Toast Left Unsaid

Tracks

1. 1. Slow Dance in the Kitchen, Toast Left UnsaidReception's over, shoes off, cake on my sleeve. I opened with the slow dance that happens after everyone leaves.slow jam, gospel-tinged soul3:14
2. 2. Mixtape Left in Your Jacket PocketI slipped a tape in your jacket pocket, ten songs for the way you wear it. A little cheeky and very sincere.smooth r&b, 90s slow jam2:42
3. 3. Left at the Curb, Rain Coming DownLeft at the curb with a quiet group chat and rain coming down. It's the one with a little bite.late-night r&b, melancholy soul3:44
4. 4. Four A.M. Feed, Small HumA baby's four a.m. feed and a city holding its breath. I wrote it for a friend who was too tired to write her own.lullaby soul, cosy soul3:33
5. 5. Late August Balcony, Ice in the GlassOrange on the railing, ice in the glass, bare feet on the boards. It's the single, and the sound of the last warm night.dream soul, slow jam3:35
6. 6. Fog Horn Lullaby, Harbor Gone GrayA foggy harbor saying stay, stay. I wanted the horn to be part of the chord.hushed soul, dream soul3:14
7. 7. Simmer Down, Sunday Kitchen LightNana's pot on the back burner, steam on the window. This one is pure Sunday and pure church choir.gospel-tinged soul, cosy soul3:07
8. 8. Retirement Party Slow Dance, Cake Left OutAn empty banquet room and a cake nobody finished. The last dance of somebody's career, and I wanted it to feel proud.quiet storm, slow jam3:21
9. 9. First Frost, Breath on the GlassWoke up to a silver hush and every car in a white sheet. It's the quietest track on the album.hushed soul, melancholy soul4:00
10. 10. Right Seat, Left Hand on MineYou hand me the keys and say let me watch you leap. I closed the record on trust, the best kind of slow love.smooth r&b, gospel-tinged soul3:21