Social Creature

by Youth XL

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1.
September 02:12
Oh man, here we go again Maybe this time it’ll be different But I don’t know… Feels the same. Same name clogging up The same drain So this September Make your choice: me or not? Hope ya won’t have to think twice about it I’m thinkin’ once should be enough Finding your handwriting on my stuff Well, it makes it tough I’m trapped in a reality that I’m making up Time is running out and yet it’s infinite Oh man, here we go again
2.
Salad 02:34
Oh tryin different diets Just to keep your sugar levels at a comfortable position Studying nutrition Man, you know the human body Was never to stomach all this brightly colored garbage Doctors now discourage you from eating carbohydrates Simple little sugars that your body tries to breakdown Then your body BREAKS. DOWN. Cut out steak and chicken Look what’s on your plate now It’s a nice green salad It’s a nice green salad It’s a nice green salad Then it’s gone You’re hungrier than when ya started Eating healthy like my mom Cuz eatin healthy keeps me strong I go to grocery stores Buy organic but it’s difficult Costs so fuckin much You know it’s ty-pi-cal To pay $4 for an avocado Not including toast You can never seem to eat what you want! Then it’s gone You’re hungrier than when ya started Eating fruits and vegetables My stomach’s empty buy my heart’s full And I know Sometimes love is edible I’m eating healthy like my mom Cuz eating healthy keeps us strong
3.
Fake Fun 03:07
Get your Fake Fun From some addictive substance Gotta get your Mind right Gotta get your Head up 2020 in hindsight But is your future lookin good? (I hope it does) Take control of your life You can make it whatever you what I’m sick and tired of the wall of excuses you put up Just know: You’re enough! Fake Fun Come on make your own C’mon make your own Gotta make your own Get your Fake Fun From some addictive someone Gotta get your Mind right Gotta get your Head up 2020 in hindsight But is your future lookin good? (I hope it does) (I hope it does) (I hope it does)
4.
Workin from home Flip over the pillow and snooze the alarm Workin from home I’m a Social Creature but it’s good to be along sometimes Oh but you’re never alone You’ve got some faces on your phone and they’re hungry Come on throw us a bone So you’re scrolling through content at the flick of a thumb Everyone’s perfect, but everybody’s so fucking dumb So make the most of it! Yeah make a post of it, baby And maybe it’ll get ya somewhere (well it probably won’t, but hey who knows) Maybe somebody will care Oh maybe somebody will care Oh maybe Somebody, Somebody, Somebody yeah Oh you’re never alone You’ve got some faces on your phone and they’re hungry Oh you’re never alone You’ve got some faces on your phone and they’re hungry Come on throw us a bone… And be a Social Creature Be an over-achiever Be a Social Creature So nice to meet ya Show em who you are Maybe they’ll wanna walk with ya Over the pot-holed pavement And out across the stars And be a Social Creature Be an over-achiever Be a Social Creature So nice to meet ya Be a Social Creature

about

We made a record during the worst year ever. Social Creature started forming as a sort of “B Side” to Text Your Friends, and was written during practice sessions over 2019 and into 2020. These 4 songs represent a shift in the Youth XL sound. A little more grown-up, yet a little more raw.

🍂September is a song about breaking up and floundering around in the nostalgia of past relationships.

🥗Salad is about struggling to eat healthy and loving your mom.

🤪Fake Fun is about the downsides of partying too much, and learning how to create happiness with organic ingredients.

😈Social Creature the song is about the double-edged sword of socia media.

Social Creature the album is about getting trapped in your memories and in your screen. Sometimes it feels like we’re posting content into the abyss. But who knows… maybe somebody will care 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thank you to my bandmates:
@dominickgregoretti aka Glizzy Dom on guitar

@mikeydiamondzzz aka 2 Bev Mike aka Mikey Diamondszzz on the bass

@shaundlarson aka Stick-in-the-Mud Shaun on the drums

I love u bois very much ❤️

Thank u to @sgcarlson and @sansserifrec for helping craft our sound over the last 2 records. We couldn’t have done it without your patience, hard work, and silliness 😘

Thank u @ther_ther_ther and @so.big.auditory for mastering another album for us. U make us sound big time 🥲

And last but not least, thank u @elsafgrant for the genius album art, and for creating these Social Creatures. I’m so glad I found those drawings on your wall. They are a perfect representation of this project.

Thank you for caring ❤️
-Alex

credits

released September 2, 2021

Alex McGuire - vox/lyrics/guitar
Mike Saunders - bass
Dominick Gregoretti - lead guitar
Shaun Larson - drums

Produced by Sam Carlson at Sans Serif Studios
New Haven, CT

Mastered by Heather Jones at So Big Auditory
Philadelphia, PA

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