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FuzzBoxGirl

by The Silversound

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FuzzBoxGirl 06:36
She’s got something I can’t put my finger on it She’s wired up in a different way She got a sweet spot just before the breakup Attack and decay She gets loud there’s blood in the VU She gets ragged, torn and frayed You don’t know why she gets so fired up Attack and decay And she’s flying, yeah she’s flying Down in the dirt she sings like an angel And she’s crying, yeah she’s crying You want to love her but you’re out of practice She screams we’re just about to break up You get fuzzy and you drift away You don’t know how she gets so fired up Attack and decay She’s got something I can’t put my finger on it She’s wired up in a different way Got a dial but I can’t read the numbers on it Attack and decay She gets loud there’s blood in the VU She gets ragged, torn and frayed You don’t know how she gets so fired up Attack and decay
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Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I opened my eyes to take a peek To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquility 'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity 'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurd Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang Here comes the Roly Poly Man He's singing songs of love "Roly poly, roly poly, holy poly poly" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang
3.
You never know when she’s coming A flash of gold like a pale sun You close your eyes for a second And she’s gone, and you’re dreaming Of the Honeyeater A welcome thief she will return She steals the spring and leaves the summer Open you up like a flower when she sings And she sings such a beautiful song You know that you can never own her Or keep her still within your palm Your gilded cage will never hold her That pretty thing will never stay behind the wire Some they crave the fur and feathers Some they yearn for all that glitters They scratch around for buried treasure She loves the honey, but the Honeyeater She don’t love you
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Pallene 05:44
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Breeze whispers, and it kisses your brow Trees murmur this is your turn now Fall lightly into the stream Flow deeper into this dream Come out from the cave of your heart Let go this is the art So deep, and you can’t stop the bleeding To start again, these odds and ends New eyes, old ways sunn raga for a new day Sun sun you’re the only one on my horizon

about

The Silversound follow up their acclaimed debut album with FuzzBoxGirl, a 5-Song EP displaying the span of their psychedelic infused sound out November 23rd through Cheersquad Records & Tapes.

A slithering juggernaut of gurgling guitars and dreamscape lyrics bubbling from Melbourne’s dark underground, The Silversound featuring Shane O’Mara, Andrew Tanner, Stu Thomas and Leroy Cope,
is a deep psychedelic trip into the melody-rich tradition of rock’s golden age of discovery.

Lead single “FuzzBoxGirl” swirls into focus and as the name suggests, buzzing, Velcro-tearing fuzz punctuates throughout as The Silversound conjure themselves a hypnotic big come up. The aural evocation of that shiny moment when the world begins to glow soft and opaque, as you float unburdened through the ether into alternate cerebral plains of existence. The Silversound call the song, “a love letter, a paean to the beautiful, extraordinary fuzz box, a small simple electronic device that changed the course of music.”

Featuring the undeniable talent and status of Lisa Miller on vocals, “Hurdy Gurdy Man” takes the trip another step further, as the jittery peak first begins to outline itself through the haze. The classic mid 60’s masterpiece by Donovan is given The Silversound lysergic treatment, while Miller brings the psychedelic whimsy of the original, her voice, treated with a big dose, but always identifiable. The band share that this particular version was first recorded as a promo and is, “faithful to the original, but stretched out and pushed around”.

The gentle wooziness washes in with “The Honeyeater”, which The Silversound call, “a dreamy soft whisper, an avian love story detailing unrequited passion.” Its gentle lilt immerses before it unfurls further ergine peaks across the stereo spectrum and calms once more.

We are floating now in space as “Pallene” a “tone poem to one of the smallest moons of Saturn” casts its introspection. While the ride is now smooth, the edginess comes as 70’s funk creeps into outro the cosmic jam.

And as the dawn breaks “Sunn Raga” brings the ride to a close. An acoustic duo version of the song recorded live at RRR Independent radio station, performed on Off The Record - Brian Wise’s much loved Saturday morning show.

Phased and funky, fuzzed-up and freaked out, the road-hardened quartet of Australian fringe identities forged their first sojourn during one of the longest, hardest lockdowns on the planet, smuggling hope and tenderness from the gloom; soaring sitars and sky bound propulsion from the depths of pandemic static. From beefy boogie to rainwater jangle, loopy acoustic echoes to woolly overdrive, The Silversound’s aquaplaning guitars and cyclical grooves will turn your dull grey matter inside out and your 21st century blues to every damn colour under the Fat Old Sun.

The Silversound are Shane O’Mara, Andrew Tanner, Stu Thomas and Leroy Cope. Between them, they have been involved with the icons of the Australian music scene; from Paul Kelly to Rebecca’s Empire, Kim Salmon to Dave Graney, Tim Rogers to Lisa Miller, toured the world and recorded a plethora of albums over the last three decades.

Shane O’Mara, maestro guitarist, has played/recorded with Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers, Lisa Miller, Rob Snarski, Chris Wilson and many more.

Andrew Tanner (vocals, guitar) is a founding member of Seven Stories and with Leroy Cope (drums) key member of psyche band Sand Pebbles and The Woodland Hunters.

Multi-instrumentalist Stu Thomas (bass) is a member of Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, Dave Graney & the Mistly, and he fronts his voodoo surf band The Stu Thomas Paradox.

All masters of their craft, they coalesce in The Silversound.

credits

released November 23, 2023

All songs composed by The Silversound

(Except Hurdy Gurdy Man : Donovan Leitch)

Lyrics by Andrew Tanner

Recorded & Mixed st yikesville by Shane O'Mara
Mastered by Mikey Young

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Cheersquad Records & Tapes Melbourne, Australia

Wally “Meanie” Kempton took the plunge in 2018 and launched his record label Cheersquad Records & Tapes. Since then he has released new material from acts such as The Meanies, The Hard-Ons, Chris Wilson, Phil Jamieson, Seasick Steve, Wanita, Minibikes, The Rinehearts, Immigrant Union and T. Wilds, along with limited edition vinyl of older material from Snout, Even and The Glory Box and more. ... more

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