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Angel Can​’​t Swim

by Slow Packer

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1.
Angel can’t swim But she’s out in the water Flapping her wings Better start looking busy If you never try Then you’ll never know Nothing to do So we stare at the ceiling. Can you carry me? I’m tired Will you wake me In the morning? Can you catch me? I’m sliding I’m sorry It’s alright. Angel can’t sleep So we’re staying up all night Cutting ourselves Just to bleed on each other If you never try Then you’ll never know No turning back So we stare at the ceiling. Can you carry me? I’m tired Will you wake me In the morning? Can you catch me? I’m sliding I’m sorry It’s alright.
2.
No Jacket 03:34
I wish I could offer you protection But I’m just a skinny vegetarian boy I’m not as strong as you imagined My knees are shaking when we walk through the dark Around here everyone has two names And everyone keeps changing the sound of their voices Around here everyone looks the same And everyone believes that they make the choices Did you make the right choice? She tells me “I don’t want a jacket, I want to feel the cool breeze on my skin.” She tells me “I don’t want whiskey, Just let me get to know this pain I’m in. Let me get to know this pain I’m in.” I wish I could offer you protection But I’m just as scared and as green as you are I’m not a soldier or a savior So I’ll just keep standing by you Shaking, as we walk through the dark. She tells me “I don’t want a jacket, I want to feel the cool breeze on my skin.” She tells me “I don’t want whiskey, Just let me get to know this pain I’m in. Let me get to know this pain I’m in.” Let me feel it.
3.
Wrong Again 03:43
Wrong again I was hoping that you wouldn’t notice Caught me crying on a stranger’s shoulder This was everything to me. Wrong again Now I’m counting all the ways you’ve changed Working overtime for fools gold Makes no difference to me. Wrong again Thought I’d have this figured out by now Give me everything I ever wanted Just to take it back one day. Wrong again Why’d you have to tell me while I’m driving? You caught me with me eyes down the road I guess there’s no right time for this. I don’t have enough breath in my lungs for the both of us You don’t have enough blood in your veins to run in two games We don’t have enough love in this room to push a heart through I don’t have enough breath in my lungs for the both of us.
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People change When it rains And now there’s thunder on the horizon Coming our way. Cities fall Under water And now there’s ocean rising up on us A little more every day. I run to the door When I hear a rumble It sounds like the storm outside Is calling my name. People change When it rains And now there’s thunder on the horizon Coming our way

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“Angel Can’t Swim”, the first release from Slow Packer, is a four-song EP that is as expansive and dynamic as it is intimate and personal. In a short span of time, this record takes you on a journey through vulnerability, reckoning, and catharsis. Musically, these songs are full of surprises, using a pallet of sounds that range from indie-rock to alt-country. Each song was written by Jack Victor and brought to life with the help of his brother and collaborator, Mike Henry Johnson, who co-produced and mixed the record. It also features performances from several other singers and instrumentalists, including Carly Taich, Alexa Rose, Zack Kardon, Maddie Shuler, Katie Richter, and Derrick Johnson

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released March 27, 2019

Jack Victor - vocals, drums, piano, songwriting, arrangement
Mike Henry Johnson - guitars, bass, pedal steel, arrangement, engineering, mixing
Carly Taich - vocals on “Wrong Again”
Alexa Rose - vocals on “No Jacket”
Zack Kardon - acoustic guitar on “Angel Can’t Swim” and “No Jacket”
Maddie Shuler - electric guitar on “No Jacket”
Katie Richter - trumpet on “When It Rains”
Derrick Johnson - trombone on “When It Rains”
Sarah Register - mastering

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Slow Packer Asheville, North Carolina

Slow Packer is a collaborative music project between two brothers, Jack Victor and Mike Henry Johnson. The two of them started playing music together as young kids, and performed and recorded with various bands over the years. This project is a return to their roots, working side-by-side to create original songs that reflect their musical background and multitude of shared experiences. ... more

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