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Cover of Rooftop Sunrise with the Whole Wide Band

Album · 2024

Rooftop Sunrise with the Whole Wide Band

by The Lantern Hounds

Ten songs of plans gone sideways, wrong exits and sunrises on a stranger's roof.

Tracks

  1. 1. Rooftop Sunrise with the Whole Wide BandFour of us on a tar-paper roof in a new city with no gigs and no plan. The sun came up and we had a record.anthemic folk rock, sunrise jangle3:24
  2. 2. Nothing Went Right and We Sang AnywayThe van broke down by the bowling alley and the bar cancelled our show. We played in the parking lot and sang anyway.gang vocals, heartland anthem3:24
  3. 3. Take the Wrong Exit, Find the Right TownWe lost our wallets and our ride, and found the best town we've ever played. Take the wrong exit more often.driving jangle, road anthem3:28
  4. 4. Typhoon Night at the Harbour DinerThe wind came off the water like a freight train and the diner went dark. We sang by candlelight with the cook.stormy anthem, driving folk rock3:34
  5. 5. Slow Rain on a Tin Motel RoofA heater humming in room nine, the van out in the lot, the show done. This is the quiet we needed after the storm.hushed folk, dream ballad4:11
  6. 6. Nothing But Blue Sky and a Full TankA map we never opened and a drummer who's still sleeping. Blue sky and a full tank is all anyone needs.groovy folk rock, bright jangle4:00
  7. 7. Parking Lot Under the Stadium LightsThe game's been over an hour and nobody's going home. Tailgates down, speakers up, and a song we all know.tailgate anthem, joyful folk rock5:00
  8. 8. Butterflies in the Boarding LineFirst in line at the ferry dock with butterflies and humming wheels. I wrote it all in the hour before we sailed.playful jangle, hopeful folk rock3:30
  9. 9. Last Slow Song, Lights Half DownStreamers like tired flags and the punch bowl down to the pink. The last slow song is always the best one.nostalgic jangle, playful slow dance3:39
  10. 10. Last Day, Windows Down, Nowhere to BeBell rings out and the doors fly wide. We close on the happiest noise we know: summer starting.joyful anthem, bright folk rock3:53

Liner notes

Nothing on this record went to plan, and that's why we like it. The van broke down, the shows got cancelled, a typhoon took the power out at a diner, and we wrote about every bit of it. We tracked it half in a barn and half on a rooftop at sunrise, with a thermos and a lot of harmony. It's the sound of a band that has learned to sing anyway.

The Lantern Hounds