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United By Birdcalls

by Hodera

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N.J. Racket
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N.J. Racket There’s a level of passion in each and every one of Hodera’s performances that I find truly inspiring. This group of guys have put it all out on the line each and every time I’ve seen them with such an inhibited, raw honesty. Songs like “The Outside” are remarkably cathartic and filled with a wisdom far beyond the ages of these young guys. Favorite track: The Outside.
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billy gartrell Great songwriting of very personal and relatable stories. This album also has some serious groove to it. Favorite track: Breathe Easy.
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John One of my favorite albums of the decade! Favorite track: Feel Better.
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Thomas Springer This album is emotional powerful. It's always relateable and never whiny. It won't put you in a depressing mood but it will complement depression in a good way. This band is amazing. Full review: www.media-dissection.com/metal-loud/hodera-united-by-birdcalls Favorite track: The Outside.
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1.
Breathe Easy 03:52
Can you remember the first time that they called you annoying? Now when you talk for to long, your throat tightens, you keep apologizing. When the light leaves your eyes, And the words get lost on your tongue Can you breathe? Cause I can’t breathe, Breathe easy. Sometimes I call you at night and pretend that I’m drunk, When I’m sober. Tell you everything on my mind but then laugh it off, In the morning. When the light leaves my eyes, And the words get lost on my tongue. When the light leaves our eyes, and the words get lost on our tongues Breathe easy
2.
Feel Better 02:47
I’ve been reading journals that I wrote when I was 13 And I’m still trying to find the answers that that kid was asking Sometimes it feels so hopeless that it’s pointless to keep searching But she keeps telling me its all how I perceive it And I’ve been thinking lately that maybe there’s nothing to it Everyone tells me to relax and not to over think it I take a break to view the lake outside my bedroom window And I must say its really beautiful while it is snowing It still feels as though I’m reading while it’s being written Eraser marks, a time machine back to 2007 And if it worked in reverse and my former self could see me Would he be proud or would he just be disappointed? There’s a chest that’s in a closet in my parents basement Full of nostalgic shit throughout the years that I’ve collected I find it scary when there’s nothing left for me to burry These aren’t trophies. These are ghosts That’s what I keep them for So why can’t I feel better? Everyone knows that the past is gone forever So why cant I fell better now? I’ve been calling people that I knew when this was written Bringing up stories but eventually they’re barely listening If I could find someone who’s haunted by the same things I am Then we could talk for days until we both feel better
3.
The Outside 03:59
In the winter at nighttime I look up at the night sky Through my Orion telescope And on the moon there’s a crater Such a natural disaster Sometimes the bigger picture lies Everything’s fine on the outside Everything’s fine Everything’s fine This town, it feel like a coffin now that the gas price is droppin So I’ve been driving more often Farther away The single streetlight is dying For awhile it’s been flickering But no one noticed it’s broken Everyone’s sleeping There’s a creature that crawls in my window at night sometimes And it kind of looks like me. There’s fear in its eyes and its teeth are all showing It crawls on its hands and its knees It’s everything I don’t want to be It’s everything I don’t want to be So I lay in my bed, and I cover my head With the sheets
4.
A dull roar protrudes, like a wolf howling at the moon. It’s a voice whispering, saying “you’ll get there soon” And I can’t forget you said. No, I can’t forget I’m so scared of oblivion. I’m always trying to feel infinite. I’m still a Mayview kid in my head. But I’m trying so hard to outgrow it. And I can’t forget you said, no, I can’t forget you said I can’t forget you said, “you’ll get through this”
5.
Three Years 03:22
Warm was your sweat, in the dead of December. I can see my breath. I can feel my chest moving up and Down like the rainfall, in the heart of September. I can see the trees dying. I can feel my love was not Enough of October. High school football, be over. Because that was where we met. And that was where we sat. I know you’re trying, to keep this going, And I might be too, because I still love you. And we’re still talking. We’re still texting. And I can hear you crying. And I can feel my chest about to explode. No more NPR. I’ve deleted that station, from my car sterio, from the app on my phone. It hurts to listen to silence, when I open my eyelids, first thing in the morning, and I can’t hear you breathing Explode like the fireworks, that we saw in Rhode Island, Right before I left, right before I left, Right before I left.
6.
Dear forefathers, tell me, what would you say If I told you I had it, I told you I’d throw it away? Would you rewrite it all? Would you sign your John Hancock’s too? I told my mother that it was time for a change. I dropped out of college. I quit that old minimum wage. And she said “son you can run away, but it will catch up to you.” I said “mom I’m not running. I just need to start over new.” So dear forefathers, tell me, what would you do?
7.
Let It Out 02:52
I wrote some poems in my room the other day. They didn’t help to ease my thoughts. I threw them all away. What am I saying? I’m not quite sure. I’m going crazy. I want to let it out, but I don’t know how. Can you help me? What am I say I want to let it out I called my father, didn’t know what to say I called my brother, in rhode island. He wouldn’t answer me. What am I saying? I’m not quite sure. I’m going crazy. I want to let, but I don’t know how. Can you help me?
8.
I am alone and a long way from home. I am alive, but I don’t feel alright And if we leave now we’ll be the first ones at the party, But we can drive slow and turn up the radio. Everything that I love is slowly expiring, So why are we waiting when now’s perfect timing? I, I never cry anymore, though I’m not sure why. My eyes are always dry, even when I’m trying to let go Teeth stained yellow from smoking tobacco, And a heart that’s so fragile it’s too scared to let go. I’m tired of watching things fall to the shadows. While time is consuming everything that I know Remember the time we broke down in Missouri? so we smoked some pot and slept in a parking lot. And I didn’t mind when the car cost us money. As long as you’re here I might always be happy.
9.
No, I'm Not 03:44
I’m not better, than I was before, I wrote these letters, cause I locked them in a drawer. And I talk a lot about the past. Am I saying anything that unusual? Laura moved to Florida, so she could get away, But now she calls up. She doesn’t know what to say. So I think a lot about what’s next. Am I saying anything that unusual? Am I saying anything that unusual? And I go on tangents, because I have so much to say, But when I run out, I’m only left to think. So I lay a lot alone in my bed. Am I saying anything that unusual? Am I saying anything that unusual? No, I’m not
10.
Stockholm Syndrome to the town where I was born. Every I left there I will always mourn This is the part I hate the most. This is the part I hate the most. When there’s no goodbye, just walking away, does it really die? I remember everything. I still have the voice mails he left last July. But I can’t call him back or bring him back to life This is the part I hate the most. This is the part I hate the most. When there’s no goodbye, just walking away, does it really die? I remember everything. This is the part I hate the most. This is the part I hate the most. When there’s no goodbye, just walking away, does it really die? Does it really end? This is the part I hate the most. This is the part I hate the most. When there’s no goodbye, just walking away, does it really die? I remember everything. // Sometimes it hits me I start remembering everything And I start missing everyone And everything I used to know Scroll through my contacts No one could help me through this pain Pull out the first guitar I owned And I start strumming the key of G Start strumming the key of G I hope someday it’s going to work out I hope someday it’s going to work out Sometimes it hits me On a Wednesday afternoon So I get quiet in my room And I start thinking about you About all I used to do About all I used to know About everything I hope someday it’s going to work out I sure hope someday it’s going to work out This is for everyone I’ve loved And places I’ve been that now have changed This is for things ill never forget Never forget Never forget Sometimes it hits me So I strum the key of G The key I used to always sing Now I’m back to where I’ve been Now I’m back to where I’ve been

about

Most of the songs on this record were written on my first guitar in a small room with one window (depicted on album cover). In-between tours, in-between band members, in-between waves of depression, and, over-all, just feeling in-between point A and B in my life, 'United By Birdcalls' came to fruition. I hope the songs resonate with some of you and make you feel less alone - Matthew Smith

Julien Baker - "United by Birdcalls is just astonishingly well put together. I hooked him up with a show three years ago and he performed for 10 people. But he performed as if it was a sold-out show. When I saw him at SXSW, it was a packed room, and he performed the same way. He always leaves it all out there. I respect that so much."

NJ.com- "frankly, 'Birdcalls' is one of the stronger LPs any Jersey group has released this year"


Vinyl/CD/Cassette: allsounds.bandcamp.com/album/united-by-birdcalls

credits

released July 7, 2015

Matthew Smith: Music and lyrics
Nick Baughman: Composed/performed all drums except track 3
Matt Caponegro: Composed lead Guitar on track 1 chorus, and solo on track 7, performed rhythm guitar on track 7.
Adam Cichocki: Composed/performed all bass, second/lead guitar on tracks 2-8 and 10, solo on track 1, drums on track 3
Doug Gallo: Composed lead guitar on track 4
Recorded @ Timber Studios in Bayonne, NJ
Mixed/Mastered by Adam Chichocki

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