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The Kids Are Alright

by The Day

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Nemesis 03:43
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Softly breathing Underneath a white blanket Her nose is bleeding White is slowly turning red Fragile as a little bird She’s waiting for the night Quiet cause she can’t be heard Reaching for the light Revenge for justice What is done is done No one can be trusted But everyone belongs Protect what’s yours The vulnerable and the weak Fight for the poor And let them speak There in the dark Staring at a purple dot It’s coming from the other room She’s ready to be caught There in the dark Staring at a purple dot She will never know for sure It is all she’s got The words her mother spoke In the middle of the night Only to provoke She knew that she was right And in a second Feeling the sharp edges of her knife And she reckons This will be the end of the strife There in the dark Staring at a purple dot It’s coming from the other room She’s ready to be caught There in the dark Staring at a purple dot She will never know for sure It is all she’s got And in the echoes She hears the bitter tone And in the echoes She hears the bitter tone Calling the name of Someone she used to know
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Sidelines 03:54
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Cannot answer the question “What is it that keeps you up at night?” Heard about self-possession But no one tells you that is hard to find See myself on the sidelines Forming words that linger in my mind Somebody say that it’s alright You just have to be here for a while Maybe this is just a phase Maybe I’m in a daze I’m not even close yet But I know someday I can hold my own Still I’m lost but I’m not alone Nothing is ever set in stone Guess I have to face it Oh I know someday I can hold my own You and me we’re not different I’ll solve all your problems, you’ll solve mine And in the slightest movement I catch myself just looking for a sign Am I collateral damage? A common thread I still can’t figure out Somehow I think I will manage A new beginning on familiar ground Maybe this is just a phase Maybe I’m in a daze I’m not even close yet But I know someday I can hold my own Still I’m lost but I’m not alone Nothing is ever set in stone Guess I have to face it Oh I know someday I can hold my own Quit the overthinking Cause I got tired But for what it’s worth now We’re all the same in our little lives Oh I can’t keep running From the child in me Can I be my own friend Again, please?
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Two Moons
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Parasite
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Great Unknown
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Hide 03:24
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And we feel the earth shaking
Underneath the layered lights
Cause we’re running out of time dear
For our fathers to fight All the tears we cry in silence Smother us with guilt and pride
Cause we do not know the answer But we do know how to hide
 All we do is We cover up our lies We would rather Live with no ears and eyes All we hear is The good will come in time Then we’ll care for Our own forgotten lives And we speak the words of wisdom
From our mouths a desperate try To forgive our greatest failures Fading out in soundless cries We were raised with expectations Of a land filled with desire If the truth will fall apart now Then we do know how to hide All we do is We cover up our lies We would rather Live with no ears and eyes All we hear is The good will come in time Then we’ll care for Our own forgotten lives
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Empty 04:00
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bad news is the daily truth we can’t deny it too much noise but yet we choose to lie about   everyone is telling their story its glory makes it hard to understand that we’re all dying   come into the waiting room it's like they’re saying fold up in a big cocoon we’re slowly fading   and when it’s done we will be brighter lighter that’s what they said still not prepared we cannot fight it   don’t you see there’s nothing underneath we lost ourselves we’re choking in our sleep don’t you see there’s nothing underneath we lost ourselves we’re choking in our sleep we’re only an empty shell we’re only an empty shell   wash the dirt off of your face in holy water you can’t stop your fall from grace don’t even bother   cause when it’s done only our stories of glory keep us awake before we fade buried in darkness   don’t you see there’s nothing underneath we lost ourselves we’re choking in our sleep don’t you see there’s nothing underneath we lost ourselves we’re choking in our sleep we’re only an empty shell we’re only an empty shell   don’t you see there’s nothing underneath we lost ourselves we’re choking in our sleep don’t you see there’s nothing underneath we lost ourselves we’re choking in our sleep we’re only an empty shell we’re only an empty shell
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Tenderfoot
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June 03:30
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First of June came to an end I wonder if you still pretend That we’re the kids we used to be Throwing rocks into the sea Heavy minds at seventeen Laughing till we’d disagree On how the world would fall apart Drawing tears and bleeding hearts All of us now, slowly disappeared Our final bow, taking on our fears We made a vow, remember we once said Till death do us part3 Summer school and salty hair Writing songs, we didn’t care About the boys calling our name We had us to take the blame All of us now, slowly disappeared Our final bow, taking on our fears We made a vow, remember we once said Till death do us part Oh how we danced All of us now, slowly disappeared Our final bow, taking on our fears We made a vow, remember we once said Till death do us part First of June came to an end I wonder if we were just friends
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Finding peace in the omnipresent noise, developing coping strategies, growing in the face of the outside world and themselves: Dream pop / indie rock duo THE DAY, who live and work in Antwerp and Hamburg, will release their second album "The Kids Are Alright" on 10 May 2024, exploring different shades of loneliness.

While Laura Loeters and Gregor Sonnenberg explored expansive worlds of sound on their debut album "Midnight Parade", the band turns to a clearer but also darker and more serene language on "The Kids Are Alright". After The Day were initially on the road more than ever before with their debut and touring all over Europe, a hard stop came suddenly, as did for everyone.

As luck would have it, singer Laura Loeters moved from Utrecht to Antwerp shortly before the start of the pandemic. What was meant to be a new start in one of the musically most interesting cities in Europe was soon mired in the monotony and uncertainty of the first lockdown. Without being able to build up a social network, Loeters found herself stranded on an island in the still unfamiliar city. In addition to all the other difficulties, the common bond also faces closed borders and different national regulations. For a pan-European project like The Day, there is simply no everyday life during the pandemic, no basis that allows them to work together in the same place.

"I was really lonely for the first time," Loeters looks back. At the same time, she observes a shift in perspective: The Day used to have a penchant for escapism, for escaping into imaginative and surreal alternative worlds in which utopias can be sketched or simply a temporary escape is possible. Now, however, there is hardly any solace to be found there. The decoupling has reached its dark end. "It was loneliness of a negative kind," says Loeters, "it was tangible, I was not alone with myself, but quite specifically isolated from everyone else."

The feeling of inability to act that gripped many people during this time inevitably gave rise to other questions, bigger questions. Loeters explains: "The pandemic has brought about a change of light. What triggered it has remained, even if it is no longer in the foreground. The English word ‘anxiety’, which cannot be fully translated with the German word ‘Angst’, sums it up well. It also has a lot to do with an almost physical tension, with pressure, it is charged differently." And of course, the poly crisis throws one back to elementary considerations. Loeters continues: "Am I right where I am? Am I doing the right thing? What about my family, my environment? Where am I in life, am I happy?"

More to reassure themselves, and simply to reassure their band, The Day begin to work on a series of tasteful cover versions (of which "Tenderfoot" eventually even makes it onto the current album). Loeters begins to familiarise herself with recording software and production. And after a long and gloomy phase, she starts writing again. "June" is the first track to break through the torpor, a warm, nostalgic coming-of-age song that tells of friendship and what was lost on the way to growing up.

Once in motion, The Day now begin the creative process under new conditions. Sonnenberg, who in turn sees working in solitude as more than just a disadvantage, says: "It was inspiring to get vocal recordings that were as good as finished. Before, we were both basically present in the room for every recorded sound. And now suddenly there's a completely different immediacy!" Loeters adds: "It was a challenge, but also a cool discovery to do so much myself. I now had a much clearer idea of the music and the way of working from the outset!"

To this end, The Day question their set-up. Loeters only wants to concentrate on the vocals. Bassist Pauline Timmerbeil joins drummer Jens Golücke for the permanent live version of the band. A change that not only has a positive effect on the band structure. "The songs are no longer so extravagant," says Sonnenberg, "They have become shorter for the recordings. In return, we now have more space on stage. The difference has become bigger and clearer. But also much more interesting."

The much younger Timmerbeil also brings a broader view of the world and its future, which Loeters also addresses: "Why are voices that deny the climate catastrophe given so much disproportionate space in the name of balance, while the world is literally burning down? Why must the concerns of a few hundred people with dangerous views and dangerous flags be taken seriously every week, but not those of several million young people who want to take the future into their own hands?"

How social grievances extend into the personal is a common thread running through the album's tracks. It tells of a lack of perspective, of the feeling of powerlessness. Of disillusionment and exhaustion, as in "Empty". It tells of the feeling that important discussions and social trends are always drowned out in the general noise or fail because of gatekeepers. Pieces like "Sidelines" or "Parasite", on the other hand, are about the search for one's own position. About learning to deal with your own shadows. Finding ways to get up again, learn and carry on. In dealing with loneliness and the threat of losing control, The Day want to offer themselves and their listeners a place of peace and reassurance. But also a hopeful starting point to overcome isolation and inability to act together.

With "The Kids Are Alright", The Day have recorded an album that, in its darker areas, photographs moments of uncertainty and tension in the midst of multiple crises. Its nostalgic traits serve to reassure and encourage. And which no longer wants to wait at its angry edges. "There is so much that needs to be done. So much that needs to change for this world. And then we always come up against limits and glass ceilings. We need to listen much more to the youth, to the new generation!" says Loeters, and Sonnenberg adds: "All those who are outraged are in the right. We are on their side. Anything that is a counter-movement is good."

Are the kids alright? Definitely!

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The Day Antwerp, Belgium

The Day are Laura Loeters from Antwerp/Belgium and Hamburg based Gregor Sonnenberg. Since meeting at ArtEZ School of Music in Arnhem the two keep reconciling distances, differences and always new approaches and perspectives. The Day work on formulating their own version of withdrawn, melancholy pop music. The Day is intimate without being intruding and speaks with an inner calmness. ... more

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