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Cover of Tar Roof Sessions

EP · 2020

Tar Roof Sessions

by Kane Rivers

A pandemic-era EP written on rooftops and in dim kitchens: small repairs, old hands, a pawn-shop guitar.

Tracks

  1. 1. Dawn Up on the Tar RoofFive a.m., door stuck, gravel underfoot. I climbed up there to breathe.lo-fi boom-bap, hopeful rap3:07
  2. 2. Sparks on the Fuse Box, Steady HandsStorm took the power and Pops showed up with a flashlight. Steady hands, steady verse.tender hip hop, soul-sample3:24
  3. 3. Pawn Shop Guitar, Six Strings LeftSix strings left in the window and a dream I almost bought.nostalgic boom-bap, hopeful rap3:25
  4. 4. Winter Rental, Salt on the WindowsCheap off-season rent, salt on the glass. I needed somewhere quiet to rebuild.wistful rap, seaside hip hop3:37
  5. 5. Rooftop Redo, Sun on the ScarsSame rooftop, same cold tar, different me. The scars catch the sun now.driving rap, melancholy boom-bap3:19

Liner notes

Everything shut down and I wrote on the roof because it was the only place with sky. Tar paper, early light, my father fixing a fuse box in the dark. Five songs, one cheap interface, no features.

Kane Rivers