Wide Awake | Open Hands is the third EP by Oakland, CA based electro-Americana band Mr. Kind. It was recorded at TRI Studios in San Rafael, the studio founded by the legendary Bob Weir, of the Grateful Dead. It is a departure from from the rough-around-the-edges garage folk rock of our first EP OK and the denser electronic leanings of their second EP, Mr. Kind. This EP shows the collaboration between the members of Mr. Kind deepening on their most ambitious studio effort to date.
lyrics
I see your face and it all makes sense
The room bends the light around you to show its reverence
I try to make my way but my feet get stuck
I watch you fade out of the scene, then I wake up
Each time you were low, you’d see yourself back on top
Not taking into mind the hits you take, on your way to make it up
Those I thought were close, could only watch you destruct
The process though slow was always sure, guaranteed to leave you fucked
The mood settles in and it comes with the frost
And not until May does it ever seem to thaw
It’s during these times that I feel lost
I bring you back to where we left off.
I look for the signs to know that you’re OK
But the worst is what I’ve come to expect based on recent history
Don’t know why you chose to cut us off, what we did to offend
But you can return no questions asked you don’t need to feel ashamed.
The mood settles in and it comes with the frost
And not until May does it ever seem to thaw
It’s during these times that I feel lost
I bring you back to where we left off.
credits
from Wide Awake | Open Hands,
track released July 15, 2014
Words and Music by Brian Bergeron, Jonathan Devoto, Brad Dollar, Geoff McCann, Matt Roads, and Peter Smith
Produced by Jonathan Devoto + Brad Dollar
Engineered by Brad Dollar
Additional Engineering by Justin Alquist, Brian Bergeron, Jonathan Devoto, Luther Kuefner, Omid Moayedi, Matthew West
Mixed by Jonathan Devoto
Mastered by Jonathan Kirchner
Mr. Kind is
Brian Bergeron - Guitar and Vocals
Jonathan Devoto - Guitar, Vocals, and Keys
Geoff McCann - Guitar and Synth
Matt Roads - Bass
Peter Smith - Drums
Since its inaugural release, OK, Mr. Kind has departed from rough-around-the-edges garage folk rock to the dense electronic
leanings of their second EP, Mr. Kind. The band was originally formed to perform the recorded solo material of lead singer-songwriter Brian Bergeron, but Wide Awake | Open Eyes represents each band members’ continually expanding involvement in the songwriting process....more
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