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Love Notes EP

by Berkley

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Email 02:54 video
Cleaning up my life Blowing the dust off of some feelings On my phone at night Finding what I thought I deleted Old promises of youth no one had strength to be keeping I wasn't looking for the truth but can't help but see it It wasn't your fault, maybe It was mine I've been wondering lately Was it me the whole time
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You got a crush on my crush, that sucks You wanna fall in love I wonder what's your fucking rush Or why you're acting tough Do you feel the same In the moonlight where we all became Players in a losing game Do you feel ashamed Pueblo nights Everything's alright I don't wanna fight Or place the blame I walked you to your car but don't Wanna see you go We're making out against your door I wish I brought a coat Would it feel the same If we never met until today Would we still say all those awful things Would I steal your name Pueblo nights Everything's alright I don't wanna fight Or place the blame I live by the fair Would you meet me there I don't really care Who you hate Could it be the same as the day we met to celebrate The love we felt but stowed away Could you forget my name Pueblo nights Everything's alright I don't wanna fight Or place the blame Pueblo nights Everything's alright I don't wanna fight Or place the blame If I see you for the holidays I won't hold a grudge If you're hanging on what can I say I never owed you much
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I wanna talk about it but don't know what to say I think I forget about it but then I doubt it and it never goes away There's a memory of a door that I open to greet you Your eyes telling me more than your heart would ever let you The memories of then don't feel old Like crying in your car or standing in the road kissing What's behind you is closer than it appears Future facing staring backward in the mirror What is left of what you love but always thought you'd lose How tight a grip is tight enough to squeeze and leave no bruise You deleted all your posts but your avatar's still there You're in some kitchen eating pasta with someone who doesn't care The memories of then don't feel old like driving in the dark or walking in the snow wishing What's behind you is closer than it appears Future facing staring backward in the mirror Right here, this spot on the map on summer vacation that year, remember that when the oldies used to play on a different station
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There are things I wanna show you But I don’t want you to see There are things I wanna tell you But I don’t want you to talk to me I don’t want you near But I wish you were here Please understand me before the end of the world The end of the world You don’t have to if you don’t wanna wait You can leave before Fiesta Day Go before you get stuck behind the parade You’ll get your chance to say what you wanna say I don’t wanna be next to you But I miss being close I’m not searching for any clues But I never lost hope I never lost hope I never lost hope I’m so afraid to be loved The time I told you that, it’s all I think of Hell below, God above Light the Virgin Mary for the boy that I was Feels like everything you’d ever want is here When someone leaves it’s like they disappear I feel for you but I don’t wanna go back I look like an asshole cuz you can’t understand You’re gonna lose that fear When the future’s clear Rainbows in the water Things are different here They’re different here They’re different here
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about

Gaining momentum in the north Texas scene with radio play, best-of mentions, and buzz among the area’s new music evangelists, Berkley, the musical moniker of songwriter Andrew Jones, was poised to take the stage in clubs in support of three singles and his imminent full-length debut, Pueblo. As with all plans in 2020, his next steps were postponed.

After being tapped to engineer or produce a few emerging artists’ records, Berkley plotted a move to Portland, Oregon (with a fruitful layover in his hometown of Pueblo, Colorado). All said, opportunities and choices delayed any further material from Berkley - until now.

Finally settled in his new city, Berkley has re-emerged with album-ready mixes of the songs he used to test the Texas waters, a new track, “Email,” and a live recording from an intimate secret performance in his hometown.

All of this makes up Love Notes, a seven-track EP that gives fans something fresh, presents new listeners with a primer in Berkley so far, and that captures the artist live for the first time.

The title “Love Notes” sums up what’s kept Berkley going through the weirdness - this is more than a sentimental retrospective of feelings and scenes from his youth in Pueblo. Berkley is grappling with honest reevaluations of memories and happenings during those years.

In “Email,” Berkley explores reminders of the idealistic, if not naive, agreements made with a past lover. He quickly learns the way moving forward necessitates looking back, but only so far: “Cleaning up my life/blowing the dust off of some feelings/On my phone at night/finding what I thought I deleted/Old promises of youth no one had strength to be keeping/I wasn’t looking for the truth but can’t help but see it.”

It’s a common theme among the tracks on Love Notes - “Pueblo Nights” wonders what would be different if old friends didn’t grow apart, and if things had to change for everyone to grow up. “Oldies” flips through scenes from past relationships like a slideshow, wishing for what’s left of good memories to heal and for bad times to be forgotten. “Fiesta Day” reimagines the last conversation with someone close from the standpoint of one who lived through getting it wrong the first time.

As a preamble to Berkley’s debut full-length, Love Notes presents an artist swimming through time and space - at the end of a cross-country journey, facing the start of a new chapter, and in the midst of defining who he once was and may still be.

credits

released December 9, 2022

Vocal, Guitar, Bass (1, 3-4) Keyboards: Berkley
Vocal (3): Aryanna Gil
Bass (2): Jasper Johnson
Pedal steel (3): Luke Schneider
Piano (1-3): Bob Cummins Jr.
Drums: Ramon Muzquiz

1-4 recorded at The Nest and Echo Lab, Denton, TX and Big Secret Studios, Portland, OR
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Andrew Jones
Additional recording (3) at Huge Planet, Nashville, TN by Jake Davis
5-7 recorded at Analogue Books, Records & Bar, Pueblo, CO, 12-2-2021

Photography: Lauren Carey
Cover art: @glitchybb
Layout and design: Dan Gremminger

Published by Even Bigger Secret, ASCAP
© 2022 Big Secret Records, All rights reserved.

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Berkley Portland, Oregon

Born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado, now residing in Portland, Oregon Berkley took to the American songbook and pop mainstays early, recording himself at 5 years old on a boombox singing along to The California Raisins and early 90s chart toppers.

Now, he composes laid back pop grooves driven by shaky electric guitar tones and chiming keyboards.
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