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The Life of Riley

by Free Country

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1.
it gets away from me i finally found the floor again all bets are off so Shiva, show 'em you love them it's been so long since you felt the sting it's probably been there for ages soon we'll all be stating that we're never afraid 'cept for a vintage type of fear a certain day & age but I said it then, I'll say it again I haven't felt that for ages aware all the while where you were found and someday we'll both know where we're goin' avert yr eyes away from labor camps won't stop you from calling in all of yr favors in but it's been so long I only need one thing I haven't been there for ages aware all the while where you were found and someday we'll both know where we're goin' aware all the while where you were found and someday we'll both know where we're goin' said it then / say it again haven't been there for ages oh
2.
I guess so go get some red ink the summer I broke yr nose professional holder of hands so steady I cannot let you go shoulda known what you'd need in the city you watch yr own if I could just watch you breath tell him not to come home why learn how to grieve for traditions not our own? tell 'em that the heart is broke fend them off gradually some are just hard to please I guess so I guess I'm ready the summer I broke yr nose confessional how could I have been so petty? how could I let you go? I shoulda known what you need in the city you watch yr own if I could just watch you breath tell him not to come home why learn how to grieve for traditions not our own? tell 'em that the heart is broke fend them off gradually some are just hard to please mmm mmm mmmm
3.
you know I need space and just like that we're gone you know I can't change, can anyone? had a good run underneath that sun throw a fit babe it's the way I am and knock the dust off of the window fan I terrorize my love and then I mourn throw it all on the floor what we were loaned got a book about war w/ the cover gone put it all on the line trade yr lunch for mine a gutter sunrise makes 'em lonely write back soon when yr healthy when you wake up / wake me up
4.
Burden awakes / formal slowin' down if only we could've found and suddenly yr supposed to frown at so many sounds and suddenly we're gold yr summoning yr force close to me you ran outta light / yr a ghost to me settling down go to sleep my son go to sleep you won't smile at anyone going to sleep the end of my life away when it's just begun gonna reap what I've done Burden awakes / formal slowin' down if only we could've found and suddenly yr supposed to frown at so many sounds and suddenly we're gold yr summoning yr force close to me you ran outta light / yr a ghost to me settling down go to sleep my son go to sleep you won't smile at anyone going to sleep the end of my life away when it's just begun gonna reap what I've done go to sleep my son smile at everyone and it's just begun
5.
Mall Eyes 04:42
6.
can't you come and tell me that my life is whole? the time we spent winter at the shore in Hull can you come and tell me that my life is whole? pretend I can't tell that you play a role can you come and tell me that my life is whole? deciding if I'm staying to the last show Kelly, come and tell me that my life is whole valium I'm bettin' on is starting to take hold I feel it coming on how could I say no? can he come and tell me that my life is whole? the ceiling that I'm staring at finally implodes can you come and tell me that my life is whole? here's to hoping that they saved yr soul I hear it laughing as it leaves yr skull there's no telling what yr heaven holds Kelly, come and tell me that my life is whole valium I'm bettin' on is starting to take hold I feel it coming on Kelly, come and tell me that my life is whole Someday I'll feel it so slow How could I say no? my life is hole

about

I spent almost 10 years in NYC until the current mayor banished me to the opposite coast, but before I could get there I headed back to my hometown to stay with my grandparents in the home I (sometimes) grew up in and has always acted like a beacon no matter where I ended up. There's something very inspiring about being back in your childhood room again among old VHS tapes with no labels and empty Zig-Zag wrappers in the back of empty drawers. A certain low grade nostalgia mixes in the good and bad memories from a time that seems like a different world. Oh boy, here I go again. Get it together... Long story short, I set up shop in the basement. Cleaned the dust off the family pictures and plugged in my Tascam 688 cassette 8-track. Armed with 2 guitars and a synth I wrote / recorded these 6 songs in a two month span. I gave up the endless track count of recording on modern day computer programs and limited myself to what I could pull outta what I had available until I finally realized I had started something that ended up being very important to me. I choose a picture I found of my grandmother and me at a 4th of July picnic in Chicopee, MA in 1990 for the album cover and just like the noise within, there's no adulteration to the image.

This EP tells some stories about past lives and hazy days where we didn't have the weight, constant. All the regrets, proud moments, fits of laughter and irresponsible nights went into these six songs and I offer 'em up as they are. Chance are, if you're reading this then you make appearances in these songs (and one of us owes the other a smirk and and a wave.)

JR
Los Angeles 09/03/20

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released September 18, 2020

Jason Ribadeneyra - songs, recording

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Free Country East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Free Country is...

Jason Ribadeneyra,

an original Lost Boys cast member let go for lifting leather jackets from set, and having perfect teeth.

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