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Mama Gina - Revolution
04:22
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I am a hurricane come to your shore
I am a woman will not be ignored
I am the waters that rise while you sleep
You’ve tested me, tried me
Now I’ll make you weep
I’m done with compassion and you’re out of time
You’ve shackled and bound me and stolen what’s mine
Now I am vengeance – I stand at your door
Your chains made me stronger
Than ever before
I am revolution
I stand at your gate
And you’ll never see me until it’s too late
I am a cyclone - will level your pride
I am a woman will not be denied
I am the wildfire that you can’t outrun
You think you can’t lose
Well, I’ve already won
I am retribution
My hands deliver your fate
And you’ll never see me until it’s too late
I am revolution
I am crashing your gate
And you’ll never see me until it’s too late
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6:42 and the devil overdue
Sing for your life and your reputation too
You’re unfit ‘cause you went back to work or you let the baby cry
One little thing goes wrong and you’re disqualified. Well,
Shut 'em down for your soul and your freedom.
Sell 'em out, keep your soul and your freedom.
That’s the dream, devil comes when you need him,
child.
6:43 and they never let you be
Spittin’ nails, splittin’ hairs to avoid equality
Clutchin’ pearls any time something better comes to be
When they say you’re bound for hell, well, tell 'em you’re the Queen.
Yeah,
Shut 'em down for your soul and your freedom
Tune 'em out, save your soul and your freedom
That’s the dream, devil comes when you need him,
child
6:44 and the devil at the door
They’ll say you’re a freak, you’re a foundling, a sorceress, a whore.
Well, fuck 'em all ‘cause you know they’d have said it anyway.
Tune it out, turn it off, kiss the baby, start the day.
Yeah.
Shut ‘em down, keep your soul and your freedom,
Tune ‘em out for your soul and your freedom
Tell the devil that you’re not gonna need him…
….child. Yeah,
Shut ‘em down, keep your soul and your freedom,
Vote ‘em out for your soul and your freedom
Tell the devil that you’re not gonna need him, child.
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Soloist 1:
He put something in my drink,
Forced himself on me that night.
I was helpless, could not think,
Can’t you see?
Now I’m pregnant, not my choice.
All my future options gone.
Goddess, hear my desperate voice,
Answer me!
Voice of the Goddess:
Oh my daughter, you are mine
You hold my endless strength inside
You can never be denied
Duet: We will walk this path as one
Soloist 2:
Mary Alice was my friend,
In the days of Eisenhower.
Why so sad at summer’s end?
Mary cried.
“Pregnant, oh no, it can’t be! (voice of Mary)
Can’t destroy my family”
Paid someone to set her free.
But, Mary died.
The Goddess:
Oh my daughter, you are mine
You hold my endless strength inside
You can never be denied
Duet: We will walk this path as one
All: How dare you try to challenge the Goddess
Goddess: I am birth, I am death, I am mysteries untold
All: How dare you try to limit the Goddess
Goddess: I am choice far beyond what governments control
All: How dare you try to hinder her power
Goddess: I gave it to my daughters, it’s the right to rule their lives
All: How dare you wreak this harm on her children
Goddess: The bodies you’ve betrayed are not yours, they are mine
All, spoken, overlapping: How dare you!
Choir of 6 singers:
When they struck down Roe v Wade
I was in a state of shock
Never thought I’d see this day.
Choice is gone
Women worked hard for this right
Now we deal with shame and fear
Goddess, help us in this fight
Keep us strong
Rights we’d had were jerked away
By those who’ll never pay the price
Hear the voice of women’s rage
Right this wrong
The Goddess:
Oh my daughters, you are mine
You hold my endless strength inside
You can never be denied
All: We will walk this path as one
Final Chorus: all, including the Goddess
How dare you try to challenge the Goddess
I am birth, I am death, I am mysteries untold
How dare you try to limit the Goddess
I am choice far beyond what governments control
How dare you try to hinder my power
I gave it to my daughters, it’s the right to rule their lives
How dare you wreak this harm on my children
The bodies you’ve betrayed are not yours, they are mine.
All, shouted: How dare you!
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Great Grandmother - you held my Mother in your womb.
Grandmother - in your womb my Mother held me.
And in the times - I feel forsaken - you remind me to awaken.
To the Power of the Goddess Flowing thru me.
The Power of the Goddess Flows Thru Me
The Power of the Goddess Flows Thru You.
Thru our bodies thru our blood you remind us who we are.
We are Precious, We are Sacred, Wild, & Free.
Your Great Grandmothers - rocked your Mothers - in their wombs.
In your - Grandmother’s wombs - your Mothers rocked you.
Now hear these words that I have spoken. The Matriarchy can’t be broken.
For the Power of the Goddess lives within You.
The Power of the Goddess Lives in You.
The Power of the Goddess Lives in Me.
Thru our bodies & our blood we must remember what we’re made of.
We are Precious, We Are Sacred, Wild, & Free.
The Holy Grail of Life’s Within Us.
Great Grandmothers, Sisters. Daughters.
The Chalice Well of Life Flows Thru Us.
Force of Nature, Love, and Pleasure.
The Holy Grail of Life, SHE IS us
Stirred & Shaken to Awaken……
The Power of the Goddess in You.
The Power of the Goddess in Me.
Thru our Mysteries & Blood We are a Force of Womanhood.
We are Precious. We are Sacred, Wild, & Free.
The Holy Grail of Life’s Within Us.
Great Grandmothers, Sisters. Daughters.
The Chalice Well of Life Flows Thru Us.
Force of Nature, Love, and Pleasure.
The Holy Grail of Life, SHE IS us
Stirred & Shaken to Awaken……
The Power of the Goddess in You.
The Power of the Goddess in Me.
Thru our Mysteries & Blood We are The Force of Womanhood.
We are Precious. We are Sacred, Wild, & Free.
And Hear Me now….
This Cannot be Taken from You.
This Cannot be Taken from Me.
And though so many have tried.
The Power Within Us Cannot be Denied.
For We are Precious. Sacred. Wild. Power.
Precious. Sacred. Wild. We are Power.
And We are Free.
(Descant)
The Holy Grail of Life’s Within Us.
Great Grandmothers, Sisters. Daughters.
The Chalice Well of Life Flows Thru Us.
Force of Nature, Love, and Pleasure.
The Holy Grail of Life, SHE IS us.
Stirred & Shaken to Awaken……
The Power of the Goddess. The Power of the Goddess. The Power of the Goddess.
The Power of the Goddess.
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On the maiden’s wedding night she ran into the dark
Like a bird she flew into the wind
Her husband was a cruel man, her father was a fool
To marry her to such a man as this
He hit her with his riding crop and forced her to the floor
And left her crying broken on her knees
(Bridge)
Her husband he was rich as sin
The man she loved was poor
Her husband had him sent to fight the war
Across the fields past standing stones to a cliff down by the sea
She stood beneath the stars and rocks below
Her husband on his great black horse galloping behind
Was sure he had her now, she’d not be free
Was sure he had her now, she’d not be free
But like a bird she flew into the wind
Like a bird she flew into the wind
Like a bird she flew into the wind
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Her diner job was meant to be temporary
Emmeline smiled a sunrise smile
while showing how many plates she could carry
because this was just for a while
Emmeline will never let you see the dreams that haunt her,
she just says; “Sure, hon, you can have more water”
Saving tips and wages for community college
was gonna be her ticket out of this town
But a misguided night of the carnal type of knowledge
left her all alone learning to be a mom
Emmeline will never let you see how her heart has bled,
she just says; “Sure, hon, you can have more bread”
It was a time and place where
an abortion was not a choice
She didn’t have the resources,
support or skills to claim a voice
No one cared about her dreams
Now she finds she’s trapped here caring for a son
who looks like her hazy memory of his father
Used to be, she hoped she could be someone
Now she thinks; “Why bother?”
The customers ask her; “How’s it going?”
She answers; “Fine” and thinks; “Goin’ nowhere”
Each night she washes the stink of grease and
desperation from her hair
and tries to sleep without dreams.
The customers like freight cars on an endless train
Avid eyes impatient for a table
Emmeline just works on at pace she can sustain
through the weary day and lifetime if she’s able
Emmeline will never let you see that the road she walks is rocky,
She just says; “Sure, hon, you can have more coffee”
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Mother of the fire
Mother of stones
Mother of blood
Mother of bones
Mother of the wind
Mother of the sky
Mother of all
Hear our cry
Justice! Equality! Freedom! Autonomy!
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I call to Mut, Great Mother of All (We Call)
Oh ancient one we call to thee, in this our time of need.
Your primordial waters gave birth to the moon, (We Call)
Gift to us its power of light, as we traverse these dark days.
(From deep in darkness)
I call to Tiamat, Goddess of the Sea (We Call)
Oh glistening one we call to thee, in this our time of need.
Primeval dragon, your daughters call for your aid, (We Call)
Gift to us your chaos powers, as we swim into the deep.
(Swim with us hoary one)
I call on Elen, Goddess of the Ways (We Call)
Oh shining one we call to thee, in this our time of need.
Forger of the Pathways, you guide us with your light. (We Call)
Gift to us divine insight, to choose the path for us that is right.
(Following your torch light)
I call on Nyx, Great Mother of Fates, (We Call)
Oh primal one we call to thee, in this our time of need.
Raise up Alekto, Megaera and Tisiphone (We Call)
To rain their wrath upon the ones, who work to keep us in their chains.
(Use our Anger and Rage)
I call on Kali, Goddess of Ultimate Power (We Call)
Destructive one we call to thee, in these the final hours.
Fill us with your fierceness, bring forth our warrior queens, (We Call)
To crush the ones who seek control
Of our bodies and our sovereign minds.
(Warriors Rise Up Now)
I call us All, Goddesses in this Realm, (We Call)
Oh brilliant ones I sing to thee, in this our time of need.
Stand for your sisters, stand for their choice. (We stand, tall)
Our bodies are inviolate, and ours to do with as we please.
(To do as we please)
In all ways, to do with as we please!
(In all ways, to do with as we please)
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9. |
Alexian - Born of Crime
04:57
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1.
Legs, spread wide.
First pain, then shock.
She begged, and begged,
for him, to please stop.
Through muffled cries, rehooked his belt
Don’t tell anyone, or else
Chorus:
Born of Crime, Born of Crime
Look away. Pay no mind.
Take her rights, don't touch mine!
Roe vs Wade, human rights denied.
Faith is law, now pay the fine.
'Nother vote, another dime...
Born of Crime.
2.
She stumbled in,
scared and alone.
her head, held down,
tryin’, to lie low.
Already knew, what doc spied,
Suicide, pierced her mind.
(repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
A song of strength, a song of hope,
Our song of unity, a song to cope,
A song that drowns their oppressive noise
To have a voice, to have a choice. (Pause)
3.
Her life, was taken
away, that day
She was forced, to bear
the white, man's babe
Laid on her deathbed, coddled and held,
Her mother choked out, (spoken:) She's only 12! (small pause)
(repeat Chorus… ending on “dime”)
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Yeah
Hands Off! Bans Off!
Ugh
Hands off!
Bans off!
-Gotta keep your bans off me
My body is a temple
Not your property
I don’t follow your faith
Don’t put your sin on me
My body is my own
And not an incubator
It is a sacred vessel
it’s a blessing generator
My body gives me pleasure
In touch, taste, and laughter
I use it how I want
Your opinion doesn’t matter
My body is my home
To live and to love in
It’s not your business
What’s in my oven
My body is a shrine
The goddess gave to me
To protect, you respect
I decide my destiny
My body’s my expression
To dress, paint, change,
Male, female, in-between,
None or rearrange
My bo-dy is sacred
Seat of heart and soul
Any color, shape or size
Weather young or old
My body is a blessing
Born to be free
Keep your hands and Your bans
Far away from me
My body is amazing
life it can create
But it’s My body! my choice!
My life! my fate!
My body can nurture
And grow a family
I decide to or not
it’s called autonomy
My body will travel
Through Space and Time
next life, next body
The choice is still mine
My bodys born of nature
The Elements manifest
In the circle spiraling
god and goddess blessed
-Say it!
Hands Off! Bans Off!
Hands Off!
Bans Off!
Ugh
Hands Off! Bans Off!
-Gotta keep ya hands off, bans off me!
My body is a temple
My body is my own
My body gives me pleasure
My body is my home
My body is a shrine
My body’s my expression
My bo-dy is sacred
My body is a blessing
My body is amazing
My body can nurture
My body will travel
My body born of nature
My body, born of nature
Elements manifest
In the circle spiraling
god and goddess blessed
Yeah
Hands off bans off
-Gotta keep your hands off bans off me
Ugh
Hands Off! Bans Off!
-Gotta vote for bodily autonomy
Yeah
Hands Off! Bans Off!
-Gotta fight till every - body is free
Ugh
Hands Off! Bans Off!
Say it!
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Time, but is there time for us?
Told, we cannot make a fuss
Told, we have to give them trust
Thrown, into a sea of rust
Told we can not follow our road
Time, but is there time for us?
Told, we cannot make a fuss
Told, we have to give them trust
Thrown, into a sea of rust
(Stay your lane, change your brain, all the same
Down the road, you are told, change your name
Change the frame, change the game, all the same
Law is old, we are wise, you don’t know)
For peace, you must turn back, the road
For peace, you must turn back, the road
For peace, do not follow, the road
Time, there was a time for us
Told we’re making too much fuss
Told they will not honor trust
Thrown into laws unjust
(Stay your lane, change your brain, all the same
Down the road, you are told, change your name
Change the frame, change the game, all the same
Law is old, we are wise, you don’t know)
Told we should just follow their road
For peace we must turn back their road
For peace we must turn back their road
For peace we won’t follow their road
Time we make the time for us
Told we must make a fuss
Told we must not break the trust
Thrown into the righteous thrust
Told we must take back our road
For peace we must follow our road
For peace we must follow our road
For peace we will follow our road
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12. |
Spellsinger - Scarlett
04:16
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Young girl
In sorrow
Behind me
Glanced over
My shoulder
To see
Mother
Arms wrapped
Round her
Father
Did hold them
There were three (now I see)
Daughter
Was sitting
Beside me
Three days followed the
Solstice
Into a harsh dawn
Now I
See them side by
Sister
Dust from the road
In her eye
She said “Everything’s gone.”
Ah Viridity
Was yesterday
Carefree... Guileless…
Sowing her rubies to ground
Scarlett open your eyes
On another day
Wake up their temples will burn
In their theater round
Sisters of blood
We are here to uplift you and
Take Your Hand
Don’t they know souls and bones
Buried in gold ain’t no
Promised Land
We do not cry
We do not lie down for
Anything
Brothers of bone
Will you rise with the stones and let
Freedom Ring
Oh Viridity
Her name was yesterday (Ah Ah Ah)
Carefree... Guileless…
Sowing her rubies to ground
Sowing her rubies to ground
Scarlett open your eyes
There’s another way
Wake up their temples are burning
In theater round
Scarlett open your eyes
It’s another day
Wake up their temples are ashes
Now they are bound
Scarlett open your eyes
There’s another way
Wake up their temples are ashes
They've burned... (to the ground)
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I speak the promise- I hold the creed-
That I would try to heal all those in need-
You take my funding- You shut me down-
You force the harmed and hurting out of town-
Hypocrisy! Hypocrisy!
You call it “Proper”- You say it’s “Good”-
You will not see that you’ve misunderstood-
I do what’s needed- I ease their pain-
Their right to choose is not ours to restrain!
You claim compassion yet don’t hear them cry-
You preach of oneness yet won’t meet my eye-
You swear you do what higher law demands-
Yet where’s it written,
That it’s right to chain a healer’s hands?
Hypocrisy! Hypocrisy!
I must give counsel- You must condemn-
I must provide safe passage now for them-
You make the problem- I take the blame-
Your oath and mine have not been spelled the same!
It is only right if it agrees with you-
The lies you follow, you believe are true-
The hate and ignorance you cultivate expands-
And when it turns against you, you will cry out for our healer’s hands!
(Chorus)
“Above all, I must not play at God” -
You’ve sworn that too, though your interpretation’s rather odd-
You say you’re acting from some law Devine-
But Perfect Judgement is not yours to hold dominion over mine!
Hypocrisy! Hypocrisy!
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Pull the Parachutes
I want off of this plane
I can see right now, it's headed for a ball of flames
Pull the Parachutes
We're headed straight down
If we're going to crash
I want to be facing the ground
How can you look me in my eyes,
And turn your head while my daughters all die?
How can you even speak my name,
Then allow your brothers to cause them so much pain
And now, all I see are uncounted eyes
Looking back at me and they show no surprise
Pull the Parachutes
They want off of this plane,
They can see right now, it's headed for a ball of flames
Pull the Parachutes
They're headed straight down, if it's going to crash,
They wanna be facing the ground.
Pull the Parachutes
When will you ever realize,
That from my breath sprung all of life?
When will you ever finally see?
Just how lonely this old world would be?
And now all I see are uncounted eyes.
Not sanctity, but a price for their lives.
Pull the Parachutes
They want off of this plane.
They can see right now, it's headed for a ball of flames.
Pull the Parachutes
It's headed straight down
If they're going to crash they want to be facing the ground
Pull those Parachutes
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15. |
Ginger Ackley - Reclaim
04:13
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(with opening poem by Darlene Umbel)
She can breathe calm,
And she can breathe fire
She can be both dragon and the slayer
She can be the light
And she can be the depth of darkness
For she, herself, has been to that place/those places
And found light with letting go
She can be quiet and take it all in
She can be boisterous and bold
And keep them at bay
She can be sarcastic and protect herself first
For she has already been self-deprecating
And insulted herself away
So she chose her words more carefully
And her kind words to herself helped to heal her soul
She can be grace and poise
And not “need” to make so much noise
She can be gentle and at ease
She can stand taller and know she can have peace
For she believes first in herself
And so shall it be... And so she can be
You will not tell me that I'm not who I am
You will not tell me I'm not true
You will not take what I do not freely give
I take my power back from you
For the ones who lived in darkness
For the ones who lived in fear
And wear the scars of hurt and grief and pain
Listen to the heartbeat of the Mother as she cries
And reaches out to help you break the chain.
You will not tell me that I'm not who I am
You will not tell me I'm not true
You will not take what I do not freely give
I take my power back from you
I take all my power back from you
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When she was just a child, her world made her wild.
Her family smiled, but they all pulled away.
With no place left to go, cast out and on her own
Fightin' hard to keep the wolves at bay.
When troubles come, it's like a flood.
There ain't nothing holy but the blood.
There ain't nothing holy but the blood.
No, there ain't nothing holy but the blood.
She's barely getting any rest.
She just failed the test.
How's she gonna care for a child?
She can barely feed herself.
There is just nothing left.
The frustration causes her to rage and scream and cry.
When troubles come, it's like a flood.
There ain't nothing holy but the blood.
There ain't nothing holy but the blood.
No, there ain't nothing holy but the blood.
Sitting, exhausted... Poor, broken girl.
The law says she's gotta bring another unwanted child into this world.
So she takes another drink, the pills start to make her think,
About the cruelty as she fades away, her whole life unfurled.
When troubles come, it's like a flood.
There ain't nothing holy but the blood.
There ain't nothing holy but the blood.
No, there ain't nothing holy but the blood.
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They think we’ll just lay down and take it
Like we’ve done so many times before
That we’ll just close our eyes and fake it
Let our fears disappear us into
Broken obedient whores
(Chorus 1)
I dunno about you
But I’ve been there and I’m through
Kissing ass, holding back my sass
While they take everything from me
(Chorus 2)
I’m gonna be loud and proud
I’m gonna stand up and take up space
If you don’t like it get outta my face
My body is mine all mine
Don’t get it twisted it ain’t your place
If you don’t like it get outta my space
I don’t answer to you
My body is mine all mine
They want to turn back time
Make our world match the fantasy
In their minds
Donna Reed, hand-pressed tweed
Picket fences and false pretenses
While their jackboots on our necks
Choke out our last breath
(Chorus 1)
(Chorus 2)
I am woman, hear me roar
Go ahead and try to take me down
While I kick down all these doors
I am woman, hear me roar
Go ahead and try to take me down
I’ll leave you broken on the floor
(Chorus 2)
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(instrumental)
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Oh Goddess help them
They don't understand
That she is her herself
Not owned by any man
Lord and Lady help them
Ignorance is no excuse
I respect your views but
Don't push them on everyone
Ohhh Help them
(Spoken) -
I awoke to a clear blue PSG summer sky that June 24th.
Three years lost prior to fear and reformatting and then I heard the words that made me snap.
My daughter immediately came to mind and I wept followed by furious anger then they mixed.
There are far too many fights we must face but they will see.
(Music stops)
We are angered and a reckoning will come.
We must help them
Do they think we will not fight?
Do they think they got it right?
Oh my Goodness help them
Oh my Goddess please!
Lord and Laaaady
Oh ooooooooohhhs
Lord and Lady your power I now call
To help them truly see whats wrong
To rectify these mistakes
So we can start the healing
Lord and Lady hear us!
Goddess help them
Oh Goddess help them
Goddess help us
Lord and Lady, help us
Oh oh
Oh oh
Oh oh
So mote it be
Oh Goddess help us.....
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6:42 and the devil overdue
Sing for your life and your reputation too
You’re unfit ‘cause you went back to work or you let the baby cry
One little thing goes wrong and you’re disqualified. Well,
Shut 'em down for your soul and your freedom.
Sell 'em out, keep your soul and your freedom.
That’s the dream, devil comes when you need him,
child.
6:43 and they never let you be
Spittin’ nails, splittin’ hairs to avoid equality
Clutchin’ pearls any time something better comes to be
When they say you’re bound for hell, well, tell 'em you’re the Queen.
Yeah,
Shut 'em down for your soul and your freedom
Tune 'em out, save your soul and your freedom
That’s the dream, devil comes when you need him,
child
6:44 and the devil at the door
They’ll say you’re a freak, you’re a foundling, a sorceress, a whore.
Well, not a shock ‘cause you know they’d have said it anyway.
Tune it out, turn it off, kiss the baby, start the day.
Yeah.
Shut ‘em down, keep your soul and your freedom,
Tune ‘em out for your soul and your freedom
Tell the devil that you’re not gonna need him…
….child. Yeah,
Shut ‘em down, keep your soul and your freedom,
Vote ‘em out for your soul and your freedom
Tell the devil that you’re not gonna need him, child.
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Following up their excellent comp of Bay Area talent, OIM release Whiskerman's new gospel-tinged LP.
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Stuck in the Aching Again
by Fur Trader
L.A. singer-songwriter Andrew Pelletier goes full on Gene Clark with some woozy effects on this latest EP.
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supported by 27 fans who also own “The Red Album: Pagan Voices for Reproductive Rights”
A silky, smooth, sultry voice weaving lyrical imagery upon a canvas of exquisite tonal contours. Immensely pleasurable. The bouncy cheer of " Little Bird" is a delightful contrast to the dusky jazz groove of this truly beautiful album. Much gratitude for you S J !
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