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Lafayette EP

by Major Murphy

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Come by Sunday we'll make like Monday will never come Just to hear you say that you will pass by my way We'll take the highway until we're gone What's the hurry when you find out just how far we have come? And we've only just begun I think that we could go a whole long way, together Remember where we've been Hold it lightly, let the light come in When I finally did I said, oh! Golden sunlight and I find my mind has gone again I'm up amongst the clouds when I hear Preachers preaching and teachers teaching to the young How we might belong in this world that keeps spinning around What was up must now come down I was on the ground when I saw you Moving clearly into view Gave me something that I knew was true Yea when I saw you I said, oh! Reach out, hold my hand Won't you let me know you understand? Who can really know how much weight the human heart can hold? So… Come by Sunday we'll find that Monday's not far behind It’s funny I don't mind when you say you'll be my way We'll take the highway until we're gone What's the hurry when you find out just how far we have come? And we've only just begun I think that we could go a whole long way
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about

Major Murphy follows up their debut long play ‘No. 1’ with a set of bedroom recordings archiving a time when Jacob Bullard was discovering his voice as a songwriter and the band was finding their footing within that space. Named after the house in Grand Rapids, MI that many of these songs were written and recorded in, the Lafayette EP chronicles a liminal space as the project transitioned from a stripped-down, solo project toward a three-piece rock band. The porches and walls of this house on Lafayette Avenue was a natural space for creativity and collaboration, a space where the band recorded early versions of Major Murphy standards that would eventually be taken into the studio to create their debut album.

On "No. 1 (demo)" Bullard and drummer, Bud Voortman, jam for the first time what would become the title track of their debut record. “When I Go Out (demo)” features textures and instrumentation that differ from the album version. Here Jacki Warren can be heard providing an enchanting harmony, which became a common thread throughout ‘No. 1.’ With "Come By Sunday" Bullard writes an open-hearted expression of affection that is nostalgic as much as it is forward-thinking. Listening to these tracks is almost like walking past the Lafayette house on a breezy Fall morning, hearing the songs spilling out the windows and down the street. Venture to peer through a window and you just might catch a glimpse of the magic.

credits

released February 22, 2019

All songs written and recorded by Jacob Bullard, 2014-2015
Drums on “No. 1” by Bud Voortman
Additional vocals on “When I Go Out” by Jacki Warren

“Come By Sunday” mixed by Ben Lumsdaine
Mastering by Mike Bridavsky (Russian Recording)

artwork by Chris Cox and Jacob Bullard
collage by Anna Powell Teeter

Major Murphy is: Jacob Bullard, Bud Voortman, Jacki Warren

Special thanks to: Jared Jones, Ben Wittkugel, Alex Difiglia, Ben Biondo, Jeff Kraus, Kellen Kerwin

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