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dirty deeds

from mourning moon by lauren.napier

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    1. cigarettes and carefree love
    2. st charles' romance
    3. hiding from the sound of fire
    4. chapters of lace
    5. dirty deeds
    6. bedfellows
    7. put it on my tab

    This collection was recorded in Graz during the November full moon - also referred to as the mourning moon. SAMO, my faithful feline companion, kept me and Tom Zwanzger (AntiFlag, Astpai) company as we reimagined the songs at STRESS Studios. I had written the songs in my room, just me and the cat, so sitting in the studio with an array of instruments and another human’s input put me in a different realm. Over a few days, the melodies manifested into the melancholy spaghetti western soundtrack I had always wanted.

    ”Hiding from the Smell of Fire” is inspired by a time when I lived in Berlin and there were riots to maintain a claim on a punk squat. Cars were burned nightly and the sirens were constant; I would sit by window and listen and smell the smoke and fire wafting into my Wilmersdorf apartment. “St. Charles‘ Romance” includes a subtle nod to Kafka and was written whilst crossing the Charles Bridge in Prague, a stop along Kafka’s childhood walk to school and a pilgrimage I take whenever in Prague. My fondness for whiskey, minor chords, and a good dose of twang is threaded throughout the melodies. Even SAMO provided a bit of percussion, with her litterbox clawing, as she helpfully shared space with us humans.

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lyrics

I hadn’t walked sixty steps in the sand
Before the vow was forgotten in his hand
An end has come

Sweat upon a lip, candle lights the room
Doorway is empty of a wicked hand
The smell it lingers of heat and dirty deeds
Pepper on the air silence it seeds

This end has come

There’s a snake in the grass
A chill on the breeze
A spider on the branch
Reaching for me
But this one runs alone, this one runs alone

I followed you, covered my tracks
Take comfort in the dust and the cracks
Your end has come

Turn your eyes, I’ve heard it hurts less that way
Salt and sin in equal portions on your plate
It’s safe in the fire, where the flames lead the way
This hell has become your retreat
Your end has come

There’s a snake in the grass
A chill on the breeze
A spider on the branch
Reaching for me
But this one runs alone, this one runs alone

Something wicked this way came
It called me by name
Promised me wealth
I turned down it’s fame

This end has come

credits

from mourning moon, released February 5, 2021
electric guitar: Zock Astpai
vocals, acoustic guitar, whistling: lauren.napier
bass, background vocals, whistling: Tom Zwanzger

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lauren.napier Tacoma, Washington

Inspired by all forms of energy and art, lauren.napier (PunkRockDoll) takes comfort in the written word and in creative performance. With this latest musical incarnation, she hopes that you feel as though you are sitting next to her, surrounded by candles and the pull of the moon. Most sounds were written on her guitar, Görli, with productive tears, new addresses, and a few sips of whiskey. ... more

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