thats right folks,

Dear Lovel y Fans,
My frien ds "The P's" (not their real name) are in the proce ss of adopt ing from Afric a. They are adopt ing not becau se they can' t have their own child ren, but becau se they have chose n to follo w their heart s and start their famil y throu gh adopt ion. Inter natio nal adopt ion is very expen sive. They need to raise over 20K and they need help.  

These friends of mine have playe d a crucial part in both my life and my musical career. Thus, I was wanting to help them raise some money to help them along in their adoption process. The month of December all Umbrellas records will be priced very low. Full Lengths are $4 and our digital ep is $ 6( sorry itunes doesn ' t let us put stuff on sale) All proceeds will go to help them in this journey of their s. The two full lengths are available at our Data Panic Merch Page ( datapanic.com ) and the digital ep is avail able at all major digital stores.

Thanks so much for suppo rting my band and these frien ds of mine!

Scott ( Umbrellas)

PS- For some reason the adoption agency frowns upon fund raising for this process in a commercial manor . That is why I have chosen to leave their names out. If you would like to know more about who they are send me an email .

That's right folks, our limited to 500 copies, and now sold out summer ep "beach front property" is now on iTunes. Enjoy!

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Since this is the first time we have released a cd without the lyrics enclosed, we thought it would be nice to post them here. enjoy.

"help"
-this is not what i thought it would be
no, this is not what i need
i'm losing, i'm losing control today
you're quiet you've got nothing to say
my muscles they tighten and they constrict
i hope i don't suffocate myself to death
this is not what i thought it would be
it is not what i need
i need a touch, i need to strum i think maybe i need some help
this is not what i need
it is not what i thought it would be-

"love"
love is a word i could never really get to roll off my tongue
so i'm done with hope and certainty

you're a girl i could never quite figure out
so i've done without pleasantries

so if you come to me and i'm not concious, lie down with me
there's no use staying busy
and if i won't calm down, tell me to behave and i'll listen
oh i'll listen

love's a word that never really did quite figure out what its all about
forever or just right now

you paid, i ate, but i lost the weight
i just couldn't have that money in my belly


"Beach Front Property"

i've seen it all but i can't rid these shadows
will you wait for me to stop drifting like a piece of wood?
could you stop these wheels from spinning? i think you could

rejoice!
the coast is sliding into the sea
rejoice!
you will be carried to my doorstep on the crest of a wave

the midwest twisters have turned to a lovely sea breeze
can you believe it i'm sitting on beach front property
i'm sipping wine as the grain and gulls get drunk on the salt as it pools

"Walking on Water"
well guess what
the pond has frozen over
i'm walking on water
the lights reflects from the ice to your skin to your crooked teeth
i wanted them pressed on to mine

my chest is exploding
i want to be you. i want to wrap myself around you
not like those serpants that have tied you down
you're eating apples every single day

123...123....1..2 you're coming with me

who would have thought
i turned the water into wine
i'm drinking it down
the light reflects from the glass to your skin to your diamond ring
i want to pour myself out until i'm paper thin


"Constants"
can you handle it? the sugar filled veins
the decreasing sunlight and chilled autumn rains
your hair has grown long, and you've messed up
i hope you're okay

can you believe it? we've come this far
striped petti coats and run down cars
we say goodbye, run through the woods, the neighbors are at it again

you're a roller rink and i'm spinning in circles around you
like spring night skies that stay blue.
this warmth it misses you

there's so many constants i wish you were constant too

on the way home we talked about how i hadn't changed
and how i'd said i would come back one day to stay
well i know i know i should be killed
but this silence it's already killing me

so when you said you'd follow me wherever i'd go
well that scared the hell out of me i thought you should know
cause why oh why would someone follow around a bag of bones

"Picture of Departure"
something i said went straight to your head and now you look so sad
you climbed up a tree, under water i saw the world spin above me
so i held my breath, we called off the dogs and now we're just floating

so come down now
come down now from the trees
stretch your body and seams
we're a picture of departure and we hang on every word

i touched your dress and i felt its seems. we let the air roll through
time has such a way with words, with simple sides but we tangle them
we've learned to be patient for the quiet coming days.you're a miracle in marble room

Neato, huh?!

I know we never seem to post any blogs or new pictures, so I've decided to fix that and start making it a more regular occurrence.

Here are some pictures from the road, and a couple from the studio during the recording process of Beach Front Property. Hope you enjoy!



Studio time





more Studio time





This is the store in Los Angeles where Scott did an in-store performance before our show at Chain Reaction





We went to Amoeba Records with our friend George on our day off





This is what we in the music business refer to as a "Van Tan"





a (rare) calm moment after our show in Roseville @ the Underground





The next day, in Ashland, OR, we hung out at Lightbreak's house, with their new kitten Pearle.



(isn't she adorable?)




We tried to get a good picture to submit to one of our favorite websites, CuteOverload.com, but she wouldn't stop jumping around. Maybe next time.


East coast....you're next!

Sammy & Umbrellas

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the horrible lack of updates/communication over the past month or so. We've been having a major issue with our Myspace. Some botched setting in our account has made it to where every time we try to post a bulletin, it doesn't post it. It merely thinks our account has been 'phished' and tells us to change our password to 'unlock' it. Once we do that, it still keeps doing the same thing. It's a vicious cycle!

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that we haven't abandoned you, and that we have a slew of new tour dates up. This time we're going out with Paulson (Doghouse Records). We're mainly hitting up the mid-west/great-lakes area this time, but don't fear all you coastal dwellers. We'll be ALL OVER this summer...AND I MEAN EVERYWHERE!

So check out those dates, come out to a show, and bear with us as we (try to) get this Myspace debockle figured out!

OOOHHH, and if anyone has any influence or insights into Myspace, we are having the hardest time getting customer service and/or Tom to respond to us and get this issue resolved. Just shoot us a message if you have any advice or help.

Thanks everyone. We'll be seeing you shortly!

Sammy & Umbrellas

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Umbrellies

That's right folks. The fine folks over at Grey's Anatomy have been kind enough to use another one of our songs. This time it will be the song 'Ships'. The episode airs tomorrow night on ABC at 9pm/8pmCentral. Please tune in and tell all your friends.

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Umbrellas