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Feral Fanzine Frenzy
04:09
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This was never the indie dream
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Roly Poly
02:40
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I'm standing on top of a midsized Pennine
And I'm entirely savouring this moment
There's no change in all our past
That can't be put behind us
And I'm so glad to be stood here again
In our post-rain happy phase
As I stare at the ground in front of us
Step forth green flash and converse
Our first steps turn to stumble as we flop down on to the ground
First flailing limbs we tuck them in as we go spinning round
All smiles and giggles as we roll down towards the nettles
There's no regrets at the bottom of this hill that could outweigh the moment
As we go roly poly down
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Kim's Song
03:27
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It was the pop show of our dreams
With a band full of drama queens
And the geeky girl who turned super cool then pretends to all of her new friends that she was never uncool
And if our bands were Marvel characters then yours would be The Punisher
If he spent more time on his looks I don't mean to moan but how you do things totally sucks
And in your pursuit of fame
Your bands turned you into lame-os
I preferred the gigs in the olden days when no one came to all our shows, it was better than weirdos
And if our bands were Marvel characters then yours would be The Punisher
If he spent more time on his looks I don't mean to moan but how you do things totally sucks
The Clash At Demonhead aren't very good anyway
Apart from musically, where at least we share common ground in tonality
Knives caused a scene, but we all remember love at seventeen
When you just go with the flow because you don't quite know
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Stockholm Archipelagio
04:35
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We should go back to the mainland, bring our tents back out here, and hide for weeks
And don't worry about where we'd forage food, I know a curry house in the Södermalm, and I'm sure they deliver
Imagine islands instead of stops along your favourite bus route
And the bus is a boat
Add trees then you're almost there
I know where we'd get some music from, we'd sail over to Viggsö, for some ABBA classics
And best, I don't recall an alarm clock, that would wake us up, we don't want waking up
Imagine islands instead of stops along your favourite bus route
And the bus is a boat
Add trees then you're almost there
Hiding away for weeks
Hiding away for weeks
Hiding away for weeks
Hiding away for weeks
In Stockholm
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Falling and Laughing Birmingham, UK
Falling and Laughing are a Birmingham-ish based two piece. Over the last 15 years their still recognisable jangly indiepop
heritage has increasingly leaned heavily on postrock ideas and alternative tunings.
Email on duncan_vernon@hotmail.com
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