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1.	Why Do I Dream Of You 04:12 video	lyrics	buy track
Found another way into a world I wanna see and find out about I recognize the faces of a few but don’t don’t bother learning names There’s company I find obscene I’m learning me I’m learning there’s a chat to have and pay my respects There’s nothing in between I hear it all the time but How do I Make space and time Don’t let me go I don’t wanna wake up Has it been four straight years Of sharp sounds hitting my ears Bouncing off tall dark green beams of steel Whose coat decays and chips away at me That’s strange With everything on its side I’m calling you out How do I Make space and time Don’t let me go I don’t wanna wake up Why do I dream of you Dreaming in blue Counting on you Dreaming of you Cancel my mood Cancel my mood Guess the season is through Done waiting for you There were several lights on the ceiling that night Red blue and green All danced together Holding hands Smiling back at me I remember it vividly But I took a picture on my phone just in case
2.	MTA LUX 02:54	lyrics	buy track
What’s the deal we’re a mess Can’t they see that I’m wrecked It’s a fact that I wont let you know Do what you can when I can’t do it But I won’t stop cause I won’t ever I won’t ever be satisfied At least I think I started Again Because I want it so bad But don’t wanna begin So when I meet you there Halfway there Stay in the middle You’re so sure That you got All of the things I forgot Where’s the fact that I won’t let you know You’re doin what you can and I respect that But I won’t stop cause I won’t ever I won’t ever be luxurious darling I started Again Because I want it so bad But don’t wanna begin So when I meet you there Halfway there Stay in the middle With me I want your love Could you gimme gimme gimme When I won’t give back I could just fool myself For a year If you’re in the middle When do we get another chance I know she’s got a lot of thoughts When can we smile over lunch I know I’ve lost a lot of what Brought me such glee Bringing you tea The Kiri tree You pointed out to me I know you’ve lost your way You can always find me As sure as you stop to smell the pretty flowers On the side of the street
3.	Small Talk 03:47 video	lyrics	buy track
Cold stare Big smile Your limbs Hang low Tuesday Is far gone It’s hard I know Highway small talk Makes me Wanna lose my mind All the time Is there something That we’ve been missing out on Make moves Get up Too much We want Lights out Lose touch With me Don’t worry about it Highway small talk Makes me wanna lose my mind All the time Is there something That we’ve been missing out on Oh There are so many things That upset me but Death pays such an ugly price Watching my friends cry There are so many things That frustrate me when Death breathes fresh air into life Watching loved ones die There are so many things That frustrate me but Death just tops them all You took so much from us so Back the fuck off for a second
4.	Tuesday 04:07 video	lyrics	buy track
She wore blue jeans that night And asked if I Could come over I thought about asking if Summer bliss has ever made her smile Keep trying to let go Keep trying to let go of everyone I’ve ever loved The street lamp feels like a warm candle Creeping though the fog Warming up the street When she wrote a poem About me Did she get the details right Keep trying to let go Keep trying to let go of everyone I’ve ever loved Keep trying to let go I keep trying to let go yeah Monday lacks depth Tuesday comes In a song You heard Book you’ve read Monday lacks sun Tuesday comes In a song you learned Monday lacks a little idea No wonder I’m sitting here With my legs crossed tight Crossing over to her side I tried sit outside One last time The sun beat down on my head Burning my skin Ooh
5.	C86 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Am I still on time When I slow down Is it any wonder who can talk When I slow down Well it's dripping from every side And it stains your sighs with southern air The kind that we couldn’t cut With a knife Or a kiss yeah You make another wish Do it all again Cause I’m trying not to Make another fist Do it all again Cause its dripping from every side And it stains your sighs with southern air The kind that we couldn’t cut With a knife Or a kiss It's like being alone When I won’t stop Looking at myself In windows as I pass by You walk into a bar I crashed into a car Does it even matter to you It doesn’t make a difference now Look at how Its dripping from every side And it stains your sighs with southern air The kind that we couldn’t cut With a knife Or a kiss It's like being alone When you won’t stop Looking at yourself In windows as we pass by
6.	Six Songs Into Your Spotify Playlist 03:34	lyrics	buy track
Give it a rest I protest Say you’re mine Give it a rest I protest Don’t say you’re mine I keep looking for something wrong When I listen to your favorite song I keep saying that something's wrong But that’s not true Well I need some space And I’ll ask for it back I keep looking for something wrong When I listen to your favorite song I keep saying that something's wrong But that’s not true Keep looking for something wrong When I listen to your favorite song I keep looking for something wrong Listening to your favorite song Soft pink bike Matched your cheeks We got high in a tiny hammock grove There you laughed Then you laid next to me Listening to your favorite song
7.	Beige and Green 04:08	lyrics	buy track
I’m shutting down Thrusted into a self I’ve forgotten all about I can’t sustain a mood So so so what I’m reaching for a simple time Does that make me go back in time I heard from two doors down you cried It made me wanna feel alright Oh come on Maybe if I thought about it I don’t wanna live without it Make it fit into a screen Wonder if it’ll wind up being Soft and sweet All beige and green A color that you might have seen I hope not I tune in I turn out Maybe if I thought about it I wouldn’t wanna live without it It’s true I’m searching for a simple time Does that make me go back in time I heard from two doors down you cried It made me wanna feel alright Maybe if I thought about it I don’t wanna live without it Oh come on Maybe if I thought about it I don’t wanna live without it
8.	Myrtle-Wyckoff 03:33	lyrics	buy track
There’s a soft chance That I won’t get to bother you I’m erring on the side of something right overthinking lines like all the time There’s a soft chance That everything I did was for you All I need to do is something right Everyone’s going insane If you wanna join They’ll just turn you away But I don’t wanna believe in it I’m hungry for a city That showed me the way I wanna know how it all makes sense If you wanna know I can show you the way In time There’s culture at every turnstile That spins Get dizzy and smile Had her only for a bit Bet they wonder about it Does she bike past where I live It’s a short ride New York City kinda grit Way down Way down Way down in queens Way down Way down Everyone’s going insane If you wanna join They’ll just turn you away But I don’t wanna believe in it I’m hungry for a city That made me ok I wanna know how it all makes sense If you wanna know I can show you the way In time There’s culture at every turnstile That spins Get dizzy and smile All I ask Has become boring I break my back Just to Watch the sun set again Pink blush down my face and Soft clouds that Set sail as I inhale again But all I ask Is for my city back
9.	Rockefeller Pleather 03:39	lyrics	buy track
Give out chances Give my time If it doesn’t all add up Keep it to myself Keep me grounded When I need it Hope she sees that I’m a decent Means of living Won’t stop feeding Your sweet demons Make it stop Please keep me tied up When you want it Pleather tastes like sugar You liked turning around Hits kinda different at night Why don’t we give it a shot Rockefeller Never felt better
10.	Pink Tire 06:12	lyrics	buy track
Hey! Wait! What’s the story behind everyone you hate That’s a big sign Long line No time to waste Imma pass by and notice that I’m late There’s a big pink tire I wonder why the sun Hits it differently now Ooh Holding it all in to find expressive faces Fill the streets I hope you brought a pen this time Curious apologetic compromises When the pain is blooming all the time Yeah Stop! Don’t make a sound or play it down I wonder where you got that from It’s nice Feel the warmth of stereo coming from both sides I wish I sang more like Sinatra here I guess I gotta work on that oh well Old blue eyes Holding it all in to find expressive faces Fill the streets I hope you brought a pen this time Curious apologetic compromises When the pain is blooming all the time Yeah Wasted all the time Basically Wasting all my time Wanna make her mine Caught up in a lifestyle that hurts me I wanna remember What it’s like to Like being alive again There was a time my grandmother took me to a Burger King The chairs all looked like Cadillacs freshly cleaned out of the car wash There was glitter and I smiled She would feed me here off the Knickerbocker M stop when she checked on her tiny house in that we no longer own You know the one... On Evergreen and Stanhope I would tell this story to my friends and wear it on my sleeve like a badge or something Inconceivable Inconceivable Inconceivable how She Would last longer than him I guess if anyone had a capacity to outlive it would be her Inconceivable Inconceivable Inconceivable Inconceivable how She’s 95 now And she is precious

about

GS035

"Propulsive... lacerated by liquefied-metal post-punk guitars" - Stereogum

Originally a working title representing the first letters of the band members’ names (Sean, Cory, Alec, Brandon), S.C.A.B. is an acronym with a shifting meaning – its phonetic double acting as a metaphor for protection and healing for a group that’s always been there for one another.

Following the release of the band’s debut album, 2019’s Beauty & Balance, COVID-19 put the brakes on the Brooklyn-based band’s burgeoning career. Not content with sitting still, the band decided to travel down to Georgia to record their sophomore, self-titled LP (S.C.A.B.), which they engineered and produced themselves. (side note: Brandon, the letter "B" in S.C.A.B., does play on this record, but has since left the group to focus on solo work under the name Hayfitz). Having distance from their beloved city during this unprecedented, tragic time helped them hone a sound that is even more distinctly New York.

Frontman Sean Camargo, whose parents immigrated from Ecuador and Bolivia as teenagers, was born in Elmhurst, Queens. His lyrics are colored with nostalgic memories of 90s Bushwick, where his grandparents later settled, alongside sardonic observations of the contemporary city where he landed again after stops in Maryland and Massachusetts. Each song on S.C.A.B. contains snapshots of New York moments that feel hazy with nostalgia, yet are the result of being present through transformational circumstances, no matter how seemingly small. As a self-titled effort, it solidifies the band’s mastery of balancing raucous, distorted guitars with glimmering spoken word passages and a pop-infused melodic confidence.

The angular guitar passages in lead single “Tuesday” conjure up trains skidding across deteriorated subway platforms, as Camargo declares he's "trying to let go of everyone I’ve ever loved," reflecting a relatable disillusionment with trying to form meaningful connections, and searching aimlessly for something worthwhile. Thematically, S.C.A.B. covers an array of topics ranging from grief (“Small Talk”), as Camargo describes bonding with another band member over the loss of a parent, to infatuation with a partner you know is ultimately bad for you (“Why Do I Dream Of You”).

S.C.A.B. is a result of four musicians, a tight-knit group, best friends: the kind of rare conditions that allow for such raw, emotionally-charged music. When the members of a band are this close, able to protect each other from the world outside it, they are a force to be reckoned with. As Frank Sinatra famously sang about the city, “Green beams of steel, making me feel, like I’m home again”. S.C.A.B. embodies that sentiment and evokes the intangible magic that is New York City.

credits

released November 11, 2022

All songs written by S.C.A.B.

Lyrics by Sean Camargo, produced & recorded by S.C.A.B.

Mixed by Dave Vittrano, mastered by Carl Saff

Vocals & Guitar - Sean Camargo
Guitar - Cory Best
Bass & Synth - Alec Alabado
Drums - Brandon Hafetz

Featuring Reilly McBride, Barry Best, Drew Citron

Cover art by Alec Alabado, vinyl package by Kyle Stetz with photography by Matt Marino and lettering by Adrian Bermeo

Special thanks: Barry and Ava Best, Doug Marvin, Lena Best, Matt Marino, Maggy Terrill, Jordan Rich, Tyler Hicks

Published by Cedrus Libani (ASCAP), Cory's Best Publishing Co. (ASCAP), Sean Camargo's House of Love (ASCAP) and Life on Loop (BMI)

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