Strand of Oaks fra Philadelphia, PA spillede fredag aften på Ideal Bar, Vesterbro et efter sigende forrygende set. Her åbningsnummeret fra deres nye og fjerde album HEAL, et postkort fra bandleader Timothy Showalter’s teenage-opvækst i Goshen, Indiana…

I was rotting in the basement 
Buying Casios with my friend 
Then I found my dad’s old tape machine 
Thats where the magic began 

I was lonely, I was having fun 
I was lonely, but I was having fun 

I don’t want to start over again 

Singing Pumpkins in the mirror 
Porn and menthols under my bed 
Before I was fat drunk and mean 
Everything still lied ahead 

I was lonely, I was having fun 
I was lonely, but I was having fun 

I don’t want to start over again…

© Showalter/Strand of Oaks