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The Pace

by Biv and the Mnemonics

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1.
The Pace 03:15
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Give me some silence Give me that fresh air I love the smells and I love the space I've got a front porch I've got a yard here I ain't ever leaving this place Get me some action Get me some culture I love the people I love the pace I've got a cafe down on the corner Gives me everything that I need Settle down with just one more drink We gotta fight it We cannot crumble Well rooted deep and cracking in two To be or not to be in the city Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind Chasing for some turf and some time Seems to me the stars are aligned Looking for a place to unwind
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Critically Cool 03:34
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Stylish and sexy Scum of the earth Don't talk like you know anything About politics or art or what they're worth Hair dyed and hopeless Trying your best No one wants to be like that So be like trash or be like all the rest Go Live Love We don't come to hear you judge And this ain't for nobody else This one is just for my mental health You're decked out in Dayglow You're pegged as a curse You're everything I wish I was And tried to be but worse And you don't need the sickness No you'll go straight to the hearse
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Rolling Deep Into the Backwoods 04:51
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Call me up sick on a Sunday Slouching deep into my chair First I comprehend it Then I recommend that Traveling's a thing to share It's a thing to share You've decided for a drastic Change so you're consulting with me Now you've got to pack up Moving north to Portland A place where culture is the key Yeah it sure is the key When you've lost yourself to see what you can see Rolling deep into the backwoods Sweatin’ through the thin mountain air Now you must forget it Yeah, you won't regret it Work was where you just didn't care Yeah, you just didn't care When you've lost yourself to see what you can see You will learn that small town life ain't everything Woah oh, Woah oh Woah oh, Woah oh You're driving along And singing that song now Your face in the air It's ever so clear And feeling so free Yeah I’m feelin’ so free!
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Manifest Destiny 03:46
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Morning comes with red horizons Fresh fields and pastures new Western woes and so-called progress Local grit and Red Man chew Oh! Destined to expand the nation Uninvited tenancy Brother, can you feel the ground shake? Manifest Destiny Oh! Well I know I know he's come to take it away He's here We're in fear because the white man will stay
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Ain't on Our Way 03:54
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Pulled into Nashville, Tennessee Looking like an old tree Hagged and rootless Toothless Concierge a-swaggerin’ Too much drinkin’ Storms out a raging Thunder's a wonder Negotiate room price Twenty-five sounds fair King size What a deal Includes a morning meal Looks like we're staying here I'm for a cold beer Feel like King Lear I'm a fool in a storm If there's a better place to stay It ain't on our way Unpack Get dressed Unwind Un-stress Stretch out Stretch in Looking like an old tree Changing clothes Let's go Music Row is real close Storm’s out a raging Thunder's a wonder Step out Look left Room next door is full Mom's got a cigarette Seven kids living in a Motel room With no room for more Dad's gone Always was I need a good buzz Numb my aching heart That'd be smart If there's a better place to stay It ain't on our way Ten o'clock Hear the rock Cobblestone feet knock Checking identity Big Southern bouncer Casually mutters “California's not for me” Open doors reiterate I need a good buzz Band sounds real good Drummer's kind of struggling Too much drinking Band kicks him off stage “Can anyone play? We need a steady beat” Suddenly the kits in front of me Mocking me Hi-Hat Feet knock Grooving like a beat box Rat-ta-tat-tat And I finally get my cold beer Feel like King Lear I'm a fool in a storm If there's a better place to play It ain't on our way If there's a better place to play It ain't on our way
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The Umbrella Song 02:33
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Well I don’t mind you sittin’ with another guy Diggin’ all your toes in the sand No it isn’t a lie ‘Cause it’s a lovely afternoon And before this day is through Well I’ll be holding you right in my arms I don’t mind you talking with another fella’ Or goin’ for a walk in the rain Under his umbrella ‘Cause it’s a lovely afternoon And before this day is through Well I’ll be holding you right in my arms And don’t you know when I’m with you Baby, I’m in heaven Gonna pick up my guitar And turn it up to eleven ‘Cause it’s a lovely afternoon And before this day is through Well I’ll be holding you right in my arms
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Hella 07:07
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People say we're too mellow People say we're too nice What can we say? ‘Twas the way we were raised East coast assholes only know how to say They can't listen They can't listen We got wine in the North Bay We got pot in the North State San Francisco hipsters so chic and unique Living on a commune Yeah you know that they reek But we have fun But we have fun But we have fun We have fun Liberal as hell We’ve got all the answers Driving hybrid cars And working for a cause What can we do? We dig yoga too You want to change us Oh you'll never change us I know that Traveling the world and over-educated But we sure know how to have some fun We've got Santa Cruz hippies We've got some drinkers in Chico Don't need no shoes living in a tree Don't need no clothes out on Baker Beach But we have fun But we have fun But we have fun We have fun
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The Winding Rivers of Northern California 04:25
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In northern California By a town outside the lake I find myself daydreaming Of my wild carefree days I can dip my toes in the water As I gently sip my beer Or jump head first into the river That cold water makes me shiver But I love to disappear The music plays on all night Even when the sun comes up And everyone around Looks like they’ll never have enough The guitars keep on strumming ‘Til the sun goes round the bend And it takes with it my sorrows I can’t wait until tomorrow To do it all again And when I get much older I will know It doesn’t get much better than the ride we’re on And I could say, “I told ya” But I’d just be wrong The days when I got lazy And the days when I got crazy Is where I belong So give me that cold river In the mountains by the lake In northern California In my wild carefree days I’m bringing all my friends We’re gonna make some new ones too And even if it’s snowing California’s good for goin’ To find a better view
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Ladies of the Hotel Shahil 04:52
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Leaning out of a second story Bared to bones in all her glory And I hope she doesn't see me She spends all day by that window Waiting for her regulars to show And all those guys must know I mean they've seen the whole damn show And you'll learn more from her then you ever wanted to know And every night around nine or ten I see her come down from her den And bat her eyes at all the men (Bah bah bah) And finally she hooks a man I wonder if he’d even had this planned ‘Cause that don't work on me Not after everything I've seen Her hairy legs and everything in between So sing it Doo doo doo doo doo I can see how bold she is And its clear to me how cold she is I wonder how many guys she's kissed And how many were surprised La dah dah dah I've known girls who were oh so shy In conversations they'd just melt and sigh The wrong word might make 'em cry But this girl she's a world apart Her job makes her cold but I know she has a heart But still I'd never get close To the fire beneath her robes But don't call the department She's already got a hose
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Long Arm of the Law 05:14
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When I wakes up for breakfast I can feel it in my bones And I goes on every day of my life Acting like nothing is wrong I likes to feel my heart a-pumpin’ And it ain’t never beat so hard Yeah well I’m a two-bit master criminal nitwit And I’m letting down my guard I likes to think I’m in the movies I thinks I got no fatal flaw Yeah well I never stops! To take a moment and consider The long arm of The Law Well I’m always runnin’ and a-runnin’ I don’t stop I’m always runnin’ and a-runnin’ I don’t stop I’m always runnin’ I don’t stop to consider the long arm of The Law I always thinks it’s my last time But then I starts to feel the call Yeah well it’s not my fault that I never stopped to consider The long arm of The Law Hey Mr. Policeman Did you have to make me fall? Yeah and for this two-bit master criminal nitwit There’s a last time after all I just gotta bust my way out From this same old tired routine Livin’ straight and clean It just too much to ask for Just too much for me Run away, run away, run away Run away from your heart Run away run away run away Back to the start

about

After four years of playing shows and gaining fans in the Bay Area and beyond, San Francisco band Biv and the Mnemonics is proud to release their 2nd full-length album, 'The Pace', on April 16th, 2013. The band, formerly known as Roy G Biv & The Mnemonic Devices, has produced a ten-track collection of quality songs and energetic harmonies evocative of the great folk-tinged rock of the past, while providing their own unique energy that can't be resisted. 'The Pace' is an exciting and imminently listenable album; it's warm, full of catchy melodies and hooks, and brimming with well-thought-out harmonies and eclectic instrumentation. TheBayBridged.com calls Biv and the Mnemonics "a folk rock band that owns a refreshingly uncalculated, cool style,” while SFAppeal.com calls ‘The Pace’ “a happy-go-lucky jaunt of indie folk goodness.”

College friends Dan Paggi and Ben Lang initially formed Biv and the Mnemonics in 2007, shortly after moving to San Francisco from the Northern California city of Chico. Their years spent there soaking in long summer days full of good times and a surprisingly vibrant music culture had an undeniable effect on their musical output, and their first collaboration together, 2009's 'The Blue Orange', established the DNA of the group they would go on to create. They have since formed a cohesive and dynamic unit with Evan Wardell on guitar, Jessie Alsop on Keys and Vocals, and Landon Moblad on drums.

An instant connection sparked between the five, their synergy together producing a band whose laid-back sound celebrates the simple pleasures of life, and has been compared to artists ranging from The Kinks to Pavement and Dr. Dog. It's this carefree energy that led to the creation of their admittedly odd moniker, a play on the acronym Roy G Biv (BIV being comprised of Blue Indigo Violet, as you may remember from your grade school science class).

Biv and the Mnemonics have spent the years since 'The Blue Orange' crafting their sound and playing shows throughout Northern California. With the help of Andrew Tavis and the Mission Street Recording Company (www.missionstreetrecording.com), the group entered the studio in 2011 to begin production on 'The Pace', their first LP effort as a full band. The result is an upbeat and melodic combination of '60s rock, homegrown folk, a little country twang and funky, punk-ish rhythms that all manages to sound both warmly familiar and refreshingly new.

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released April 16, 2013

Biv and the Mnemonics is:

Jessie Alsop – Keys & Vocals
Ben Lang – Guitar & Vocals
Landon Moblad – Drums
Dan Paggi – Bass & Vocals
Evan Wardell – Guitar & Vocals

All Songs Written and Performed by:
Biv and the Mnemonics

Featuring:
Andrew Tavis – Harmonica & Tambourine on “Ain’t on Our Way”
Steven Tyler Spinner – Tenor Sax on “Rolling Deep Into the Backwoods”
Josh Yenne – Pedal Steel Guitar on “The Winding Rivers of Northern California” and “Long Arm of the Law”

Recorded at Mission Street Recording Company in San Francisco, CA
With additional keyboards recorded at Origami Recording Lounge in Chico, CA

Produced and Mixed by: Andrew Tavis & Biv and the Mnemonics

Engineered by: Andrew Tavis & Lucius Bono

Mastered by: Justin Weis at Trakworx

Artwork by: Ashley Paggi
www.ashleycthorpe.com

Biv and the Mnemonics would like to thank:

Andrew Tavis, Lucius Bono, Steffen Franz and the IDC Crew, Scott Barwick, Matt Cope, In n Out, Jake Hammerslag, Ashley Paggi, Becky Lang, Sasha Leitman, Lucy Mayhew, Bear, and all our friends, family, and fans.

All Songs Copyright 2013 – Biv and the Mnemonics
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After four years of playing shows and gaining fans in the Bay Area and beyond, San Francisco band Biv and the Mnemonics is proud to release their 2nd full-length album, 'The Pace,' on April 16th, 2013. They are a band whose laid-back sound celebrates the simple pleasures of life, and has been compared to artists ranging from The Kinks to Pavement and Dr. Dog. ... more

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