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A Trace

by Eager Sails

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1.
Stick Around 03:42
Took the One Train to the wrong stop Call you back to pick me up Messed up the drop Holding my breath on the drive home I guess I could stay with Joe, a couple of weeks or so You don’t have to stay around me You don’t have to stick around You don’t have to stay around me You don’t have to stick around Keep selling what you owe Five years just ain’t that long, I know I could go back to school, just start over Joeys’ dad says the charges will never stick You don’t have to stay around love You don’t have to stick around You don’t have to stay around love You don’t have to stick around 2005 was pretty fun Get fucked up with everyone Broke into private beaches Throwing up in the streets You lost your clothes that night Used seaweed to cover up, cover up The biggest lie ever told “you can be anything” If it were me, I'd stick around.
2.
A Trace 02:28
How do you think you’ll die? All alone or by my side? I’ve done the math I’ve read the maps The Earth she’s laying quiet I don’t wanna think about the ghosts I’ll leave behind Something in the rafters haunts me It’s not the death that terrifies me it’s not being there to guide you One day there won’t be a trace of us Just stardust Just stardust How do you think you’ll go? The urge to stay here longer, I know This distant flicker A lonely ticker Suspended in a Sunbeam I don’t wanna think about the ghosts I’ll leave behind Something in the rafters haunts me It’s not the death that terrifies me it’s not being there to guide you One day there won’t be a trace of us When do you think you’ll go?
3.
Hate Songs 03:16
I hate songs about songs I love tunes about side projects that go wrong I wanna head out and Walk off this wine Cuz no bobby here wants to talk about gear What pedals I use? Do you mix into a limiter? It’s 96k so the NPR crowd gets what we say Do I ask too much of you? Do I ask too much of you? I wanna go home And watch The West Wing and cry with you Chess pieces on the fireplace Coleslaw left out on the fireescape I like being the last the last to bed Locking the doors and kissing your head It’s the time of night I pull up YouTube Watch Gordon Ramsay yell at these fools Do we ask too much of you? Do we ask too much of you? I told you that That Post Rock was dumb You didn’t believe me and now I am done I used to ask Paul If there were still songs That could drive you to tears? Keep you from fear? He stayed very still and shook his head If it’s not Tom Waits you’re going to hell I hate songs about songs Films about films It’s 96k so Pitchfork hears what we say Do I ask too much of you? Do we ask too much of you? Do I ask too much of you? Do we ask too much of you?
4.
Open windows won’t shut Nagging feeling keeping me up Just relax, calm down Close the shades and lay back down It’s not easy for this mind To not travel back in time Replaying what I’ve done Stress about what doesn’t come Don’t run away Don’t run away I’m not sleeping anymore Searching for the answer for Who am I here to replace? Settle down get back in my place Find the crossfade on white noise machines Keep my eyes off the screens Animals asleep in our beds Or running around our heads Don’t run away Don’t run away A place among my peers? I kinda doubt it more and more every year Don’t run away It’s not the dark Don’t run away I’ve been selfish enough with my time Don’t run away Just try to to lay back down Don’t run away I gadda know Don’t run away What drives you home?

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released February 9, 2024

Eager Sails – A Trace

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Sam Stauff
Additional Recording by Andy Porta and Steve LaCerra

At:
Mercy University Studio A, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Port City Recording - Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Black Cat Sounds – Portland, ME

Mastered by Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering Seattle, WA

Artwork by Nick Robinson

Sam Stauff – Vocals, Guitars, Keys, Electronics, OP-1, String Arrangements.

With additional help from:

01: Stick Around

Donald Perdomo – Drums
Phil Anthony – Bass
Matt Beck – Guitar Solo

02: A Trace

John Venezia – Drums
Phil Anthony – Bass
Melissa Erin – Vocals

03: Hate Songs

Jeremy Scuderi - Drums
Tim Robbins – Bass
Lauren West – Vocals

04: No. 121 Open Windows

Justin Krass – Keys, Electronics
Jose Uezyoga - Synths
Andy Porta - Drums
A.J. Chiarella - Vocals
Zaire Smith – Vocals
Tilia Stauff - Vocals

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Eager Sails, led by musician-producer Sam Stauff, merges innovation and emotion in a symphony of electronic-ambient rock. Stauff, known for his music production collaborations with artists like Blue Oyster Cult, Ella Jane, Wide Waters and many more surprises with Eager Sails, showcasing versatility beyond his role in the engineer’s chair. ... more

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