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Welcome?

by Wylie Something

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1.
Punishment 01:53
lyrics
Sit with me and drink a beer or 6 12 15 A lot We don’t have to worry bout setting alarms Cuz i cant sleep past 8 Anyways Its good thing (You know) But i don’t like it (It shows) In the red of my eyes On morning train rides 8:15 8:45 9:06 9:19 I am not present in this moment Punish me 6 12 15 A lot Too much Not Enough Melt Enough
2.
I Have Cash 02:39
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Find someone with some bounce their step I am flat-footed at best busted bottles been layin in the yard I want to stumble, cut my hands Force some change, Substantial it could last Commit a bit to the good life Would like to keep singin’ if i can But the last words i wrote were halfassed "To want is to have And i can I have cash" Is the worst thing i have addressed Do the music folks force their struggle? I suppose I wouldnt know Broken bottles, Better sweep them
3.
Idle Hands 01:07
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Idle hands Got me bitin' on my fingernails Idle hands Got me listenin' to old voicemails Idle hands Got me grippin' two forties Idle hands Got me pickin' scabs til theyre bloody Saints of today (GO ON) Theyre dabbling in all sorts of art Straight archiving the process from the start Ohhhh its for the public ya know (I do) (So do I) Wait a minute tho No sense of surprise No sustainable reprise Gotta wait for the 10 year anniversary Thinkpieces galore Validate? But yr not sure Gotta wait for the 10 year anniversary IDLE HANDS I MIGHT Idle hands Left me blanker than a white sheet Idle hands Dried me out slicker than some quik-crete Idle hands Stuck me tougher than a gum seat Idle hands Broke me and beat me IDLE HANDS I MIGHT IDLE HANDS THEY'RE SEIZIN' UP NOT PLAYIN ANYMORE YA KNOW I MIGHT IDLE HANDS? CUT OFF THE HANDS CUT OFF THE HANDS CUT OFF THE HANDS
4.
Heel 02:23
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Thank you sir but I’ll play the heel I know you’d like to see that Getting hot 'round the ears Grind the filter underneath Slip away Thank you sir but I’ll play the heel Won’t let ‘em tell me nothing Know i am here Know that im pure of heart or something, something something.. something... Someone said to me "There’s two people in this whole dumb world-- are you creator or destroyer?" Are you?
5.
If a Body a Temple 03:02
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Ignored my body Oh my body is nothing but silly putty Left her in the sun to melt If my body is my temple Then it's an aztec one with ancient ritual Sacrifice to forget Crumble with grace You don't need it anyways When the rent's due You don't have time to pay attention Or any mind to the highways and the pleas of your common man Pay dues to the decay Its neverending Just trying to find a pleasant place of acceptance Body says "ok" Brick to the temple Building the shrine Brick to the temple Building the shrine I can see it In the distance My body I can almost feel it Way out on the flats A couple miles On the horizon I've been dreaming bout my body Today, yesterday and last Deliverance For the temple Brick to the brick to the brick to the brick to the
6.
Beg 03:41
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It’s a disappointment out there When your feet hit the pavement But the night is fair to the ones who hold no expectations Hey no more scrappin in the streets beggin’ to bleed Pissing blood on the streets in between the next hole that you want to fall into You ever wake up with eyes crusted over? Smile plastered feelin’ older driftin’ into stasis But its not complacent though You know what you’re doing to you
7.
Special Jake // Brain Deflate 03:44
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I wanna hit a chord that breaks my face I wanna burn a hole in my brain I got that special feeling I wanna drop thru a subway grate I wanna run into a window pane I got that special feeling I wanna fuck in a pool of mud I wanna get sucked under a bus I got that special feeling // When im debased Brain deflate I'm a tire swing over the crick Watch me lilt Watch me swing Sherbert melting in the rain A puddle sits Flavors mixed Stillwater skim makes way for eggs Then they hatch An insect plague Dang swarm went and ate up all the land A lil hiss, followed by a patch Tire to swing Rubber burned out at last Brain deflate I'm a tire swing flingin' folks out over the crick
8.
Museum pt ii 02:58
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Bucked up and went to the museum Dusted off tokens but i couldn't use em Walked there instead, did a lot of "thinking" But not the good kind, a spiral staircase Descended down thru the hindu exhibit Ol knives, sculptures, scripture left me trippin Place me among some ancient carvings An artifact Inside a crystal case De-sex myself Celibate for a minute Hell yes I impress myself Cerebral for a second Hot mess Stupidly walking away Now I'm on the run, stoned, buzzed, and curbed I let the daemons in They fill me with such verve Been a lil while since ive been Spiritual Yet lackadaisacal De-sex myself Celibate for a minute Hell yes I impress myself Cerebral for a second Hot mess Stupidly walking away Not so fluidly walking away
9.
Greener Acres 01:48
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Aw man, i stripmined myself again scraping the surface ad nauseam What happened to a sense of self Aw man, guilt complex again And i haven't let the pasture reset Not much self left to protect Let it rest Ya know there’s not much to forget You will be whole With time getting old Conditions? mildly livable Traditions? update the rituals Prohibition? tuck away the chemicals Sedition? purge the residual Give the plot some time to amend
10.
Roll On, Lil Dream 04:20
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I dream of peace I didn't mean to set you up A sideways thumb From the caesar in the stands Beyond in the mist Its an impasse I'll accept it either way I dream of death I'll let ya pour the gasoline I'd like to sit in it Let it steep and skin But i know i won't follow it to the conclusion But its nice to think When so many days could be the best days Gum snappin out on the streets Hues of red, orange, and yellow blare Back of my eyelids and i swear to you that The lights will change with my soul in mind I am a sunburned king my eyes are shut tight Skimmin' cracks, pebbles, truncated domes. My board is cotton and my eyes are closed Don't you know I'm rollin' baby Roll on dumb lil dream
11.
Resentment 02:20
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Let’s take a second and talk ‘bout resentment Or not It's exhausting I got nothing But hey do you ever See yourself in the people you pass? You know i do Sometimes i don’t like it But it keeps me mindful and true Telltale signs That i could never write enough lines That i truly believe That show you, me That control how You see me Do you still wanna talk about resentment Or not? It's exhausting

about

“Welcome?” walks a line between self-destruction and self-help. It's a slapboxing match between guilt complexes, mood swings, and living too hard.

The photo for the album art was a self-portrait taken somewhere in Maryland after I had run outta gas with a friend’s stolen car in summer 2019. I was in the midst of a manic upswing and I thought I was on a spiritual scavenger hunt where I had to drive to New Orleans down US 1 to play jazz. If the album’s name is “Welcome?”, it’s an invitation to stop and look.

Luckily, that mess all subsided—but these songs still existed in the aftermath. Getting diagnosed with bipolar disorder put things in perspective too. These songs live in an unmedicated state—prone to the extremes of the ups and downs without much ledge to grab onto. There’s a real desperation that I was unaware of until getting ready to put out this album—and it drives home the point of this project. If anything, I’m just thankful I had the friends, family, and resources who helped me make it out alive.

This is a collection of songs during a stretch from 2017 to 2018 where I was working my first full time job and things were a wild balancing act. Most of these songs act as mantras trying to bring about change when my mentals were slipping. If it weren’t for Brandon Schlia and Steak and Cake Records, I probably would have just autonomously combusted.

We started working on these songs in December 2018 during a three day long recording session. Tracking live with Brandon’s versatility and dynamics on drums fleshed out the demos to a place we weren’t expecting. Then, once the vocals and overdubs process hit, that’s when the songs’ form really started to take place. My favorite moments come in the subtlety of a one-off bass fill like in Museum pt ii or in the panning of the “CUT OFF THE HANDS” vox in Idle Hands or in the delay pedal swell of Heel. This is an album filled with little easter eggs—made by some music NERDS.

I never expected to be able to put together a full album like this, so eternal shoutouts to Brandon Schlia for pushing me to keep grinding on these songs ’til they became their own lil worlds. Also, the amount of knowledge and ideas he brought into the recording and mixing phases was mind-blowing—we were somehow able to make OUR version of the album—trading off on guitar and synth overdubs until it felt complete.

Finally, a lot of friggin’ hours went into mastering this album with the master Jack Tael who had to deal with my abstract ways of expressing how a part should sound: “crashing into a pool… tasting the bass… the solo needs to sound like a salamander looks…” and he absolutely put the finishing gloss on this project.

“Welcome?” has been a labor of love and I’m beyond excited for you to meet it.

credits

released February 15, 2020

Steak and Cake Records + LIPS Records
steakandcakerecords.bandcamp.com
lipsrecords.bandcamp.com
December 2018 - April 2019
Songs written by Jacob Smolinski

vox/guitar/synths - Jacob Smolinski
drums/bass/guitar - Brandon Schlia
slide guitar - Nick Randall on Heel

Engineered at Curlys Studios + the Dojo ii
Produced and Mixed by Brandon Schlia
Mastered by Jack Tael

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Wylie Something Buffalo, New York

rust belt dreamin' since 2014

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