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Deep Shade of Blue

by Michael Lesousky

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    Michael Lesousky’s upcoming release of his first solo EP, “Deep Shade of Blue”, showcases the singer-songwriter style he has made for himself that ebbs and flows with distinct sounds of country, blues, and folk. The 7-track EP is an independent release that, according to Lesousky, aims to “move the listener to a steeper depth of emotion whether it’s joy or sadness-- or something in between.”

    More than just a beginning display of Lesousky’s musical identity, the record tells a distinct story of Michael moving to Athens, GA to be with his love and the array of emotions that came along with discovering himself as an artist and individual on the way. The simplicity of the record, which only contains guitar and vocals, allows for vulnerability and brutal honesty in the form of enchanting, haunting songs that still hold lingering hope. As Lesousky says about, “Deep Shade of Blue”; “It’s a journey into hope and out of despair.”

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I’m bored out of my mind sitting on production line with a key pad and a lever Lord, I wish that I was born clever I could’ve studied spanish or math So many questions I could’ve asked but I’m stuck her pressing these buttons So I can make a little more than nothing //CHORUS// I’m bored out of my mind I’m bored out of my mind I’m bored out of my mind I wish I had another line I’ve got no dog and I got no wife TV dinner and a box of wine My shirt’s covered in barbeque sauce my buddies at the station call me hoss I’m bored out of my mind sitting on the welfare line filing for single and divorced my life is a song without a chorus //CHORUS// There’s a QT down on 361 It’s the closest thing to having fun A hotdog on the warming rack a beer, some chips and a tittie mag I’m bored out of my mind while I’m blowing another line two hookers on the couch right next to me wish I had something more than methamphetamine //CHORUS//
2.
Locomotion 02:36
I got locomotion under my feet in Holland, Michigan As the boys run from the police and I drink blackberry wine in my kitchen Remember your blouse on that sunny day all the flower’s embraced your legs we were running in the grass Holy ghost inside of my heart as the lover hides in the dark Oh, the ghost of my past reacts in ways to hold me back We would ride down 14th avenue Like a streetlight comin’ on We were running from the dogs I got locomotion under my feet in Holland, Michigan As the boys run from the police and I drink blackberry wine in my kitchen Remember your blouse on that sunny day all the flower’s embraced your legs we were running in the grass We would ride down 14th avenue Like a streetlight comin’ on We were running from the dogs
3.
Looking for answers in this lonesome pine Trying to negotiate with someone else's mind Is like I’m trying to cut a deal with the devil himself The clock strikes twelve, The train is headed straight to hell Don't walk away, Don't walk away Don't walk away, Don’t walk away Till you tell me why you gotta go You’re faster than a fox running through the vines You’re sadder than a story in the New York Times Slow down, I have a couple of questions for you What did I do? Tell what did I do to you? //CHORUS// //SOLO// Is it something that I said? Is it something that I've done? Double talk is twice as much and half as much as some Don't walk away I know it's hard for me to say Don’t leave me here to stumble through the darkness alone //CHORUS//
4.
Dark Hollow 02:50
I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine than to be here alone knowing that you're gone it would cause me to lose my mind So blow your whistle freight train carry me further down the track cause I'm goin' away, I'm leavin today I'm goin' and I ain't comin' back I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun don't ever shine than to be in some big city in a small room with you love on my mind //CHORUS//
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You can’t put that whiskey back in the bottle But you can take your foot off of throttle Into the black, out of the blue You can’t put that whiskey back in the bottle There’s a life that I lead back when I was younger Full of love, not regret and young man’s hunger When my love left me for another man’s arms I took to the whiskey and slept in the barn //CHORUS// Here I sit on the corner of a lost highway Thumbin’ for ride to somewhere far away The devil stopped by and he let me in Now I’m rolling down the wicked path of sin //CHORUS//
6.
I was lonesome when you left me I felt like I had died On the wrong side of the morning Oh, the tears drop that I cried There was no deeper sorrow There was no deeper shame Just a deep shade of blue dripping through my head A deep shade of blue heavier than lead I can't recall the color of losing a lover Just a deep shade of Blue I was lonesome when you left me for your singular vacation Everytime I think of your love I sing a lamentation I'm jaded by the hue jogging up my veins //CHORUS// My hands are dried, My hands untied My heart is open too My mind is clear, It's free of fear And this deep shade of blue This deep shade of blue //CHORUS//
7.
Everyday I walk around this town looking for something to hold onto It's like the sirens have gone and let me down leaving me with a head full of issues there are people who won't look me in the eye I do my dance they don't blink as they walk by Here I stand on the corner of Broad I'll stay here lost and alone in my thoughts //CHORUS// Here I am take me where you want There's no light down where I've gone I'm the only flicker I hope the wind doesn't blow me out and leave me dead, blackened like a wicker Cause it's all I've got in this land full of desolation Is Canaan somewhere in my dreams or just beyond the corner of this lonely street? //CHORUS// Down to the river Where it shines like the sun Out to the Ocean Where all the rivers run Down to the Core where the spirit meets the bone Up to the heavens to my eternal home //CHORUS//

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released August 16, 2016

"Deep Shade of Blue" was recorded and mixed by Matt Tamisin at Japanski studios. The record was mastered by Jason Nesmith at Chase Park Transduction. Mamie Davis appears on "Hope & Desolation"
All songs written by Michael Lesousky except Dark Hollow written by Bill Browning.

Album layout designed by Michael Lesousky. Album Cover photo taken by Jake Gee. www.jakegee.com

Michael is represented by BMI Inc. Completed in Spring 2016.

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Michael Lesousky Athens, Georgia

Raised in Fairfield, Florida, located just below Micanopy, a town known for it’s beautiful scenery and rich Southern history, Michael Lesousky began playing music at 15 years old. Upon moving to Athens, GA in 2011 after trying to discover his place in the world, he found his home with brainchild, Grassland String Band, established in 2013. Now, he presents to us his solo debut "Deep Shade of Blue" ... more

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