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L A T E R

by Drunken Palms

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1.
Loop 5 (Now We Can Speak Louder) 05:07
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I'll come back around All because you're mine, All because you're mine You're the place I call home, But it's far from my desires So far from my desires Lift these feet off the ground I've got more than one disguise I'm adrift but I can fly Follow lights, follow sounds There is color in my eyes Let me hold onto this fire Let the right ones in, let me feed from their fires Let the right ones know I'm more willing to try Let the right ones in, let me feed from their fires Let the right ones know that... Now we can speak louder Found a place in my head Where my memories fuel the fires But the silence won't expire Can I ever come home? I've got sickness in my eyes I've had dreams where I have died
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s/t 04:57
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I don't know what we're going for But I won't say no, I won't say no, I won't say no When the stars come out You know, we know Nothing can kill this now My old soul won't let go When the stars come out You know I feel good Nothing can kill this now My old soul won't let go
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Floating 04:28
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It's hopeless I've really got to stop this But I feel it in the entirety of my body I know I don't got it I'm godless Can't keep myself from falling Oh, I can't get you out of me But I need to be forgotten Don't take it easy on me It's timeless I'm floating in my senses This is really nothing But this is everything I always wanted Don't take it easy on me
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With or Without You 05:09
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Judy 03:24
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I see you running to the patio Your drink spilling on the floor I see you wanting this more and more Judy's got the best moves on the floor Killing it and flying off Pretend to keep this under control It's okay to fall, it's okay to fall And I don't want to go, I don't want to go I think I lost my phone Where'd you all go? You're all wonderful Find me on the patio Cause I'm not leaving without you, not leaving without you, not leaving without you (Where are all my Judy's at?)
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Pause Romance 04:39
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Don't move, don't move. They're watching. It's slow moving around this. Don't go, don't go. We said it. It's more than this if you let it. (hey) Get old, get old. Now what's romantic? Don't hesitate, you feel my stare. It's overwhelming all of this. Feel it all wash over me, wash over me, wash over me... Hold on, hold on. Play it again. It's not romantic if we let it. I know, I know I'm pushing it. Let it all wash over me, wash over me, wash over me...

about

Drunken Palms’ debut EP, Later, was a long time coming. Katelyn Mundal (vocals/bass) and Mac Pogue (drums) formed the band in 2014, and added Alex Hebler on guitar/backing vocals a year later. They performed as a three-piece until Pogue moved out of state in 2016. Now Mundal handles the beats, and Hebler adds sparse but emphatic guitar tones. Later is a beautiful culmination of re-recorded demos, new songs, and even a cover of U2’s “With or Without You.”

Despite the fact that Later was recorded without a drummer, it’s Drunken Palms’ fullest, most dynamic work to date. Its melodies are built from drum machine beats, loops, synth, and Cocteau Twins-esque vocals that sound ghostly, like they’re echoing off the pews of an empty cathedral. The EP begins with the bright, airy “Loop 5 (Now We Can Speak Louder).” Mundal sings, “Let the right ones in, let me feed from their fires,” and Hebler responds with a gentle guitar riff as the synth loop softens to a whisper without fully snuffing out.

At its core, Later is goth music meant for slow dances. Mundal’s lyrics reflect jumbled, shifting emotions, making songs about heartbreak sound somehow triumphant (“Floating”) and renditions of pop anthems sound utterly hopeless (“With or Without You”). The EP’s closer, “Pause Romance,” begins with foggy synth and droning bass as Mundal sings, “Don’t move, don’t move/They’re watching/It’s slow moving around this,” like a teenager deciding whether or not to ask their crush to dance while surrounded by judgmental classmates. When Hebler’s guitar kicks in, an overwhelming anxiety builds and Mundal softly chants, “Let it all wash over me, let it all wash over me, let it all wash over me.” Each guitar note lingers for an extra second, as if asking to savor this waning moment, and then it just ends. With Later, Drunken Palms gives it all and you want more—a great debut leaves you with that feeling.
CAMERON CROWELL, The Portland Mercury

On Floating:

I believe it is a particular timelessness that makes atmospheric pop’s appeal translate from decade to decade. From gloomy 80s nu-wave pop, to droney 90s shoegaze-tinted pop, to the spacey bedroom pop of today; pop is just best with a touch of ambiance. Portland, Oregon’s Drunken Palms knows this, and have mastered the concept tenfold. Their long awaited first “official” release, Later, was put out last month in December of 2017, and comes after more than 2 years of nothing but demos and live recordings. We’re premiering their vintage inspirited video for “Floating” - a hauntingly heartbreaking yet iridescent, yearning, pop ballad.
DELANEY MOTTER, The Grey Estates

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released December 7, 2017

Katelyn Mundal - Vocals, bass, drum beats, synths, loops and guitar
Alex Hebler - Guitars

Recorded, produced and mixed by Katelyn Mundal at The 24 Hour Party Place in Portland, OR
Mastered by Bill Henderson
Released by PLP Records (self-release)

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