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cast iron // infinite jesters

by allie

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1.
cast iron 03:23
You tell me God’s here in everything That’s sweet, Though not a necessity We walk through Halls of hundred-year-old trees And I think I know what you really mean I know what you really mean I know what you really mean I think I know what you really mean Nowadays, we need screens to celebrate Birthdays Friends are moving far away You tell me You wish you could be here with me And I think I know what you really mean I know what you really mean I know what you really mean I think I know what you really mean With your cast iron in the oven Maybe we can get to the bottom of it With your cast iron in the oven Maybe we can get to the bottom of it You take comfort in astrology I love the stars, Don’t need them to care about me You wanna stay open to everything And I think I know what you really mean I know what you really mean I know what you really mean I think I know what you really mean I think I know what you really mean I think I know what you really mean I think I know what you really mean
2.
You warned me as I held you That your feet were cold Then you wore me like a towel Watchin’ me unfold And suddenly I remember That you don’t know me well at all And still I let you spend your nights here Castin’ shadows on the walls Fillin’ up your water jug You notice pictures of my friends If yours don’t treat you well enough Mine would like you more instead And suddenly I remember That I don’t know you well at all And still you wanna make me dinner Almost as good as making out with you With you With you (With you)

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The 16th installment of Saddle Creek’s Document series comes from allie—the mononymous creative moniker of Nashville-based singer/songwriter Allie Cuva (she/they).

After spending time in various musical projects around Nashville, Cuva was recruited as the touring/session drummer for Cavetown—an experience that would prove pivotal. She returned from a lengthy run of shows feeling inspired, restless, and more certain than ever that she had something to express. "I got home and felt very removed and strange, and music was a way to start trying to make sense of it," Cuva explains. That desire fueled the writing of allie’s debut EP, 2020’s Junior Coder's Experiment, and its release began to reveal a path not just to catharsis, but also to self-discovery. “Putting the EP out under the allie moniker ended up really illuminating some of the more subconscious feelings I was having about myself and my gender identity,” Cuva says. “I realized I’d always been trying to get a fuller sense of the picture, but the art really helped me touch on things that I was about to confront in a much more direct way. I started doing research, and seriously considering changing my pronouns, identifying as transgender and nonbinary, and undergoing hormone replacement therapy.”

Cuva describes this decision as a choice to begin a lifelong journey, but it would start with the closing of a different chapter. “My longtime partner and I were no longer compatible,” Cuva says. “We didn’t want to separate—it wasn’t a matter of lack of love—but we realized that was the right thing for us as individuals.” The end of the relationship led Cuva to throw herself into writing, resulting in her debut album Maybe Next Time, which was released in August of 2021.

While Maybe Next Time might be considered a breakup album, on cast iron // infinite jesters allie explores other complex corners of relationships and human connection. On a-side “cast iron” allie explores her interpretations of the philosophical language and sentiments of certain people in her life. The repeated phrase “I know what you really mean” is not intended to be patronizing, but rather is meant to illuminate the fact that we as humans are often confused/misled about why we think, speak, believe, and act the way we do. As Cuva describes it, “Oftentimes, there are clearer, more sober ways to represent ourselves, and I’m interested in that journey.”

B-side “infinite jesters” is a consideration of the impact of a new, quickly-developing intimate relationship. “Though my favorite relationships have been fortified over many years,” Cuva explains, “I further realized in writing this song that some relationships can be particularly impactful from their near inception. In other words, a lot of good can happen quickly if we’re open to it.”

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released January 14, 2022

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