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Artwork by
Sam Smith

Sunrise

from Sandusky, Ohio

June 22nd, 2018
9 tracks
25:28
Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky, Ohio
Sunrise
0:00
2:47
Sunrise
Dave Paulson
[ Tommy and Richard are at their wits’ end and come to blows. After their fight, they decide to keep driving ] Turn off the car, and take a swing You leave a mark, I feel the sting Friends never meant that much to me I’m driving long enough to see the sunrise These towns begin to look the same I start to wonder why we came Can’t let it get the best of me The night’s darkest just before you see the sunrise
2:28

“Sandusky, Ohio” is a rock album inspired by the 1995 comedy film “Tommy Boy,” starring Chris Farley and David Spade.

And it’s no joke.

The album was written and performed by Dave Paulson, an indie-rock singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Paulson — who previously fronted Nashville’s The Privates — was tired of writing songs about himself, so he started thinking about taking inspiration from a pre-existing story. But nothing too weighty. He wanted to choose something fun, personal, and completely out of left field.

Credits

Produced by Jordan Lehning and Dave Paulson

All songs by Dave Paulson

Drums, percussion and cover art: Sam Smith
String arrangement, cello and violin: Larissa Maestro
Violin and viola: Avery Bright

Mixed by Jordan Lehning
Mastered by John Baldwin
Special thanks to Michael Eades at YK Records

Love to all of my Pledgemusic backers

Extra special thanks to the elite Pledgemusic Junior Producers: John Huff, Carrie Thomas, E.G. Cameron, Matt Bell, Ashley Spurgeon, Dylan Allen, Alan Pendergrass, Alexis Paulson, Amy Kurland, Balz Biellmann, Scott Bartley, Mark Wukas, George Van Geem, Denis Deck, Rafael Cevallos, Remo Williams, Ken Paulson, Jonathan Rogers, Andrew Mischke and Josh Watson

YK-056