Package Pt. 2, by Gustaf

Package Pt. 2

by Gustaf

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kimelliot such a massive step up from the first album which was already refreshing and exciting - bravo Favorite track: End Of The Year.

ifelixdel71 Gustaf evokes happy memories of me discovering Talking Heads. I had a great time with this 2nd album. I'd love to hear them branch out more and try new/weird sounds should there be a third. Happy to support this group. Favorite track: Weighing Me Down.

lovethebluesia Another great album! I project myself.... Favorite track: Statue.

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1.	Statue 02:02	lyrics	buy track
I project… I project… I project… I project… (You’re on) I project my way to the center of the stage I project my way through the center of the stage I project my way to the center of the stage The center of the stage… I stand still at the center of the stage “Stand still at the center of the stage!” I stand still at the center of the stage Watching… and waiting… And oh! The Statues! Stand still at the center of the stage Carry me on and show me the way If we stand still at the center of the stage Will I see what they’re grabbing? And oh! The Statues! They’re alarming! Oh The Statues linger on Oh Statues, all around me You’re all I have to carry me on To the center of the stage Carry me on to the center of the stage The center of the stage The center of this stage The center of the stage And Statues—become me! I’ll bend to your form Oh Statues! Come surround me! You’re all I have to carry me on To the center of the stage Carry me onto the center of the stage The center of the stage The center of the stage The center of this stage The center of the stage
2.	Close 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Were you Touching and teasing, I linger inside I had to walk around you just to get in your sight But you’re leering at me sideways Feeding, fueling, the fight It’s left me wondering … which you is here tonight? Cause I wanna know (Are you close?) If I have to go You tell me You tell me Are you close? (Are you close?) (Are you close?) Moaning and weaving, I bundle my pride I want to push up against you Feel you, claim you in my life I walk forwards and backwards I try, I try to walk upright Well something’s off… I lose, lose when I try But I want to know… are you? Before I go… You tell me… Are you… Are close? Are close? When you close your eyes Are you close? And when I close my eyes Are you close? And when you close your eyes Are you? Are you? I gave everything to live in your close Anything to watch you smile I gave everything to parade your pose Fill you in your light But now you’re glaring at me backwards Saying I was never right Don’t fish me out Give me one more night Cause I wanna know — Tell me (Are you close?) I need to know You tell me… Tell me! You were close Tell me Tell me you were close Come on.. Tell me You tell me you were close Cause when I closed… Cause when I close my eyes there’s you And when I close my eyes —oh there’s you! So if I close my eyes Will you? Are you? Are you close? Are you close? When I close my eyes Are you close? And when we closed our eyes Were you close? And if I close my eyes Are you Are you Still close?
3.	What Does it Mean 02:52	lyrics	buy track
Somehow it takes longer The search for meaning through the divide I hear the angels I see you laughing You ripped off what I called “mine” But longer through our memories The stagnant torture won’t leave me behind I want to hide but your shadow is growing I shout out into the night: What does it mean? You’ve got me stuck on repeat And how can I see? When you’re stuck in my dreams Now every day in the morning I’m hunching over advice I stand for nothing when I walk on the sidewalk You push past me, your name up in lights So why not go and celebrate What you gave me when you pushed me aside I’m losing but I’m coming back slowly I loved you —wait, that’s not right… What does it mean? You’ve got me stuck on repeat And how can I see? When you’re stuck in my dreams? And how should I feel? Do I pretend it’s not real? I rehash the spiel You’re not here to appeal It’s left me stuck in my… Stuck in my, stuck in my I’m stuck in my dreams Stuck in my, stuck in my Oh I’m trapped on repeat Stuck in my, stuck in my Yeah you’re stuck in my dreams Stuck in my, stuck in my Now I’m trapped on repeat Stuck in my, stuck in my You got me stuck in my dreams Stuck in my, stuck in my You got me trapped on repeat Stuck in my, stuck in my Got me stuck in my dreams Got me stuck in my dreams What does it mean? You got me stuck on repeat And how can I see When you’re stuck in my dreams Well you’re stuck in my dreams — What does it mean? Oh you’re stuck in my dreams —What does it mean? When you’re stuck in my dreams I’m stuck on repeat When you’re stuck in my dreams I’m stuck on repeat Ah What does it…
4.	Starting and Staring 03:00	lyrics	buy track
Why?! What? Jeez… Stay on my eyes Stay on my eyes Come on! Stay on my eyes… Stay on my eyes again I’ve been swayed by the way that you balked When you caught me staring I’m… Starting and staring! You got me starting and staring Now I’m starting and staring Now I’m starting and staring Pushing past the kids in the hall — I’m starting and staring! Up against the old bathroom wall — Yeah there I’m staring They pass by one by one In the rectangle of myself Up over one by one I watch the stances pass The reflective glass Now I’m starting to stare I’m starting to look me in the eyes I’m starting to care that you’re not by my side You got me starting and staring You got me starting and staring You want me starting and staring I got you starting and staring! Stay on my eyes… Hey! Stay on my eyes… Come on! Just stay on my eyes Come on stay on my eyes You better stay on my eyes again You got me starting and staring … and stopping Starting and staring… and stopping Starting and staring… and stopping Starting and staring and stopping Yeah I’ll stop it —once you stop me Oh I can stop it, if you stop me Come on stop it and you’ll start me And you’ll start me And you’ll start me up again
5.	I Won 02:41	lyrics	buy track
I walked around I remembered that’s how your laugh sounds I walked around I remembered that’s how my head pounds I sat down I cried "Where does the time go?" You laughed it off and you handed me my new headstone And it read: “You won! Aw you’re having fun!” Now I know you won But you should’ve let me win one once I walked around I reentered into our old house Fading fast I look upon what you last grasped You took me down for a lot I gave myself — hey it’s what I got! I never thought that I would be alone Until I saw your face Chanting chanting chanting Out the refrain that you won! You’re having fun Now I know that you have won But you should’ve let me win one once Instead of with your Pound! Pound! Pound! Pound! Oh your laugh sounds like Pound! Pound! Pound! Yeah your last round was Pound! Pound! Pound! Oh your laugh sounds like Pound! Pound! Pound! How could you say you won? And never gave me one once? Yeah you’re having fun But you should’ve let me win one once Instead of with your Pound! Pound! Pound! Ah your laugh sounds like Pound pound pound Yeah your last round was Pound pound pound Oh your laugh sounds! What kind of curse did you mean when you said you won?
6.	Weighing Me Down 03:01	lyrics	buy track
It did hurt and it didn’t hurt Cause we did work And we didn’t work Taunting, the old blinds they blow in my face I watched the sun come before I felt okay I remember how you yelled at me Said I hurt you every single day Now I heard you’ve been crying I guess I’ve been replaced I wanted an out Now it’s weighing me down You gave me my out Now it’s wearing me down I’m rewinding every play from that night I pulled me up with me You pushed me back, you danced on my pride I couldn’t live inside us — one half of your whole So I wanted a lesson, I wanted to watch you crawl I wanted an out Now it’s weighing me down You gave me my out Now it’s wearing me down It’s weighing me Down down down down I wanted you Down down down down I need you Down down down down Now it’s weighing me… Now it’s wearing me.. Weighing me down It wore me out It wore me out Weighing me, wearing me — you’re weighing me down Weighing me, wearing me — you’re wearing me out Weighing me, wearing me — you’re weighing me down Weighing me, wearing me — you wore me out It’s weighing me, wearing me — aw you’re weighing me down It’s weighing me, wearing me — and you’re wearing me out It’s weighing me, wearing me — it’s weighing me down It’s weighing me, wearing me — it’s wearing me out Weighing me, wearing me — then you weighed me down Weighing me, wearing me — then you wore me out Weighing me, wearing me — I’m wearing out Weighing me, wearing me — it’s weighing me down Weighing me, wearing me… I wanted an out I got mine now Not for myself It was this or else You’d push me Down down down down I wanted you Down down down down I needed you Down down down down Then you weighed me… Then you wore me… Down Down Down
7.	Here Hair 04:40	lyrics	buy track
Still I love you I wake to your hair Still I love you I’m happy you’re here hair And still I love you I whisper your name Still I love you… You’re keeping me safe and warm (Warm warm warm warm warm) Real warm There’s that warm Safe and warm You’re here hair… And warm You’re my here hair You’re bare Hey thank you for loving me sideways And thank you for watching the spit Dribble down my chin And thank you for keeping me still bare You’re here hair You’re… You’re bare Right there You’re bare Laying in a Right there My here hair, stay there My old here hair, stay bare Come on kid Here hair We’re still there In my here hair I’m still there I’m still there I’m still there You’re still there If I’m still there You’re (I’m?) I’m still there You’re — I’m — I’m still there You’re, I’m I’m still there Right there Come on that was a here hair— It’s bare. Come on stay there Stay there Stay there Stay there Stay here Stay there Stay there Stay there And stay bare
8.	Hard Hair 00:45	lyrics	buy track
STILL I LOVE YOU I WAKE TO YOUR HAIR HEY! STILL I LOVE YOU! I’M HAPPY YOU’RE HERE HAIR STILL I LOVE YOU I WHISPER YOUR NAME STILL I LOVE YOU YOU’RE KEEPING ME SAFE AND WARM YOU’RE WARM YOU’RE HERE HAIR STAY THERE YOU’RE MY HERE HAIR YOU’RE BARE STAY THERE
9.	Produce (Package Pt. 2) 02:14	lyrics	buy track
(Why?!) Why? Why not? Why? Why not? Late night produce It feels trapped in time Like inked-in old news On a billboard sign And I see bags of used shoes Atop rotting rinds They match the new hues Of the awning’s design Why? Well why not? Why? “Package my goods! I’m saving the bags We live the life they never had” So I said “Thank you thank you” “Thank you thank you” “Thank you thank you” “Thank you” I listen to blues Piped through the aisles I squeeze a bruised fruit Ignore a smile I’m still feeling somewhere It’s nowhere nearby I cry gently in the checkout line Why? Well why not?? Why? “Package my goods, I’m saving the bags” I relive the life I never had So I said “thank you thank you” as I relive my life “Thank you thank you” when I relive my life “Thank you thank you” as I relive my life “Thank you thank you” in the checkout line
10.	Happiest Thought 03:04	lyrics	buy track
I can’t fathom the streets without you I can’t fathom these streets without you Bouncing around inside my head… It’s bouncing around inside my head: “What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had?” I let it go  I’m meeting the avenue I’m touching her skin It’s falling from me I don’t know where it begins I’m kissing the avenue As it breaks up in two I don’t know where I’m going I just know it’s slipping through  What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? Did I have it at all? What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? Did I have you at all? I don’t wanna know I don’t wanna know — did I have it at all? I don’t wanna know I don’t wanna know— did I have you at all? I stand 10 ft in front of your shoulders When I’m wearing the right shoes I’m 10 ft above and I feel below you But I’m wearing the right shoes And when this avenue When the avenue When the avenue kisses me slow I’ve got 10 ft in front of my shoulders But I have nowhere to go  So… What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? Did I have it at all? What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? Did I have us at all? What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? Did I have you at all? What is the happiest thought you’ve ever had? Did I have you at all? Now did I have it? Or do you have it? Did I have it? Or do you have it? Did I have it? Did I have it? Did I have it? Did I have it at all?
11.	Ground 03:07	lyrics	buy track
I’m picturing your ears turning down Turning down at the sound crashing around Our invasive species Our clicks and buzzes Maybe you’ve got your friend Maybe you’ve got a cousin Well I’ve got nothing that tastes sweet Nothing to feel resounding in this glow A ball of light I’ll never really know Let’s see how it feels Lying down  Touch me Touch touch touch the ground Touch me Touch touch touch the ground Touch me You Touch, touch, touch the ground Touch me You touch, touch, touch I’m too tired now To think about How the clouds just block my moon To think about if I’ve lost you too soon  But I want you to know — I feel it when it’s growing I want you to know I can feel it when it’s growing Real slow In the ground Touch me Touch touch touch the ground Touch me Touch touch touch the ground Touch me You touch touch touch the ground Touch me You touch touch touch Watch me Touch touch touch the ground Watch me Touch touch touch the ground Watch me Touch touch touch the ground Watch me I touch touch touch Touch me And you touch touch touch the ground Touch me And you touch touch touch the ground Touch me And you touch touch touch the ground Watch me touch touch touch Watch me touch touch touch Watch me touch touch touch Watch me touch touch touch Watch me and you touch touch touch I want something sacred Touch me touch me ground I need something sacred Touch me touch me ground I want something sacred Touch me touch me ground I need something sacred Is it Is it Is it In the ground?
12.	End Of The Year 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Somewhere out there you stay bare Somewhere out there I still feel you here Oh to enjoy being yours again To wonder how I let you in  Could the memory come back to me? Could the memory come back to me?  So I walked out towards the water So I considered what we saw there The fires done, the fires out The fires done, I don't need help The fires done— I’ve extinguished  Everything I asked for I got Everything I wanted, I lost Everything I asked for I got but who won? Once more I peek inside Once more I look into your eyes Once more I peek inside And once more I asked — are you alright? Are you alright? Are you alright? Are you alright? Were you all right? I don't lose time, it just moves forward and I don’t lose my sight, it just stops working I don't lose our time It just moves forward in my mind Well in my mind... Are you alright? Are you alright? Are you all right? I don’t fight for victory And I don’t like to disagree So I don’t need a winning spree I just need to feel like me But I was playing as if I were playing for us  No more playing as if I were playing for us Cause are you alright? Are you alright? Are you all right? Well the end is near Of just our year I guess the end is here And you’re… somewhere And you’re somewhere And you’re somewhere And you’re… Farther out there As I lie here You lie there So I lie here and think of somewhere Anywhere I lie here and I release your somewhere I release your somewhere I release — you’re somewhere I release your somewhere You’re somewhere You’re somewhere You’re still there I’m still here I’m still there I’m still there I’m still.

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released April 5, 2024

All songs by Gustaf

Gustaf is Lydia Gammill, Tine Hill, Vram Kherlopian, Melissa Lucciola and Tarra Thiessen

Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Erin Tonkon

Engineering and Additional Production: Jeff Berner
Assistant Engineer: Paul Blackwell

Engineering and Additional Production for “Here Hair” and “Hard Hair”: Carlos Hernandez
String Arrangement for “End Of The Year”: Sean Brennan
String Engineer for “End Of The Year”: Saguiv Rosenstock

Mastered by John Greenham at Clearlight Mastering
Assistant mastering by Tess Greenham

Recorded at Studio G Brooklyn, Circular Ruin and The Honey Jar

Performances by
Lydia Gammill: Vocals, 2nd Bass on “Close” and “I Won”, Additional Keyboards on “Here Hair”, “Happiest Thought”, “End Of The Year”
Tine Hill: Bass Guitar, Gang Vocals
Vram Kherlopian: Guitar, Backing Vocals, Synths and Keyboards
Melissa Lucciola: Drums, Gang Vocals
Tarra Thiessen: Backing Vocals, Cafe Bustelo Can, Percussion
Carlos Hernandez: Additional Synths on “Here Hair”
Randall Dunn: Additional Synths on “Ground”
Sean Brennan: Cello on “End Of The Year”
Lily Desmond: Violin on “End Of The Year”

Artwork by Lydia Gammill
Insert Photo by Erica Snyder

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Gustaf Brooklyn, New York

shows

Apr 27

The Empty Bottle

Chicago, IL
Apr 28

7th St Entry

Minneapolis, MN
May 1

The District

Spokane, WA
May 2

Fox Cabaret

Vancouver, BC
May 3

Polaris Hall

Portland, OR
May 4

The Crocodile

Seattle, WA
May 6

Café du Nord

San Francisco, CA
May 7

Zebulon

Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 10

Kilby Court Block Party

Salt Lake City, UT
May 11

Lost Lake Lounge

Denver, CO
May 13

Mohawk

Austin, TX
May 14

White Oak Music Hall

Houston, TX
May 15

Club Dada

Dallas, TX
May 17

DRKMTTR

Nashville, TN
May 18

The Earl

East Atlanta, GA
May 19

Kings

Raleigh, NC
May 20

Songbyrd

Washington, DC
May 22

The Ukie Club

Philadelphia, PA
May 23

Music Hall of Williamsburg

Brooklyn, NY
Aug 14

Loppen

Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 16

Ms Dockville Gelände

Hamburg, Germany
Aug 17

Astra Kulturhaus

Berlin, Germany
Aug 19

Haldern Pop Bar

Haldern, Germany
Aug 20

Carlswerk Victoria

Cologne, Germany
Aug 21

Schlachthof

Wiesbaden, Germany
Aug 22

Backstage Werk

Munich, Germany
Aug 23

Les Docks

Lausanne, Switzerland
Aug 27

Bodega Social

Nottingham, UK
Aug 28

Exchange

Bristol, UK
Aug 29

End of the Road Festival

Blandford Forum, UK

discography

Package Pt. 2

Apr 2024
Audio Drag For Ego Slobs

Oct 2021
The Motions

Sep 2021
Best Behavior

Aug 2021
Book

Jul 2021
Design

Dec 2020
Mine

Oct 2020

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