Name: Shake the Gates
Duration: P00H03M41S
Description: “Shake the Gates,” was inspired by Bill McKibben’s groundbreaking, 1992 experiment on media overload, documented in his book The Age of Missing Information.

Shake the Gates

from Shake the Gates EP by Talley Summerlin

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“Shake the Gates,” was inspired by Bill McKibben’s groundbreaking, 1992 experiment on media overload, documented in his book The Age of Missing Information.

lyrics

Well, here we are singing jingles to ourselves
We should be shouting hymns up to the angels
The angels, the angels

Shout like you mean it, shake the gates
Shout like you mean it, shake the gates

Oh, the ridicule of hope will erode your very bones
Leave that thing alone and come back home
Come back home

Shout like you mean it, shake the gates
Shout like you mean it, shake the gates, the gates

I’ve done my time running to the lights and the noise
Looks like the fire’s glow, it looks like the fire’s glow
But it won’t keep you warm tonight
Keep you warm

Meet me on the ridge to watch the water rise
Up above the bridge, and up above our pride
Up above the program, up above that spell
Up above the spectacle brought to you by hell
Brought to you by hell
Welcome, welcome

Shout like you mean it, shake the gates
Shout like you mean it, shake the gates, the gates

Shout shout
Shout shout
Shout shout

credits

from Shake the Gates EP, released July 10, 2012
Production, mixing and overdubs were completed in Fayetteville, Arkansas, by Talley's brother and former band mate, Mark Summerlin, guitarist, backing vocalist, and music director for Grammy Award-winning, international pop star Seal. Brother Paul, also currently touring with Seal, added backing vocals and keyboards to the EP as well.

Basic tracks were recorded and produced by Andy Sharp at Scharf-Sharp Farms in Austin, Texas. Sharp’s previous credits include engineering and production assistance for Sheryl Crow, Spoon, and Blue October. The drumming of Austin’s Chris Searles – formerly with Shawn Colvin and Ian Moore, now on tour with Alejandro Escovedo – is a solid, steady highlight of each track.

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Talley Summerlin Brattleboro, Vermont

Talley Summerlin’s songs are about protest, possibility, life as it is, and the world as it could be.

He was once lead singer and lyricist of a band called BE.

In January, 2011, Talley Summerlin released his first solo material, a digital single for his song “Alright With You.”

In July, 2012, he released a 3-song EP called Shake the Gates. ... more

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