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It's Always Been Wankershim

from This Is Not the Way I Wanted You to Find Out by Mt. Oriander

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    'This Is Not the Way I Wanted You to Find Out' is the debut of the long awaited solo project from Empire! Empire! front man, Keith Latinen. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that the EP was written and recorded in a little over a month in preparation for the band's first tour and will come out before the LP that was written and recorded over the past few years.

    Latinen plays every note and sings every word. Somber vocals stretch over beautiful and sparse guitar work and introspective drums. If you liked his previous bands, or his current one, Parting- you're going to love this. For fans of Death Cab for Cute, Jimmy Eat World, and Mineral.

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    'This Is Not the Way I Wanted You to Find Out' is the debut of the long awaited solo project from Empire! Empire! front man, Keith Latinen. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the fact that the EP was written and recorded in a little over a month in preparation for the band's first tour and will come out before the LP that was written and recorded over the past few years.

    Latinen plays every note and sings every word. Somber vocals stretch over beautiful and sparse guitar work and introspective drums. If you liked his previous bands, or his current one, Parting- you're going to love this. For fans of Death Cab for Cute, Jimmy Eat World, and Mineral.

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lyrics

"Already winter," you say to yourself again,
turning the words over and over
as though they were as worn out as an old good luck charm
(sides smooth through passing from worried hand to worried hand)

Your breath escapes your body

You remark that it is your soul rejoining the atmosphere,
and when it is all used up, only the body remains

But there is no one there

Suddenly, you feel so small
"Maybe if I had called or kept in touch,"
you say again, this time out loud

Startled, you don't even recognize the sound of your voice
as your hands stumble to turn the key

As if afraid of being forgotten, the engine of your tiny car roars to life

Cold air blasts out of the vents

You have one short drive to figure out how to explain your long absence

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from This Is Not the Way I Wanted You to Find Out, released October 8, 2021

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Mt. Oriander is Keith Latinen! He used to play in Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) and he plays in Parting now.

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