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5am and I Can't Sleep

by kelz

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chris1ignacio
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chris1ignacio Myyy God! just pre-ordered the limited edition pack and can't wait to get it! My band is playing in LA on May 6, six hour drive, and I'm listening to this album the whole way on repeat! Favorite track: Guitar + Peaches.
cethy
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cethy Dreamy voice, rich sound & crafted with care.
Love at first sound! Favorite track: I Can't Sleep.
Elylab
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Elylab Only 3 songs out and I already fell in love with it, it’s unique and the production is eargasmic. It’s a perfect blend of melow atmosphere complexity, positive vibe and catchiness. If you like indiepop/bedroompop or whatever genre you like you’ll love this album it’s incredible, give it a listen you’ll thank me later.
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1.
I spend my nights thinking of places far from home Guitar and peaches Go well like we did She says bye Fly so high I can see Sing to me We sway right Side by side Count to three Lost at ease I spend my nights thinking of places far from home Guitar and peaches Go well like we did I spend my time staring to spaces for so long Guitar and peaches Is the piece i needed And i don't know what to do
2.
Nice to see you Please to meet you Did you notice the flowers above my head? I’m paralyzed by your own demise To sacrifice, I see those eyes Nice to see you Please to meet you Did you notice the flowers above my head? Nice to see you Please to meet you Did you notice the flowers above my head? Taking up the long way I wanna let the music play Passing around the room again I’ll be there just to take your hand I’m not so sure What to trust no more But they can’t lie I see those eyes
3.
5am 03:38
My friend, Have a good day I can hear you sing
4.
Lover 04:54
Maybe one day, I’ll be playing my songs Everyone will be happy, just singing along I’m just doing my best, feeling depressed Maybe one day, I can give it a rest Maybe one day, I’ll be singing my songs Maybe one day, I’ll be dancing around Finally free, finally happy, feeling safe n sound I’m just doing my best, feeling depressed Maybe one day, I can give it a rest Maybe one day, I’ll be singing my songs Help me take cover Don’t be my lover Maybe one day, I’ll be walking around Everyone is thinking that they know me now I’m just doing my best, playing pretend Maybe one day, they can see what I meant Maybe one day, I’ll be singing my songs Maybe one day, I’ll be laughing around Finally free, finally happy, do you miss me now I’m just doing my best, no second chance Maybe one day, they’ll be sorry again Maybe one day, they’ll be singing my songs
5.
Feel me out Safe and sound I can’t sleep Make believe I feel like i’m passing by Waking working overtime A glimmer lights a smile and then i sigh It feels like i’m passing time away It’s a bright new day Listen to the sound of the strings I play And if you’re wasting time with me We’ll never make it right past three A single picture worth more than that Oh my god, do I have to ask? And if you’re wasting time with me History is a part of we I think I like it like that Feeling real on track We take all day We make all the rules I feel something sweet inside my soul - Driving up and down the coast, and I see the floor (time is never free) It’s a beautiful day, nothing I ever wanted more (babe, why can’t you see?) Kiss you thru the phone, just trying to see what’s right (love we don’t believe) Promise I’ll think about you all the time (5am, can’t sleep)
6.
My Friend 05:27
My friend, have a good day I can hear you sing My friend, have a good year I can’t hear you sing Funny how in the things that we do We fuck around, and then we got no clue I don’t know when I’ll see you But it’s cool My friend, Have a good day I can hear you stay My friend, Have a good year The sun is rising up Oh, the sky is so clear But funny how in the things that I do I look around like I know it too Here I am, sitting next to you And it’s cool to be here too But funny how in the things that I do I look around from red to blue Funny how in the way we move I see stars You see you It’s 2am and I’m starting to relate and then I’m thinking of blue Don’t know what to do cuz I’m stuck here waiting for you
7.
Oh darling, you’ll be fine Cuz time’s a friend in disguise My love is insecure A time I’ll see all yours And I don’t know what to do To sit right next to you Yeah, I don’t know what to do
8.
Adieu 02:39
Too many people need to pass the time Searching for answers Just leave it all behind She says bye Fly so high I can see Sing to me We sway right Side by side Count to three Lost at ease Nice to see you Please to meet you Did you notice the flowers above my head?

about

Kelz’s debut ‘5am and I Can’t Sleep’ delivers us a frothy dream-pop introduction to the mind of Vietnamese-American producer and multi-instrumentalist Kelly Truong. Written and recorded in the middle of the night in her Orange County, California home, these songs tell a nostalgic yet hopeful story following loss. For kelz, carefully looping beats, tinkering with synthetic waveforms, and interweaving guitar picking serves as a meditation--a mode of processing emotions and the inevitable passing of time. Front and center are her airy vocals, recorded in a whisper so as to not wake people in the other room. Each song folds in on itself like a wave’s undertow, reorienting infectious melodies from tracks previous. When asked about the tracks, kelz reflects on the process as “feeling like running towards something” but not knowing what it is. Escape with kelz on a long night drive with this effervescent electro-pop debut.

credits

released May 6, 2022

All music by Kelly Truong
Mixed by Andrew Sarlo, Marisa Kimiko Saunders & Kelly Truong
Mastered by Amy Dragon
Creative direction & photography by Kelly Truong
Design by Tong Li

To my grandpa, I hope you know I'm singing my songs

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kelz Los Angeles, California

indie- electronic/dream-pop project infused with dreamy guitars and synths in a bedroom studio



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