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QUARTERBOY

by QUARTERBACKS

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1.
THE DOGS 01:02
SAW A GUY DRIVE BY WITH TWO PUPPIES ON HIS LAP MADE IT SO HE COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AND HE DROVE UP ON THE GRASS SEEMED LIKE A FAIR TRADE TWO DOGS FOR A DIRTY CAR I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN THE DOGS AND EVERYTHING
2.
CENTER 01:39
SAW YOUR BIKE ON YOUR FRONT PORCH SAW THE LIGHT UP IN YOUR WINDOW THOUGHT ABOUT KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR BUT I WAS CONCERNED YOU HAD SOMEBODY OVER I WAS CONCERNED YOU WERE ALONE THE NIGHT I FIRST MET YOU WE WERE DANCING IN THE LIVING ROOM AND WE KISSED IN FRONT OF EVERYONE I HAD WAITED TWO YEARS TO TALK TO YOU HELPED YOU MOVE INTO YOUR NEW HOUSE LEFT HAND PRINTS IN THE CLOSET BEFORE WE MOVED YOU OUT LOOKING UP AT THAT ROOM NOW STILL HALF HOPING THAT YOU'LL COME DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH RELIEF IN COINCIDENCE A UNIVERSE THAT FINALLY WORKS HOW YOU ALWAYS SUSPECTED WITH YOURSELF NEAR THE CENTER AS I GET OLDER I RECOGNIZE THAT LOVE IS MOSTLY SITUATIONAL
3.
POOL 01:41
I THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU AROUND NOT EVERY DAY BUT PRETTY OFTEN NOW THAT YOU'RE REALLY LEAVING TOWN I JUST WISH I HAD BEEN MORE HONEST REMEMBER OVER THE SUMMER WHEN I FIRST GOT YOUR NUMBER I THOUGHT THAT WE COULD BE FRIENDS OR MAYBE SOMETHING BETTER MY HEART SKIPPED IN NEW BRUNSWICK YOU WERE ALL SWIMMING AND I FELT SO HOMESICK WALKED TO DEV'S CAR TO MAKE A PHONE CALL BUT YOU DIDN'T PICK UP AND I FELT SO DESPERATE IN THE BACKSEAT SWIMSUIT DRIPPING I MADE A PROMISE THAT WHEN WE GOT BACK TO POUGHKEEPSIE I WOULDN'T CALL YOU WOULDN'T INVOLVE YOU I GUESS YOU WERE JUST TOO BUSY ONE TIME I SHOWED YOU A SONG YOU ONLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS KIND OF GOOD I NEVER PLAYED IT AGAIN IT WASN'T EVEN ABOUT YOU
4.
NOT IN LUV 01:13
I'M NOT IN LUV WITH ANYONE WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME MY HEART BEATS LIKE A BOWLING BALL THAT SLOWLY TURNS AND ROLLS ALONG I'M NOT IN LUV WITH ANYONE AT LEAST NOT THIS MORNING SOMEHOW LOVE GOT BORING MY HEART WAS BROKEN AND I BARELY NOTICED
5.
SPORTSCENTER 01:07
I CALLED MY FATHER AND I DRANK SOME BUDWEISER AND I WATCHED TOO MUCH SPORTSCENTER WHILE I WAITED FOR THAT WARMER WEATHER AND IT CAME LKE IT ALWAYS DOES IT ALWAYS COMES BUT YOU HAVE TO WAIT
6.
RAIN DELAY 01:00
RAIN DELAY THEY HAD TO STOP THE GAME NOW WE'RE WAITING BY THE SNACK BAR AND I'VE GOT A BELLY ACHE BUT FREE FOOD CAN'T DISTRACT ME FROM NOT SEEING MY 'GADES I DON'T WANT A REFUND I JUST WANT TO SEE THE SUN SONG ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES GUITAR PART WRITTEN AND PLAYED BY DAVID GRIMALDI
7.
KNICKS 00:57
WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER MAKE SOME DINNER WE CAN MUTE THE KNICKS GAME AND PUT ON A RECORD HEAD OVER TO MOBIL PICK OUT A SIXER PRETEND YOU DON'T MISS HER NOT ANYMORE HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND DID YOU GET A COOL BOYFRIEND YOU DIDN'T BUT I BET YOU WILL SOON WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER SAME TIME TOMORROW AND EVERY DAY AFTER UNTIL YOU FEEL BETTER
8.
DISSECTION 01:04
SONG WRITTEN FOR ELAIZA SANTOS' SCIENCE-THEMED COMPILATION "SCIENCE!​!​!​!​!​!​!​!​!​!​!​!" (2013)
9.
BACK TO BACK 01:15
WHEN YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME I KNEW JUST WHAT YOU MEANT BUT IF YOU SAY IT DIFFERENT SOMEDAY I'M OK WITH THAT IF NOTHING EVER STARTS NOTHING EVER HAS TO END I WOULD GIVE A HUNDRED LOVERS JUST TO HAVE YOU AS MY FRIEND LET ME BE YOUR DIARY YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING RIGHT NOW I HAVE TOO MANY FEELINGS TO TALK BUT I CAN LISTEN SAT ON YOUR PORCH FOR AN HOUR HUNG OUT AT YOUR HOUSE ALL DAY SLEPT BACK TO BACK IN YOUR BED UNTIL YOU WERE FEELING OK IN THE MORNING YOU APOLOGIZED FOR BEING BORING AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY LET ME KEEP YOU COMPANY WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW I HAVE TOO MANY FEELINGS TO HELP BUT I CAN HANG OUT
10.
COVER OF THE SONG "WORDS AND SMILES" WRITTEN BY ROSE MELBERG RECORDED BY HER BAND TIGER TRAP ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON A 1992 SPLIT 7" WITH BRATMOBILE ALSO INCLUDED ON TIGER TRAP'S 1993 SELF-TITLED ALBUM
11.
WEEKEND 01:40
I FEEL BEST WHEN I AM DRIVING EIGHTY HEADED DOWNSTATE TO YOUR HOUSE DAVID WE'LL WAKE UP LATE WE'LL LISTEN TO TAPES MAYBE GRAB SOME BAGELS GO TO A SHOW AND AFTERWARDS RECORD SOME DEMOS WHENEVER I FEEL KIND OF TIRED ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CALL ELAIZA JUST HEARING HER VOICE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER I JUST WISH WE COULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER BUT WE CAN'T THAT'S WHY I NEED THESE WEEKENDS AWAY TO SEE THE PEOPLE I SHOULD SEE EVERY DAY I KIND OF HATE THE TOWN WHERE I LIVE BUT AS SOON AS I LEAVE I START TO MISS IT THAT'S WHY YOU GOTTA COME AND VISIT NEXT TIME YOU NEED A WEEKEND AWAY YOU GOT A SPOT WHERE YOU CAN STAY
12.
YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL I KISSED THIS YEAR AND NOW IT'S JUNE AND YOU'RE STILL HERE BUT SINCE THE END OF MAY YOU'VE BEEN DRIFTING AWAY YOU'VE ALWAYS FELT SO FAR MOVE AWAY FORGET MY NAME IN THE SUMMER YOU'LL BE GONE BUT YOU COULD PROVE ME WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT THIS TIME PROVE ME WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT TONIGHT I KNOW I ALWAYS CARE TOO MUCH IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT I'M SO SCARED YOU'LL LEAVE ME HERE HAVING FUN WHILE I STAY HOME YOU WON'T CARE THAT I NEED YOU HERE SPEND THE WINTER ALL ALONE
13.
PARK 02:29
I TAKE A NAP IN MY CAR DOWN AT SPRATT PARK I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING MY JOB BUT I'M DREAMING OF THE SUMMER YOU SPEND A SEASON WITH A PERSON YOU START TO THINK OF THEM IN THE MORNING IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE OCCUPIED SO FOCUSED ON A FEELING I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THINKING IS THIS IMPORTANT? IS IT STILL WORTH IT? BECAUSE I'M SO SURE HOW I'D ANSWER IF YOU ASKED ME T​​HE SAME QUESTION THE SLOW RHYTHM OF THE DAY THE RECURSIVE LOCOMOTION GIVES STRUCTURE TO THE WAITING SOFT SHAPE TO ALL THE DISTANCE YOU HAVE TO HANG ON TO THE MOMENT AND A SEMBLANCE OF PERSPECTIVE RESIST THE URGE TO QUANTIFY THE TIME SPENT THE INVESTMENT

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DEAN ENGLE
RECORDED
"QUARTERBOY"
APRIL 2013 TO
FEBRUARY 2014
ON A TASCAM MF-P01

ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING
BY CHRIS DALY AT
SALVATION RECORDING CO.

DAVID GRIMALDI
PLAYED GUITAR
ON "RAIN DELAY"

ROSE MELBERG
WROTE THE SONG
"WORDS AND SMILES"

COVER PHOTO BY
ANDREW LYMAN

INSERT PHOTO BY
ALLYSSA YOHANA

"PARK" ADDED
IN APRIL 2018

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released May 6, 2014

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