We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

2070

by Jeff Eager

/
  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Have a vinyl copy of '2070' mailed right to your door

    Includes unlimited streaming of 2070 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      $40 CAD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

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

      $10 CAD  or more

     

1.
The One 05:37
Drifting back to days of old, we thought we were the kings of cool Young and dumb and brash and bold, we played like we had paid our dues But you made us take it slow, stop and work through every part Listen, look and think, made us read the ink, before you let us off the charts Mira Mira, Watercolours, One For Hank Six Pack Shuffle, Payback, Pleasin’, Take The A Yeah, it always made us smile When you’d get on that kit and jam with us a while Yeah, the groove you laid for me Set me on this path, now you’re not here to see What you’ve done You helped me find the one Got that paper, celebrated, we partied like it’s 1999 (and it was) Struck out on my own and made it, thought about you after all this time After all we have in common, I thought it’s good to raise a glass Waited far too long, now you’re gone, I’m stuck to living in the past Spinning Wheel, 25 or 6 to 4 Superstition, Shining Star, Oakland Stroke Yeah, it always made us smile When you’d get on that kit and jam with us a while Yeah, the groove you laid for me Set me on this path, now you’re not here to see What you’ve done You helped me find the one Yeah, it always made us smile When you’d get on the kit and jam with us a while Yeah, I never got to say Thanks to you I live my dream out every day Yeah, it always made us smile When you’d get on the kit and jam with us a while Yeah, the groove you laid for me Set me on this path, now you’re not here to see What you’ve done You helped me find the one
2.
You don’t care where I’m going when I back my bags You don’t care where the gig is at You don’t care about the tours played around the world You just care that I’m coming back You don’t care about the way that the money’s made The paycheques and the take-aways You don’t care about the praise and the accolades The stories of my glory days (the time I was on Lenny’s stage) When I come home to you, look in your eyes I see with a clearer view what’s good in this life Savour the day with you, and I realize I don’t care for what’s out there, I care for you, child You don’t care about the show that I played last night You don’t care that no one came You don’t care that my scores they don’t win awards You don’t care about success of fame You don’t care about the way that the world rules Our worth by our clicks and views You just care that I’m there for you, don’t you, child To hug and hold and talk a while (girl, you know you make me smile) When I come home to you, look in your eyes I see with a clearer view what’s good in this life Savour the day with you, and I realize I don’t care for what’s out there, I care for you, child All my love, love, love, love, love for you All my love, love, love, love, love for you When I come home to you, look in your eyes I see with a clearer view what’s good in this life Savour the day with you, and I realize I don’t care for what’s out there, I care for you, child I care for you, child I care for you
3.
If I take a second and picture life alone Lost in the cold without your love to light my way back home Yeah, we got our problems, but there’s an answer, too We made a promise to connect and see the issue through Go on and think about it, go ahead and take your time Is what I tell myself when I am trying to ease my mind Oh, lover we can make it good Better or worse, you know we should come together Come together now For your love I can make the day glow brighter by itself If you really want me to For your love I can change the way I feel about myself And the way it feels for you For your love is the light that sees me through We never talk about it through months and weeks and days Then you send a message sighting all my disappointing ways Look at our situation, look through the childhood frame Born and raised in circumstances that are not the same One had two that modelled all of what it takes One had one that left and has to pay for that mistake Oh, darling we can make it right Have and to hold, you know we should come together Come together now For your love I can make the day glow brighter by itself If you really want me to For your love I can change the way I feel about myself And the way it feels for you For your love is the light that sees me through Better or worse, you know we should come together Come together now For your love I can make the day glow brighter by myself If you really want me to For your love I can change the way I feel about myself And the way it feels for you For your love For your love
4.
Paint me a picture of what you see Show me how things are and how they ought to be The difference in the quality And what they’ve got on you It might seem like you don’t have a thing Everywhere you go, yeah, their grass is green But lives are never what they seem We’re all figuring it out All these kids living in the stream Looking for their next hit of self-esteem The girls who sell a fantasy And the guys who pay their rent The high school love that you ruled out The one that you always think about You were seventeen, full of self-doubt You were figuring it out The heroes that we see on stage Imitated right from an early age Like Mick and Keith, Jimmy Page Will I ever play like that? The stars in your mind, the stars in the sky Those that left their mark, then left to die They were human too, like you and I They were figuring it out Once in a dream I met a man who had The answers it seemed and in his hand he held The key to all life’s happiness is letting go of what you think’s best In his hand was emptiness Now are you ready to be blessed? We all got a friend or an enemy Who’s the version of you that you want to be Step back and you will see A bigger picture here There’s at least one or two Who put you up on their pedestal Tell them this when they come to you We’re all figuring it out Figuring it out We’re figuring it out
5.
Joy 04:22
6.
Hello, hey boy, you made it this far Halfway through, a little over par You got a late start, yeah, but here you are Not a rockstar, but you’re a rock Climbed to the top, and now a fool on the hill Don’t know where to go but the view is a thrill Stuck in the middle, but I feel it still Like a rolling stone: roll on As far as these eyes can see this life’s been good to me Downhill from here Go on, look back, see how these wheels got on track, and now It’s all downhill from here They say this stage comes suddenly But that’s not the way that it came for me Time moves slow and quite predictably It’s like one and two, hit the “and of three” Doubt, fatigue, indecision and fear 2020 came and made our vision clear I’m seeing new timelines on the man in mirror Getting better as the years go on As far as these eyes can see this life’s been good to me Downhill from here We may be halfway done, here’s where we get to run It’s all downhill from here Downhill from here Downhill from here As far as these eyes can see this life’s been good to me Downhill from here Go on, look back, see how these wheels got on track and now It’s all downhill from here Look where we’ve been before, see what He’s got in store Downhill from here We may be halfway done, here’s where we get to run It’s all downhill from here
7.
I don’t dance anymore I just stand and nod my head to the groove I used to get out on the floor I used to imitate all those MJ moves And as the time went by What happened to the boy who didn’t care? The weight of the world Got tucked into his shoes and held him there You can try to get me up but it’s just not in me See, I used to loosen up, now I’m too concerned with myself And what isn’t done What happened to free? What happened to fun? I don’t mean to let you down, ‘cause I know you love me I can see you dig the sound, go on You can try to get me up but I just might let you down I don’t dance anymore I sit in listen to the music clinically Keeping one eye on the door Just in case I need to take an early leave But as the time flies by I hope to meet that carefree child again And together with you Beneath our feet we’ll make the whole world spin But for now you can try to get me up but it’s just not in me See, I used to loosen up, now I’m too concerned with myself And what isn’t done What happened to free? What happened to fun? I don’t mean to let you down, ‘cause I know you love me I can see you dig the sound, go on You can try to get me up but I just might let you down Oh, you can try to get me up but I just might let you down Oh, you can try to get me up, it’s just not in me See, I used to loosen up, now I’m too concerned with myself And what isn’t done What happened to free? What happened to carefree fun? I don’t mean to let you down, I know you love me I can see you dig the sound, go on You can try to get me up but I just might let you down You can try to get me up but I just might let you down You can try to get me up but I just might let you down You can try to get me up
8.
Count me blessed to have found the best An optimistic visionary Laid back, but keeps our lives on track All while loving me I can’t dream of a better way To spend my days and make her feel good My, my affection for yesterday It’s washed away, it’s me and her She’s a rock star, but she don’t play guitar She’s the top spot running the show She’s in the spotlight, but she don’t need it bright She’s got a glow Ten years gone, trois petite enfants It’s the story that’s miraculous Life improves when she’s making moves All while loving us My, my obsession with yesterday It’s been replaced with something so good I can’t dream of a better way To spend my days loving her She’s a rock star, but she don’t play guitar She’s the top spot running the show She’s in the spotlight, but she don’t need it bright She’s got a glow She’s a rock star, but she don’t play guitar She’s the top spot running the show She’s in the spotlight, but she don’t need it bright She’s got a glow
9.
To make a song appear, well, it can take some years And when it’s done, will there be someone who wants to hear? See I can write and I can sing, I can play anything But will there be a sound when all around there’s no one listening Who will analyze these words? Pull apart the lyrics from the melodies And who will want to know the stories? Just an audience of three in 2070 I’ll leave a trail for you, a series of clues And maybe someday, one day, you’ll follow them Follow them to an end and know once again How much I was inspired by my love for you Who will pour over these old songs? Attempt to trace the path of creativity And who will take the time when I’m gone? Maybe just an audience of three in 2070 I’ll leave a trail for you, a series of clues And maybe someday, one day, you’ll follow them
10.
Love is a curious thing Held back, all the while we are saying “Show love” but we’re not that good at it We don’t have to, don’t have to live it alone Love’s a courageous thing Divine every time we are giving Poured out, but we need someone to fill it We can’t make, we can’t meet demand on our own See the time I am alone I get the best work on myself done But we’re given those to love And that’s where You work on us I found a better way up Rain from the ocean So strong so long as I live within it The Source of Love Love is the life that You bring Ocean finds a way to the wellspring And we’re there where the well feeds the bucket Watch for the rain to renew us again See the time I am alone I get the best work on myself done But we’re given those to love And that’s when You work on us I found the better way up Rain from the ocean So strong so long as I live within it The Source of Love See the time I am alone I get the best work on myself done But we’re given those to love And that’s when You work on us I found a better way up Rain from the ocean So strong so long as I live within it The Source of Love The Source of Love

about

2070 is Eager's second full-length studio album. With several years of life and career experience between his works, Jeff is bringing a different perspective to his art this time around. Chasing no trends and leaning strongly into the timeless artists that influenced him, this album is a wealth of classic song-writing: strong melodies over moving progressions, rich instrumentation and arrangements, plus plenty of hooks. Jeff is leaving a contribution today to the golden age of analog music with an album that sits comfortably in a record collection next to Prince, Earth Wind and Fire, Billy Joel, Chicago, Supertramp, Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel and Hall & Oates.

credits

released July 10, 2023

ALL SONGS
Words + Music by Jeff Eager (2020-2022)
Produced by Jeff Eager + Mike Rocha
Mixed + Mastered by Mike Rocha

Bedtracks + Horns recorded at B-Town Sound, engineered by Justin Koop
Auxiliary Percussion recorded + engineered by Thomas Hammerton
_____________________________________________________________

JEFF EAGER
vocals + guitars
synth on I Care For You, Child
bass + synth strings on Joy
clav + synth on Downhill From Here + Source of Love
wurlitzer on Audience of Three (2070)
clav + synth bass on Source of Love

ADAM BOWMAN
drums + aux percussion
synth bass on The One, For Your Love + I Don’t Dance Anymore

JASON LARMOND
piano, rhodes, organ + synths

ROGER WILLIAMS
bass

ANDREW MCANSH - trumpet
ALISON YOUNG - tenor sax + bari sax
CHRISTIAN OVERTON - trombone

Horn parts written by Jeff Eager, arranged by Andrew McAnsh
Synth String parts written + arranged by Jeff Eager
_________________________________________________________

Album Artwork by Britt Townson-Labovitz & Eric McBain
Album Photography by Dawn Bowman

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Jeff Eager

Versatility is one of the defining traits of Jeff Eager’s talent. The character and range of his voice, the expression of his guitar playing, and his approach to songwriting and arranging seem to move effortlessly through genres. Soul, rock, funk, pop, R&B: Eager knows and combines all these styles with authenticity. ... more

contact / help

Contact Jeff Eager

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Jeff Eager, you may also like: