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Build a House

from Cool. by seela

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    Cool is the 6th studio album by Seela, a veteran Austin singer/songwriter/performer and back-up singer. Though she’s always had deep involvement in the recording process in the past, she has also always had a producer to fall back on. This time Seela took the reins and self-produced the record she wanted to hear.

    The songs, some she has been playing live for years, pay no loyalty to any particular style but are the result of her many influences: The Police, Spoon, Anita O’ Day, Heart, Steely Dan, and Bowie to name a few. Pop, Rock, Folk, Gospel and Jazz have all been a part of her 20+ year career as an Austin musician and Cool lets it show.

    Backed by her solid-as-a-rock drummer/husband Jon Greene (Patty Griffin, Fastball, Jaimee Harris), her nephew Andrew Casile on guitar, Andrew Pressman (Jimmy LaFave, Nancy & Beth, Anthony DaCosta) on bass, as well as an impressive handful of Austin’s finest, Seela and engineer Britton Beisenherz have created a lush and catchy thirteen-track universe. With gorgeous harmonies and the occasional playful treatment, each song on Cool hits all the right spots.

    This CD comes in a lovely gatefold card case as well as a 6 panel lyric booklet with artwork by Seela.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Cool. via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
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Another grief song. After my Mom passed away, I wrote A LOT. I made a whole record of sadness and revelations, but this one didn’t fit, so I never bothered recording it. I wasn’t sold on it for this album until Daniel Thomas Phipps came in and sang harmonies. Now it crushes me.

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I could build a house out of missing you
I could fill an ocean with goodbye
Watering your garden with a million tired tears
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I try, I try

I could fill the night with wishing
Wishing things were different than they are
Put wishes end to end and put the string into your hand
You could pull me up into the stars

Into the stars are not known for being fair
I know now, now that you live there
Oh, with eyes closed it’s hard to say what’s real
So I move slow and make my way by feel

I could build a house out of missing you
I can kill a promise with a lie
Pull the lie apart you’re looking straight into my heart
Never even ask the reason why

The reason why I’m not known for being fair
Oh, I know now, now that you’re not here
Oh, with eyes closed it’s hard to say what’s real
So I move slow and make my way by feel… I make my way...

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from Cool., released July 24, 2020
Seela - acoustic guitar and vocals
Jon Greene - drums
Andrew Casile - electric guitar
Wilson Marks - baritone guitar
Daniel Thomas Phipps - vocals

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seela Austin, Texas

Born to exhausted Indian immigrants on a mild, summer eve, Seela had an average childhood battling the forces of evil with her superhuman strength. On quality meals of Supertramp, Led Zeppelin, Fozy Bear, & U2, she flourished in nerdy-ness, topping off @ 5’3″. Though songwriting has yet to lead to fame & fortune, opportunity, adventure, & delight have yet to cease. ... more

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