Evening conquers me
I try to stay by your side
Falling on these seats
We slide and slide and slide
The leaning of your body
The line is cruel and far
In shades of breath I'm honey
In light I let you see my blood
Form an aging sitting stone
And form another stone
Identical in its dimensions
And young and unknowing
Now choose which one you'll be
And I will be the other
Strike me like you do
On to another ground
With a forceful blow
The leaning of your body
The line is cruel and far
In shades of breath I'm honey
In light I let you see my blood
I want to be a young mother
I want to be the bar savior
With my eyes I'll build fountains
In my trail there will be glue
I want to be a young mother
I want to hold the last goblet
To witness life in its fullness
To reach down and touch the sand
On sidewalk wide and unending
The pavement collects all my pride
The people they travel so lightly
I walk while they stride
I want to be a young mother
I want to roll up the curtains
In my air there is meaning
With my breath I grow grain
I want to be a young mother
I want to be the bar savior
I want to hold the last goblet
I want to stride without pain
It'll save me from lovers
It'll save me from anger
It'll save me from blankness
It'll save me from anger
It'll save me from lovers
It'll save me from anger
It'll save me from blankness
It'll save me and save me and save me again
I've been carrying a clutter
Made of disarrayed thoughts
And if you feel you're lighter
Well they're all yours
I can feel my back aching
From the weight that I hold
With your newest conclusion
It just weighs more
We are motionless and then we spiral
I am so tired
It is pulling us, it is time
Make up your mind
I hope when it's over
When you know what you want
I hope I believe you
I sure hope that
Till now I got by
But it can't last a long while
I've been patiently waiting
I'm worn out
We are motionless and then we spiral
I am so tired
It is pulling us, it is time
Make up your mind
Every little consequence tends to flood or burn
Following changes in following days will likely do the same
When the pain spreads to the limbs
they move so slowly
Rapid movements decelerate to a quiet drifting
And despite its randomness I find it almost soothing
Now there is no pain
The fire and water go through me
That is why why why I don't know
Of a safer way to be moving
Any change in pulse carries petrifying strokes
So I bind myself to this course
Making sure I am never shaken
Gradual and dull
Sterile and informed
Falling back from mighty streams includes the tiny channels
It makes me ramble aimlessly
It makes me want to reconsider
But doing that will put me back there
And it will be the same
Once again I'll soak or I'll crumble
Once again I'll wonder what I prefer
Because I'm not sure which one sounds worse than the other
That is why why why I don't know
Of a safer way to be moving
Any change in pulse carries petrifying strokes
So I bind myself to this course
Making sure I am never shaken
Gradual and dull
Drifting on and on
We already know the outcome of this one
Yet we watch repeat renounce and form a pattern
All that's left is waiting
It's the pace that is changing
It's embedded in me and in you alike
When it happens it will strike us hard
How could we anticipate it
All we ever wanted was to lie
Our vision is stained and broken
What came upon us is so cold and foreign
The point has come where it can no longer be undone
We have failed to speak instead we passed and passed the time
All we ever wanted was to lie
But never again
Not ever
Not till the next one comes
I just have to know
When it subsides
Will we be floating
Facing downwards
Or facing up
The more we have to plea
The more we desire
Desire has no use to me
When my eyes are gazing at the water
I've seen a falling
Particles of a dark night
I've heard its calling
And I did not hide
Because where we are at now
So loud are the chimes
All of our choices
They rhyme
They have to rhyme
Underneath the light of fluorescent lamps
You remember how you used to swing in and out of your slumbers
All you wanted then was to be alive
Carried by a dozen hands
Alternating the sun's with the moon's light
You'll miss that when your fears show
You'll miss that when you lose another battle
You'll miss that yes it's so nice to remember
How peaceful you were but no longer
You only grow
And things are looking sadder
No more being held
Without guilt or a prescription
With your feeble arms
All stretched and unable
All stretched and unable
You'll miss that when your fears show
You'll miss that when you lose another battle
You'll miss that yes it's so nice to remember
How peaceful you were but no longer
Roll me over to that remote spot
Where the scenery isn't likely to excite nor even reach my open heart
Push the lid down so I won't see a thing
The sights are twirling spinning in a motion that blends them so awfully
Right after this bump
Let me go
Let me roll
Somebody's already sitting over there
Holding slight resemblence to that writer who decided to commit himself
If I ask him kindly he might help and give a push
For he knows what it's like to redisover what was already in use
Whoever you are
Be patient
Somebody cried
And you know that while
cheeks aren't dry you wouldn't complete a cycle
Be patient
All by myself now
Making every single word count
Shoelaces
Ant
Small stone
No matter how or where you are
Be Patient
Somebody cried
And you know that while
cheeks aren't dry you wouldn't complete a cycle
Be patient
I saw your hand's been hurt
Reach for a bandage
It's time for you to get better
With every move you make
My heart meanders through landscapes of concern
Slow down on slides
Ease your turns
Danger is all around
You need to learn
The likes of you are free to clash and batter
You are too much to leave unprotected
I'll protect you
I'll sing you a lullaby and you'll stay home
Danger is all around
You need to learn
And when it's your time to shine I'll know
Slow down on slides
Ease your turns
Why are you running away?
It's always been for your sake
I feared your body would break
Stay near
I remember now
It was summer
We said our final words
And every now and then you saw me passing
Till you didn't see me anymore
A gust had left we wandering
I was following its sound
You asked for one so here it is
We have both done better in the past
Lowering the screens down to the windowsills
Before the wind will touch our skin
It is no surprise that by this time you are no longer around
When I turned my hands were gray
When I finally turned my hands were gray
How nice- the new album has a write-up on Bolachas.
Bolachas is a website I like and have been following for years now. It’s great to be included and already many new people have downloaded the album. Thanks guys!
If you happen to be living in NYC I’m playing tonight at the Sidewalk Cafe at midnight. 94 Ave A & E 6th St.
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The new album is now an official part of the world and it’s available on iTunes. Use this link to get to its page on the iTunes store. Then, feel free to create iMixes, share them with your friends, bake cakes, and share them with your friends too.
Other news- Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers and BushwickBK were kind enough to post about the album lately. Thanks guys!
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I’ve been waiting for a while to write this post and I’m so thrilled to be doing it now.
The new album is now available for free download and I really want you to have it. You get it simply by filling out the short form in the homepage and then checking your inbox for the download link.
I thought a lot about how to handle this new album and I’m very happy with the decision to give it for free. It’s very exciting. It’s hard to explain but it makes me very happy to know that it’s so within reach. Of course that I would love to hear your thoughts about it (and about anything else too) and any help with spreading out the word will be very much appreciated.
If you liked the music and want to help, here are some suggestions, sorted by the amount of effort:
Any more suggestions are very welcome via comments / email / pigeon. Good ones will be posted and get infamous glory.
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Here’s a video of a brand new song from last night’s set at Sidewalk Cafe. The lyrics are below.
The Way That We Bend and Dent
I didn’t know I was a felon
I didn’t know till you cried
I didn’t know till your side withdrew
I didn’t know I was your terror
I didn’t know till you shouted
I didn’t know till you shouted it was true
Now I’m a vulture
Picking on our own remains
I didn’t know you’d be a mirror
In which I see myself
In which I see I am so cruel
A single word will make you shiver
A single word will do
And I keep saying it to you
How terribly natural
The way that we bend and dent
Like a paperclip in a six year old’s hands
Like a soda can
Or a very old man
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I recently got all the material I need in order to assemble my new recording on the run.
The new album is now looking for a home. Look how nice it is!
First, assemble the materials
Greg, the vicous watchdog
Stickers!
Super secret cards
Greg the vicious watchdog is watching the super secret cards, while being a dog
Take a blank digipak
Take one sticker
Try to find the center, stick the sticker and take a picture at the same time
Stick the front
…and the back
Grab a CD
Place it firmly inside the digipak, which is no longer blank
Grab a super secret card, not prior to removing Greg the vicious watchdog and placing him in a safe spot where he could rest and have a sip of cranberry juice
Place the super secret card in its designated super secret pocket
Raise the album in joy
…and put it on the table, with no less joy
Send Greg off to his next adventure!
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The last time I wrote here was kind of grim so I’m happy to be writing here again in a more cheerful mood and with better news.
Both me and my guitar suffered injuries from that fall a couple of months ago but we are a lot better now and getting back to business. There are news to tell but for now I will keep it short and only say that we should all welcome the new juviley.com!
I’ve been working on this design in the past weeks and I’m happy to finally have it online. It is somewhat of a soft launch though because there are still issues with Internet Explorer (switch!). I’ll be working on fixing these issues as well as adding other sections. Meanwhile I hope you enjoy it!
I’ll keep you posted about other things that are going on soon.
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Hey,
I’m really sorry to inform that the shows at the M Room in Philly and at the Velvet Lounge in Washington DC are cancelled. I tripped going down the stairs to take the subway, fell and injured my ankles. I’m not able to get around now, so making it to these shows isn’t possible. Bad luck, colorful ankles.
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Hey,
I’m playing tomorrow at 7:30 pm at 88 Orchard. It’s a great coffee shop in the lower east side. The show is free and it’s going to be really nice. Hope to see you there!
Juviley @ 88 Orchard
Thursday, May 7th, 7:30 pm
88 Orchard St and Broome St
J/M/Z or F to Delancy / Essex
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The first time I moved to New York City I made myself a habit that almost every time I wrote a new song I sent a rough sketch of it to my family and some of my friends. I didn’t necessarily seek feedback, it was more like a certain desire to share it with people whom I love and who are interested in what I’m doing. They were far away and could not hear these songs at shows or after a delicious weekend lunch (how I miss those!). Actually, when I think about it that’s also one of the main reasons why I started using Twitter and writing this blog for the first place.
Now I’m here again and I’m thinking whether I should make this habit public and post sketches of some new songs here. I’m not doing it yet because I still need to think about it some more, but if you care to share your thoughts I would love to hear them.
Will you be interested in listening to some roughly recorded sketches (of only guitar and vocals) of new songs even though their fate and direction is still unclear? And what do you think about listening to these kind of recordings in general? I usually love listening to early sketches of songs that I love, but the main reason is that I enjoy hearing how different ideas progressed (or didn’t) to the “official” recording of the song and what were some of the key elements that were there from the beginning. Listening to the versions in chronological order may not have the same effect. There’s also the question of whether a song should have only one recorded version, but maybe I’ll save this one for a future post.
Please let me know what you think and I’ll think about it some more too.
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I played at Spike Hill a week ago and had the pleasure to play a couple of songs with my friend Daniel Koren. It was lots of fun and I hope we’ll be playing together again soon. Here’s a picture and a song from the show. The picture was taken exactly as a suspicious looking lama was entering the room, thus our perplexed faces.
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by Sean Lyddon
Israeli singer-songwriter Or Zubalsky had seen considerable success working with such artists as Shy Nobleman, Geva Alon and Daphna & The Cookies when, at 22, he decided to break away and start his own project, Juviley.Having recently released his debut album, How To Miss The Ground, Juviley will be appearing at The Goldhawkin Hoboken on Nov.7.
Juviley treads a path between indie and pop, creating a sound that comes across dreamlike and delicate.The songs are simple, but not in such a way that they are boring, and with titles such as "Go Try Again" and "A Lovely Dream". the overall atmosphere is sunny.Comprised largely of guitar and vocals, Juviley's songs have a sleepy quality that appeals to the tender side of emotion, while his lyrics have a tendency toward the abstract, thereby accentuating the dreamy feel of the music.
As yet unsigned by any record label, Juviley remains an independent entity, powered solely by Zubalsky's ambition. Having written, produced, arranged and played the entirety of the album on his own, the young Zubalsky now resides in NYC, looking to perform in the surrounding area in order to promote his music. The Goldhawk is located at 936 Park Ave. Showtime is 8 p.m.For more info on Juviley, to purchase the album, or to keep track of show dates, check out myspace.com/juviley
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They grow up fast in Israel. Or Zubalsky has been playing in bands since 2002, touring European and Middle-Eastern locations throughout. This year, he's gone solo and moved to New York City. Not bad for a kid born in '85 (imagine what could have been without mandatory military service?). The arrangements on his solo debut are simple, almost naive. He's recorded and produced the whole thing, with self-generated tasteful accompaniments to the typical acoustic guitar and voice. That voice is thin, and easily breaks, adding drama to this small stories of heartache. "It comes to this," he barely sings in a song of the same name, "an end for a start." It begins muted, as he sings softly to the one he hopes will "Carry on, but cry for me." The song grows and grows, the singer's pain building until finally washing away with an off-rhythm electric guitar lead. It's rainy-day music, ballsier than Iron & Wine, but now quite at the Belle & Sebastian level of development. Just imagine what he'll be able to do when he can rent a car.
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by John Siwicki
Israeli Singer/Songwriter Zubalsky or his pseudonym Juviley has crafted one beautiful debut album. He has written arranged produced and played nearly every instrument on the album. Having recently relocated to New York Juviley is ready. The album displays a very delicate beauty on the record. Some of Juviley's influences are clearly Yo La Tengo, Nick Drake and Belle & Sebastian. His sweet melodies are heartbreaking as you listen to this very simply but well crafted songs. On the first track "Fallen Leaves," you really feel like Juviley is sitting in the the room with you singing to you. It has that very simply and charismatic type charm all over it. "Two Small Wonder" is a perfect song for a seaside. "Annie" is a sweet and tender love song. While, "A Lovely Dream" auctually caused me to fall asleep while writing this. The horn section really brings a lot to the song and gives it a strong finish. Juviley's debut album was a very charming listen. He has that sweet type of voice like the Belle & Sebastian gentlemen that can just let you listen to him over and over again.
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Sometimes the driving down the music highway demands that you crank up the volume, slam it into overdrive and just rock the miles away. But sometimes you are compelled to go off-road; to explore the road less taken. At those times you just gotta slap it into "M" for "Mosey." A great soundtrack for those meandering excursions of whimsical introspection would be How To Miss The Ground, the debut solo project by indie Isreali artist, Juviley.
This twelve-song collection of musical musings covers such lofty subjects as love and loss, dreams and reality, heartbreak and redemption. "Fallen Leaves," the album's opener, gives an appropriate impression of what the rest of the project is going to sound like - simple melodies, fragile vocals, deftly strummed acoustic guitar occasionally embellished by cello, lap steel, and other exotic and mundane instruments.
As a musical poet, Juviley owns much in common with such classic 60's counter-culture icons as Cat Stevens and Paul Simon, and to a lesser extent with latter day folk heroes like Dan Fogelberg and Kenny Logins (in his mellower moments). "Two Sail Wonder" captures the feel of the Simon & Garfunkel's "59th Street Bridge Song," while "Annie" manages a mellow metaphor for the inertial that maintains the status quo.
Juviley might not possess the greatest voice in the world, but it is an honest voice that meshes well with the street poet sensibilities of his music. How To Miss The Ground is a good bet for misty mornings and hot cocoa, particularly in the autumn of the year, when you are pondering your past and wondering how you can make next year better.
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Or Zubalsky, also known as Juviley, played with numerous indie pop acts from his native Israel, touring all of Europe as the drummer of acts such as Shy Nobelman and Daphna & the Cookies. As he set out on his own, he moved to New York and was able to create his debut album, How To Miss The Ground, an articulate collection of songs sure to warm your soul with pleasant melodies and story-like lyrics.
How To Miss The Ground mixes a lot of influences here, from Brian Wilson to Belle and Sebastian, managing to create an acoustic dream with the kind of tunes that'll lift your spirits during a rainy day. There's an innocence in his lyricism, whether he's talking of happiness with another ("Two Sail Wonder") or sliding down chimneys (the fantastic "Carry Away"). He gets a little Cat Stevens-like with the arrangement on the ballad "Mexican Rain" and his voice has a quiet impact just as Damien Rice showed on O. But Juviley carries somewhat of an upper hand with his playful and imaginary way of telling a story and conveying some of the simplest emotions on each song.
Influences aside, How To Miss The Ground is one of those rare debuts that carry a lot of clout. This well orchestrated album comes off gentle and well meaning without being pretentious or overbearing in the way that it's so simple and true. Indie pop has never sounded so good.
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