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On Sunset Lake

by Kontiki Suite

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    "Equal parts cosmic Americana, west coast psychedelia, and pastoral Englishness… you'll definitely be hearing a lot more about these guys." No.1 Album of the Year (Active Listener)

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1.
As I rolled out I'm left with no doubt That we belong by the lake We'll leave the city behind Sunshine we will find When we get down by the lake You were mine, summertime We went down by the lake It was a clear blue view It was just us two The sun set into the lake I promise you this If I get rich Then we'd live down by the lake We'll leave the city behind Sunshine we will find When we get down by the lake The water flows through my toes As I'm standing on the shore I wanna jump right in 'Til my feet don't touch the floor
2.
Snow melts all around First coming, no more waiting now Strangest days I've seen Eleventh hour and thirteen Can't wait to see you in the morning When you arrive To bring you home not quite believing You're real, you're mine You, you're growing tall Head holding high above them all Strong, feel your heart beat Been sixty days since I had sleep Can't wait to see you in the morning See you smile Your face lights up when you're enjoying All our time At first it was so very strange Don't think we'll ever be the same Now you're howling for a feed It breaks my heart to see you plead Can't wait to see you in the morning See you smile Your face lights up when you're enjoying All our time
3.
Hollywood 04:07
I'm going to the USA Going to California I'm gonna live in Hollywood I'm gonna get drunk in Hollywood And as I walk down the street All the people that I meet In the sunshine they'd look good The beautiful people of Hollywood I'm heading out to where the grass is green And I'll be part of the L.A. scene 'Cause haven't you heard I'm gonna be free Free from the chains that are binding me And all my wealth will be plain to see I'm gonna hang out with the stars And look at how far I have come to Hollywood My life will be good in Hollywood But it is miles away from where I am right now I'm gonna make it, I'm gonna get there I don't know how But it's a shame I'm gonna be leaving home behind It's a shame I'm gonna be leaving When my days are all but done And my final song's been sung And the sun comes down on Hollywood I'll have done it all in Hollywood
4.
In My Head 03:48
Is it something in my head? Is it something I've misread? I don't know how you got that way I don't know how you hold such sway When you're walking around Is it hard to keep your feet on the ground firmly? Is your head in the sky, running wild? I wouldn't blame you if it was 'Cause my life ain't going quite the way it should And you've got all the things that I All the things I could I wish right now that I could be you I wanna stand inside of your shoes I get the feeling that everything's nice I got the feeling it's alright
5.
Part Of You 03:06
Our life together has its ups and downs But I always want you around The things we want won't always fall in place But you've got to keep the faith Put a smile back on that face I wanna be a part of what you do I wanna be a part of you If I'm not, please give me a clue Just what I need to do Our life together has its ups and downs But I always want you around Yeah I always want you around I'm in the dog house waiting for you To let me out or give me something to do It's sometimes hard to live with you
6.
Moonlight 03:21
You're twenty something You say that's nothing But years go by in a blur and they've gone And they won't return I hope you do learn Do you regret it? 'Cause I don't get it Life is full of regrets anyway Why d'you want more? It's what you're asking for You stand alone in the moonlight All the stars could shine so bright I don't know what's in your mind I guess the good times Outweigh the bad times Is that what you say to yourself when you can't sleep? So find your own feat If you want it, you can have it You've just got to be strong And I know that you'll make it You won't have to fake it You look good in the moonlight But there's no one by your side I don't know what's in your mind I wish I knew How'd you keep The lies you tell You're in too deep We wish you well
7.
Come on baby let's go down Down on to the edge of town We'll drink away the hours and the night And if you come along with me I've got an idea that we We could have the time of our lives Open up and smile Come on baby come my way And if you come along today We could be together in the sun Look up at the diamond sky It might give you reasons why We should be together and have fun Open up and smile
8.
Well, I’ve washed my hands of you You should know better after what we’ve been through What did you think I would do Waited too long, you’re a clown, you’re a fool ‘Cause every time that she gets high I try to see that look in her eyes And every time that she asks why I want to tell her that it’s all right Right yeah Well, I’ve lost my faith in you Your spaced out ramblings, your ideas are no good Can’t afford to have you weighing me down ‘Cause I’m clean living now, so I’ll take a bow ‘Cause every time that I got high I tried to see the world from your eyes And every time that I asked why You wouldn’t tell me that it’s all right Right yeah In your eyes Well, I washed my hands of you Yeah you know you're a clown, you're a fool What did you think I would do? What did you think I would do?
9.
Hey girl watching over, watching over me The road's too long to make it on my own, just me You're always there to hold my hand You're always there to understand Hey girl watching over, watching over me It's never too late and it's you on my mind Now I can't wait, 'til you're there by my side You're always there to hold my hand You're always there to understand Hey girl watching over, watching over me It's never too late and it's you on my mind Now I can't wait, 'til you're there by my side If you could turn back, if you could turn back the time You would find That you're there in my mind You're on my mind
10.
The wind it came and stripped away the leaves off the trees Now there is no green The branches shake and break and they fall to the ground Like the plans we had Lost and unfound Now I've got stars circling my head And I fear our love might be dead Just like the flowers in the autumn fields New beginnings start with tears And I could wake up every day and say That I'd be lonely, if you go But it's hurting us to live as one And so it goes on and on Love's a mystery When you find it You don't want to let go Never is a true word spoken The lies begin to flow
11.
Music Man 04:00
He's the music man he plays me the songs By the bands I've never heard of before He always seems to know how to find The melodies that stick in your mind 'Cause everybody loves the music man And everybody has to shake his hand Because, 'cause he brings the sounds He brings the sounds to our hometown We all feel the groove We all feel the groove that makes us all move He wants to share the music he knows So the world can get into the tone The tunes, the grooves, the melodies, all good If you haven't heard them, well then you should Music's always in his head
12.
You took me on a magic carpet ride 'Cause in my mind we were really flying You leave it all, you leave it all to chance 'Cause in my mind you were so divine And the mystery is almost solved We nearly caught you on our own You played us all for fools under our nose But in your eyes, no surprise
13.
The Painter 03:18
If I paint you a picture It would be blue The deepest darkest shade of blue So get in my car I wanna drive away And forget it all for another day 'Cause I was up, now I'm down I need someone to help me off the ground It's another blue monday, and it's all black clouds I need to smile, don't wanna frown

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"2013’s Next Big Thing and I’m already pencilling this in as one of my top albums of the year!" (Terrascope)

"A bumper thirteen tracks of Byrdsian jangle, late ’60s folk-rock vocal harmony and West Coast haze." (SKRBBLR.COM)

"English dreaming seldom sounded so sweet" **** (Daily Mirror)

"Equal parts cosmic Americana, west coast psychedelia, and pastoral Englishness… you'll definitely be hearing a lot more about these guys." No.1 Album of the Year (Active Listener)

"I’m struggling to remember when I last fell in love with a record as gorgeous as this." No.1 Album of the Year (Monkey Picks)

"Like the very best of records…the soundtrack to a VW Camper van trip to the beach as the sun is setting and the love of your life is sitting next to you, holding your hand." (No Depression)

"Lush folk-pop packed with jangly guitar, lap steel, organs and vocal harmonies, but with real human lives and frailties beneath the transatlantic pastoral shimmer. One to watch." (Nelson Mail, New Zealand)

"Full of light from beginning to end beautiful melodies and a touch of psychedelia. An exquisite production and some ideal arrangements accompany these rounded songs. One of those albums that you will keep listening to." (Ruta 66, Spain)

"My favourite album of the year." (Nelson Bragg, Brian Wilson Band)

"Kontiki Suite’s On Sunset Lake comes in on a wave of calm and exits with its charms similarly spent, its considerable magic recalling a host of musicians who lean toward country-tinged pop and take their listeners on a journey that leaves them wanting to experience more." (Pure Pop Radio, USA)

"If you like your pop warm and sweet you’ll be warm for this Suite, as California sunshine pop meets California “country” a la the Byrds with some Yacht Rock mellow and sheen rubbed in to their mellotronic magic tricks." (Roctober, Chicago USA)

"Kontiki Suite’s new album “On Sunset Lake” mines a gorgeous concoction of Sweetheart of the Rodeo Byrds, Big Star and gentle melancholic psychedelia." (Strange Brew)

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released January 28, 2013

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Kontiki Suite Carlisle, UK

Kontiki Suite hail from the isolated outskirts of the Lake District in England's “Deep North”.

13-track debut album On Sunset Lake furthers their rampant collective love of melody and harmony via psychedelia and country-rock.

Follow-up 2015 album The Greatest Show On Earth sees the band taking their art onto the next level. If you liked On Sunset Lake, you're sure to love the new album.
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