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Someone Send a Signal

by Nate Leavitt & The Elevation

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1.
Relieve Me 02:51
I’ve been here before I can’t take this game anymore So if you want to play Or if you want to stay Please, relieve me Why I never learn Play with fire and you’ll get burned But I got no place to go And you won’t let me know Please, relieve me I’ve no place to hide When my demons arrive They’ll hunt me down And put me in the ground Please, relieve me
2.
Do you remember when I first met you Cleaning rooms at the hotel I was so nervous when I approached you I am sure that you could tell I asked you if you’d like to see me I wasn’t sure if you understood You slipped your number underneath my doorway It was then I knew you would Do you remember hearing Roy Orbison I sang In Dreams to you while you cried I’ll never listen to that song in the same way Like I did when I was with you Do you remember when I moved in with you Left the country for a city view It was a little studio apartment Barely big enough for two And while our life together wasn’t perfect We always tried to make it work When I look back at those moments I like to think about what could have been Do you remember listening to Oldjack We played Face Like Mine a million times I’ll never listen to that song in the same way Like I did when I was with you Do you remember when I asked you to marry me All the rose petals on the floor I hid the ring inside my pocket I was so nervous I’m sure you could tell And even though we never married Separated much too soon I’d like to think if things were different Maybe I’d see you across this room Do you remember listening to Jose Jose You sang along with him while you cried I’ll never listen to him in the same way Like I did when I was with you
3.
Take Me Back 04:42
Whatever happened to the days when I was happier It was easy then They were simple times I’ve been lost for so long now I can’t make it out I got turned around I need to find a way Take me back And show me Take me back To who I was before Take me back And tell me Take me back So I can know myself again I used to be pretty good at hiding At least I thought But maybe not I never wanted to make a fool of anyone Especially you No that’s for me Take me back And show me Take me back To who I was before Take me back And tell me Take me back So I can know myself again
4.
I’m a mess I’m a stranger I am lost I am an animal I feed on hearts Feed on anger Feed on touch Feed on feeling down If it’s all for nothing who’s to blame In the end it turns out all the same What’s the cost What’s the angle What’s the game What’s the difference I give me I give everything I give in hard I give up easily If it’s all for nothing who’s to blame In the end it turns out all the same I can lie I can be afraid I can die I can breathe again
5.
27 months since I was led out to pasture to rust Everything I had amounted to nothing but dust Swept up in the undertow drowning on my own like a child Someone send a signal I think I might be out here a while Finally, There's a reason for me to move on Finally 32 years for you to get what you want Came a little late because I was already gone All those conversations without ever saying a word After the silence it was too quiet to even be heard Finally There's a reason for me to move on Finally No more excuses for being alone Finally Finally There's a reason for me to move on Finally No more excuses for being alone Finally I’m dreaming like I want to go home Finally
6.
My friend said he saw you Walking down 7th avenue I don’t know I think it was your ghost You were rare and complicated Unable to compare Just my type So I fell hard But you up and left As soon as you appeared No Goodbyes, No replies No clue what happened to you I always knew You never had it in you To stick around a while That’s not your style You were exotic and elusive Didn’t want to be exclusive That’s what I like I fell hard But you were gone Like you were never here No Goodbyes, No replies No clue what happened to you

about

Together with bandmates Magen Tracy, Dan Nicklin, Brendan Boogie and Paul Myers, Leavitt has created new EP, Someone Send a Signal. With more and more studios closing every day, the band wanted to capture a unique moment of togetherness whilst they still could and therefore recorded everything at Q Division’s Studio A in Somerville, Ma. The vintage microphones, amplifiers, instruments and classic Neve 8068 Console only added to the timeless feel of the sessions.

The resulting sound can best be described as ghost folk - as if the spirits of Neil Young, Wilco and Butch Walker met up late one night for a secret recording session down in Muscle Shoals. Blending elements of roots, americana and rock, it is the convergence of Leavitt’s musical journey to date. If you listen closely enough you can even hear the influence of 80’s hair metallers, and childhood heroes, Dokken on his guitar playing.

Working with producer and bandmate Dan Nicklin and Q Division engineer Pat Dicenso helped bring out the best of Leavitt and his group. From searching opener Relieve Me to the epic I Can Breathe Again through to the EP’s rousing closing track No Goodbye’s, No Replies it is apparent that letting go a little has freed Leavitt and allowed him to focus on leading his band to a higher plain. Having Pete Lyman (Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton) at Infrasonic Sound master the record was the final piece of the puzzle and the result is there for all to hear on Someone Send a Signal.

credits

released April 22, 2016

Nate Leavitt - Lead vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Magen Tracy - Piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes and Backing Vocals
Dan Nicklin - Omnichord, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion and Backing Vocals
Brendan Boogie - Bass and Backing Vocals
Paul Myers - Drums
Phil Aiken - Organ
Rachel Barringer - Cello

Produced by Dan Nicklin
Engineered and Mixed by Pat DiCenso
Recorded and Mixed at Q Division Studios
Mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Mastering
Graphic Design by Nicole Anguish/Daykamp Creative
Cover Photo by Nate Leavitt
Additional Potod by Johnny Anguish/Daykamp Music

All words and music written by Nate Leavitt (BMI)
Copyright 2015

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Nate Leavitt Boston, Massachusetts

Over the past 30 years as a musician, Nate Leavitt played in several bands, including The Blizzard of 78, OldJack, and Parlour Bells, before emerging from the side of the stage. Since his debut solo album, You, Me and the Silence, in 2014, Nate Leavitt has received three Boston Music Award nominations for his solo project and as a leader of the band Nate Leavitt and the Elevation. ... more

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