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1.
Take another trip to the liquor store It don't surprise me, don't surprise me Lost the only thing you were living for It don't surprise me, don't surprise me now All you ever want to do is get high All you ever want to do is get by I fell in love with the way you were Lost the only thing that you wanted to do It don't surprise me, don't surprise me Think of all the things we were living through It don't surprise me, don't surprise me Think about you ever single day It don't surprise me, don't surprise me Think of all the things I could never say It don't surprise me, don't surprise me now All you ever want to do is get high All you ever want to do is get by I fell in love with the way you were I fell in love with the way you were
2.
Maybe tomorrow Everything will change Back to the day When my dad gave me a name And I won't waste my time On things that go away Maybe tomorrow Will be different than today Maybe tomorrow The sun won't even rise And maybe tomorrow You'll look into my eyes And you'll see all the things That were never before Maybe tomorrow I'll be the one that you adore Maybe tomorrow My past will disappear Maybe tomorrow Finally I will hear A voice from the sky Saying, "Evan, it's alright" Maybe tomorrow Maybe tonight These keys will lock Every single door And the ones that are open Won't be open anymore And I'll stand in the dark Just looking at my hands Maybe tomorrow The rock will turn to sand Maybe tomorrow The sea will turn to land Maybe tomorrow Everything will change But maybe tomorrow Is such a stupid game And I refuse to play So don't listen when I say That maybe tomorrow Maybe tomorrow Maybe tomorrow Everything will change
3.
Life 03:03
Life, life - lost for a moment Missing my old friends Watching the years end Can't find a reason, can't find a rhyme Life, life - losing the meaning I thought I'd found healing From standing, not kneeling But all that was nonsense the moment I woke Life, life - I made up my mind once To follow a lost love To show what I'm made of The road fell in circles and led me back here Life, life - gone without warning The mist in the morning The clouds when they're forming All fading slowly, and ending so fast Life, life - the little things matter My world starts to shatter I'm climbing a ladder Coming and going With angels I rise
4.
I cannot shake the feeling that I'm all alone My mother said "these things, they are quite natural - "you'll probably settle in, give it a day or two" But meanwhile I don't know what I'm gonna do I guess time will tell My friends all wish me well I'm ready to begin But I'm running from something Long distance They say that summers here last a week or so Judging by their count, we don't have long to go Clouds are rolling in, the sun is far behind Send me a letter soon - I am standing by I guess time will tell My friends all wish me well I'm ready to begin But I'm running from something Long distance The sentimental blues are the perfect way For a sentimental guy to get through the lonely day So easy to get lost, stuck inside my mind Meanwhile outside my doors, I am losing time What I know now You all made it up anyhow So I'm ready to begin Yeah, I'm ready for anything I'm long distance
5.
Don't close your eyes, friend Don't turn your back again There's a light That never goes out Why lock your heart away? Why close your eyes and say "there's no light"? Don't fall away Don't fall away There's a number on your life Maybe the world will end in fire And then come back again Things will change Things always will change So hold on to what will last The truth remains while all things pass away And I never could say this to your face Don't fall away Don't fall away There's a number on your life Don't fall away Don't fall away Things are wrong, but they'll be right
6.
Gone 05:20
I never wanna open my eyes Never wanna see the light But I'm dying to see ya Are you there? I'm dying to see ya I said that I would always be here You said you'd come back for me We must have been joking I think we were joking Now you're gone, gone, gone, gone I hope you find a place to call home I hope you're not alone But I wish I was with ya Are you still there? I wish I was with ya But you're gone, gone, gone, gone
7.
Hope 03:00
I hope we never change The way we are today The music that we play The way you say my name I could never find The words to explain why I hope we never change I hope that it's okay The man that I became I hope that you can see The man inside of me Is still the same old guy You kissed beneath the sky And I hope that it's okay I hope you never change The way you are today And when I breathe your name I hope you feel the same Thought I'd never find The words to explain why I hope you never change I'm still the same old guy You kissed beneath the sky And I hope that it's okay
8.
If you want to change your mind Go ahead and try If you want to change your mind I'm not asking why I'm waiting for the day to come I heard it's drawing near I'm waiting for the day to come When we all disappear If you want to change me now I ain't stopping you If you want to change me now Do what you have to do I'm waiting for the day to come I heard it's drawing near I'm waiting for the day to come I will be right here
9.
I'm waiting for the train To take me away To the town of my father I'm waiting for the train To take me back To the arms of my mother When I first arrive I'll run up the stairs Like I'm a child I'm waiting for the train To take me away Far from another Mess that I have made Far far away Away from my lover A fire waits for me there A fire waits for me there I'm waiting for the train The way that I came Is closed off forever I must find a new way I once held you close Always remember That I will find my way back Wait down by the track … I will be home
10.
Seventeen 04:20
I say to myself this is not where I'm supposed to be With the light in my eyes shining from the TV screen There are places to go, places I've never been There are things still to know, things I have never seen I say to myself, "Boy, you can't think straight anymore - "so drop everything, I'm walking out that door - there's a world out there, and it holds so much more - than life in my room, staring at the floor" We won't always be seventeen I won't always be seventeen Across the street, the grass is always green Oh, when you're seventeen There's no more swing sets, no playing in the yard And it seems growing up for me is very hard For the child I once was is not the child I am now And the life I once knew, took for granted - I don't know how And I walk down the street, the sun setting right in my eyes I'm no longer the child who thinks it's okay to cry We won't always be seventeen I won't always be seventeen Across the street, the grass is always green Oh, when you're seventeen Oh, when you're seventeen You're caught in the in-between

about

Evan Thomas Way’s career as the frontman for the Parson Red Heads has made the warmth of his voice synonymous with the band’s hope-filled songs. This is why his new solo record is a surprise. While maintaining the layered guitar harmonies and the gentleness of his voice, the songs on “Long Distance” are darker and more deeply personal. The songs were written throughout Evan’s life and recorded secretly as a gift for his wife. Evan is joined by The Phasers—Raymond Richards (who co-produced the record along with Evan and plays electric guitar and pedal steel), Adam Beam (drums), and Alex Chapman (bass), with support from Michael Blake (keys), Eric Earley (organ) and Ben Latimer (saxophone). The result is an album of astonishing intimacy.

The lyrics walk the line between dogged hope and the weariness of daily life. They are the stories of those who are torn between giving up and pressing on. The album resists providing a definitive answer. “Don’t fall away,” Evan encourages his listeners—“there’s a number on your life,” but later on the album he resigns himself to the realization that “all that was nonsense the moment I woke.” This honesty makes for an album of fragile transparency, giving space to the doubts that haunt us all.

The weight of these lyrics is buoyed by the album’s splendid music. The melodies are immediately approachable, some sounding like long-forgotten lullabies. Their simplicity is supported by the tight textures of the band. The guitar hooks are bright and layered with harmony. The organ and keys are rich in reverb. The organic textures of phasers provide a touch of psychedelic. Especially satisfying is when Ben Latimer’s saxophone winds its away around Evan’s falsetto in the songs “Gone” and “Change Your Mind.” The band’s self-described goal was “Neil Young by way of shoegaze.” It is a sound they have mastered effortlessly.

Through both the honest emotions of an ordinary life and the comfort of melody and harmony, Evan has given his listeners an album with which to make sense of their own lives. His lyrics provide a voice for those who are hurting while his music is a comfort for those who are healing. Immediately accessible, yet unfolding the true strength of its songwriting and musicianship over subsequent listens, “Long Distance” is a small jewel.

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released May 3, 2019

Evan Thomas Way - vocals / acoustic guitar / electric guitar
Raymond Richards - pedal steel / electric guitar / upright bass
Adam Beam - drums / percussion
Alex Chapman - bass guitar

Michael Blake - piano / organ / synthesizer
Ben Latimer - saxophone
Eric Earley - pump organ
Chelsea Furumasu - harmony vocals

Produced by Evan Thomas Way & Raymond Richards
Engineered Raymond Richards
Mixed by Raymond Richards
Digital Mastered by Alex Chapman (PNW Mastering)
Vinyl Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering, PDX

All songs by Evan Thomas Way (© Evan Thomas Way / Evan Way Publishing, ASCAP 2018)

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Evan Thomas Way Portland, Oregon

You may know Evan best from his 15 years serving as the primary singer / songwriter for seminal Portland-via-Los Angeles folk-rock band The Parson Red Heads. This is his 10 years in-the-making solo project.

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