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1.
Golden Age 03:35
There's no such thing as a golden age At least that's what i tell myself Sitting in dust on a shelf There words enshrined, stories bound as classics But did their minds burn as well? There's no such thing as a golden age At least that's what i tell myself Nostalgic times feel safe When everything has changed When I'm in their lives On a page or on a screen I know i sure as hell wish that was me In dust, on a shelf Words shrined, stories bound as classics Don't forget their minds burned as well There's no such thing as a golden age At least that's what i tell myself Nostalgic times feel safe When everything has changed When i think on times in my life I glorify them, simplify them And give up on the fight But when i got to sleep tonight I wanna be how i am Even if that's not alright There's no such thing as the golden age There's no such thing as the golden age What the fuck is the golden age? (even when i) What a waste is the golden age? (even when i) There's no such thing as the golden age There's no such thing as the golden age Even when i say... Those were the days
2.
Inspirational quotes are everywhere They're on the floor, they're on my screen Sometimes they're helpful, sometimes they're annoying Like some loud mouth know it all is speaking them down to me Maybe it's my insecurity drawing pictures in my head? To make me feel better about being a failed perfectionist? Though it's suppose it matters who said them Popcorn quotes from the machine Or someone just like you or me
3.
Balloon 04:33
My muscles are tuned too tight And I'm suddenly old I walk through a forest But only see, telegraph poles If i could tie up all my fears into a balloon I'd watch it fly and sore up high Thoughts that rumble like trains Derail in my brain To reveal an awkward silence That you can't escape If i could tie up all my fears into a balloon I'd watch it fly and saw up high If i could tie up all my fears into a balloon I'd watch it fly and sore up high When i tried to learn to tie it It wrapped around my finger it started to go numb And the pain began to linger All that was blue turned red All that was blue turned... If i could tie up all my fears into a balloon I'd watch it fly and saw up high If i could tie up all my fears into a balloon I'd watch it fly and saw up high And when you look into the sky You see those dots all floating by And remember why
4.
I come home and it's in my heart This question I've been burning to ask Where is it that you go on your lonely nights away? I sat here waiting for your call Oh how i wish that it was nothing at all But you've done it so many god damn times before Don't you understand? You're not under it's command Second chances can be putty in our hands I come home and it's in my heart This confession I've been burning to mask There's a pain and a yearning That follows me from all those years go It was not in my place To let it show Don't you understand? I am under it's command Second chances can be putty in our hands Don't you understand? I am under it's command Second chances can be putty in our hands Have we trapped ourselves inside of a fishtank? Swimming circles of habits with nothing to face But silence is an easy trap When the truth seems so hard to say But i can't stand this place Watch the glass break Now i understand There is nothing, no command Second chances can be putty in our hands Now i understand There is nothing, no command Second chances can be putty in our hands Now make it take the shape Of something we can embrace Make it take the shape Of something we can embrace Make it take the shape, for both our sakes
5.
The day after Valentine's day Is always better I've never felt so happy for the rain To find me today It doesn't feel like a sad cliche from a film Lying with you in my room Staring at the looming streetlights How they illuminate the gloom Of the skyline But it feels like there's tar in my throat Like the frog down there really wants to croak But when i say how i really feel I always choke So here i am Dancing a waltz in the twisted arms of loneliness It's beautiful, but it's bitter The day after Valentine's day is always better I'm a sucker for somebody wanting me I'm a slave to my hormones I'm a sucker for lying in the sheets in your warmth Even if it means, nothing at all
6.
I was always somewhere near But never quiet there So i lay down on the floor When it's all up in the air
7.
Peel off the concrete To find the land underneathe The suburban dream was in my hands But it slipped through like it's made of sand Pick a spot on the map And go there like you're never coming back Don't think it over again Somewhere Near Broome I'll find you Give peace to the roadkill Across the pale hills Through the vein-like bushlands Skinny dipping if we can We're like aliens in a highway pub There stares are far from discrete As we stick out like a sore thumb We huddle together Like we're on the run Chasing our fears Down like the sunset Ready? Let's go! Don't think it over again Somewhere near Broome I'll find you Don't think it over again Somewhere near Broome I'll be with you We see the red dust Like the first time we saw snow We're home again On the road

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Somewhere Near is a 7-track, emo-flavoured folk and rock debut release from Max Aurora that uncovers the first piece in the puzzle of their fascination with concept albums.

Naarm/Melbourne-based musician Max Aurora has crafted a concept album that tells a story of self-acceptance while navigating anxiety and desires within an increasingly isolated society and how nostalgia and escapism can be painful and relieving all at once. In the works since 2014, Max’s dynamic crooning is combined with assertive yet vulnerable lyrics that evoke specific times and places.

Somewhere Near sways between punk-laced songs like Golden Age and Putty in our Hands, to a blend of styles likened to Phoebe Bridgers and Josh Pyke in cinematic songs like The Day After Valentine’s and Somewhere Near Broome.

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released September 17, 2020

Musicians:
Max Bittisnich: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano
Jack Eden: Electric bass, double bass
Amanda Goldsworthy: drums on tracks 1 & 5.
John Hooves: drums on track 4
Georgia Minahan: keyboard on track 4

Recorded at: Pughouse Studio (tracks 1 & 5), Jack the Bears (track 4), Mal's house and at home (the rest)

Mixed by John Hooves, Max Bittisnich, Mal Webb and Sam Yates (track 1)
Mastered by Adam Dempsey

Extra thanks: Caroline Pham, Kallum Lee Gow, Josh Ten, Amy Cumming, Niko Schauble, the fam.

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Max Aurora & The Southern Lights Melbourne, Australia

Max Aurora & The Southern Lights are a dreamy bittersweet indie rock band based in Naarm / Melbourne. From other characters perspectives, to sifting through their daily life, Max creates heart-gripping songs that treat emotions with care and curiosity. The band’s debut single “How I Missed Home” is inspired by one of the youngest people to sail the world Laura Dekker and is out June 29th. ... more

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