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Make A Scene

by Sweet Alibi

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    With their dazzling fourth album Make A Scene, Winnipeg combo Sweet Alibi masterfully deliver soulful roots-pop elevated by the luminous vocal harmonies of Jess Rae Ayre, Amber Nielsen, and Michelle Anderson. Produced by Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg (a.k.a. members of indie-pop squad Royal Canoe who produce under the Deadmen moniker), Make A Scene weds rich lyrical themes to wildly accessible songs such as the propulsive “Confetti,” which occupied the Top 20 of CBC Radio 2’s national chart for an impressive eight weeks, building on previous airplay Sweet Alibi enjoyed on satellite and terrestrial radio. Bassist Alasdair Dunlop and drummer Sandy Fernandez round out the acclaimed Western Canadian Music Award winners, whose We’ve Got To album scored 2014’s Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year. Watch for Sweet Alibi on tour in 2022 and beyond.

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1.
Make a Scene 02:41
I keep on writing the same sentence Keep on acting the same way Every part is this a new direction Every change just seems to take me back to the way I came Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Ha ha ha haaa ahhhh Ha ha ha haaaa ha ahhh Ha ha ha haaa ahhhh Ha ha ha haaaa ha ahhh So many reason you need a lesson So many reasons I need to change I keep on running You keep running I keep making the same mistakes Ha ha ha Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene I’ve been searching in the wrong place Caught in a crowd with no direction Can't keep running away Running away Running away Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene Make a scene Start a new love Make a scene
2.
Slow Down 03:25
Happy people in your face We should stop and contemplate It begs the thought can this be sustained Temporary pleasures evaporate Every day is a new rat race Don’t even think of sleeping late Trying to keep up with the trending tastes We’re running out of land to negotiate Slow down We gotta slow down Come on let’s give our heads of shake Old boys clubs are eating off gold plates When half the world is hungry and living chained This sure ain’t a thing we should celebrate Every day is a new upgrade Don’t even think of sleeping late Trying to keep up with the trending tastes We’re running out of land to negotiate Slow down We gotta slow down Wait for a minute and try to slow down Stop to consider it turn it around Slow down Slow down We gotta slow down Slow down Slow down Slow down We gotta slow down Slow down We gotta slow down Slow down We gotta slow down Slow down Slow down Slow down
3.
Same Roads 03:57
I get up late again this morning and my tears fall down I look up and I try to find my conscience I’m in a wrong way and I’ve got to turn around Then I keep on walking the same roads again and that roads keep breaking me down I keep on walking the same roads again ​and that road keeps breaking me ​down I fall back again from where I started Now I’m almost gone I'm so lost looking for direction I try to take it but every way I feel is so wrong Then I keep on walking the same roads again and that roads keep breaking me down I keep on walking down​ the same roads again that road keep breaking me ​down Ahhh, ahhhh, ahhh From time to time I find I still do cry Not knowing where I'm supposed to be I’ll wait for the day when I stop slipping away and feel fine with being me Then I keep on walking the same roads again and that road keeps breaking me down Then I keep on walking down​ the same roads again ​and that road keeps breaking me ​down down ​oh down
4.
Really Great 03:40
Yesterday they made it Now they want to change it Everybody's got to make a mistake When you're making a decision Following the Rhythm It's hard to do but it's really great And it's hard to do but it really great Really great Try to say I'd make it but every time I fake it You know I fell right through the crack When you're making a decision Questioning religion There's a better way to look back And it's hard to do but it's really great And it hard to but it really great It's really great All my life I've been reaching Taking what I'm needing Taking what I'm needing All my life I've been reaching Taking what I'm needing taking what I'm needing All my life I've been reaching Taking what I'm needing Taking what I need
5.
Confetti 03:31
I knew a sweet little lady Some called crazy And her bank was full She had this one idea To teach her money grubbing children That stuff is temporary And you just Can't take it with you when you go There'll be confetti at her funeral Made of money it will be fun for all And the greedy they'll be throwing fits And she'll be laughing down in deep six The day came where her friends shared stories They said her favourite saying was “So it goes” The money blew up in a flurry The perfect grand finale That stuff is temporary and you just can’t take it with you when you go There'll be confetti at her funeral Made of money it will be fun for all And the greedy they'll be throwing fits And she'll be laughing down in deep six Ooooo There'll be confetti at her funeral Made of money it will be fun for all And the greedy they'll be throwing fits And she'll be laughing down in deep six.
6.
9 - 5 03:45
When your heart is heavy Only gets you down No more sleeping No more dreaming Only a feeling feeling Only a feeling You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired When you’re lying steady Only gets you found When your heart is heavy Only gets you down No more sleeping No more dreaming Only the feeling feeling Only the feeling You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired When the world is running And you just can’t stop You can’t start at all You can’t start at all Only a feeling Only a feeling Only a feeling Only a feeling You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re oh so tired You work the 9-5 Just to stay alive And you’re always so tired
7.
La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la I made a mistake Let's bury it deep So far under ground With all the love that we weep I remember those happy days Holding my hand kissing my face What were you dreaming when you were leaving La la la la la La la la la la When did it go sideways When was it right How did you know To give up the fight What were you dreaming When you were leaving I couldn’t have been stronger for you baby I didn’t love you that way Just when you’ve got me spinning in circles Waiting for you to Come out slaying Come out slaying I made a mistake Let's bury it deep So far under ground With all the love that we weep I remember those happy days Holding my hand kissing my face What were you dreaming when you were leaving La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la
8.
Three thousand miles from home In a beat up car and stoned Is this who I thought I'd become The dream seemed easier when I was young Another long drive to go To watch strangers smiling at me in rows They ask is it hard living like the wild ones So I tell em' a bit about where I'm from Momma's here Daddy's there the only thing that stays is the next somewhere. Momma's here Daddy's there the only thing that stays is the next somewhere Oooo Checking in to see what I owe I've come too far to quit and fold Some nights get me so done Going to bed with the rising sun One day I'll build a home I can't put down this life I've chose Oh this way is only made for some For those who like being paid in love Momma's here Daddy's there the only thing that stays is the next somewhere Momma's here Daddy's there the only thing that stays is the next somewhere Momma's here Daddy's there the only thing that stays is the next somewhere Momma's here Daddy's there the only thing that stays is the next somewhere Oooo The only thing that stays is the next somewhere the only thing that stays The only thing that stays is the next somewhere the only thing that stays The only thing that stays is the next somewhere the only thing that stays The only thing that stays is the next somewhere the only thing that stays

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With their dazzling fourth album Make A Scene, Winnipeg combo Sweet Alibi masterfully deliver soulful roots-pop elevated by the luminous vocal harmonies of Jess Rae Ayre, Amber Nielsen, and Michelle Anderson. Produced by Matt Peters and Matt Schellenberg (a.k.a. members of indie-pop squad Royal Canoe who produce under the Deadmen moniker), Make A Scene weds rich lyrical themes to wildly accessible songs such as the propulsive “Confetti,” which occupied the Top 20 of CBC Radio 2’s national chart for an impressive eight weeks, building on previous airplay Sweet Alibi enjoyed on satellite and terrestrial radio. Bassist Alasdair Dunlop and drummer Sandy Fernandez round out the acclaimed Western Canadian Music Award winners, whose We’ve Got To album scored 2014’s Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year. Watch for Sweet Alibi on tour in 2022 and beyond.

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released January 28, 2022

Produced by: Deadmen
(Matt Peters and Matt Shellenberg)
Mixed by: Matt Peters
All songs written by: Sweet Alibi
Acoustic Guitar/ Vocals: Amber Rose Nielsen
Electric Guitar/Vocals: Michelle Anderson
Electric Guitar/Vocals: Jess Rae Ayre
Bass: Alasdair Dunlop
Drums: Sandy Fernandez
Baritone Sax: Kyle Wedlake
Trumpet: Matt Walden
French Horn: Todd Martin
Trombone: Joel Green
CD Design: Jess Warkentin
Management: allan@cominoproductions.com

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Sweet Alibi Winnipeg, Manitoba

There is more than a touch of magic in the luminous vocal harmonies powering the soulful roots pop of Winnipeg combo Sweet Alibi.
The voices of Jess , Amber and Michelle are tightly braided together, as they are in the super-sticky title track of their dazzling fourth album, Make A Scene, or are ornamenting Ayre’s lead on the gorgeously propulsive and contemplative “Slow Down,”
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