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Brighter Later

by Head Portals

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Jackson Eardley Such a solid collection of songs. The genre-bending, sometimes mathy, mostly sad mix is just right.

You'll be getting American Football-ish emo one minute (horns and all), and the next there will be a huge dynamic swell into a big lead riff, then screams and echoes, and it's all super well done. There's a reason these guys are one of the only local bands in SLC I actually care to see live.

If you like Alex G., American Football, or early Modest Mouse, there's something for you here. Favorite track: Obsidian.
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1.
You think you're tough enough? Say what you're thinking of and spit it out your mouth You're pushing on your luck You do not have the guts to spill You think you carry weight but you are always late to the kill Move along until I am a holy man I've got my holes and i can't fill them with my friends So i've gotta play pretend I am a holy man I've got my holes and i can't fill them with a fuck Guess i've gotta suck it up I am a holy man I've got my holes and i will fill them with a kill Then i'll finally get my thrill
2.
Sun 04:10
Call me in September I'm clean I swear i'll remember The time that we spent In gold thoughts and slumber I'll be the sun In time you'll find That i burn out too Feed me your youth I won't know what to do Split both your lips Reveal blood and ligaments I'll be the sun In time you'll find That i burn out too I burn out too I'll be the sun In time you'll find That i burn out too I burn out too
3.
Heaven 03:03
You thought that you could get it all You thought that you could get in heaven You died and then you got a lot You died and got a lot of nothing You're vain enough to think that you could spend eternity well You're vain enough to think you're god You think your matter matters most but i know You live your life like a ghost We are already dead At least that's what i thought you said A little lie to keep your cool You move your mouth and tongue and hum a little something up It always seems to sound the same You thought that you could get it all You thought that you could get in heaven You died and then you got a lot You died and got a lot of nothing
4.
A little lie that you said Keeps the light on in your head And when you go I'll go as well Ticket to lotto or to hell My brain's a swollen counterweight It contradicts itself just to escape My memory it draws a blank It's history to be quite frank
5.
Sweet Tooth 02:05
Two words that mean the same thing It's not the same dream that we once had Two tongues They're both in my mouth I saw your headspace glistening Your sweet tooth matches mine It's like a hive mind (landmine) Your sweet tooth matches mind It's like a hive mind (landmine) Two words that have the same sound It's not that i don't like to hang around Two hearts that bleed relentlessly I'm always kicking myself in the teeth Your sweet tooth matches mine It's like a hive mind (landmine) Your sweet tooth matches mine It's like a hive mind (landmine)
6.
Lovely Hell 01:53
You can't face it you're complacent You just have no balls You're afraid of dying You're afraid of taking falls I know it's hard to live sometimes But i am not a mess A wreck all of the time I get my shit together well And push my way through lovely hell
7.
Obsidian 06:05
I found a rock in my back yard I kept it on my shelf with teeth in a carousel Twist it to listen and i will succeed Obsidian i'm sitting in a slump Obsidian Sex in the basement is not how i thought it was We're not just sleeping We're pushing and heaving You thank me for your bite marks You thank me for your bite marks
8.
So it goes I know you know We made this bed And we'll sleep in it too Flesh is flesh I love this mess Success succeeds To time and disease Success succeeds To time and disease
9.
Sound 02:12
You do not exist The future is not bliss The only certainty in life is death but we persist Four walls with my friends We like to play pretend We line them up to knock them down Then try our best to make a sound We try our best to make a sound
10.
Have a Smoke 04:10
All you can do is move your thumbs And recollect what you have done I masturbate to pass the time And have a smoke just to unwind I think it's strange that we have brains To concentrate and calculate The same mistakes that we all make But still we seem to hesitate I'm just killing time til time kills me Wading through every day's a dream I taught my head to feel no pain Cos i'm in love with everything All you can do is move your thumbs And recollect what you have done I masticate to pass the time And have a drink just to unwind
11.
Wet Temple 05:11
I eat your flesh for breakfast And you like it like i do I think you are the best And all the rest are just excess My chest is full of insects humming I succumb to you At least it's in my head She loves the blood that flows right through My heart on to her skull My eyes lull back and i attack Devour a flower for you Well, take off your skin and kick off your shoes It's nothing i ain't seen It's nothing new My head is a vessel of infinite space But i choose to relate to the thought of escape If your body is a temple Then mine is a shelter for vagrants and drugs Well i'm moving in no direction at all
12.
I love all of my friends and all my vices Should not be left alone to my devices The time in between I cannot seem to keep my mouth shut Clamp on my head and i get fucked up The time in between

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Head Portals / Brighter Later:

Colby Edwards-Percussion/Synth

Gregory Belle-Bass/Vocals

MLH-Guitars/Vocals/Synth


Additional Musicians:

Marny Lion Proudfit-Vocals on "Sun"
Parker Andrezzi-Trumpet on "Lovely Hell" and "Obsidian"
Charlie Vandel-Saxophone on "Have a Smoke"
Kathy Larson-Saxophone on "Have a Smoke"

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Kona Ossana

All songs written by MLH

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released July 21, 2018

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