Dent / The Diner, by Dan Wriggins

Dent / The Diner

by Dan Wriggins

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1.	Dent 05:17	lyrics	buy track
It’s just like you said Lifetime in the red Army of the dead And I was the kid with the drum How, oh how can it be Anything but a dream It’s all unreal to me The radiator hums I’ve been feeding the dog Working lousy jobs Cruising along Anything but a dream Try and get ahead Your heart breaks again Feeling so imminent How, oh how can it be It’s just like you said Lifetime in the red Paying down your debt Barely making a dent How, oh how can it be I remember you being my relief Now you treat me like some fragile thing Fucked if I know what changed
2.	The Diner 04:15	lyrics	buy track
Poland spring bottle of vodka and OJ Angels of heaven zooming around You got excited telling me a story And I was feeling it Here is the church and here is the steeple We aren't here to expose each other We're here to hang on and lift it up Like when you were hanging with me Hard to believe We used to meet up at the diner I'd be saying the dumbest shit I'd just be rambling on about my problems And you were hearing it Here is the church and here is the steeple We didn't come here to expose each other We're here to hang on and lift it up Like when you were hanging with me Hard to believe But I'm still learning from you I'm still realizing the value

about

Dan Wriggins is a Philadelphia-based songwriter, musician, and poet. He grew up in the town of Yarmouth, Maine, and on Islesford, a small island community near Bar Harbor. In high school, he started playing piano and guitar, and met bandmates Michael Cormier and Peter Gill. He worked on lobster fishing boats before moving to Philadelphia and starting the alt-country band Friendship in 2015, with whom he has toured the US and Canada extensively. He lives and sometimes tours with his dog, Roy.

"The Diner" and "Dent" are Wriggins' first songs released under his own name. They were recorded in an October 2020 session with Michael Cormier and Lina Tullgren at Big Nice Studio in Lincoln, RI.

Wriggins explains:

"Writing songs for Friendship, I would sometimes come up with one that felt more like a solo song and less like a band song. The distinction is blurry. I wrote "The Diner" a couple years ago, and "Dent" this summer. They are companions insofar as they both feature violin parts from the amazing Lina Tullgren, and they share three title letters.

The All Night Diner was a basement venue in Philly active around 2016-17 that my friends and I used to hang out at a lot. It was a special place. There was a nice porch and backyard, friendly people, and a lot of great shows. I don't know whether I "took it for granted" or not. It probably helped me understand that a supportive scene and community doesn't just happen, and I was lucky to be a part of that one. The song could also be about actual diners. My favorite is Annie's in Worcester, MA.

I'm not sure where "Dent" came from. I may have had Willie Nelson's "Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning" on the brain. Most of the song is typical blues about work sucking and feeling like a zombie. But the punchline is "oh and by the way, you leaving didn't help." Peter Gill recorded the guitar part through his boombox, and gave me a tape with very loud hiss. He assured me it would sound good, and that 'Keith Richards did it this way all the time.'"

credits

released January 14, 2021

Michael Cormier- drums, hammond, piano
Lina Tullgren- violin
Pete Gill- guitar
Dan Wriggins- vox, guitar
all songs by Dan Wriggins (BMI)
produced by Michael Cormier and Dan Wriggins
recorded and mixed by Brad Krieger at Big Nice Studio in Lincoln, RI
mastered by Patrick Klem
art by Jon Samuels
photos by Katie Bennett

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