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The Great Act Of Naming Kids Single

by Formalists

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The Great Act Of Naming Kids 03:53
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You’re looking pretty thin And I am growing slowly So your embrace around my waist can’t really hold me Now kissing you just makes me feel lonely I’ve been groping around Searchin’ for glory Something that I recall from some forgotten story Some tale that my zaida once told me The great act of naming kids from books we never read And saying, “Son, you are the glory of our past” We take our fallacies and we dress them up in scrolls Because we know that glory never lasts Your smile Looks like a work of art The type your kids hang on the fridge until it falls apart That’s you and I imprisoned in a heart And if all The seasons stay the same Well then every foot will take a step so nothing’s really changed That’s you and I together once again We’ll write it down and give it a new name The great act of naming kids from books we never read And saying, “Son, you are the glory of our past” We take our fallacies and we dress them up in scrolls Because we know that glory never lasts

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The Great Act Of Naming Kids was recorded by Liam Driscoll and Nathalie Douglas as their completion project for Elite Music's Advanced Home Studio and Demo Production course. Thanks to their radical teacher Emilio Guim for doing the mixing and mastering.

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released June 22, 2013

Recorded by Liam Driscoll and Nathalie Douglas
Mixed and Mastered by Emilio Guim
Album photo of guitarist Will Hunter taken by Jessie Chang at the Congratulation To Those Who Move Onwards And Excel!/In Support Of Healthy Structure release show at Measure (Formally the Annex Live).

Joseph Landau - Vocals, Nylon String Guitar
Will Hunter - Electric Guitar
Sean Traczyk - Bass
Daniel Korn - Drums

Special Musical Guest,
Emilio Guim - Shaker, Tambourine, Keyboard

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Formalists Toronto, Ontario

Based in Toronto, Formalists are a progressive quartet with ties to the city’s classical and jazz communities. Their music combines alt-folk, indie, and western art influences, with a dual ambition to thrill and discomfort. At once elegant, and self-indulgent, Formalists share more then just a love of supine-grape eating with the hedonists of yore. ... more

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