We've Got It All Cumulus

• 1 Simple 02:56
• 2 Arizona Sunrise 03:07
• 3 Lose Your Mind 03:27
• 4 Wolves 03:34
• 5 Bad News 03:18
• 6 Welcome Back to Me 03:01
• 7 After All 03:41
• 8 Old Friend 03:17
• 9 Boxes and Letters 03:51
• 10 Dad Song 03:26
• 11 Money & Music 01:40
• Total Runtime 35:18

Info zu We've Got It All

Cumulus is proud to announce the new album We’ve Got It All, due out on April 18th via Share It Music. The new LP marks the fourth album by Cumulus, the songwriting project of Alexandra Lockhart and William Cremin. What started out as the sole endeavor of Lochart has grown into something of a duo, with Cremin fully taking on co-writer and co-producer roles for the songs on We’ve Got It All. Today they share the lead single “Simple”, an ode to the seemingly less chaotic and fraught John Hughesian past of the 80s and early 90s. “Will it ever be that simple again?” ask Lockhart and Cremin as they harmonize together on the chorus.

“I was thinking about all the adventures I used to get up to in my cul-de-sac neighborhood as a latch-key kid,” shares Lockhart about the song. “I knew all my neighbors, and was raised in a communal kind of way- getting picked up after school by my friend's mom in her Volvo station wagon, eating dinner at whatever house I happened to be in at 5:00. It feels so pure to look back on now, and I wonder if my future children will ever feel that sense of safety.”

Written in between long drives and voice memos, solo walks in the woods, and writing sessions in a cozy Seattle basement practice space, We’ve Got It All is a reflection on the most important things in life that carry us through the most difficult times. It is songs inspired by childhood friendships, a hello from a neighbor, bookish escapes, winding highways, family connection, and of course, always, music. In the vein of Lockhart’s biggest songwriting inspiration Jason Molina when he said “The real truth about it is no one gets it right /The real truth about it is we're all supposed to try…” the song “Boxes and Letters” holds the thesis statement and titular line of the record: “Take a deep breath of the cold air and watch the leaves fall, for a minute we’re pretending- we’ve got it all- figured out.”

Once Lockhart & Cremin had the lyrics and skeletal layout of every song, they brought in Bellingham musician Aaron Guest (Polecat, Jenner Fox Band) on piano to bring a fuller arrangement of the songs to life. Guest’s mastery of his instrument brought new colors and emotions to the lyrics that became integral to the stripped down direction of the record. Lockhart knew she wanted to make a record that was inspired by the singer-songwriters she spent most of her listening time with (Jason Molina, Damien Jurado, Waxahatchee, Lucinda Williams, Chris Staples, Courtney Marie Andrews, and Maggie Rogers).

After assembling William Cremin on guitar, Aaron Guest on Piano and keys, John Van Deusen (Lonely Forest) on bass, and Aaron Ball (Dryland) on drums, the group had two practices, and then spent 4 days live tracking all 11 songs at The Unknown in Anacortes, Washington with Nicholas Wilbur as engineer. With additional tracking and engineering from Cremin at Recreational Psychoacoustics Lab in Seattle, the record was complete with 6 total days of tracking, with an emphasis on capturing whole vocal takes and as much live and collaborative energy as possible. Each song is its own story, attached to specific places and moments in time, but when assembled there is a shared story of resilience, and a refusal to let the darkest parts of our mind prevent us from moving forward, building connection with others, and sharing the most vulnerable parts of ourselves.

The release of We’ve Got It All marks the second offering from Cumulus on Share It Music. In furtherance of the label’s mission, a donation will be made to MusiCares, a non-profit that helps artists cover the cost of medical and mental health services, as well as providing financial support to artists needing natural disaster relief.

Alexandra Lockhart, vocals
William Cremin, guitars, vocals, percussion
Aaron Guest, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 8)
John Van Deusen, bass
Brian Tottenham, bass (tracks 3, 6)
Aaron Ball, drums
Tekla Waterfield, backing vocals (track 4)
Katie Hemming, backing vocals (track 4)

Cumulus
an indie rock band from Seattle WA, started with two core members, Alexandra Niedzialkowski and Lance Umble. Both were (coincidentally) born to Military families in Western Germany in the mid 80′s. As all military families do, they eventually relocated, finding themselves in the Puget Sound, a beautiful group of islands in the Pacific Northwest. It was here that they grew into their own, finding themselves separately, and eventually together, through music. Alex’s childhood town of Oak Harbor, WA, was (and is) a place without many outlets for young artists. Seeking more fertile ground, she found a home for her art and music in Anacortes, a small town just thirty miles north. Anacortes’s community quietly embraced DIY culture and practice, offering her a place to perform and live, The Department of Safety. It was here that Alex became friends with Lance, a guitar player living in Anacortes and performing with different punk, rock and indie bands.

The two went their separate ways, and while attending college in Bellingham Alex found a home in the city’s house shows and tight knit music community. Cumulus was created as a way to express and release her quiet, thoughtful songs, and Bellingham was the perfect place for someone new to songwriting to nurture that creativity and feel safe. Post college, Alex moved to Seattle as a means to greater exposure and once again, the odds of proximity were in their favor, as Lance separately moved to Seattle to better cultivate his musical career. The two artists, with their common goals in sight, reunited as friends and naturally began playing music together.

After playing a Bruce Springsteen covers show at Seattle’s Porchlight Coffee, Alex and Lance met Leah Julius. Leah knew that Cumulus needed a bass player, so she introduced herself to Alex as a bass player knowing that she had never played bass in her life. After listening to the songs for hours on end, teaching herself and writing her own parts, Leah came to band practice and the rest is history. With a completed rhythm section, the band began performing Alex’s songs as louder, fuller pieces of art. The local blogs and papers simultaneously nodded in approval, giving the band the confidence they needed to step in the next direction. Needless to say, these incidental occurrences somehow gifted us Cumulus: a pleasant blend of delicate songwriting and rain soaked indie rock. Now, after returning to Anacortes to record their debut record as a band, Alex, Lance, and Leah are surely prepared to uproot and travel some more, only this time they’ll be sharing an old van and sleeping on barf stained couches. GLAMOROUS.

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