Knock Knock, by (Eli)zabeth Owens

Knock Knock

by (Eli)zabeth Owens

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Kamani (Eli)zabeth Owens’ Knock Knock is an incredible album. It is the conceptual continuation of their album Coming of Age (which you should also listen to), and Knock Knock is both an excellent continuation and a wonderful new album. The vocals, instrumentals, and lyrics are all excellent, and every song fits together wonderfully. Absolutely worth listening to.
Thank you for releasing this wonderful album. Favorite track: Day One.

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*lyric booklet of Knock Knock
*artwork of singles
*promo pictures

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Special Limited Edition 10" Lathe
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Please note that this is an EP version on lathe and features the tracks:
Oversoon
Cliffside
Potion
Layperson
Receiver
Day One

Digital download includes the entire album in full.

Digital download of Knock Knock included with each lathe cut purchase, as well as:

*Handwritten thank you note

*a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

Bonus Items included with both digital & lathe cut purchase:

*jpeg files of single artwork

*pdf of Knock Knock lyric booklet

*jpegs of promo pictures

All proceeds from the sale of this release go to our label and mutual aid fund.
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Digital download of Knock Knock included with each cassette purchase, as well as:

*Handwritten thank you note

*a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

Bonus Items included with both digital & cassette purchase:

*jpeg files of single artwork

*pdf of Knock Knock lyric booklet

*jpegs of promo pictures

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1.	Once In a While 03:59 video	lyrics	buy track
Once in a while I find myself slipping Once in a while I feel my chest rising Once in a while I can’t help but wondering Once in a while I need to remind myself Once in a while It all seems familiar Once in a while It hurts more than I can take Once in a while I shake til I shiver Once in a while I need to make a mistake Once in a while I find myself feeling good Once in a while I ask myself if I should Once in a while I need someone to bother Once in a while I think of my father
2.	Beware 03:16 video	lyrics	buy track
Everyone dies Everything changes If you try to catch it it’ll leave Everything breathes Everything matters If you try too hard to see it it’ll blind you in the night No one said it was fair Just be there No one said it was fair Just be there Just be aware Just beware Is it a stretch to say that We are all a dance waiting to happen?
3.	Hospitality 04:09 video	lyrics	buy track
We don’t have much time To find our love We each walk a line Of mind and of blood Let it flow When hurt finds its way to you Open the door Poor the tea And let it be Let it be there, with you Hospitality Hospitality Let it show When the wood’s all burned down And only ashes remain And everything starts to Sound the same Revel in it Revel in the silence Let it grow Hospitality
4.	The Lagoon 04:06 video	lyrics	buy track
When I was young, we’d go to the lagoon I’d wade through the water in my little shoes Dragonflies would play in my hair I wasn’t scared Dad at the top of the rocks, with his cooler full of booze And I was so brave, I’d climb up those rocks While the peacocks called Oh how the water rushed after a flood It was hard to hold on But I made it… I made it to The lagoon Trickling sounds, Snakes and flowers all around And beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful Greens and browns Hot Texas air, and life everywhere Feeling a million years old and new There wasn’t anything I couldn’t do In that lagoon Next year, the river’s dried up No place for me To wade in the water in my little shoes One day soon I hope to visit the lagoon
5.	Oversoon 04:39 video	lyrics	buy track
When I was a kid I thought I’d die young Wave goodbye to everything and everyone Twenty years go by and I’m still alive… What to do with all this time? Paint a rose and skip a dose, I suppose Prep and meal and make a deal, and feel All the things I do to make myself me What do they mean? What do they see that I don’t? Why does it feel so important to be a thing, to be anything? So I give a hug and take a drug… try to help someone Try to help someone I could never be like you: Wave “Hello” then let it go, just like that Always gotta chase a dream, pull a thing from a hat Maybe one day I will learn Until I do I’ll sing to you so I feel like I’ve earned it All these feelings come and go It doesn't make it any easier, you know It doesn’t make it any easier, you know It’ll all be over soon
6.	Cliffside 04:28 video	lyrics	buy track
I’m on my way up….toward the top I feel the breeze tease my hair...I’m almost there Just one more step now...I can feel it Then I’ll be able to see so far This time it’s different (How so?) Something in the wind… (is there now?) I think I have a chance of finding something more (You’ve said that before) Just gotta keep it up (give it up) Ooh, there’s gotta be an edge here somewhere (Are you sure?) And when I finally find it (that’ll be the day) It’ll all be okay… See the strawberry See the strawberry See the strawberry See
7.	Potion 05:28 video	lyrics	buy track
Why must I drink a potion to feel alive? I think I need to be spoken to like a child Why didn’t mother teach me to touch my pain? Why couldn’t hers do the same?
8.	Reuptake 03:43 video	lyrics	buy track
I don’t feel sad anymore I don’t feel sad anymore… The days are easy So easy… I don’t feel sad anymore I don’t cry anymore… The days are easy So easy… I don’t get sad anymore I don’t get mad anymore The days are easy So easy
9.	Layperson 05:19 video	lyrics	buy track
When you try to reach the end, you always go Backwards If you try to stop the pain, you get to know It’s not gonna hurt any less Than it did Just a minute ago When you try to bridge the gap, a haunting grows… Slowly All these other versions of you stop and go When you try to force a move, your progress slows Striving for some other plane is all we know, And there’s no shame in that Just lay low, layperson Lay low Sing slow, you householder Lay low Surround yourself with all the things you think you need To be you and see things the way you do After all, who are you without them? Say you want to be organic, let it happen! “Happiness is right here!” Then that heaviness starts to bear down… Lay low, layperson Lay low Sing slow, you householder Lay low So you let the devil drag you down Sometimes you’ve just gotta wait it out, somehow There’s no end, no way back up now, I’ve fucked up now, can’t return (I should have seen this coming) It’s darker than it was before….I should’ve done more Where’s the door? Lay low, layperson Lay low Sing slow, you householder Lay low
10.	Only Human 04:49 video	lyrics	buy track
I know we’re not supposed to go I’m only human
11.	Receiver 04:10 video	lyrics	buy track
A rain falls down softly As I count the time until the next bus Can I make it gentle? The space between the last thought And the ones yet to come… Here we go again, try to make amends Can’t you let it be? Does it ever end, all the play-pretend? When will you see? My brain Is only a receiver And beggars can’t be pleasers My brain Is only a receiver Make me a believer Ah, here comes a face I recognize Do I recoil or rejoice? Do I have a choice? How long have I been here? Between the talking and the traffic and the rain, I can never tell Here we go again, try to make amends Can’t you let it be? Does it ever end, all the play-pretend? When will you see? My brain Is only a receiver And beggars can’t be pleasers My brain Is only a receiver Make me a believer
12.	Patience 03:39 video	lyrics	buy track
Don’t know where To go from here It’s not clear Who I’m near But maybe there’s someone waiting… There could be something waiting…. For me Don’t know how To proceed Don’t know what I need Or who I need it from But I believe Yeah, I believe There could be someone waiting
13.	Sending and Receiving 05:45 video	lyrics	buy track
I’m gonna dig deep, deep down I’m gonna find the sound The subtle, vibrational twitch That stings my heart and makes my skin itch I’m gonna hold my breath until My bones are still And my lungs fill With the soft soil And I am whole again Buried with the feelings As I begin this process of Sending and receiving I feel myself bleeding But can’t find the wound I inhale the blood, drop by drop And breathe it into my heart I’m gonna lie down naked in the rain Where the shame can Drip off of me like Dirt from a dog And the tears and the river water are all the same I’m gonna let it have me So I can be free No false hope or faith for me Please… Just big, empty blackness (and a hurt so big, it could hold you for eternity for eternity) As I begin this process of Sending and receiving I feel myself bleeding But can’t find the wound I inhale the blood, drop by drop And breathe it into my heart It doesn’t end but it’s a start
14.	Be Still 03:41 video	lyrics	buy track
Be still, my love These things take time, you know
15.	Day One 04:51 video	lyrics	buy track
Darling, you’re shaking Had too much again last night And the night before Sweetheart, you’re bleeding Picked your wounds again today You’ve got to let them heal Don’t twist the knife in deeper You don’t need to suffer anymore than you are right now I know it’s not easy; Everyone around you says you’ve got to fight to win But winning isn’t everything Everyone dies one way or another, You’ve got to choose your battles Don’t twist the knife in deeper You don’t need to suffer anymore than you are right now Don’t twist the knife in deeper You don’t know where it’s leading You don’t know where it’s leading you You don’t know how deep you already are… Make some space Listen closely I’ll be here all night

about

Aug 13, 2021: Knock Knock, the second studio album by (Eli)zabeth Owens (they/them), is an ambitious and exhilarating departure from the psychedelic folk-rock sounds they’ve come to be known for. Showcasing an eclectic mix of electronic samples, experimental production and complex vocal layering atop lush arrangements of harp, piano and lead guitar, this avant-garde baroque-pop roller coaster makes for an intense and captivating listen.

Conceptually, Knock Knock is a continuation of Owens' "Coming of Age" saga. Told in three acts, the record explores themes of sobriety, ego deconstruction, and spiritual materialism.
After escaping the Tower of Forgetting and reaching the edge of the broken kingdom in Coming of Age, our young hero(ine) now faces the mountains ahead. Countless grueling attempts at scaling the beast later, they find themselves bruised and alone at the bottom of the rocks. While searching fruitlessly for a way around the merciless ridge, our hero discovers a different route: through. The digging begins.

Experience the full visual album here: youtu.be/NlFNSBiROOQ
Play the Patience unity game here: eliowens19.itch.io/patience

Bio: English-born artist Elizabeth Owens has always held music close to their heart. Ten years of classical training in piano, voice, and guitar coupled with their experience in production & sound design makes Owens' genre-fluid blend of electro-baroque art-pop both classic and fresh.

After pursuing degrees in both Filmmaking & Psychology in Richmond, Virginia, Owens decided to focus their efforts on music production & education in 2014. Since then, they have been forging a path of relentless self-discovery and aural storytelling through such unique releases as Growing Pain and Coming of Age.

credits

released August 13, 2021

Music Credits

*All songs and parts written, recorded and produced by Elizabeth Owens
All lyrics by Elizabeth Owens
Mixed by Elizabeth Owens
Mastered by Cecil Decker

*Sending and Receiving co-written by Micah Barry
*Cliffside co-written by Micah Barry
*Potion co-written by Micah Barry
*Layperson bass vibes contributed by Micah Barry
*Additional mixing on Layperson by Benjamin Dunkerley

Photography/art/design by Elizabeth Owens

Thanks:
So many thanks to Oscar Keyes for all of the support, listen-throughs, feedback and collaborative conspiring of digital visual poetry
Thanks to Micah Barry for the music magic she contributed to my favorite tracks on the record
Thanks to Grimalkin Records for supporting queer artists

Huge thanks to Doug and The Auricular for premiering Knock Knock and writing such beautiful words about it:
www.theauricular.com/news/premiere-elizabeth-owens-powers-through-with-expansive-new-album-knock-knock/

Huge thanks to Slug Mag for premiering the first single and video for Oversoon: www.slugmag.com/music/reviews-music/national-music-reviews/premiere-elizabeth-owerns-oversoon/

Thanks to Slug Mag also for this insightful interview with Eli & we're very excited that it was featured in their July 2021 paper issue as well: www.slugmag.com/music/interviews/music-interviews/elizabeth-owens-myth-and-mirrors/

Huge thanks to Taylor and The All Scene Eye for this premiere and interview about Receiver: theallsceneeye.com/2021/07/23/premiere-on-receiver-elizabeth-owens-art-pop-adventure-continues/

Thanks to WRIR In Richmond for making Eli's album #13 out of the top new albums for the week of August 17. 2021: www.wrir.org/category/charts/

Thanks to We Write About Music for this kind review: www.wewriteaboutmusic.com/reviews/elizabeth-owens-knock-knock

Huge thanks to Plastic Lizard for having Eli on his podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4vWWOEEEo5xuRGIckFxo2R?si=8aGLpsJpSIGX6kD37HmJxg&dl_branch=1

Huge thanks to Daryl for featuring Eli's album on Spool's Out on The Quietus: tquiet.us/SOoct21

Thanks to LGBTQ Music Chart in the UK for this kind review: lgbtqmusicchart.uk/2021/09/29/elizabeth-owens-visual-art-pop-album-knock-knock-is-a-departure-from-normality/

Thanks again to Plastic Lizard for including this album as their #2 album of 2021: www.plasticlizard.com/post/plastic-lizard-s-21-favorite-albums-of-2021

Huge thanks to VCU for this coverage of Eli's visual album:
blogs.vcu.edu/cabellscreen/2021/08/13/knock-knock-explores-concepts-of-self-using-experimental-production/

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(Eli)zabeth Owens Richmond, Virginia

genderless harper and emotional caver

imagine if kate bush and tori amos got in a bar fight but bjork was djing

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