Achilles Feels: Alternate Versions of Songs We Wrote When I Was Hurt

by Devon Kay & the Solutions

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1.	Fresh (Alternate Space Version) 03:58	lyrics	buy track
It’s hard to believe I let it get to this point Another night of clawing and cracking my joints And all I ever wanted was to do what’s right I never thought this person I had lived inside Of every mistake and every new need Of every disappointment and moment of weakness I’m not really sure if what I see is real Another low morning and pills for meals And all I ever wanted was to fall asleep on time I just wanted to be fresh for you I just wanted to be next to you I just wanted to undress with you I just want to lay in bed with you I just wanted to invest in you I just wanted to rest with you I just wanted to be next to you I just wanted to be fresh I remember the first time you looked at me weird Your voice started shaking you were hiding your tears And all I ever wanted was to do what’s right But stopping wasn’t going so I paced at night And enough was enough when the stash that you flushed Lead me to realize enough is enough I guess I really don’t know how low I can go I guess I really don’t know how low I can go
2.	Shallow Pop Songs (Dollar Signs Cover) 03:45	lyrics	buy track
I'm the Usain Bolt of running from my problems I never go home 'cause those people know who I am I like getting drunk because it makes me feel more charming I haven't been myself since the election When life was easy, the music was harsh Now I wanna escape, 'cause life is hard All I ever listen to when I get inside my car All I want is shallow pop songs All I talk about is the weather Are hot dogs sandwiches, subs, or neither? I wanna just talk about movies I dislike I'd rather not talk about anything in my life When life was easy, the music was harsh Now I wanna escape, 'cause life is hard All I ever listen to when I get inside my car All I want is shallow pop songs And the last text I sent to him was about the movie Avatar And how dumb I thought the central themes are Like it's reject technology, accept nature's beauty Except the whole damn movie was to promote the new kind of 3D Hey Mike Aren't I a genius? Hey Mike Aren't I brilliant? Hey Mike Come on man Why aren't you responding?
3.	What Wonders This Life Has in Store 02:39 video	lyrics	buy track
Every room is an office for dealing out prescription pills the waiting room lost power, no one was crying I guess no one was killed In the darkness receptions smiles takes my card and it still goes through someone laughs and says when the power is dead they can still take your money from you I wanna run away from me I wanna run away from here Hearts don't beat right in the middle of the night while your waiting on what life has in store Can you move it to the left a bit? Now how bout the right? The swellings getting better are you sleeping at night? You did a hell of a number. Can you tell me are you insured? If it gets worse it's gonna drain out your purse Hey I wonder what this life has in store.
4.	I Dare You (Alternate Ho Down Version) 02:16	lyrics	buy track
I Dare You I Dare You To get off of your ass and grow I Dare You I Dare You You still think you need some time to show Everyone that you're not a dunce and the world can be giving for once I promise man you're not alone but you need fucking checks and you gotta pay the rent and you need to earn your dad's respect I Dare You I Dare You To not sleep for a fucking month I Dare You I Dare You To explain to all the ones that you love That you're not gonna be around and you'll twitch and snap at unfamiliar sounds but you just wanna be at home but you gotta fucking go with a trailer in tow guess that's how it goes I'm scared to I'm scared to I fear the changes we face as we grow I'm scared to I'm scared to There's no stopping times endless flow Did you wanna just sit around watching dick heads run their mouths do you wanna feel so fucking dead that you can't move your head and you wanna go to bed but you need to pay the rent and you gotta earn your dad's respect
5.	Oh, Glorious Nothing! (Alternate Version but New to You) 02:52	lyrics	buy track
All I wanted was to feel anything A couple years I guess is plenty more then most And I don't want this to be negative but we're all leaving sometime least not try and boast Moon over head and thumbs in my pockets Toss my remains before they grow cold Moon over head and mileage I'm logging Take me away to some place that I've never known All I wanted was to feel anything A point I've made while screaming into the unknown And my fears are just embarrassing I don't wanna end up in the nothingness alone Oh glorious nothing What's the meaning of something when we are no more Oh glorious nothing If that's the worst thing that can happen. Let it happen
6.	Toilet Drunk (Alternate Saloon Version) 02:48	lyrics	buy track
I never got drunk on the toilet before I've been sleeping in late to get an hour or more You know I've never felt so low before I haven't sex cause I live at my job and the only way I'm fucked is by my job I know I've been thinking about quitting this shit soon So I'll sing to you another 1, 4, 5, again So I'll sing to you another 1, 4, 5, for your stupid fucking friends And I missed your show for the 11th time and I'm sorry that I can't make dinner tonight I know this is nothing to complain about But I miss moments that I want to see and your beautiful head isn't next to me I fear that's the nature of the beast my dear Please don't bury yourself in the ground there's enough pain to go around

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Achilles Feels: Alternate Versions of Songs We Wrote When I Was Hurt

From the desk of Devon Kay:
In mid-2019 I messed up my ankle pretty good. Well…. At Riot Fest 2018 I messed up my ankle jumping off my amp at the Chrome Industries store. It was cool but the pain kept going after the set and late into the night. I woke up screaming. I had to play the main stage the next day and wasn’t about to listen to my body. I put that off for a bit and when we recorded the “Anything At All” video my ankle unraveled.
My doctors visit was less than enjoyable… See the song “What Wonders Life Has in Store” because it is verbatim what happened. The power went out. They almost denied me cause my money wouldn’t go through. IT SOMEHOW went through with the power out. I was told unless I had insurance, I was meant to live in pain… I had been laid off a week prior so my healthcare was gone… It was a low point. A point I haven’t fully recovered from.
I used my off time and limited mobility to record as many usable versions of songs in varying tempos and styles. I had no intention for the release except to make one. My loving and supportive band recorded all their parts at their home studios. Which is crazy because half the time they were going off unfinished work files/whacky arrangements that later got scrapped. Either way we banded together and made something really special.
Ryan Scottie edited it. Alex Meylink & Erik Atwell mixed and mastered it. They are in Telethon. Telethon is a very important band you need to listen to. I am honored they dealt with my last-minute bullshit.
Oh yea… the final product was hobbled together in like a week. A week of my emailing Alex frantically with dumb useless mixing adjustments. Erik mastered it on New Years Eve….. like… DOWN TO THE WIRE!
My loving friend Dylan Wachman from Dollar Signs made the artwork and gave us the blessing to use Shallow Pop Songs….
In short I’m thankful this exists. It means a lot to me to start the new decade off with something I am extremely proud of.
Thank you.
I love you.
Be Safe. Be Cool.
- Devon Kay & the Solutions

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released January 1, 2020

Mixed & Mastered by Stillwave Studios
Mixed by Alex Meylink
Mastered by Erik Atwell
Edited by Ryan Scottie

Artwork by Dylan Wachman
Shallow Pop Songs appears thanks to Dollar Signs

Devon Kay & the Solutions
Devon Kay - Guitar/Vocals/Harmonica
Ryan Scottie - Drums/Vocals
Jacob Horn - Trombone
Jake Levinson - Bass
Ian Terry - Trumpet
Joram Zbichorski - Keys/Vocals

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Devon Kay & the Solutions are a 7 piece rock band that are STILL AROUND.
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Apr 19

Broken Goblet Brewing

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Apr 19

Union Stage

Washington, DC
Apr 21

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre

Somerville, MA
Apr 26

X-Ray Arcade

Cudahy, WI
May 10

Hunter Park

Lansing, MI
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Pouzza Fest

Montreal, QC
May 31

Cobra

Nashville, TN

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