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These Days (Single)

by The Minders

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I wrote the song “These Days”, after feeling isolated and hemmed in by the pandemic, and the political/social upheaval that has consumed society for the last several years. I think I was channeling a younger me. I thought about how I used to go dancing with my friends during my teens. We would dress up, spike our hair and go dance for hours at the local 3.2 bar(Colorado Springs, Co) to the B52’s, Thompson Twins, and whatever the college hits were. All our angst was exorcised - sweated out. The act of dancing with a sweetheart or a friend was so magical. I miss this feeling being swept away in the moment by something so carefree. I guess this song is a projection, a wish to be transported to another place in time. A better time, any time but these days.
- Martyn Leaper

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These days
I’ve been wanting to dance
The Dance where we sway Our hearts lead the way
But all this time I’ve been stuck in a trance
My heart in my hands no soft place to land
It’s really nothing
When we move we breathe not- thinking
I miss this feeling, swept away in the moment’s fleeting
These days we try to make plans
We fight and we play, our hearts in the way
Most times we try a new dance
A fine-tuned ballet where our arms move and flail
You’ll tell me something
Wrestling with a bundling of meanings
I dare not listen
Too much truth, too much feeling
It’s really nothing
When we move we breathe not-thinking
I miss this feeling, swept away and the moments fleeting

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released November 12, 2021
Music and Lyrics by, Martyn Leaper

Martyn Leaper - guitar, vocals
Jeff Lehman - guitar
Karen Page - vocals, Piano
Alex Arrowsmith - bass
Mike Wyant - drums

Recorded and Produced by, Mike Coykendall at Blue Room Studios in Portland. Oregon

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We are an indie-pop band residing in Portland, Oregon. We make records and play live shows because it's a lot of fun to do. Our new LP, "Psychedelic Blacktop," is out now. Thanks for listening!

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