If we live like everything is a transaction, we end up feeling spent all the time.
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“Every glance, a business deal.” Each personal encounter converted into units of (distorted) value. But what happens “when the attention starts to wane?” We push harder, with desperate and frantic energy, and wear everyone out. Being TRANSPARENT turns from being warm and candid to cold and blatant.
“You should have kept your victories safe, instead of tangled in the ticker tape.”
Transparent | Michael Boezi
Release date: 1/31/23
CREDITS:
Michael Boezi: Voice, guitar
Dave Brophy: Drums
Joe McMahon: Bass guitar
Andrew Stern: Lead guitar
Aaron DeGraff: Backing vocals
Peter Fernandez: Rhodes, organ
Lyrics and music by Michael Boezi
Produced by Michael Boezi and Dave Brophy
Recorded at Revolution Sound Studio in Charlestown, MA
Engineered by Dave Brophy and Andy Pinkham
Arranged by Michael Boezi and Dave Brophy
Mixed and mastered by Dave Brophy
Cover photograph by Michael Boezi
Cover design by Michael Boezi
℗&© 2023 Control Mouse Media, LLC
Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC, Boston, MA https://controlmousemedia.com
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable copyright laws.
ISRC: QZU4R2300001 / UPC: 055120292798 / Artist IPI: 1126697636 (ASCAP)
Here is the complete set of new singles since 2022: https://michaelboezi.com/singles
In preparation for this set of new releases, I also re-released my entire back catalog last year. They include re-mastered versions with some bonus demo tracks included too.
And just for fun, the humble beginnings of this song – and how I play it in my live solo format:
