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Speaking From Other Rooms

by Perlee

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1.
Rid me or riddle me Chilling in the name Blue screen black hole Uploaded mind Slow motion impact Walking through misery to heart attack A spinning top of rage The hand that touched the hand Gold plated artefacts Transformed in thirty days or your money back Don't let it slip away The hand that touched the hand
2.
How is it looking to you Like a father do you recognise your kind I'll be your witness All in a bad night's sleep There is a ladybird in my house I counted his spots where he lay After your call and the feeling that my heart could break My rippled hands are in your Light at the edge of the frame Feels like morning just from the other side I'll be your witness All in a bad night's sleep Sunlight on your face brings me someplace else If I can see you, you can see me Mostly been working and sleeping and waiting for you My rippled heart is in your hands Reaching out feeling something’s there
3.
Lampshade 03:15
We walked and you told me stories Back when I preferred to listen Holding it all in, acting coy Like a lampshade on a feeling And I've been spending all my time Trying to shake some kind of treason I am the one You have been looking for We wrote letters signed our stories Whispering ourselves permission
4.
Pomegranate 07:02
Stop pretending you don't bleed Still tasting through your toes Pomegranate Seven pieces for every day At the centre Is you Pomegranate This pretending holds no quarter Over there they've got something to say It's a change I can't imagine They've been gone and now they're back again Some things like the shade of others But you can't ask a stranger things like that
5.
Reckoning 03:50
Design your own accolades Watch them fizzle in the sunlight This is the day of reckoning The only one with anything to say Who is saying anything It's nice to hear your voice This is the day of reckoning Sad but no surprise Paperwork's not right Something hides your eyes Show me it's alright
6.
My little prophet Working the knots out of your Mama's chain Catch it or drop it All you weight you carry with your second name Eyes like lived out moons At last never stops happening Surging through the dark night hurtling Centuries of moments settling I feel it You know it's easy Sweet like an angel No late night talking's gonna hold you here Run like the clappers No bad dream fucker's gonna buy your tears Eyes like lived out moons The past never stops happening It straps you to the jump seat hurtling Centuries of moments settling I feel it It's easy Eyes like lived out moons At last never stops happening Surging through the dark night quickening Centuries of moments settling I feel it It's easy
7.
Wilder 04:52
Eyes on the mystery prize A wilderness of mirrors Wilder than the whites of your eyes And silent as the sea Your right hand is Indian blood Your left eye is looking at me Tell me were you listening when The elders shared their song Tell me were you listening well And could you sing along I wanted her to tell you Everything had changed I wanted her to tell you Nothing stays the same Eyes on the mystery prize A wilderness of mirrors Your right hand is Indian blood Your left eye is looking at me I wanted her to tell you Change was coming soon I wanted her to tell you Nothing scares the moon
8.
The Wave 06:35
Then the wave crashed over us And we were all together in it Love waiting like an engine running There's a crack in the window Where the light lets the wind blow You could be gone for days and not feel a thing Face the direction darling you are travelling The little whales following behind I'm strapped to the rigging with your White belly like an engine running And all these things that I've been meaning to do But God we do a lot of living love It's a battery

about

Speaking from Other Rooms marks Perlee's third body of work and first L.P. These songs have been in gestation for over two years and through a process of experimentation and many sessions of recording and arranging in their Berlin studio have arrived at their finished state. The process of working remotely, with drummer/producer Matt Ingram (Laura Marling, LUMP) recording his parts in London, brought a sense of space and meant that the songs could be reflected on and refined as the process progressed. Matt Ingram also mixed the album. The album was mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering in Bonn.

The duo's sound has evolved and become more textural though the dreaminess is still ever present. There are more dark twists in these songs than in previous work. The sense of being confined to one place is apparent but the ability to connect over space and time and that which allows the human spirit to survive and thrive is also here in spades. Lyrically the songwriting explores themes of unconditional love, the banality of a capitalist society, destiny, self-actualisation, long distance love – at a physical distance, across generational distance, between lovers and over time.

Other artists featuring on the record are Conor Murray and A.S. Fanning. Conor drums on 'The Wave' and 'Wilder', the bones of which tracks were recorded in a live band session by Stephen Shannon (Adrian Crowley, Mount Alaska) in Dublin, October 2019. A.S. Fanning plays bass guitar on 'Reckoning'.

Big thanks to Sebastian and Arne at Backseat & Benedikt Hummel, at The Orchard.

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released April 21, 2023

Produced by Perlee (Cormac O'Keeffe, Saramai Leech)
All instruments played and recorded by Perlee except:
Drums on tracks 1 - 6 played and recorded by Matt Ingram
Drums on tracks 7 and 8 played by Conor Murray recorded by Stephen Shannon
Bass on track 5 played by A.S. Fanning
Mixed by Matt Ingram
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu (Schwebung Mastering)
Cover Artwork by Mattia Stellacci
Sleeve by Anthony Mackey
Label Services: Backseat
Distribution: The Orchard

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'One of The Irish Times’ “10 best Irish albums of 2023 so far”'

‘…weave the kind of spells that are virtually impossible to escape from. The result is an unexpected, under-ether thrill ride, equal measures woozy, wistful and wonderful.’ - The Irish Times

'One of the country’s most singular talents.’ - The Thin Air

‘...a gorgeous, sighing composition' – Stereogum
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