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You have your whole life behind you now

by Sun Vow

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1.
Valentine 04:35
Serpentine, Valentine round and round we go bite the tail consume myself Serpentine, Valentine I can count on you vast, immense a cosmic loop bite the tail consume myself dark abyss vast, immense round and round Serpentine Valentine round and round we go bite the tail consume, myself round and round we go.
2.
Coatlicue 03:53
Snakes transcend cosmos traveling through land and water Did you know they would betray your image? Coatlicue Snake skirt severed hands and heart god of war Did you know they would betray your image? Coatlicue Creator, destroyer, blood sacrifice hungry for more, sodden earth, corpse
3.
You held your tongue for me, I bit off a piece of concrete and chewed. Some words are lost buried beneath piles of sand. Stones on stones My teeth broke my tongue bled pools of blood My hands are weak knuckles bruised I've clawed and clawed there's no way through These pieces are heavy in my mouth I try and try words spill out My teeth broke my tongue bled swallowing blood.
4.
Cold Spot 02:55
Ley lines entwine every move haunting in place in cold spots Benign specters passing through They come in waves In cold spots Phantoms in tandem find me nightly
5.
Operator 03:23
Waves of sound traveling my door is open why can't I see screaming static cracked melody my ears are open unknown addressee Operator, connect me Gradient noise \ so far away dance goodbye in words I'll never say deafening silence an empty hallway surrounded by nothing goodbye getaway. Operator, connect me
6.
Barren Eyes 03:11
This ocean's dry we can not hide skies collide devoid of divide Barren eyes No bones reside no meat to slice smell the fire destitute cry Barren eyes I out to gouge them out Maybe if I couldn't see I could taste sweet relief
7.
Yellow walls Fluorescent lights Open doors Nothingness Turn every corner Roam every hall Nothingness Monochromatic Maze Machine hum Mind is noise No night No day I've been here before Turn every corner Roam every hall Monochromatic Maze
8.
Subterranean 03:41
From above From below In the form It calls out beckoning My bones break My throat aches Tonal vibrations Subterranean
9.
Hollow body Rapid breath Summer rise From the depths I scream with the cicadas in the trees, but like their noise, I too am a bodiless cry in the distance The heat has drawn me out Like an infection Clawed my way through to reach the surface I could say that I am choking what I mean is I'm stifled by my own breath I scream with the cicadas in the trees, but like their noise, I too am a bodiless cry in the distance.
10.
Cauterized 05:33
Like Medusa's hair unsettled Alive I choke Swallow I am full Is it good it is, because it is mine Cauterized Inhaling Smoke

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"8 years later after their debut album, Tulsa's very own Sun Vow returns with a brand new full length and lineup!

Somewhere in the land of shoegaze and doomgaze, Sun Vow's "You have your whole life behind you now" crafts melancholic, droney landscapes that are more than apt for the tragic, tongue-in-cheek title of their album. Sun Vow's instrumentation evokes feelings of bittersweet nostalgia, the sonic embodiment of soaring in the backseat of a car, late night with rain pouring down, gazing out the window as the outside lighting obscures in to ominous streaks and glows. The vocals are reminiscent of depressive episodes on the couch, staring at the ceiling in the dark because you happen to live in Tornado Alley and the power is out in your home once again.

However, to pigeonhole Sun Vow's "Your whole life is behind you now" as another sad-sounding shoegaze album would be a mistake. Songs such as "Operator" bring an almost plucky, late 2nd wave Indie rock vibe that refreshes listeners with its upbeat, nearly optimistic composition. The juxtaposition throughout the release of these sort-of surfy sounding licks within the scapes of doom and gloom brings about a pleasant, diverse audible experience and is a notable distinguishing factor between "Your whole life is behind you now" and their debut album, "Where Were You When The Stars Went Out?". The balancing of these distinct leads, unprocessed drums, and muted yet distinguished bass lines within the washes of sound from effects saturated guitar walls and vocal drones creates an exciting return from Sun Vow." -Cult Love Sound Tapes

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released May 27, 2023

Songs written and performed by Sun Vow
Lyrics by Jessica Sanchez
Produced by Patrick Caldwell
Artwork by www.instagram.com/bekartoe/
Released by cultlovesoundtapes.bandcamp.com

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