Krister Axel - guitar and vocals

A fast write, thrown together. A love ditty with a message.

If you're ready for me now, I'd like to say a word
because it's not about me
it's all about you
and it's out of my hands
if it's out of your hands
but it's never over for love
you can never change love

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Nick Blechman - mandolin
Krister Axel - vocals, acoustic guitar

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Judy Ruden - harmonica

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Judy Ruden - harmonica

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Sally Jaye - vocals
Judy Ruden - harmonica

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Judy Ruden - harmonica

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Judy Ruden - harmonica

from the cd release party at the Hotel Cafe for Arms Around the River.

Karen Teperberg - drums
Mike Freas - guitar
Matt Delvecchio - bass
Chet Dixon - harmonica
Judy Ruden - harmonica

Adam Marcello - drums
Brandon Krueger - bass, guitar
Krister Axel - piano, Wurlitzer, vocals

from the album Arms Around the River (2007)

Stay, if you want to stay
take what you want to take
love who you want to love
break what you're tired of
but don't worry
that the world wants to self-destruct
don't worry
just stay until you've had enough
don't leave before you've had enough

Karen Teperberg - drums, vocals
Matt Delvecchio - bass, vocals
Mike Freas - guitar
Chet Dixon - harmonica
Krister Axel - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Live at the Knitting Factory Los Angeles, opening for Tony Furtado.

Karen Teperberg - drums, vocals
Matt Delvecchio - bass, vocals
Mike Freas - guitar
Krister Axel - guitar, vocals

Live at the Knitting Factory Los Angeles, opening for Tony Furtado.

Karen Teperberg - drums, vocals
Matt Delvecchio - bass, vocals
Mike Freas - guitar
Chet Dixon - harmonica
Krister Axel - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Live at the Knitting Factory Los Angeles, opening for Tony Furtado.

Karen Teperberg - drums, vocals
Matt Delvecchio - bass, vocals
Mike Freas - guitar
Chet Dixon - harmonica
Krister Axel - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Live at the Knitting Factory Los Angeles, opening for Tony Furtado.

i was the revolution
you were the liberation
that falls from a pregnant sky
set loose on a Friday night
I know what you do to me

Karen Teperberg - drums, vocals
Matt Delvecchio - bass, vocals
Mike Freas - guitar
Chet Dixon - harmonica
Krister Axel - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Live at the Knitting Factory Los Angeles, opening for Tony Furtado.

Karen Teperberg - drums, vocals
Matt Delvecchio - bass, vocals
Mike Freas - guitar
Krister Axel - guitar, keyboards, vocals

Live at the Knitting Factory Los Angeles, opening for Tony Furtado.

Krister Axel - guitar and vocals

Fast write, 90% finished. Listenable as is.

If this old world is gonna pass me by
I won't try
I won't try at all
we've never met but you know my name
just leave me here alone

in my pain + joy

A song that lived in my subconscious for months before it came out. Rough recording but still a decent version. The song is as yet unfinished.

krister axel - acoustic guitar, vocals

Another experiment. Listen at your own risk.

This was an experiment. Listen with caution.

vocals by Stephanie Davis

recording by Babyhead (Mark Corben)
drums - Angel Roche Jr
keys, guitar - krister axel
electric guitar - Jeramy Gritter

I wrote this one for Dawn Robinson when I played keys for her, but she didn't want it so I took it back. This was the demo I played her. Now I sing this one on my own and it's one of Lavinia's favorites.

another French song - written at work :)

Krister Axel - vocals, guitar, drum programming.
My first political song in French.

lorsque tu prends
prends ce que tu veux
des que tu mets
la main aux yeux
Tu parts en vacance
tu reviens bronzee
tu ne connais rien
rien desormais

il n'y a qu'a ce bouger
ce mettre debout
pour s'entendre avec eux
On marche dans les rues

Working version. Do not listen.

she took the hard way
headed for the city on the sidewalk
just trying to be brave
she had never seen a live one
burning with the taste
of a brighter day
As she walked
through the rivers of her thoughts
she was holding on to love
she kept her eyes up
walking like a soldier through the desert
in the desert

you'll never take me
you'll never break me
you'll never take my heart

the light i want to shine for

when i was a liar
when i was thief
when i wore the chains
of my own grief
Somewhere in the distance
I could see myself
falling down the mountain
with nothing left

you're the light i want to shine for
you're the light i want to shine
for you
you're the light i want to shine
for now and ever

the day was almost over
I was not myself