After our chance meeting
for several days
I looked for you in backs of heads
and averted my gaze
when they looked my way,
and I had a vivid dream where
we were in some kind of department store
and no one else was there,
so I told you all my secrets
like you'd told me yours.
And I woke,
and my stomach took a sickening fall
because I knew I'd never known you at all.
credits
from New Look for Fall,
released October 10, 2015
HPL - guitar, voice, keys
I'm in awe of the stories Eric tells with such an economy of words here. The magnificent arrangements and weighty vocals, which seem always about to fade into sigh or groan, also help. Harrison Lemke
I made a video game, and this is the soundtrack by my Casiotone guitar pop / ambient / experimental music project. That's a weird digression but sometimes life is like that. Harrison Lemke
supported by 5 fans who also own “Dept. Store Dream”
As the title promises, this album takes you on an electric tour of twenty singular worlds, each defined by a groove and mood, some more effable than others, but all a nice place to visit (and some you would want to live in, like the peaceful Sea of Clouds). But the tour continues, cumulatively giving a nuanced view of a vibrant, imperfect multiverse woven from field recordings, essentially wordless vocals (the tour bus is on autopilot), and simple keyboard synths. Arlo James Barnes
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