Today we’re releasing a beachy new song called “Tide”. You can listen to it now c/o Transgressive Records.
“Tide” is a retrospective song, identifying natural phases over the course of a lifetime. It’s an appreciation for powerful forces that follow their own uncontrollable rhythms, and an intention to navigate them more skillfully in the future.
Artwork by Ryan Hover
Credits
Written between 2018 - 2023 by Peter Silberman and Michael Lerner
Produced and engineered by Peter Silberman
Recorded at Field’s Edge in High Falls, NY
With additional recording at Lone Pine Road in Kingston, NY
Nature recorded in Pompano Beach, FL
Mixed by Nicholas Principe at People Teeth in Kingston, NY
Mastered by Gus Elg at Sky Onion in Portland, OR
Vocals, piano, guitar and synthesizers by Peter Silberman
Drums by Michael Lerner
Lyrics
Time and tide wait for no one.
I was young when the water was rising,
but didn’t drown.
Every tumbling wave capsizing
knocked me around.
That was the first time I learned that
time and tide wait for no one.
I got stuck when the water receded,
dropped in the sand.
It was tempting to read as defeated,
throw up my hands.
But I was once more reminded:
time and tide wait for no one.
Staring out from the edge of erosion
at what the tide took back.
Floating off where the moon meets the ocean—
Whatever I lack, well I’m not swimming out after it.
Time and tide wait for no one.
NYC Show Recap
Last month, we played our as-yet only show of the year at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge. Michael and I were joined on stage by two stellar musicians, bassist Logan Coale and organist David Moore. We performed in an unusual circular configuration, facing one another with the audience around us.
A jaw-droppingly gorgeous opening set by harpist Maeve Gilchrist segued into one of my favorite experiences on stage in recent memory.
It felt like sitting on an island building a fire with three of my favorite musicians and people. In the surrounding waters was one of the warmest crowds I can recall, a full house undeterred by the smoke outside.
Thank you to all who were there and all who made it happen.
Here are some lovely black & white photos taken by Skylar Watkins for Magnet Magazine: