The Strangest Dreams

from Mansions by Future Lives

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    “A lovingly-burnished reverie from enlightened caretakers of this New South.” -- Paste Magazine

    "One of the finest albums of the year. Pure Americana at its absolute best. 9/10." -- Spill Magazine

    "One of the Americana genre's most promising up-and-coming groups." -- Exclaim!

    "The word 'supergroup' can be something of a catch-all for musical collaborations, but new band Future Lives truly embody the word." -- American Songwriter

    "The album you put on when you’ve finally cleared the party of people you invited because you had to, and you start breaking out the good beer from the fridge in the basement." -- Modern Vinyl

    "Americana-tinged road songs that are ready to inspire and delight eager listeners." -- Mother Church Pew

    "It’s the best sort of orchestrated pop music, offering up lighthearted joy for us all. This is just the sort of gem you expect from a band hailing from Athens." -- Austin Town Hall

    "The newly formed supergroup have an inviting personality to their music, spiraling through multiple genres and moods with taste." -- New Noise Magazine

    "The album is awash with beautifully developed songs...delivered by some very talented musicians and vocalists." -- Bee Hive Candy

    “Only a churl would criticise an album that comes with such a heartwarming tale.” -- Echoes and Dust

    “The band’s debut album takes Hanick’s melody-driven songwriting and infuses it with an ambling, pastoral quality befitting a shaded, porch-prone respite.” -- Flagpole Magazine

    "The word 'supergroup' gets tossed around quite a bit around Future Lives, which is okay and all, but what really matters is the collective’s heady, expansive songwriting and gift for melody." -- Immersive Atlanta

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  • "The pedigree of the members who play on the latest Future Lives LP should grab your attention; you’ve got players from King of Prussia, Drive by Truckers, Japancakes and more. They’ve quietly announced their debut album, Mansions, which comes out on June 27th via Soft Magic Records, so perhaps we should visit their music. There’s almost a folk indiepop vibe going on, interwoven with pedal steel and strings; it’s the best sort of orchestrated pop music, offering up lighthearted joy for us all. This is just the sort of gem you expect from a band hailing from Athens." -- Austin Town Hall

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lyrics

I didn’t ask because I knew the answer, I couldn’t take the pain this time.
She lived with you, she lives within you after, Although there’s no one on the line.

She didn’t ask because she knew the answer, You weren’t ready, yet, to leave.
Our sides are splitting from the calm and laughter, She sees I need you here with me.

And if time won’t tell the walls to breathe,
Then time won’t wait for me.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.

I didn’t call because you knew I loved you, I penned a tune for you instead.
About the girl who’s always dreaming of you, A revolution from her bed.

I didn’t call because you knew I’d be there, Who needs a phone to stay in tune?
We launched a message from the Space Coast, baby, With you family there, last June.

And if time won’t call the cavalry,
Then time won’t wait for free.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.

So put your plain clothes on and awake all your arteries, now!

What can I ask about her that won’t hurt you, what can I do to keep her warm?
About the time you fireman-carried her with you, you never thought of nothing more?
I didn’t ask because I knew it’d hurt you, and I can’t bear to see you cry.
She isn’t gone she wouldn’t dare desert you, she must be watching from the sky.

And if time won’t tell the walls to breathe,
Then time won’t wait for free.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.

And if time won’t call the cavalry,
It waits for you, nor me.
And if all the hills we climbed were seen,
We’d dream the strangest dreams.

We’d be the strangest dreams.

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from Mansions, released June 27, 2017

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Future Lives Athens, Georgia

Future Lives - An Athens spirit folk band w/ Brandon Taj Hanick (King of Prussia), John Neff (Drive-By Truckers), Nick & Sarah Robbins, Cameron Steuart, Annie Leeth, Nicholas Mallis, Daniel Padgett & Nathan Troutman.

Spirit House - Recorded w/ Noah Georgeson (Devendra Banhardt, Joanna Newsom). Mansions - Recorded w/ Jesse Mangum (Black Kids, Elf Power) & mixed w/ John Keane (R.E.M., Vic Chesnutt) ... more

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