We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Last Good High

by Brian Jin

supported by
gelinremi1983
gelinremi1983 thumbnail
Brian K (The Brian Jin)
Brian K (The Brian Jin) thumbnail
Chenél No.1
Chenél No.1 thumbnail
Storm of Crows
Storm of Crows thumbnail
caseywollberg
caseywollberg thumbnail
/
1.
Tune In 00:45
info
buy track
2.
Carry The World 05:07
lyrics
buy track
Maybe you’ll see nothing Maybe you’ll see flames Maybe you’ll say something Or scream away in pain I’ve been my love I’ve been my doubts I’ve seen the city up in the clouds I’ve given time Of which I have none I’ve tamed the beast on top of the sun Maybe you’ll be sinner Maybe you’ll be Saint Maybe you’ll find something Hidden in the paint Fall on your knees Spring in your step Summer your body Wintered to rest I bring my last high The most you can earn The pennies you saved The years that you burned Maybe you’ll remember Maybe you’ll regret Maybe you’ll see coming What you should forget [instrumental break] I rise from the ground To bring you good news How you receive it Is for you to choose Be kind to your brothers Take care of your girls Forget possessions Carry the world Maybe the sun rises Maybe skies are blue Maybe moonlight follows What’s been chasing you
3.
Brian Jin, Rose Alaimo, Mel Diyer - Velvelein 06:07
lyrics
buy track
Velvelein, Velvelein Won’t you keep me in your mind Velvelein, o Velvelein Or will you make me stand in your line I crossed over your solid ground Velvelein, o Velvelein Your mama said you went to town Velvelein, o Velvelein Now all of your choices change the tide Velvelein, o Velvelein But if you leave home it’d be matricide Velvelein, o Velvelein Like the winds out on the plains moan When you grow up maybe you can come back home Velvelein, Velvelein Won’t you keep me in your mind Velvelein, o Velvelein Or will you make me stand in your line You tried to lose me in the woods Velvelein, o Velvelein While you gave all the other boys your goods Velvelein, o Velvelein You’re living too fast and you’re swimming in pride Velvelein, o Velvelein And you don’t care how you made us cry All the time dear Velvelein Like the waves crash without consequence in the sea I’ll forget your checkered past and wait for you to come back to me You grew old right before our eyes Velvelein, o Velvelein I told you I’d wait here, so why’re you surprised Velvelein, my Velvelein I too grew old trying to keep up with you Velvelein, o Velvelein So won’t you let us finish life as two Velvelein, dear Velvelein Like the clouds drift without boundary in the sky Don’t you wish you would have given me a try? Velvelein, Velvelein Won’t you keep me in your mind Velvelein, o Velvelein Or will you make me stand in your line Velvelein, o Velvelein Why you gotta be so damned unkind Velvelein, o Velvelein The only enemy we had was time
4.
Constellation 05:44
lyrics
buy track
Thirteen stars Hang above Tell your fortune Seven beads Lay against her Costa Rican skin You don’t know how it feels To find yourself out in space You don’t know how it feels To find yourself looking through her face She’s the oldest Being to ever Walk these lands Orion and Pisces Et al emblazoned Across her hands You don’t know how it feels To find yourself behind her wheel You don’t know how it feels To tell someone how you literally feel You don’t know how it feels To find yourself in her gaze You don’t know how it feels To find yourself in her way You don’t know how it feels To find yourself in her grasp You don’t know how it feels To find yourself with everything you ask Colored powders Mark the place Where she lay High powers Came from the sun To take her away (Thirteen stars… she calls home) You don’t know how it feels To find yourself with everything you want You don’t know how it feels To find yourself with everything You don’t know how it feels To find yourself with everything there is You don’t know how it feels To find yourself with everything
5.
Notice Me 04:48
lyrics
buy track
What a place for a man to fall Yeah, we’re laying down like whores I wait around by your windowsill Since God closed all the doors Another day I’d have been yours to find Just sitting proud and clean I’m not a king nor a Jack of Spades Just make believe you’re the queen Maybe notice you Maybe notice you Maybe notice you Ma, you know I got some words to say Some thoughts I call my own And there ain’t no hide nor swatter wire Gonna make me change my tone Made you notice me Made you notice me Made you notice me (Instrumental break) Smile to say I had too rough a start To rough to see me through I blazed my trails, watched my bridges burn Just don’t know what else to do To make you notice me Make you notice me Make you notice me What a place for a man to fall What a place for a man to fall
6.
Mike, It's a Megaphone 02:21
lyrics
buy track
Sticking my head up when the air is clear So I know which way to steer the conversation, cancellation, outrage or fear What do I mean? I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone Keeping up with what to purge is what I do So everyone can think like me and you Put the nonbelievers in the disbelieving gulag for eternity. I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone We've come so far from the ancient ooze I hope you were born in the same size shoes Are we still allowed to play "Red Dirt Blues?" I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone I used to have a mic, now it's a megaphone
7.
Revolve 04:30
lyrics
buy track
Do you wish that time was on your side? Do you wish you had somewhere to hide? Well, don't forget to look around at all the wonder you have found and why else would the sky be blue? Only to forgive what you do Is this the good? This is the good. Then where's the bad? Where's the bad? There's none here to be had So, you could be the one we're looking for The one to give us something to explore The violent forget peaceful times The sinner doesn't know his crimes He never once apologized For every time he'd blink his eyes Is this the bad? This is the bad Then where's the good? Where's the good? There's the good Where's the good? There's the good Where? Where? Where? Where? Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) So, freedom is the right to stay the same Survival is the willingness to change Use yesterday to win tomorrow If you're still burdened down with sorrow Don't give life to what they say 'cause finding out will find a way Is this the good? This is the good Then where's the bad? Where's the bad? Where's the bad? Where's the bad? Where? Where? Where? Where? Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) [break] Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center) Oooo, we revolve around the center (evolve around the center)
8.
Brian Jin, Rose Alaimo - Summer Shuffle 03:00
lyrics
buy track
Baby, let me bring you a bottle Baby, let me bring you rare stones Baby, let me buy you a diamond ring So I don’t have to wake up alone Baby, turn off the electric porch light Baby, turn on the radio Baby, lock the door tight and come on over So we don’t have to wake up alone Everybody knows that I’m crazy Crazy over you But if they’d known how I’d changed you I’d never hear the end of the song So baby, pull back the bed sheets darling Pull down the night shades too Baby, turn off the bedside lamplight Now we don’t have to wake up alone Now we don’t have to wake up alone
9.
Northern Lights (Never Seen) 05:51
lyrics
buy track
I feel like a flashback sometimes Fading out of focus as I drift out of your mind It's not enough to make me wonder Why you sly and what you tryin' to prove There's lots of other magistrates polling my approval I feel like a plaything to you Crushing my emotions so you can get to sleep You have me here to share your mistakes and in victory you're easily forgiven There's all the sins you don't commit to put me on my back But you understand the rites of my eyes You're like the northern lights But I've never seen them once in my life You've been here all the time I take from you to keep me haunted Possess you with my fingers and words you wanted said I take it you're not pleased to notice how I vanish slowly every day I take the path that's least resolved to keep my breathing shallow But you understand the rites of my eyes You're like the northern lights But I've never seen them once in my life You've been here all the time, all the time (instrumental) The sunset is an early warning of the demons and the diamonds that occupy my mind Maybe it's this pilgrim's progress Maybe it's a time honoured lie Maybe all you need is me to build your castle higher But you understand the rites of my eyes You're like the northern lights But I've never seen them once in my life You've been here all the time, all the time
10.
Amy's Song (Cabriolet) 02:25
lyrics
buy track
I'd buy you a Cabriolet I'd buy you a Cabriolet I'd buy it today But I ain't gettin' paid You know, still I'd buy you a Cabriolet I'd send you rows o' roses I'd send you rows o' roses See to it you had 'em Right before it snows-iz I'd send you rows o' roses I'd build you a house on the hill I'd build you a house on the hill If the wind got too fright'nin' I'd keep you still You know, I'd build you a house on the hill I'd dig you a diamond mine I'd dig you a diamond mine Even though they don't shine Like that light in yer eyes I'd dig you a diamond mine I'd buy you a Cabriolet I'd buy you a Cabriolet I'd buy it today But I ain't gettin' paid I'd buy you a Cabriolet
11.
Sign Off 00:48
lyrics
buy track
Ok, bye

about

This album started out being several things all at once. It started out being an attempt at huge epic stadium rockers, but also started out being a stripped down folk record (can it be both?). In the process my mother passed away. I have never been this close to death (the entity, not the state of being, or not being). It really got me into a particular state of mind and I just wanted to be finished with the whole thing. There is a lot more to do, and I hope this album carries that message and the message of the value of life. There is a brush with mysticism, and the joy of new love.

I want to give a shout out to my comrade-in-arms, Nil DeSilva who is present on this record despite it being a "solo" album. Also, a big thanks to Rose Alaimo, and Mel Diyer, my label mate and cousin from the great state of Texas. Thanks for helping me complete this everyone. I hope everyone enjoys this meagre attempt at closure and emotional wrestling.

The cover art here differs from what is found on the streaming services. This was the original image for this collection, so I feel like it should be here for your enjoyment (also, the image used for the streaming services is identical to the "Carry the World" single cover, so it eliminates confusion).

credits

released December 20, 2021

Brian Kious - vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonicas, mandolins, sequencing, percussion, qing

Nil DeSilva - drums on "Mike, It's a Megaphone"
Rose Alaimo - bass on "Summer Shuffle" and vocals on "Summer Shuffle" and "Velvelein"
Mel Diyer - bass on "Velvelein"
Mary Kious - vocals on "Sign Off"

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Brian Jin image

Brian Jin St. Louis, Missouri

Brian Jin is a band based in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Band members are:

Brian Kious - vocals, guitars, keyboards, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, tin whistle, singing bowl

Casey Wollberg - vocals, guitar, percussion

Nick Kladky- vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar ... more

contact / help

Contact Brian Jin

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like The Last Good High, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring Riley Pinkerton (aka The Rat Queen) from the theatrical NYC rockers, Castle Rat.
listen now