Admiral Fallow — Beetle in the Box
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Hold your tongue the unwilling and the safe
Make your mark in your own tiny way
Your own miniature firework display for one
Fear of facing the shadow on the shore
Tied in knots and hung out on the backdoor
The 'boy-done-good' thoughts of valour and the all for one
It's the beetle in the box that shakes in your hands
And it's formed out of feelings I don't understand
They're mapped in the gaps and the spaces between
The worry of bearing the ghost in the machine
I eat your words and you mark my mistakes
We set the dictionary up to fail
The work of poets is a vapour we exhale it's gone
Fleeting fondness is a flicker in your frown
Spilling out in adjectives and nouns
A mess of letters once it's chewed and swallowed down all gone
It's the beetle in the box that shakes in your hands
And it's formed out of feelings I don't understand
They're mapped in the gaps and the spaces between
The worry of bearing the ghost in the machine
How do you feel pain?
(Tremors through the floor)
How do you hear sound?
(Tapping on the walls)
I wish I could feel it all
It's the beetle in the box that shakes in your hands
And it's formed out of feelings I don't understand
They're mapped in the gaps and the spaces between
The worry of bearing the ghost in the machine
Make your mark in your own tiny way
Your own miniature firework display for one
Fear of facing the shadow on the shore
Tied in knots and hung out on the backdoor
The 'boy-done-good' thoughts of valour and the all for one
It's the beetle in the box that shakes in your hands
And it's formed out of feelings I don't understand
They're mapped in the gaps and the spaces between
The worry of bearing the ghost in the machine
I eat your words and you mark my mistakes
We set the dictionary up to fail
The work of poets is a vapour we exhale it's gone
Fleeting fondness is a flicker in your frown
Spilling out in adjectives and nouns
A mess of letters once it's chewed and swallowed down all gone
It's the beetle in the box that shakes in your hands
And it's formed out of feelings I don't understand
They're mapped in the gaps and the spaces between
The worry of bearing the ghost in the machine
How do you feel pain?
(Tremors through the floor)
How do you hear sound?
(Tapping on the walls)
I wish I could feel it all
It's the beetle in the box that shakes in your hands
And it's formed out of feelings I don't understand
They're mapped in the gaps and the spaces between
The worry of bearing the ghost in the machine
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Keep waiting for "Steady As She Goes" to kick in.
Yeah, instant Snow Patrol comparisons
Darsaka wrote:
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
Hahaha. Made me look. You must have seen the body builder Sarah Hayes too. Quite impressive in her own way, but I can't imagine her singing this. Or even worse, I am imagining her sing this! Now if I could imagine her moving the nasty old fridge out of my basement.
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
Hahaha. Made me look. You must have seen the body builder Sarah Hayes too. Quite impressive in her own way, but I can't imagine her singing this. Or even worse, I am imagining her sing this! Now if I could imagine her moving the nasty old fridge out of my basement.
Darsaka wrote:
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
hahahahaha!!!!
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
hahahahaha!!!!
Wow, I quite like this sound. Something new on my list of things to check out. Thanks RP!
Darsaka wrote:
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
Yikes! That was unexpected.
There's a local photographer I googled once who, it turns out, has the same name as a naughty naughty girl. o_O
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
Yikes! That was unexpected.
There's a local photographer I googled once who, it turns out, has the same name as a naughty naughty girl. o_O
sfyi2001 wrote:
Sarah Hayes of Admiral Fallow ~
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
Sarah Hayes of Admiral Fallow ~
How beautiful! Made me look for "Sarah Hayes" on Google and... yeah, not a great idea.
Each time this comes on and I hear the particular timbre of his voice I glance over thinking it's the 80s Montreal band 'The Box' and then as I'm parsing past "the Box" in the title the Glaswegian starts to dominate and displace the initial distant memories and it all falls into place that I've been here before.
jbunniii wrote:
That's a tad California of you is it not? Fried Mars bar and you'll be fine.
His lisp and other vocal affectations are very offputting. Maybe dentures would help?
That's a tad California of you is it not? Fried Mars bar and you'll be fine.
Sarah Hayes of Admiral Fallow ~
I do like to hear Scottish bands sing with a Scottish accent. Excellent song! In fact it's so good I can’t decide if this or 'Moonwalk Away' by Goldfish was my record of 2016?
Snow Patrol!.... with a less cooler name.
Cracker Van Jackpot Cakethoven with a brogue. Brrrilliant!!!
bb_matt wrote:
Yeah, ditto. In fact, I thought it was Clyro when I first heard it.
Same here!
Yeah, ditto. In fact, I thought it was Clyro when I first heard it.
Same here!
Interesting to hear the slight Scots accent at the end of some words. Hope Bill plays some other cuts.
fredriley wrote:
Aye, but wi' a Glasgae accent. I'm sure at one point he sings "the boy done good", which if so must be a reference to the standard cliché used by football (soccer to youse across the Pond) managers when being interviewed post-match.
Curious sound. Maybe a grower. While I'm working in Scotland I'll see if I can't see them on any live listings and turn up to a gig.
Well Fred, didja didja?
Aye, but wi' a Glasgae accent. I'm sure at one point he sings "the boy done good", which if so must be a reference to the standard cliché used by football (soccer to youse across the Pond) managers when being interviewed post-match.
Curious sound. Maybe a grower. While I'm working in Scotland I'll see if I can't see them on any live listings and turn up to a gig.
Well Fred, didja didja?
bb_matt wrote:
Yeah, ditto. In fact, I thought it was Clyro when I first heard it.
Reminds me of biffy clyro - sure, it's the scottish accent, but the vocal inflections are very similar.
In general, it's good!
In general, it's good!
Yeah, ditto. In fact, I thought it was Clyro when I first heard it.
donnyballgame wrote:
Aye, but wi' a Glasgae accent. I'm sure at one point he sings "the boy done good", which if so must be a reference to the standard cliché used by football (soccer to youse across the Pond) managers when being interviewed post-match.
Curious sound. Maybe a grower. While I'm working in Scotland I'll see if I can't see them on any live listings and turn up to a gig.
Very New Pornographers-esque.
Aye, but wi' a Glasgae accent. I'm sure at one point he sings "the boy done good", which if so must be a reference to the standard cliché used by football (soccer to youse across the Pond) managers when being interviewed post-match.
Curious sound. Maybe a grower. While I'm working in Scotland I'll see if I can't see them on any live listings and turn up to a gig.
one of those pieces I PSD then just keep looking at the cover art (I like those wild dark berry splootches)
His lisp and other vocal affectations are very offputting. Maybe dentures would help?
Is that Neko Case on background vocals? Nice...
Like this track but not sure what to make of Admiral Fallow overall, some of their other stuff lags a bit....jury still out, will have to listen some more..
Reminds me of biffy clyro - sure, it's the scottish accent, but the vocal inflections are very similar.
In general, it's good!
In general, it's good!
Like this tune better than the other AF tune that is being played currently.
DaveInVA wrote:
Count me as hearing the New Pornographers in this. Not bad.
Sounds like a subdued version New Pornographers,,
Count me as hearing the New Pornographers in this. Not bad.
Sounds like a subdued version New Pornographers,,
Interesting - first impression was they sound like Snow Patrol - no bad thing at all.
Then the harmonies reminded me of another Scotland based band - Del Amitri.
Then the girl came in and it's a whole new deal.
All in all very good & looking forward to hearing more from them.
Then the harmonies reminded me of another Scotland based band - Del Amitri.
Then the girl came in and it's a whole new deal.
All in all very good & looking forward to hearing more from them.
Very New Pornographers-esque.
Squashed Box = Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Pretty Lousy for a first comment but I like the vibe of this one)