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all of this is temporary

by Powerlines

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Sober 04:43
You said be patient, but that’s just an old fantasy I tried everything to make you believe that it’s always been me And I know you You know me This journey has been so controlling and I think the same thing Over and over All I know is that I can’t get sober on you You, you I tried in the middle of the night I tried every time To make you realize that there’s no use, no There’s no use in this All that I see is everything we’ve been just crumbling right in front of me And I think the same things over and over All I know is that I can’t get sober Cause I can’t get over you No,no Can’t get over you Can’t get sober cause I can’t get over you I think the same thing over and over All I know is that I can’t get sober There’s no way that this could stay the same In the middle of the night I want it all to be erased I’ve been holding it in my sleep every night and I can’t seem to get it out of my head I think about the time you had extra wine And I know there’s no way that it could be corrected, no it cant be corrected There is a string it’s pulling me Every time I think that I can breathe Please don’t let it be you
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Temporary 05:13
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Water 04:54
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Frames 06:15
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Jet Plane 03:09
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about

Especially recently, it feels like time has been so chaotic that it has been difficult to come to terms with the feelings surrounding experiences that come and go in the blink of an eye. The debut album from New Jersey pop-rock quartet, Powerlines, "all of this is temporary," is a collection of sonic vignettes about difficulty, pain, love, and the acceptance of ephemerality through an optimistic lens.

The first two tracks of the album, “Sober” and “Outside My Mind,” are bright, poppy anthems with penetrating funk basslines, driving drums, and rich, textural guitars. These songs introduce the concepts of growth and neverending change and set the bar for high-energy that will be returned to again and again.

“Temporary” is the album’s philosophical and emotional center—a luscious guitar and string ballad written for and about lead-singer Deanna DiLandro’s late mother that is obviously swollen in grief but grows into a forceful exhalation. A stark contrast from the album’s lively opening tracks, it is a reminder of the instantaneous nature of loss and change and that even in the deepest sorrow, the knowledge that everything eventually dissolves and transforms can provide some comfort.

"all of this is temporary" then continues to move through these auditory snapshots and revels in the diversity and dynamism of each one. The flute and trumpet solos shimmer over a classic blues-rock guitar on the steamy “Water.” Then, the pace slows down again as the slow build of “Frames” contemplates the idealization of the past and decay over time, and “Being is Strange” strips everything down to just an acoustic guitar. Before the album reaches its final act, “Morris Street” gets everything back to bouncing rock again. Powerlines explore change and recurrence—the continuous musical shifts in pace and tone represent the moment to moment unknown of what is coming next, and exposes a larger pattern of transience: light inevitably fades to black.

The confident, assured guitar and bass sounds of ‘90s alt-rock from California set “Jet Plane” up as a liberating climax, as DiLandro expresses her acceptance of “opening up to the unknown, trusting the winds will carry me through.” The soft, piano reprise of “Sober” acts then as the denouement and a reiteration of the chaotic cycles through which the album wrestles with throughout. A collection of stories already experienced and gone, "all of this is temporary" finds triumph in the ability to find the love shared in tough times and finds excitement in the ability to embrace constant change. - Evan Welsh

credits

released April 9, 2021

Engineered and mixed by Ryan Hillsinger at Gradwell House Studios and AGL Sounds
Mastered by Alberto De Icaza
Visuals by Jacqueline Brockel

“Sober” - Matt Cidoni on synths, Anna Mincey on violin
“Outside My Mind” - Ryan Hillsinger on keyboards
“Temporary” - Anna Mincey on violin, Matt Cidoni on piano, Ryan Hillsinger on backing vocals
“Water” - Morgan Ulrich on flute, Grace Fox on trumpet
“Frames” - Matt Cidoni on piano, Ryan Hillsinger on keyboards
"Being is Strange” - Breath performance by Tyler Anderson, Silence by Nick Winship
“Jet Plane” - Harmonies recorded at Anderson Studios
“Sober (acoustic)” - Deanna DiLandro solo

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expressive pop/rock, mostly electric ⚡

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