Preparing for Flight

by Dan Flynn

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1.	Heavy lies the crown 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Come walk with me I will take you down Come walk with me I will show you around I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for And I won't mind carrying you home There will come a time to travel on your own And I won't mind leaving you alone All that you bring will only bring you down All hail the king Heavy lies the crown The road is long but I'll show you the way
2.	Sunny Autumn Weather 02:37		buy track
3.	Boy, can he run 03:18		buy track
4.	Father like him 02:51		buy track
5.	No through road 03:32		buy track
6.	I used to know an anarchist 02:57		buy track
7.	The state of things 03:33		buy track
8.	Waiting for the riverman 03:38		buy track
9.	Apocalyptic love song 03:56	lyrics	buy track
I've heard it said, it might be there's no turning back In a world gone mad And all we have will be gone forever and then We'll fade to black But don't be sad my love I'll be holding your hand Until the end If all goes well we'll burn down together and then We'll begin again and again
10.	Preparing for flight part one 03:55		buy track
11.	Blanket in the snow 03:09		buy track
12.	Preparing for flight part two 07:22		buy track

about

'Preparing for Flight' is the new album from Dan Flynn and The State of Things. In some ways it's their debut album but really it's not. From 2007-2011 Dan Flynn released three solo albums under the moniker of 'Major Chord'. Then in 2012 Dan met Aaron, Phil and Meabh and together they recorded Major Chord's highly regarded 2013 album Transition (feature album on Radio National, 3PBS, ABC DIG Music, Eastside FM)

Now we have 'Preparing for Flight'.
The bulk of the album was recorded and mixed In Melbourne's Head Gap studio while some tracks were recorded in Dan's home studio. Some of the new songs are finger-picked folk ditties, while others are full band productions. Some of them have pop leanings, others are drenched in atmospheric synth, but all of them are highly emotionally charged and fully realised.

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released October 16, 2015

Dan Flynn - vocals, guitar, synth, keyboard
Meabh Friel - vocals, mandolin, tin whistle
Aaron Pepper - drums, piano, guitar
Phil Collings - bass, ukelele
Kate Connor - violin
Bob Streckfuss - vocal sample on track 10

Tracks 1,3, 5-9, 12 recorded by Neil Thomason at Head Gap Studio Melbourne.
Tracks 2, 4, 10, 11 recorded by Dan Flynn at Shakespeare Ave, Melbourne.
All tracks mixed by Neil at Head Gap except track 10 mixed by Dan Flynn.

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Dan Flynn is a Melbourne-based songwriter and producer.

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