Volume 2, by The Miracle Sweat

Volume 2

by The Miracle Sweat

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1.	Catchin' Up 03:17	lyrics
I get up every week day and then the day starts to run away I ask him can he please stand still and he just puts his hand up in my face soon as I get out of the shower I'll be workin' up a boilin' sweat can't nobody tie the day down he's always one step ahead i'm always catchin' up - yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (x4) by the time noon o'clock comes he say I isn't even half done I say but look at what I did do he says all your shit is just past due it ain't just time that he swallows he's eating up my mind and my morals if I try to start a movement here he comes to disprove it don't like just where this day is headed it forever never-ending if I could only get this day done I might have better luck with the next one catchin' up - yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (x4) you know that time ain't no illusion 'cause it's givin' us all a contusion and as soon as we're on the mend he knocks us down all over again it's a constant state of catchin' up with everyday
2.	Crisis 03:06
3.	Wrong Kind Of Muse 03:35
4.	Low In High Park 06:34
5.	Unchicken & Waffles 02:49
6.	Down With Sugar 03:22
7.	Despicable Muscle 05:20
8.	Mote 05:46

about

In the summer of 2016, Jon sent a bunch of demos to the other members of The Miracle Sweat. At the time, Jon lived (and still lives) in Victoria, and the other band members lived in and around the GTA. A plan was struck to rehearse and record these new songs as quickly as possible to catch the energy and spontaneity that tends to fuel this particular group of musicians. (The album release was delayed due to a number of scheduling conflicts. Somewhat ironic given the expediency with which the recording was executed!)

Over the course of a week, starting at 8 am, the band would gather at The Root Down; an amazingly vibe-y rehearsal/performance space in Toronto. We would practice a new song as if we were performing live, and once we thought we had a solid arrangement, we would hit record and get all of the rhythm tracks live, generally in one or two takes. Some of the vocals were from those live run-throughs, and some were recorded later (partly because Jon was still working out some of the lyrics).

Horns, harmonies, additional lead vocals, percussion, and some piano were recorded a little later in a few different studios, but the bulk of what you hear is a band really getting their heads around a tune for the first time. No click track, no samples, no auto-tune; just people in tune and in time with each other.

credits

released July 19, 2018

Oliver Johnson - Guitar
Andrew Wiseman - Drums, Percussion, Synth
Mark Gunter - Bass
Graham C Scott - Hammond, Rhodes, Piano, Clav
Jon Epworth - Vocals, Percussion

Produced by Jon Epworth w/ The Miracle Sweat
Recorded at The Root Down Studio by Andrew Wiseman
Mixed by Andrew Wiseman
Piano recorded at Imaginit Studios (engineer: Lisa Patterson)

Horns on "Crisis", "Mote", "Despicable Muscle": Don Murray, Megan McAndrew, Dennis McAndrew, Gabe Kerekes
Additional backing vocals on "Down With Sugar": Maya Perez, Maya Turner
Additional percussion on "Down With Sugar": Alessandro Perez

Mastered by Steven Berson @ Total Sonic Media

All songs copyright Jon Epworth 2018

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