Happy and hungover on the first day of october
Cartography for Beginners
(An introduction to the Lucksmiths, for my precious sleekills!)
A Hiccup In Your Happiness [download/youtube]
The start is the hardest part:
To step inside and announce a newly broken heart.Fiction [download/youtube]
Written down here, gentle reader,
It seems too good to be true
But there’s a girl in Kansas City
With my favourite tattoo.Guess How Much I Love You [download/youtube]
And when I spoke to you,
You said ‘I’ll see you soon’,
But I won’t see you for ages.
And your voice sounded so small;
The loneliness of the long distance phone call.The Chapter In Your Life Entitled San Francisco [download/youtube]
Should it one day come to pass
That you sit down to your memoirs,
Where will this go?Transpontine [download/youtube]
But a single seagull’s cry hangs in the quiet suburban sky
And for a moment I’m amazed
I ever claimed to hate this place.Sunlight in a Jar [download/youtube]
Complex, completely credible love;
The kind that is made, not handed to you from above
Is difficult to talk about and harder to write,
Like the rhythm of a pulse, or the contours of firelight.T-shirt Weather [download/youtube]
Ba-ba-ba how could things be better?Smokers In Love [download/youtube]
Amidst a sea of empty bottles, crockery and coffee cups,
Using anything for ashtrays, drinking drinks you can’t afford,
And you’re still bored.Honey Honey Honey [download]
I honestly haven’t slept a wink in a week,
What can I do?
Tonight I want to watch the evening news
And share a beer with you
And be in bed by nine or so.Music To Hold Hands To [download/youtube]
You can’t keep a secret
But you keep a diary anyway,
And you get away with murder
Because you’ve got a way with words.There Is A Boy That Never Goes Out [download/youtube]
“Ba-ba-bada-ba-ba” goes the backing vocal,
I’m trying not to be so antisocial.
Truth be told, I’m not entirely hopeful.Untidy Towns [download/youtube]
Given time I could get tired of all this sleeping,
The days I’ve thrown away,
And the hours that I am keeping.
But for a while I’m fairly happy feeling hopeless.William and Mary [download/youtube]
And I’m repeating myself twice
And I’m spouting tautologies,
A dozen red roses and a thousand apologies,
And thanks a million,
Love, William.Thomas And Martha [download]
I’m an old man now and ashamed of this
But in Dorchester, August 1856,
I saw hanged Martha Brown of Birdsmoorgate.Spond [download]
I’ve given you trust and patience,
Would you give them back to me?
I’m sick and tired of waiting
For this to turn out happily.Get-To-Bed Birds [download/youtube]
A shit year ends, I kiss my friends,
We raise half empty glasses
To the next one,
And the night wears on.(full .zip, mediafire, 56MB)
(individual songs, mediafire folder)
seriously people.. fall in love with this band
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Cartography for Beginners
(An introduction to the Lucksmiths, for my precious sleekills!)
A Hiccup In Your Happiness [download/youtube]The start is the hardest part:To step inside and announce a newly broken heart.
Fiction [download/youtube]Written down here, gentle reader,It seems too good to be trueBut there’s a girl in Kansas CityWith my favourite tattoo.
Guess How Much I Love You [download/youtube]And when I spoke to you,You said ‘I’ll see you soon’,But I won’t see you for ages.And your voice sounded so small;The loneliness of the long distance phone call.
The Chapter In Your Life Entitled San Francisco [download/youtube]Should it one day come to passThat you sit down to your memoirs,Where will this go?
Transpontine [download/youtube]But a single seagull’s cry hangs in the quiet suburban skyAnd for a moment I’m amazedI ever claimed to hate this place.
Sunlight in a Jar [download/youtube]Complex, completely credible love;The kind that is made, not handed to you from aboveIs difficult to talk about and harder to write,Like the rhythm of a pulse, or the contours of firelight.
T-shirt Weather [download/youtube]Ba-ba-ba how could things be better?
Smokers In Love [download/youtube]Amidst a sea of empty bottles, crockery and coffee cups,Using anything for ashtrays, drinking drinks you can’t afford,And you’re still bored.
Honey Honey Honey [download]I honestly haven’t slept a wink in a week,What can I do?Tonight I want to watch the evening newsAnd share a beer with youAnd be in bed by nine or so.
Music To Hold Hands To [download/youtube]You can’t keep a secretBut you keep a diary anyway,And you get away with murderBecause you’ve got a way with words.
There Is A Boy That Never Goes Out [download/youtube]“Ba-ba-bada-ba-ba” goes the backing vocal,I’m trying not to be so antisocial.Truth be told, I’m not entirely hopeful.
Untidy Towns [download/youtube]Given time I could get tired of all this sleeping,The days I’ve thrown away,And the hours that I am keeping.But for a while I’m fairly happy feeling hopeless.
William and Mary [download/youtube]And I’m repeating myself twiceAnd I’m spouting tautologies,A dozen red roses and a thousand apologies,And thanks a million,Love, William.
Thomas And Martha [download]I’m an old man now and ashamed of thisBut in Dorchester, August 1856,I saw hanged Martha Brown of Birdsmoorgate.
Spond [download]I’ve given you trust and patience,Would you give them back to me?I’m sick and tired of waitingFor this to turn out happily.
Get-To-Bed Birds [download/youtube]A shit year ends, I kiss my friends,We raise half empty glassesTo the next one,And the night wears on.
(spotify playlist)
(full .zip, mediafire, 56MB)
(individual songs, mediafire folder)
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Me too so I’ve made a Spotify playlist with 130 The Lucksmiths songs. Can’t wait to get listening to it
Best band ever.
The Lucksmiths are the coolest looking band.
Nearly two years since they broke up. I’m still not over it.
I’m not either :(
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"Mars" - Where Were We - The Lucksmiths
The Lucksmiths - Mars.
Hi there dear, I’m on Mars again, keeping in touch with all my friends. I found a nice place, why don’t you come and visit? It’s not as red as you’d think from looking at the pictures and it’s my home again. It’s my home again.
I stumbled across a gorgeous valley, love, greener than even Ferntree Gully, love; I set up camp for a week and witnessed every romantic vision from my dreams. And it’s my home again. It’s my home again.
Human touch is beautiful indeed, but in my mind I’ve made up with all the people that I’d see everyday, we’d avoid each other like the plague but they’re my best friends now, and when I think of them, that’s how they’ll stay in this brave new world, I think about them everyday, in this brave new world I think about you everyday.
"Dignified and Old" - Spring a Leak - The Lucksmiths
Dignified and Old by The Lucksmiths
The Modern Lovers cover.
I just want to start weeping.
