Spending Time Sober, by Tommy Carroll

Spending Time Sober

by Tommy Carroll

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1.	Spending Time Sober 05:39	lyrics	buy track
5 glasses and a pint Won't help us know each other. I would say the time was great,' IfI could just remember. Wanting you, Wanting to spend time sober. I think today might be alright, Once we see each other. Our addiction is so clear So I sit Wanting you, Wanting to spend time sober.
2.	No More Garbage 07:39		buy track
3.	Not Amazing (Elijah Jamal remix) 02:19		buy track

about

Spending Time Sober is a song about the complexity of relationships that reinforce addiction. A heavy intro reminiscent of jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington’s epic composition style gives way to daft Punk-esque vocals underscored by a dance groove, all culminating in a fierce bout of instrumental interaction.

I wrote this song after the difficult experience of having to reevaluate some relationships due to how deeply based in addiction they had become. Society normalizes so many unhealthy behaviors that it can be tough to maintain a balanced perspective on whether or not certain relationships are actually positive for one’s personal growth. However, I chose to keep the tune upbeat because, at the end of the day, positive human connection is one of the best ways of preventing addiction in the first place.

The B-side of this single is a fun little funk jam taken from the sessions for my forthcoming album Calculated Discomfort, which comes out August 17th. I’ve also thrown a mind-bending and speaker thumping remix of my song “Not Amazing” done by my mega talented friend Elijah Jamal.

credits

released June 27, 2018

Tommy Carroll: Composition (tracks 1 and 3); lyrics (track 1); drums; organ; synthesizers; percussion
Karl Maher: mixing; mastering; guitar (tracks 1 and 2); composition (track 2)
Alex Warshawsky: vocoder (track 1); bass (track 1)
Neil Carson: saxophone (tracks 1 and 2)
Matt Riggen: flugel horn (track 2)
Evan Salvacion Levine: bass (track 2)
Julius Tucker: rhodes (track 1)
Craig Davis Pinson: guitar (track2)
Elijah Jamal: remix (track 3)

Album art by ANF photography (Chicago)
Recorded by Joe Hampton (track 1 at Electrical Audio) and by Leo Galbraith-Paul (track 2 at Northwestern University)