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By The Numbers (feat. Katie Wayne & KT Lamond)

from Essays for Anthems by Alright Already

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“Alright, now listen up; I want this thing to go smooth, and by the numbers”

Let’s get it underway, hail the antenna array
Among the conifers and standing strange on the crest of a mountain
Range, find the yellow line, bisect the vena cava with this knife
Sleek and steel with four wheels and x-ray vision
Make the incision

Bury the needle in the nave of a crumbling steeple
Circumnavigate the Great Lakes
We will terraform and do it all by the numbers

Dictate a great escape, spell out the days and days,
Away and getting further, closer now to the bears and the border
Patrol a polluted shore, forget to try to earn an encore
Remember we’ve encumbered a cub reporter
Stop the recorder

I don’t care what you told her
This interview’s over; we’ve all said our piece
Somehow there’s been no relief

So bury the hatchet in the back of a tattered atlas
Circumscribe the destination
If we’re terrified we’ll do it all by the numbers

Under the gun in the middle of the 401
When the wipers quit you jumped ship
But we’ll still go down and do it all

In the convex reflection of a tanker truck
The lines move away from us
The miles are stripped away
We retrace our steps

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from Essays for Anthems, released September 1, 2023
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Sean MacGillivray
Additional vocals by Katie Wayne & KT Lamond
Mastered by J. Lapointe for Archive Mastering

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Alright Already Halifax, Nova Scotia

Literary, angular 12-string electric anthems which seek to agitate rather than soothe. Midwest emo guitar and pop-punk rhythm, too complicated for punk but too simple for prog. Dylan Mombourquette and AJ Boutilier provide the critical backbone for Sean MacGillivray's rhythmic compositions. "Essays for Anthems" arrives September 1st 2023 and features guest vocalists from across the spectrum. ... more

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