"Italian quintet Settlefish offer up their second album, The Plural Of The Choir, a multi-movement indie-jazz / post-hardcore odyssey with heartbreakingly poetic lyrics. Rocking Like Modest Mouse and At The Drive-In, it's one of the best thing to ever come out on Deep Elm, so check it out." - Alternative Press

"Settlefish create a sense of panicked urgency from the moment the listener hits play. Deep Elm comes up trumps once again, unsurprising indeed, but still never ceasing to impress. Settlefish's music is raw, it's real, there's no facade and no boredom, just utter brilliance." - Rock Sound

"Some of the finest art can't make up its mind. Settlefish literally wander from this to that on The Plural Of The Choir, arranging the backing soundtrack to a rendition of every drunken collegiate kid stumbling to find a burrito at closing time. It's off-balance and unsteady. There's excitement, terror, sadness, tenderness, clarity, confusion and satisfaction all clefting into digressions and tributaries that recall the boundless experimenting of Q And No U. But Jonathan Clancy's handsome, summerish vocals give this stubborn record a soothing warmth." - Punk Planet

"Truly coming into their own, Settlefish strike a chord of truth and loss that resonates for every one of these thirty-eight minutes. The Plural Of The Choir is the sound of a band who have finally gained a foothold in the aural landscape they're attempting to conquer and who have found their own voice and are using it to shout as loud as they can. Jonathan Clancy's vocals are as rough as the songs, bringing a wounded honesty that evokes early The Anniversary. The songs possess a feel similar to Braid and American Football, though the unique structures and occasional moody instrumental breaks create a feeling that's solely their own." - Exclaim

"The astounding success of The Plural Of The Choir from Settlefish owes to a careful balancing act between accessible and experimental, combining elements of melody with frenzied discord. Populating the album is a set of uniquely addictive songs with sharper hooks than the most blatant pop. But they're done with an anomalous unpredictability and impulsive experimentalism that makes each one an experience you haven't had before. Jonathan Clancy's part-singing, part-shouting, part-speaking performance is the center of attention; he's like the singers for Cursive and mewithoutYou superimposed on one another. The jazzy drumwork adds to the catchy chaos factor while the guitars take all sorts of liberties to create lines that can be dissonant, lavish or a combination of both. The Plural Of The Choir is in a class with records like Cursive's Ugly Organ, and Settlefish have entered the elite ranks of groups whose albums I could not be without." - Punk International

"The Plural Of The Choir is a superbly cohesive and original work of art, combing over the fields of several genres for the best traces of style to create something that delicately walks the tightrope between accessible and experimental. The band's lush, atmospheric sound seems to throw together the post-prefixed versions of their take on hardcore, punk and rock, and in doing so, comes off dreamy and yet somehow dancey and singable. The production is raw, and it couldn't fit the style better, giving the record an improvisationally-executed feel. Oh Well immediately starts off with ridiculously dynamic chord movement; one guitar is beaten through power chords and another is used to fill the speakers with flowing, ambient riffing. Blinded By Noise is a summed-up conveyance of the band's more intense, aggressive moments, as it takes an At The Drive-In influence to refreshing heights, while its partner in crime, Two Cities, Two Growths, is the more mid-tempo, depth-rising example of the tense emotions the record is hiding underneath the surface. We Please The Night, Drama couldn't close the record any more appropriately; it's a six-minute track that flushes out every last bit of atmospheric tension it's been building up. Settlefish is likely to leave a permanent inkling upon the indie rock scene, as The Plural Of The Choir is a great effort that lurks in experimental waters without drowning finless." - Punknews

"A musical masterpiece! Haunting, melodic, catastrophic and intense, The Plural Of The Choir puts Settlefish at a new innovative level. From beautiful ballads to pounding attacks, this is a record of multiple conflicts, raging emotions and naked experiments. It's gentle and honest without being flimsy, and Settlefish have found the perfect balance in variation. Kissing Is Chaos begins the album in style with its dreamy opening sequence and eerie harmonics, building into a tremendous crescendo and fading out again as singer Jonathan Clancy comes in with his distant, all-the-time-in-the-world vocals. This doesn't last long though as Oh Well brings up the tempo with its deep rolling drums and nagging guitars. The whole album is in fact, perfection. Blinded By Noise, Rooms, and Girl Understanding Song are all highlights for me before the delicate piano in We Please The Night, Drama brings the album to a sad yet optimistic end. I cannot recommend The Plural Of The Choir highly enough!" - Screaming Tarts

"With The Plural Of The Choir, Settlefish gives fans of indie rock plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Tempering experimental, discordant indie rock with alluring melodies isn't the easiest task but Settlefish and producer Brian Deck capably construct their art. It's not surprising, based on Deck's pedigree, that The Barnacle Beach sounds like it could be a collaboration with Isaac Brock and company. The Plural Of The Choir is a success by-and-large." - All Music

"Settlefish emphasize their punchier, angular and more immediate side on The Plural Of The Choir. Although still fairly roaming and free, the record seems to have a better sense of direction and a general condensing that has made the band a little easier to get your head around. And it's a much better record for it; better than the debut even...which is an impressive claim, as the first album in itself was very good indeed. The Plural Of The Choir may remind many of the kind of dreamy indie produced by label mates Appleseed Cast, but with a whole load of spikiness thrown in. The guitars take a jangly, spritely form: errant melodies drift into spacey atmospherics, or just as comfortably, into jazzy, angular outbursts of post-hardcore. The vocals spur on the music with their vibrant, mercurial twisty-ness, frequently getting carried away with themselves in the heat of the moment. The Plural Of The Choir displays an intricate, technical and capricious sense of invention and shows a band already on familiar terms with their considerable potential." - Kill The Noise

"Settlefish does what they do very well. The highest points on The Plural Of The Choir are found in delicate, pretty instrumentation, which when pitted against the rough post-emo tendencies of hoarse vocals and strident volume strikes a huge blow for melodic music. There is an abundance of detail beneath the familiar sound, and it makes The Plural Of The Choir a worthy listen. The rock is punchy and strained, the squalls are loud and the pace speeds aggressively. What is appealing is that there is always another layer, whether it be in bubbling upswing, the clicking momentum of hand claps or in tender admiration of Robert Smith. Settlefish's surprising moments also seem the most precious to their lifeblood, as the little things really do add up for them." - Lost At Sea

"The Plural Of The Choir comes in on a drift of feedback and circling chatter-birds and opens into chiming guitars and reverbed-to-hell vocals. Oh Well goes off that message with some top drumming and dementoid vocals. All in all, the record is a variety show: pomp rock sits alongside emo-punk, reflective builders like The Marriage Funeral Man take traditional American indie and poke it with a stick...kind of like if Pavement didn't spend their time in an angst-y coma. We like Settlefish and 'plural' is exactly the right word to describe what they do. This is smart-alec yank guitar rock with added, extra and very welcome twists." - Unpeeled

"Settlefish shares common traits with a number of label mates, picking up the pop sensibilities of Brandtson and the epic experimental nature of The Appleseed Cast. On The Plural Of The Choir, the innovative drum work of Phil Soldati is bolstered by additional percussion from producer Brian Deck. This then weaves in with the entwined guitars of Emilio Torreggiani and Bruno Germano and the bass of Paul Pieretto. Finally come the vocals from Canadian-born Jonathan Clancy which glide and ruck with the dynamics of the music beneath him.The beauty of The Plural Of The Choir is that despite the intricacy of the music, the sound is not overly polished. It is still rough around the edges and marks Settlefish as a band different from the crowd." - Indigo Flow

"The Plural Of The Choir from Settlefish has got some real merits. The dynamic aspects are impressive; near-ambient intros bring to mind Yo La Tengo and Sonic Youth. Waltz times, muscular guitar bridges and deep-end bass recall Built to Spill and Modest Mouse. The guys seem to have subsumed the last few years worth of relevant listening. Their approach is a fair blend of original and derivative, but it sounds in no way like a translation of recent noteworthies. The Barnacle Beach is a nice, self-contained tug-of-war. It's well constructed, with a lovely rhythm section of bass-tom and shaker backing a homely chant of 'hopscotch round the yard.' It Was Bliss may be the standout, and it locks into a cohesive structure. The final cut, though, is in the competition for best track. We Please the Night, Drama gently tugs the listener through various movements, and they repeat in overlapping round rather than flipping back and forth. The whispery vocals are made stronger, the shouts are muted. By the time it has attained maximum density, it's in better-than-Mogwai-lately territory, and seems to fly by in four minutes, not six and a half." - Stylus

"The Plural Of The Choir is a passionate fifteen-track indie rock release that is melodic and hard rocking, using fluid song structure to suck you in, easing you along while dosing out plenty of intensity. Few bands can craft emotional rock tunes without sounding sappy, but Settlefish has done it for a full album. They don't create that energy with metal riffs or soaring guitars; instead, they are precise, thought-out tunes that capitalize on superb musicianship, emotionally-charged vocals and constant forward momentum, never letting a song die off without smacking you around." - Impact Press

"The Plural Of The Choir from Settlefish is one of those introspective albums that gets personal in both words and instrumentals. There's always some tale being told here in the grand indie rock style we know and love. But what's more appealing is the way the notes and rhythms speak for themselves. They become boisterous, careful and cushy. You don't know what's going to happen next. In an attention-grabbling manner, The Plural Of The Choir becomes a great musical page-turner." - Skratch

"Settlefish are a group of very accomplished musician, and throughout The Plural Of The Choir they display a wonderfully light-touch; emotions are coaxed from their instruments rather than wrought ­ an introspective tussle rather than a struggle with control and restraint. Settlefish are still relative newcomers, but it would appear that they have a long and prosperous future ahead of them. Very good indeed." - Room Thirteen

"The Plural Of The Choir displays Settlefish throwing a spanner into the works and experimenting in a much more free manner. Its not wacky or all over the place in any obvious way; just a bit more innovative with song structures following no clear path and shattering a few of the preconceptions you may have had. The variety is what mostly maintains the energy and interest for this album, from opener Kissing Is Chaos sounding like a more up front Appleseed Cast to The Barnacle Beach and other odd moments being very Q and Not U in their angular rhythms." - The Communion

"The far-reaching extents of The Plural Of The Choir is primarily based with the American indie rock genre. From the Unsettling, yet breezy opening to album opener Kissing In Chaos to the pure madness of The Barnacle Beach, Settlefish find time to take their tone to different levels in some of the most unexpected places." - Glasswerk

"Settlefish, perhaps one of the most difficult bands to classify on Deep Elm's always extensive roster, has been evolving. And while the brilliance of the band's debut may have been too often overlooked, here's hoping the brilliance of The Plural Of The Choir will not. Settlefish's style is a study in contrast and complexity. Embracing post hardcore and math rock equally with indie rock and stylistic experimentation, this perfectly produced (Brian Deck) sophomore release goes from aggressive and powerful rock to epic moments of flowing melodic beauty with a deceptively simple grace. The sound is distinctly American indie rock: aggressive and intricate, yet discordant and powerful, with perfect vocals and a sound that builds on classic indie rock and hardcore styles. It's a wonderful evolution of a band's sound, and it's so much fun to see." - Delusions Of Adequacy

"Settlefish's ambitious second record, The Plural Of The Choir, is a novella of ideas that plays almost as a dramatic narrative. These fifteen songs are poison-tipped arrows seeking to destroy that rat bastard Cupid. Settlefish explore the four corners of the heart. Sometimes with sweat dripping from their brows (Kissing Is Chaos) other times with a glass of delicious red wine (Second Week Of Summer). But throughout these flowing songs is an undercurrent of quirky guitar parts and unusual vocal parts that shows a devotion to similar sonic pioneers Modest Mouse and Built To Spill. Take the arctic desolation of The Appleseed Cast and plug into the oddities of Modest Mouse, and you're getting warm on the sound of The Plural Of The Choir. Welcome Italy's first great band." - Culture Bunker

"Settlefish manage to captivate on The Plural Of The Choir with their diversity, mood laden atmospherics and emo tinged melodic tunes all topped with outbursts of hardcore energy and lyrics that could win you a PhD. You can chill, break your heart, bang your head against the wall and gain a degree, all in one album. Now that is a record you can devour! I hear elements of Flaming Lips and Bikini Atoll in the atmospherics, the unmistakable jolts and splutters of At the Drive-In and hints of Albini in their post hardcore mesh. What you have here is a complex hardcore album that you can get your teeth into." - Damn Pest

"Settlefish returns with The Plural Of The Choir after their already amazing debut. The music is really quality rock with mathy and unique parts thrown in. I'd say friends of Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Braid, Joan Of Arc and Cursive should give this amazing band a try. My favorite songs are The Barnacle Beach and The Second Week Of Summer. Good stuff!" - Dance Of Days

"With The Plural Of The Choir, Settlefish have furthered their already solid brand of indie rock. At times, the band is upbeat and quirky. In other cases, they sound melodic and crafty. Still, whatever style they choose comes out sounding fresh and unique. Their combination of upbeat tracks with a vintage feeling and relaxing tracks with a melodic tone gives this disc an added edge of diversity. When things are said and done, The Plural Of The Choir is a record that conveys many moods. It can make you think, it can make you relax, it can make you mov, or it can simply just be heard as a great piece of work from Settlefish." - Acclaimed Punk

"Settlefish has returned with The Plural Of The Choir, sounding as unconventional and interesting as ever. If the band's debut was difficult to define because of the variety, the task gets even harder on The Plural Of Choir; all fifteen songs present a different identity and multiple influences. The common denominator is the presence of melody. Whether it's under layered guitars or under Jonathan Clancy's moody vocals, melody is the most important element in Settlefish's music. The Plural Of The Choir is a convincing blend of cohesive and unconventional rock music and Settlefish has made yet another step forward." - Save Your Scene

"Settlefish's latest offering is quite wonderful. The Plural Of The Choir is a warm, varied and extremely inventive thirty-nine minutes that is easily the band's finest release. This record is so diverse and worthy of attention from anyone who enjoys good indie rock. Although not especially poppy, there are lots of sing along choruses as well as slower, more introspective moments (check Kissing Is Chaos and The Marriage Funeral Man). Many of the lyrics are quite melancholy and regretful, but there's always this unwavering feeling of hope and positivity that shines through the songs that makes it such a fun album to listen to. Comparisons are difficult and probably unrewarding for an album as good as this, but I'll throw one in: early Q and Not U. The Plural Of The Choir is a very unique album that is over before you want it to be and just demands you to play it through again. Excellent, excellent stuff." - Collective

"Settlefish managed to surprise me with their debut, but The Plural Of The Choir goes a lot further than its predecessor. Think of a mix of At The Drive-In's urgency and Pavement's nonchalance. It sounds like a strange combination but Settlefish pulls it off. Songs like Kissing Is Chaos, Oh Well and Two Cities, Two Growths remind me of a time not so long ago when emo wasn't a watered down version of the original. To me, Settlefish is the embodiment of what Deep Elm stands for: passionate, quirky and honest music. They're not inventing a new genre but rather trying out different approaches to an existing formula. The result is a beautiful album filled with turbulent soundscapes that are carried in a great way by vocalist Jonathan Clancy." - Punk Rock Theory

"Intelligent, vocal and with a sound that draws as much from the pool of European noise pop as it does from the glowing embers of American post hardcore, Settlefish's The Plural Of The Choir is a bold, audacious groundswell of the quintet's rich creative juices. Opening with the haunting mini-epic Kissing Is Chaos - a song that takes its cues from the shifting sonics and subtle repetition of a fledgling Mogwai - this record slowly unfurls its wings to unearth a band pushing the hardcore formula to breaking point. In places the genre's atypical rage and bile has been replaced by a matured and thoughtful intimacy that couples quite splendidly with some truly exceptional displays of songwriting. More a puzzle than an album, if ever hardcore was looking for pioneers to lead it from stale self-repetition they needn't look further than Settlefish." - Noyz

"Taking major strides forward from their debut, Settlefish teams with producer Brian Deck for an album in The Plural Of The Choir whose technical edge and conceptual lyrics don't stand in the way of its easy enjoyment. They simply add to it, which is more than most of indie's hipster crowd ever achieved. Settlefish unravels songs whose chiming guitars and loping dynamics hide songs with depths far more compelling than standard-issue indie-rock gimmicks. Although rumbling drums and shouted vocals give Oh Well a punch, it belies the intricacy of the songwriting. Blinded by Noise channels freaked-out angular guitars and bursts of percussive drum rolls, but underneath the din sits a quietly melodic rocker. Others like To The North and The Barnacle Beach show off angular guitars descended through a few twists and turns from the Cap'n Jazz wellspring. The Plural Of The Choir isn't the flashiest or most immediate album you'll run across, but that's its charm. Rather than trade pop accessibility for its convoluted arrangements, Settlefish opts for introverted, though often energetic, tunes that deliver what indie rock was created for: smart-alecky charms, good-natured hooks and the brains to match them together." - Aversion

"Settlefish have always been a favorite of mine since appearing on Emo Diaries Chapter 9. With it's latest release, The Plural Of The Choir, the band has truly outdone itself. Only three tracks deep and we gave the nod to move it to our possible best-of 2005 list. Settlefish enlisted the help of Brian Deck to capture their sound as it was meant to be heard; every layer, guitar echo, throaty pine of poetic distress is elegantly captured here. However, Deck is secondary to the actual music. The Plural Of The Choir portrays the strifes of an ended relationship and the hope that can arise. All this is masterfully captured with the most inventive guitar interplay, atmospheric drumming illusions and vocal pleas since Appleseed Cast's Low Level Owl. There's stomping, clicks, banging, shouting, beautiful choruses and at times they had me wanting to hurl my fist in the air. The artwork by Tae Won Yu is excellent, and reflects the dreamy urgency of the record. The Plural Of The Choir leaves you so fulfilled, yet you really want more. This is a must have." - Crooked Camera

"Anyone who caught Settlefish on their last UK trek would attest to them being an entertaining live proposition, and this promise is fulfilled, and then some on The Plural Of The Choir. Sounding like a car crash between At The Drive-In and Pavement, before being pulled from the wreckage by the Ivory Coast, it's an eclectic blend of hardcore and post-rock that soothes as much as it screams. From the epic opener of Kissing Is Chaos to the off-kilter train of consciousness of The Barnacle Beach, Settlefish infuse each twist and turn with bags of personality and style." - Big Cheese

"Settlefish is able to create layers of melodic texture on The Plural Of The Choir with its ability to vary between subtle and driving song dynamics, taking cues from such indie rock stalwarts as Red Stars Theory, 764-Hero and Modest Mouse. Shifting between moments of minimal guitar arpeggios, fluid jazz-like bass leanings, lush vocals, ringing guitar jabs as well as noisy whirlwinds of distortion and short bouts of shouted vocals, Settlefish create balance in their songs' composition. Their greatest strength may be the ability to not milk each song's hook to death. The end result is a long lasting appeal. The Plural Of The Choir is a joyful exercise in emotional, sonic melodic longing that will be revisited by anyone who wants to believe that indie rock still has a vibrant pulse." - Under The Volcano

"Don't rest on your laurels too long during the feedback-laden intro on Settlefish's latest, The Plural Of The Choir. Soon enough they burst through like a blooming flower in spring rearing its head for all to appreciate. Produced by Brian Deck, responsible for Modest Mouse's ground breaking The Moon And Antarctica, Settlefish just may reach the pinnacle that the aforementioned group reached last year. Settlefish's brand of poignant music stirs the melting pot of indie rock with the same spoon that so many vitally important indie rockers have used before. Their home in Italy will be proud to know that they have produced one of the purveyors of layered dissonance, unafraid of the consequences that The Plural Of The Choir may pose to the idea of pop." - Smother

"Every once in a while, a record comes along that is fresh and invigorating, breathing life into a world where music means nothing any more. The Plural Of The Choir is challenging, interesting and mature: a record that makes you think, almost drifting off with the jazzy interludes that Settlefish create. It suffers from none of the genre restrictions that so many bands seem to tie themselves down to. When a band like Settlefish comes along and forcibly rips up the rule book and does things their way, you have to marvel at it. Tracks such as Kissing Is Chaos sweep majestically from the haunting atmospherics of guitar feedback, through to Clancy's vocals which inspire and drift, taking you on a musical journey. I've listened to this album on repeat for hours and hours while thinking of how to pen this review, and I've never thought once to change it, skip a track or God forbid switch it off. The Plural Of The Choir has inspired me to go out and find exciting new music again...and if music has the ability to help pull you out of a rut, then that surely has to be a massive compliment to Settlefish." - Punktastic

"The Plural Of The Choir is a fifteen track masterpiece about love, loss and friendship. The most original part of Settlefish is the vocal ability of Jonathan Clancy, who is able to put real feelings and emotion into the words, making you feel what he's singing like it's your own personal experience. Without trying to hype it too much, I do believe this is one of the five best records that Deep Elm ever released." - Truepunk

"Settlefish impressed me with their last Deep Elm effort, but The Plural Of The Choir shows they've grown...and in a good direction too. The record is a more streamlined, while even letting in a few more influences. Kissing is Chaos goes from an almost-shoegazer lullaby to a catchy power pop number. Oh Well kicks in the familiar At the Drive-In-esque sound I found on their debut. The Marriage Funeral Man is the perfect blend of everything mentioned thus far. Blinded By Noise is a nod to either Sonic Youth or Drive Like Jehu...I can't decide. Two Cities, Two Growths is indescribable; it's just a great song. We Please The Night, Drama closes out the record with an epic, emo heart-tugger." - Feast Of Hate And Fear

"Settlefish's latest, The Plural Of The Choir, offers maturity and diversity and is the kind of album any band wishing to describe themselves as indie rock would love to make. From the opener, the gently building Kissing Is Chaos, it's clear we are witness to something special. Songs are built and stripped, pushed and pulled so just when you think you've worked it out, it all changes. They can be angular and tense or gentle and haunting. In some ways The Plural Of The Choir is a concept album: Jonathan Clancy's way of exorcising and reflecting on elements of his life after the breakdown of a relationship. This allows us to hear an honest album peppered with regret, joy, longing and bitterness. In short, this is the sound of a band creating something unique and inventive." - Tasty

"The Plural Of The Choir from Settlefish is a glorious reminder of times when emo wasn't a dirty word; happy times which may return if more bands concentrated on making complex, heartfelt music like this instead of brainless commercial cack. Things get off to an awesome start with the epic Kissing Is Chaos, building from hushed, sweeping drones to an anthemic climax which sounds like the Appleseed Cast playing a gig on Mars. Over the course of the next fourteen tracks, Settlefish map out a highly engaging musical journey which flits from short bursts of beauty, Modest Mouse / Les Savy Fav style ranting and further space emo odysseys like The Second Week Of Summer. There's not a dull moment on this record which is packed full of cool, intricate guitar interplay, passionate vocals and interesting song arrangements. The Plural Of The Choir is a top-drawer piece of work which breaths new life into a dying genre." - Static Domain

"Where Settlefish's debut was a roller coaster of abrasive, yet introspective edginess, The Plural Of The Choir kicks off in a more sedate, exploratory manner. The opener follows a ponderous, meandering path before exploding into the kind of action normally associated with the band. Oh Well is a rumbling nugget of fiery passion while The Barnacle Beach is possessed with an infectious, breezy sense of joie de vivre. A riff that might not have seemed out of place for At The Drive-In introduces the marvelous It Was Bliss, insistent and powerful. If Settlefish have learned anything in the two years between records, it's that it's possible to take a more measured approach to songwriting and still convey the message and emotion intended. The final track is a mini epic, building from a quiet piano-based melody, leaving you anticipating a promised explosion, winding itself around an instrumental section, teasing and tormenting until we reach the summit, at which point Settlefish have crafted an all-encompassing soundscape. Suddenly, breathlessly, it is over. The Plural Of The Choir fades to quiet, leaving behind some discordant, echoing notes and a sense of overwhelming exhilaration. This record represents a more developed sound for Settlefish, one of Deep Elm's finest bands. The Plural Of The Choir combines elegant artistry with a raw sense of urgency and lends a recently-missing sense of credibility to overtly emotional music." - Alternative Nation

"Complex, progressive rock...Settlefish tunes on The Plural Of The Choir are simultaneously harsh and calming. The band play an unfamiliar brand of rock music, and while there are enough familiar threads to latch onto, there are just as many strange and foreign ingredients in the mix. Propelled by the lyrics and vocals of front man Jonathan Clancy, the songs on The Plural of the Choir are anything but obvious and ordinary. The rhythms and bass lines are particularly tasty, providing a solid foundation for the musical gymnastics. Clever mental rockers include Kissing Is Chaos, Sparrow You Will Fly, Ice In The Origin and We Please The Night, Drama. Intriguing material." - Babysue

Kissing Is Chaos when mouths hit the borders. a thin leap of red sin. lips split decisions. made a long time ago. make beliefs be used on our arms. take what feels right on this side of the ocean. when mouths hit the borders. a thin leap of red sin. lips split decisions. made a long time ago. make beliefs be used on our arms. take what feels right on this side of the ocean. my objectivity reaches air type consistance. grains of sense disappear into nothing. convinced by a summer. by a fall. by a day. by a night. an evening i was on the grace of your tonight. it takes a million afternoons. to learn to deal with. make beliefs be used on. take what feels right on this side of the ocean. i defy. i defy. i defy those skills. as the rose declined who got left. behind those sudden tracks disabled. sudden words inhaled. our love died young. as the rose declined who got left. behind those sudden tracks disabled. sudden words inhaled. our love died young Oh Well oh hold on i just hit a man. no that is me that is falling. did you think that once we were spared. from this evil witch encounter. the sooner the sooner. you killed her you killed her. the singular thesis. the plural of the choir. the time we learn to struggle. the singular thesis. the plural of the choir. the time we learn to struggle to struggle to struggle. oh hold on i just hit a man. no that is me that is falling. did you think that once we were spared. from this evil witch encounter. the sooner the sooner. you killed her you killed her. oh hold on i just hit a man. no that is me that is falling. did you think that once we were spared. from this evil witch encounter. one hundred more deaths now. one hundred more deaths now The Barnacle Beach well i was 8 and the barnacle beach looked like the right adventure. for me for me. i shuffled the log not knowing i would roll further. i'd rather fall then watch the goldest shiver down on my spine. i was prepared. but the ocean. by the ocean. that's the afternoon i spent at beddis. i was 8. i was 9. i was 10 on the south coast of the west wing west wing. and we laughed and we laughed and we laughed and we cared. in the morning time. hopscotch around the yard. hopscotch around the yard. hopscotch around the yard. hopscotch around the yard. the barnacle beach looked like the right adventure for me this time. i shuffled the log not knowing i would fall further this time. the west the coldest. shiver must be my spine. so i was saved by the ocean. that's the afternoon i spent at beddis. we can can. yeah can can. we were so young and beautiful. yeah i truly believe we were. we were so young and beautiful. yeah i. i truly. i truly. i truly believe we were. so we were. literally. literally. literally. literally. hopscotch around the yard. hopscotch around the yard. hopscotch around the yard. yeah hopscotch around the yard. and it all just felt like pleasing fiction Getting The Clicks Out Of Our Hearts (instrumental) It Was Bliss! is there really any other move to be suggested. darling darling darling. salvation. did you mention to kindred spirits. that walked beyond you. the other. the other day. our house is a landmark. our house is a landmark. our house is a landmark. our house is a landmark. and you say and i say we all say. pleasure today. forget to convey all that passion. cause oh oh oh hide the smiles for the evening. cause we do do keep the smiles for later. that's really how it should be. that's really how it should be. taste for all and taste for all and taste for all and taste for all. how did we manage to stay together for such a long time. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss. it was bliss The Marriage Funeral Man did you notice me at the funeral. i wore those noisy shoes. had that red shirt just to be laughed at and deciphered. maybe that's why the priest glanced and said. hey son. you're the next in line. i'll marry you tonight and then you'll just be fine. (i answered). hell no. actually i said hell that's not right. words you spell are obstacles for like minded divine. i put slippers on to slip a bit more quietly. cause hey those clouds are coming up and i thought this was all about your death and not me. all the schemes are lighting up our souls tonight. uh uh uh uh. all the schemes are lighting up our souls tonight. uh uh uh uh. all the schemes are lighting up our souls tonight! uh uh uh uh. all the schemes are lighting up our souls tonight. uh uh uh uh. did you ever ever ever ever ever ever ever see a man that came to a funeral. decided to get married and then left. all his things had this one special. vision that he thought he could complete. (returned to his family). oh what a big. what a big. what a big defeat. (did he ever ever ever ever envision all this would happen i really really hope he had a plan b to fall back on. i know i would) To The North sophisticated sons be good don't turn to evil. i'm sorry to insist. don't worry don't worry. you can win. you can win. you can win. for the better part of life. hunted by the assasins. ready to starve. blankets all ages. all season. all dawns. all nights. were bear on the cheeks or better. on the finger-tips. as the ants got back in line. we rearranged our things our things. to the north to the north to the north to the north. (as the ants got back in line). ditch your sons let the glory ring out. ditch your sons let the glory ring out. we are headed there alone. we are headed there alone Sparrow You Will Fly look at the sparrow. he is often flying low. looking for companionship. in the world below. [the water now is over. our hands cannot be washed. raise your arms up high.to the beauty in the sea]. on a hill. look up in time. and sing for real. sing for real Blinded By Noise and as our backs dripped dirt. we prepare for tragedy. your hand in. your hand in l.a. (loose ambitions). it reeks so insecure [drizzle assorted blood. assorted mind]. these paper. these paper. these paper stains are for real. we're blissed by bliss. blinded by noise. we're blissed by bliss. (already already). blinded by noise. (already already). 21. 20-2. 26. arose. gasp. this haze. decide to be cinematically televised. we're looked upon as a scheme to discover. paul shuffled needs that took time to resolve. we couldn't ask. we couldn't ask. my tentative line says friction oh friction. we're looked upon as a scheme to discover. paul shuffled needs that took time to resolve. sounds fine sounds fine sounds fine sounds fine. your way your way your way your way. we're looked upon as a scheme to discover. we face the jury absolving all lovers. on time on time on time on time. a new life a new life a new life The Second Week Of Summer did you not measure a syncopated wire. this morning between us. i was sure it was almost there. oh hey. this maybe is our summer. or maybe it's our nature. we run as fast as we can. we're trying not to loose our heads. we run as fast as we can. we keep on holding the same same breath. this worthless time i waste. keep selling out my headache. well because i only measured. sparse sounds like breathing and blush[es]. we left that town on the second week of summer. we missed out on every little detail. we tasted we tasted we tasted. a few laughs cannot put us together. we left that town on the second week of summer. so thoughtful. we tasted. so thoughtful. so thoughtful. we tasted on on on. do you know what i did. do you know where i've been since. the regions i touched. after that second week of summer Two Cities, Two Growths dualize cities as double gestures. enter mannequin. talk real slow. manifest potential. on the day it happens. we shall overcome. two growths taste sweet when they're one. two growths taste sweet when they're one. two growths taste sweet when they're one. i [what what what what what air]. [tear on such honesty level do i memoir memoir can't it be]. we cannot decide entirely. or at least today. as single crisis units move. i guess it seems solved. consequential is the touching. the vanishing decandence. the irregular transformation. into lonely self-efficiency. as frightened smiles meet terror struck veins. the liberty black flies open into safer ground. the influential expressions. the compromising technique. we can't. we can't we can't we can't let go. we can. we can Rooms (instrumental) Ice In The Origin it was ice in the origin. not to far from that one deepest sin. give a chance to endulge within. yeah but our hands they wash everything. i'll start walking alone today. through the nest where i used to play. along lines that kind of spell betray. did you pray. did you pray. did you pray. oh rest assured. few months don't mean much. unless you figure out i've been touched. cause we traded stories the other day (o-kay). and then it seemed like we shouldn't stay (oh no). cause we traded stories the other day (o-kay). it was blisters but yeah they all seem to fade. oh rest assured. few months don't mean much. few months don't mean much. by the sadness that's contaged this land. or the warmth i get when i play when i play in this band. cause we traded stories the other day (o-kay). and then it seemed like we shouldn't stay (oh no). cause we traded stories the other day (o-kay). it was blisters but yeah they all seem to fade. cause we traded stories the other day (o-kay). and then it seemed like we shouldn't stay (oh no). cause we traded stories the other day (o-kay). it was blisters but yeah they all seem to fade Girl Understanding Song i want a girl that only i can understand We Please The Night, Drama on that right intro-life level out. we please the night. as long as it is long as us right. we please the night. the second that second our feet set out. the dark the dark the dark is coming. as the face gets washed down by the dawn. a newer look. looks less fatherly. that's what i call to please. the seagulls have left the shore on their own. will they remember that gift next year. or will they just not never come back. dancing was gone by spring. i guess i should have thought more or though less. the sign of art decaying. dancing was classic by may. yeah i'm sure it was that own month. oh fortune cried today. those stars are two deaths. and those deaths are two stars. we can laugh at the government. as long as it is long as tonight. no worries no menace. just scripts. shady overview over looking. everyone is still standing. the drama drama drama. oh god