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What Our Enemies Know

by Minor Moon

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  • So Composed - 7"
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    Limited edition lathe cut 7" on clear vinyl. Each copy comes with a comic drawn by Minor Moon's Sam Cantor and a free download of "What Our Enemies Know", their newest EP.

    A. So Composed
    B. Weird How We Float

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  • Limited Edition Cassette
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    "What Our Enemies Know", a 5 song EP by Minor Moon. Each cassette comes with a free download of the EP and a comic by Sam Cantor.

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1.
So Composed 05:20
Well, the whole time it was coming apart yeah, the whole time it was coming apart you were not alone no, you were not alone yeah, the whole time it was coming apart And all your ghosts stay so composed while your figure flows beyond control Well, the whole time you were making it up yeah, the whole time you were making it up they were coming closer yeah, they were coming in close yeah, the whole time you were making it up And all your ghosts they’re so composed oh, how they float beyond control When they’re on your back honey, don’t you react ‘cause the savviest attack won’t leave you intact Well, the whole time you were feeling alone yeah, the whole time you were feeling alone they were all around yeah, they were all around yeah, the whole time you were feeling alone Yes all those ghosts no, they won’t repose you can feel them pull you beyond control When they’re on your back now honey, don’t you react ‘cause the savviest attack won’t leave you intact Now how do you shout when they’re in your house and as your plea is loud well now as fast they’ll pounce? ...
2.
From dreams like a knife I woke with a fever shaken from rest by impregnable haze rise in the dark for ice from the kitchen ice from the kitchen Well, my body’s no waste but it’s surely no temple more like a light vessel unmoored glass filling up under the faucet under the faucet As I feel what our enemies know It’s weird how we float, how we float When it’s torn away they’ll all safely shudder I think that they care But they love what we lack With each passing breath The water is rising The water is rising As I feel what our enemies know Yeah, it’s weird how we float How we float As I feel what our enemies know It’s weird how we float How we float As I feel what our enemies know Yeah, it’s weird how we float How we float
3.
Safe Dreams 03:36
Safe Dreams You can wait for the cold to subside but you’ve gotta make warmth when the windows are broken and you can take all the time you would like to but you’ll still be shaking when they finally get to you Will you break? Will you take off your last good disguise you can’t fake it as well as you once did and you can wake any time you would like but your safe dreams will end as they always do Will you break?
4.
I feel what all our enemies know I bloom with the flower of shame and the fear in my heart makes our enemies grow in rage and in doubt and in change Now open wide, and open slow with your steely, towering frame but the greatest form’s an unending flow of rage and doubt and change So hold me long and hold me slow both because and in spite of our shape yes and hold me as we overflow in rage and in doubt and in change yes and hold me and don’t let me go in rage and in doubt and in change
5.
Acclaim the chorus in your eyes and your name still takes me by surprise and I don’t know how you will be I don’t know how you will be Oh, I frame my image by your side with our pain and shadows intertwined and I don’t know how you will be I don’t know how you will be Oh remain, the power of your neck and the waning and rising of your breath and I don’t know how you will be I don’t know how you will be Acclaim, the crumbling parapet the refrain is rippling ‘round our heads yeah, I don’t know how you will be I don’t know how you will be

about

"What a perfect way to start the 2016 listening season. Chicago’s Minor Moon have a gentle, complex, and brooding approach to indie rock. It feels at once like the best of 1960s rock, as the genre moved into psychedelia from heavy blues, and like the best modern indie rock." - Berkeley Place

"The core of [So Composed] gives the impression of forlorn Americana, but the special touch revolves around the warm hook of the chorus; it offers up a slightly different spin, enabling listeners to digest the careful craftsmanship." - Austin Town Hall

"'So Composed’ is a smooth and stylish infusion of laid-back indie with elements of jazz and airy Americana. Stellar pop-craft enhanced further with peppered brass, dripping keys and soulful vocals; rather great by any estimation." - Barry Gruff

"the track “Weird How We Float,” a sweeping-yet-maudlin tune that will lure in fans of Father John Misty’s musical oeuvre." - Magnet Magazine

"like a sinister sounding Cat Stevens" - Midwest Record

“’So Composed’ is reminiscent of Procol Harum or The Band working their way through a set of Lambchop covers." - Nooga.com

"One listen will tell you that Cantor’s music holds magical powers." - The Revue

"Cantor created songs that blend and morph into each other in such a delicate and beautiful way, you cannot help but feel so much for these songs." - Selective Memory

"The brainchild of songwriter, Sam Cantor, Minor Moon’s sound combines the soul-stylings of Van Morrison with psychedelic Southern rock-feel of My Morning Jacket. The five songs of What Our Enemies Know flow together seamlessly demonstrating excellent pacing and builds." - Surviving the Golden Age

"With its atmospheric sound and deliberate beat, ["Weird How We Float"] conjures up a feeling of dreaminess as well as a certain sense of unease." - The Vinyl District

"["Safe Dreams"] is a lush, vivid song somewhere between the classic sound of Neil Young and Van Morrison and contemporary folk-rock from the likes of Grizzly Bear." -Wake The Deaf

credits

released January 20, 2017

Sam Cantor: vocals, guitar
Michael Downing: bass, vocals
Colin Drozdoff: Wurlitzer, organ, piano, tenor saxophone
Nathan Bojko: Drums
also featuring Nick Drozdoff: Trumpet

Recorded by Erik Rasmussen (Decade Studios, Chicago) and Sam Cantor (at home in Chicago)
Additional recording by Nick Drozdoff
Mixed by Dave Vettraino at Public House Sound Recordings with Sam Cantor
Mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering Service

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