It was also an instant indie hit, settling into the CMJ chart for a solid 10 weeks and scoring some serious airplay in the band's native Canada. Rather than quickly capitalizing on Fallow 's success, Samson kept to his punk roots, opting to spend the next three years touring and living a real life. In his spare time, he started writing songs again, building up material for the group's second disc, Left and Leaving . It turned out to be just as much of a surprise as Fallow . There are stories of late-night coffee and complacency, lyrics dipped in the longing of a man still young enough to get sucked in by a crush but old enough to know better.
Guitars gently stroll by.
A lap steel says hi from across the street. It all comes off like the Flaming Lips working its way through Wilco's Summerteeth . And, though Samson realized what he'd written, he couldn't help but be worried that he'd gotten too quiet. People will listen to them if they want. Plenty of people wanted to listen.