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The Badlees – Up There Down Here Album Lyrics
"Up There Down Here" captures The Badlees at their most introspective, delivering a collection of alternative rock songs that blend jangly guitars with deeply personal, often melancholic storytelling. The album showcases the band's knack for crafting vivid, literary lyrics-as evidenced in tracks like "Which One of You" with its imagery of "rain that's sports arena loud" and contemplations of life's absurd contradictions-set against a backdrop of melodic, mid-tempo rock that recalls early R.E.M. and The Replacements. Pete Palladino's earnest vocals navigate themes of self-doubt, small-town ennui, and the search for meaning in everyday disappointments, while the band's tight musicianship provides a warm, analog-sounding foundation. The result is an album that feels like a late-night conversation with a thoughtful friend, where moments of humor ("all your pennies are Canadian") emerge from genuine emotional vulnerability.
Tracklist
| 1 | Don't Let Me Hide |
| 2 | Luther's windows |
| 3 | Thinking in ways |
| 4 | Which One Of You |
| 5 | Little hell |
| 6 | 34 Winters |
| 7 | Middle Of The Busiest Road |
| 8 | Cellarbird And Zither |
| 9 | Running Up That Hill |
| 10 | Love all |
| 11 | Silly little man |
| 12 | Second Coming of Chris |
| 13 | A Little Faith / Midway Motel |
| • | A Little Faith |
| • | The Second Coming Of Chris |