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The Golden Days are Hard

by Westelaken

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    Not actually sold out. Just ask for one when you're buying a cassette or 7" or CD, or just ask for one. I've made 30 and can make more but it will take some time, so if you're asking and the initial 30 are already spoken for I'll let you know.

    *update*

    I've run out of all my materials for making these and some of them are seasonal. I can definitely make more for folks but for now I'm taking a break. If you want one, lemme know and we will talk. I'm very grateful for the interest in them. It will probably end up being a couple months before I can get back to making them though. Thanks so much everyone.

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  • Limited editon MYSTERY 7"
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    Lathed by Dan McLay. Etched into each 7" are random track(s) from our album "The Golden Days are Hard". Which means you can collect them like Pokémon cards! did you get August Song backed with Ghosts Explode? Oh yeah well I got The October Song backed with itself!!!

    This is either the most annoying merch item we could have released or the most fun. Only one way to find out!

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White Lichen 04:20
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about

here's an album what's got ten types of songs.

The January Song, that's a country-lobster city-lobster type song.
The April Song, dying type of song.
Grace, that's a dying and living type song.
Mercy, "milk-of-human-kindness", that's an eye-of-the-dog, three-types-of-souls type song.
The Pool of Blood is a two paths type of song and The August Song is a one path type of song.
White Lichen, that's a "you break it you buy it" type song.
The October Song, that's a "you bought a ghost story and there are no refunds" type song.
Ghosts Explode, that's a living and dying and worship the sun type song.
The Golden Days are Hard, now that's a you-know-me-better-than-I-know-myself type of reckoning type song.

there are several additional type songs that these ten pick up here and there like stray radio signals ricocheting off street lamps and open palms and little rocks collected between the sidewalk and the yard. feel free to take note of 'em but a comprehensive list won't be much more useful than the one we've got here anyhow.

credits

released August 21, 2020

Recorded October 2019 through January 2020 by Paul Vroom at the pharmacy
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Paul as well
Piano recorded at Kenny's (littlekidmusic.com)
Art by Erica Young (erica-young.format.com)

Westelaken is
Alex Baigent - electric bass, upright bass, synth on track 1, backing vocals (all over the place but most prominently in tracks 1 and 9)
Rob McLay - percussion, synth on track 10, backing vocals (including harmonies on tracks 1 and 8)
Jordan Seccareccia - guitars, vocals
Lucas Temor - piano, banjo, backing vocals

with

Paul Vroom - "organ" on track 3, backing vocals
Rachel Bellone - vocals on track 3
and Slurry (Rachel Bellone, Tago Mago, Patrick McKenna, Steven Lourenco) on group vocals

slurryslurry.bandcamp.com

special thanks to Dan for letting us use their upright, for the notes, and for the reggae parts in The October Song; and to Kenny and Flan for lending us their piano and living space to record said piano in.

final special thanks to Paul. He is properly thanked for a whole bunch of important stuff listed above but it needs to be stated that Paul is lovely and decent and kind and it's just impossible to imagine having made this without him.

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Westelaken Toronto, Ontario

we play country music.
westelaken.band@gmail.com

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