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Scatter Plot

by Grocer

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1.
I was standing in line, just killing time looking at my phone in the sunshine Sweat bead dripping like an ice cream cone then I realized... Was I even alive? I coulda passed out cold on my walk from home I could be bleeding from my head on the side of the curb Am I dreaming that I'm even waiting for a dessert? It was 9 to 5 I was just killing time Waiting on a ride downtown side Station glows in a brown light Upright! Based on the facts: I'm pretty sure I'm standing up next to the tracks I feel the vibrations moving up and down from my back and then the knees go, edges blur I'm swimming in a sinkhole I guess it's not that funny anymore Maybe I lost that light, and it's a heavy way forward It was 10 to 5 Seventh inning wasn't winning pitcher pours from the spout and it goes outside Paddy cakes on the slide panning to the middle wasn't much to decide and I'm damned if I try (damn) Standing in the river with a pan in my hand I gotta black tie with a design falling back down, falling on my back I guess it's not that funny anymore Maybe I lost that light, and it's a heavy way forward I guess it's not that funny anymore Maybe I lost that fight, now I'm falling on the floor
2.
What if I climbed back down off the table? Stopped mouthing off to the kids around the neighborhood Put it in park at the farm market parking lot I eye em as they try to buy the fruits of their labor White smoke pouring from a 4-door truck and the stereo’s stuck playing Smooth Operator Reaching for your gun or your sticking out your tongue spitting sibilant scum I’m like “cool see you later” But wow Who you gonna bark at now? Where you gonna park that truck? What’re you gonna drive around? I know you like to back it in But how you gonna back it out? Oh you’re gonna fuck it up? Or are you gonna pass the buck huh? Oh my wow! Who you gonna bark at now? Where you gonna park that truck? What’re you gonna drive around? I know you like to back it in But how you gonna back it out? Oh you’re gonna fuck it up? Or are you gonna pass the buck huh? E-F-F-E-C-T pedal is it a signal chain maze or a short in the cable? Alot of these songs might be long in the tooth like a phone booth dial tone smooth operator Wow! Who you gonna bark at now? Where you gonna park that truck? What’re you gonna drive around? I know you like to back it in But how you gonna back it out? Oh you’re gonna fuck it up? Or are you gonna pass the buck huh?
3.
Needing for what's not It goes on Wanting what it wants It won't go away and it says not today not today Oh it's not by choice I'm toeing the line And I heel after her voice No it's not mine Leave me on the lawn Where I know I'm only growing old A cold hand holds me down Pinned, hooked, I'm frozen now Something says: "Hey what's on your mind" "Hey what's on your mind" "Hey what's on your mind" "Hey what's on your mind" It asks one more time and I'm left to write this signed receipt and when it calls my name I rise to my feet but I fall back down again Oh it's not by choice I'm toeing the line And I heel after her voice
4.
Open Wide 04:10
Oh, let me dig that hole Let me jump inside If I don’t come out, I might not be well Oh, let me dig that hole I’m a pawn in stride If I don’t opt out, I might not be well I open wide! I open wide! Oh, lemme dig that hole There was room inside So it just felt right to lie down as well Oh, lemme eat that whole I don’t need two bites I ain’t asking twice, I want every cell I open wide! I open wide! Oh, let me dig that hole And I’ll crawl inside If I don’t come out, I might die Cuz we’re cooking low But it’s all we know If we come out now, we might not be done Just open wide! Just open wide! Caught in the door but I need to leave Save it for the mood ring I don’t think I trust how I’m doing Caught in the door but I need to leave Save it for the mood ring Hey I’m doing great, I’m improving
5.
Here On Out 02:54
Hey, what’s that song you wrote about me? Hey, what’s that riding on your shoulder? Hey, would you show me when I’m older? In the morning when we’re sober And if you say you’re satisfied, I’ll be on the other side looking up It’s all open skies. You pull me in, I’ll dry my eyes Hold me in your mind. From here on out I’ll take my time Hey, what’s that floating on the ocean? Wait, I think I’m feeling an emotion It’s all open skies. You pull me in, I’ll dry my eyes Hold me in your mind. From here on out I’ll take my time I’ll take after you, give me one more reason to I’ll take after you, give me one more reason to
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“A strong example of what Grocer is capable of, and bodes well for all us fans that Scatter Plot will deliver.” - WXPN

"Another gracefully chaotic track from one of Philadelphia’s hardest touring bands. Grocer is well known for their pop-aware songwriting with bouts of burn-it-all-down dissonance and layers of blissfully effect-driven guitars.” - Glide

Grocer is a band from Philadelphia. Lead by three distinct vocalists, they pendulate between moments of brash atonality, saccharine pop sensibility, and rhythmic acrobatics.

Their compositions are both meticulous and volatile, while their live performances are lauded for explosive chemistry with cheeky curiosity. On their most recent full length, Numbers Game, the band rearranged the puzzle pieces of 90s-influenced rock and dissonant pop into something utterly their own.

Now building on a landscape of polyrhythms and chromaticism that their fans have grown to cherish, they explore new sonic structures in their forthcoming EP, Scatter Plot. Across its six tracks, Grocer reiterates they are just as comfortable with glassy earworms as they are with angular dissonance. They remain giddy, furious and singularly themselves.

A notably ambitious touring outfit, the self-described “road dogs” will be touring the US in March 2023 with a return to Treefort Music Festival in the middle of another lap of the nation. Grocer amuses and perplexes live audiences all over the country and do the same around the globe on their Audiotree and NPR sessions. They are playful entertainers at heart, but not to the detriment of the genuinely substantive work that they create.

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released March 3, 2023

All songs written by Grocer:

Cody Nelson - Drums/Vocals
Danielle Lovier - Bass/Vocals
Nicholas Rahn - Guitar/Vocals

Track 1
Additional guitar by Emily Daly
Recorded at Headroom Studios by Kyle Pulley
Mixed by Marc Whitmore in Santa Fe, NM
Mastered by TJ Lipple

Track 2 - 5
Recorded at Cash4Gold Studios by Nicholas Rahn
Mixed by Dave Vettraino at Public House Recordings in Chicago, IL
Mastered by TJ Lipple

Track 6
Additional guitar by Emily Daly
Mixed by Nicholas Rahn
Mastered by Dan Walker

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