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Mental Anguish Is Your Friend (E version and D version)

from Real Lessons In Cynicism (Demos) by Soccer Team

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The impetus for this song began in a different tuning (E), and it was the second section of a nearly 15-minute dance score Ryan wrote for Erin Mitchell’s choreography. It was his favorite section of the piece, and he didn’t want it to disappear with the score (dance performances have fleeting existences), so he started playing it in D, recorded a cassette version, and asked Melissa if she could come up with a vocal part. She worked quickly, came over to the practice space, and it was done.
Before moving to Michigan (for a five-year stint), Ryan recorded a scrappier version on the four-track as a weird parting gift to Melissa. Recording that particular version was strange because it was like doing a cover version of our own song.

The first half of this track is the dance score; the second half is the four-track cassette version.

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from Real Lessons In Cynicism (Demos), released August 14, 2015
Ryan: guitar, bass, vocals, handclaps
Version 1: eight-track reel-to-reel
Version 2: four-track cassette

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Soccer Team Washington, D.C.

Soccer Team is an unpopular band from Washington, DC. They are largely ignored by their target audience and pretty much ignored by their close friends and peers. They have played abysmal and poorly attended shows in states such as South Carolina and Kentucky, whereby the sole attendance was comprised of the other bands on the bill. Despite this, they continue to write songs and play shows. ... more

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