• Inspired by a late night trip to Cedar Point and 3 consecutive 3 hour 3 am song writing sessions, Moda produced the mini-LP, Dandy Boho. Collecting previous demos and snippets from recordings spanning half a decade, the 7 track record starts and ends with a defined BANG. “Mazarine,” kicks the record into gear immediately, with the declaration “I’m ready to blow your mind!” What follows is a nod to fellow literates with the cheeky ode “Bartleby,” a lyrical bulldozer based on the short story by Herman Melville. The empathetic and upbeat “Anytime Right Now” parades along at breakneck speed with nothing short of a barrage of clanging basses and syrupy sweet pop sensibilities. The end cap of the album, “Doing,” guides the listener on a heartfelt tour of loss and longing, culminating in the triumphant finality of the acceptance of the unknown. A whirlwind of emotions and stereo double-drums, Dandy Boho is sure to give you a thrilling ride from its explosive beginning to its roaring finish.

  • Lex Moda - Vocals / Guitar / Bass / Drums

    Recorded by Lex at Moda Co. Recording From July - August 2017

    Drums for "Mazarine" recorded 07/31/14

    Mixed & Mastered at Moda Co. Recording in Parma, OH

    Dedicated to: The very specific wisdom of Zach Loudin~

    © ℗ 2017 Moda Co. Music

    FVR0003 2017 Fashion Valley Records

    All Rights Reserved

  • I said, "I'm ready to blow your mind"

    Yeah

    Mazarine

    To screw to “Blue Danube”

    In your eyes

    I slept to death on your last breath

    Said you got what you wanted, baby

    I think I got what you need

    Ain’t no use to deny it, lady

    Saw your light in a dream

    Crimson gaze

    Announce the time is nye

    Dahlia Daze

    A bitter-sweet “Goodbye.”

    Said you got what you wanted, baby

    I think I got what you need

    Ain’t no use to deny it, lady

    Saw your light in a dream

    A sea, to me, is deafening

    I can’t breathe with tightening

    Hold the flood and snuff the light

    Wash away the serpent bite

    Said you got what you wanted, baby

    I think I got what you need

    Ain’t no use to deny it, lady

    Saw your light in a dream

  • I prefer not to be

    The ending to your "Fantasy"

    I prefer not to be

    The God to your theology

    Wait and see, Bartleby!

    Oh, let me be, Humanity!

    Said, "I prefer not to be,"

    The one for you on bended knee

    I prefer not to be

    The comedy to your sweet tragedy

    Wait and see, Bartleby!

    Oh, let me be, Humanity!

    The Phone Call that you’ll never need

    The Therapy that you really need

    The Time you tried to live out a Lie

    The Midnight Light before you die

  • Went on a date, was getting late

    Began to speculate

    The thought of you makes me want to die

    Don't want to go there right now, yeah

    Tell me your answer

    Tell it to the world

    And tell everybody that you don't need some body

    Right now

    And when the light's say, "Let's go!"

    You give it one more time, now

    I'm playing blinded chess, now

    Said, "You gonna check mate, baby?"

    (I can't get it off

    Nobody cares)

    Went on a date, was getting late

    Began to speculate

    The thought of you makes me want to die

    Don't want to go there right now, no (yeah)

    Tell me your answer

    Tell it to the world

    Tell every body that you don't need some body

    Right now (Yeah, you lied!)

    Not ever

    Not Never

    Not Today (It's "Rock 'N Roll)

    And when the light's say, "Let's go!"

    You give it one more time, now

    I'm playing blinded chess, now

    Said, "You gonna check mate, baby?"

  • Anytime you feel like crying

    Know that I am only a phone call away

    Anytime you feel like dying

    Know that I can be there in seconds

    You don’t even need to be questioned

    I would put myself on the line for you

    I know that you’d do it for me too

    So don’t even worry you’re pretty little head

    Anytime you want to talk

    You know that I will listen to everything you say

    Anytime you wonder if you're

    Wrong or Right, just ask me a question

    You can count on me for the answer

    And I won’t tell your secrets to anyone

    I know that you’d do it for me too

    So don’t even worry you’re pretty little head

    Anytime at all

    Anytime right now

    If there was any doubt

    There’s nothing I’d rather do

    Than be on the phone with you

    Or walk on the beach next to you

    I know that you’d do it for me too

    So don’t even worry your pretty little head

    credits

  • Slow in your midnight

    Star shine lullaby

    Whisper sweet “goodnights”

    Pause before the dawn’s first light

    Hold your breath

    Deep in dream

    Light subsides

    Waking sight won’t see

    The hands that burn the dreams

    In your eyes dilating

    Show the door infinity

    Hold your breath

    Deep in dream

    Light subsides

    Then You Die

    Hold your breath

    Deep in dream

    Light Arrives

    Do you want to be alive?

    Do you want to be alive?

    You scream I’m awake

    Scream I’m alive

    Hold your breath

    Deep in dream

    Light subsides

    Then You Die

    Hold your breath

    Deep in dream

    Light Arrives

  • Oh, my love,

    We will surely get together

    As long as the moon lies

    Safely overhead

    In a dream

    I can still remember

    All the sweet things

    That you said that day

    What a day

  • Doing

    Why won’t you say what you’re

    Doing

    I see that your moving

    Away from me

    It’s plain to see

    That you and I were but a

    Dreaming

    Under the starlight

    Of being

    With someone who does right

    And knowing

    That there’s someone else for me

    Believe me it’s been plain to see

    And now that you're gone

    It’s easy moving on

    There’s nothing keeping me

    Awake from a dream

    I never need to sleep

    I just keep feeling

    Nothing

    Not in a bad way

    It’s easy

    When you see my way

    It’s been so long since I could be

    The man that I’m supposed to be

    And if there’s one thing here to see

    It’s that I’m everlasting

    And now that you're gone

    It’s easy moving on

    There’s nothing keeping me

    Awake from a dream

    I never need to sleep

    I just keep feeling

    Doing

    Now you won’t see what I’m

    Doing

    It’s over and I’m gone

    And with this kiss I’ll see it dead

    There’s nothing here for you