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Cover of Streetlight Waltz

EP · 2018

Streetlight Waltz

by The Lantern Hounds

Five small-hours songs written in motel rooms and on empty streets between shows.

Tracks

  1. 1. Streetlight Waltz for a Quiet StreetMidnight, a cat on a fence, and nobody else awake. We played it in three-four so the street could dance.dream folk, slow waltz4:29
  2. 2. Off-Season Arcade LightsThe pier belongs to the gulls in winter, and we borrowed it for a song. The arcade lights keep on blinking regardless.seaside jangle, playful folk3:40
  3. 3. Lay Your Head Down, Little WandererOur drummer became a dad in a motel off Highway Nine. We wrote this at four in the morning for his girl.lullaby folk, tender ballad3:19
  4. 4. You Still Have My NumberA raft built from a bedroom door and a promise we broke. Still got your number, still can't dial it.melancholy anthem, driving folk rock3:29
  5. 5. Mile After Mile of Missing YouSeven hundred miles and every one of them has your name on it. The dashboard clock says we're fine; we're lying.road heartbreak, bright jangle3:03

Liner notes

After a year of touring Borrowed Time we had a stack of songs written in the dark: motel hallways, quiet streets, the van after the show. We recorded them live in a single room over two nights, with the lights low. The drummer's daughter was born during these sessions, and you can hear her in the lullaby.

The Lantern Hounds