ABOUT THE RELEASE: Welcome to the Fever Dream sessions. The songs from this session have an energy that came from being pent up and isolated for over a year during lockdown, to being around each other again and playing music in the same room. And it wasn't just any room either, our friend Darrell Thorp invited us to record this 3-track session in the gorgeous rooms at The Village in LA. After an anxious year of pandemics, covid variants, personal health scares, and all the other bad juju the quarantine era brought, this session was a perfect oasis to break the anxiety that had built up since the lockdown began. That's why the joyous energy had us buzzing. How cool was it to be around each other again, playing music with the best people, in the best place? Hopefully, some of that good vibe comes through in the music, and that the songs will help release the feverish anxiety into joyous catharsis. Track 2 of 3: Year of Self (Fever Dream Version) This version is a hazy redux of our first single ever "Year of Self", a celebration of anyone with courage to live earnestly outside the box, not out of rebellion, but out of coming into your own and knowing that's the way you want to live it. The song is also an ode to astronomer Galileo, who was persecuted and ostracized for pursuing his mode of thinking, leading many to consider him the father of scientific thinking. Personnel: co-produced/engineered/mixed by Darrell Thorp Recorded at The Village in Los Angeles, CA Mastered by Ian Sefchick Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Omnichord: Edson Choi Guitars, Omnichord: Mike Nissen Jonathan Bradley: Drums Written by Edson Choi and Talk Time Additional players: Bass: John Ransom Tucker Cover Art: Mike Nissen Golden Egg Art: Lauren Jennings Piper Lyrics: Say goodbye to yesterday All the pieces there will blow away Holding out will serve you well The television is where you'll see your hell Hey misfit, stay true In love with afternoons Hey misfit, stay true Evil comes after you The world will cover you in pain But a burning heart is set in every way There's never an easy circumstance All we do is fake it to be romanced Hey misfit, stay true In love with afternoons Hey misfit, stay true Evil comes after you ©2023 Talk Time