It’s taken 2-3 years of work, but on June 14, 2024 my rock band Noisy Primates released its second album, arpeggiosso. “arpeggiosso” is a portmanteau of arpeggio and fortissimo. An arpeggio is a type of broken chord in which the notes are sounded individually; fortissimo simply means “very loud.”
Taken as a psychological overlay, arpeggiosso speaks to the brokenness of a whole—which is to say that we’re all broken in some way—and the need to declare ourselves rather than remain shamefacedly silent in the light of who we are.
This, then, is a collection of songs about desires, deficiencies, and demons. It’s about love, longing, and life. It’s acknowledgment and acceptance.
It’s about me, but it’s about all of us.
- Mememento Mori — Live for today because tomorrow is promised to no one.
- Victories — The opportunity to grab victory from the defeat exists in every moment.
- I Don’t Know What This Is — This is one strange roller coaster of a ride, but whatever the twists and turns, I have you.
- All I Know/All We Need — The growth from innocence to understanding is easier and more joyous with a partner.
- The Verge — It takes courage to put intentions to words, but we must if we are to have any chance at love or at living our best lives.
- The Battle is Joined — A meditation on mortality and grief: The only way out is through.
- Fortune Favors the Bold — Almost the most basic of encouragements: Be bold.
- Keeping Fear at Bay — Fear as part of the human condition. How one responds to it matters.
- Noisy Primates — We’re all noisy primates.
- As It Could Be — What an amazing world.
- The Undisciplined — “Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same.” But you can alter the course of the future by acting today.
- Suite Imperfection — You don’t have to change who you are. Who you are right now, imperfections and all, is enough. Love yourself.
Credits
pre-released May 9, 2024 on Bandcamp
Released on all other platforms June 24, 2024
Album cover and design by Garr Montalbano
Your noisy primates on arpeggiosso:
Ty Davison
Vocals, keyboards, synths
Brendan Kuntz
Drums
Tom Frances
Electric and acoustic guitars
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Rich Gray
Bass
graymatteraudio.co.uk
Elisha Davison
Backing vocals on Memento More and Fortune Favors the Bold
Gina M.
Vocals on All I Know/All We Need
Clay Collins
Backing vocals on The Undisciplined
www.claycollinsmusic.com
German Dmitriev
Strings on Suite Imperfection
Mauricio Miranda
Keyboards on I Don’t Know What This Is
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Zachary Gordon (Driftwood Productions)
Mixing and Mastering
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THANK YOU
Erin Lilly-Davison
“…whatever it is, I love you”
Bret, Jonah, Elisha, and Jillian Davison
Garr Montalbano
Your support, friendship, and talent has once again allowed me to create something better than it would have been. I remain grateful.
To so many of my friends who have made this journey much more than it would otherwise be: Abby, Andrew, Bernard, Brittany, Bruce, Carol, Christine, Corey, Dave, Debi, Dennis, Dynee, Eileen, Heather, Helen, Jennie, Joe, Jim, Jon, Julie, Karen, Katrina, Kelly, Linda, Liz, Maria, Mark, Matt, Maurice, Robyn, Shan, Stacy, Susan, Suzanne, Terri.