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As Sweet as I Was

by JAIALAI

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At least I know how to fall Rest your head Make a mess Believe I’ll show true colors Make amends with something that you’ll probably never get to understand The story goes Fix a hole Sweat your bed Stiff your neck Believe I’ll show true colors When this ends with something that you’ll probably never get to understand Might as well Why dissolve? Might as well Why dissolve?
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Coming like it’s 1984 Heard it like a thousand times or more There’s nothing I can say or do To keep from fawning over you I’m a backseat driver An ill describer When you call my name I see it rise in the flames There’s nothing I can say or do To keep from fawning over you There’s nothing I can say or do I keep on falling over your shoes I’m a backseat driver A backseat driver I’m backseat driving again Backseat driving again There’s nothing I can say or do To keep from fawning over you There’s nothing I can say or do I keep on falling over your shoes I’m a backseat driver
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Casablanca 03:13
I Know I unfold your love Caterwaul, caterwaul Never get outdone I know I unfold your love Caterwaul, caterwaul Never get outdone Don’t call it payback Call it way back, one and done Don’t call it payback Call it play where I come from You said you told yourself You’re not the only one Who’s got the podium and who got droned? I said I told myself You’re not the only one Who’s got the opium and who got sold? I know I afford your love Caterwaul, caterwaul Never get outdone I know I afford your love We can ball ‘til we fall Never sweat outcomes Don’t call it payback Call it way back one and done Don’t call it payback Call it play where I come from You said you told yourself You’re not the only one Who’s got the podium and who got droned? I said I told myself You’re not the only one Who’s got the opium and who got sold?
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Vesuvius 04:19 video
Find they’re one in the same Tell me who’s left to blame Carve my name on a rock As sweet as I was Me I’m shoveling dirt I got used to the curse Everyone’s wading their way Through the flood Bankrolling the commotion Brick with a bow on it Palace guard throwing it Tell me who pays for it Do they love the cause? Who left the palettes out? Can’t see their faces now Smiles from a balaclava Fistful of dollars offered Bankrolling the commotion Always thinking About the future About our need To start a new life Break, break breaking up the circle By the ocean Wake, wake, waking up Vesuvius In case I leave Break, break breaking up the circle Here’s some money Wake, wake, waking up Vesuvius Here’s the key
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On As Sweet As I Was, each song tells a story and sets a mood throughout the EP. "These songs are more bouncy and melodic, which is odd considering they were written at the beginning of a global pandemic,” says vocalist & guitarist Oscar Sardiñas. “But maybe we were trying to contrast the social climate.”

“It's about the loss of innocence and the challenges of letting go and facing the world by yourself,” adds guitarist & vocalist Jovi Adames. “It’s also a reference to looking back and trying to learn from our mistakes and to find ourselves again amidst the world we are leaving at the moment.”

Rounded out by Mario Lemus on bass and Richard Boullon on drums, Jaialai’s goal is to recreate a live feel in their records. Miami New Times says, “Jaialai has earned its title as one of Miami's most exciting rock bands” and As Sweet As I Was follows the release of last year’s debut LP Say So and Culebra EP in early 2020.

"We wrote and recorded this EP during the lockdown and were living apart at the beginning of the writing process so it was a phone and email collaboration in the beginning," continues Sardiñas. "It also comes on the heels of an EP we released right before the pandemic which never received a proper tour so in some ways As Sweet... was us putting on the blinders and staying full steam ahead to stay afloat."

The ethereal "For Today" and powerful "Vesuvius" display the range of a group not limiting themselves in any way. They also expanded with new recording techniques and instruments such as mellotron and xylophone. "Backseat Driver" is a special track for Adames, that sums up many of us at the end of 2020. "It makes me feel a certain kind of way. Like when you struggle in your life and you eventually find a resolve but you’re tired from the battle you fought."

Aren't we all.

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released March 12, 2021

Jaialai is Oscar Sardiñas, Richard Boullon, Mario Lemus & Jovi Adames

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JAIALAI Miami, Florida

Jaialai is a psychedelic rock band based out of Miami, Florida. Their sound may be described as a blend of krautrock, shoegaze and garage rock. The band is comprised of Jose “Jovi” Adames (guitar/vocals), Richard Boullon (percussion), Mario Lemus (bass) and Oscar Sardiñas (guitar/vocals). They released their debut LP “Say So” in May
of 2019 and the "Culebra" EP in February of 2020.
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