MTO by Allison Lorenzen
π²π½πΆπ πππππΉ πΎπ ππΆππ ππ ππΆππ πΆ πΉπππΆπ ππΎπ»π
Life has changed immensely in the months since starting writing MTO (More Than Once). The song melds together an existential snapshot of contemplating next-life-steps with a renewed commitment to changing relational dynamics. The diving imagery of Michael Ash Smithβs otherworldly photograph can be viewed as the deep dive into the unknown, the abyss, off the precipice referenced in the beginning of the song - βπΌ πππππΉ ππ ππ½π ππΉππ ππ» ππ½π ππΎππ½πβ.
A beloved and wise human once told me that in dreams, water represents the emotional body. I often dream of water, and in waking life, I relocated to pour some of my passions into helping run a hot spring in southern Colorado while also working on a second full length album and an ambient album.
Tracklist
| 1. | MTO | 5:13 |
Lyrics
I stood on the edge of the night
A tripped out feeling in a tripped out life
I thought I knew you, thought I knew you, thought I knew
Come here
Stand in the light
Well I had this vision of holding you
I think I'm falling, think I'm falling, out of line
It's happened more than once
It happens all the time
And I'm out here waiting
Are you a waste of mine?
What would it take to make a dream life?
What's the grand condition of living it?
I can't fake it
I won't make it out this time
What do you say when it's no longer right?
What's the grand condition of loving you?
My words are falling
I am calling out this time
It's happened more than once
It happens all the time
And I'm out here waiting
Are you a waste of mine
I need you more than once
I need you all the time
And I'm out here waiting
Are you a waste of mine
What would it take to make it all right? Whats the grand condition of starting it? What would it take to make it all right? What's the grand condition of knowing it?
Credits
Written by Allison Lorenzen
Artwork by Michael Ash Smith
Allison Lorenzen - Synth, Vocals, Production, Mixing
Miles Eichner - Guitars + Synth Bass
Paul DeHaven - Bass Guitar, Synths
Charlie Kern + Mark Anderson - Mixing Consultations
Mastered by Nicholas Wilbur, Anacortes Unknown Studio
License
All rights reserved.
Based in Colorado, Allison Lorenzen's slowcore dreampop sound explores a minimalist approach to acutely felt noise-pop and aching slowcore. Her first solo album, Tender, was released by Whited Sepulchre Records in 2021 to critical praise. Allison Lorenzen and Midwife's 2023 cover of Bush's 1994 alt-rock hit "Glycerine" received acclaim from many publications including NPR and Stereogum.