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Window Seat

by Spaceport

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1.
Hey neighbor Is it true that you saw me Walk from the drugstore to my car Where I cried till someone called me Then sanitized my hands and my phone With the bottle of Purell I’d just stole Hey neighbor Is it true that you saw me Hey neighbor Do you know where I go And whereabouts I bring my dog In the night or in the daylight I visit my best friends, I pretend With the pictures I’ve saved in my head Hey neighbor Do you know where I go Hello Hello Hello Hello See you at the corner of Walgreens, Walgreens Same time, same time, same time, same time See you at the catholic high school, high school Same time, same time, same time, same time See you at the restaurant that looks just like the inside of Epcot, Epcot, Same time, same time See you at the hardware store See you at the gas station See you at the marketplace Maybe in outer space
2.
Window Seat 05:06
Beyond the Cloud forms the Pieces fit today And tomorrow go away I’m sorry I was late Things change like Melting ice Between you and me or My back teeth, far beneath Where we go To be alone Now I can’t think of anything Now…in the Heat of day in high July Sears like the threat of last goodbye I could stare at the menu tonight But I’m lost where the frost aligns, in the Window seat With a view You see me I see you Beyond the Threshold the field of Light opens wide Shield in a mine shaft Looking glass Let it through Now I can’t think of anything Now…in the Heat of day in high July Sears like the threat of last goodbye I could stare at the menu tonight But I’m lost where the frost aligns, in the Window seat With a view You see me I see you
3.
Submarine 04:49
They say Past the horizon there’s a plane in the high sky, and Over the planet there’s a sun that shines at night, and Over and over, the world it turns, turns wrong and right, and I’d like to find a way to ride on a satellite But I’m a shadow version of me Trapped in the depths of the sea, so to speak Hey, take me out of my tank, and Show me a rude awakening, and Give me something to be, or not to be Give me air to breathe, a reckoning It’s just what the body needs So why does it all feel so distant to me Someday, I’ll make it There can only be one It’s been Sardines and saltines, I want Green chiles, and Dairy Queen the treat, a World famous Subway sandwich, have it Sweetly, leisurely, at a botanical garden It’s just what the body needs So why does it all feel so distant to me Someday, I’ll make it There can only be one I’m stuck in a screen Like a lost submarine I wanna scratch the surface sheen I wanna rise but I keep sinking
4.
Realer Than 03:54
I wandered the forest just to think about things And concentrate in semi-silence with the trees I followed a train to the edge of a cemetery But all the souls just sent me home Where I’m stuck with myself until I die So I got under the covers and I closed my eyes in time To live the rest of my life, in my mind In my mind, in my mind In my mind, in my mind Rest, rest awhile, and Waste your time Take your time I made you what you like Confection of key lime Reside in the sublime Fell asleep, guess I was dreaming That somebody came on by And they were all like Here take this key lime pie Then I woke up to find It was a lie Or is the dream realer than it seems Or is the dream realer than what I see Or is the dream realer than me Or is the dream realer than me Or is the dream realer than me
5.
Probably find I’m dying When the sun starts shining Watch a storm roll in And let it wash our dirty dishes On the mind I’m wired On the rest I’m tired When I lie back down You’ll brush your teeth and turn the lights out Oh the house gets cold When that frozen wind blows But under the bed and dressers We keep our extra pennies And the notes where we wrote out something funny For another For another For another Collect a wage And look both ways And save my files just in case But if my hard drive starts on fire Who will find them anyway Looking out from my room I see all the flowers bloom
6.
Close Call 04:05
Inside’s out, rightside’s down A window is a mirror playing tricks Reflection’s a window A window's a wall The wall is made of bricks In between, underneath A pill goes down the path of least resistance Go to bed Believe the best Or leave the wonderland Begin, the end bends Clean slate, steak on a plate Close call, close call Don’t fall, don’t fall Green light, secret sight Find the birds flying backwards Breaks in the cycle Cracks in a bubble You know you’re in trouble Begin, the end bends Clean slate, steak on a plate Close call, close call Don’t fall, don’t fall
7.
Turn on the brights in the quiet tonight Does anybody want anything Look for the next attraction sign Does anybody want anything Radio talk, signal gets lost I want to believe Handful of dots, a renaissance I want to believe Eyes in the sky looking down like mine On palms of lines and lemon lime Spinning wheels, turning time Self-driving cars and wind turbines Radio talk, signal gets lost I want to believe Handful of dots, a renaissance I want to believe Turn on the brights in the quiet tonight Does anybody want anything Look for the next attraction sign Does anybody want anything Eyes in the rear view like a memory Can anyone see me No cell service at the retreat Can only play CDs I don’t sleep under the beam I want to believe Soon it’ll be conspiracy I want to believe
8.
Sole of my shoe Grain of sand Sole of my shoe Grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand From the mud of ocean And a land that spans What was What is What was What is Palm of my hand Grain of sand Palm of my hand Grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand From the mud of ocean And a land that spans What was What is What was What is Little grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand Little grain of sand
9.
I come here every single chance that I get And I find the right tools for my projects And I’m pretty sure that we have the same shorts It’s a small world It’s an oyster, I’m just looking for a pearl I’m just a little bit scared of nothing And I think that I could beat Elden Ring But I’m really not in it for the fame It’s not complicated Pressing buttons and praying, so What if we someday trade places, what if Yeah, I read one or two tech magazines and I’ve hacked into the mainframe of our modern disease And I’m weakening from my knees to yours I took it for a small world But the center couldn’t hold I thought you were someone else I followed you then got confused I couldn’t recognize my eyes, I Guess it’s time to say goodbye, it's time to

about

Arianna Wegley takes classical sensibilities and morphs them into catchy pop hooks for music that is both dark and dreamy, alien and earthbound, conversational and profound. Spaceport’s debut album Window Seat, mixed by Andrew Jansen (Loud Sun) comprises sounds of ethereal synths, layered vocals, effected cello and extended string techniques, distorted guitars, bright trumpets, and sublime clarinets. Disparate textures are arranged in seamless, delicate harmony: a hollow synthesizer and the icy resonance of a bowed instrument intertwines with the natural warmth and boundlessness of low strings, brass, and woodwinds. A sensitive, driving rhythm section brings the songs home with a life and energy essential for any good pop song.

Arianna’s colloquial yet cryptic lyrics are anthems for anxious times, a poetic meandering through observations of a daily life that’s full of funny riddles, bleak monotony, and deep mystery. In parallel with shadowy undercurrents of reflection and introspection throughout the album, Arianna’s lyrics achieve buoyancy and fun by means of her soft-spoken, sprawling delivery. Much like a home video, she says what she sees, but it’s unclear how she feels; a non-confessional diary entry. Pervasive irony and secretive humor is carefully balanced with slant-rhymes and homophones intended to shroud clarity and invite the listener to uncover multiple meanings in everything.

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released March 3, 2023

All songs written by Arianna Wegley
Arianna Wegley - Vocals, synths, electric/acoustic guitars, baritone guitar, cello
Liam Moore - Bass, additional vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9)
Todd Olson - Drums
Matt Olson - Acoustic guitar (track 1), additional mixing/recording (track 1)
Emily Kastrul - Additional vocals (track 4)
Joe Wegley - Trumpet (track 5)
Carley Olson - Clarinet (track 8)
Andrew Jansen - Acoustic guitar (track 9)

Recorded by Arianna Wegley at home and Todd Olson at Aura Vortex, St. Paul
Mixed by Andrew Jansen at the Gray House
Mastered by Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering
Artwork by Jake Olson

Aura Vortex Records, 2023

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Spaceport Minneapolis, Minnesota

earthbound space music. about you and me and everything in between.

cellist arianna wegley desired to arrange/produce songs she wrote over a sad, lonely year. she taught herself to play guitar and synths and recorded in her bedroom. she invited her partner todd olson to replace her sampled drums with live ones, then liam moore joined on bass. in the wise words of dexter jettster, whadya know!! ... more

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