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Shine

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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I don’t know who this song is about. I think it was my attempt at writing a pop-torch tune. Emily Gimble (piano) added so much soul to this track, and having Dee Richardson - one of the Anthropos students Emily works with - singing in the reprise is a lot of fun. Anthropos is an organization that brings private music lessons to inner city highschools. Emily got me on board with Anthropos last year and we had a blast. At the Anthropos recital Dee really knocked me out and I was determined to get her big, beautiful voice on my record one way or another.

lyrics

Well, they don’t even ask and they get what they wanted
Cus you just cannot pass up a sure chance to flaunt it
And I sit in the back I’m just a drop in the bucket
I really wish that you would shine for me.

I don’t wanna be mad, I don’t wanna be jealous
But it made me feel bad and it made me feel useless
And you say its not me and you say, “Oh, baby, it’s just business”
But I really wish that you would shine for me

Come on and shine like you used to do
Make me feel like the best thing that ever happened to you
Show me you’re mine and I’ll quit my crying
These days it seems that’s all I ever do

I remember the days; you and me in the apartment
Oh, you loved me you’d say cus I was strong and unguarded
But now I’m weak in the knees and afraid I’m being taunted
Oh, I really wish that you would shine for me.

credits

from Cool., released July 24, 2020
Seela - acoustic guitar and vocals
Emily Gimble - piano and vocals
Jon Greene - drums
Andrew Casile - electric guitar
Andrew Pressman - bass
Dee Richardson - 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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