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Perks

by Redspencer

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    Limited edition 12" vinyl of Redspencer's long-awaited, delightfully 'dad-rock' debut.

    Home to a melange of "quasi-nihilistic guitar pop", including singles 'Ride It Out, 'Fuss' and 'Rainbows'. Cover artwork by super-talent Guy Yanai, back cover by Dusty Anastassiou.

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1.
G-Talk 04:02
No need to worry Nothing to fear I’m in no hurry Just changing hemispheres 'Cos everybody dies But I’m not really scared, 'cos that seems miles away I wanna go out tonight I’m burning bright When things get blurry I’m thinking clear Just smoking durries And sinking a little beer 'Cos sometimes it feels like life’s a shitty sport that we’re forced to play You woke up on the field one day not knowing what to do There’s nothing to compare it to And won’t find the answers on the evening news When you got the blues I’m telling you Sitting alone in silence Keeping you up all night Weighing it up in my head It’s anything but light 'Cos everybody dies, closes up their eyes and just flies away No matter how hard they try Everybody dies but I’m not gonna try to get it my own way I wanna go out tonight I’m burning bright
2.
Fuss 02:57
3.
Spare Me 03:45
No better time to bury that lie and head into infinity Underneath the waves there’s nothing to change But that’s so easy to ignore You get home from work it all hurts You’d think you need a miracle Or maybe just a dart straight to the heart I can’t use that anymore 'Cos I’ve been working it out I know you’ve heard it before So spare me if you have any doubts How the hell you been? You know what that means From someone who pretends to care Show me what you’re worth reality’s flirt I can’t do that anymore 'Cos I’ve been working it out I know you’ve heard it before So spare me if you have any doubts 'Cos now I just don’t care anymore I’ll be laying around While you’re standing out in the crowd
4.
Rainbows 03:57
Through somebody else’s eyes you got it right Look at you on the move Swiping at a screen Saying what you mean No more knocking at the door asking ‘what is it for?’ You could miss all the twists and generosity from reality television When midnight comes to blow your candle out Throw up your hands Fall on through the couch to the floor Sunshine everything is fine purely divine Daily gift of boundless bliss Alcohol induced happiness and truth forevermore When Jesus comes in riding on a cloud To understand if there’s to be no doubt Whether you had gall enough to figure out who to call Rain is falling all the time It’s your heart that keeps you dry Rainbows forming everyday Silence took our dreams away Yelling at a screen Saying what you mean forevermore When Santa comes in riding on a slay Give up your plans Throw your ideas away You were never free enough to have a say anyway
5.
Hard Work 02:35
Getting ruthless picking up the speed Heading for ruin in the backseat of an old car On the outskirts of a small town It’s coming back to me Back on the track you’ll see I’ve never felt so Free, spoiled human sitting in the sun Wish you knew it Everything you have in your life Is from the hard work of someone else It’s coming back again Back on the track my friend I have a hand to lend and I want to use it But most everyone I know They’re putting on a show Making it up as they go It’s coming back to me Back on the track you’ll see I’ve never felt so free I can hardly stand it So go look for someone new To pull you heart in two If there’s nothing else to do
6.
Interlude 01:51
7.
Perks 03:49
What a lovely day for you to come and stay here in bigot paradise If you’ve only seen it in the magazines you haven’t lived a full life To witness all the perks generated by jerk circles around a coal mine See they knew it first but never to reverse nightmares materialised Those in power falling over each other with laughter Got a PHD in climatology Must be making shit up It’s an emergency for the economy Give BHP another tax cut Looking forward to greener pastures or whatever comes after Those in power falling over each other with laughter No use dreaming for ever after while we’re headed for disaster Those in power are falling over each other with laughter
8.
Petrol 02:43
We heard the news Gary’s on a rampage with the cops in pursuit Ripping down old Grey Street to the Caltex pumps Head to toe in petrol threatening to blow it all up Blow it all up including hostages The neighbourhood stirred and got evacuated Well me and my friend had to go and see just what was happening Nothing crazy ever seems to go down in Glen Over fences through some paddocks just to see a man Holding a light screaming all night ‘Can I get a phone to call my wife’ We needed a better view Not thinking of the mess we could get into Got up on the back porch of some neighbour's house With all attention set on turning the sensor light out The own came home to get alcohol We notice and froze The temperature rose
9.
Ride It Out 03:45
Maybe it’s ok if you don’t know the way Maybe it’s ok if you don’t care If it’s not too late we can celebrate For you are lost in space Haven’t found your place You have come this far And don’t know who you are Maybe it’s ok to hesitate Maybe something good will come along But there will come a day when you feel so strange So you check your brain but it’s gone insane So you call my name but my number’s changed When I’m old and grey I’ll know what to say Maybe it’s ok if you lost some time But you don’t know where you don’t know why I know it’s a shame that you lost a friend You will meet again right around the bend With some time to spend You’ll be happy then You will be reborn in another form Ride it out
10.
Some People 03:48
Some people go inside their shell Some people want to run and hide Some people want to give it up Because they feel so paralysed All around there are people peeling on out But that’s just somebody else’s problem for now Some people want to throw it in Some people want to fade away Trying to find the hope within To get up and face another day All around there are people peeling on out Surely someone will ease their suffering No doubt So you turn it down Then you turn it off Just to shut it out Don’t wanna know about it Some people just don’t give a fuck Whatever concerns me and mine Long as I got a drink in hand Easy to keep an absent mind Run your mouth like you’ve earned your freedom somehow Never thinking of what you’re talking about
11.
Convenience 04:21
Do you wanna hang around Everybody needs friends in a crowd We could even date a year 'Til you wanna see to your career I hope you never felt like I was controlling you That’s the last thing I was trying to do Though it will be transient 65% convenience We could have a change of pace See how many feelings you can fake I hope you never felt like I was controlling you That’s the last thing I would wanna do I don’t see the appeal of letting something stew But sentimentalism finds a way of creeping up on you

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Debut LP from Melbourne four-piece Redspencer.

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released November 18, 2016

Produced and engineered by David M Turner, esq. (Tourist Dollars).
Mastered by Josh Bonati (Mac DeMarco, DIIV, Wild Nothing).
Artwork by Guy Yanai.

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