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Nowhere Town was inspired by the haunted-looking houses and silent little country towns dotted endlessly along the highways of this country. Whenever I drive anywhere interstate, I’m always thrown into a contemplative mood by the sight of all of these homes, each one representing a whole household’s worth of life experiences, heartaches, hopes, and dreams. The song also addresses the impact of isolation, exploring the strange worlds that can develop in our heads when we’re left on our own for too long.

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The trucks roll by my house each day
Headed for some distant place
They rattle all the window panes
Then disappear without a trace

But life moves slow in this nowhere town
Where all our hopes have run aground
We raise them up on cinder blocks
And in the yard they sit and rot

Another solitary day
Just tryna chase these blues away
But the roots have taken far too deep to shake
Never ceases to amaze
How quick the hours all slip away
And how easily we let them go to waste

Man it’s been an awful year
So much I’ve loved has disappeared
Nothing survives this rising heat
It sucks the life right out of me

But by the creek, wild roses grow
And through the fields the hot wind blows
This ugly place is still my home
The only one I have ever known

Another solitary day
Just trying to keep the wolves at bay
Well I’ve tried and I’ve tried, but it’s more than I can take
Never ceases to amaze
How quick the years all fall away
But I love you still like it was yesterday

The sun sets slow over nowhere town
The sky is dressed in a sequin gown
It’s here you set my heart ablaze
I’ll take the embers to the grave

credits

from How Do You Think It Should Be?, released June 4, 2021
Bryn Soden - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, harmonium, percussion.
John Soden - Backing vocals, acoustic slide guitar.
Isaac Kerr - Bass guitar.

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Sturt Avenue Adelaide, Australia

Sturt Avenue is the project of SCALA award winning singer/songwriter Bryn Soden. Drawing inspiration from folk artists such as Conor Oberst, Elliott Smith, and John Darnielle, Bryn crafts melancholic indie folk tunes that aim to shine a soft light on the quiet sorrow and stubborn defiance that keeps the embers burning in the dead heart of the world. ... more

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