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Tom put AvA’s new song out tonight a little early… Here are the lyrics, or at least what I heard after a few listens – should be close. Download link at the bottom.

And look real close ‘cross the winds and the roads
It is there to decode, will you fly as a ghost
Or a spark to explode – it’s the start of the show
It’s the part you love most where your heart will implode

And do you believe in hallucinations,
Silly dreams or imagination?
Don’t go away ’cause I feel you this time
Don’t go away ’cause I need you there this time

As the wind floats home, carry us back to shore
And up the mountainous coast where the sun starts to glow
From our head to our toes, to the stars that we know
And with you as my hosts it will keep us afloat

Again…
And do you believe in hallucinations,
Silly dreams or imagination?
Don’t go away ’cause I feel you this time
Don’t go away ’cause I need you there this time

Do you believe in hallucinations,
Any dream or it’s revelation?
Don’t go away ’cause I need you there this time
Don’t go away ’cause I needed you all my life

The science is taxing, I’m waiting for something
There’s images of love and war and everything’s here to explore
It’s all alike, unusual, a different place but beautiful
And it is not quite as it seems, I hear the children’s laughs and screams

(It’s beautiful, so beautiful, it’s beautiful)

Do you believe in hallucinations,
Silly dreams or imagination?
Don’t go away ’cause I feel you this time
Don’t go away ’cause I need you there this time

Do you believe in hallucinations,
Any dream or it’s revelation?
Don’t go away ’cause I need you there this time
Don’t go away ’cause I needed you all my life

(All my life, I needed you all my…)

P.S. – This song ends on the same synth chord that’s at the end of Adam’s Song/beginning of All the Small Things. Fuckin weird things I notice…

• (Right click, Save as) Angels & Airwaves – Hallucinations [6.8Mb]

Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
Produced by Chris Walla

Death Cab For Cutie’s album hit the internet yesterday. It’s available March 12TH here in the states and it’s definitely one I’ll be picking up – of course some of my previous posts might have indicated how excited I am for this album so you probably already knew I was going to be picking it up.

I’ve been listening to the album all day and I’ve got to say it’s amazing. The production on this album sounds unbelievable and hopefully will really put Death Cab on the map. Very well put together and in a way unlike their previous efforts. The writing by Ben Gibbard on this album shines once again but this time is accompanied by a clean, well-mixed sound from the others in the band.

The first single off this album is a radio version of I Will Possess Your Heart, which is over eight minutes long on the album and largely instrumental. It, along with all the other tracks, have done something not many bands pull off – revamping their sound while staying true to their original style.

You’re going to hear a lot more instrumental variety on Narrow Stairs. You Can Do Better Than Me features heavy piano and organ work, some tight snares and even big timpani accents but transcends into Grapevine Fires which is a very kit driven tune, very relaxed with a lot of backing vocals on the chorus. The album begins and ends on a familiar note as both Bixby Canyon Bridge and The Ice Is Getting Thinner are very vocal and guitar led, with very little in the way of drums. ‘Ice’ features a very bluesy lead guitar sound and the chord changes Gibbard puts into his vocals which always keeps things interesting.

Overall, I really recommend this album. Check it out and if you like it, please buy it. These guys deserve more recognition.

I’m listening to a stream of the new Panic! at the Disco album and I wasn’t expecting to like this album to be honest, but may be having a change of heart. It’s not all sins, tragedies, & martyrdom with breakfast nails.

The lyrics are broader in depth than A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out and are accompanied by a variety of instruments, from strings to horns and of course some more piano.

I’m not sure that the album will thrill everyone who loved the bands first effort but it’s a great album that may in fact substantiate their mainstream push. It’s nice to be over the shotgun wedding scene.

Check out my favorite, The Green Gentlemen, and the rest of Pretty. Odd. on MTV’s Leak.