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Can't Swim?

by Rosalind

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Have you ever moved to a new city, started a new job, or even found yourself at a loud party full of people you don't know? 

CAN'T SWIM? deals with that exact feeling. Landing in NYC for the first time, having to figure everything out on your own, not knowing what you actually signed up for until you're way too deep in to "swim out." 

As an international immigrant, this task becomes even more herculean when you add the language and cultural barriers, knowing that you are thousands of miles away from friends and family. While experiences like these are rites of passage that make us come out feeling stronger, being in them can sometimes feel like you're trying to stay afloat in the middle of a seastorm. 

CAN'T SWIM? was recorded and produced almost entirely remotely from the home studios of the ALMA ladies, Noah Kellman and Elliot Moss.

lyrics

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Sitting with my parents in the sun
Hun, we’re so proud of you, you’re
going to the city
going to the city

Don’t forget to call us when you land
No, put that back, we need to
save for the city
save for the city”

(should the oxygen be needed, a mask will drop)

Go, off you go
Get ready for
Get ready for the storm

Don’t look up or wonder where to go
You need to make it cause you’re
now in the city
alone in the city

Take more Advil, hurry hide your cough
You can’t afford to see a
doc in the city

Can’t swim? Boy, do we have a sea for you.
Can’t swim? Boy, do we have a sea for you.


Nada, niño,
Nada contra el mar.

Lying to my parents on the phone
“Yes I’m so happy here
I’m thrivin’ in the city.

I can’t get the time off to come home
It’s just my birthday, mom I’ll
Stay in the city
Alone in the city”

Can’t swim? Boy, do we have a sea for you.
Can’t swim? Boy, do we have a sea for you.
Can’t swim? Boy, do we have a sea for you.
Can’t breath? Boy, it's the place for you.

Go, off you go
Get ready for
Get ready for the storm

Sitting with my parents in the sun
“Hun, we’re still proud of you, you’re
back from the city,
survived the city”

Don’t forget the reasons why you ran
you know you’re never going
back to the City

credits

released January 19, 2020
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Producers: ALMA, Noah Kellman 

Audio Engineers: ALMA, Noah Kellman

Mixing Engineer: Elliot Moss 

Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound 

Vocals: Alba S. Torremocha, Lillie R. McDonough, and Melissa Kaitlyn Carter 

Strings: Alba S. Torremocha 

Horns (trumpet & trombone): Nick Frenay

Keys & synths:  Noah Kellman

Drums: Corey Fonville, Jimmy Navarra, Elliot Moss.

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Rosalind New York, New York

Meet Rosalind. A trio of ladies in film scoring and audio engineering bringing a quirky, cinematic, DIY approach to pop.

Armed with a DIY sensibility, they use airplanes as cymbals and parental phone chats as texture to produce their music with the sounds of the world they inhabit.

Their debut LP Mosaic is a personal letter to NYC, delivering a moment in time in the city they call home. ... more

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