Bells on track 1 by Ken Anderson. Drum engineering: James Meder. Additional engineering: Mike Rosewater and Chris Lynch. Mixed by Guy Massey. Mastered by Ed Brooks. Written and produced by Hobba. Art by Hobba.

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The Soft Hills Los Angeles, California

LA-based project The Soft Hills create a visceral take on soft-psych indie rock, calling to mind the hypnotic melancholy of the Red House Painters as well as contemporaries like Grizzly Bear or Radiohead.

Songwriter Garrett Hobba started the project in Seattle in 2007. The band, which involves a rotating door of friends and musicians, has toured several times through the US and Europe.
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