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We Want All The Same Things

by Erin Propp & Larry Roy

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Mira Black This is what jazz was intended for. Revolutionary contemplative lyrics, magical vocals and deeply disciplined instrumentation with intelligent arrangement. Inspiring! Favorite track: Each Hidden Joy.
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1.
Give me all the joys, each hidden joy Your secret doors, your happy noise For if not told, how will we know? Give me every hope, I will transform As your love becomes mine And all you know will live in me Don’t pass me by For I am seed carried on your breeze, carried on your breeze Let not these scatter like the leaves, scatter like the leaves
2.
Hello morning, how do you do? Please give me another minute or two. The dream I had is still coming through and I could use some time to get it out of my mind. I’ll change the sheets and open up the doors, breathe the air we left from the night before. I think I’ll tell you now: I can’t give anymore and I could use some space to confess my mistakes. Oh, for once to be ready, knowing the rules before I break them! Oh, to be set free from the in-between, to wake up wiser and on the other side of things! I used to know the words that could change your heart. Now I talk to an empty room while sunlight fills it
3.
We traced the stars ‘til dawn truth-or-daring away our heart and our pride down monkey trails and merry-go-rounds past the old folks’ home and the magasin général and chased each other through cedar trees and made make-believe and shared dreams and enemies and tested our wits by the fire at night and around boys we liked and made a backyard paradise. So why can’t you follow my dreams and make me the one who makes you believe in love? I think we want all the same things; if you would open your eyes and remember when… You opened your mouth to share the secrets of you - there was a time when I was the only one in the room. And yes, we fought, but we forced ourselves to be kind, just two silly girls learning how to be human over time. And now, two empty chairs on a porch in spring remind me of the days when we had everything. And now, I see a rose-coloured hope in these things, though the soft blooms of youth have long withered and changed. Now the cedar trees have grown in at the knees and beg me to see that it’s not meant to be - you and me on a porch in spring.
4.
Farther On 04:17
I drive all the way to Shoal Leave a trail of coloured stones Pass old Husky, their tobacco is sweet but thick as skin Covers me from within I’m a cloud of smoke by the shore Where grasses sing through peace and war When I leave, I slam the door Pass the cowboy at the gate He’s watching me run away Maybe farther on, every stone I throw will be an altar we build on Maybe farther on, I’ll turn around to find something, something to build on Don’t call home; let him lie in wait Won’t give in or take the bait If love’s a freedom, why do we stay? After all these years Feels like freedom disappears Pass the cowboy at the gate Soft, the open door awaits May we sing through peace and war If there’s room for our mistakes Forgiveness leaves no price to pay
5.
Recomecar 03:47
He said, “what you say is what I will say, and this is how we shall begin” He said, “what you love is what I will love, and this is why we’ll never end” So mean what you say and love who you love. And I will know when you step on my shores. This will be your land, here’s an open door. So go where you go, ‘cause we are your home. We’ll always sing the songs you know.
6.
The Light 04:11
Like a saint I raise my hands: a witness in a foreign land. I will be the one blinded by the rising sun. If you can change your mind, you’ll change your heart, so I offer up my darkest parts, ‘cause you don’t know how dark you’ve been ‘til you let the light creep in. He said, “Who do you come from? Where do you belong? I don’t remember you without your greys and your blues”. I said, “Things change! You won’t find me sitting in the back row watching time go.” ‘Cause you don’t know how dark you’ve been ‘til you let the light creep in. It’s my Damascus road; it’s everything I’ve known. You won’t remember me when the light comes in.
7.
Give Me More 04:19
Give me more, for that is what I want - More to be, more to breathe. Ever felt the need for air? Like there has to be more someplace, somewhere. Maybe in another house, or another town, or another year? Give me more of anything you’ve got, more than what I find right here in the house I meant to build with rooms I hoped to fill. Love me more; I think it’s what I want. Come fill my cup. I’m full of love and full of fear; the oil and water of our years. I look to where I’ve been but I don’t know where I went. Come on over and live a little come on over and give Come on over and give a little come on over and live Show me more of everything I’m not, everything I could be. Lover, Fighter, dancing in the ring. New words, new songs to sing. That’s fire, that’s fire in his eyes; he’s on fire from the inside. Living in freedom, there’s nothing he can’t take, with too big a heart for you to break. There’s hope in his blue eyes and the faith that we live by...
8.
So Far Away 04:56
So far away, doesn’t anybody stay in one place anymore It would be so fine to see your face at my door But it doesn’t help to know that you’re just time away Long ago I reached for you and there you stood Holding you again would only do me good Oh, how I wish I could But you’re so far away One more song about moving along the highway Can’t say much of anything that’s new If I could only work this life out my way I’d rather spend it being close to you Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely Nothing else to do but close my mind I sure hope the road don’t come to own me There are so many dreams I’ve yet to find
9.
Tell Him 05:28
Let me be patient, let me be kind Make me unselfish without being blind Though I may suffer, I’ll envy it not But endure what comes, ‘cause he’s all that I got Tell him, tell him I need him, tell him I love him And it’ll be alright Now I may have faith to make mountains fall But if I lack love, then I am nothing at all I could give away everything that I possess But if I lack love, then I have no happiness Now I know that I’m imperfect and that I’m not without sin But now that I’m older, all childish things end Now I won’t be jealous and I won’t be too proud See love is not boastful and love is not loud Tell him I need him, tell him I love him And everything’s gonna be alright Now I may have wisdom and knowledge on earth But if I speak wrong, what is it worth? See, what we now know is nothing compared To the love that was shown when our lives were spared
10.
It’s not the pale moon that excites me That thrills or delights me Oh no, it’s just the nearness of you It’s not your sweet conversation that brings this sensation Oh no, it’s just the nearness of you When you’re in my arms and I feel you so close to me All my wildest dreams come true I need no soft lights to enchant me If you would only grant me the right to hold you ever so tight And to feel in the night Just the nearness of you
11.
One thousand pieces lined up in a row, graciously stepping aside as she goes. They sent home the army and brought a choir in to sing her to glory. And they tread softly while you’re unaware that angels gather there - they’re hedging the yard. You’ve never heard of a story like this, where everything stops at the sight of her stillness. You breathe in the moment and choke on the curse. And they whisper softly while you’re unaware that angels gather there - they watch o’er you now. 300 million wake up from a dream! The red waters part as you walk through the sea with the law on your shoulders; a hope you weigh over and over and over. And you tread softly while you’re unaware that angels gather there - yes, they hold back the tide. Open Jordan! Find your feet at the shore, sit and weep a while more, sing the glory once more. Help her, she’s falling on two tender knees. Kneel there beside her and wallow in mire for a while ‘til she knows that some things never will go. And you speak softly while you’re fully aware that angels gather there. Yes you speak softly while you’re fully aware that angels gather there. We know that angels gather there…
12.
À la claire fontaine, At the clear spring, m’en allant promener As I was strolling by J’ai trouvé l’eau si belle I found the water so lovely, que je m’y suis baigné That I stopped to bathe Il y a longtemps que je t’aime, Forever have I loved you jamais je ne t’oublierai Never will I forget you Sous les feuilles d’un chêne, Under an oak tree’s leaves je me suis fait sêcher I allowed myself to dry Sur la plus haute branche And on the highest branch un rossignol chantait A nightingale sang Il y a longtemps que je t’aime, Forever have I loved you jamais je ne t’oublierai Never will I forget you Chante rossignol, chante, Sing nightingale sing toi qui à le coeur gai You with a jubilant heart Tu as le coeur à rire, Your heart brings you to laughter moi je l’ai à pleurer Mine brings me to tears Il y a longtemps que je t’aime, Forever have I loved you jamais je ne t’oublierai Never will I forget you J’ai perdu mon amie, I lost my beloved sans l’avoir mérité Without deserving it Pour un bouquet de roses Over a bouquet of roses que je lui refusai That I refused to give her Il y a longtemps que je t’aime, Forever have I loved you jamais je ne t’oublierai Never will I forget you Je voudrais que la rose I wished the rose fût encore au rosier To remain on the rosebush Et que ma douce amie And that my dearestlove fût encore à m’aimer Continue to love me

about

There is nuance in the everyday; in its layers of love, joy, and hurt, and in its emotional currents ever present. Erin Propp and Larry Roy reach into the everyday and blur the edges, creating works that are at once deeply personal and achingly relatable. These are songs that take it all in, that read between the lines, that hear the subtext, that feel it, that say it out loud.

Their music rings true with nuance and power, with rare clarity and precision. Erin and Larry’s musical abilities are tools of exacting expression, expertly honed. They reach in to resonate; calling the listener inside, sounding the overtones of our shared experience.

Erin and Larry’s album, We Want All the Same Things, is their long-awaited second release, following their 2012 debut stunner, Courage, My Love (2012). Courage was met with praise and acclaim, winning Best Jazz Album of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards (2013), and a Juno nomination in the category of Vocal Jazz Album of the Year (2014).

We Want All the Same Things is a new pinnacle of startling beauty and musical insight from the Winnipeg duo. With this release, Erin Propp and Larry Roy have created a soundscape that is in contrast to what we see in the world today. This music speaks to the listener with songs that are powerful but not aggressive, diverse without being in conflict with itself, and offers a vision of a softer world. Erin and Larry’s songs explore the facets of people living alongside one another – the ease and adversity within mutualism, and ultimately the true privilege it is to struggle through life together.

Recorded from February through to November 2020, Erin and Larry began the project just before the world shut down in a global pandemic. In the rare weeks when restrictions lifted enough to meet in the studio, the duo enjoyed life-giving days of making music with friends. With contributions made both locally and remotely, We Want All the Same Things features an array of talent, including Larnell Lewis of Snarky Puppy, Jimmy Greene, Steve Wilson, Rogerio Boccato, Mike Downes, Julian Bradford, Joey Landreth and Will Bonness.

Erin Propp and Larry Roy can do it all, from charming intimate jazz club sets, to moving concert hall performances, and We Want All the Same Things is certainly poised to bring them there and back again.

We Want All the Same Things is the music that was meant to follow up their touching debut, Courage, My Love. The eight years in between have been a steady motion of honing their craft to speak this new volume of musical perception.

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released April 23, 2021

Larry Roy - Guitars, Dobro
Erin Propp - Vocals
Julian Bradford - Acoustic Bass
Larnell Lewis - Drums
Will Bonness - Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Rogerio Boccato - Percussion
Shannon Kristjanson - Flute, Alto Flute
Ken Gold - Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Jimmy Greene - Soprano Sax
Mike Downes - Acoustic Bass
Steve Wilson - Alto Sax
Joey Landreth - Slide Guitar
Joel Green - Trombone
Miron Rafajlovic - Trumpet
Karl Kohut - Acoustic Bass
Derrick Gardner - Trumpet

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