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Winter (A Return to Spring)

by HOUSES

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1.
Alone, Dear 05:27
did you stay up all night waiting silent for no one to come? were you there when you buried yourself who were you thinking of? am i all alone? are you there? am i all alone? are you there? did you stare down the ghosts who have held you in remembering? walking down these cold halls where the spirits have come creeping in have the wolves come out to tear you apart? as you breathe dead air in the dark now, oh how i feel just like a child torn away from mother's hands oh am i all alone? dear, i'll wait alone in the wake as the tide is rolling in silence moves through lifeless space and clouds command everything they go on and on
2.
Witches! 04:03
has she come out to steal our bones? walking, lightly shivering our hallowed voices hanging low as we draw our knives against the night we lay diamonds in their eyes and place our feathers in the palm of their hand there's a pyramid of light and we draw our knives against the night oh, we trained our eyes on the sheets of kill and draw our knives against the night see the children turn and run but there's nothing to fear we witches just wanna have a little fun diamonds in their eyes diamonds in their eyes watching everything oh let em in and never hang your head low diamonds in their eyes diamonds in their eyes see the shivering there's nothing to fear, boy no, there's nothing to fear, boy and we will draw our knives against the night yes, we will draw our knives against the night yeah, we will draw our knives against the night witches are coming!
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i am the mountain i am the mountain i am the fire in the temple of light oh who now now gonna wake up on their own? oh who now now gonna wake up on their own? for the little children what have you become? for the little children tell me who has won? oh who has won? oh who now now gonna take up for the war? oh who's left now? sell the party to the reds for the little children tell me who has won? for the little children what have you become? sinking like the heavens send their little bodies out to sea
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stand on the mountaintop high above the sea climb up to the tallest tower and look upon the weathered land i saw three ships come sailing in my friend, this is our destiny
6.
Stone Song 11:17
we've got a score for something needs settling take off your crown there's no one you're fooling we've got a score for something needs settling take off your crown there's no one you're fooling we all know lay down your sword cause there's too much fighting you've played us for fools now come out from hiding lay down your sword cause there's too much fighting you've played us for fools now come out from hiding we all know
7.
Your Ghost 02:50
your ghost makes me shiver in this chilly winter weather as dark skies seem so daunting i've never seen anything more beautiful than this i'm gonna run and tell the other kids just wait till they find out just wait till they find out just wait till they find out

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"While it would probably be best to dispense with any sort of wintery metaphors or similes in describing this EP, as they'd be both hackneyed and obvious, they'd also be incredibly apropos. Winter, the fourth and final installment of Houses' series of seasonally themed releases, is the darkest of the bunch, and it begins on a notably dreary note with "Alone, Dear," in which a mournful organ plays as Andy Hamilton wonders, "Am I all alone?" That pervasive chill permeates songs like "Mantra for the Weak/Funeral," whose distant, reverb-drenched vocals create a similar feeling of isolation and detachment. But for all their despondent characteristics, these songs come off as serene and uplifting rather than grim and dour. With fretwork that recalls David Gilmour and organ lines and grooves that would make Emerson Lake and Palmer proud, this is one of the best classic-rock records you've never heard — and one of the most satisfying local releases of the year. Grab your headphones and brace yourself for Winter." - Dave Herrera, Westword

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released August 5, 2011

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Houses-

Andy Hamilton
Johnny Lundock
Mike Marchant
Mark Shusterman
Matthew Till

Additional Magicians-

James Han
Julie Davis
Adrienne Short

Recorded at Great White North, The Fox Den, Blood Punch House, Claw's Nest, and Sad Bastard House in 2010 and 2011. Produced by Andrew James Hamilton. Mastered by Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Music. Artwork & Design by Kinsey Hamilton. Copyright 2011 Great White North.

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Special Thanks to:

Richard & Paula Hamilton, Don and Cecelia Harris, Bart & Julie Dahl, Jeff & Karen Marchant, Ryan Sniegowski, Jeff Suthers, Loy Merck, Alexis Long, Danny White, Mark Weaver, Bob Sunderland, Claudine Rousseau, Ryan Layman & Dana Ensing

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HOUSES Denver, Colorado

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Houses formed in spring of 2008 as a rock and roll supergroup. Andy Hamilton's vision of creating a soundtrack for the seasons brought forth these four EPs. The band's mood evolves through Hamilton's view of the seasons while he celebrates the good times and confronts his personal demons. ... more

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