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lyrics

Take me down to Graceland
Take me down to New Orleans
So I can find a getaway from all of my traces
Take me down to Memphis
I wanna make a little record there
At Sun with all my friends
With no resistance

I never needed anybody’s help
They never could hear the arrangement
And when this method leaves me
Dead nowhere
How will I ever replace it
I can’t face it

I just met my Uncle Keith today
Took me 38 years to do
But I guess it’s all a part of being patient
I had a time with the folks out there
They never cease to amaze me
If you need a shirt of your back
There’d be no hesitation

I’ve earned a crown somewhere in this life
They could never erase that
And when this feeling leave me
Dead nowhere
How will I ever replace it
I can’t face it

credits

from Long Playing Lo​-​Fidelity, track released December 15, 2015
*Produced & Written by Hawker M. James.
Mixed by Al Carlson at Gary’s Electric, Brooklyn.
*Tracks 1, 6, 11, & 14 Mixed by Hawker M. James.
Mastered by Adam Hill, at Ardent Studios, Memphis.
Recorded by Jason Milton, Callan Saunders, & Hawker M. James, at Young Lion of the West Recording, Rochester.
Artwork by Hawker M. James.
Photograph taken by Callan Saunders.
Hawker M. James : Vocals, Drums, Guitars, Synthesizer, Treatments
Jason Milton : Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals, Additional Production
Callan Saunders : Vocals, Treatments, Additional Production
Ben Stephanus : Electric Bass , Guitar, Additional Production
Al Carlson : Saxophone
*Track 3, Produced by Hawker M. James, Jason Milton, & Callan Saunders.
All songs published by Rocknrollarama Publishing, Calsound, Jaysound (SESAC).
All songs written from March to August, 2015.
Committed to tape from August 6th to September 8th, 2015.
Thanks to all of the friends & lovers who made this possible,
you know who you are.

Dedicated to the memory of John Hampton & John Fry.

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Hawker M. James Rochester, New York

From his 90's beginnings making demos on a 4-track, to his brush with the millennial zeitgeist as the drummer in Longwave, (and solo-driven projects he's released since then), Mikey James quietly emerged as a journeyman songwriter. James' tunes struck a chord with TV producers and the indie music charts, and blazed his own trail with his singular blend of folk and art rock. ... more

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