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EXHIBIT

by Jenny Owen Youngs

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ejs7c4 Jenny's music always has such an air of exploration and nostalgia for me, and this album is no different. I can't believe I only found it a couple of weeks ago, but it's absolutely fantastic. Favorite track: Here Comes the Monster.
Jamie Tucker
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Jamie Tucker This whole album is beautiful and I love that it was inspired by different museums. North Star is one of my favorites, its lyrically beautiful. Thank you Jenny! Favorite track: North Star.
Linda Hake
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Linda Hake raw,
unique,
a still life with its own soumdtrack
love.
xcrystaal13x
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xcrystaal13x so peaceful and so calm. Jenny is so talented.
bleach226
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bleach226 As a museum professional, I think what I love most about this album is hearing the results of inspiration. It's just such an incredible project. Favorite track: North Star.
mark glanville
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mark glanville Such a lovely idea for inspiration. We should all spend more time in museums - they're full of things to learn about. Favorite track: I Can't Resist.
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HERE COMES THE MONSTER Here comes the monster so ready yourself A cupful of ashes, a knife in your belt Here comes an answer that I harpooned Dragged it to deck now, so we should know soon No not another lie from me or you Oh no it's coming round just like you said Can't keep my promises, can't keep my head I'll bring the gunpowder you bring the lead Crossed up my fingers and let the cord rip With barely a whisper we set you adrift You might not come back love, but what if you do? Hammers and torches just waiting for you No not another lie from me or you Oh no it's coming round just like you said Can't keep my promises, can't keep my head I'll bring the gunpowder you bring the lead How can you lie when you're about to die
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In-Betweener 03:10
IN-BETWEENER I came back from the well without a trace of water But I won't ever tell cos I'm my father's daughter Give a little take a little that's how it go Waiting to remember that you know what you know You follow the leader and I'm an in-betweener so it goes I need a believer but you gotta see it so you won't Oh no you don't Evening creeps in slow - we dig in double silence Can't say as we go if it's mindful or it's mindless Usually you're crawlin through the back of my head Reading to my quiet from the Book of the Dead You follow the leader and I'm an in-betweener so it goes I need a believer but you gotta see it so you won't Oh no you don't I hate the space you leave behind It's missing and it's mine I get lost then I get found When you come back around You follow the leader and I'm an in-betweener so it goes I need a believer but you gotta see it so you won't Oh no you don't
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I CAN'T RESIST Time has told me there's not enough of it for me to make a comprehensive list of the things you do that make me lose my grip Whether you are wearing shirts and pants or performing your naked sexy dance we both know that I don't stand a chance If you were the army I'd be the first one to enlist I can't resist I try hard to remain in control but I cannot be held accountable for those things you do that cut me to my soul Like when I catch you reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince I can't resist
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Sandstars 02:47
SANDSTARS Lonely can't be all that you see Used to be something Now it's all nothing Alle alle oo Sea sand stars Made a paper constellation Laid out the embers Sewed the mistakes into my skin But I can't remember Where I am meant now to begin Alle alle oo Sea sand stars
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North Star 03:51
NORTH STAR I need it I need it more than I can say I need it The spaces The space grows larger every day The pull comes So I abide and shove away You're my north star and I'll follow you home Hydrogen + oxygen I want it In my blood and in my bones I want it A compound An element to call my own And I thought If I was gone you'd be alone You're my north star and I'll follow you home Hydrogen + oxygen
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War Horse 02:24
WAR HORSE The spirit it moved me It led me to do these Things that I don't know how to explain A feather a chalice An imperfect balance Waiting to be set against the grain And I'll never have to go back home again Take me away I don't care where I land Better on a war horse Than in someone else's hands Thought it was my place To watch the country bleed Don't know how I became The girl who they believed The saints knew they told me What to do I only Listened well and did the things they asked And time moved as time does A flame and what once was Present quickly moved into the past And I'm certain I was never meant to last Take me away I don't care where I land Better on a war horse Than in someone else's hands Thought it was my place To watch the country bleed Don't know how I became The girl who they believed
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Firefight 02:41
FIREFIGHT You don't call You don't write Not since the fall Not since the firefight Well you believed it was the end of the world The last I saw of you, you cried... Strapped in tight, and waved goodbye And so far You don't call You don't write Not since the fall Not since the firefight
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Keep Me Away 03:05
I know what you're thinking I thought it myself No you can't fix me And I don't want your help Go on, ask your father And his father before That piece you been missing I think they call that the door I need what I need You can't keep me away How could I hurt you Well I'll tell you how First you come near me Then I take you down My love is deadly A slow wrecking ball You'll know that I'm done love When there's nothing at all I need what I need You can't keep me away You can't hurt me No you can't stop me You can't keep me away
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Landslider 03:11
LANDSLIDER Don't have the answers - no, not one I was a landslide but now I'm done Ripping myself apart Looking for ways to start I know better now Water rising fast Carry me carry me Water rising Carry me away Mighty Ursa Major Follow me follow me Mighty Ursa Major Follow me I don't need you anymore I'll leave you buried along the shore Telling a tale to who? Anyone passing through I know better now Water rising fast Carry me carry me Water rising Carry me away Mighty Ursa Major Follow me follow me Mighty Ursa Major Follow me Don't have the answers - no, not one I was a landslide but now I'm done
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FIRST MATTHEW Matthew my love, I know how this ends First you lean over, then you fall in Run yourself raw for any blue eye But reflections are just made of water and light Matthew my dear, they're coming for you So keep your sweet head down whatever you do Your gut says to flee, your heart says to fight But I say remember the water and light Matthew my love, I know what comes last The stall and the stutter and then the collapse Your body's a goner but your soul it glows white You always were made up of water and light
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EXHIBIT is a new serial song project with a simple premise:

Every Tuesday for 8 weeks I will spend time in a New York City museum. Within one week's time, I will compose and record a song inspired by the visit.

Click on any song to visit its individual page, where you can see song art, read lyrics, learn about the inspiration for the song, and more.

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released December 4, 2012

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Avalanche, Youngs’ exceptional debut for Yep Roc records, offers up an achingly beautiful exploration of loss, resilience, and growth from an artist who’s experienced more than her fair share of each in recent years. The songs are deceptively serene, layering Youngs’ infectious pop sensibilities atop lush, dreamy arrangements that often belie the swift emotional currents lurking underneath. ... more

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