yearlongday

Posts Tagged ‘Lyrics’

maybe ‘final song‘ over-dramatizes our latest recordings, but ‘the last singles released by yearlongday‘ would aptly describe them. “sex savant” and “smoke & mirrors” conclude our 5-year odyssey into the yearlongday project, almost to the very day of inception (10/16/06). they aren’t the last songs leah & i will record, but their release signals the [...]

recording is going well… slow, but well. john shaugnessy and i have been co-authoring lyrics since autumn 2010, and each day we get closer to completion. eventually, i’d like john to visit my home studio to records vocals, but transitioning from the old set-up to the new system has taken a back seat over the past few [...]

sallyX four years of secrecy some called it lunacy i called it only love. i could have taken vows i could have ended rows, but none of the above. sally. sally. others have come and gone asked me to come along, but i chose to decline. i’m waiting in the wind for you to let [...]

a knock upon the door, that’s all i’m asking for. nothing less, nothing more. i know you’re still awake, and i could use a break from the books, and the ache. and maybe i was wrong, ignoring you so long. i was weak, acting strong. there’s no one else around. i’m listening to the sound of my heart as [...]

… from around may 2009. we don’t know if the interview was ever published, so we’ll respect the blogger’s anonymity for now. Who is Yearlongday, and whose idea was forming the band? [John] yearlongday is the alternative pop duo of Jonathan T Marlowe (singer/guitarist from United States) and Leah L’Orange (singer/percussionist from Canada). Although I [...]