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Be Longing

by Odd Moniker

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Paul Rocker I listened to Trust Issues on repeat 99 times one time while I was running. Loopholes should be the opening track of OM's Greatest Hits album. Hint Hint. Disassociate is just a gem. Favorite track: TRUST ISSUES.
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    "Be Longing" is the 3rd release by Odd Moniker. Initially conceived as the first of three 'mini albums' (AKA an EP), this album began with a series of edited drum loops and iPhone-produced beats. All songs were written and tracked spontaneously in one week during the recording process itself, which was the first time I'd committed to this songwriting approach for an entire album session since experimenting with it on a few songs from my previous album "Part Time". As for the initial 'mini album' idea, the second EP eventually became "Weaknesses" which was written and recorded in a similar fashion later that same year.
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1.
TRUST ISSUES 02:45
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Someone's gone and left you feeling down Who do you trust now?? When you know that no one is around Do you always come unwound?? Who do you trust now?? People sharpen tongues to cut like knives Who can say if they're right?? Until you know just who is on your side Do not dare turn off the lights... Cuz the darkness don't only come at night
2.
LOOPHOLES 04:09
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You are in the red Listen to your heart Open up your head Knots are tied too tight Shake your loopholes loose There are other ways around Don't let your defenses down All my thoughts arraigned No one is to blame Shake your carpets out Everything has changed Time is never on your side Watch your troubles multiply
3.
DISASSOCIATE 04:06
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Hold me to the flames and I don't burn But when you say my name why does it hurt? Puncturing our hearts so they won't burst Then arguing about who did it first Disassociate, don't agitate my misery All I want is for these mangled hearts of ours to beat Turn your back and I won't feel a thing But when you say my name why does it sting? Closing doors you used to leave open Picturing the way it could have been Disassociate, don't agitate my misery All I want is for these mangled hearts of ours to beat
4.
THE EARNESTNESS OF BEING IMPORTANT 03:49
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You are something You are different Grow your hair out That's the spirit! Do your time and Make some money Drink until you're Feeling funny Why the long face? It's just heartbreak Tear down posters Count your mistakes Sell your old records Don't know much better I'm afraid
5.
THE LUDDITE 02:25
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You know, you put me on the spot I haven't really thought about it all that much But you don't know how good you got When a button press is all you need to heat things up And now we've got remote controls That make the wheels on our cars roll Satellites and mobile phones Laughing out loud, you say it's never good enough But now the lights are always on But everybody's gone...it's easy losing touch And though I haven't given up This luddite's only got the means to mess it up
6.
RESIN DAYS 03:30
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I've been wasting too much sweat Trying to save what I got left Racing thoughts around my head Lying sleepless in my bed I wanna know, where does it all go? Blown into smoke... (These are the resin days) I've been laying wide awake Haunted by this bellyache Seeking solace once again Running low on medicine Divvy up, count it down Taking stock, pass it round Light it up, suck in down Hold it in, blow it out I wanna know, where does it all go? Blown into smoke... (These are the resin days)

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Written and recorded in my bedroom in one week in March 2011, procrastinated/mixed over several more.

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released March 30, 2011

Odd Moniker plays everything you hear*, which includes a clock, a coat hanger and an iPhone.

*Drum samples on tracks 4 and 6 played/generously donated by Stephen Elliott

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