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Slasher Flick (*24039)

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tiedyehero

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folk dark but what

Liner Notes:

Taking back the red solo cup. I think I may have been channeling the National a little too hard on this one....

oh yeah and the last line is a reference to a Lorca poem

Lyrics:

I tie my shoes while you’re on the phone
what do you know
what do you know about being alone

I lace my shoes while you watch TV
what do you know
what do you know about being alone

I tie my shoes while you touch yourself
what do you know
what do you know about getting old

with our kid on the table I try
to keep my shoes tied
with our kid on the table I try
to keep my shoes tied

we’re the new summer killers we
murder down our block with a stereos
and Solo cups brick walls are sinking
just like ships in this neighborhood

I see you walking with your headphones on and
you say you’re not having fun
take your shoes off baby we’ll go diving
through these shallow lawns

my heart’s shadow shaped like a pair of shoes

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blindkiwi 2 months ago

This is great, bit of distortion but thats cool for a demo, loved it
hardenborg 2 months ago

wow! great one!
simonjcurd 3 months ago

That last verse is just stunning; "...we'll go diving through these shallow lawns". The delivery reminds me of Silver Jews' darker moments. Really great stuff.
kevinemmrich 3 months ago

dang, this sounds good -- I like that sparse sound (even though I add tons of instruments in -- ha, ha).. This is actually quite full sounding for a guitar/vocal recording. You did distort a little during the chorus -- that makes the listening experience a little tough. need to clean up that recording stuff. But a good tune.
albasauce 3 months ago

i too like the line my heart's shadow shaped like a pair of shoes. It is such an interesting line to repeat. Might get you tongue tied.
cloudboy 3 months ago

I like the attention you pay to small details in you lyrics. The flow to, "my heart’s shadow shaped like a pair of shoes." is fantastic. I hear harmonies all over it!
arthurrossi 3 months ago

I like the minimalism of the accompaning guitar, puts accentuation to the words themselves... well written lyrics, good vocal!
ballyhoot 3 months ago

Really like that spare guitar sound, especially at the beginning. Vocals go well with it. The last two verses, where you get loud, there's a lot of buzzing. Not sure if it's just my cheap crappy computer speakers, but might need to be toned down or something.
goodgina 3 months ago

nicely darkly done! love the lyrics and the arrangement. could use a bass line too. well done.