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"...it sound like The Cars along with Nirvana and The Beach Boys haha"
-James "The Hat" Messina on what this song sounds like

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Tried to find the meaning of what everyone was saying/ understand what I'm thinking/ what's the weight of what's been weighing/ If you can't then you don't need to explain it any clearer/ who is it that can see you when you're looking in the mirror?

Watching this world turn it's passing me by, I'll just stay right here/ wondering behind a frozen smile why, the answers never get much clearer
it seems I just don't know, i guess that's just the way it goes

I'm not the one who had decided to be feeling all of these feelings/ abandoning the reasons, disregarding all of the meanings/ though I tried i just can't find it, I don't feel richer for the experience/ where are the lessons hiding, like signals through the interference?

Watching this world turn it's passing me by, I'll just stay right here/ wondering behind a frozen smile why, the answers never get much clearer
it seems I just don't know, i guess that's just the way it goes

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released September 19, 2023
Written and Arranged by John Velsor
Produced by Julian Maultsby & James Messina

Johnny Gunz: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synthesizers
Ryan "Gunpowda" Griffin: Drums
Julian "Laserz" Maultsby: Percussion, Engineer (vocal sessions)
James "The Hat" Messina: Mixing & Mastering
TJ "The Professor" Spurge: Engineer (instrument sessions)
Brandon "Sneakers" Hanna: Engineer (drum sessions)
Backing Vocals and hand Claps by John & Julian
Artwork by John

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Astronauto Valley Stream, New York

The music of Astronauto is a sound as peaceful as it is jarring. Introspective folk realism collides head on with expansive electronic dreamscapes, using on the way everything from acoustic guitars to fuzz basses, analog synths to manipulated paint cans. ... more

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