"full of subtle richness...the sound simmers with patient rhythms, its cryptic tone vacillating between welcoming and strange, never quite settling into either." —Various Small Flames
"evocative and soul-stirring" —Wax Vinyl Records
lyrics
Come to a tunnel
Hello, tunnel
Hello
Walk off the road
And climb, and climb, and fall into a hole
Come to a man
He is a man like you
Say to this man, "do you remember me?"
And he'll say "ooo
My oldest friend, I've missed you
I've been so dark and strange but
I was dreaming"
Can you save this man?
He doesn't seem to know
If you think you can, then climb
Then go
Then crawl, then climb, then go
Then go
credits
released August 4, 2023
Music and lyrics by Em Spel (Emma Hospelhorn)
Produced by Emma Hospelhorn and Brian Deck at Narwhal Studios, Chicago IL
Additional Engineering and Production by Wesley Reno
Additional flutes and electronics recorded at Emma's home in Chicago, IL
Mastered by Murat Çolak
Performed by:
Em Spel — vocals, flutes, electronics, bass guitar
Jesse Langen - Acoustic Guitar
V.V. Lightbody — Electric Guitar
Mabel Kwan — Synthesizer
Eric Ridder — Drums
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