girl all along, by Digital Love

girl all along

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Tichounko I was literally lucky to almost accidentally witness Digital Love’s listening party for this album – and what an album it is!

Full of bangers, perfectly chosen sounds, and strong melodies.

It was great to read the artist’s thoughts on production in the accompanying chat as she’d been studying what kind of techniques and tools some music legends use and one can clearly hear her learning paid off.

These songs are all so great it’s hard to pick one’s fav – because it keeps changing. Great job!

M.K. Khan Fat beats, thicc bass, an emotional adventure— this is pure retrowave that makes you nod your head while driving into the sunset but also cry when you park your car. A very original album that truly stands out amongst a sea of copycat outrun albums. A must have for your collection. Favorite track: Summer 1995.

Alpha Chrome Yayo A hugely confident album from Digital Love, and deservedly so.

Girl All Along is equal parts cathartic and triumphant, healing and inspirational.

Plus it's absolutely loaded with huge bangers, wrapped in crisp production and gorgeous, soaring vocals. Tremendous! Favorite track: She Comes Alive.

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1.	Summer 1995 04:28	lyrics	buy track
These faded Polaroids remind me That everything was real And opening the photo album Feels like breaking the seventh seal Lord I know The memories begin to fade Over time The endless moving forward Looking behind The airwaves crackling With electric songs for us to sing These endless days will never die I'll not know pain and never cry Summer sun burn me alive Take me back to 1995 These faded Polaroids are proof that Everything will change You'll bide you time and live a lie 'Til you can make your getaway Lord I know Everything that ever lives Will ever die The endless moving forward Looking behind The airwaves crackling With electric songs for us to sing These endless days will never die I'll not know pain and never cry Summer sun burn me alive Take me back to 1995
2.	Sleep till Noon 05:30	lyrics	buy track
Listening to the war Just beyond the door Block it out, just a shout We can choose to ignore it Lean in close to the screen Try not to be seen Maybe if I pretend This can just be a dream, please The door is locked And there is no clock Inside my room I can sleep till noon And feel safe I feel safe Inside my room I can sleep till noon And feel safe I feel safe Sneaking out late at night Leave the drive, kill the headlights Coming home, hide the clothes In a drawer far out of sight Another day and the king Is threatening a beating Drift away in my mind So I can't hear the screaming The door is locked And there is no clock Inside my room I can sleep till noon And feel safe I feel safe Inside my room I can sleep till noon And feel safe I feel safe Don't listen to them, okay Just focus on my voice You've gotten us this far And you've been so brave But I'm taking over I'm getting us out of here I'm going to take us far, far away And one day, you're going to feel safe I promise I promise Inside my room I can sleep till noon And feel safe I feel safe Inside my room I can sleep till noon And feel safe I feel safe
3.	Let's Go To The Mall 05:41	lyrics	buy track
Sitting at home on a boring afternoon Stuck inside this room that is my tomb Build it up, tear it down Someone take me into town Build me up, tear me down I don't want to be around I hope you call me on the phone I don't want to be all alone Let's go, let's go to the mall Where we can have it all Let's go, let's go to the mall Just waiting for your call Let's go, let's go to the mall Let's go, let's go to the mall Staring out of the window all day Wishing I could do anything but stay Build it up, tear it down Someone get me out of town Build me up, tear me down I don't want to hear that sound I hope you call me on the phone I don't want to be all alone Let's go, let's go to the mall Where we can have it all Let's go, let's go to the mall Just waiting for your call Let's go, let's go to the mall Let's go, let's go to the mall Let's go, let's go to the mall Where we can have it all Let's go, let's go to the mall Just waiting for your call Let's go, let's go to the mall Where we can have it all Let's go, let's go to the mall Just waiting Let's go, let's go to the mall
4.	Fire At Night 03:44	lyrics	buy track
We closed our eyes as we sat on the roof We held our breath as we ignored the truth Covered our ears as they sang their hymns We give and we take but we never learned how to live Fire in the distance Fire at night We're gonna get there if we have to drive all through the night Fire in the distance Fire at night We're gonna make it and we're never coming back alive We shared our hearts as we sat on the roof Held them close as we both mourned our youth Covered our tracks as the hunt began We knew in that moment that we may never meet again Fire in the distance Fire at night We're gonna get there if we have to drive all through the night Fire in the distance Fire at night We're gonna make it and we're never coming back alive
5.	Last Sunset / First Sunrise 04:36	lyrics	buy track
Last sunset in this town If I've said goodbye I've said too much From the top of the hill the stars seem Close enough, close enough to touch On the road and on the run Got a plane to catch, gotta beat the dawn One last look back before I fade away And then I'm gone First sunrise in this town Gotta hit the streets, gotta get around For the first time in my life I can chase the breeze and not be found A new hope in the summer sun Gotta burn away til those days are gone Eyes up and straight ahead I can see the best is yet to come
6.	Testarossa 04:50	lyrics	buy track
In the night I can hear the thunder roll The holiness of spring is gone But it sure did take its toll Infinity is in the air Come with me and I'll take you there City lights and chromatic whites and the Swirling of your hair Pack your bags and let's just go You and me and the open road And who knows what the future holds Grab your things but leave the phone Cause we are never going home Roll down all the windows To the horizon Three, two one Let's go In my mind well sometimes I get scared When I look in the rearview mirror I expect to find you there A road map on your lap A detour to a tourist trap The testarossa roars to life as we Leave behind our past Pack your bags and let's just go You and me and the open road And who knows what the future holds Grab your things but leave the phone Cause we are never going home Roll down all the windows To the horizon Three, two one Let's go
7.	She Comes Alive 05:46	lyrics	buy track
I've got a wall of masks that I wear No one can ever know who's really under there A life of masquerades that I haunt I can be anything you want but It's not what I want Cause when I look in the mirror I don't recognize my face I'm living my worst fear I may dare to walk around but I've been dead for years I can't face A life made out of lies Cause when no one's home And the lights are low is the only time She comes alive I've trapped my spirit high in a bird cage Becoming characters who live and die on stage When the final bow is made I can't stop I'm losing who I am even when the curtain drops Cause when I look in the mirror I don't recognize my face I'm living my worst fear I may dare to walk around but I've been dead for years I can't face A life made out of lies Cause when no one's home And the lights are low is the only time She comes alive This nightmare is your own design But you can wake up Anytime It's now, or it's never Wake up Cause when I look in the mirror I don't recognize my face I'm living my worst fear I may dare to walk around but I've been dead for years I can't face A life made out of lies Cause when no one's home And the lights are low is the only time She comes alive
8.	Pink Dress 06:19	lyrics	buy track
Saturday Waking up in the sunlight I had the strangest dream last night The one where I am pretty The one where everything's just right Alright And in this dream It was perfect I was her And we were going to the mall And talking 'bout our plans And picking outfits for the dance But then I had to wake up here And be this thing Just take me back I'll give anything Maybe you'd see me on prom night And I'd be looking my best in my pink dress And every second hand tick that dares to pass Is threatening my brief moment in the spotlight Maybe you'd see me on Sunday Holding out for the starlight I had that dream again last night The one where I am Ashley The girl who's bright and full of life Alright And in my dream I had brothers And a mom with the strength to stand their ground And get me out of town when he tried to burn me down I'd get to have the life I want With hopes and dreams And hips and curves What I deserve Maybe I'd even get a prom night And I'd be looking my best in my pink dress And every second hand tick that dares to pass Is threatening my brief moment in the spotlight Maybe you'd see me on And if I could go back in time and tell myself I wouldn't be a princess locked inside a cell What's done is done, I'll never get to live that life So only in my dreams do I get to have a prom night And I'd be looking my best in my pink dress And every second hand tick that dares to pass Is threatening my brief moment in the spotlight Maybe I'll see you on prom night

about

this album is dedicated to Wendy Carlos

"nos·tal·gia
noun:
a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition"

a lot has been made of "nostalgia", both positive and negative. it is a powerful force in our lives, the desire to go back to a simpler time.

but what if your nostalgia is for a time that never was, but should have been? what if you long for the life you didn't get to live?

in May of 2022, after nearly a decade of writers block, i sat down and wrote "Summer 1995", the opening track of this album. it is a song about exactly that, the pain of looking back on a life that did not go the way it should have.

over the next 9 months i continued to write, and it became clear over time that many of the songs had the same theme. and i realized that i wasn't writing the album i wanted to write, but the one i needed to write.

'girl all along' is, begrudgingly, a "concept" album. it tells the story of my adolescence through to my late 20's. it opens on the aforementioned "Summer 1995", a modern day prologue, before being whisked away to the past. what follows is a story of abuse, survival, escape, and self realization. the album ends as it begins, confused, and unable to fully reconcile what was with what is.

i don't know if i'll ever be able to reconcile these things in a wholly satisfactory way. because the story of 'girl all along' isn't over, it's only just begun.

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released August 4, 2023

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Digital Love

Digital Love is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer known for her kaleidoscopic perspectives on nostalgia. Her work takes an unflinching look at the past and holds it up against the light of a world that never quite materialized - a present that could and should have been. ... more

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