Watch the World Unfold

from The Songs We Sing Along the Way [2016 Album] by Gaelynn Lea

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Just 6 months after winning NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest and traveling the country with Tiny Desk On The Road, Duluth violinist and vocalist Gaelynn Lea is releasing a new 6-track EP, "The Songs We Sing Along the Way". This recording is a blend of Lea's original songs (including a compelling new version the Tiny Desk Contest winning number, "Someday We'll Linger in the Sun"), traditional fiddle tunes, and even her own poetry.

Lea identifies equally as a songwriter and a fiddler, so much like her debut solo album "All the Roads that Lead Us Home" (2015) she constructed this EP to be a winding exploration of both art forms. She once again utilizes a looping pedal to layer the sounds from her violin, developing a meditative sonic landscape that creates a kind of mental journey for the listener.

Unlike Gaelynn's solo album, which was extremely minimalist in its approach (Gaelynn's violin and vocals were the only sounds on the album), this time Gaelynn Lea chose to collaborate with Minneapolis songwriter, guitarist and percussionist Alan Church (BBGUN, Al Church and State). He skillfully added texture and color to each track as they improvised together in The Pearl Recording Studio in the Twin Cities.

This self-produced project was recorded and mixed by Zachary Hollander and mastered by Robert Hadley. Gaelynn Lea hopes this EP will provide her new, wider audience with a sense hope - these are personal tracks that speak to the often-messy human experience - and an appreciation of what the violin can do and has done for hundreds of years.

lyrics

Pushing up, pushing up
Through the dirt just like a seed
But you’re never quite a flower
You feel more just like a weed

Driving through, driving through
You want to know where you are going
But the windshield’s always dirty
And you never get to see

What makes you think that you’ll ever get there?
What makes you think you deserve to know?
Who are you really, are you so important?
Take a look around and watch the world unfold
Watch the world unfold, watch the world unfold

Need advice, need advice
You have no clue what you’re doing
Moral compass it is spinning
And identity unhinged

Where to turn, where to turn?
There are so many opinions
And they’re all a little different
And the outlook’s getting dim

What makes you think that you’ll ever get there?
What makes you think you deserve to know?
Who are you really, are you so important?
Take a look around and watch the world unfold
Watch the world unfold, watch the world unfold

Pushing up, pushing up
Through the dirt just like a seed
But you’re never quite a flower
You feel more just like a weed

credits

from The Songs We Sing Along the Way [2016 Album], released August 15, 2016
Gaelynn Lea: Lyrics, Music, Violin and Vocals
Alan Church: Guitar

Zachary Hollander at The Pearl Recording Studio: Recording and Mixing
Robert Hadley at the Mastering Lab: Mastering
Shawn Stigsell at Stigsell Creative: Album Art

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Gaelynn Lea Duluth, Minnesota

Gaelynn Lea is a haunting violinist and songwriter from Northern Minnesota.

She won NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest in 2016 and has been touring nationally & internationally ever since.

Gaelynn is also a disability rights advocate and public speaker. ... more

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