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Catch The Sun

by Shake Some Action!

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1.
underneath the clouds and concrete everything is grey and white i can feel the temperature rising like somebody turned on a light colors exploding in my mind a chemical reaction goes on behind closed eyes a physical attraction I feel myself unwind can you hear the voices in the wind? is anybody listening?
2.
slow crawl out of bed there's a cold inside my head catch the rain and all it brings you're a lover, borrow cupid's wings I'll wait for the summer run straight to the water don't ever surrender just wait for the summer every step you take brings you closer to the love you make catch the sun and all it brings got to breathe in everything don't try to understand just let your feet touch the sand
3.
take me there in my sleep tonight alone in the clouds i can almost taste a feeling maybe i'll just float in the sky maybe I'll just try to catch the breeze she comes to me in between my dreams seeing things so differently in between my dreams travel at the speed of light i know where i am but i don't know how i got here maybe i've been left behind maybe I need something to believe in some things have to change there's no reason why come on back to a better place where we don't have to try
4.
half awake and feeling upside down my eyes went wide i felt like i might drown in the black beneath me were the stars i couldn't tell which one of them was Mars fall into the sky just when i get out, they pull me back again i cant escape though I try now and then behind blue eyes I'll see you in my dreams where everything isn't what it seems the only sound is the wind as it pulls me back again
5.
when the siren rang out loud their heads fell down to the ground we stared in disbelief the end brought no relief we never want to lose again from 22 we won 21 odds on to go number one we can never right the wrong and it burns so long
6.
so hold on tight where am I gonna sleep tonight? its getting late you can make your mind up while i wait you can come and get it any time you want it so let me breathe or are you trying to suffocate me? don’t ask me why you want to hold my fingers to the fire
7.
Wings 03:32
who breaks a butterfly on a wheel of ice when this could be the day the demons melt away and i know our love will never die we don't need no wings to fly don't let the sun set tonight it might not be back for awhile you don't have to feel to know that this real but if you cant believe you can throw away my key
8.
waiting for the doctor in east berlin white coats rush by looking for the next of kin got a moonlight mind in broad daylight where the sun don't shine there’s a moonlight mind 5 o'clock shadow 6 o'clock swill looking for adventure in a personality pill
9.
forces of darkness and forces of light your paranoia sees only black or white you don't know what it means conspiracy theory where only you decide fill up the vacuum its the dismal tide you're so confused and you're wasting our time you should know truth can be stranger than lies
10.
she opened my eyes through my disguise and said I got to give it a chance went straight to my bed and straight to my head she didn't want to make any plans then i woke up one day and you'd gone away but you left me with your sketches of spain i woke up one day and you'd gone away but you left me with your sketches of spain she left me for dead never a word was said i felt like i was back to black but i listened to miles and after awhile I said that I would never look back
11.
Underground 03:17
dig a little deeper under the stairs there's a box in the darkness but nobody cares the rumble of the subway in the morning air the cracks in the pavement that yesterday weren't there going underground picking up pieces all over town what goes up went straight down where the truth will go i'll find my own way home dig a little deeper down to the sea look in any mirror what you see is me
12.
Escape 04:36
put the top down let the wind blow on my face open highway swallows up the sun at the end of the day took a u turn opened up my eyes we packed our bags jumped into the car left the city lights behind fly into the night till the stars are falling from the sky till your tears run dry dream through the break of day till the clouds roll away till we escape turn the lights down hear the voices calling got to push on when it feels like I'm falling some people say you can run but you can't hide but I know the answer has been with me all of the time

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"One of the best power pop records released in the past couple of years. This is a jangle pop record par excellence." - Tales From The Dropbox

"Another collection of top-drawer jangle-pop. Colors Exploding is just as groovy as its title implies, Wait for the Summer is the kind of 60s/70s power pop that Hall does best, and Moonlight Mind jangles so hard it would make Roger McGuinn jealous." - Absolute Powerpop

"The album of the summer has already arrived" - Done With Aplomb

"Seattle’s Shake Some Action will release its fifth, and arguably best, album, Catch the Sun, at the beginning of March. We predict you will be blown away by these great songs." - Pure Pop Radio

"Catch The Sun, the band’s fifth album, incorporates more toward hazy kaleidoscopic pop tones akin to those that Kevin Parker has so effectively mined with Tame Impala and Melody's Echo Chamber. When Hall’s voice wavers over a jangly guitar line during the verses “Wait for the Summer”, he crafts a tone that splits the difference between psychedelic bliss and ’60s surf melodies." - KEXP Seattle

"Like a really cool vintage suit, their jangly guitar sound’s got an old familiarity without being retro to a fault. Catch the Sun is the perfect album for jumping in a convertible, cruisin’ down the highway, and forgetting all your troubles." - The Owl Mag

"James Hall found a real groove with his last album Full Fathom Five, so this follow up isn’t far behind. Colors Exploding is another gem that evokes a sunny trip, and Wait For The Summer flows right into your head as perfect modern beach music, complete with surfer beat. There is no filler here and this album is sure to please fans of Oasis, The Hoodoo Gurus, and The Grip Weeds. Highly Recommended." Powerpopaholic

"Another brilliant winner!" - Kool Kat Musik

"Classic jangling guitar pop to chase away the winter blues" - When You Motor Away

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released January 29, 2014

James Hall: vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums
David Bos: lead guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 12)

Produced by James Hall

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Shake Some Action! Seattle, Washington

“Shake Some Action! make sun-kissed Rickenbacker-rock that continues the tradition of the great power pop forbearers like the Kinks and Big Star, along with the jangle pop pioneers of the ‘80s like R.E.M. and the Feelies. Their sound takes their influences’ jangly past and brings it into a caffeinated now, with high energy records and performances.” Jingle Punks Magazine ... more

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