When we finally find a home
We’ll scratch our initials on the tree outside
We’re always heading west for those Midwestern Minutes
We can have conversation on the rooftops of every broken city before we tire of each other
I never will forget watching you play Monopoly on your favourite park bench in the turn of autumn
I leave every stone unturned
The soil in my fingernails still haunts me
Reminds me of drowning in the quarry
So I take a deep breath and remind myself to always make a great big mess
I’ll start a forest fire from a single willow tree
And if I swear to build a house
Will you swear to never leave
If I’m screaming from the rooftops
Will you be listening
Slowcore, shoegaze, twee, and noise find their way into this ambitious full length from the St. Louis band Frankie Valet. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 9, 2020