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Are You There God? It's Me, @

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1.
Processional 03:14
(Hey, let’s go) Inside the old mind, it’s hard to be kind I’m swimming, I’m singing Go to, where you want to But don’t stray too far (to the ends of the Earth) I’m swimming, I’m singing Sit on the shore line, watch the them go by I’m living I’m dying (Inside the old mind, it’s hard to be kind I’m swimming, I’m singing)
2.
Webcrawler 03:31
Database my remains Open up for a phase I’ve been dying to see you When you go you should stay I’ll be on your domain one day I’ve been dying to see you When you go you should stay But you’re crawling away Baby I’m a webcrawler My spider hands seek understanding When I search for what to say Your search results are too demanding I’ll be on your domain one day I’ve been trying to tell you I can’t hear what you say Database my remains Open up for a phase I’ve got nothing to say to Anybody today So I’m crawling away Baby I’m a webcrawler My spider hands seek understanding When I search for what I want Your search results are too demanding I filter objects to protect My calcified arachnid ego We’re never gonna intersect You’re never where my hands and me go Baby I’m a webcrawler My spider hands seek understanding When I search for what I want Your search results are too demanding I filter objects to protect My calcified arachnid ego We’re never gonna intersect You’re never where my hands and me go Baby I’m a webcrawler
3.
I can’t feel you anymore As long as you hide away, I can’t see you in my dreams anymore I can’t feel you anymore God I’ve got something to tell you Can’t keep making my mind up Nothing holds my attention Now I need some convincing Anything I do is real God I’ve got something to tell you (I can’t keep making my mind up)
4.
Nothing better hurt me in this game, I did not sign up Everything around me is escape When do I grow up? Taste the Sunday silence of the streets Little badge of luck Nothing better hurt me in this game I cannot wake up (I don’t know what to say, I can tell, what you’re thinking) Hey I think I see an escape, driving up to the doorway And I know it’s real Smell the flowers in the morning Even though I know it’s wintertime and all Christian, Pagan just as long as it’s mine Inside, outside outside, inside Nothing better hurt me in this game, I did not sign up Everything around me is escape When do I grow up? Taste the Sunday silence of the streets Little badge of luck Nothing better hurt me in this game I cannot wake up (I don’t know what to say, I can tell, what you’re thinking) Hey I think I see an escape, driving up to the doorway And I know it’s real Smell the flowers in the morning Even though I know it’s wintertime and all Christian, Pagan just as long as it’s mine Inside, outside, outside Nothing better hurt me in this game Where’s my little badge of luck?
5.
Soul Hole 02:17
I’m going to the soul hole and I’m never coming back Never coming back Whenever you need, give me a shout Call me at home, we’ll figure it out Garbage comes in, and garbage comes out I just can’t wait, wait to get out I’ll figure it out Wait to get out I’ll figure it out I’m going to the soul hole and I’m never coming back Never coming back Wait to get out I’ll figure it out

about

In March 2023, @ turned heads with their debut album Mind Palace Music that utilized an array of acoustic instrumentation and densely layered harmonies, like the great outsider folk records of the 60s and 70s and placed it in a modern setting. If Mind Palace Music was @ playing on story mode, their new EP Are You There God? It’s Me, @ is the darker, stranger side quest.

Mind Palace Music was written in very specific circumstances. The band was formed while they were confined to their homes during quarantine — Victoria Rose in Philadelphia and Stone Filipczak in Baltimore — exchanging musical sketches over iMessage and email. Even though the world has opened back up and they’ve been able to play together live, this EP was again created remotely while in their respective cities. What did change, however, was the production.

Are You There God? It’s Me, @ is @’s foray into electronic music — consisting primarily of software instrumentation (with the occasional flute, guitar or bass part sprinkled in). The band’s experience producing in this style was minimal, but they found the new process to be a rewarding exercise allowing them to explore new textures and structures made possible by computer music. Where their previous acoustic recordings had a looser and more human feel, these new songs allowed them to experiment with autotune and quantized beats. Rose was able to resurrect her passion for classical choir by singing and recording a capella vocal arrangements to be incorporated into Filipczak’s instrumentals.

Across five songs, @ call upon a higher power, as the title suggests, in search of fulfillment. While they try to remain hopeful, daily suffering casts doubt on whether that high power even exists. On “Soul Hole,” overtop an autotuned vocal loop and hyper-pop-esque production, Rose repeats “I’m going to the soul hole and I’m never coming back,” hoping to leave behind the material world and the desires that comes with it. “Webcrawler,” named after the pioneering search engine, might be considered Are You There God?’s epic. @ sees their search for meaning in life akin to how search engines pull together data from all over the internet to find answers. The music itself is even reminiscent of dial-up internet connection, with droning keys and machine-like drum programming until overheating and erupting into chaos, in the form of heavy-metal shredding, only to cool down again back on a loading screen.

While the band confesses the departure from their usual sound may only be temporary, it’s an exciting listen full of twists and turns that surprised even themselves. “We’re both really dramatic in our musical sensibilities and don’t shy away from ridiculous choices,” Rose recalls, “which can really be exaggerated when working mostly with electronic sounds.” Full of soul searching and sonic experimentation, Are You There God? It’s Me, @ is an encapsulating spiritual saga for the digital age.

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released January 12, 2024

Written and produced by Stone Filipczak and Victoria Rose
Mixed by Stone Filipczak
Mastered by Joe Lambert
Artwork by Melanie Kleid
Design by Alec Moss

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