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Frood

by Frood

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Jennie Zell
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Jennie Zell Fun and bouncy with just the right amount of cynicism. Love it! Favorite track: Perfect Fool.
Justin Wilson
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Justin Wilson Great vocal melodies and just absolutely fun, well written tunes. Unapologetically pop indeed. Favorite track: Little.
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1.
Im living on a street among students and young professionals it’s not half bad I usually feel safe even though I know the city’s not the safest place i’ve never kept a journal but always written down fragments of my thoughts on scraps of paper that can later be found sometimes it takes years for these things to recirculate you make it up, make it up, make it up as you head for the crux and evidently things don’t get any easier as you grow up you trade responsibility for even more responsibility and you can kick, and you can scream or you can grow with it gracefully i’m fighting my compulsions with minimal results i live in my head with the creatures and the people and the animals most of which I don’t think even have actual names in a post apocalyptic battle of wits i’d probably side with evil because evil’s got the coffee and cigarettes and as much as I try, I don’t think I can quit
2.
Little 04:25
You’re a little tea pot, I’m a little coffee press I’m a little stronger and you’re a little better dressed You’re a little sewing needle, I’m a little string That follows you around as you’re hemming up a seam I’m a little useless and you’re a little bit obsessive I’m a little light of foot and you’re a little heavy-booted I’m a little trapped in the past, and you’re locked out of your car again You’d rather see the future than just see where you are You’re a little conversation, I’m a bit neurotic I’m a little overstated, you’re a little hyperbolic You’re a better salesman and I’m a better product And we could sell to anyone if we could sell each other on it You’re a little genuine and I’m a little biting We’d both be better comics now if we had better timing down You’re a little magical and I’m a bit of logic Collecting little artifacts for you to wave your wand at
3.
Perfect Fool 02:41
I must have written you a thousand time I must have edited a million lines It must have looked like the perfect crime I must have walked a hundred miles a day I must have polished off a bottle each way I must have looked like the perfect prey I woke up every day and sang the blues I called up everyone and shared the news I must have looked like a perfect fool
4.
Being A Kid 03:03
I remember bein a kid It was Boston, Massachussetts, it was 1992 and I had a dog And a chainlink fence, and a pool, and two parents who were still in love But those were the days when I never stepped away from my consciousness And for a second, even now, I think that if lived in that town still I’d be better off I remember riding that bike It was sans a set of brakes and when I slid into the street I was terrified There were monsters in the closet, apparitions in the forest, and lemonade It was back in the days of overnights and acorn fights and arcade games And hell, back then, I’m telling you I was scared of everything Hey everyone I am not me I’m just a part of you, we’re all the fish in the sea Hey everyone You are not you You’re just a part of us, and we’re all singing this tune I remember bein a kid It was moving day for me, off to sunny Virginia Beach – it was ‘95 Mom had gotten injured and she wanted to be closer to family Dad began a series of impossible careers, he was terrified And in the end took off the suit and settled on pursuit of his life long dream And me, they say that I should decide They say the clock is ticking fast and youth just doesn’t last And maybe they’re right I gotta settle on a house and a job, maybe a dog and a pretty wife But every time I try to ask myself just what I think I wanna do with my life I can’t say
5.
Habits 03:10
just give then privilege and the courtesy will come if it ain't what you're born with then it's probably where you're from keep the conversation light and it you can't say something nice, then just don't she don't get high, but she's all hopped up on caffeine and she needs a couple drinks before she can get to sleep her eyes may be closed tight, but when she wakes up well, she's tired to say the least I heard her say that she's got habits that won't go away on their own and I reply that I've got feelings that can't be denied anymore just give him a rolodex and a solid fountain pen cause it ain't what you learned about in school it's who you met I think I saw you stroke a check once to the pledge house for the rent let's be friends she don't get close and she seldom gets involved and she never finds herself climbing up the figurative walls she just locks and loads and then explodes and always knows there's no chance that she'll call
6.
Miss lioness, you missed your chance To make friends with the rest of the animal kingdom And don’t you wanna meet em? Miss lioness, you wring your hands At the birds in the trees and the monkeys when they mock you But how could you argue? You’re absurd Doesn’t feel good to be an animal? Miss lioness you miss your cubs They’re all grown up and one’s fallen in love Which you’ll never approve of Doesn’t it feel good to be an animal? Miss lioness you’ve got a loose grip on reality You’re back and forth between what you think you’re life’s supposed to be Miss lioness, my butterbean, I’m asking you to do one thing for me If you’d say I’m the only one you love
7.
I’m not blind, I see where opportunity lies And even though tomorrow when I’m in pajamas Crying in the kitchen over ice cream and whiskey I’ll be sitting in the sunshine, making wishes on the powerlines To forget about the good time and look forward to the better ones I’m not blind, I see where civility lies I’m not a child, I know how to make up my mind I’m not tired, I see where I’ve failed when I’ve tried I’m not blind, I see where opportunity lies And even though next week when I’m walking down the street Kicking dust at the cars and singing old love songs I’ll be waiting for it to start This healing I’ve been hearing about for the heart It begins with breathing and ends with forgiving

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released February 26, 2014

Written and performed by Frood
Adam Hanson (piano, voice)
Matt Hillman (guitar, voice)
Ian Williamson (bass, voice)
Travis Horn (percussion, voice?)
Recorded and mixed by Cody Dickover at Harrington Labs
Mastered by Jacki Paolella at TAPTAP Recordings
Cover art by Matt Harrison of www.kittenberg.com

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