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The Local Group (ft. Jake Vaadeland) - The Information Age Frustration Rage

from Nero's Waltz by The Local Group

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Artwork by Cadence Dutchyn (@cadencedutchyn.art)
Featuring Jake Vaadeland on guitar and Miles Zurawell on dobro

I (Jaxon) wrote the song about my experiences of overstimulation and alienation living in the internet age, but with the feel of classic bluegrass and ragtime music. We take a lot of inspiration from that traditional stuff, but instead of a song about a train crash or mother and father up in heaven I touch on day-drinking during the pandemic, living in the suburbs, Ru Paul's Drag Race, and iPhones.

lyrics

Sittin' in a lawn chair drinkin' some beer
Wishin' you were far away from here
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration
Sittin' on the front porch drinkin' some wine
Happy hour's at 3 when it's quarantine
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration

Ugh

The old suburbs still look the same
I walk around without an aim
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration
I pass my neighbour on the street
And we step aside til we're 6 feet
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration

So frustrated going out of my mind
So much to look at I'm going blind
To the point that I can see that
Everybody loves Michelle Obama but nobody loves me
Heee he he hee he he he hee he he hee

Dog's in the kitchen licking the floor
And I'm in the kitchen licking the floor
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration
So put your head in a plastic bag
You don't need air when you got swag
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration

So frustrated going out of my mind
So much to look at I'm going blind
To the point that I can see that
Everybody loves Townes Van Zandt but nobody loves me
Heee he he hee he he he hee he he hee

Yeah Jake

Now here's a fundamental truth
It's an iPhone 5 and a tooth for a tooth
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration
So take no ish and do no harm
And I'm a-going back to Maggie's Farm
Hey hey, I got the information age frustration

So frustrated going out of my mind
So much to look at I'm going blind
To the point that I can see that
Everybody loves Ru Paul's Drag Race but nobody loves me
Heee he he hee he he he hee he he hee

credits

from Nero's Waltz, track released May 20, 2022
Produced by Clayton Linthicum (Kacy & Clayton)
Recorded by Micah Erenberg (The Secret Beach) in Matlock, MB
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova
Artwork by Cadence Dutchyn (@cadencedutchyn.art)

Featuring:
Jake Vaadeland: Fingerpicked Guitar
Miles Zurawell: Dobro
Micah and Clayton: Gang vocals

Elliot Dillabough: Flatpicked Guitar, gang vocals
Ethan Peters: Upright Bass, gang vocals
Jaxon Lalonde: Banjo, lead vocals
Justin Vilchez: Mandolin

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The Local Group Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

With roots in rural Saskatchewan and Australia, this Saskatoon-based quartet brings youthful, hard-driving energy to traditional bluegrass, also taking influence from Celtic, classic country, and Canadiana. Showcasing hot banjo, mandolin and guitar picking, tight three-part harmonies, and a mixed bag of folk instruments, The Local Group plays music of astronomical proportions. ... more

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