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Ginko
03:09
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Ice
02:43
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Siren
05:50
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You’re lost on a sea that you sailed on
now its cold and rough where you are
It’s a harsh wind blowing
but I did not cause this storm you see
I’ve just been here, open-armed
invitingly
I’ve been alone on this sea for so long
I wanted to touch, I had to feel love
Before these waves took me under
But Aden you came to me in the dark
in the dark
and as gentle as a siren can be
I caught you and I held you down
Oh if the pink light of morning
would wash all the demons out of here
I could lie down on your ground
and pull my body near
But all the knots in my stomach are telling,
there’s no where to rest,
there’s no place to go,
and the shadows they keep on
with their shanty song
It’s the darkest horse that’s chasing me down
And the gods here have no care
where you go when you drown
I’ve been mistaken for something I’m not
for something I wished I could be
Pretty and fine,
I’d draw the line
at just singing soothingly
but I’ve been a liar
I have been ugly
I can be ugly
And we'll join the Venture and the Morning Star
Singing haul away my laddie-o....
You’re lost on a sea that you sailed on
Now its cold and rough
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Sure as Night
03:24
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Into the Sea
03:47
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Sweet Dark-Haired Man
03:08
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Your Doll
04:30
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Be my sailor and I’ll be your doll
puppet show how we bow and we bend for a smile
lights down and show begins
Three blocks over a light switched on
a single girl walks the floor boards and turns on a song
to see how it goes again
Then the rain comes and all I can think about
is that song you sang
how does it go again?
On our secrets we rest and we rise
like two birds on an ocean I roll by your side
and no one else is in
But you always knew the purpose
yellow moon and golden sound
Tie a light weight on the curtain
and it all falls down
...
Let’s be world travelers go out on the town
Bring your best suit and I’ll bring my fine evening gown
Slow down the road we’ll go
Then the night comes and all I can think about
how the tide came in
looked at me, sighed
and turned around
But you always knew the purpose….
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The Door
04:36
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We don’t have to talk about it
you don’t want to fix it no more
my heart opened hesitant
you held it so gently before
but here we are breaking
we’re staring vacant on the porch
a few words could fix it
if I could just find them I’m sure
You don’t have to leave me
you don’t have to go
Staying’s so easy
Come away from the door
You watch me so desperate
red eyes and tears on my face
my pride left here hours ago
I was hoping It’d go in your place
but you put out your cigarette
and I find my drink is all gone
it’s not even dark yet
but I feel it coming on
You don’t have to leave me…
Now I’ve given up on sleeping
I stay up all night with the Night
oh but she’s so indifferent
we have so little in common
I could sit talking here alone
but what would the neighbors think of that?
So I put it in a song
and I sing it to the place you stood last
You don’t have to leave me…
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10. |
Unbound
04:57
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By the Ohio
03:30
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Joan Shelley Louisville, Kentucky
Joan Shelley is a songwriter and singer from Louisville, KY. Often joined by guitarist Nathan Salsburg, she has shared shows with the likes of Jake Xerxes Fussell, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Richard Thompson, Wilco, Marisa Anderson, Daniel Martin Moore, the Other Years, & Michael Hurley. ... more
Joan Shelley recommends:
Landwerk No. 2
by Nathan Salsburg
My main man Nathan Salsburg's mesmerizing new minimalist guitar and 78rpm record wonderland.
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Rising With It
by Otis Junior & Dr. Dundiff
Louisville hip-hop of the top-self champagne variety. Otis Junior's voice will melt you.
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Ignorance
by The Weather Station
Long time favorite The Weather Station has a new album coming and the singles are stunning.
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supported by 45 fans who also own “Ginko”
This is such a beautiful work - understated, yet powerful. Well done - highly recommend
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Infowars
by Ben Sollee feat. Jordon Ellis
featured on Bandcamp Radio Oct 25, 2016
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