Existential Dread Capricious Joy/Existential Joy Capricious Dread

by New Ben Franklins

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1.	Epistle To The Listener (from Locke) 03:27	info	buy track
2.	Sometimes I Don't Like You Very Much [album version] 03:21	info	buy track
3.	The Enemy 04:00	info	buy track
4.	Not Enough 04:33	info	buy track
5.	Only Makes It Worse 04:21	info	buy track
6.	There Is A Darkness 05:12	info	buy track
7.	Be 08:02	info	buy track
8.	Keep Us All 04:10	info	buy track
9.	Last Man To See Him Alive 07:33	info	buy track
10.	Monday Morning, Broken Heart [band version] 05:55	info	buy track
11.	Pandemic Lullabye 03:40	info	buy track
12.	Nothing But The Best For You 06:54	info	buy track
13.	You Are Everything 04:03	lyrics	buy track
Head in my hands And it looks like rain again I could float away To castles in the sun You are everything in the world to me Watch me go like never before And it's touch and go I'm falling through the floor You are everything in this world to me Vision was strong I saw through your eyes And time stands still When I look to the skies You are everything in this world to me
14.	Piney Creek Road 04:43	info	buy track
15.	My Greatest Fear 04:26	info	buy track

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The long-awaited double album from Denver's New Ben Franklins explores the existential dichotomy of life. Songs explore the depths of friend's suicides, while others explore the mystery and joy of welcoming a new life into the world. The joys and heartaches and expectations and fears of living in this mad, mad world are presented here in a collection of songs that are full of honesty and soul-baring emotion. These songs also find the band experimenting with new sounds and textures in their music, and herald a return to the true art of album making.

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released November 3, 2023

all songs copyright 2023 DaVo Songs
all songs - words: devoe - music: new ben franklins
except “you are everything” by reed/wolfenden/phillips/chillington
mastered by jadewerks
engineered and produced by david devoe
recorded at dingo’s kidney iii
layout and design by david devoe

new ben franklins were:
bobby taylor
david devoe
jeremy ziehe
jon dennis
jackie zubriski - backing vocals on “sometimes i don’t like you very much”
bradley weaver - slide guitar on “there is a darkness”
‘monday morning’ sample from the soul searchers via pm dawn

voices on “be”: monica valdez, jacqui mcgee, vicki valdez, gillian cain, donna and warren harrison, jd sipes, hannah spencer, finley grace, ben williams, david wruck, chris simpson, kurt moore, melissa skrbic-huss, marleen braams, pamela good, bonnie fraley, jonna meyer, jody rodney, mike smith, candace walker, helen reikofski.

NBF would like to thank all who have listened, danced, and laughed with us through the years. giant gratitude to our families, friends, and loved ones. special thanks to the NBF musical advisory committee.

these songs are dedicated to those who have gone before us and those yet to come.

www.newbenfranklins.com

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