Somewhere in the Redwoods of Northern California, there is a poet laureate who goes by Dan Fulham in his pedestrian life, but we here know him as Vagrant Sabbatical. Always thoughtful but cryptic, catchy yet obtuse, Dan packs a lot into his songs and they don't necessarily beg to be digested in one or two listens. Sit with his words, chew on them, marinate in the glow of those old growth Redwoods and you will arise on the other side as the padawan of a new paradigm.
As I get right through it, thoughts of more days
No hallelujah – cease the prophase
Dissolve right through the grip of what goes on
Hey there Daniel you’re getting on
You better pack your shit and move along
Not quite certain of what goes wrong
I’m dodging vulture fate as I carry on
Three Fates phasing, the apathy grows
Became a cigarette monk past bohemian groves
As I go lie where the water takes me
As I drip right through it people proclaim
Like hey hosanna, cease the dull pain
Absolve us - still the rent is due, odds long
Hey there Mary you’re not that strong
You better throw that god another bone
Not quite sure where the meaning’s gone
You get your Sisyphus grin and carry on
Three Fates phasing, the apathy grows
Became a cigarette monk past bohemian groves
As I go lie where the water takes me
Because I want no opinions now
They leave me on the ground
I chase them all around
Still I fake new feeling to forge faux soul
Mind split raging the apathy grows
So I go lie where the water soaks me now
False new feeling
We want control
And oh no no
Let it all fall down, okay?
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024