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Making Life Worthwhile

by Dan Lurie

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1.
Applying the Rule of Reason 04:16
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2.
New Order of Living 02:57
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3.
Genius Plus Initiative 02:32
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4.
Feeding the Intellect 04:26
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I hunger, hunger for something Some kind of knowledge, some kind of something Somebody please give me the gumption To not pass up on nothing Yeah I hunger for something, some kind of something Somebody please give me Hunger for something Hunger for something I remember my old apartment A neighbor and a sign saying for rent We shoulda been better friends I hunger for something Set your watch for pacific time Shuffle through security lines Please take off your shoes I’m searching for something Somebody please give me Hunger for something Hunger for something Arrive at a new place and a time Like a time machine it stops on a dime There’s something I find In a VCR stuck in rewind rewind rewind rewind Rewind rewind rewind Rewind rewind rewind Now ain’t that something Somebody please give me Hunger for something Hunger for something Somebody please give me Hunger for something Hunger for something
5.
As the Twig is Bent 03:54
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6.
Regeneration 05:13
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7.
Superior Superiority Super 03:56
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8.
Exalting the Ego 02:51
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9.
Through Difficulties to the Stars 03:25
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10.
Little Grains of Sand 03:01
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about

After a decade of DIY albums, Portland songwriter Dan Lurie steps out of the basement and into the studio with producer Cameron Spies for his latest release, Making Life Worthwhile. The album’s name comes from a 1918 book by former “King of Hollywood” Douglas Fairbanks. Inspiration can be found in strange places. In this case, the chapter titles inspired songs filled with fragments of memories spanning from Lurie’s Minneapolis childhood to meditations on growing up, finding purpose and stumbling through this modern world.

Making Life Worthwhile is a true collaboration, with Spies adding beds of synth, slinky basslines and creative arrangements to Lurie’s earworm melodies. How do you make life worthwhile? For Lurie, you go about your days and when the time feels right, you share an album about where you’ve been and where you’re going.

credits

released May 16, 2023

Dan Lurie: words, guitar, vocals
Cameron Spies: synth, bass, drums, guitar
Tyler Verigin: drums
Vanessa Rehder: vocals

Produced and mixed by Cameron Spies at Trash Treasury Recording in Portland, Oregon. Mastered by Mike Nolte at Eureka Mastering. Album art by Natalie Waldref. Released on Literal Gold Records.

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Memory-soaked indie/folk/pop from Portland, OR.

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