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Caro Emerald – Live single review

Caro Emerald – Live is one of the best live singles to date. This digital live single has that bossa nova sound performed by a big band and Caro Emerald herself. The single was released as a free iTunes download on the 9th day of Apple's 12 Days Of Christmas. Fans of jazz will enjoy this single. Some of the best jazz from New York City, New York.


My 2 Cents is about information Caro dishes about on a gentleman who is impossible to get with. She gives her two cents about this gentleman.

This gentleman. He's like a whip hat doesn't crack. You take a sip and you're on your back. Those big blue eyes are hard to reach. This gentleman is so impossible. It makes you meek like a guitar that cries for days and seduces you in a thousand ways. You feel his strings. Now you're uptight from the first night. It makes any girl and lady weaken at his sight because he's not undercover. He walks past his lovers. Other people know there's no defense. There is no evidence because he creates an illusion that leads to confusion and you give up your common sense. Well that's Caro’s two cents about this gentleman.

He's like a wall that's made of steel. He is like a wall that is too cold to touch. There is not much to feel. His sullen smile he shares with few. The tricks of the trade he's glad to lose. He disappears into thin air. He gives one last look and a frozen leer. Your heart is good as gone. Love's the TV set that says there's nothing on.

There's no PI (private investigator) with a promise of a glint. All the cores and private investigators dissipate when there are no fingerprints. Don't retrace your steps because he's staring right at you. A one man casino. If you spin the wheel, you lose. Because he's not undercover. He walks past his lovers. Other people know there's no defense. There is no evidence because he creates an illusion that leads to confusion and you give up your common sense. Well that's Caro’s two cents about this gentleman.


Caro Emerald shows deep love, admiration, and affection to a gentleman who has she fallen in love with on I Belong To You.

Under the stars the shines and glistens one light to the whispers of the night. When skies are black and full of despair, Caro asked the sun to tell the moon that two of them are there. The afterglow that's down below is when she sees his smile. Forever is a word that cries that Caro belongs to him. Caro belongs to the man she loves and admires.
That endless nights are far away.

Caro sees he doesn't look down and now she feel the truth. They overlooked as ocean deep. But now this river that they’re swimming through is promises we keep. There is no heart that chance will break. Nothing else could ever stop the now. There are no inhibitions or unexpected interruptions in his ways. She’ll let him ask for every turn.

5/5*****!

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Caro Emerald – A Night Like This single review

Caro Emerald – A Night Like This is one of the lesser known electro singles from 2009. This vinyl single has that bossa nova sound backed with that laid back lounge sound and vibe performed by a big band and Caro Emerald herself. Fans of jazz will enjoy this single. Some of the best jazz from New York City, New York and The Netherlands.


Caro looks for a man to make her night feel complete on A Night Like This. However she feels as her night is incomplete. Here A Night Like This uses Latin salsa styled beats over lounge jazz and bossanova.

From where you are, you see the smoke start to arise where they play cards. And you walk over, softly moving past the guards. The stakes are getting higher. You can feel it in your heart. He calls your bluff. He is the ace. You never thought he'd play that much. And now it's more than all these cards you want to touch. You'll never know if winning this could really be enough.

Caro has never dreamed it. Have you ever dreamed a night like this? She cannot believe it. She may never see a night like this. When everything you think is incomplete starts happening when you are cheek to cheek. Could you ever dream it? She has never dreamed a night like this. This is one of those surrealistic magical nights. Take a look beyond the moon you'll see the stars. And when you look around you know the room by heart.

How many times has Caro been waiting by the door to hear these chimes to hear that someone debonair has just arrived? And how many times has Caro opened up to see my world before her eyes? That silhouette creates an image and a night she can't forget. The night has the scent of something special. She can’t resist temptation. Caro walks away and suddenly it seems she is not alone. He stands in front of her. Caro stops before he goes on.


Stuck is based on Caro Emerald’s persona of a woman who married a man after being promised jewelry and perfume and all sorts of lavish gifts during their courtship, but he couldn’t deliver, and she feels stuck (hence the title) in a marriage that she is bored in and no longer desires. However, she can’t deny that they have a chemistry, and she realises that she loves him anyway at the end of the song.

Caro closes her eyes and dreams about a sunny holiday. She wishes that she was beaching down on Saint Tropez or sitting in the lobby at the fabulous 'Pierre' with diamonds on her fingers and not a single care. Instead she is on the avenue where nobody goes with fields of green that wilted like a last summer rose Some people call it paradise but she calls it pain.

He promised her a motorcade and endless perfume. A palace in Geneva with a perfect view and dreams painted yellow like the color of gold. And dine with kings and queens 'till the food gets cold. This dream is now a comedy she doesn't wanna see. Some people call it laughter, but she call it pain. Caro knows they have a chemistry which is a heavenly combination.

5/5*****!

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Indigo Swing - Indigo Swing album review

Indigo Swing - Indigo Swing is one of the lesser known jazz albums from 1994 from the swing revival movement. The album has everything from love songs to dance songs for the nightclub. Not much data sonification was used on the album since this was a jazz album filled with swing jazz. Some of the songs use spoken word bits like in a radio drama like Swing lover for example.


Swing lover is a beautiful upbeat swing jazz song. The song serves as a wake up call for men to comfort their women and be there for them.

If you find you've been neglecting that someone you call your own and your phone calls aren't connecting when you know she should be home. Brother, you gotta stop your rambling. She can't love a rollin' stone. What she really cares about is that she's all alone. Men, stay at home with your baby alone. Try to be still every once in a while.


The Blue Suit Boogie song is a love song where a lady dumps her gentleman and tells him she is no longer his lover and they are through with their relationship. Their memories of them dancing are shared throughout the song. Swing jazz meets blues style boogie pop on Blue Suit Boogie.

A gentleman remembers the night a lady he was dating that told him they were through and she was no longer his. He did not belong to her. She said, "I'm leavin' town. I’m puttin' you down. 'Goin back to Memphis with the new boy I found. But honey, you sure look cute in your fine blue gabardine suit." She was leaving town and going back to Memphis, Tennessee with the new boy she found. That is the reason this lady left the gentleman.

This gentleman remembers the day she took his by the hand. She said that she was his. This lady told the gentleman, "I'm gonna let you be my man. Get your money, honey I know what to do.
Today I saw the perfect blue color for you. And honey, you'll look so cute in your brand new gabardine suit." Both of them went jumpin' and-a-jivin' across the floor. Reelin' and-a-rockin' til a quarter to 4 AM swinging across the floor. Just her and him swinging in his brand new blue gabardine suit.

It's been 6 months and he hasn't gone swingin' at all. He spends his nights cryin' while his blue gabardine suit hangs in the hall.

But he woke up this morning with a sweet smile on my face. This gentleman thinks his broken heart will finally find a resting place because the girl he met today is so reet petite. He met a petite woman with girlish features. So sweet and lovely. And light on her feet. She says, "Honey, you sure look cute in your fine blue gabardine suit." Both of them went jumpin' and-a-jivin' across the floor. Reelin' and-a-rockin' til a quarter to 4 AM swinging across the floor. Just her and him swinging in his brand new blue gabardine suit.


So Far Away From Me is a sad heartbreaking mournful swing jazz song with a bit of modern creative elements used. The song discusses how he would like to reach out and touch his lady but she is so far away from him due to being located a distance several miles away. They’re full of good intentions but sometimes some time apart will do good in a situation like this.

Lately this gentleman started dreaming of things that him and his lover could be when they are lying here together. But she is so far away from him. It's time that this gentleman should tell her how her beauty sets him free. He could reach right out and touch her. But she is so far away from him.

They were full of good intentions. Someone's wrong and someone's right. But he can't get used to coming home to her frozen heart at night. He can't get used to coming home to a stranger he once knew. If David slew the lion and Moses split the sea, won’t she tell him how she seem so near but so far away from him?

They’re full of good intentions and some time apart will do. He’ll try to make her happy. But he is sad as he could be while she is so far away from him.

5/5*****!

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Evan Ziporyn - Amok! / Tire Fire album review

Evan Ziporyn - Amok! / Tire Fire is a modern classical music album which uses uncommon time signatures such as 8|8, 9|4, and 2|4. The ritualistic and cryptic sounding classical music album is very surreal sounding. The album uses conducted improvisation which is collective improvisation directed by a conductor. Overall the album falls in the subgenre of microtonal classical.  

5/5*****!

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Fred Lowery - Estrellita (My Little Star) / Whispering single review

Fred Lowery - Estrellita (My Little Star) / Whispering is one of the beautiful siffleur shellac singles with a vaudeville sound incorporated with jazz. Whenever people mention Fred Lowery, they never mention this single. The single uses conducted improvisation which is collective improvisation directed by a conductor. Notice how the instrumentation has been arranged perfectly. There is a bit of indeterminacy used.  

5/5*****!

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Pokey LaFarge And The South City Three - Middle of Everywhere album review

Pokey LaFarge And The South City Three - Middle of Everywhere is an ambient Americana country sounding album. They look Steampunk right down to the last shoe button. They became large and in charge with this album. A bit of country boogie is added to the mix. This is ASMR for country music fans some sort of way.


Ain’t The Same tells the story of a man telling his lady how she should make a change even though he himself has skeletons in his closet.

This man tells his lady how she should and ought to make a change even though he himself has got skeletons in his closet. She once had a demon but lost it. Now what he’s got and what she’s got ain’t the same. He was living free while she was busy chained down. He’s seen the world twice while she was in school. They both want and need each other.


Mississippi Girl explained why Pokey LaFarge likes girls in/from Mississippi girls.

Pokey LaFarge plays music all over the world. So you know he meets plenty of girls. But a lot of them don’t like to dance. Some of them won’t even give a guy a chance. But way down south where the girls are sweet. They always got a beat steppin’ in their feet. Down in Mississippi. He never hesitates to spin one around. He’s gonna dance all night with a Mississippi Girl.

Long brown curls get stuck in your face while she’s spinning all around the place with her big ole hips and big ole legs never make a man too proud to beg. She wears long brown boots and a short sun dress. She never makes a man too proud to beg. That will turn any man into a heavin’ mess because there’s nothing better than a woman who’s kind and will get on the floor.


Good Country Girls explained why Pokey LaFarge liked good country girls from the good old countryside. The song is similar to the mood and tone of Mississippi Girl. Good Country Girls and Mississippi Girl have many similarities to each other.

Wintertime, springtime, summertime, and fall. There’s one thing that Pokey likes most of all which is good country girl. The seasons change but Pokey’s love for good country girls stays the same.

There are differences between a country girl and a city girl. You can tell a country girl from the one in town. If she says hello when you walk in the door, she’s a good country girl. In the summertime when the weather is fine, the country girls are picking peaches. Doing their best in a flowered dress while the city girls soak up sun on the beaches. You don’t need fortune. You don’t need fame. A country girl will love you just the same. You don’t money to get some honey from good country girls.

Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee have the prettiest girls that Pokey has ever seen. New York City ain’t got nothing on these good country girls.

He ain’t got a worry because there’s no one around. He feels good and you know that he should with his good country girls in the summertime when the weather is fine.

5/5*****!

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Stephen Lynch - The Craig Machine album review

Stephen Lynch - The Craig Machine is a sketch comedy album with super provocative humor you would find and hear on the Comedy Central channel. Now Stephen Lynch is no stranger to provocative and offensive humor. He has been making offensive jokes with provocative humor for years. A bit of jazz is thrown on songs such as Pierre and Craig. Country, folk, and jazz meet sketch comedy on this album.


Whittlin' Man is a fast paced guitar driven folk pop ballad with a jazzy touch about a wood carver named Whittlin' Man. Now that fast paced guitar is what gives the song an edge of folk pop. The high bass is what gives the song a jazzy touch. However you can hardly hear the bass though.

In the woods of Northern Michigan is where he made his home. He didn't ask much from the world. He just wanted to be alone. Got his first real blade at 13. That's when it all began. Soon the creatures of the forest called him Whittlin' Man.

He whittle all day and he whittle all night. One thing he did was whittle everything in sight.  He whittled on a stick and he whittled on a shoe. And if you come too close he gonna whittle you too. Keep a safe distance if you can because you're never safe around Whittlin' Man.

His trusty knife gave him the ability to carve wood.  He whittled out a house, a car, and he whittled himself a wife. He whittled out 4 kids, a swimming pool, and a big Lear jet. And so he wouldn't miss Saved By The Bell, he whittled a TV set. He whittled if it's light and he whittled if it's dark. And if Noah were around well he'd whittle him an ark. He can whittle something new and he can whittle something old. He can whittle something hot and he can whittle something rather chilly.

Some say Whittlin' Man's a genius. Others say he's just dumb. He's whittled off a foot, an ear, three fingers, and his left thumb. But that won't stop him. He'll whittle through thick and thin. And once he's whittled everything he'll just whittle it all again.


Pierre is the French themed adult sketch comedy song where Stephen plays the role of a man named “Pierre” as well as his old writing partner from college, Jeff. Stephen plays triple role of characters int he song including himself. This is one of the songs on the album that revolves around the educational concept of college. A bit of jazz is thrown in the piano added.

The song Pierre is about a homeless man who is French with French ancestry in his background and lineage. Jeff gave Stephen the idea to write about since Jeff bet Stephen that he could name a subject that Stephen can’t write a song about. Stephen decides to take Jeff’s idea on. However Stephen’s story is so tiresome. The audience laughs at Stephen’s terrible French accent.

Stephen got a call from his old writing partner from college, Jeff.  They were drinking and talking to each other on the phone. Jeff was saying, “You know, I bet you I can name a subject that you can’t write a song about.” Stephen said, “Alright, fucker. Let’s hear it. What you got?” Jeff said, “How about a homeless guy?” Stephen said. “ Easy.” And he said “Who is French” Stephen replies, “Let’s give it a shot.” If this doesn’t go over then Stephen will owe Jeff a lot of money

Back in France, Pierre was rich as they come. But for whatever the reason(s) may be or may have been, he lost all his wealth and his good mental health. Now he lives with the filth and the scum. Pierre is the only French bum in New York City, New York. When he opens his Boone’s Farm he still sniffs the cork. So have you a quarter. He’s begging you. Pierre has to have wine with his government cheese. He really should bid you adieu.

Wine and Cheese is a common combination yet here Stephen is making a play on the term “Government Cheese” which is slang for a welfare payment from the government.


Mixer At Delta Chi is a provocative adult themed sketch comedy song where Stephen Lynch plays the role of a horny university professor at Delta Chi University/Delta Chi College who is the bad professor. A tenured titty caresser. He has sex with his students.

It's college time again. September's almost here. Professor Stephen Lynch is hanging with freshman girls at a frat party with kegs of beer. He sees a girl he is wanting at a mixer at Delta Chi University. They take some Oxycontin. Dave Matthews is getting high. Then as he undresses her and starts his stimulus, she says, “But wait, professor. This wasn't on the syllabus.”

Stephen tutors her in his apartment. Their tutoring session turns into a slow dance. Then he asks her, “Hey, baby, what’s your minor? Got your major in my pants.” He loves her student body. She wants a better grade. He says, "If you roll over, I’ll throw in financial aid. I hope you boned up for your midterm. If you want, I can help you cram. Don’t give a shit about the essay test. So let’s skip it and get to the oral exam."

A minor is a set of courses that a student takes too complement or somehow enhance the value of his or her major. The major he is referring to is his penis. He is getting a boner. Stephen is making a sexual innuendo about cramming his private parts into her private parts.


Lullaby is a not so sweet or innocent song which pokes fun at the concept of divorce in a provocative manner. The humor is edgy and cringeworthy. Touchy subjects such as divorce, pornography, and pedophilia are mentioned throughout the song.

Hush little girl sweet baby don't cry tonight. Daddy is here and he'll sing you a soft lullaby tonight. Why can't it all be like it was before? How can I explain why Mommy's not here anymore? Because Daddy likes porno and $10 dollar whores. Daddy gets wasted and robs liquor stores. Daddy likes rubbing against little boys on the bus. I think that's why Mommy left us.

Hush little girl. There is no reason to fret tonight. Don't mind the smoke. Daddy just wants to forget tonight. Soon it will all be like it was before. Any minute she will through that front door. But daddy plays poker and drinks lots of beer. Then he wants sex that involves Mommy's rear. Daddy has soars on his naughty parts oozing with pus. I think Mommy left us.

Please don't cry. I swear I'll try to be here by your side. Right after Daddy gets home from the bar, visits his bookee, and steals a new car. He'll drive to the strip club. And if daddy plays his cards right, he'll bring home your new mommy tonight.


Halloween is a Stephen’s weird quirky take on the day of Halloween. This is one of the darker songs next to Craig and Beelz. This one’s weird because Stephen only plays it once a year which is on the day of Halloween. Scary.

Stephen is thinking of all the cool creatures that he will meet on this nightGhosts and goblins and witches roaming the streets in moonlight. Bowls of candy and goodies delicious and waiting in store. The sound of cute little footsteps as they approach his front door.

Letting the children inside to drink beers. Razor blades hidden in 3 Musketeers. Screams from the basement of kids begging to be set free. Tightening the clamps that are holding their little heads so tight. He puts his lips to their ears as he whispers “Please, don’t fight.” “I promise I’ll let you go home if you swear not to tell a soul. Well I’ll just untie these. I’m kidding now where is my chainsaw. Let’s rock and roll.” Cruel irony is what Halloween means to Stephen.

5/5*****!

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High Step Society - Champagne Dreams album review

High Step Society - Champagne Dreams is an album that captures the spirit of the Jazz Age and launching it a century forward to the 21st century in 2021. That is part of their classy jazz movement as a band. This dynamic band is bringing jazz back to the party, where it belongs. The vocalist sings in close harmony. All of their songs are classy jazz songs.


Champagne Dreams is a classy swing jazz song about a classy lady who is drunk because her beau has got her flying high. Somehow she manages to dance along with her beau. The song uses filtered electronically processed production as some of the instrumentation has reductionism and is partially muffled.  

A classy lady is drunk because her beau has got her flying high. Her feet don’t even touch the ground any more. She receives tipsy kisses every night. In the day she craves her beau deep inside.

She is dizzy doubled in her dancing shoes from all the champagne bubbles and bright lights. Yet she feels the beat in her shoes. She feels the beat in the sheets where thy lie. Her beau has got her walking lines on a tipsy tightrope on her twinkle toes. Thought police are issuing fines for the things that she sees in her mind. Could it be a dream? The salt and steam make her feel funny. She didn’t plan to fall in love. Won't he suit her fancy?

His double dark and stormy sultry eyеs are what has gotten her flying high. Tipsy kisses and red wine are what has gotten her flying high too. In the day she craves her beau deep inside. She is dancing soft and steady in her favorite dress. She is blinded the champagne dreams and warm streetlights.


High Step Society went on a midnight creep with their song Moonlight Creep. High Step Society takes the worries out of life and everyday pressures with this song of theirs. The song was a secret to temporary relief.

Tell High Step Society about pleasure when there’s no relief from your pain. Tell me about the bad weather when I’m feeling as warm as the Amazon rain. Give High Step Society your cold and your down hearted because they’ve got a secret to temporary relief.

Swing their way if your woman’s unhappy or if you’re out on the town. Howling at the moon. Now you’re caught up in the moment. A little bit boozy. Your worries are laid to rest. Mind these lips. They’ll make you a promise that the whiskey tastes bettеr at the cabaret. Trust me. They’ll lead the way. So pay attention.

5/5*****!

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Ingrid Lucia & The Flying Neutrinos - Hotel Child album review

Ingrid Lucia & The Flying Neutrinos - Hotel Child is one of the more sophisticated swing revival album from the year 2000. The style of the songwriting used tells a story. These traditional jazz standards are sweet and sassy but not provocative with the exception of the song Violent Love. The album stays to the swing revival sound as evidenced in songs such as Mr. Zoot Suit, After Hours, and Baby's Making Duck.


Mr. Zoot Suit is about a Hispanic man named Mr. Zoot Suit who is a great dancer.

This man is a great dancer. He's got great big feet. He's jumping to the beat. He's been dancing in the street. Mr. Zoot Suit is dressed so fine and has got lots of loot. We like to call him Mr. Zoot Suit.

Mr. Zoot Suit drives a great big car and smokes a big cigar. Mr. Zoot Suit looks like a king and acts like a star. He's got purple suspenders, a yellow tie, and a zoot suit. He's got all those hats and funky spats. He is the hippest cat who can't be beat. Wherever he goes he turns up the heat.

When we see him drive by he goes, "Toot, toot" We all shout, When we see him drive by we shout, "Hey, Mr. Zoot Suit!" So when you see him drive by with that big cheroot, don't forget to shout, "Hey, Mr. Zoot Suit!"


Violent Love is a provocative swing revival song laced with that swing jazz soundscape but somewhat rather violent. Violence is the theme for this swing revival song. The song is about how Ingrid wants to make violent love (violent sexual intercourse) to/with her man that she is sleeping with.

Ingrid wants to make violent love to her man that she is sleeping with by that moon above. She wants to kiss him every night. She wants to squeeze and hold him tight throughout the night. However Ingrid doesn't want it to be frantic and she don't want to cramp his style. But he has been driving her into a panic. He is driving Ingrid wild.


Baby's Making Duck is about people spreading rumors about having love affairs and sexual intercourse with each other. Names got thrown are around and feels before reals.

Now Joe got it from Eddie who said he'd heard from Ned that Jimmy's got a girl who’s a big hearted tart. (She's a big hearted tart.) So he keeps her fetid while she keeps him fed. And why do you think Johnny's got a gold ring and new clothes? He preens and struts. He's cock of the walk. Well, go ask Johnny. I'll bet he knows! As far as I remember I've never had much luck but history will shine my shoes when Baby's Making Duck. This is the part of the song where rumors were spread.

Sally's down from Allentown. She's been about Ned says a slap might turn her on but it could take a tickle to turn her out. Johnny spied on Sheila in the girlie shows (peep shows). And she's been seen kicking that gong around as long as I remember. I’ve never had much luck but I will live high on the hog when baby's making duck.


Ingrid discussed and sung about how love and romance were coming back on the song called Love Is Coming Back.

Ingrid thinks that love is coming back. She also thinks romance is on the rise all across the world. All the boys and girls are making eyes. Everybody's taking walks. They're holding hands and having long talks. This is something gentle and kind that's the turn of mind.

Ingrid tells gentlemen to open the door for a lady, light her cigarette, and say she looks nice. She won't be bored when you act like a gentlemen. Gentlemen, she'll never ignore you. She'll fall like apples. You’ll see what you get. All the boys will realize love is very civilized. You know that romance is on the rise.

4/5****

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Harlequin Jones - Overflow album review

Harlequin Jones - Overflow is one of the darker and moodier steampunk albums in existence. Loast Cause and Home To Call Home are some of the darkest songs on the album. Musique concrète is used in some of the songs. Not many people know this album even exists. A fusion of rock, jazz, and cabaret music is used. The grim esoteric Loast Cause is the standout track.


Loast Cause is about a girl who is a lost cause due to her drug addiction and her many problems which causes her to be a dysfunctional person. She’s a lost cause basically.

Give up on that girl with her knees where her eyes should be Surely the bathroom floor’s not that inviting. That mouse girl mess with her legs to her chest. Leaving big black stains on the lace of her dress. Leaving big black stains down the side of her face. She's a waste of sperm and eggs. She’s a lost cause.

She's submissive. Dominate her. She's a tool. Take your hate out on her. It's all she deserves. There's no love songs here. Just sex and empty bottles. Her life is just sexual intercourse with other men and addiction to drugs.

This girl has been living off and nicotine. Caffeine is what she uses to get through the day. Ginger ale too. She uses drugs such as ephedrine, adrenaline, taurine, amphetamines, cocaine, Xanax, Vicodin,  Adderall, hot wax, Menthol, alcohol, Chestfields, Dramamine, Lucky Strikes, and laxatives. Cocaine and razor blades. Endorphins seeping through her veins. She seeks cheap thrills and Chestfields. That is how she is trying to kill off how it feels.

Blackouts and strange beds are another disturbing facet of her life. She’s lost her head and is underfed. She’s a lost cause. It’s a lost cause to care.


Home to Call Home is the song that spoke to all the social outcasts in the world. Especially those trying to find their place in the world. The song uses a conversational tone. The song showed the harsh realities of isolation.

It's time for a change before we waste away. So we walk together to somewhere where it's better. Holding on now more than ever. Devote all that yo know yo grow and move on. All we need's a home to call home. It takes respect to get respect. You need some confidence.

5/5*****!

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Sunday Driver - In the City of Dreadful Night album review

Sunday Driver - In the City of Dreadful Night is a steampunk album inspired by Victorian London with a richly textured fusion of Indian (Hindustani music) and Western sounds. This unique album brings some diverse influences to the forefront of music. The United Kingdom meets the country of India on this album. Black Spider and Bakul Bagan Road are the standout tracks.


Black Spider explains the dangers and mischievous nature of an arachnid creature known as a female black spider.

What's that sound? Don't turn around. Something is coming our way out of the dark. Here comes the black spider. Feel the rage inside her. She'll spin a web until you can't get out. She will make a thousand little babies to scurry about. Slowly but surely. You better send everyone you love a long way from here.

She knows your name. Everyone knows her game. You'll never get that far out of the dark. How will it size you up? Prying, probing fat fingers groping every inch of the way. Look at her go. Enjoy the show until you fall from up high. It's a long way down from here. We will be fine until the arachnid descends. I know she'll win in the end. Stand in line. Step in time.


Bakul Bagan Road is one of the songs on the album which uses Indian sounds from Indian classical music. The sitar used makes the song very ethnic, soothing, and psychedelic. Bakul Bagan Road was inspired by Bakul Bagan, Bhowanipore. A locality in Kolkata City.

Those stars in the distance that shine on our lives. Just sitting and wondering as worlds go by. When the moon glows white, those stars in the distance shine bright on our lives and light Bakul Bagan Road.


Spindrift is one of the stranger songs on the album with eerie instrumentation that is surprisingly calming. This is one of the more subtle downtempo songs of the album which calms the mood of the entire album down. It's all about the spindrift.

There is a strange kind of panic in the air. All the strange faces in all the strange places. Twisting around and around. Taking hold. Stripping bare. Running wild, unbound. It's all about the spindrift. Stop hiding in the spindrift.

5/5*****!!