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Lockdown Listenings

by nvth

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1.
me 02:06
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Complacency is Condonement 02:01
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Welcome to the land that’s living up inside my brain Let me do a little show for you to see if you feel the same Seems the world is fucked We’re out of luck And clearly they’re to blame (everything’s insane) But if you walk with me you’ll realise it’s always been this way But it’s not too late to change So watch yourself I’m switching lanes I need your help Cos it would be better if we were together so we could endeavour to fix the whole world Cos it feeds us Now it needs us And we know that the people above us are fucked so it’s time that we tear them to pieces Cos all they do is deceive us Telling lies and pretending to please us In the name of the sun and the ghost and the father Hiding behind the words of… It’s nothing that we do not know It’s up to us to overthrow The system of oppression causing mass depression and fucking up the whole globe I might seem a little too angry for someone who’s benefited from this system my entire life And it might be a bit hypocritical for me to scream and complain that’s it’s fucked when I’m white Sorta straight And a guy who’s obsession is love and togetherness But fuck it I’m done with this If we can’t be the same then I don’t wanna live But I do wanna live I’ve got so much to give and I know you do too so we’ll build from within Together as one We’re here in this moment It’s time to rise up Complacency is condonement
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Ellie (feat. é L) 03:29
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Been a while since I’ve seen your face But I aint feeling that out of place cos usually I’m in my own head most of the time anyway Just witnessing the day Go by And I think I’m gonna Get high Gotta treat me better I’ll try Really wanna try Tonight I won’t lie My shallow mind Can’t seem to see a single thing beyond myself I’ve begun to hide while I’m inside Sentencing my soul to the ridicule of voices in my head who have control I won’t lie My shallow mind Can’t seem to see a single thing beyond myself But I’m gonna fight it and I’m gonna win Gonna fight em and I’m gonna Look at us now Living under ground Lok at us now Living under ground Mostly I just think about what I’m gonna do when all of this is over You’re hearing it right now Gonna be coming to your town And we’re gonna get down Only love between us as I fall for the sound of the speakers Sending out my songs to you while you sing em back and I’m speechless Dreaming up realities where this is a fact is genius I should do that more Look at us now Living under ground Look at us now Living under ground Look at us now Living under ground Look at us now Living under ground
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Party 02:18
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I was at a party Bout a week ago It was really nice to not be worried about the to and fro Where to go What to know What to do Was pretty much decided I would just be sitting in my room With A puppy on my lap That little ball of joy My favourite beer on tap and all the lovely girls and boys The girly boys and boyish girls and all of the rest of them inside my world The friends I grew up with and ones I have now All coming together on my side of town They’re all singing me songs And it’s sorta weird that I can’t sing along I mean not that I want to but usually I prefer being on the other side of this one But just for tonight I’ll indulge in the hype I won’t let it go by While I fly right Into the next day Where maybe you will say that it was sorta fun Party on my own (while I’m) Dancing all alone (imma) Party on my own (while I’m) In my own home (imma) Party on my own While my friends are stuck at home Party all alone (while I’m) Dancing on my own I’m still at my party But it’s not the same If you couldn’t tell it’s taking place inside my brain For all the things that keep me sane are locked and loaded in my imagination Contemplating Waiting for you to give me a call Go dance in the hall The one where we fall And all Forget Regretting anything that’s ever happened before Party on my own (while I’m) Dancing all alone (imma) Party on my own (while I’m) In my own home (imma) Party on my own While my friends are stuck at home Party all alone (while I’m) Dancing on my own
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5 02:12
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I’ve been writing in the winter Now the suns come out I’ve been trying to capture everything from then to now Better pack it up and move along This may not be the last song but it’s the last one I’m really sorry to be messing with the suspension of disbelief but I could see myself falling down a tunnel that I haven’t been in a long time So I’m here to break the fourth wall For myself For my mind I’m aware that I’m in a story The paradox is evident For everything that I am doing simply isn’t relevant But it means a lot to me Is that enough? I dunno See right here was supposed to be a sort of happy song At least one that had a bit more of an anthem going on But here we are again With Nathan talking to himself like he aint got no friends But that’s not entirely true is it? Seems isolation has completely changed the way I’m living The way I’m thinking The way I’m dreaming The way I’m looking inside my soul While I know this is a good thing Doesn’t mean it isn’t painful But I keep on trying To find my way And while I know this is a good thing Doesn’t mean it isn’t painful I didn’t deserve you So I lost you Pretty obvious when you think about it I do quite often Ponder on the timing Our stories so closely stitched Far from parallel Far from opposite While I know this is a good thing Doesn’t mean it isn’t painful But I keep on trying To find my way And while I know this is a good thing Doesn’t mean it isn’t painful
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sunday seeds 02:11
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Window stain Condensation Perfect frame Realisation Morning coffee Conversation Total lack of separation Tasting raisins Smell of bacon Toaster pop Anticipation Life with you A true Vacation Endless love and motivation No time wasting We be making magic Being stuck inside this house with you is oh so tragic But we seem to manage You’re the train and I’m the carriage Both insane A perfect balance Can’t complain I’d go to hell and back for you This much is true I’d conquer the ends of the earth and the moon if it was something you wanted me to do But it wouldn’t be Cos you never try to make me be Anything that isn’t me Anything that isn’t real Whatever that means doesn’t even really matter While we’re dancing on a cloud to the sound of our own songs Telling stories Feeling so strong Every morning could be like this because in the deepest realms of my heart and soul I know this is where I belong And I can’t believe that I’ve been this blessed Just seeing you in front of me does something weird to my chest And I can’t express the rest You seem to pass the test of taking my breath And lessening stress You’re simply the best And I can’t believe that I get to see ya in the Tina mount of time you have You Turner round my mindset and I could never repay you for the things you’ve done The things you do But I know you Won’t want me to Cos there’s no catch when it comes to this love There’s no catch when it comes to this love
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Fall 04:19
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Warmth of Alpha Centauri Depth of Gargantua’s soul Scent of Dusky Moon in spring How I love you Future behold Gentle like bug; red and black Strength of the seas all combined Beauty beyond comprehension How I love you Forever through time Taste the sweetest of wine Conquer the tallest of mountains Meet the person you wish that you were when you look at yourself through my eyes Fierce as the Queen of the jungle Kind as the child inside A painting or sonnet could never contain How I love you This truth shall not die
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myself 03:40
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ive been going to school online which is fine get to see the lovely faces of my friends as i stumble out of bed and into the day sometimes we even say hey i say stumble cos ive been sleepin in again i cant pretend im really doing well when im truly givin in to my vices on the daily and i know that i should get up and go for a walk i mean at the start i was but now i stay up late and roll over to my screen just in time to get to class so why not walk when the day is through? cos then i’ll wanna take a drag and tarnish fresh air inside my lungs man this is fun creating problems on my own just like before now im on the floor thinkin bout how i was doin so well before being forced back into this little shell where all i can seem to worry about is myself though the whole world is hurting i feel im the only one i know thats so stupid but i cant be alone in that thought i know that we’re taught to be a certain way we act strong but i know that you feel me so please sing along or talk or whatever i guess what im saying is that im pretty sad that ive got kinda fat and im alone and all that but its never affected me cos ive got my friends you see but right now theyve got people to hold and ive just got myself know theres people in hell so i hate to complain when i know that im better off so much better off so much better off so this piece is a hypocrisy im saying that its okay to feel the way you feel while i carry so much guilt for not being happy maybe i was wrong maybe i don’t needa sing this song maybe i was always this way just being okay
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water 03:42
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Try and tell me that there’s anything better than the moment I’m about to describe 2am You roll over with your mouth feeling dry Then you see it Take a sip Get this feeling inside It’s the most amazing you’ve ever tasted No lie I’ve been letting moments slip Fallen by the way(side) I don’t let myself indulge in this pleasure of life Instead I stay cooped up in my own prison of time Created a whole world where I just simply get by Maybe this is my condition I know true eye to eye The third is the most important when you speak of my kind Wonder if I’m underestimating truth in disguise Think that I control the future in the blink of an I try to see all of your beauty just as I do my own But I’m always tripping over falsified thrones Learning love is really simple if you’re all on your own Knowing everything’s connected so I’m never alone But I’m always alone Even when I’m not Stuck on checking my phone Like it’s all I’ve got And I know to do better Endeavour Whatever I’m clever but never give myself the time of day Feel like I’m going ‘round in circles every day Feeling a kind of way I can’t explain the pain Cos it makes no sense to me I didn’t ask to be born I fucking demanded it Maybe I planned for this Maybe I’m full of shit I can’t decipher it Maybe it’s time to quit I think I’m done with this
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Heroes (feat. NEGOMi) 02:53
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Can you come and help me out? I seem to have misplaced my mind I think I need a hero now There’s no way that I can go without Can you come and help me now? I been really feelin down Been tryna turn this shit around Been on the ground for years and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to Get over my fears or Understand my peers or Live up to the hype that I’ve created in my mind Think about it all the time Hope that if I write some rhymes I’ll make a dime and it’ll be fine You’re my hero Show me how to wear a mask I don’t really know a thing So thank god I’ve got you To teach me everything From what to learn to how to hate and everything above Re-writing history and stamping out all kinds of love It’s the dawning of an era We’re awake and we’ll never get a better chance to better the get up of the world we’re in You’re my hero
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Murder Confession 01:29
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Jealous Possessive Crazy Obsessive Awfully Messy Manic Depressive Cold Short Rough Taught Fraught Bought Empty Distraught That’s all you really are Living in my head Never gonna make it further than the end of my bed Guarantee you’ll never see the outer walls of this house or see the sun again friend Cos you were never a friend You’re a monster (One) I could never depend (on) and I don’t want to Now I never will again I won’t ever let you in I aint gonna play pretend with my feelings Cos I’m wheeling and dealing and breaking the ceiling of this glass house Gonna tear it all down Just to turn it around Build it up from the ground With the love that I’ve found Cos the love that I’ve found is amazing It’s crazy Defacing Replacing you Now I’m in a world with a whole new truth where the proof is in the water I aint ever getting older Doing things you’ve never thought of without any sign of slowing down You think I better settle down You think I better look at how I’m living and giving my whole life to the music Like I’m not aware Like I’m not alive in my skin Somehow circling Going round but never looking in Well I am You are not cos you are dead I’m on top I got ahead I learnt I’ve got a lot to give to kids like me who see the monsters hanging over all of our heads And making us think that we should be dead If you’re on the brink then do this instead Go grab a pen Write a story Show a friend Let em in Show a friend Let em in Show a friend and Let Them In
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Interchangeable Feelings 02:32
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Melting in a black car that’s been sitting in the sun Burning skin on seatbelt shackles Blinded by horizons Walking through a landmine where each step could be the last Lying on the grass Picking bindis from in between my toes And lord knows I’ve been missing you more than I ever thought possible And it shows That pain and pleasure are truly interchangeable feelings Rolling onto broken glass Being bitten by the wind Falling in and out of love with cracked lips That stupid grin Sinking into muddy waters Floating on the sky Checking in with my reflection Making sure I’m not too high Though usually this is when my body decides That I’ll be throwing up tonight But that’s alright Cos my headache in the morning lets me know that I’m alive And that everything is fine And lord knows I’ve been missing you more than I ever thought possible And it shows That pain and pleasure are truly interchangeable feelings
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13.4 04:21
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i 01:05
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about

Lockdown Listenings is a solo album that is entirely collaborative in nature. nvth’s introspective explorations of self and sound encapsulate the storm of 2020 through the scope of his friends and family. “It’s for them to revisit in the way my nan would have flicked through an old photo album.” While being this directly personal, L.L is also for anyone and everyone to take in, be comforted by, and get moving to.

The collaborative spirit of this album comes directly from a call to arms nvth made in late April. He gathered an array thoughts, feelings, concerns and predictions about the state of the world and the lives of those within it. These included the occasional picture, painting or sound bite thrown in for added malleable inspiration. This excited and overwhelmed nvth, leaving him and L.L in a spiral of uncertainty with flickering tinges of hope.

“I didn’t know where to start. I was stuck feeling like I’d set a ridiculous challenge for myself and had it towering over me for about a month, then Ellie came around.” In a time between the lockdowns, nvths friend and fellow artist came to visit, igniting the album and shaping its identity in the process. ‘Ellie’ is the third track on the record and signifies the origins and adaptation of L.L’s ethos. The body of work was initially imagined as one where each person’s thoughts would result in their own song. This gradually evolved into combining different prompts in a way that allowed for more freedom and expression without a set register of track-slots to fill. “Even though we hadn’t seen each other for over a month, we didn’t have anything interesting to talk about. So, I fired up my laptop and we did what has always been more natural to us anyway, made music. That’s when Lockdown Listenings truly began.”

This self-produced record engages with bass driven hip-hop and screeching guitars overlaid by a mixture of softly spoken poetry and straight up shouting. These distinctly different worlds are tied together with atmospheric nature landscapes to create a cohesive journey across 14 songs. “You can definitely pick up on what I’ve been listening to.” From Allday, BROCKHAMPTON and Hobo Johnson to The 1975, The Smith Street Band and Ramin Djawadi, the list of influences for this album is certainly not a short one.

“Lockdown Listenings is a time capsule floating in the void, it will be whatever you need it to be.”

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released November 27, 2020

Written, performed and produced by Nathan Barry.

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nvth Melbourne, Australia

nvth is a producer from Melbourne dabbling in film making and general interstellar foolery

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