Horsefly

by Lauren O'Connell

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

44

releases

Get all 44 Lauren O'Connell releases available on Bandcamp and save 30%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Verona (feat. Elle Cordova & Toni Lindgren, Joangeline (feat. Nataly Dawn), Everything Feels Ridiculous, Horsefly, Framingham, Power Out, Verona, I Wanna Be Your Man, and 36 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$93.80 USD or more (30% OFF)

lyrics

A cry in the hinge of the gate to the yard
Of the house that we briefly pretended was ours
A flicker of light as the lavender waved
And I vowed to surrender but part of me stayed behind
And I wanted to tell you

An unknown perennial grazes the eaves
By the window where you got a horsefly to leave
I’d come up holding a rolled magazine
And you wordlessly bade me to vacate the scene
And I did as you asked

But I’m never who I’d prefer to be
It’s like it never occurs to me
To let things go

A swirl in the wood of the bench by the curb
I sat solemn and sunburned and rendered inert
You found me there holding an ocean of need
And you wordlessly gave me permission to breathe
And I just started crying

And I wished I was not ashamed of it
Pinned down by the weight of it
Afraid that you’d be afraid of it
What I can’t let go

credits

released September 8, 2023
Alex Pfender: Guitars, bass, percussion, synth, piano
Lauren O’Connell: Guitar, vocals, percussion, piano

Music and lyrics by Lauren O’Connell
Produced by Alex Pfender
Recorded at Tiny House
Engineered by Alex Pfender
Mixed by Beau Sorenson
Mastered by Carl Saff

Photography by Stephen Schauer
Hair/makeup by Keston Ridley
Design by Matt Holmen

license

about

Lauren O'Connell Los Angeles, California

write / sing
play / produce
🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Recommendations

contact / help

Contact Lauren O'Connell

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Lauren O'Connell recommends:

Lightleak & Watersignwave
by There's Talk

Olivia Lee plays guitar on many of my songs and makes stunning dreamy songs of their own Lauren O'Connell
go to album

If you like Lauren O'Connell, you may also like:

I Need to Start a Garden
by Haley Heynderickx

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 10, 2018
go to album
Too Many Souls
by Avi C. Engel

The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 24, 2024
go to album
Steady Away
by Chris Brain

The latest from the UK’s Chris Brain is a gorgeously wrought album of tender acoustic folk music. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 17, 2023
go to album
they only talk about the weather
by Arny Margret

The Icelandic songwriter packs her stunning debut with sweeping melodies delivered via intimate, folky arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023
go to album
Holy Omen
by Greta Ruth

Ruth's sophomore release explores sacred signs against a backdrop of folk melodies and acoustic guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 12, 2023
go to album