Stitching
from Árabe by Amanda Ekery
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumPrinted in Mexico City, limited edition of 250 vinyl art books.
Each book includes Árabe on vinyl, essays for each track, and restored family and historical photos over 60 pages. The end paper design features a tile pattern which is a nod to both the Ottoman Era Damascus tile and Telavera Mexican tile styles with illustrations of native Chihuahuan desert plants.
The art book was designed by Amanda Ekery and Ross Wightman. The cover image, also taken by Ross Wightman, features Amanda in front of El Paso’s mountain range wearing Lucchese boots made in El Paso the “Boot Capital of the World.” The art books were printed in Mexico City by Nocaut, and the vinyl was pressed at Physical Music Products in Nashville, TN.
Includes digital pre-order of Árabe. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.Download available in 24-bit/96kHz.shipping out on or around May 9, 2025edition of 250Purchasable with gift card$50 USD or more
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lyrics
Labor for love, labor for need
Stitch for the ones you want to dream
Sew them a world beyond your grasp
All on your own, you make it last
For them
Another day, you clock it in
Mind on the tasks, pull, prick and pin
Measure to craft, measure to make
Take a quick breath in, that’s your break
For them, you do it for them
Each thread a piece, each day a cut
Each week a wage, no food for thought
Who has the time to approach fun
Moving the needle, you can’t wonder
For them, you do it for them
Your fingers work, work to the bone
So can have something of your own
If it’s a burden or a chore
You take it on, serging more and more and more
For them, you do it for them
Labor for love, labor for need
Stitch for the ones you want to dream
It’s in their eyes you see a world
That you have made watch it all unfurl
For them, you’ve done it for them
Stitch for the ones you want to dream
Sew them a world beyond your grasp
All on your own, you make it last
For them
Another day, you clock it in
Mind on the tasks, pull, prick and pin
Measure to craft, measure to make
Take a quick breath in, that’s your break
For them, you do it for them
Each thread a piece, each day a cut
Each week a wage, no food for thought
Who has the time to approach fun
Moving the needle, you can’t wonder
For them, you do it for them
Your fingers work, work to the bone
So can have something of your own
If it’s a burden or a chore
You take it on, serging more and more and more
For them, you do it for them
Labor for love, labor for need
Stitch for the ones you want to dream
It’s in their eyes you see a world
That you have made watch it all unfurl
For them, you’ve done it for them
credits
from Árabe,
releases May 9, 2025
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Amanda Ekery
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer who creates music filled with imagery and strong narratives and spans Off-Broadway theater, film, and studio recordings.
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May 2025 -
Dec 2021 -
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Mar 2017
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