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Two Circles

by BYLAND

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Tim Hatch Alie(Byland) played this song in the Loft to kick off the record release show @ Easy Street Records in West Seattle this past Friday, May 29th 2024 & it Resonated with me right away! What an Incredibly Deep Emotional Song & Record! I feel instantly bonded with this single and will be listening to it obsessively for quite some time! Bravo Byland!!! Favorite track: Two Circles.
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Alie: It was an honor to help usher this song into what it is today. I helped write the melody, but really, this is a “Jake masterpiece”. It carries a full myriad of ideas and emotions, and feels like it changes meaning each time I get to sing it. I see myself in this song. I see others. I see love, pain, anger, frustration, joy, shame, angst, everything and nothing - a fullness in duality.
Jake: While writing the album and this song in particular, I was very inspired by bands like The National and the War On Drugs, who seem to write with sentiments rather than ideas. You feel what the song is about regardless of whether or not you know what the words mean. I wrote the words, but still feel like I’m able to get lost in the song and discover meaning within it.

Jake: We all know this person and many of us have been this person - the one that never grew up.
Jake: To me this song feels like meeting another version of yourself at the bar and experiencing for yourself the curiosity and compassion that you might lend a stranger.

lyrics

I am yellow
You are green
Just two circles side by side
I don’t think that you know me
We have have that in common
I hate my handwriting
And nothing about you
Wish I could see you like a stranger
Can I bum a piece of gum

You wear the same clothes
You tell the same jokes
You just got older
You just got older
Don’t make you wiser
You never grew up
You just got older
You just got older

Yesterday I was twenty five
Tomorrow I am terrified
I’m not good at small talk
I was born with crooked teeth
You’re a chorus I’m a verse
But I don’t have any words
I hum and I hope
You understand what I don’t

You wear the same clothes
You tell the same jokes
You just got older
You just got older
Don’t make you wiser
You never grew up
You just got older
You just got older
You wear the same clothes
You tell the same jokes
You just got older
You just got older

credits

released February 16, 2024
Writing: Alie Byland, Jacob Byland
Production: Nathan Yaccino
Engineer: Nathan Yaccino
Engineering Assistance: Jacob Byland
Mixing: Brandon Bell
Mastering: Pete Lyman (Infrasonic Mastering)
Mastering Assistant: Daniel Bacigalupi (Infrasonic Mastering)

Performers:
Alie Byland: Vocals
Nathan Yaccino: Guitar
Skyler Mehal: Pedal Steel
Jessica Dobson: Guitar

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BYLAND Seattle, Washington

Byland is the moniker and last name of Seattle-based, Albuquerque-raised, Cinematic Indie Rock artist, Alie Renee. Her dynamic sound is often characterized by arrangements full of intriguing time signatures and unexpected chord changes, tethered by timeless lyrics and vocal vulnerability. For her, music is about taking time to create space to process emotions. ... more

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