Here we sit in a darkened office
Hanging light pendulates between us
I think you too are cuffed to your chair
I don't see either of us going anywhere
Which of us will crack first, crack first, which of us will?
Who's gonna get to the bottom of who?
which of us will crack first, crack first, who's gonna spill?
I feel it coming in a second or two
I need a second or third to process
how unlikely it is you confess
But I think I saw it in the way that you blink
and I think I heard it in the way that you think
Which of us will crack first, crack first, which of us will?
Who's gonna get to the bottom of who?
which of us will crack first, crack first, who's gonna spill?
I feel it coming in a second or two
'cause I'm twice or thrice as lucid in this moment with you
and I no longer control the things my brain's gonna do
and I'm holding out on hoping that the same is gonna happen to you
I tore my case notes in twain and thrain
and I watched you take yours and do the same
Do you dare me to go on the record?
Do you dare me?
Which of us will crack first, crack first, which of us will?
Who's gonna get to the bottom of who?
which of us will crack first, crack first, who's gonna spill?
I feel it coming in a second or two
'cause I'm twice or thrice as lucid in this moment with you
and I no longer control the things my brain's gonna do
and I'm holding out on hoping that the same is gonna happen to you
credits
from Can't Turn It Off,
released September 28, 2018
Bass clarinet by Marcy Nabors, co-lead vocal by Chris Parker.
Thomas of Carol Cleveland Sings graciously allowed me to use the first verse from his song "Blink At Surprise" in the song "Target." Fine frenetic bedroom pop, the nicest Geoff you'll ever meet. OK Glass
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I go back and forth about which song I like best from this album, but No Eyed Girl is like....just an eternal bop. Big love for the bassline mythandmystery
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This is the best album of 2020. I'm glad I have it in digital format, because I would have utterly worn out any physical format.
John's subject matter is always personal, but in this album, he somehow makes the epic personal. He tells the story of the death of the ancient world in this light I've never really considered it in. He makes this random segment of late antiquity somehow unsettlingly relevant to 2020. It's an album of change, of entropy, but also of defiance, of hope. PRESS AN LP <3 lordscrubjay
Brooklyn's Groupie make post-punk that is at turns bouncy, scuzzy, joyous, and sharp, with a strong melodic core; this is their debut LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 19, 2021