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I Used To Draw b​/​w Wizard Of Loneliness

by Signals Midwest

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    Tracklist:
    1A. I Used To Draw (album version)
    2A. Wizard Of Loneliness (orig. by Wild Pink)
    3B. I Used To Draw (alt. version, live from the Metal Shop)

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1.
I used to draw everything I lived in all-day-long daydreams I drew my mother’s markers dry An early way of getting high I drew the dogs’ hardwood sprawl Warm obstructions in the hall I only captured what I could But I think I was getting pretty good I was getting pretty good And when I set my pencil down Decades later in a different town I left a trail of tired lines That no straight edge could ever guide I spoke to the city and it spoke back “It ain’t latitude you lack. What lies here is no less true– It ain’t all just built for you.” I wanna live like that I want a love that looks back So add a single asterisk For every exit sign I missed Little stars to remind Loose ends that I left untied So when you’re ground-down and grey In those gradient weekdays Just remember the gift Is that you get to keep doing it Settle down, this shouldn’t take too long Draw it out ‘til the highway days are gone Mirrored towns, connections holding strong Hold on
2.
Good times sneak and fleet Your friends wanna spend some time with you tonight Meet up at a bar where someone knows about your sign They said when you were born the stars smiled Calm Calm down Put your phone down Put your phone down
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about

We recorded these songs with J. Robbins at The Magpie Cage in Baltimore, MD in Nov. 2020, right around the time the U.S. voted that orange fascist out of office. “I Used To Draw” is one of our favorite newer songs and a good indicator of where our songwriting is headed. “Wizard Of Loneliness” is a great tune by Wild Pink, who are friends we've made through touring and one of the few bands that all four of us can agree on as being unquestionably great. Go check them out.

So...obviously it’s been a hard, weird year or so. I’d like to think that our band, when we’re not making prank phone calls and watching the Hot Dr. Pepper video on YouTube, has attempted to explore the complexity and beauty of human connection...or somethin’ like that. Signals Midwest has always kind of been a way to process and interact with what’s going on around us. Doing this band has been a beautiful and unique lens through which we have been able to see the world, and for the tangible, in-person element of that to have disappeared over the last year has been rough.

The upside of all of this is that it has given us time to collect some thoughts and ideas, set up a bunch of microphones, and get some songs out of our heads and into the world. There are a bunch more coming, but we wanted to make sure we got this out as soon as we could–as a reminder that we’re still here, there’s still a lot of work to do, and that our global community of friends and peers, while it may look different right now, still very much exists.

- Max / Jeff / Steve / Ryan

credits

released March 23, 2021

“I Used To Draw” and “Wizard of Loneliness” were recorded November 5-9, 2020at The Magpie Cage in Baltimore, MD by J. Robbins.

"Wizard of Loneliness" was written by Wild Pink and released on their 2017 self-titled record. wildpink.bandcamp.com/track/wizard-of-loneliness

"I Used To Draw (alt. version)" was recorded by Ian Farmer at the Metal Shop in Philadelphia, PA on February 2, 2021.

Mastering by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio in Cornwall, NY

Artwork by Maxwell Stern

Signals Midwest is Maxwell Stern (vocals/guitar), Steve Gibson (drums/vocals), Jeff Russell (guitar) and Ryan Williamson (bass).

contact: signalsmidwest@gmail.com

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Signals Midwest Cleveland, Ohio

we are a punk/indie band from Cleveland, now spread throughout OH and PA. we've been doing this together since 2008. we have been lucky enough to see the world together but will still play in your kitchen or anywhere really.

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