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Rows

by Teen Brigade

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Sunfishin' (free) 03:40
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Blackout parade, cascade on the shore Like Kafka today, but Palme d’Or Masquerade of the minds Gonna shine behind the scenes Smoke screens, marines, and yellow submarines Think tank busted; ship sinking Good thing my life vest is diamond crusted Related ancient-gracious That must be the Savior waiting to save us I believe to achieve - I achieve to believe But receive no pension What’s life without drame, strife, control, taut tension? In the background mention some universal lie Like if God did a DVD commentary, listen to it when we die Sunset spies, it’s a good day for Nothing in our particular lives But to rinse and repeat and whatever But never reverse in measures Distinct and not clever With a sense of purpose And meticulous endeavor To cast the last stone With the wooden rod thrown At the equinox sub box Subtonic speaker blown In my last breath, I hope I say something nice Like a compliment to get me in good with Jesus Christ Go reel your line in, we’re sunfishin’ Go reel your line in, we’re sunfishin’ With no precision, the white vision Go reel your line in, we’re sunfishin’
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Christian Boy (free) 02:53
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What happened to our Christian boy? He was good son Now he just wants to have fun Ever since he was deployed And, when he came back He was a new man He said, “I’m tired of being destroyed,” He just lay there And, he never woke at all Will he ever be good again? (4x) What happened to our pride and joy? He liked football Now he never leaves at all He just stares into an empty void He doesn’t say much And, he never eats his lunch What happened to our Christian boy? He needs Jesus (repeat) Will he ever be good again? (4x)
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Tom Pitty (free) 03:11
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Party Place (free) 01:08
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You Might Win (free) 04:21
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Ghost Dad (free) 02:13
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Doomsday (free) 03:35
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Material Heaven (free) 08:40
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Heartbreaker (free) 04:19
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You’re done Before he lays his eyes on you You’ll never make it through Another year of high school When you see Him in summer time With only one eye You wish that he would die But, you still love him And, you still love him You still love him He’s going to break your heart He’s going to break your heart (4x) I know (4x) Don’t try To call him on the phone He is not at home He wants to be left alone When you see Her out with him She is not your friend BFFs ‘til the end But, you still hate her And, you still hate her You still hate her He’s going to break your heart He’s going to break your heart (4x) I know (4x) He’s going to break your heart (4x)
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Found My Way (free) 02:31
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Rows/One of These Days (free) 04:01
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about

Rows isn’t literal or abstract. It’s probably somewhere in between, or so wishes it was normal, like you or me. The first album Aroomnoonesees was mostly comprised of live one-take tracks versus an editing structure. Even with all of its flaws and blemishes, the one-take style is something I’m typically adamant about.

- Not because I’m pressed for time or I want to produce shitty material, it’s just that in my experience when cleaning up tracks and removing those blemishes there’s just a finished product that’s not as engaging. One-takes carry an unpolished essence that makes B-sides, live tracks, demos, etc. so appealing.

I started out a handful of songs for Rows with the idea of simplistic pop songs in the vein of Neutral Milk Hotel and a sort of adolescent/immature, pop-punk spirit. I wanted stuff I could play acoustically live and not look like a total ass, but also songs I could layer with synthesizers, samples and live drum machines.

That’s where Rows takes an opposing direction with multiple one-take tracks. The hardest part was balancing out that sound. From first listen it may seem like timing is off and things aren’t properly balanced. There is some of that going on, since these are quick one-takes, but the intention was always to play with form and kind of go against what the trained ear expects. The simple chord progressions carry the songs, and then the drums or samples create the disorienting consistency.

Lyrically, Rows is more serious and at the same time there’s a larger element of humor added to the mix. Rows means death. Either rows of gravestones, mass homicides, multiple flat lining EKGs or any other kind of bureaucratic symbolism. We face rows everyday, but the uplifting factor is the creative impulse all of us embody to disrupt the order of rows and break free of destined loneliness.

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released June 29, 2011

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