the catalyst. the song that started it all. a snapshot of a point in time from which things will never be the same.

creating IGNORANCE SONG was a process that opened me up to a world of potentials that lay just beyond the fears and (dis)beliefs i held around who i was and what i could be. unbeknownst to me, it was the first dip of my curious toes into the waters of BXB LOVE. 

Performed by BXB LOVE
Lyrics by BXB LOVE & D Phelps
Produced by D Phelps & Jaime Estalella 
Mixed by Jaime Estalella 
Artwork by Jaime Estalella & BXB LOVE 

for anyone who has felt the pressure to define who they are before they understood all they could be. 

MUCH LOVE XO

IGNORANCE SONG

BXB LOVE

'Lonely' is about the turmoils of going through heart break and having no one left to lean on but yourself. And sometimes we have nothing left to do but to be creative with our pain. 

'Lonely' was released in 2021 under the artist name Fabiola Cristina and is SUBCIETY's most highly streamed record to date.

Lonely

SUBCIETY

"Luna" es una cancion que habla acerca de los errores que cometemos con personas que queremos. Esta situaciones que generalmente son dereivadas del ego puegen llegar hasta a separar personas que se quieren. Escribí "Luna" en un momento en el que me di duenta que tan mierda podems ser, reconociendo mis propios aspectos negativos como ser humano, y como el ser humano tiene el poder de herir a otras personas.

"Luna" is a song that talks about the mistakes we make with people we love. Situations that are generally derived from the ego can even separate people who love each other. I wrote "Luna" at a time when I realized how shitty we can be, acknowledging my own negative aspects as a human being, and how human beings have the power to hurt other people.

LUNA

Kasbeel

Produced by: Leviathe, Jordan Blackmon & Studio_Dad

Written by: Marcus McAlpin, Jordan Blackmon, Lien Do, Patrick Brown, Timothy Vickers

Lyrics:

Out the way
I stay
Where the winds
Fall away
Look around
Is there anything left?
I can’t chill
With these thrills
Put through hundred dollar bills
In my feels
Yeah for all of the rest

Give me time to breathe
Stay afloat
Don’t sink
I threw up once
In the sink
I drank too much
I think
It’s good night
This moonlight
Hurts my eyes
It’s too bright
Fall in love
Like two times

We fly north
For the snow
Where it’s cold
Wish you told me
You in New York
With your parents right now
That’s ok
That’s ok
I love when the sky is gray
I will fall with you
Like every time

Not in my place
I be gone for real
They send shots
At the whiskey hotel
It’s a one night stand
I can already tell
The sky is upon us
The stars have fell
I can’t be religious
When God is for sale
Shawty indigenous
We couldn’t fail
Just give me a sign
If anything’s real
I hope this is real

Out the way
I stay
Where the winds
Fall away
Look around
Is there anything left?
I can’t chill
With these thrills
Put through hundred dollar bills
In my feels yeah for all of the rest
We fly north
For the snow
Where it’s cold
Wish you told me
You in New York
With your parents right now
That’s ok
That’s ok
I love when the sky is gray
I will fall with you
Like every time

Rift

Ricky Lake

Hello hello from the start
Pick me apart 
Dig me up holes to climb in

Strip Of Beach

Katie McBride

I wrote this song shortly after coming back from Thailand in 2019. After an adventurous year a lot of my outlooks on life changed, and I reevaluated the way that I wanted to be treated as a person. 

This song is a collaboration between some of my greatest friends and we hope you enjoy.

Prod. Quiet Bison
Add prod. Daniel Allan
Written by Reo Cragun
Add writing Jeremy Lloyd

Moving On

Reo Cragun

rare acoustic live session from 2016 London

freefall

pearson

blue

did I say too much
talking to you
on the phone
last night

overgrown
overpass
so fast
downtown

overgrew
overdue
with you
downtown

Overgrown

Alex Siegel

First Priority

Thewzy

First Priority #10

owner of this NFT will receive:
- master .wav file of the song
- mixed stems
- .png of artwork
- free ticket (+1) to any Peter Saputo headline show, semi-annually, so long as you are still holding this NFT.

Maybe You Will

Peter Saputo

"We Can't Get Enough" is the story of a forbidden island. A paradise of love, light, and never ending happiness. But no one who has traveled to this island has ever returned from whence they came. This place holds secrets; a sacred stone at the center of the island has induced a temporal loop from which none can escape. The echoes of a continuous existence slowly awaken the island's inhabitants, urging them to break the curse and free themselves from this beautiful nightmare.

We Can't Get Enough

the fourth and final song off of the unreleased WITA EP. this song was a turning point for us and a genesis point for the other songs on the EP.
it went through many iterations, but ultimately we are so happy to share this song in its purest form with the world :)

~lyrics~

hold on, i need you
i didn’t know til you were gone

and the the sunlight is bleeding
holding me close

baby now hold on
i need you
didn’t know til you were gone

and the moonlight beckons
beckons me closer

but 
what about all of what i think about?

hold on, i need you
i didn’t know til you were gone

and the the sunlight is bleeding
holding me close

and I’m hoping ill find you
with bright eyes and the widest smile

be the one to remind you
you’re living the life

but 
what about all of what i think about?

what i think about

slenderbodies

VÉRITÉ - are we done yet?

VÉRITÉ

It doesn’t tend to get too cold in LA in November, but boy was it frigid on this day. It must’ve been due to state of my heart, an opaque block of ice, impervious to warmth and the gentle touch of love. Weighed down by my frosty demeanor, I trudged into Cooper Holzman’s off-campus USC apartment with zero expectations for our first ever session together. After enough small talk to bore even a Ralph’s cashier, Cooper immediately set the tone with that damn infectious, bubbly Rhodes you hear right off the bat.

The ice in my veins suddenly melted like a New England brook in springtime. I was transported to a deserted beach somewhere near the equator, and began musing about how I let myself become such a cold-hearted fuckboy in the first place. Love. Unobtainable, forever fleeting love. Two hours and two burritos later, enter: “Alone Time.” A Khruangbin-inspired, tropical hip hop/surf rock song about my aforementioned old ways. 

This is my second ever minted music NFT, and my biggest song to date. With over 1.5M streams on Sp****y, and sync potential for days, it’s safe to say we caught an undeniable ~voibe.~ Life gets hard, but at the end of the day, “it’s all love, money, drugs, sex and art.”

The owner of this NFT will receive:

The original master file of “Alone Time”
3 beautiful, yet non-sensical voice memos outlining the origins of the melodies + lyrics
A screenshot of the original lyrics (in Notes…)
The official album artwork, plus an egregious alternative version
Two incredibly cringy unreleased merch ideas
The original promo video
15 minute FaceTime (if that’s something you’re into…?)

VIP Access to the ‘Crane Road Surf Club’ Discord server

Alone Time

Carter Reeves

Hi guys :) I’m sophia alexa, I’m an artist and songwriter born in california and raised in amsterdam, now living in london. i’ve had a love of songwriting since the day my obsession with Joni Mitchell started. i wrote 'before i go' about wanting to see and do everything essentially before i go. it came from the idea of being stuck in a longterm relationship that wasn't working out, and how it would feel to waste all that time. i hope you enjoy it! 

 Before I Go  #1

Sophia Alexa

Hi guys :) I’m sophia alexa, I’m an artist and songwriter born in california and raised in amsterdam, now living in london. i’ve had a love of songwriting since the day my obsession with Joni Mitchell started. growing up all I listened to was 70s music while writing songs at my kitchen table and I never thought I’d be releasing them. i wrote 'the way you see me' when i noticed i had started to change myself for someone else in a relationship. i was becoming someone i thought they wanted me to be. i became a stranger to them and it felt too late to be honest.

The Way You See Me #72

I am a 24 year-old independent artist from a small town in South Africa. An atypical, non-traditional mixed kid, taking up space in Web3 to revolutionize the music industry. 

I am…
KAIEN CRUZ.

For a more in-depth look into my story, please read the description of my first drop.

This being my second drop on Sound I wanted to share something special and close to my heart. I collaborated with some of my favourite artists to create a truly distinctive, cohesive piece of art.  

Sonically I wanted to strip it down and show a more raw side to my vocals, with Cam Griff on guitar the soothing strings carry the musical direction with heavenly resonance. That paired with the genius engineering and production of Tré Wright brings the whole song together seamlessly. Lyrically I really wanted to be as brutally honest as possible, touching on themes of tumultuous relationship dynamics, navigating those turbulent emotional highs and lows. 

Visually I collaborated with one of my favourite graphic artist Alex, to create an animation piece that encapsulates what it feels like to handle all of those wild emotions and turn them into super power like abilities. 

I am so proud to present to you, Black Ice. 

With love always, I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. 

Kai 

Black Ice #10

Kaien Cruz

an apology for all the things that i fucked up on while we were growing up

the word for this came to me in between tears in the shower a year ago

song credits:
written/mixed/mastered: lackhoney
prod: lackhoney, ben pleasant, chuck

thank you to chuck for the insane bass/sax
thank you to beep for guitars, masterminding, and letting me camp out in his room for 14 hours recording this

[lyrics]
-verse 1-
Brother do you forgive me for all the things that I have done,
Word that flew like pistol bullets from the front end of my gun,
Can you forgive me for the walls I stuck in your way,
Between your heart and what fuels us all, it’s just one breath away,

-chorus-
And no doubt,
the road goes around the bend,
Somewhere it’ll turn around and we’re happy again,
Can you forgive me for all the things that I’ve done?
This letters just a step to try to build up what I’ve fucked,

-post-
oooo

-verse 2-
These days I feel so, tired and alone,
Ideals I told you to live by strangled me of hope,
These days I’m trying to see you, for all that you are,
And let you know I always wanted you to be just what you want,
When you see how I hear hear her,
When she tells me about her heart,
I hope you know if I could go back that’s exactly what I’d want,
To give you, and maybe we wouldn’t have to end,
Up in a place like this, where you know me less than you know your friends,

-bridge-
and i dont know at all if a song will do the trick,
but i hope our kids never have to feel like this,
oo, mm,

-chorus-
And no doubt,
the road goes around the bend,
Somewhere it’ll turn around and we’re happy again,
Can you forgive me for all the things that I’ve done?
This letters just a step to try to build up what I’ve fucked,

-post-
oooo

-verse 3-
I wish that I’d call you, as much as you call me,
I’m trying to build something I can look back on and see,
That we’re proud of, and that my life is worth my name,
When the castle of dirt in under is all I have after all of these chains,
Do you hear me all these miles away,
And know somebody loves you that once pushed you away,
I hope that you know that, at the end of my road,
There’s nobody else I’d want to hold my hand before I go,

Lackhoney - OH BROTHER [Demo]

Lackhoney

daddy's money was designed as an all expenses paid trip for you and your friends to fly to sonic paradise. made with only luxury materials from London, Paris, New York, and Amalfi, there's no better way to bring you and your special someone to that sweet, summer soaked place you could only dream of before.

this track holds such a dear place in my heart. i had been a fan of Night Tapes for a few years after hearing their record Forever, which is still one of my favorite tracks of all time. when i got to London they hit me up to work, and after a few buses and cabs i made it to their South London home studio. we shared stories and snacks in a nearby park, and then got started. 

we messed around for a while on some ideas, until they pulled up this synth line that i was immediately swept into, and we dove head first into the energy until 5 in the morning. they gave me the physical tape we recorded a lot of the parts on, and i remember leaving their place with the sun rising and the song looping on my phone. 

when i got back to LA i realized it stood to represent all the things daddy's money was made to, and hit them up to see if they were down to be on the album. really humbled and excited to have them on it and bring them into the space!

you n me feat. Night Tapes #12

Grady

Growing up in Boston, I had a tough time articulating how I truly felt. I guess I was scared people would make fun of me, or that no one else was feeling how I was. I thought, maybe something was wrong with me and everyone else was okay. I would often put a shield up and was always cautious of letting others get too close.

At the time, the only way I knew how to express myself was through music. For some reason, when it came to music, I was able to let go and be completely honest with my lyrics. So, when I started releasing songs in high school, my whole world changed. I realized that no matter what you are feeling, there will always be somebody out there who resonates.

Over the years, I’ve tried to lean into deeper and more honest creations and I’m proud to say that this collection of music is my truest yet.

WE LOVE PT. 1 is the intro to the album. A song about self-discovery and being true to yourself and your needs. The importance of unlearning so you may be free to learn again, and the importance of looking inward. You aren’t capable of loving anybody else until you learn to love yourself first.

WE LOVE PT. 1 #5

Caye

Like many of us, my life was turned upside down during covid. I’d been building my career around live shows for 5 years in NYC and was finally getting to a place where agents were reaching out about gigs I'd dreamed of. I remember getting an email in Feb of 2020 to play Music Hall of Williamsburg in April. Of course, that never happened.

Locked in my apartment and falling in love with someone on FaceTime, I began to write prolifically. I was making almost a song per day. Some of those songs ended up on my forthcoming album. Some of them I’ve been holding onto, waiting for the exact right moment to share. 

“Free to Love” was made in a time of intense love, isolation, fear, and euphoria. I pushed myself to fully produce it, play the instruments, and finish it in a day.

Fast forward to last week, I had coffee with an incredible musician and producer named Cam. He’s in a band called King Youngblood and if you don’t know them now, you will next year. His mom Lara is an epic community builder and music industry queen. We were all brainstorming how to get more musicians into web3, since the tech stuff can be such a barrier to entry.

I realized in that conversation, the way to onboard people is through collaboration. We bring people in through their talent, not their Twitter prowess.

So, I sent him the stems and he stayed up until 3AM mixing, mastering, and adding some magic to the song. We’ve never worked together and only met twice before. No revisions needed. He nailed it.

This song goes out to all the creators, doers, community builders, and folks who are working to build a better world for musicians and music lovers. 

Free to Love #5

Rae Isla

"Grateful" is about how to ease the blush of unfamiliarity when entering a new relationship. I wrote it when I made friends with the feeling of having just enough fuel to jump AND just enough fear to shut my eyes when I do it. This song is quite a bit more specific than my previous releases. As “Stuck” talked about trusting the feeling over the circumstance, and “Paint in the Dark” described the over-arching agreements that I have observed in the healthiest love, “Grateful” exemplifies these themes using the intimacy of a pillow talk conversation. It is about putting what I’ve learned into action and trusting what happens next. 

As someone who has spent most of their music career playing shows and performing, “Grateful” has become one of the songs that I use to bring down the energy of a show. It’s the deep breath out, the song that takes the emotional weight off, the settling. Some songs pop out finished within 30 minutes and others take time, and “Grateful” went through many iterations over a few years before I finally landed where I did. I spent a lot of time observing people’s reactions to the lyrics and would continue to edit until I got the reaction that I wanted from my audience. Up until early-2020 the song was called “Quiet” and the chorus was not very strong. I remember finally landing on the melody of the chorus that you hear now when I was just noodling around on a guitar at a friend’s house. I’ll never forget the midnight, one-man, dance party I had in my bedroom because I finally discovered lyrics that mirrored the emotion of the melody of the chorus. Pure celebration, it was a glorious feeling. 

So, when you listen to this song, I want you to flip through you own wonderful, wine-stained memories just like I did. I hope it inspires you to take a conscious breath before you sit down for an intimate moment with that person, and recognize that this will only happen this way once, right now. Enjoy, and thanks for collecting, “Grateful” :)

"Grateful"
Written by Nicolas Cyril De Luca-Verley (Nico Franc)
Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Dean Woodson and Nicolas Cyril De Luca-Verley (Nico Franc)

Grateful #1

Nico Franc

i wrote ‘going to california’ when i was feeling a bit trapped in london, so i started to romanticize escaping to a different place. i was originally born in california and i’ve always wondered how my life would look if i grew up there. i’ve kept it as a place in my mind i could escape to, which is what i wanted to say in this song. i really hope you can relate to it in someway!

Going To California #1

Hi guys :) I’m sophia alexa, I’m an artist and songwriter born in california and raised in amsterdam, now living in london. i’ve had a love of songwriting since the day my obsession with Joni Mitchell started. growing up all I listened to was 70s music while writing songs at my kitchen table and I never thought I’d be releasing them. i wrote ‘Hit and Run’ after i noticed myself feeling the need to escape every time i got too close to someone. I was afraid of feeling trapped or attached even if the relationship was positive. The escape felt like a defence mechanism and writing this song was a way to summarise that feeling. In the process of writing it i wasn’t sure if the title was too dark so contrasting it with more uptempo drums was a great way to hide the reality of the lyrics”.

Hit and Run #9

hi. i’m Annika Rose. 

i’ve been an artist in the industry since I was 9 years old, and man have i seen some shit - the good, the bad, and the ugly. 

in 2016 i lost my first major record deal, my family broke down and drastically reassembled…. i cycled through more unfulfilling deals and ghostly promises until the world was shut down by the pandemic.  it became increasingly more obvious to me that the only promise i could make was to myself and to my art. and the only way to relinquish control over it was to fearlessly trust in it. 

“Bruises” is a song i wrote about a friend. a friend quite literally covered in self-inflicted bruises, but more importantly it’s become about how others’ metaphorical “bruises” can so quickly become your own; how pain is so contagious, especially around people who you love and care for the most. 

this song is my first audio nft; the daunting yet seemingly very special first step of a journey into greater ownership, creativity, and connection in my art. i’m excited for the world to hear it as a reminder that taking care of your mental health can be the hardest but end up being the most rewarding path to walk. for yourself and for everyone in your orbit.

Bruises #15

Annika Rose

I am a 23 year-old independent artist from a small town in South Africa. An atypical, non-traditional mixed kid, taking up space in Web3 to revolutionize the music industry. 

I am…
KAIEN CRUZ.

MY STORY
I released my very first song, after my older sister heard me singing in my bedroom and eagerly dragged me to the studio. No one really knew I could sing or play guitar, until the song ended up on the radio. It quickly began topping the charts & getting nominated for awards. A couple of months later, I sang at my second live performance ever in front of 90,000 people opening up for Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour.
Fast forward, I moved to LA just before the pandemic & have since released two EP’s, ‘Demos For Ransom’ & ‘BUFFERING…’, got signed to CAA, went on my first US Tour and have been booked to perform at major stages including Governor’s Ball in NYC & SXSW in Austin.


WHY WEB3
Growing up queer in a small town meant it was always easier to talk to people online that I could relate to. Platforms like tumblr played a big role in cultivating a space & community, where I could connect with like-minded people. I have found this same sense of connectivity & community in Web3.
After the success of my independently funded & pushed EP, I went on multiple different label runs, meeting execs from every major label. I quickly realized that a lot of people in the music industry didn’t understand the vision of what I was trying to create, not allowing me to have full creative control and reins on my future. Technology, music & entertainment go hand- in-hand, so naturally, I have a big interest in creating a community on Web3 that can be a part of my journey & career as an artist, while simultaneously creating a blueprint for aspiring artists that want to retain creative control as well.
I want to encourage others to stop fighting for a seat at a table that was never built for them and instead create their own table, specially curated to their needs, interests and passions!

'Kiss Me Like I'm Drowning' is a cinematic sound journey of self-discovery and exploration. I hope you enjoy!


Kiss Me Like I'm Drowning #2

A letter to my first love, music.

After years of bouncing around different EP deals with different labels to stay a float, I wrote Stay With Me. It was during a time where I felt creatively empty. To me, it’s a call out for a second chance. I couldn’t come up with anything. My beats were horrible & I doubted every single lyric I wrote. It was the scariest time of my life.

The business & politics of music had caught up to me. It got so overwhelming to the point where I felt like a failure and even had thoughts of giving up. How could I have gotten to the point where I resented making music? It’s the only thing that truly makes me feel whole.

I had forgotten about the kid who skipped the last two years of high school to learn two instruments, learn how to make beats, record himself & write songs from scratch. I had forgotten the sacrifices i made to build a relationship with music. I had forgotten the reasons why i even love music so much. The freedom it gave me. I almost let the business take that away from me. 

Stay With Me is the 1st song I wrote for Glory Road, and the beginning of Chapter 3. I am no longer with any labels. This time I choose freedom over all. If I don’t have my music, my creativity, then I have nothing. I wanted so badly to make songs that I loved again. I wanted so badly not to doubt my music & Stay With Me was the ice breaker.

Stay With Me #5

Kevin George

matt (hastings) is such a talented young artist who we've become close friends with. this song was written in a session we did together in nashville with seth ennis earlier this year, and it's the only song on the EP that we co-wrote from scratch! we love working on amazing toplines that are sent to us by songwriter friends of ours, but this one has a special place for us because of the way it came together so naturally with matt.


Killing Me (ft. Hastings) #14

NOTD

over the last year i’ve probably been on the worst sleep schedule of my life. it’s definitely made the days harder than they need to be, but for good reason, i haven’t been able to fix it. this song is one of the many that’s kept me up at night. i started writing this one at 4am back in april while my roommate was dead asleep. i had my acoustic guitar out and two chords recorded using the mic built into my macbook. i wrote/recorded all the verses within a few minutes. it honestly came together way too quickly and way too imperfectly perfect. i then spent the entire next day (after waking up at 1pm of course) producing out the entire song and constantly thinking to myself “wow this is so sad but so sick”
this song is so simple, yet so special and you’ll feel it when listening.
hope you dig <3

written by Peter Saputo
produced by Peter Saputo
mixed by Yianni Anastos-Prastacos
mastered by Théo Quayle

at your best #17

wrote this song about someone i'd drive on the 405 at 5pm for.
hope u dig <3

all collectors will receive:
access to my private, collector's only, Telegram chat!

golden egg winner will receive:
- master .wav file of the song
- mixed stems
- .png of artwork
- .mp4 of visualizer
- free ticket (+1) to one Peter Saputo headline show.

written by Peter Saputo & Tommy Allen
produced by Peter Saputo
mixed by Yianni Anastos-Prastacos
mastered by Théo Quayle

blue #10

It’s crazy how time flies. It feels like yesterday that we started writing songs together in high school, recording our songs at Clemens’ house and just uploading it for the world to hear. But already almost ten years have passed since we released our first album and we are grateful for every single step in our journey till today, honored that we are still here and able to do what we love.

And we’re hoping that we can do this for much longer, but while writing ‘Synchronize’ we did have some apocalyptic images in our heads. We liked the idea of coming from the „smoke in the sky“  image - that was there first - and to pair that with the comfort of being totally in love/synchronization and the absurdity it creates. Even though this world seems to be going down slowly, if you find yourself in sync with a person you love or in sync with the world around you, it resembles the blind feeling of love and how that can make you „blind“ for other real happenings. Like seeing everything through rose-colored glasses. Making you feel good endlessly.

We are so delighted that RAC, an artist we always admired for his unique sound and creativity, took our song and made his own version of it. RAC really did a beautiful job on reinterpreting our song. The Song structure itself didn‘t change but the world he built around it, so it feels more like a remake than a remix. His guitar playing and new harmonies take the song to another level in a more dark and melancholic way and we really love how it turned out. From bottom to top a little masterpiece. 

Synchronize (RAC Mix) #24

Milky Chance

our home is both a place and dream.
a reality beyond nations where creativity runs wild and free.
a vision of harmony across borders.

welcome tu las californias. 

this mixtape celebrates some of the artists joining us for our first year of this festival (nov. 4/5, 2022). 

1. Joheel Rodmar - El Amor (1º Movimiento)
2. tulengua - purple planets
3. Kamrie - Mental
4. Alec King - Fell In Love 1nce 
5. Yelram Selectah - Mas Melodico
6. Domino - Big Band
7. Sarayu - Nostalgia 
8. Finkel - Nobody Blink
9. Lucid Juice - Rolling High

the border existed in someone's imagination before it became real. 
by inviting musicians and artists from both sides of the wall into one space, 
we melt the border. 
we make it disappear, at least in our relationships. 
slowly, we remember our interdependence. 

community: unity in communication.

this tape is made for anyone who feels their identity is bigger than a box. 
anyone who transcends easy definitions and finds belonging in many labels at once. 
anyone with a borderless spirit. 

we hope you enjoy it. viva la musica. 

cover illustration by bofkid

more info on fest: tulengua.mx/festival-22

WELCOME TU LAS CALIFORNIAS '22 #1

tulengua

I wrote 'In the Leaves' about a dream I had before I decided to quit my stable, full-time design job.

In the dream I kept waking up outside — on the sidewalk in San Francisco, and later in the leaves by a road. I kept choosing that over my bed, and it felt surprisingly calm to wake up outside of my home.

I had a session with Benji Cormack and we talked about this dream and how it seemed to mirror my life choice of staying in the comfort of a full-time job or leaving to focus on music and being satisfied with less.

I quit the job and now I've put out the song.

"I'm waking in the leaves again
Under street signs, never needed more.
Mapping out the turns I take
When I sleepwalk, why's it feel like home?"

Written by: Benji Cormack, Lyrah
Produced by: Nick Booth, Benji Cormack, Jon Wienner, Lyrah
Artwork by: Brendan Lowry

In the Leaves #1

Lyrah

I’ve noticed that many of us experience the challenges required to have a healthy relationship. Many artists have made it a point to share their experiences of heartache through relationships. That leads me to believe we are all going through the same thing. It seems most heartache stems from a place of poor communication. The environment for it is neither created nor maintained. That always neglects the elephant in the “RòóM.” Before you know it, the elephant has more room than the two of you.

By making “RòóM,” I decided to face the music...Looking both within and without, I noticed all my experiences put me in a position to be; more self-aware, accountable, and wanting to be my best self. 
Naturally, love, in all use of the word, benefits from this.

The melancholy piano, the muffled drums drowning In space, and the melody all come together to emote what I felt…What I know you may be feeling.
If you do feel this, then it’s for you.

RòóM #21

RÜDE CÅT

When Chloe first sent me this track it was perfect. It needed nothing. But we happened to have The Park at my studio and thus the beautiful thing we now hear was born. Derek sprinkled some Holly + and voila.  Josh with the Bass, Ben on the synths. So happy to share this, and so happy to be releasing music only on web3 to teach ourselves how to revalue music for the future. 

-Being There

I Just Think We Got Too Close #2

Being There

LNRZ ON SOUND WK 2

DLG. is a longtime friend and LNRZ community member. He specializes in what we call GOOD FUCKING MUSIC. "KUNG FU!" Is a true testament to that. 

A note from DLG. himself:

MUSIC NFTS?? IN THIS ECONOMY????

DLG. - KUNG FU! #38

LNRZ

Several years ago, seemingly out of nowhere, my mind sort of betrayed me. 

I had developed an anxiety disorder that was, in a word, crippling. 
'Panic disorder', my doctor called it. 
In a nutshell, my mind would play games on me. When explaining it  to people now, I sometimes say to imagine that heightened anxiety or fear you get when something scares you (a feeling that usually dissipates after you realize you aren't in real danger) as a permanent feeling. Like the pit you get in your stomach during the free-fall of a rollercoaster ride, except it never goes away. 

At the time, I felt like I couldn't talk to anyone about what I was feeling because I thought no one would understand- I myself barely understood what was happening to me. It was an incredibly scary and lonely experience, (that fortunately I was eventually able to come out of thanks to therapy and medication), and I really felt like a complete stranger to myself and to everyone around me.  

I wrote 'has anybody seen me?' about that time. 

I really hope you enjoy this record. It was produced by two incredible producers, Mike Daley and Mitchell Owens. 

10% of the sales of this record will go directly to one of my favorite organizations, The Loveland Foundation, providing opportunity, therapy and healing to communities of color, especially for Black women and girls. Thank you for helping support this incredibly important organization. 

has anybody seen me? - Golden Egg

Sara Phillips

Sometimes the only way out is through. Civilizations in ruin tell stories of prideful men burning bridges & passing judgment. I inhaled the ashes of the aftermath as visions of the past became clear. A guardian angel descended upon my ancestors, exiling them from the place they called home. A golden blade carved out the foundation of the castle walls and suspended it above the clouds for no man, woman, or child to ever return.

Centuries have passed since then, yet the paradigms remain. At my birth I was given a pendant in the shape of a key by an elderly traveler. My grandmother told me it resembled a legendary sword. I carried it with me for decades never knowing its true power. But the day you and I met, I experienced an awakening; a burning sensation beneath my feet. Warring kingdoms became our thoughts. The battlefield, our conversations. The pen is mightier than the sword but the power of life and death is in the tongue. In truth you were sent to destroy me, but as time passed we found happiness in one another. You returned to your homeland only to be deemed a failure and executed. But love is not blind. It sees you in the dark and chooses to be your light. 

An emotional outburst to the news of your departure created a rift in the earth beneath our feet. From the dust appeared the key of legend. What I believed to be visions, were in fact memories of reincarnation. The guardian angel in human form, cast down from the Eternal Garden to endure pain, suffering, and heartbreak. 

Oh, how much I’ve learned. In my agony, I cursed my enemies. I sought out revenge. The trials by which I judged humanity, even I could not conquer. I learned that the heart is fragile, but love is the password to every soul.

So in this life, I use this key, like Cupid’s arrow — to restore the Earth. 

--

Performance, Songwriting, Production, Engineering - TK
Artwork - Karey Graves

Password #7

hi, my name’s alaina castillo. i’m 22 years old from houston, currently living in los angeles. for me, music started in my bedroom in texas when i was by myself either after school, work, or sneaking away when life got stressful. i was in choir throughout my school years, but was always told to focus on my studies and things that would put me on a secure path in life. when i was about to finish highschool, i realized that all i wanted to do was break the cycle and make something for myself. i wanted to make those around me proud so that they could see the dream i had in mind was achievable. to them, not being able to see the end result was an immediate red flag for me to stop, but to me it meant that i could create whatever outcome i wanted. 

i started making covers on youtube, trying different things, & meeting the amazing people who supported me from the start. i still talk to a lot of them to this day & don’t know where i would be now if it weren’t for them supporting me and hyping up each upcoming video. starting with a small community was the part that i remember enjoying most. they saw my first video blow up, my channel start to grow, & eventually my move out to los angeles where i started doing small tours and festival performances. it was something that i had always dreamed of while making videos with just a camera and an instrumental track on my computer. 

when i started releasing music as an artist, there were moments where i thought i had found myself, but always had to ask if it was really me because i had no clue who i was or what i wanted to say. i would find it in lyrics of songs or melodies that made me feel something, but i always felt a disconnect. i didn’t realize until recently that the person i was looking for inside myself was hurt, broken & hiding. expressing myself was never something that came easy and i forced myself to forget my own problems to please the versions of myself that other people had. before the start of 2022, i went back to houston with this new mindset, recorded music in my spare room, & went back to the reason i wanted to start making music. the reason for wanting to desperately create a world that i could escape to. it came from sadness & trauma, regret & emotional abuse, but also from optimism. a desire to do more, achieve more & show people that i could make it because there was nothing that made me feel more like myself than making music. 

my new song, “sad girls always finish first,” was the first song i wrote when i got back to la in january. i was sitting in the studio and we had a beat on repeat and the words, “troubled girl,” came to mind. i had always told myself i could be the happy artist that writes about overcoming problems, but when i started to write “sad girls always finish first,” i realized i didn’t wanna lie. i didn’t wanna act happy, i just wanted to feel the emotions however i could so that i could stay sad and eventually come to terms with whatever demons i had. to everyone who listens to this song, whether happy or sad, i want you to know that being sad doesn’t mean you’re gonna stay that way, or miss out on things, or lose. it means you’re gonna experience the feelings that come with the sadness. the anger, the mania, & the confusion & it’ll push you to grow into someone who finally has a voice of their own. i wanted to create a sad world with a dark side of confidence because we all need to escape to that place once in a while. or everyday, u decide. i hope you enjoy it & i hope you’re excited for the art to come.

sad girls always finish first #24

Alaina Castillo

some of the best things in life evolve naturally and organically. relationships blossom. love blossoms. intimacy blossoms when you allow it to naturally blossom. "find my line" is to me a sonic representation of that exact feeling. that amazing moment where you find the perfect way to show this other person that you want them and you're theirs if they want you too. Whether it's something you say, a gesture with your body language, or a mix of the two It's very subtle, but powerful. There's this spark in that moment and it's one that lights a fire in the special moment you share. There's a trust and vulnerability you share in that moment. Whether you're single or in a relationship the moment exists. If you're like me, engaged and in a relationship for 5+ years, that fire always remains because the bond I share with my partner is so deep and true. Those special moments are even more powerful because we get to exclusively share them for the rest of our lives together. 

writing "find my line" was just as organic. It flowed so naturally, from the writing, to the production, to the recording to the mixing/mastering. There was a bit of pressure leading up the moment everything flowed, but once it finally struck I believe I found my own version of a diamond. I hope you think so too. thanks for listening. 

lyrics:
v1
I spend my moments pondering
if you been thinking on that,
type of time with,
you and I yeah?

pre:
It's been on my mind all night
I've been trying to find my line

chorus
(yeah I want you)
it's your body
nobody else
(and if you want me too)
it's your body
nobody else
(yeah I want you)
it's your body
nobody else

find my line #19

McClenney

Hi guys :) I’m sophia alexa, I’m an artist and songwriter born in california and raised in amsterdam, now living in london. i’ve had a love of songwriting since the day my obsession with Joni Mitchell started. growing up all I listened to was 70s music while writing songs at my kitchen table and I never thought I’d be releasing them. i wrote buried alive at a time when i had become a bit of a hoarder, and i’d hold on to everything, down to pamphlets from a doctors office to every journal I’ve written in. it was a strange sentimental attachment to everything i owned. i wondered why people, including me, attach themselves to things, and it’s more than materialism, it’s having something permanent. the title came from this tv show called buried alive about hoarders and in a way i related to them trying to fill some void or emotion with possessions.

Buried Alive  #39

Push Me Too Far 
produced, written and performed by Mari
co-produced by Segnon
bass by Clark Simz
mixed and mastered by Manic Phase
cover art photographed by Segnon 
cover art blend with ai and edited by Mari

In my feelings one night, playing with ableton, this song started to pour out. I was tired of being caught in cycles that never break no matter how painful they become. Patterns in music and patterns in life. Cycles of abuse or misunderstanding that led to pain in intimacy, community and larger exploitative institutions. Infused in this song is a vow: this will be the last time. With this release I am empowering myself as a sovereign artist and individual: alive, human, imperfect, and fully embodied.

After living with this song for a while, I brought it to Segnon’s studio to track some bass from Clark Simz. Clark laid down his brilliant bass and Seg and I watched the song shift directions. This version was asking to be more raw. Channeling being pushed too far, I broke my voice, then sustained that tension until my breath went out and the song could find release. 

I love that the culture and technology within web3 allow us to break free from institutionalized patterns of control. And I won’t come back ;) This is the first drop from MARI season 1.


Push Me Too Far #25

Mariana Makwaia

I remember being in the studio mumbling over this song to come up with the idea. The only actual word that came out was "California". After living in LA for a few years I felt like I always wanted to make a song that painted a picture of my new life out here. It took me a while to figure out exactly the concept I wanted to go with but eventually landed on the California girls vibe. I lead with my vulnerable side but as the song progresses I end up letting go of the second guessing and decide to enjoy the moment. I always picture this as the perfect song to take shots at the bar with your friends. 

California #2

LXVI

Experimental Hip-Hop Artists JAYPROB and Rocky Snyda come together to form New York’s new rap sensation FUTRxLGND. The collective is not only compromised of the duo but of extended members of different artistic mediums such as photography, styling, art, etc. throughout their community.

JAYPROB and Rocky Snyda have been making waves in New York’s underground music scene for some time now, focusing mainly on their independent artistry and building a community following. It wasn’t until January 2022 that the “duo” released their first collaborative song “BRONXLYN” and are set to release a joint album 2023.

FUTRxLGND has graced the stages of National Sawdust, Knockdown Center, Elsewhere, Brooklyn Bowl, Everyday Ppl, Afropunk, Vans, 300 Ent. and more. They have also hosted for brands such as Vice, Noisey, Reebok, Symphonic Distro etc. They hope to continue their reign for years to come by taking on different genres along the way. Their latest single “Whistle While You Hurt” features Jay and Rocky flipping an 80s inspired track produced by artist Belaire on its head. Inspired by indecisiveness in love and love in the internet era, they hope to reach new heights with this pop-funk track. 

WHISTLE WHILE YOU HURT #2

FUTRxLGND

AHHHH feat. adan diaz #15

Last month I did a free drop for the demo of this song on Sound, and now before releasing on any other platforms, I'm dropping the full song! 

To catch you up to speed on the story of the song: 
Earlier this year, I was in a long-distance relationship with a girl from Florida. Shortly after her and I broke up, I was back down in Florida with Friends and spent a little too much time and money trying to forget I was hurting. I went to bars and casinos and let loose. Weirdly enough, I had started a demo called "down in florida", months prior, that nearly described the exact situation I now found myself in with her. I didn't have the words to finish the song until I was back in Nashville a week later and decided to continue writing the song from my current situation. Hence, the opening of the second verse "i'm back in Nashville..." This track tells the story of how I did anything but face the truth of my reality. I wasn't ready to face the consequences of my actions.

My team and I are committed to growing in the Web 3 space and are confident that your investments in my music will be more than worth it! I've amassed over 200 million streams independently and, as I'm now dropping a song every two weeks, the music will only grow quicker than ever. - Munn

DOWN IN FLORIDA #19

Munn

Get Back Up is supposed to feel like a like a letter to my close friends and family. Music has always been an outlet where I have been able to a show a more vulnerable side of myself and talk about things I normally wouldn't share. Essentially what I'm saying in this song  is even though sometimes life can be hard, and I may feel defeated, I know that there's light at the end of the tunnel. My hope is that whoever hear's this song is able to apply it to their own personal situation and find the strength to keep pushing forward.  

Get Back Up #22

MORE MORE MORE #33

two steps behind you...
far away but you right in front of me.
too lost to find you...
let me know, is this how it's going to be?

Enjoy.

Produced by LOS.WAV (@LOSWAV)
Artwork by Grafik (Grxfk)

Two Steps #12

Miles Ryan Harris

I took a lot of trips to NYC over the last year to work on my second EP and to live a little life outside of my suburban bubble. During one of these trips I was on the bus to a friend’s apartment when an old drunk man began reciting bible verses while waving a kitchen knife. I was already deep in this weird, reclusive funk - and this whole drunk Jack Sparrow wielding blade situation made me feel like Brad Pitt in Fight Club or DeNiro in Taxi Driver - like I was caught in the middle of some larger plot being poked at by the universe. I marched around NYC that day imagining I really was the main character - and that every crack in the concrete and every character on every bus and every piece of graffiti on every subway platform was deliberately placed to remind me of a past relationship that I couldn’t shake. I wrote the first verse and first half of the chorus on a bench in NYC over a short piano loop I made with my little OP-1 synth. I brought these orphaned pieces to my dear songwriter friend Jesse Fink. He suggested the lyric that drives this whole song: “the writing on the wall is just graffiti with your name” and the whole song clicked. My friend Sean Cook added some guitars and synths and his brother Ryan Cook laid down some real life tasty drums to bring the whole record together.

written by ben kessler, jesse fink
produced by ben kessler, sean cook
artwork by josefine cardoni

Graffiti #1

Ben Kessler

bad news about being in a one sided relationship. you know it’s bad for you but you can’t cut them off because you’re too obsessed with the chase even though it will never satisfy you. 

bad news #3

benny mayne

LNRZ ON SOUND WK 7

thom.ko may be a web3 rookie, but he's a maestro of sound with a voice of gold. We're honored to introduce him to you all.

A note from Thom himself:

"I just made an almond bundt cake. Orange glaze and everything."


thom.ko - Take A Seat #11

Welcome to Eternal Garden.

Eternal Garden follows the story of Caius, an angel cast out of heaven by the goddess Flora, tasked with a mission to terraform a now desolate and uninhabitable earth. Though his mission was successful, he broke the singular rule necessary for an angel’s survival. Caius falls in love with an earthly being, later revealed to be a centuries old shapeshifter, and falls into a deep slumber. Locked in a daydream, he relives the memories of a thousand men, unlocking the secrets of the human condition as he experiences love, heartbreak, and resentment over and over again. He awakens to a world on fire and stripped of his angelic blessing. To reclaim his power and fulfill his promise, Caius embarks on a treacherous journey to the Eternal Garden - a portal between Heaven and Earth, and the source of their vitality. 

7 Songs, 7 Visuals, 7 Forbidden Fruits, 700 Editions.

Read more at: www.eternal-garden.xyz

Eternal Garden was written, produced, and performed by TK. Featuring additional production by Aidan Graven & Brett White, and additional vocals by Refi.

Artwork: Karey & TK
Project Management: ladidai

Too Much #72

held all my pain inside your fairytales.. 

this is the FINAL song from my playlist album GLORY ROAD

featuring the incredible Ava Marie
Produced by Andre Denim

this is a very special record to me & i'm happy to share it with Web 3 first

So Long ft Ava Marie #5

A few months ago I fell head over heels for a guy who was in denial that I liked him at all. We went on a trip together, we went on dates, and he still didn't think I had real feelings for him. I was so annoyed so I finally wrote this song and sent it to him. He still tells me to this day that he doesn't believe me. Even after I wrote an entire album about the guy. 

I wrote, produced, and mixed this from my parents house. 

I hope it makes you feel like you're falling in love. 

i like your heart  #2

valentina cy

Changes #20

High Tropics

this was a track on part 2 of cherry that i love but didn't fit in the final flow. i wrote it the night after the release of the love umbrella. i stayed up all night on the phone with the girl that inspired it, and consequently a lot of cherry. the next morning i woke up to a poem she wrote about us. the last line of the poem was something that stuck with me and led me to this record:

"you are ultimately unshakable". 

Unshakable #2

When you love someone so much that you'd rather them constantly hurt you in the relationship than just walk away. So, out of love, you let them, because that's how you keep them. 

Thank you for all the love and support on my drops, I won't let you all down, thank you for believing in my music - Munn

Writers: Munn & Dylan Stiles
Producer: Dylan Stiles

*this artwork was created by an artist for this project and all rights have been cleared for use*

i don't wanna ruin ur party #1

in my feels

original song by Lily Allen

free mint

The Fear (Mija Cover) #63

Mija

Emotions explores the complex push and pull dynamics that can sometimes exist in relationships. If everything isn’t perfect, should I leave? Or do I love you or this so much, maybe more than myself, that I am willing stay and tolerate less than I deserve? We’ve all been here.

Healing is my Superpower and Music is my weapon. You probably know me best for T-Shirt and Impossible. I’ve written songs that you know, for and with major artists like Bruno Mars, Pitbull and Rihanna but I also write for myself. I got sick and tired of feeling like a slave at Universal so here I am in web3 banking on myself and building with my supporters and other like-minded Creatives. I wrote Emotions years ago, in the midst of battling myself in a war of Passion. I fell deeply in love with someone who couldn’t truly be mine. A wild love. I struggled. Is this a conflict worth battling? Or simply just the Universe’s funny way of making sure I never take love for granted? I couldn’t figure it out. So I wrote a song instead. 

Produced by: Shane Can Türkili
Written by: Shontelle Layne & Camille (Adaeze) Evelyn
Mixed and Mastered by: Miro Markus

COOL STORY. 

This was supposed to be a Fetty Wap collab and I wrote his parts. Never happened since sadly he’s locked up. So what you hear in the bridge is actually me modulating my voice to reflect his style and cadence. Rarely do I share the behind the scenes stories and process of my art or how I approach writing for others. Humbly letting you in. A moment in my life shared with the people who ride with me the hardest. You’ll be the only people EVER to own this version of Emotions.

The artwork was created by me. Kinda. I know many talented visual artists, but I wanted to try an experiment. The artwork including the Golden Egg, was created by AI, prompted by images of me and the lyrics of the song. I wanted to experiment to see what my words and feelings would inspire. So the art is truly unique and specific to Emotions. It’s also the 1st AI art I ever created.

Thanks to web3, these unreleased songs from my heart get to reach yours. I’m grateful for you. Grabbing these lets me know who my day ones are so I can hook you up later ;) 

xoxo.

Emotions #3

Shontelle

I created TREBUCHET to tell - and write - my story from here going forward. Earlier in my music career I had the opportunity to sign to a record label, and I did. I seized what was (at the time) the best option I had to take music seriously (and convince my family that it could be taken seriously…). Signing that deal opened so many doors, and taught me so much about who I was, who I wanted to be, but most importantly who I was not. As time went by I wandered further and further away from why I started creating in the first place, eventually arriving at an unrecognizable version of myself. 

I spent much of the pandemic questioning who I was (as a human and as an artist), what I was creating, and whether or not it was worth continuing. But through time and sustained chipping away I started to remember and re-recognize the kid who first started creating - the one who rushed to open Ableton in any spare free time and express himself honestly and openly - before all the expectations and extra cooks came into the kitchen. This song is my most honest return to that, and I think sets the tone for all of my music that will follow.

I provide this context so that you might better understand TREBUCHET as a song and metaphor. I made this record exactly as I wanted to - with its weird, yet super personal sonic choices, somewhat nebulous lyrics, and a key change at the end (among other things) - because for so long I wasn’t free to create in the way that I know I’m supposed to: following only my own ideas, experience and intuition. The song feels right at home with some of the records I’m most proud of from my past, and combines my newly rediscovered creative drive with my last few years of production and songwriting experience for something I’m finally proud of once again. 

I hope you love it as much as I do.

TREBUCHET #10

rence

I have a (bad) habit of staying up all night until 7 AM working on music because sometimes that’s the only time of day I’m able to pursue my passions. ‘7AM’ is about the workaholic tendencies we fall into when we become addicted to progress, desperate to make our dreams a reality. This record is about the dangers of conflating productivity with self worth, and a reminder that great things take time, so we have to take care of ourselves in the process.

Written, produced & engineered by RMS.

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7AM #1

“Indigo” is an indie pop collaboration between MOONZz and Aaron Taos. With upbeat percussion and fun gang vocals, the single is a disco duet about the initial stages of falling in love. The song was produced by Mark Evans (Mod Sun, Prodigy, Stela Cole).

The artwork was created by graphic artist Jamie Turak.

Indigo #1

Aaron Taos

Da-P sent me the initial drums and guitar loop and 808

I added the layers of the vocals and more guitar and mixed and mastered the track, i think its slept on what do you think? 

got a lot of love for this one and I hope you do too 

Mariana (feat Da-P) #1

This is a song I recorded on my phone, in bedroom, about someone I once loved. 

Glendale (voice memo)  #1

As rumors swirl and bitches brew, so it goes that tim and chloe return to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. A blood lust, a far away moon, something sentimental and something just out of reach. Fuck around, nothin heavy its just what we do.  

We made this song in the summer and had not a care in the fucking world. "thats not a second verse" they said.  Just let your head unscrew itself and stop pretending to know anything. now THATS a great idea!!!!

Being There

Just What We Do #1

I produced and wrote this one right after I heard Kanye's gospel album. I was driving on the PCH nd I turned back and realized I needed to make a song with a choir in it. 

Wind #13

so much time in the day but its never ours

be alright #1

There's a quote by French writer and columnist Jean D’Ormesson that I have kept close to me since I was about 12 years old and it goes like this:

“Do not let yourself be fooled or abused. Remember to beware. And even of the obvious: as she (the obvious) spends her time changing. Do not place people or things too high. Do not place them too low. No, do not place them too low. Rise. Renounce hatred: it harms those who feel it rather than those who are the object of it. Do not try to be wise at all costs. Madness too is wisdom. And wisdom, madness. Escape the precepts and the givers of lessons. Throw out this book. Do what you want. And what you can. Cry when you need to. Laugh. I laughed a lot. I laughed at the world and at others and at myself. Nothing is very important. Everything is tragic. All that we love will die. And I will die too. Life is Beautiful.”

I wrote Beautiful Tragic, on one of those afternoons where one can feel kind of defeated and deflated about things, the world, life, and so on. It's a reminder of the small ways in which I have found and continue to find joy, through dancing, self-expression, and fighting for things I want and believe in while remembering that nothing is promised, nothing is guaranteed, and everything will end eventually, and thats okay. Everything is beautiful, everything is tragic.

Beautiful Tragic #1

RAISSA

it was one of those days where nothing worked. 

technology was flickering, my car got a flat that broke the rim, the tire place didn’t have my shit… one of those days.

I arrive at my session at pink slip’s 4 hours late happy that everyone waited around and was still inspired to create. from that day came crying in sunshine. I love blues music.  obviously love hip hop as well. I love a lot of things. 

I really like when a record feels honest and depicts a moment, though.

Crying in Sunshine (feat. Arden Jones) #1

Felly

LOVESICK is the first collaboration between Dot and Goodnight Cody on Sound, as well as Cody’s genesis drop on Sound. 

Dot and Cody first met in 2012 through production collective TeamSupreme, and have been friends and collaborators for over ten years. 

This drop will help to fund some much needed gear purchases for both artists: Cody needs to finally replace his 2014 MacBook, and Dot’s monitors just bit the dust after 8 years of use. 

The winner of the Golden Egg will have a special cameo* in the music video for LOVESICK, as well as receive a Dot Merch Package. 

*Other video participation options will be available if the collector wishes to remain anonymous. 

We hope you enjoy LOVESICK </3

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Dot x Goodnight Cody - LOVESICK #1

written by Sara Phillips.
produced by Mike Daley and Sara Phillips. 


you see my face in everyone on Bowery
and the coffee shop we loved just pours for one
Broadway's just a busy street without me
and the hurt walks you home when the party's done

cause your mother still asks about me
and your dad calls every girl my name
your friends still ask about me
must be hard having no one else to blame 

are you sleeping soundly 
in New York without me?
do you search the streets at night looking for more?
are you sleeping soundly
in New York without me?
hope you're finding what it is you're looking for 

the winter's colder than it's ever been
and Christmas comes without a parade
the summer just reminds you of my skin
and the memories you wish you could erase

cause your mother still asks about me
and your dad calls every girl my name
your friends still ask about me
and things will never be the same

are you sleeping soundly 
in New York without me?
do you search the streets at night looking for more?
are you sleeping soundly
in New York without me?
hope you're finding what it is you're looking for 

how do you sleep?
how do you sleep?
how do you sleep?
how do you sleep?
how do you sleep?
how do you sleep?
hope you're finding what it is you're looking for.



10% of this mint will be going to a community member of ours in need. Thank you for your support!

new york without me #27

Good Society 004: Samwyse - wander

...and we're back!

Introducing a soulful side to our Sound series with this reflective and reassuring track by Samwyse. He is among the most talented artists we've had the pleasure of working with; being a seasoned producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. His music can be found in the popular video game NBA 2K21, as an album launched in tandem with a cannabis strain, and in various music videos or live performances. Everything Sam creates is quality.

“Your greatest blessings in life are always when you least expect it. When you’re following that gut feeling, that intuition will lead you to exactly where you need to be. You’ll never be lost, even if you wander.”
- Samwyse

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Samwyse - wander #1

Good Society

“Dream Hotel,” the new song from Grammy-nominated songwriter, singer, actress and businesswoman Tayla Parx, premieres today via her own TaylaMade Records. Co-produced by Parx, Oliver Frid and Heavy Mello with lyrical contributions from Lara Andersson, “Dream Hotel” is the third track revealed from her upcoming project, Many Moons, Many Suns. 

 “I wrote this song on a couch in Nashville, clumsily finding the right chords and words that matched the way I was feeling at the time,” recalls Parx. “The Dream Hotel is a real hotel in New York City and I’ve had so many crazy memories there, one of them being where me and my ex broke up. This song reflects on those moments in that room on that night and the growth I experienced in the many difficult months after. Sonically, it’s one of my favorite songs I’ve released yet.” 