Deliberately Alive, by Future Teens

Deliberately Alive

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Jamming Device A concise little EP on a barebones vinyl. This album touched me very differently than their previous works; I was in a different space, but it also doesn't seem to lean so heavily on ideas about relationships, breakups, and loneliness (returning to those notably in a cover of Cher's "Believe" as the closing track). Guest Room, the title track, deals with death, aging, and adult responsibilities, which are ideas much more close to me. Favorite track: Guest Room.

T-Bone Guest Room - The lyrics are earnest and angsty, sung with a crystal voice, over a great pop sound. Favorite track: Guest Room.

NBD as usual this band's music makes me feel alive Favorite track: Bizarre Affection.

Rick Future Teens has, once again, made fantastic music from horrible feelings. Every lyric of each song is packed with emotion and these emotions clash beautifully with the upbeat instrumentals. Favorite track: Guest Room.

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1.	Separated Anxiety 02:17	lyrics	buy track
Found a good way to pass for fine Here in the corner of my mind Simply say yea I’m all right Maybe underthink instead this time So I’ve practiced and I’ve tried To keep the ugly stuff inside Keep my distance miles wide And my truths half when I like So when I said “I don’t hate myself I guess I’m just tired and overwhelmed” At least I’m glad I finally said something I felt But if there was something i could not say To unaddress the things we can’t change These fighting words could use a rephrase Present the past but in a new way Turns out i was watering the weeds Hoping to root the good in me But growths no good with no good seed I’m here just long enough to leave So when I said “I don’t hate myself I guess I’m just tired and overwhelmed” At least I’m glad I finally said something I felt Cause what I meant It’s not that leaving doesn’t hurt But you’re the subject of that verb The better that things go the more im gone Think that can stay unheard
2.	Guest Room 03:18	lyrics	buy track
I don’t even have a guest room yet How can I expect to die like that With space that’s shared and rent that’s due When it’s still my turn to vacuum I lived past my first line in the dirt Never thought my twenties could come first I’ve talked too many friends down over the phone Not to meet up at our next milestone If I’m gonna be Somebody Deliberately alive I want to do it right I pay somebody on the internet To talk through things I don’t know how to fix it’s an exercise in buoyancy Not insured for the help I need I give myself fat lips Chewin out my cheeks when I’m anxious So I’ve told a few friends who say, “be gentle, kid” But that only works some of the time How do I do it right How can I do it right I’m not sure which one I fear worst (Going young or getting old) Guess I’ll take whatever comes first (Going young or getting old) It’s not like I had a say in being born (Going young or getting old) At least I’m not convinced I deserve either one anymore
3.	Play Cool 02:58	lyrics	buy track
I think this is broken And it won’t end till someone says something That they actually mean Said i’m trying to be three halves of a good friend Crying outside the venue Aptly named where I fell to At the bottom once again Oh I wish I didn’t say that I wanna stay happy out of context But I got scared and you were so mad Let’s skip to the end and work our way back From a distance we were still friends But too close to see what was coming So I probably should mention My intention at the time was mostly to see How drunk I could get in a half hour set That’s all music meant to me. Thought it cool for so long I Didn’t realize I’m not fine With playing make believe Oh I wish I didn’t say that I wanna stay happy out of context But I got scared and you were so mad Let’s skip to the end and work our way back From a distance we were still friends But too close to see what was coming So now we’re going through the motions Spent half the year on borrowed time I think maybe I was hoping We could admit we won’t be fine Oh I wish I didn’t say that I’m trying my best not to make you mad Sometimes your best is bad in context I don’t think I want it all to go back From a distance we were still friends I couldn’t have seen what was coming You pushed me off of the cliff and said I’m jumping Now you’re out there hating me like its nothing
4.	Bizarre Affection 04:04	lyrics	buy track
I got your ornament Thanks again I guess I didn’t forget Just wasn’t sure what to say I miss you too and all It’s nothing personal Can’t keep traditions From a distance anymore I still can’t forget about that night in Connecticut When I laid on the ground and begged for an answer I think I get it now God damn, I was panicked/off base There couldn’t be anyone else until there was you Remember when we walked Back home last Halloween Thought we were fighting Turns out we were just upset Not with each other but Mad at the circumstance not enough weekend to get back what we gave away I’ve tried to forget about that night on the lower east When I cried at the bar while you gave me your answer I think I get it now God damn, I was selfish There can’t be anyone else until there’s no you Try to find the common threads Pull them out tie off the ends Patch the holes as best I can A little less of who I’ve been But I won’t forget about that night in Sennott Park When you said you’re in love with me and that’s why it’s over I see it clearly now God damn, I’m avoidant (some things never change) I wish I’d been anyone else when I was with you I can remember now how bizarre affection felt When I couldn’t normalize forgiving myself The next time around (if I get one) God damn, I’ll do better (late than never) I can’t be anyone else, so why pretend to Look back on the person I was as if anythings improved Asking for help getting out when i need to get through Maybe once nobody’s left that’ll solve the issue
5.	Believe 03:22		buy track

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***Vinyl is One Sided 12" w/ Screen Printed B-Side***
***UK/EU Distro via Banquet Records***

2020 was poised to be Future Teens’ breakout year. After releasing their sophomore LP Breakup Season, cosplaying as Carly Rae Jepsen, and zeroing on the romantic longing of fans worldwide, the Boston quartet was rising. While such a hard stop was part of every band’s story in 2020, the momentum hadn’t left the group — guitarists/vocalists Amy Hoffman and Daniel Radin, drummer Colby Blauvelt, and bassist Maya Mortman — straying too far from their central heartline. Deliberately Alive, their blustery follow-up EP, is Future Teens at their most explosive and earnest, showcasing a band in between journal volumes.

Fans of the band’s confessional tone will hear it ring throughout, regardless of the messenger. When Hoffman’s lead vocalist, you get “Guest Room,” a strutting emo-pop moment where there’s more than just the first of the month living rent-free in their head. Radin’s turn brings “Play Cool,” a vignette of gig life and the fallouts that can occur during a local opener’s set. Both deliver the classic Future Teens formula: open on a slice of East Coast life, sprinkle in some anxiety and self-facing critique, and let the band surge beneath. Winking one-liners characterize both Radin’s “Separated Anxiety,” which crackles the release to life, and Hoffman’s “Bizarre Affection,” featuring a starburst of an intro that disintegrates into another night alone.

But as Future Teens knows, there’s an after implied in all of these uneasy, warped presents—make sure you stick around for Future Teens’ latest reimagining of a pop song. This time, it’s Cher’s “Believe.”

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released March 12, 2021

Future Teens is:

Amy Hoffman - Guitar/Vocals
Colby Blauvelt - Drums
Daniel Radin - Guitar/Vocals
Maya Mortman - Bass

Guest Room featuring additional vocals by:
Dan Campbell, Erik Garlington, Anna Ladd, Pauli Mia, Rachel Dispenza, Emily Beaulieu, Elise Okusami, Julius Bowditch, Barely Civil, Jer Berkin.

Music and Lyrics by Future Teens
‘Believe’ Music and Lyrics by B. Higgins, S. McLennen, P. Barry, S. Torch, M. Gray, T. Powell
Recorded and Produced by Future Teens and Daniel Radin at Brighton Hills West, Watertown, MA
Drums Engineered by Justin Pizzoferrato at Sonelab, Easthampton, MA
Mixed by Andy D. Park
Mastered by Ed Brooks
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Management - Dan Campbell, Lesser Matters
Booking [US] - Jason Parent, APA Agency
Booking [UK/EU] - Matt Hanner, Runway Artists
Public Relations - Jamie Coletta, No Ear Buds

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future teens is amy, daniel, maya and colby. they are a bummer pop band from boston.

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