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The Great Before

by JV Team

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1.
Motörrad 03:03
We didn't know where we were headed, but we knew that it was outta here She turned the radio on, and the DJ just knew our miles Top down, speakers up, and the pavement was just humming along Lost the map, find ourselves, and road was wide open Rollin', yes we rollin' With some Bowie and some Bolan Everybody thinks they're free But no one knows the enemy Someone take the wheel Someone take the wheel Let's get lost and find out what's real White knuckles on the wheel, sun setting in the hills behind us We didn't care how long, how far, just getting gone Lighter flash in the darkness, she was just getting by Shooting stars in the night, and we were feeling fine Rollin', yes we rollin' With some Bowie and some Bolan Everybody thinks they're free But no one knows the enemy Someone take the wheel Someone take the wheel Let's get lost and find out what's real Rollin', yes we rollin' With some Bowie and some Bolan Everybody thinks they're free But no one knows the enemy Someone take the wheel Someone take the wheel Let's get lost and find out what's real
2.
This year for lent I am giving up And I know this sad Is not uniquely mine Hearts don't like to suffer That's why mine stopped speaking to me An earful of trouble And a mind bereft of peace Throw your heart Over the edge I swear the Rest will go Am I Doing it Again Let that muddy water stand It will clear A peaceful concept Is oil on troubled thoughts I have grown comfortable Having these dead for company Over in their soil and cold homes Throw your heart Over the edge I swear the Rest will go Am I Doing it Again
3.
I was on my way again At the speed of sound Lost in another time with you Smiling, run away with you I resolve to take a stand Passengers set sail Lost in another world with you Comets streak the sky in two Stuck inside a photograph Watching time stand still
4.
Love Dove 01:59
Stuck inside this lonely place Now it's time to break the face Breaking free So follow me I want to fly on a love dove I want to fly on a love dove Wandering 'round This graveyard town Cracking concrete Sidewalk sound Breaking through I'll follow you I want to fly on a love dove I want to fly on a love dove
5.
Interrobang 02:21
That's the hat You choose when you're dying I guess that's that Any use in trying De verdad and how about that You wrestle your belief and fell down flat Oh my, my. Oh hell yes. This whole thing is anybody's guess Do you want an answer now Who forgot to Put gas in the car What are those Loose ends you're not tying De verdad and how about that I'm starting to believe you don't know jack squat Oh my, my. Oh hell yes. Honey, get ready to clean up this mess Do you want an answer now Toss a coin And read my mind She just screamed Where's the interrobang? De verdad and how about that I'm starting to believe you don't know jack squat Oh my, my. Oh hell yes. Honey, take off that party dress Do you want an answer now
6.
You take a bite of this apple You start your life anew A train bound for Atlanta Bag packed with second thoughts Get lost inside this energy Into this space you know There is no place but here There is no place but here Let a million flowers bloom Burning down the mansions Let a million flowers bloom Come get our satisfaction Let a million flowers bloom Melting down the reactor Let a million flowers bloom Burning in this fashion My goat is not gotten Heavens to Murgatroyd She's waiting for his call He's sky high in the van I'm wired for survival I'm trying to keep us safe This is the hill I die on This is the hill I die on Let a million flowers bloom Burning down the mansions Let a million flowers bloom Come get our satisfaction Let a million flowers bloom Melting down the reactor Let a million flowers bloom Burning in this fashion
7.
I don't care What you want No I don't care Let's smoke the sun I don't care What you want We slowly fade Hide the poison in the sugar Mercy, mercy, mercy me Whispers all you cannot see All the stories, you can't write Sweep the stardust satellite I don't care What you want No I don't care Let's smoke the sun I don't care What you want We slowly fade Hide the poison in the sugar Shaken, shaken, shaken trees Wind blows cold when lost at sea Camera shows me all I see Shutter open mouth of bees Why don't we just smoke the sun Now's not the time to talk about guns Why don't we just smoke the sun Hide the poison in the sugar Why don't we just smoke the sun Now's not the time to talk about guns Why don't we just smoke the sun Hide the poison in the sugar I don't care What you want No I don't care Let's smoke the sun I don't care What you want We slowly fade Hide the poison in the sugar
8.
There she goes Please point her home And if she knows I'll drop to a knee Nothing could hurt me more A girl like you There was a great before Someone like you When she falls Cast your gaze to the floor Not sure what's wrong But something ain't right Nothing could hurt me more A girl like you There was a great before Someone like you Stand in flowers But it's gonna rain Nobody trusts anybody And we're all real tired Nothing could hurt me more A girl like you There was a great before Someone like you

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THE JV TEAM bring you an epic 8 song record entitled THE GREAT BEFORE, dropping April 7, the end result of next door neighbors, James Caputo (Somerdale) and Van Kapeghian (furiousBall, Camino Sound) crafting catchy hooks and memorable soundscape riffs during the pandemic.

With just a fence between them, the neighbors used the lockdown time to tap into their musical influences from Mick Ronson era Bowie, indie rock stalwarts Guided by Voices and Pavement, and a sprinkling of Seattle grunge melodic mayhem. Rich harmonies enhance tracks summoning sounds of Big Star, Beach Boys and The Beatles. The album also features loads of sound experimentation - hypnotic stratospheric guitars, innovative mind bending slide play, and sweet symphonic strings. The risk taking and devotion to craft is evident in the construction of well balanced, memorable compositions. It builds on the talents of Kapeghian’s spectacular spacey sonic sounds cemented by Caputo’s power pop magnetic melody songwriting. It ain't the Varsity…but the JV team will always out work the rest - a covid collab that will last the ages!

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released April 7, 2023

Mix Consultation: Jeff White
Cover Art: Trey Cone

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JV Team Medford Lakes, New Jersey

alt rock from Jim Caputo (Somerdale) and Van Kapeghian (Camino Sound, furiousBall, The Fondaleros, Dresden Codex) nextdoor neighbors in Medford Lakes, New Jersey

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