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How Not to be Alone

by AK

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1.
Circles 03:12
Round, round revolution let’s roll to the woods Don’t leave me behind I’ve got the J, my swimsuit’s still wet from yesterday. Knees locked in a circle, Ladies first. Lightning lights the circle for what it’s worth. Hands in, hold ‘em steady, show your palms to the rain. Hold fast, pray I’m ready for life to change, still hoping that maybe it stays the same. Lighters light up this circle, it’s ladies first! Smoke and grime make this circle my girls. And girls, start walking. Hike on up those dollar stockings. And on, once as dreamers, somehow now as believers. Let it end as it’s good, as we started, understood.
2.
Florida 02:37
Cold, clear water of Mexico Why do I find myself dreaming of you, Years long after the last lizard tails are hidden in the night? Florida! Warm, damp air of the panhandle why do i find myself breathing in you, Years long after the last dark trails Are hidden in the night? Florida! Song of songs, it comes undone. The people turn to run and everyone hangs on To hear what I have done, let go of to become Oh, Florida!
3.
The Pusher 03:46
The Pusher he pushes the air in my chest And he pulls up the wind to blow through my breast And he reaches his arm down my silent windpipe And he pulls out the sound of the old riot life. Oh, oh, now don’t you think to make me stop and dream would give me one last try? If the reason is right I’ll give you just tonight to make these words see light. So he pushes a pen towards my dying right hand. But it’s no use at all, my mind’s aching. But then with two solemn fingers of gold He pulls out a word that lay silent and cold. Oh, oh, now don’t you think to make me stop and dream would give me one last try? If the reason is right I’ll give you just tonight to make these words see light. Calls me back from the dead Gently lifts my lowered head Pulls me out of bed So he gives me a sheet from the skin of his teeth And a pen of his blood, so I write what I see. And the word in his hand that’s been deep in my chest And the fear all along, well it stopped up the rest. Oh, oh, now don’t you think to make me stop and dream would give me one last try? If the reason is right I’ll give you just tonight to make these words see light.
4.
Electricity 03:25
What I have to offer you, it can't be very good. I have laid out all my troubles, behind them I stood. And in this very place where hard love hurts so good, I have told you everything and been misunderstood Why? Why? So I withdraw my offer and I slide back my hand. I'm sorry I embarrassed you, that wasn't my plan. But in your glowing home I found a place to land and I now I see to stay here was more than you could stand. Why? Why? So now I think I understand the reason for the phone: To feel through electricity how not to be alone. And in the dark, after the call, when really no one's here at all, I find myself reaching out. For what? Why? Why?

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Calling forth visions of the stillness of the Florida swamplands, the magic of swimming in summer lakes in New England and the power in the belief of a friend, AK shows us through the stages of her life thus far, ending in her troubled look for love. The songs are punctuated and enriched by the band’s lush instrumentation including piano, violin, clarinet, upright bass, drums, and elaborate vocal harmonies. Indiemuse.com praises, "AK sings with the conviction of one who understands grace as both abstraction and fact of life."

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released March 25, 2014

AK - Vocals, Piano
Hajnal Pivnick - Violin
Lindsey Cosgrove - Clarinet
Carl Limbacher - Upright Bass
Ross Marshall - Drums

Produced by Renato Milone in Brooklyn, NY

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AK New York

AK is a powerful new voice on the New York music scene. Formerly a trained opera singer and a traditional folk singer, AK found her own voice writing about her life on the east coast. Removed from her native California she discovered a love of seasons, deep wonder at the power of winter, wind and rain and the new bonds that form during hurricanes and floods. ... more

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