Our self-released EP from 2009. Brand new, sealed, original pressings. Includes "The Upstairs Flight", "Not Just A Long Face", "For Romance", and "The Book Is Closed".
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lyrics
You'd think it would be as simple as it used to be,
be mine the same mind I've always had and used to think.
But now, oh, we've changed.
And how, oh, an old friend seems strange.
Someone once said, "You can't let it go to your head".
So how come it's everyone I know?
Picture perfect, at least it was in my head.
So how come it's everyone I know?
I never thought that mine would be just as prone to flee.
It never once occured to me, as I laughed callously.
But now, oh, we've changed.
And how, oh, an old friend seems strange.
Someone once said, "You can't let it go to your head".
So how come it's everyone I know?
Picture perfect, at least it was in my head.
So how come it's everyone I know?
Desolation, where'd you leave me lost this time?
Anticipation's gone and cost me my poor mind.
Oh my! I could have been someone, I should have been someone I could believe. I could have been someone, I should have been someone I could believe. Hey.
So how come it's everyone I know?
How come it's everyone I know?
Oh, we've changed.
Oh, an old friend seems strange.
credits
from Lives For Romance (Expanded),
released January 20, 2009
Written by Philip Benson & Corey Cunningham
Recorded by Jack Shirley in 2008
Philip Benson, vocals
Corey Cunningham, guitar
Colin Dobrin, drums
Matthew Kallman, Wurlitzer piano & Farfisa organ
Ryan Lynch, guitar
Nathan Sweatt, bass guitar
supported by 13 fans who also own “The Upstairs Flight”
What a joy to find this on bandcamp, having missed out on the vinyl rerelease. I'd only heard Strawberry Window prior to this, but I love that song and have done since first hosting it on Radio Scotland, back in the late 80s. This is exactly my kind of music, layered, anthemic guitars and great melodies. At times, it brings to mind another great lost band, The Train Set. Fabulous stuff. richardw27
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supported by 13 fans who also own “The Upstairs Flight”
This isn’t a record review. Or maybe it is. But I fell asleep while listening to this album and had a wonderful dream: I was riding my bike through a fictional version of the city where I was born. You know what I mean- familiar, but strangely new? I rode through predawn darkness. The sun began to rise and made the city glow. Two buildings stood out, a liquor store and a pasta factory. I woke up in a happy mood and carried that feeling throughout the day. Joe