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The Northern Light

by The Northern Light

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Pyre 03:47
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PYRE Words and Music by David Pollon Like a candle guttered By the winter's rage I remember your face as you, out of hope and time Turned the page And you were cold as a stone My heart was on fire Blazing into the night, higher and higher Well I gave my heart I mean I gave it all Now where do we go from here Do the embers go cold, or fuel the fire? Then you were cold as a stone My heart was a pyre Blazing into the night, higher and higher You light the fire from within, and your tears they're burning my skin...
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Lies 04:24
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LIES Words and Music by David Pollon Spin me round on the wheel of pain Plant the seeds of doubt again Oh, I built that burden alone Piled it high stone by stone I maybe bent but I'm not broken now Another year older didn't get any wiser I don't know my old friends anymore Oh, they're all building their own walls now Telling lies all their own I may be bent but I'm not broken now Going to lie to myself Keep on lying to myself It's so much easier than tearing my heart out and Telling myself the truth It feels like madness to shed my skin When they depend on the man I'd been Oh, unwind me from this wheel of sorrow and roll me down the only road I know I may be bent but I'm not broken now Going to lie to myself Keep on lying to myself It's so much easier than tearing my heart out and Telling myself the truth...
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Carousel 05:22
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CAROUSEL Word and Music by David Pollon Carousel, on the waterfront A childhood milestone that summer was on its way out No time for wondering... About the circle of life, that wheel of dreams Never stops in the same place twice But I'm still wondering... Left her behind For reasons that seemed good at the time For work and money, living in a land of mild and honey Words that mean nothing to me now... But I'm still wondering.. About the circle of life, that wheel of dreams Never stops in the same place twice But I'm still wondering.. If I knew then, what I know now I could have changed the world somehow take me back, spin me around, on that Carousel again.... When I'm out East, I take the subway to King And dream of second chances The platform is dizzy with souls, eyes down... Can they be wondering? About that circle of life, that wheel of dreams Never stops in the same place twice But I'm still wondering If I knew then, what I know now I could have changed the world somehow Take me back, spin me around, on that carousel again
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Ledge 04:03
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LEDGE Words and Music by David Pollon Another wasted day, another empty glass So much indecision, living in the past Step away from the edge... Numb to kindness, blind to love This is not who I am, or who I want to be Step away from the edge Round and round and round we go... Wakened, I pushed those memories over the edge You can't be hurt by things you cannot touch Step away from the edge
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Laid Down 03:28
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LAID DOWN Word and Music by David Pollon Bathed in shadow Just another night where I've laid down my cards If I'd had shone a little more light, I'd have seen who you are... Could've loved you too much, but that's not who I am Holding back the best of being your man So much sorrow and dreams we'll never know Since the day I let you go... Choking down memories Finding the right words ten years too late Feeling stupid, feeling like a coward and feeling your hate Could've loved you too much, but that's not who I am Holding back the best of being your man So much sorrow and reams we'll never know Since the day I let you go... Bathed in shadow Just another night where I've laid down my cards If I'd have shone a little more light, I'd have seen who you are...
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Muse 03:48
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MUSE Words and Music by David Pollon I met this girl She was someone special She woke up all those dreams I thought I'd left behind I met this girl She was someone special She surfaced all those feelings I'd buried deep inside And there's no easy way to say this This girl is always in my mind But like water falling through my fingers I'm left behind... I met this girl She was a little dangerous Like the swirling fog that leads you to the cliff's knife edge And there's no easy way to say this This girl is always in my mind But like water falling through my fingers I'm left behind I met this girl Bound by circumstances She didn't know where she was going But I know i'm going there too..
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More Than 04:29
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MORE THAN Music by David Pollon Words by CJ Kinton Swimming in the glacial blue Swimming in the wake of you Making love under sheets of ice On a bed of stone my sacrifice This sea is more than blue And I'm more than you ever knew Trailing, always following Out of step, out of time Now I'm trapped in this high country storm Your footsteps erased by the raine This sea is more than blue And I'm more than you ever knew Letting you go, on this mountain More than a shadow of you More than you ever knew This sea is more than blue And I'm more than you ever knew
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The Last Summer 03:51
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THE LAST SUMMER Words and Music by David Pollon Be good to your friends Though you treated them as anchors, a means to an end. Three thousand miles from home I might have well have crossed an ocean, adrift and alone. I remember last summer Felt like the sun never went down Put our world back to together Like it was the last summer Don't waste a single minute The years go by fast And they're getting older, growing bolder Catching clouds in their hands I remember last summer Felt like the sun never went down Put our world back together Like it was the last summer I think about The hot sun on her skin The electricity in the air at Kincardine I think about days taken for granted The challenges we faced, decisions made And roads we'll never travel again.. I remember last summer Felt like the sun never went down Put our world back together Like it was the last summer Be good to your friends Though you treated them as anchors A means to an end...

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"The new, self-produced, self-titled album from The Northern Light is a stunning work of low-fi, indie rock gold, with compositions that are fully realized, but still raw and kinetic. The rhythms are tight and the guitar tones are thick, underlying Pollon's own emotive, passionate vocal delivery. It's a record well worth the long wait."
--- Rain City Collective --- November 14, 2019

"With emotionally charged songwriting, The Northern Light's new album is a trip through introspection."
--- Dan's Tunes --- December 11, 2019

"I appreciate a down tone on vocals that allows instruments to take lead. Appropriately upsetting burn on the lead guitar and pace drag on rhythm. Sounds like regret. πŸ‘"
--- Our fan Terri reviewing the track 'Laid Down' --- November 7, 2019

The first full album release from Seattle indie rock band The Northern Light continues their dark and highly personal exploration of themes of despair and redemption.

Led by songwriter David Pollon (guitars, vocals) with Arnaud Hugonie (bass) and Kip Rondorf (drums), The Northern Light have built a soundtrack for loneliness, isolation and the vertigo of stumbling over the abyss of lives unraveled by decisions long past. There's a lot of despair and not much redemption in these 8 tracks.

Heavily influenced by 1970s era Neil Young and at times infused with a bluesy feel, TNL came out of Seattle's alt-folk scene. However, with these full band arrangements, TNL makes space for intense musical interplay with a harder, more improvisational guitar-driven edge than their 2016 acoustic EP.

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released October 22, 2019

The Northern Light are:
David Pollon - guitars, vocals
Arnaud Hugonie - bass, harmonies
Kip Rondorf - drums

This album was recorded at Commedia, Seattle WA in August 2019.
Engineering and mixed by Arnaud Hugonie.
Produced by The Northern Light.

Copyright (c) 2019 The Northern Light. All Rights Reserved.

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The Northern Light is a Seattle indie-rock band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist David Pollon, with Kip Rondorf on drums and Carl Larsson on bass. Influenced heavily by 1970s era Neil Young, the band explores musical themes of despair and redemption. ... more

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