← more from
Royal Potato Family
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Lovers & Friends

from You Only Get A Few by Upstate

supported by
fratrain
fratrain thumbnail
Damian Smith
Damian Smith thumbnail
hester52
hester52 thumbnail
/

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Upstate's 3rd studio album, 'You Only Get A Few,' on 180-gram classic black vinyl. Gorgeous deluxe packaging includes lyrics and photos with two panel poster insert.

    Includes unlimited streaming of You Only Get A Few via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 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

about

This was a tune I wrote on the road a few years ago. It was a reflection on the different kinds of stakes wrapped up in our romances and intimate friendships, the ways that we know each other, and the ways that we don’t. The kind of honesty that can flourish in a genuine friendship, and the kinds of lies that romance often begets. The music came pretty quickly, with a marked influence of Lucinda Williams and Tom Petty who I was listening to a lot of at the time. Melanie and Mary tweaked a few lines of the melody in a way that made the whole thing more engaging and less repetitive, and Dylan really got the sonic palette dialed in for it. I’m really proud of how it turned out.

lyrics

I still want to hold you
But I’m glad to know you more
The wounds I’ve got are mine alone to mend
It’s a poverty of spirit
That settles every score
And a lover’s not so precious as a friend

A lover might inspire all the dreams that you reflect
But everyone’s a liar when there’s too much to protect
You only get a few who might forgive all you pretend
And a lover’s not so precious as a friend

When you’re grinning like a bandit
And your eyes are stolen jewels
I think perhaps I’ll love you once again
But that kind of thinking’s foolish
And this life won’t suffer fools
And a lover’s not so precious as a friend

A friend that sees you changing like a person’s bound to do
Might even know you better when your transformation’s through
And when they’re free of all the hopes on which your bitterness depends
No a lover’s not so precious as a friend
No a lover’s not so precious as a friend
No a lover’s not so precious

credits

from You Only Get A Few, released March 31, 2023
Mary Kenney - Vocals Guitar
Melanie Glenn - Vocals, Guitar
Harry D’Agostino - Bass, Vocals
Dylan Mckinstry - Drums, Percussion

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Upstate image

Upstate Poughkeepsie, New York

Melanie Glenn, Mary Webster, Harry D'Agostino, Dylan McKinstry

shows

contact / help

Contact Upstate

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Upstate recommends:

If you like Upstate, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now