EP · 2021

Vecinos y Testigos

Five songs for the long haul: night-shift hope, wedding speeches, retirement mornings and a borrowed cup of sugar.

Tracks

1. Chair by the Window, Quiet HopeThree in the morning, a paper cup of tea, and hope that arrives quietly. I wrote it for the people on the night shift.soul-pop, hushed soul3:03
2. Best Man Speech, Slightly Too LongSeven pages, and he's only on page two. Every wedding I've played has this man, and I love him.latin pop, bolero-pop, wedding pop2:43
3. Thirty-Five Years of Alarm ClocksNo alarm this morning, the sun came in on its own. For my aunt, thirty-five years of early starts and a first lie-in at last.soul-pop, nostalgic soul2:36
4. Borrowed Sugar, Borrowed SmileI ran out of sugar, so I knocked on your door, and that's how most good things begin. The groove walks across the hallway.latin pop, smooth pop, cumbia-pop2:19
5. Joy for No ReasonNothing's special, nothing's new, just a Tuesday and a blue sky. It was the first song I wrote with the big tour in mind.dance-pop, handclap pop, feel-good pop2:22

Liner notes

These five are about the people who show up: the nurse on the three a.m. corridor, the best man with seven pages, the neighbour with a cup of sugar. I wrote them during a year of small kindnesses, and I recorded them with the whole band standing in a circle so we could smile at each other. You can hear it, I promise.

Max Solano