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The Great Outdoors

by Safari Room

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Safari Room’s first release since the band’s sophomore album ‘Complex House Plants’ in May 2022, is a ferocious force of a single, depicting the angst against stagnancy and a yearning for forward motion. Written in times of dormancy and idleness, “The Great Outdoors” asks, from partway up a metaphorical mountain looking towards the top: “Is this it? Because I didn’t come this far to not keep going.” This fresh track is home to some of Safari Room’s beefiest guitars and rhythms yet, powering through the song like a freighter. In a time when everyone is tired of feeling stuck and is in need of change and progress, the lyrics perfectly depict our communal longing for more.

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I’m going outside today
to feel the sun on my face.
No longer looking at the cars gone by,
through with feeling stuck inside,
I’m going outside today.

I’m coming out of my cage,
sick of feeling older than my age.
Always taught to speak with distinction,
listen well and fight distraction.
So I’m coming out of my cage.

Cause and effect, love and respect --
tools of the trade but seldom used on self, until now.
Cause I’ve been working far too long to get this far.

A deeper understanding of my gut,
which doors to open and which to keep shut.
When the fog has settled,
and when the smoke has cleared,
you’ll come to find we’re not so fucked.

Cause and effect, love and respect --
tools of the trade but seldom used on self, until now.
Cause I’ve been working far too long,
been working far too long to get this far.
Been working far too long,
been working far too long to get this far.

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released May 9, 2023
Music & Lyrics written by Alec Koukol

Alec Koukol ~ Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys
Austin Drewry ~ Drums, Percussion, Bells

Engineered by Cole Yepsen
Additional engineering by Harrison Smith

Mixed by Collin Pastore
Mastered by Preston Cochran
Single artwork by Randy Lobato

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Safari Room Nashville, Tennessee

Safari Room's brand new album, 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦, out now!

Safari Room is the indie rock outfit and brainchild of Alec Koukol (Omaha-native, now Nashville-local).

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