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Little Life

from Call Out by Martha Groves Perry

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The richly textured, Celtic rock vibe of Little Life is complemented by a folk noir percussion style that gives it a meditative quality even as the groove pulses forward with energy. The track features my Travis picking acoustic guitar as well as a tasty interplay between my cello and my producer’s electric guitar, with flavors redolent of Dire Straits and Peter Gabriel. The result is a dreamy drop into that liminal space where maybe you can breathe underwater or fly just by thinking about it. I tend to write about the small stuff, and this song is a both an intimate sigh and a vulnerable affirmation that every life holds sufficient material for making art.

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She thinks of herself in a very small room
Flowing with whispers of truth
Holding them up like a crystalline bloom
Searching each one for a cue

Good God, tiny circumstance
Good God, rich inheritance

Each crystalline whisper unfolds in her hand
Willing to give up its truth
She closes her eyes and her essence expands
Gathering longing anew

Good God, tiny circumstance
Good God, rich inheritance

Seize her little life, shake it for some truth
Gather up the gold, hammer ‘til it’s smooth
You can catch the sun, shine it where you choose
Such a little life, illuminates what’s true

Galloping poetry flows from her soul
Crashing through every untruth
Curative words that fill every hole
Audacity flowing anew

Good God, tiny circumstance
Good God, rich inheritance

Good God, tiny circumstance
Good God, rich inheritance

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from Call Out, released April 21, 2023
In addition to songwriting, lead vocals, and writing the harmony vocals, I played cello and acoustic guitar and performed backing vocals on this song. Kenny Schick, my producer, also sang backing vocals and played or programmed all of the other instruments. Kenny recorded his parts at Basement3Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, and I recorded my acoustic guitar parts in March 2022 and my cello part and vocals in May 2022 with Steven Glaze at ToneFreq Studio in San Jose, California.

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Martha Groves Perry San Francisco, California

Martha Groves Perry is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in San Francisco, California. Her bold, alternative Americana original music has a straightforward, compelling and sometimes edgy clarity with strong blues, rock, and experimental influences. Her penetrating, poetic lyrics reflect the fearless truth-telling and unbothered amusement of a seasoned, female point of view. ... more

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