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Housewarming Party

by Matthew Connor

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lyrics

i finally got my garden
snowdrops and crocuses and dill
we finally got that extra bedroom, babe
we got more space than we can fill
and we keep our shoes off of the furniture
and we keep our coupons in the drawer
and we cross the days off on the calendar
who could ask for anything more?

i can hear the cicadas, i can see the stars
but i miss the bodegas and i miss the bars
the rent is cheaper and the air is clear
but nobody comes to see you when you’re way out here
nobody’s been here since the housewarming party

you’re always at the office
and yet you’re never by the phone
you spend half the night commuting, babe
and i’m half asleep when you get home
and i know i climbed up to this tower
and i chose the color on the walls

i can hear the cicadas, i can see the stars
but i miss the bodegas and i miss the bars
the rent is cheaper and the air is clear
but nobody comes to see you when you’re way out here
nobody’s been here since the housewarming party

and i still gotta write a thank-you card
for that punchbowl that we’re never gonna use
there’s always work to do around the yard
your mother’s always calling and there’s never any news
darlin’, let’s go dancing in the city
darlin’, let’s go out and drink a beer
i worry all my friends are gonna forget me
nobody comes to see you when you’re way out here

i can hear the cicadas, i can see the stars
but i miss the bodegas and i miss the bars
the rent is cheaper and the air is clear
but nobody comes to see you when you’re way out here
nobody’s been here since the housewarming party, yeah
nobody’s been here since the housewarming party

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released August 30, 2019
Written by Matthew Connor.
Featuring Will Dailey.
Produced by Matthew Connor & Jeremy Page.
Mixed by Jeremy Page.
Mastered by Kevin Blackler.
Photograph by Anthony Grassetti.

Matthew Connor: vocals, guitars, keys, glockenspiel, programming
Will Dailey: vocals
Kenneth Frank: backing vocals
Jeremy Page: guitars, bass, keys
Andy Bauer: drums
Karen Sarkisian: pedal steel
Beth Holub: viola

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Matthew Connor Boston, Massachusetts

Matthew Connor is a crooner for the 21st century, writing heart-wrenching songs that combine the windswept ideals of classic American balladry with stark depictions of modern-day alienation. The Boston-based Connor has a haunting voice that conjures ghosts of past heartbreaks, and he pairs it with spectral guitars that recall country tearjerkers and alt-pop brooding.

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