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Brevity

by Punch The Sun

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1.
Brevity 03:23
It's hard to speak the truth When what you say could be the proof That someone uses to dispute Your neat facade And what I am is what I show So it's impossible to know How I'll stand up to all the blows That hit too hard It's a little close to call But maybe one day I'll be all That I might need But until that day occurs I'm subject to the road du jour So I plead Please let me be Please let me be Please let me be Please let me be It's too scary to identify With what my mother's watchful eye Derided with her every sigh And tsk I'm tasked with authenticity But patch it up with brevity And cross my fingers, hopefully It fits It's a little close to call But maybe one day I'll be all That I might need But until that day occurs I'm subject to the road du jour So I plead Please let me be Please let me be Please let me be Please let me be If only I could sate both sides Of my mind If only I could have the reason And the rhyme It's hard to speak the truth When what you say could be the proof That someone uses to dispute Your neat facade Please let me be Please let me be Please let me be Please let me be
2.
Ammunition 04:09
The new normal Is camped out in our clubs A hotel full of guns (The entourage) The new normal Is hiding in the streets With dead man at its feet (But looming large) Call it what you will We're all dying on this hill Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer It's what it's used for The bits and bodies mingling Over-stimulation takes the blame for What we aim for When every piece starts blending in The new normal Is fear of fear itself It's growing with our help (And taking sides) The new normal Is male fragility It's lashing out and we (We justify) Call it what you will We're all dying on this hill Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer It's what it's used for The bits and bodies mingling Over-stimulation takes the blame for What we aim for When every piece starts blending in It's killing us In festivals and clubs It's killing us The mama and the cubs It's killing us It's killing us It's killing us Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer It's what it's used for The bits and bodies mingling Over-stimulation takes the blame for What we aim for When every piece starts blending in Leave the ammunition in the junk drawer It's what it's used for When every piece starts blending in
3.
Hide your little girl in fluffy dresses, pretty curls And soon enough she'll learn to go along Sure, she doesn't like the feeling of those itchy tights But beauty can't afford to get it wrong So we're always told, and I was comfy in the fold Until our clothes became commodities Took what I had left, my goosebumps naked and bereft But suddenly I had the chance to see And now I do do do do do do do what I want Now I do do do do do do do what I want Yeah I do do do do do do do what I want And it's better And it's better Expectations had me dangling and strangling my life away Its very plain to see Left its mark around my neck but now I'm all about the consequence And what it means to me And now I do do do do do do do what I want Now I do do do do do do do what I want Yeah I do do do do do do do what I want And it's better And it's better Keep it simple, darling you're an Educated girl Everybody's wondering why You aren't staying still But now I do do do do do do do what I want Now I do do do do do do do what I want Yeah I do do do do do do do what I want And it's better And it's better
4.
Little Ball 03:44
A pretty day gone down the drain in moments The mood, once high, is playing hide and seek The heavy fist of sudden disappointment Has settled in my stomach and it's coming down my cheeks The sentiment I'm sure was meant to injure The way your eyebrows came to life on cue I took the stage direction, it's become my sole obsession And now all I know is nauseating truth It's scrounging for its surety Made up of insecurity And maybe if I'm lucky It'll leave This simple trend is sure to end in anguish My worried mind, a pantomime of fear And maybe that's because I can't distinguish The difference between what could've been, and what is here This little ball is squeezing all my comfort It's extricated any safer space I do my best to change it, but I can't rearrange this Tiny bundle in its current tangled state It's scrounging for its surety Made up of insecurity And maybe if I'm lucky It'll leave
5.
Hey Steve 02:35
Tripping happily along Humming every morning's song 'Til I get the feeling that you're looking at me all wrong I'm being objectified! I can see it in your eyes In the way you're forming salutations as I walk by No, just let me be So I can focus on my feet moving in front of me Hey, Steve! Why don't you shut up? I'd tell you "good luck" But I don't wanna wish you anything Hey, Steve! Don't say "good morning" This is your warning And I'm not gonna give you anything No I'm not gonna give you any These days I avoid your block Had to find a different walk Just to circumvent the deer-in-headlights vibe when you talk Now I say "good morning" to Men who are older than you And guess what? None of them suck! So maybe this is your cue No, just let me be So I can focus on my feet moving in front of me Hey, Steve! Why don't you shut up? I'd tell you "good luck" But I don't wanna wish you anything Hey, Steve! Don't say "good morning" This is your warning And I'm not gonna give you anything No I'm not gonna give you anything No I'm not gonna give you any Call it an overreaction But it hurts to be reduced to a distraction Your unwelcome attention Has nothing to do with my actions No, just let me be So I can focus on my feet moving in front of me Hey, Steve. Why don't you shut up? I'd tell you "good luck" But I don't wanna wish you anything Hey, Steve! Why don't you shut up? I'd tell you "good luck" But I don't wanna wish you anything Hey, Steve! Don't say "good morning" This is your warning And I'm not gonna give you anything No I'm not gonna give you anything No I'm not gonna give you anything No I'm not gonna give you any
6.
Same Routine 03:00
Morning, every morning is the same routine And it’s starting to affect my mind Waking to a phone that never seems to ring But I always have it by my side (Why, why?) Keeping up the contents of my dossier So I’m ready if the mood should strike Some may say it’s early or that it’s a waste But at least that represents my life Just take a breath Let it escape Get it to dissipate Get it to dissipate Just take a breath Let it escape Get it to dissipate Get it to dissipate Warning, there’s a warning lurking in my eyes And it’s getting stronger every hour Gorging on the intricacies undefined Til my turpitude begins to flow’r Just take a breath Let it escape Get it to dissipate Get it to dissipate Just take a breath Let it escape Get it to dissipate Get it to dissipate
7.
It's raining, it's pouring I'll worry 'bout the morning When it gets here It's simple delusion I'll make my resolution In the new year Now, I've tried so hard Yes, I've tried my best But I need rest like anyone Now it's been so long And your one request Is that I address what's going on No, no It's raining, it's pouring I'll worry about the morning When it happens It's knee-jerk reaction I know it's nothing more than A distraction Now, I've tried so hard Yes, I've tried my best But I need rest like anyone Waited for so long And your one request Is that I confess that something's going very wrong So I need some soothing You think I'm using my excuses To excuse myself from responsibility So I need some soothing Go on and soothe me But it's simply not that simple, not that simple, not that No, no
8.
So, let's talk about the weather It's not getting any better Like a ball that's bouncing back and forth Now the winter's getting warmer And the spring and autumn storms 're Wreaking havoc in the south and in the north Some days it feels like summer in April I wear shorts and complain How this weather's insane But the sun's out now (and I'm feeling kinda lovely) But the sun's out now (and I'm working on my tan) But the sun's out now, So I guess I better catch some rays while I can So let's talk about the seasons In the present there's no reason To delineate between the four Spring is all but disappearing And the autumn is receding Now that summertime is taking o'er Some days it hits the 80s near Christmas I wear shorts and complain How this weather's insane But the sun's out now (and I'm feeling kinda lovely) But the sun's out now (and I'm working on my tan) But the sun's out now, So I guess I better catch some rays while I can Now the epidermal evidence Suggests that we should go to Paris Fortify the skin on earth's bones We've burned away our innocence The radiation's here upon us And whether we accept it, it's our home But the sun's out now (and I'm feeling kinda lovely) But the sun's out now (and I'm working on my tan) But the sun's out now, So I guess I better catch some rays Better catch some rays Better catch some rays Better catch some rays while I can
9.
11 Until 2 02:57
I do everything I can to be a perfect gentleperson It’s not workin I try to lead by example but but my neighbors ample noise Has got me lurkin Why can’t I just sleep Like my best friend down the street? All my neighbors do Is crank it to 11 until 2 In the morning And it’s getting kind of old I’m getting ready to move I’ve been waiting for the day when I can fin’ly say it’s gotten So much better But instead I write the co-op asking them to say “stop” in a Formal letter Why can’t I just sleep Like my best friend down the street Where that pre-war plaster works it magic? So fantastic! But my walls are thin as plastic All my neighbors do Is crank it to 11 until 2 In the morning And it’s getting kind of old I’m getting ready to move
10.
Hideaway 03:45
The clouds are closing in The sky is dark again Just as I found my warmth The rain is threatening To wash the city clean Just as our hands came forth I need a hideaway A hideaway I need a hideaway Hideaway With rivers in the streets The cats and dogs retreat To safer, sheltered ground Indulging in the depth As wider heaven wept To see us rats all drown I need a hideaway A hideaway I need a hideaway Hideaway As dusk settles down Like a mantel to the ground I find my full release The changes to come Are friendlier than some And shows the path that leads To a hideaway A hideaway I need a hideaway Hideaway
11.
Sleep 03:15
Sleep, sleep Soothe your troubled mind Try to just unwind Sleep, sleep Sleep, sleep Let your worries fade As your thoughts regrade Sleep, sleep Just lay your head on your pillow and dream Nothing's so frightening as they make it seem I'll hold you still And remain here until You sleep, sleep Sleep, sleep Rest your tired limbs As the lights go dim Sleep, sleep Just lay your head on your pillow and dream Nothing's so frightening as they make it seem I'll hold you still And remain here until You sleep, sleep Sleep, sleep Close your eyes and slowly Make your dreams less lonely Sleep, sleep

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Hey folks. We've been sitting on this album for a little while, but seeing as the majority of us are shut in due to the global pandemic of Covid-19, we thought you might enjoy some new tunes.
The album will be available to download free until this mess has ended and we can all hug our families again. Consider this our virtual hug to you in the meantime. If you wanna throw us some cash, though, of course you can do that too. Please also feel free to listen on Spotify/Apple Music/Amazon, where we get a few pennies per listen!

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released April 3, 2020

Shannon Söderlund - vocals, bass, ukulele
Andrew Söderlund - electric guitar, BG vocals
Pamela Vachon - BG vocals
Campbell Youngblood-Petersen - drums, BG vocals

Engineered, mixed, & produced by Andrew Söderlund
Mastered by Kim Rosen of Knack Mastering

All songs written by Shannon Söderlund

Graphic design by Caroline Brumfield

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PTS is equal parts noise and sensitivity, with introspective lyrics and irreverent shout choruses, revelling in dancy anti-man-splaining anthems, dreamy thunderstorm ballads, and yellin’ about guys named Steve.

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