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Embody

by Basement Revolver

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1.
Skin 03:42
Make me feel small Don't want to know at all The shape of my body Eraser lines, just markers of the times Darling you stand by Shame's caress it burns My stomach knots and turns Please don't ask me why Make me feel like new Just dancing here with you Kicking off our shoes I want to feel at home In my skin, in my skin. I want to feel at home In my skin, in my... Feel you standing there Try to grin and bear, Touch me with your stare Make me feel all loose Forget I had to choose To love myself today I want to feel at home In my skin, in my skin I want to feel at home In my skin, in my skin I want to feel at home I want to feel at home
2.
Be Okay 02:16
Stuck in a rut Lately Get out of bed Get out on time Listen up, it's just your friends Be okay, be alright Take a breath Full of fresh air Be okay, be alright In the darkness It gets hazy Stuck in its grasp Listen up, it's just your friends Be okay, be alright Take a breath Full of fresh air Be okay, be alright Take a breath Full of fresh air Be okay, be alright Be okay, be alright Be okay, be alright
3.
Circles 03:49
Forgot to take my meds again Even though “it never happens” Worried sick I’ll meet my end Try to take each day that comes One step at a time Decluttering my mind I’m always fighting with my own head Can’t get out of it Running in circles in the dark Seems like there's nothing to control it Try my best to be healthy Running in circles in the park I thought I was past this But it keeps on coming back When something’s said in passing Another panic attack I’m always fighting with my own head Can’t get out of it Running in circles in the dark Seems like there's nothing to control it Try my best to be healthy Running in circles in the park I’ve always wondered Do you feel guilty For the way that you forced it? Did it feel good, taking advantage? I fucking hope you feel guilty I’ve always wondered Do you feel guilty? Do you feel guilty? Do you feel? I’m always fighting with my own head Can’t get out of it Running in circles in the dark Seems like there's nothing to control it Try my best to be healthy Running in circles in the park
4.
Slow 03:18
Don’t feel safe without many layers of clothes Covering up the things I’m not meant to show Baby please go slow Baby just take it slow Deconstructing my identity Left with asking what the fuck should I believe Baby please go slow Maybe just take it slow If I could call you on the telephone I’d ask you maybe can I just come home Don’t want to have to prove my innocence Baby please take it slow Baby please take it slow Baby please take it slow Baby please take it slow Maybe just take it slow Baby just take it slow
5.
Blackhole 03:54
I’ve never seen you break Falling apart, losing sleep You’re losing face Fading away I’ve never loved you more But damn this hurts Letting him go Back to the norm Lose control I have become a black hole Every day it feels like more Weight on my chest Pushing me down Consumes my soul Swallow you up in my grief No appetite Nothing to fear The end of me Falling asleep Lose control I have become a black hole Lose control I have become a black hole
6.
Storm 03:30
Summer nights Dream of warm Rolling in on the porch Clasp our hands Cups of tea Fading light and shaking knees Maybe I was made to love you Shake this tired head full of you Brace the storm Brace the storm Brace the storm Brace the storm Maybe I was made to love you Shake this tired head Fill my dry bed Embrace the storm
7.
Driving in your car With the music on Always felt like home Even when I’m far And I hear that song It’s like fingers on my skin Darling come on, be closer As the melody sinks in Transatlanticism On the phone, I’m calling, are you in? When the sun goes down I feel the glow The air like honey Liquid are your thoughts I hear them flow Like water trickling Darling come on, be closer As the melody sinks in Transatlanticism On the phone, I’m calling, are you in? Darling come on, be closer As the melody sinks in Transatlanticism On the phone, I’m calling, are you in? I’m calling, are you in? I’m calling, are you in? I’m calling, are you in?
8.
Dissolve 03:15
Sunday night at 3 am I swear I saw you for the first time Windows open to your mind I swear I saw you Passing time draws us nearer I dissolve into you Cups of tea and sugar, dear I dissolve into you On the corner of Bond and Glen In our attic loft apartment I will love you More and more each day Passing time draws us nearer I dissolve into you Cups of tea and sugar, dear I dissolve into you I dissolve into you I dissolve into you I dissolve into you Passing time draws us nearer I dissolve into you Cups of tea and sugar, dear I dissolve into you
9.
Tired 03:21
Breaking my teeth on the glass They tried to cut me out of Can’t be the shape that they hoped for Can’t be the daughter that they need Kind of makes me wonder if I’ll ever feel at home in my parents’ fold With the things they told me I’d give everything I could to believe Don’t know how to tell you That I’ve left it all behind me Tired of living like I’m dying Tired of being the enemy Maybe I could show you That my heart’s still beating for you Carry the weight of your judgement ‘Til I’m forced down on my knees Don’t know how to tell you That I’ve left it all behind me Tired of living like I’m dying Tired of being the enemy
10.
Tunnel vision Tunnel vision Tunnel vision Inward bound I am spinning I am spinning I am spinning Ocean sound Deep, deep dive I feel so confused All the time Getting thicker Getting thicker Getting thicker Disappointment’s high Getting thinner Getting thinner Getting thinner Hopes do survive Deep, deep dive I feel so confused All the time
11.
Long Way 04:39
Come a long way Come a long way now Only to find out It still hurts the same Your body will change It will look different Its curves and its burdens Carry the shame Will you be here in twenty years Standing in front of that same long judgmental mirror? Will you turn and look the other way? Standing there tugging at your clothes Hoping they stretch out Hoping that nothing shows Look to the ground Don’t look up, turn away Facing your fears Facing your body A vessel of substance That carries the blame Will you be here in twenty years Standing in front of that same long judgmental mirror? Will you turn and look the other way? Standing there tugging at your clothes Hoping they stretch out Hoping that nothing shows Look to the ground Don’t look up, turn away Will you be here in twenty years Standing in front of that same long judgmental mirror? Will you turn and look the other way? Standing there tugging at your clothes Hoping they stretch out Hoping that nothing shows Look to the ground Don’t look up, turn away

about

After a year of personal and global upheaval, rising indie stars Basement Revolver return with an album of bold new sounds.

With tour plans on hold through 2020, the four-piece found time to wrestle with questions about identity, faith, mental illness, and sexuality. Their sophomore LP, Embody, is explicit about these new ideas and new thoughts, addressing them with a deeper sound and crisper production to adroitly express the complexity of the world. It is an album of friendship, of working out identity together, and making deeply personal art. 

Coming out in the middle of pandemic means that embodiment has to take new forms, and this album is one of those ways forward. This record, with its complex sonic landscape, sometimes lush and sometimes stark, is of a piece with their earlier work, but it’s deeper and more self-aware.

Embody is the sound of freedom, especially in the midst of such pain, both locally and globally. Trading tracks virtually, missing the camaraderie of weekly rehearsals, and the isolation of that means that the album is full of hopeful waiting: to tour, of course, but also to engage these new understandings together, on the road.

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released February 18, 2022

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Chrisy Hurn-Morrison (she/they) - vocals, guitar
Nim Agalawatte (they/them) – bass, guitar, synth
Jonathon Malström (he/him) – guitar, piano, percussion
Levi Kertesz (he/him) – drums, percussion

All songs written by Christina Hurn-Morrison, Nimal Agalawatte, Jonathan Malström except "Circles" & "Storm," written by Christina Hurn-Morrison, Nimal Agalawatte, Jonathan Malström, Wade Morrison

Recorded & Mixed by Ian Gomes at Union Sound in Toronto
Vocals recorded by Adam Bentley & Jordan Mitchell at Tape in Hamilton
Mastered by João Carvalho Mastering



This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada. We acknowledge the support of Ontario Creates, the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Government of Ontario.

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After a year of personal and global upheaval, rising indie stars Basement Revolver return with an album that is open, expansive, and deeply personal.

Chrisy Hurn-Morrison (she/they) - vocals, guitar
Nim Agalawatte (they/them) – bass, guitar, synth
Jonathon Malström (he/him) – guitar, piano, percussion
Levi Kertesz (he/him) – drums, percussion
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