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T​Ō​MN

by Tōmn

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Clayton Giles
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Clayton Giles Mixture of English and Brazilian Portuguese songs. He really creates a mood with this album, slightly dark and sad. Another album I often return to. Favorite track: Mother Country.
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1.
Primeiro Encanto (free) 03:35
Meses e meses Amores sem jeito Meses e anos no meio do nada Velhos segredos Que ficam guardados Meses e meses Amores sem jeito Oh my God To wade upstream Oh my God
2.
All the time Trying to survive Ticking clocks Covered up in vines This is not a fantasy Cause we are more Than I could dream Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce Eu nao posso acreditar Em castelos de arreia Que vao cair Que o mar logo vai tirar We pass our days Trapped inside an ancient maze In the same dark haze Every soul has graced The rules are just Illusory Cause our minds are held By gravity Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce Mas eu posso acreditar Que tem algo na alma Que liga tudo Em cada respiracao Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce All the time All the time This is not a fantasy Cause we are more Than I could dream Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce Eu nao posso acreditar Em castelos de arreia Que vao cair Que o mar logo vai tirar Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce Por enquanto eu nao veijo voce
3.
Will I Still Call You Friend All the clamor Dark, dark places Clinking glasses Familiar Faces And when it all ends Will I still call you friend? And when it all ends Dirty bathrooms Fire hazards After parties Morning disasters And when it all ends Will I still call you friend? And when it all ends A man-made idol His cross to bear Emaciated A mess of hair But you’d do anything To go backstage Spend your paycheck In a rage And when it all ends Will I still call you friend? And when it all ends Broken glasses Unfamiliar faces Walking the line With untied shoelaces Thinking forever Counting our paces Will I??????
4.
The reactor is out The lights turn red And like a needle without thread The captain's orders come as dares His men like fish gasping on air The hold their breath as they descend Carried to what will be their end The first commander of the ship Wields a sword and cracks a whip Leads his men as they go down In a song without a sound Hold you breath as you go down Think of sweet things as you drown All the roses from our hands Don't cover the skulls collecting sand Your leader tells both you and I To go back home and live our lives But how can you when you have lost Your songs whose gloried lives had crossed? Double crossed Stiffled screams control your mind Sinking to hell, no precious time All the roses from our hands Don't cover skulls collecting sand So you return, Mother Country Whose back is broken whose eyes can't see You know just the same as me The truth is buried in the sea Buried.
5.
Off the Map 04:04
Off the Map We can make the rising silence A deafening noise behind his bed The stark voice of a tired notion Turned to a snowball effect When destiny sits in between Fumbling hands of a tyrant Neither you nor I could even dream Or find the will to design it The process was so bureaucratic The form it said fool “erase your name” Once you sign you’re not a member And fall outside the kingdom’s reign When destiny sits in between Fumbling hands of a tyrant Neither you nor I could even dream Or find the will to design it We are spinning off the map With no one to invite us back We are spinning off the map The screaming of one nation’s voices Thoughts from 7 billion minds Send you off without a handshake Into the dusty bins of time When destiny sits in between Fumbling hands of a tyrant Neither you nor I could even dream Or find the will to design it We are spinning off the map With no one to invite us back We are spinning off the map With no one to invite us back We are spinning off the map We are spinning off the map
6.
A Saída 08:42
A Saída Lyrics No final dessa dança a selva silencia a cidade pára pára pra sonhar Sera possivel sair da rede? Sera possivel recomecar? Com nada nas maos E nada pra levar No final desse rumo estrelas vão brilhar a alma esta buscando a sua gemea pra ficar Já esperei tanto olhando o mar ele leva meus sussuros aonde vc está Mas o canto Nunca vai desaparecer E o ritmo sempre vai rolar A musica dos sonhos nasce da fe da esperanca pra quem quer escutar No final dessa estoria a memória domina palavras faladas rolando no ar É selvagem mais domado o que voce vai lembrar pedaços do passado sempre vão passar Sempre vao passar Mais o canto Nunca vai desaparecer E o ritmo sempre vai rolar A musica dos sonhos nasce da fe da esperanca pra quem quer escutar Mas o canto nunca vai desaparecer e o ritmo sempre vai rolar a música dos sonhos nasce da fé da esperança pra quem quiser sonhar No final dessa danca No final dessa danca No final dessa dance No final

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Tōmn Debut released 8.27.10. Mixed by Tchad Blake. Mastered by Bob Ludwig.

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released August 27, 2010

All songs written and produced by Tōmn

Tōmn lead and background vocals; acoustic guitars; synth on track 3
Michael Daillak drums; percussion
Neil Taylor bass
Colin Sapp electric guitars
Dan Shure keyboards; mellowtron on track 3; piano on tracks 4, 6
Luis Maurette Sound Design on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Brendan Pajak percussion on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6
Todd Marston pump organ on track 1; accordion on track 4
Adam Friedman flute on track 6
Tony Savarino electric guitars on tracks 2, 5
Cecilia Spyer background vocals on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6
Marcelo Costa percussion on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6

Horn Ensemble (track 2)
Yuji Kano flute
Ray Greene trombone
Dirk Hillyer french horn
Matt Owens lead trumpet
Nick Catino trumpet

String Quartet (track 4)
Tera Gorsett violin
Rose Drucker violin
Daniel Doña viola
Patrick Owen cello

Handclap Brigade (track 2)
Colin Sapp
Katie Gorodetsky
Bria Shecker & friends
Jess Hallett
Debbi Royall
Abby Getman
Kai McMurtry

All background vocal arrangements by Tōmn

Horn arrangement and conducting on track 2 by Stephen Furqueron
String arrangement and conducting on track 4 by Kai McMurtry

Engineered by Rafi Sofer; additional engineering by Chico Neves on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 and John Weston on track 4

Recorded at Q Division Studios in Somerville, MA; Estudio 304 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA; Rafi’s Dorchester studio

Mixed by Tchad Blake at Mongrel Music
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering

Photo by Liz Linder Photography
Design/artwork by Abby German, Go Go Getman Design
Back cover artwork by stumpdesign.com

Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Christi, Nonnina, Papa, Zizi Mari, everyone else in my entire family, Andrew James, Erica, Del, Freddy G, D-Rawk, Andreía, Adam, Jess Hallett, Allesandra, Ms. S, Charles Sorrento, Ed V, Albergue Tupiniquim, the Q interns, Chico, and all the Cariocas and the Bostonians who helped along the way.

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Tōmn Boston

Tōmn (pronounced “tome”) aka Tony Maiella is a North American musician based in Boston who fuses rock and Brazilian music, unveiling dense and dream-like pop songs inspired by the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. With nods to The Shins, Elvis Costello and Elliot Smith, the band is currently in the studio working on their follow-up album. ... more

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