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WHAT ARE STRANGERS FOR?
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MARKER [FOR STEVEN]
02:57
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There ain’t no way and no need to explain
About the cold ice water that hit in my vein.
Call it a marker or call it a sign
But it’s the last one we’ll get and they mean it this time.
I ain’t going away.
If one is the number and sum of your parts
And blood the only content of the heart
Then I can see what they mean,
This blank is the only thing left so we dream.
But I ain’t going away.
I told them to kiss me, I told them goodbye.
She showed me a cigarette burn and a smile.
Said, call it a marker or call it a sign
But it’s the last one we’ll get and they mean it this time.
And I ain’t going away.
No, I ain’t going away.
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STRANGER VIOLENCE A
03:27
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STRANGER VIOLENCE B
01:57
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VIOLENCE
02:56
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MOBIUS LANDING STRIP
02:21
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RUNNING ALIVE
05:01
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FUCKS THE ELECTRICS
04:54
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VIOLENCE II
03:03
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MOTHER SONG
03:23
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I have been where you are
And I’ve been where you’re going.
And it ain’t nothin’ you done,
Things just got out of hand.
So you’re suffering something.
Well, suffering’s endless.
And numbered by people
Who don’t understand.
And you’ve called out for mercy,
Called all over the world.
But forgiveness is tender
And silence ain’t real.
And so, we all do what we can.
We drive nails and bullets
Through the bodies of men.
We talk of a light
No one’s ever seen,
And we pray to gods
That ain’t ever been
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Joey Carbo Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Joey Carbo's solo work as well as the albums he made with both his bands -
"Yes, it's dark. But Carbo isn't
intending to scare folks away from darkness, I don't think he ever is -- he's no stranger to writing songs about hopelessness and anger. He's done it with precision here, communicating specific turns of emotion, sans generalization." -C.M. Hall
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Joey Carbo recommends:
Short Bursts of Melodic Drone
by Melancholy Sunday
A beautiful collection of records from the other frontman of Who by Fire. Nick's writing and craftsmanship has always amazed me.
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Blisteringly bad ass riffs and cool soundscapes. These guys were in some other great bands as well.
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Each Dot and Each Line
by Shredded Sun
A scorching rock record from this Chicago group conjures the energy of ’90s alt-rock with a 2023 attitude.
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Sharp, smart lyrics set to ’60s rock melodies, the latest from Daily Worker is the sound of yesterday with a contemporary edge.
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The Dust Has Come To Stay
by Junk Drawer
This Belfast group makes art-rock with an effortlessly melodic twist.
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without the luxury of perpetual lamentation EP
by regal murk
The new EP from the aptly named regal murk is a striking piece of work, thick rivers of guitar swallowing tender vocal melodies.
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