/

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Includes unlimited streaming of Songs of The Saxophones via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days

      $20 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Mini-LP style CD sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Songs of The Saxophones via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days

      $14 USD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Limited Edition White Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    First edition pressed on white vinyl, limited to 500 for the world. The vinyl is housed in a printed inner sleeve containing liner notes & lyrics.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Songs of The Saxophones via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Sheet Music Bundle (Includes White Vinyl)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This bundle includes a copy of the limited edition white vinyl LP and a book of sheet music to accompany the album. All 10 songs from the album are included in this book. Limited to 150 editions.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Songs of The Saxophones via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

about

I listen to a fair amount of exotica music. It’s a fraught genre. This song is intended as a subversive homage, using the form to explore the toxic effects of tourism and the appropriation of island culture, as well as my own role as an outsider and consumer. It’s also about my relationship with Alison, our travel in the United States, and the paradox of searching for one’s self.

lyrics

You saw the cactus bloom; 
its scent filled your room. 
You cried a thousand times; 
and now, you’re fine.

You’d think I’d feel, by now, 
like someone else somehow. 
I’m on my hero’s journey. 
Don’t laugh. It’s not funny.

Aloha! 
Do you even know how wild I can get?

Beside a babbling brook, 
you took me for a walk. 
I stared at the visions everywhere; 
but still, I don’t care.

I see the breakers crash; 
the sand will never last. 
And I know it’s not supposed to stay; 
but still, I want my way.

Aloha! 
Do you even know how wild I can get?
Aloha! 
Do you even know how? ’Cause even I forget.

credits

from Songs of The Saxophones, released June 1, 2018

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Saxophones image

The Saxophones Oakland, California

shows

contact / help

Contact The Saxophones

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

If you like The Saxophones, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Guest host Aly Gillani chats to Sarah Tandy about her new album ‘Infection In The Sentence'

 listen now