Fault, by Joel David Weir

Fault

by Joel David Weir

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1.	Fault 03:31	lyrics	buy track
These tunes are so out of time These times are so out of tune The time is 2:45 Wish it was 10:52 Fault Its nobody's fault Its nobody's fault Its just a change in the wind
2.	Broken 03:51	lyrics	buy track
I'm broken I'm faded Feels like I cut the lifeline from my heart to my soul its just the way i'm living that hurts it hurts like cold wind on dry skin I've been thinking about the life we give away thoughts of tomorrow when all we have is today A love note a bible a list of things to get done reminders, revivals unresolved debts we learn to live with because we know we can't live without them I've been thinking about the life we give away thoughts of tomorrow when all we have is today
3.	Not in California 04:43	lyrics	buy track
There's beautiful girls in every town There's beautiful girls in every town just open your eyes boy and look around they're not all in California they're not all in California they're not all in California anymore There's coal in the ground in Susquehanna There's water above New Orleans There's tremors along the Indiana border They're not all in California They're not all in California They're not all in California anymore So go get yourself a strong woman make her an honest wedded bride live your life in Albequerque cause you're not in California no you're not in California no you're not in California anymore
4.	Ricky 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Ricky says that i'm on fire Ricky says that i'm on fire fire's no good without someone to warm but its hard to live in this place but it helps to see your face Ricky says he lost his keys blame it on the cheap whisky oh, Eleanor what are we gonna do today? play our music by the fire make the old men cry cry cry cry cry cry the devil wants to keep us dry but its hard to live in this place but it helps to see your face
5.	Enough 02:24	lyrics	buy track
Paint over the cracks its enough sometimes its enough red orange and black its enough its always enough
6.	New Madrid 04:32	info	buy track
7.	Cruel Age 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Cruel age Cruel age its a cruel cruel age cruel cruel age Jesus help me not lose my way Cruel age Cruel age its a cruel cruel age cruel cruel age Jesus help me not fade away
8.	Fallen Sparrow 02:10	lyrics	buy track
fallen sparrow bone and marrow breaking down breaking down jesus sees you will not leave you on the ground on the ground i cannot save you i cannot raise you
9.	Quieting 06:38	lyrics	buy track
Quieting Quieting down my distractions Quieting Quieting down my opinions There's a universe inside my heart inside my heart

about

This album was recorded and compiled over two years. It really began as a series of single collabs with artists I greatly admire and wanted to work with. A theme began to emerge - "Fault" - from fault lines in the deep plates under the earth to broken relationships to the distance one can even feel within oneself, this idea kept showing up in the writing. "Fault" of course, also carries with it another connotation - one which often leads to these divisions within oneself or with others - the feeling of guilt or shame. How do we recognize these things that lurk under our skin like the plates of the earth lurk under our fragile existence on earth? How do we address them? An instinct is often to run, to distract ourselves, to numb ourselves, to try to cut off the unpleasant things.. or people. But do we find peace and wholeness in this?
A series of collabs turned into an EP's worth of material. I began to listen back to some demos and sketches from the past years. I found a few that fit the theme - I decided to leave them as is - with imperfections and fault lines. One was recorded outside at Backstep Brewing in my hometown - the courthouse bells chime at the end - the other was recorded sometime in an airport a few years ago - I can't even remember.
I hope these songs help. That is always the goal.
You are not random. You are loved.
joel

credits

released August 13, 2021

Joel David Weir - guitar, vocals, keys, programming, lyrics
Alie Byland - bgvs on "Quieting"
Matt Jarrard - cello on "Broken" and "Quieting"
David F. Newbould - slide guitar, lead guitar on "Not in California"
Brandon Pfeiffer - bgvs on "Broken"

Recorded primarily at St. Squirrel Studios, Crawfordsville, IN, with distance collabs from various places in Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta and Albuquerque.

Mastered (except 'Fallen Sparrow' and 'Ricky') by Jason T. Lamoreaux.
Original Artwork by Sonic Wave Photography.

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