A few people (okay 2) have asked for a re-release of some of the old Pola songs (circa 1999-2001).

Pola was a project of mine that I started before There Is No Sin (a few years after Einstein). We put out a few self-made CDs. It was very humble and didn't really go anywhere.

The song below, "Markers On The Table," was on a 2001 EP simply titled "Pola." It was loose collective of musicians centered around Kevin McDermott and myself.

Here is the cover:

Here is the song:

Here are the words:

Get your pick up while you can
Get your high while you can still walk in
So you wanna seem sick?
So you wanna see me drag you down and not let you kick?
So you wanna see me fill up what's left
with the all queues and say
I've been fixed?

Well.

I'm never been one to say no but I can
I'm never been one to back down (but I am)
I never wanted this
you were the one who wanted this
And I,
I'm giving in

Yeah, you were hoping I'd crack
hoping I'd snap and take every word back
well I was, I was half asleep when you came rolling in
I've got till four, if you do,
so just don't move too much and
I'll tell you how I thought this would be...

If you're still reading this, thank you. You can download the track above by right-clicking on the player and saving the MP3. Fuck, I'll send you the whole EP for free, if you want. 😉

As promised, we're offering a free download from the new CD.

"Misled" was recently featured on Maine Public Radio MPBN's In Tune By Ten with Sara Willis.

Thanks for listening.

Download Now (you may have to right-click to save it)

This song was recorded as an experiment. J'apprends le français. 🙂

The lyrics have now been adjusted thanks to the assistance of Christope Garnier. 🙂

The video for this song on YouTube was taken down due to a recording error. We're shooting it again. It's looking lovely out though so I imagine we'll have it up this week. I'll send out a tweet!

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Endormi

Avec les chiens à la plage.
Je vais nager passé les rochers.
Je voudrais une fin du monde.
La fin du monde,
ma fille.

Quand je ne peux pas te voir.
Au dessus des vagues.
Je vais te raconter des histoires.
La fin du monde,
ma fille.

Quand je dors, ils viennent,
ils te portent dans leurs bras.
Et tu ris.
Je ne sais pas nager.
La fin du monde,
ma fille.

With the dogs at the beach.
I will swim past the rocks
I would like an end to the world.
The end of the world,
my daughter.

When I can't see you
over the waves
I tell you stories.
The end of the world,
my daughter

When I sleep, they come and
they carry you in their arms.
And you laugh.
You know, I not swimming.
The end of the world,
My daughter

These are songs that didn't make it on to the new CD. They're rough, and in most cases, unedited recordings of ideas that from a two-day practice that came to be known as the Province Session.

I'll explain more about the title later. Thanks for listening. Troy

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i got nothing from you all night
your sentences
weren't what they seemed

and your stories, they were
paranoid, at best
they're only
half-redeemed

every quote from me had
never happened,
words that i had never said

always underneath the guise
of listening,
sitting straight
in my bed

they wanted us out, it was
easy enough
we'd draw up a plan
that they'd regret

but terrible things
are to come of the things
we choose to forget

i got nothing from you all night
your sentences
weren't what they seemed

and your stories, they were
paranoid, at best
they're only
half redeemed

you and the door
it’s the latest escape
from all of this regret

but terrible things
they come

i was under the chair
with my face
on the wood
in the cool,
i wanted to
know
forgetting

the furnace was
mumbling things
in the voice
of a dad
he wanted to give me
a chance
to undo this

the tiniest cut
on my finger
the part of a note
i had left
i needed the PA
to stop ringing

we all have regrets
that we need
to line the edge
of our path
we want to hold on
for some reason

i was under the chair
with my face
on the wood
i wanted to
know how it felt
to forget

The video is out now. Please go see it on YouTube!

The song featured is "Alter" from the current CD. Mairead is a talented, artist from far, far away. She has an aching finger and an overheated iPhone.