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Snow

by Rosalind

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We've all heard about the ones that got away, but what about the ones we held onto for too long? 

"Snow" is the bittersweet sigh of relief when you let it go, and the flood of catharsis in its wake.  

The song explores themes of motion and stillness - who passes who by when you part for good? Framed in a single subway ride through Brooklyn, arpeggiated synths, swirling saxes, and heartfelt vocals punctuated by charged pauses push this song forward. As always with ALMA, sound design plays a distinct role in bookending the story. Snowy footsteps set the stage and our favorite G Train conductor's voice is our closer. Fun fact: we had even sampled the clatter of the train cars in the Myrtle-Willoughby station and transformed it into a beat. But ultimately by stripping it away we discovered something more raw by leaning into the silence and the lingering echoes. 

lyrics

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It was the first snow of the year
Slipping and sliding, switching gears
Oh, I never thought that I would finally feel so
clear
Know the only thing that’s left to do.

I rode the G train half past two
There’s only me there’s no more you
Oh, I never thought that I would let this go so
easy
As I passed you by at Myrtle Willoughby

Never should’ve let you in
Never should’ve let you in
I took the train towards Coney
When I loved you I was lonely
Never should’ve let you in.

And when it snowed again this year
I thought that I had changed my gears
Oh, I never thought we would let this go so easy
But I watched as you passed me by
As you passed me by
Yeah I watched,
And I passed you by
And i passed you by.

credits

released December 16, 2020
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Producers: ALMA
Audio Engineers: ALMA
Mixing Engineer: Elliot Moss
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound
Vocals: Alba S. Torremocha, Lillie R. McDonough, and Melissa K. Carter
Strings: Alba S. Torremocha
Sax: Elliot Moss
Keys: Evan Johnston

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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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