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Common Fantasies

by Alex Southey

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1.
Come and See 02:25
Come and see Come and see
2.
I know how to love Not how to hold on But how to love I know Where the lightning strikes Like my anger might And these are high highs Sucker And common fantasies I'm caught In the in-between Loving you and loving me I'm right Where the lightning strikes Like my anger might And these are high highs Sucker And common fantasies
3.
Soften 04:07
Soften the earth So we can grow up here Caught in the surf Caught it in just the right way And if you believe They'll teach you to serve Teach you the right way to pray Teach you way the right way to pray To soften To soften Face in the drink And a face full of Ireland again Caught in the sink That you're keeping clean, clean, clean And if you believe They'll teach you to serve Teach you the right way to pray Teach you way the right way to pray To soften it To soften it To soften it To soften it To soften To soften To soften To soften
4.
Twist It 02:41
I don't like to wait But I can always listen Won't learn your name But I can always listen We're cool We're cool We're cool We're cool I don't like to wait and I don't like to listen So seal your fate And come on and twist it We're cool We're cool We're cool We're cool It won't hurt to wait And it won't hurt to listen So seal your fate And come on and twist it
5.
Open Season 05:02
You don't lie the way I do With a blink of the eyes Let's share clothes and attitudes 'Til people say we're alike Take it off with a little booze And go crazy tonight Yeah, I know you're ego's bruised Singing half lines Do you dream like I do, when the moons are aligned? And Halloween, and calling you, how it keeps me alive Do you dream like I do, when the moons are aligned? And Halloween, and calling you, how it keeps me alive You don't lie the way I do In the blink of an eye Let's share clothes and attitudes And swap our half lines Do you dream like I do, when the moons are aligned? And Halloween, and calling you, how it keeps me alive Do you dream like I do, when the moons are aligned? And Halloween, and calling you, how it keeps me alive Call it "Open Season" as I hit the couch I had to change your number for that night we talked about I hope the planets hollow and that the tide's safe It's the only way I know that it's true what you like to say Do you dream like I do, when the moons are aligned? And Halloween, and calling you, how it keeps me alive Do you dream like I do, when the moons are aligned? And Halloween, and calling you, how it keeps me alive
6.
I will wait I will sit awhile And watch as the sun sets on my son And I admit It'll take a while To live in - and out - of this place And when you all go When you all go When you all go When you all go Sun-lit glass And patios And our feet under the table And it's simple math You don't wanna know But that's fine, we've got long memories And when you all go When you all go When you all go When you all go Every day the sun returns Every day the sun returns Every day the sun returns Still, we have to pay for light Every day the sun returns Every day the sun returns Every day the sun returns Still, we have to pay for light Yeah, well And you'll stay And I'll go And you'll stay And I'll go And you'll stay And you'll stay And I'll go 'Cause you asked for this

about

There were a lot of iterations of this EP in my mind at different times. There's a version where it's a full album; another where it's a double album! There's a version where it's just three songs. There's also an option where - why put it out at all? (A classic part of the process, I realise over and over and over).

This is the version I went with. I felt like by placing together two delicate acoustic songs along with four bigger, grander songs there'd be this push and pull of inertia.

I wrote the two acoustic tracks at very different times (and over vastly different lengths of time). "Twist It", which comes along first, came about days before I was meant to go in to meet Alex at his smaller studio called Raventape. One of those songs where the first voice memo I have of it sounds a lot fuckin like the finished version. It's kind of a mini cliff hanger song in a way. At the end you feel an instinct to lean forward and there is nothing to catch you.

I wrote the majority of "You Want It Brighter" (which is a for-no-good-reason play on You Want It Darker, a late Leonard Cohen thing) maybe two-three years ago at an ex-partner's place. I wrote the bridge like a day or two before I was set to go into the studio to record it.

And for the bigger stuff... All my big ideas would have remained totally abstract if it wasn't for Alex Gamble, Christina Dare, Gab Lavoie, and Craig McCann, who were able to come in and help shape these blue prints into songs with real personality. This happened all the way from practices to live shows to rehearsals for the studio, to the studio, to the mix after the studio.

Just like my last EP (My Nights On the Island) this was a kind of experiment, but unlike my last EP this was more of a collaboration.

I/We hope you like everything on the EP, keep listening to it, and wanna come see a live show. And say "Hi".

Thanks to/Dedicated to: MY FAMILY, Alex Gamble, Christina Dare, Gab Lavoie, Craig McCann, Daniel Fishbayn, Allie Reddon, Felicia Wetterlin, Ryan Binhammer, Kristian Wagner, Hayley Palmer, Rory and George Wagner, Kevin Chao, Casey Hawley, Connor Stehr, Andrew McGoveran, Chloe Leznoff, The Bradford Academy of Music, Tyler Tossounian, Lil Demons Guitar on Queen St., all the folks at the Imperial Pub Open Mic, and more.

credits

released December 16, 2022

Songs and lyrics by
Alex Southey — Vocals, Guitars, Roland Juno-60 (4), Synth (4), Piano (4)

Performed with:
Christina Dare — Bass, Backing Vocals (1, 2, 3, 5)
Gab Lavoie — Korg Synth, Piano (1, 2, 3, 5)
Craig McCann — Drums, Percussion (1, 2, 3, 5)

Alex Gamble — Mixing/Production/Mastering at Union Sound and Raventape Studios, Toronto, ON

Felicia Wetterlin — Artwork

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Alex Southey Toronto, Ontario

Southey's dreamy indie rock lives at the intersection of shoegaze and folk. By fusing these disparate genres together with cerebral, emotionally insightful songwriting he is one of the most authentic and endearing voices in this generation of Canadian indie musicians.

His next full length LP, entitled Entertainers Bring May Flowers, is out everywhere May 16, 2024.
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