If I Close My Eyes And Pretend (feat. The Dodos)

by spacemoth

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

$1.29 USD or more

about

Following her vast, transportive debut album No Past No Future, Maryam Qudus aka Spacemoth shares an alternate version of “If I Close My Eyes And Pretend” featuring fellow Bay Area artist, Meric Long of The Dodos. Qudus, a longtime fan of The Dodos, has both collaborated on recording projects together and played shows with the band. Along with Qudus’ husband Beau Sorenson on synth and Long on acoustic guitar and vocals, the new version is stripped back, but certainly no less psychedelic.

lyrics

mother i saw you soft in my dreams
oscillate and fade back to me close in your arms
a static beauty queen what i would give
a moment you and me

if i close my eyes and pretend
heaven or hell
wherever you want to be
knock on my door
i will follow devoutly
a breath you took
is a breath you gave to me
held in reels of my memories

if i close my eyes and pretend
if i close my eyes and pretend

pretend you’re right here
pretend you’re right here
pretend you’re right here
pretend you’re right here

if i close my eyes and pretend
if i close my eyes and pretend

credits

released March 8, 2023
produced by maryam qudus
recorded, mixed and mastered by beau sorenson at tiny telephone recording and best house
electric guitar, vocals and synths by maryam qudus
acoustic guitar and vocals by meric long
serge modular by beau sorenson
cover art by stephanie kuse

license

about

spacemoth California

⁣record producer, engineer & noisemaker ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

contact / help

Contact spacemoth

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like spacemoth, you may also like:

Future Teenage Cave Artists
by Deerhoof

supported by 5 fans who also own “If I Close My Eyes And Pretend (feat. The Dodos)”

2nd listen: a necessary antidote to the claustrophobic desolation that mainstream music has been since 1994. 1st listen: brutally wholesome and melodiously harsh. nofatclips
go to album
Pompeii
by Cate Le Bon

supported by 4 fans who also own “If I Close My Eyes And Pretend (feat. The Dodos)”

This is an addictive song Gwawr
go to album
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
by Big Thief

supported by 4 fans who also own “If I Close My Eyes And Pretend (feat. The Dodos)”

Choosing a favorite track for this one is honestly impossible. 9.5/10 angrypizza98
go to album
Lost
by Constant Smiles

Constant Smiles write ghostly songs, where haunting vocals are wreathed in fog and float over melancholy guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 28, 2018
go to album
Facade
by Shoeb Ahmad

A dazzling tapestry of sound, the latest from Shoeb Ahmad sets whispery vocals deep in electroacoustic soundscapes. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 17, 2021
go to album
A Body Full Of Tears
by Shoeb Ahmad

Ahmad returns with experimental new work that merges distorted and electronic melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2020
go to album
Love-Lore
by Deerhoof

supported by 4 fans who also own “If I Close My Eyes And Pretend (feat. The Dodos)”

I saw them perform at Supersonic Festival, they were phenomenal. Paul Salter
go to album