Pick Of The Day: Hello Industry - MaryAnn
"Super chill indie with groovy undertones. Praise music that's not your everyday, squeaky clean, so happy its obnoxious CCM, but real and honest songs that are both relatable and good to listen too."
John McEntire - HM Magazine
"Hello Industry is a smart pop alternative band. I hear elements of the Beatles, Coldplay, U2, Muse, and a pop rock sensibility. A nice mix of keyboard and guitar make for an enjoyable listen. I use the words nice and enjoyable because Nathan Peterson's vocals are just that. At a couple of points, he reminds me very much of Neal Morse ("Make Believe"). I sense a "worship" band under the surface, but I could be mistaken.
Strong tracks are "Supposition", my favorite "You", and the ballad/slow rocker "Here Comes The Sun". Overall, this disc deserves radio airplay and repeated listens."
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released 22 January 2008
WRITTEN AND RECORDED BY NATHAN PETERSON
PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY HELLO INDUSTRY
MIXED BY NEERAJ KHAJANCHI AT NK SOUND, L.A.
MASTERED BY RICHARD DODD, NASHVILLE
ART BY JT DALEY
LEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, AND PROGRAMMING BY NATHAN PETERSON
ELECTRIC GUITAR BY BRETT ELLEN
KEYBOARD AND BACKGROUND VOCALS BY HEATHER PETERSON
BASS BY JAMES ROSS
DRUMS BY NICK STRIEGEL
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE GROVE CHURCH FOR LENDING THE AMAZING ACOUSTIC SPACE FOR THIS RECORDING
does it ever feel like
too much time has gone by
was it ever real or
was it just in my mind
does it ever feel like
the most important lie to tell
i wasn't ever safe here
not even from myself
when the cold night arrives
would you even hear me cry
would it ever reach your ears
could you save me by surprise
does it ever feel like
an empty chair where someone goes
and it's everything but
you won't lift your head up no
does it ever feel like
you set this table for yourself
i wasn't ever safe here
not even from myself
Track Name: MaryAnn
She carves her path with her eyelids
She, she knows she’s lost but she won’t look back
She is farther now than she’s ever been
Oh, don’t you know, that’s the way it goes when you’re MaryAnn
It’s like a discontinued TV show
And once you were gone you were forgotten
It’s like the world stopped watching years ago
And once you were gone you were forgotten
You, you know where she’s coming from
You know where she’s going and it’s not good
You pretend like you just can’t understand
Oh, but you know there’s no difference at all between you and MarryAnn
It’s like a discontinued TV show
And once you were gone you were forgotten
It’s like the world stopped watching years ago
And once you were gone you were forgotten
O, and they tell you lies
And hope you never see inside
O, that you’re so much more
And you could never be ignored
And in spite of all of their reviews
You’re my favorite show
I’ll never miss an episode
Track Name: Ugly
i'm sorry you're too ugly for my club
you're not cool, you're just not enough
it's obvious you don't belong here
you're not quite right for this atmosphere
you're no good
you're fat, your hair doesn't look the way it should
they're carving out your life for you
tell you who you are before you know
carving out your life for you
they're carving out your death for you
tell you that you're dead before you go
carving out your death for you
but you're here today
and what if you're still good
what if you're just fine
what if your hair looks exactly like it should
Track Name: You
You, you made me with your eyes, you know everything inside me
You, you shaped me with your hands, that’s why you understand me
I, I’m falling, falling down, as dirty as the ground I fall to
And I run down to the water, knowing I can be cleaned by you
And I close my eyes a captive, and open them in freedom
Why, would you care about me Jesus, look upon and free us?
We, we take your gifts and love them, so much we have forgotten your name
I, I’m guilty and I know it, I should be turned away and thrown away
And I’m running through the crowds, knowing I can be cleaned by you
And I fall down at your feet with my face upon the street
Afraid to look upon the face of the one I love,Embarrassed and ashamed to hear my name come
I want to hear you still love me as the day I was redeemed
Track Name: Grass
every year the picture gets younger
and i'm that much closer to being like grass
that fades like a flower in winter
breathes it's last breath and never comes back
but if you'd become nothing with me
i'd have everything
i might be a hero someday
and they'll name an ocean after me
but what if i can't be that somehow
and all that i've done dries like a stream
but if you'd become nothing with me
i'd have everything
oh if you could look inside of me
oh if you could take apart of me
oh if we could make the rest of me
Track Name: Stop The Rain
who can stop the rain
who can make it stand
on the other side
with the other man
who can make the wind
turn the other way
so my fingers numb
and i can feel my face
who can stop the pouring rain
who can take the knife
out of my hand
before i hurt myself
before it cuts again
have you felt this way
can you understand
like a sinking down
or a missing friend
you can stop the pouring rain
no more cold, no more pain
you can stop the blowing wind
and now i feel the sun again
Track Name: Here Comes The Sun
who can say the word
and it comes to be
or light a darkened world
so my eyes can see
here comes the sun right on time again
here comes the sun right on time again
who can make a bird
who can stop all time
or make the mountains fall
or the water dry
who can say my name and call me home
who'd accept me after all i've done
Track Name: Make Believe
it's all about what everyone can get
it's everything i want until what's next
it's always the one thing i can't have
oh, maybe this is make believe and there's a real world behind it all
i thought about another year of debt
i thought about a broken hearted world
i thought about some reasons i should live
it's all about a man i thought was dead
it's all about a price out on my head
it's all about a curtain torn to shreds
Track Name: Pieces
Oh, would you look at all the pieces
Scattered on the floor
Could you pick up all the pieces
That you left there before
You’re going down
But it’s not right now
No it’s not right now
Track Name: Burning Time
I guess you should have known, the truth was in your hotel room
You’re burning time, you’re burning time
I guess you should have seen, the writing’s on the wall
And you’ve been burning time, you’re burning time
I guess success was something different than you thought it was
You’re burning time, you’re burning time
I guess it wasn’t worth the thousand backs you climbed upon
You’re burning time, you’re burning time
I guess you should have listened to your crazy next door lady
Burning time, you’re burning time
I guess the cries of all the blood you shed were deafening
You’re burning time, you’re burning time
I guess you should have seen, it’s too late now cover your eyes
You're burning time, you're burning time
I guess the end’s the end and here's the end so bend a knee
You're burning time
No more killing the weak, no more taking their lives
It’s over
No more calling it "war", no more blurring the lines
It’s over
And no more dodging their tears, no more closing your eyes
It's over
And no more pretending you don't even hear them cry
It's over
Track Name: Over
it's over now, it's over now
you'll never see this face again
it's over now, can you hear my voice
can you hear me say it's over now
it's breathed its last, it's come and gone
the end of it, it's over now