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Comma

by October Surprise

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  • Book/Magazine + Digital Album

    8.5" x 8.5" HARDCOVER ARTBOOK

    40 pages featuring revisitings and recollections of events 10 years ago
    \\ artwork
    \\ photos
    \\ lyrics
    \\ correspondence

    ...all printed on 100lb, satin coated stock

    Includes unlimited streaming of Comma via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
There's No Grace In It 03:15
lyrics
There's something behind me at least it feels like it you never remind me you always spoke like this and my brain is paper you put the weight on it take care for the long haul there is no grace in it buy what you can until it fills you up the advertisements in your mind are blowing up just don't ask me why I act that fucking way just don't ask me why I act that fucking way god knows you love to try to make me feel this fucking way I'm just your moment of love this fucking way
2.
Honesty Trick 04:40
lyrics
what more could you want from me what more could you ask from me you may get your honorable mention for thinking ahead I'll keep watching the way you're walking I'm thinking ahead your mind is out at sea came on so strong for me you may get your honorable mention for thinking ahead your actions won't match your intentions you know what you said i'm pulling the thread do not fall for the honesty trick it may seem like this is free but i'm not speaking honestly do not fall for the honesty trick
3.
Never Felt Better 02:50
lyrics
a pile of leaves i threw the rest away you kept laughing in some far off place i never felt better tasting fate loved and laughed at each mistake oh can't you just sit still? oh won't you just sit still? oh can't you just sit still? oh won't you just sit still? say to me you make my colors bleed wake up early just to see something i never felt better tasting fate loved and laughed with each mistake oh can't you just sit still? oh won't you just sit still? oh can't you just sit still? oh won't you just sit still? everything tends to come while the moments gone I keep my heart in my head I can't comprehend you
4.
Hollow Point 03:39
lyrics
Call, on fire, See if you're a stranger still I'm next to a hollow point, Muted thoughts are all I have to offer you I'm on my second wind I'm on my second wind All to hear your breathing All to hear your breathing I am stuck out of breath and sucking smoke I'm next to a hollow point my coat can't keep my sweat from turning cold I'm on my second wind I'm on my second wind All to hear your breathing All to hear your breathing
5.
I Lost My Head That Night 03:13
lyrics
for them i'll feign surprise till my eyebrows are numb till my eyebrows are numb The moment you walked in, I could feel a difference in the air we breathe Dull paintings on the wall Painted by the friend of a friend Dull paintings on the wall Painted by the friend of a friend I lost my head that night And I'll lose it again Just to bury the roots Just to cover the tracks The rain it came along I never saw the sun until then Models with cotton filled heads Hands sewn on with silver thread With silver thread I didn't know where to begin Mercury, dance with me, dance with me I lost my head that night And I'll lose it again Just to bury the roots Just to cover the tracks The rain it came along I didn't see the sun until then The rain came along Just to muddy them Stars went black when the flashbulbs shattering I guess that's how it is  Your eyes, they adore
6.
Born Into It 02:48 video
lyrics
why don't you look me in the eye when we talk the light is on in your house but you're never home I'm just another lonely soul but you can leave me at another door temptation is your main contribution you're nature's favorite practical joke I'm just another lonely soul but you can leave me at another door
7.
Lost In The Measurement 04:31
lyrics
you put the restlessness in me. you should just come over we've got all this time you should just come over keep it interesting when you look at me you should just come over and keep an eye on me oh im down by the second hand oh im lost in the measurement we gave it all up for the candy and the nicotine you should just come over im all jacked up on caffeine oh im down by the second hand oh im lost in the measurement
8.
Morning Dog 04:39
lyrics
In my head it's a bullet in my heart its a seed the high wore off hours ago for a while its been me Funny how love includes lying or withholding the truth yours is the god I'm pretending for and i'm holding the proof I try to keep my canine mind from tearing this apart old dog builds up the fragments and then ends it like the start For you I don't want to pick up pieces but I know that I will but its the best kind of morning you rest your chin on the windowsill In my head it's a bullet in my heart its a seed the high wore off hours ago for a while its been me
9.
A Better Flaw 05:50
lyrics
I sit and gather distance I must have a reflection somewhere in this room Sit and gather composure I must limit my exposure to people like you Concrete is your medium an artist at work, no love lost on me Most streetlights go out when I walk by them I carry the light in. Sit and gather composure I cant limit my exposure to people like you You can't design a better flaw in me You can't design a better flaw in me there must be a way out of this a backwards picture of me in the back of your head Concrete is your medium an artist at work, no love lost on me Most streetlights go out when I walk by them I carry the light in. I have a reflection in this room
10.
Circling Photographs 02:47
lyrics
start again, waxed upon Reeling from the kiss I caught Dizzied drunk, flocked out None of us wild beasts Knew exactly what to do No need to abandon Circling photographs Point and laugh and laugh and laugh
11.
Smudgy Fingerprints [Disc 2] 03:29
12.
Untitled (Delay Loop) [Disc 2] 02:04
13.
Never Felt Better (Demo) [Disc 2] 01:00
14.
Northeastern Winter Bit [Disc 2] 03:04
15.
Outro [Disc 2] 01:47
16.
Fresh Err [Disc 2] 02:24
17.
Nothing You Can Do [Disc 2] 03:23
18.
Proposal in a Parking Lot [Disc 2] 03:06
19.
No Grace (Alternate Take) [Disc 2] 04:54
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released March 10, 2022

OCTOBER SURPRISE IS
Conor Garrison, Jon Fricchione and Phil Stapleton

All songs are written by Garrison/Fricchione
All songs are performed by October Surprise

Recorded in Massachusetts
Engineered by Phil Stapleton
Produced by Garrison/Fricchione/Stapleton
Mixed by Fricchione/Stapleton
Mastered by Fricchione/Stapleton

Conor Garrison - Drums, Electronic Drums, Triggered Samples
Jon Fricchione - Vocals, Guitars, Synth, Organ, Bass, Laptop
Phil Stapleton - Bass
Molly Ferrill - Backing Vocals

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October Surprise Medford, Massachusetts

OCTOBER SURPRISE was the first step in Conor and Jon's musical career. In Conor's wood-paneled basement, they honed their songwriting and recording skills. Working with Phil Stapleton [who would later join Blank Brothers as a full member] they recorded 3 albums and 2 EPs together, culminating in 2012's Comma, which would launch them into the next phase...BLANK BROTHERS ... more

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