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Heart Like Thunder

by Hallie Spoor

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County Road 458 00:57
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This is the end of something, what I don’t know I got a sad dog and a heavy heart to follow I left my heart in New York, but found my soul On a county road in nowhere Colorado I’m coming back to you love on a jet plane But I hope you know that I will never be the same
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Goodbye 03:05
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I am not honest enough, I’m caught in my bluff, I don’t know enough I am old for my age, caught in a cage, that I alone made Years don’t pass me by, This is goodbye to my beloved This is goodbye to where I started This is goodbye to broken hearted This is goodbye You, who calls out my name, drowning in shame, I’m not yours to blame I, I’ve got bigger plans, I hold out my hands, for you to take Years don’t pass me by This is goodbye to my beloved This is goodbye to where I started This is goodbye to broken hearted This is goodbye Goodbye Goodbye
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Julia 02:53
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I remember walking there, dragon’s blood and currents in my hair You didn’t know better, didn’t know what to do, didn’t have the right words, but I am sorry too. Julia, I swore I’d forget you. You said grow up babe, you don’t know a thing, She's just an old friend and some sweet company. But I am much wiser than you’ll ever know, I have the ocean’s ebbs and its woes Julia, I knew I’d regret you. His love was consuming, touch was my flame, burned me so bright I know you feel the same. But I was enticing enough to forget, it’s you he was made for, and your love he kept. Julia, I guess I am just like you.
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Diamond Ring 03:18
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Records and the rain, Heart Of Gold playing on repeat. Dancing in the bars, ending up fighting on the street. Does she make you laugh? Do you miss the way I sing? Am I washed away by the next best thing? A better fit for your mama’s diamond ring. Lying in the grass counting constellations in the stars Smoking cigarettes, made us feel older than we are Does she take her glass whisky neat? Am I more than that, did I make you weak? A better fit for you mama’s… Maybe when we’re older we’ll look back and laugh at who we were All of our mistakes, forgotten with a pain that doesn’t hurt You will take my hand on a sunny street I’ll understand why we’d never be A better fit for you mama’s diamond ring.
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Heart Like Thunder 03:48
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I am floating further from the shoreline Breathing slowly trying not to sink Hearing murmurs of a half-life beneath Can you hear me babbling in the water? Spilling secrets like we were friendly We’re just writing different endings It’s easier to stay, wash yourself away, better to give in Watch the colors fade, as you slip away, choosing not to swim And I look around as I go down Pressure going deeper to the ground I can hear the last words that you sound And my heart like thunder pounds It’s been ages since we’ve seen the water Years can flow by, dried up like a stream Dreaming isn’t what it used to be It’s easier to stay, wash yourself away, better to give in Watch the colors fade, as you slip away, choosing not to swim And I look around as I go down Pressure going deeper to the ground I can hear the last words that you sound And my heart like thunder pounds Pounds Pounds
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Geraldine 03:21
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And I don’t know the birds that sing Or the names of the stars that gleam Not like sweet Geraldine She said, you know, life can be hard. There’s salt inside every smile. But the tears, my dear, make it all worthwhile. And I know things don’t always go our way God laughs at all of the plans we make And I know you think of me every day, but I say, I’m gonna be ok And the boys she loved fell to their knees When they heard her laugh, light like the breeze It’s not that easy for me Not like Geraldine And I know things don’t always go our way God laughs at all of the plans we make And I know you think of me every day, but I say, I’m gonna be ok A year ago he left with the snow And the memories melt all on their own And I’m happy now Happy and alone.
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Shenandoah 03:33
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Oh Shenandoah I long to see you and hear your rolling river Oh Shenandoah I long to see you Way, I’m bound away, across the wide Missouri Oh Shenandoah I love your daughter And miss that rolling river For her I’d cross the roaming water Way, I’m bound away, across the wide Missouri Tis’ seven long years since I last saw you And hear your rolling river Tis’ seven long years since last I saw you Way, Im bound away Across the wide Across the wide Across the wide the Missouri Oh Shenandoah Oh Shenandoah Oh Shenandoah

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“Heart Like Thunder” tells the painful truth that when things get difficult, sometimes it’s easier to slip away than try. Yet, ironically, writing and recording “Heart Like Thunder” allowed me to do just the opposite: to live authentically, to rewrite my stories in their purest, truest versions. When I look at this record as a whole, I realize that I’m much more honest -- and far wiser -- in songs about my life than I am in my real life. Writing these songs gave me the chance to reframe experiences in a way that healed me. In place of villains and martyrs, now I could see the characters as both flawed and beautiful.

I started writing “Heart Like Thunder” in 2018 in a cabin in Woodstock, NY, towards the end of a chaotic relationship with an addict. After months of sadness. I picked up my pen and started writing “Julia,” about my ex’s best friend. In real life, I was angry that he chose her. In the song, I understood that she was who he was meant for all along--not necessarily in a romantic context, but because they shared a soul connection. I found myself reflecting on all my relationships, wondering what it would be like if I were able to rewrite these stories and have real, uncomplicated closure, like the ending of “Annie Hall” when Alvy runs into Annie, and they have lunch in a sunny diner. He parts ways with his former love remembering how great she is, and how happy he is to have known her. He says, “You know, we’re always trying to get things to come out perfect in art because it's so difficult in life.”

What does “perfect” sound like on this album? It’s seeing my grandmother, Geraldine, in her early 30s riding horses in the San Juan Mountains. It’s imagining my ex getting sober, and us walking hand in hand when we’re 70 remembering that screaming match we had in the West Village -- and laughing about it. It’s choosing to pursue my dreams instead of being afraid. If “Heart Like Thunder” has a unifying theme, it’s hope.

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released October 17, 2023

Heart Like Thunder is produced by Hallie Spoor, Stephen Chen (Behaviorist, Ghost Funk Orchestra, San Fermin), and Ted Young (Grammy Award winning producer- Kurt Vile, Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Andrew W.K., The Gaslight Anthem, and Sonic Youth). The record is arranged by myself and Stephen Chen. Instrumentals include Drums by JT Bates (/Taylor Swift/Bonny Light Horseman/Ed Sheeran/Anais Mitchell/Cassandra Jenkins), and Nick Baker (La Lom), Bass by Noah Evan Wilson, Electric Guitar and Tiple by Jacob Matheus (Allegra Krieger, Katie Martucci, Drinking Bird), Violin by Lily Desmond (Sloppy Jane, Brian Falduto), Cello by Elisa Winter, Woodwinds (Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone) by Stephen Chen. Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano by Hallie Spoor, All songs written by Hallie Spoor.

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Hallie Spoor Brooklyn, New York

"If you’re a fan of confessional lyrics and a strong, powerful voice,” writes 303 Magazine, “then Spoor is your girl." Based in Brooklyn, indie-folk singer-songwriter Hallie Spoor has often been described as an old soul. Her compelling vocals and emotional storytelling has led to her nickname, “The Adele of Americana". ... more

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