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Props For Ventriloquism

from Invisible by Paint It Black

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    This new record has been in the works for what feels like a long time. So long, in fact, that it seems like a lot of people, us included, stopped believing it was really going to happen. The challenges of geography, too many bands and tours, and other more mundane aspects of adult life, all conspired to delay and discourage us. But here we are, despite these obstacles, with a new record and a renewed sense of purpose. And in a way, that’s what these new songs, and this band, are really all about. This music, and the culture and community that surround it, don’t really have an expiration date, even though the larger world around us would have us believe that these are childish things, to be put aside as we become responsible, productive citizens. Now, that is obviously bullshit of the highest order. But this isn’t about avoiding adulthood; it’s about redesigning it so that it doesn’t clash so violently with our most deeply held beliefs. It’s about the compromises we refuse to make, but also about the subtle negotiations between ideals/aspirations & day-to-day pragmatics. It’s about figuring out how to keep making noise even when life quiets down. Yes, it’s about parenthood, but it’s also about deliberately resisting corrupt mainstream value systems, even (especially) when they’re bombarding you from all sides. It’s about brutal, devastating loss. More than ever, it’s about alienation and outrage.

    Limited to 300 copies worldwide, No Idea Records' black vinyl fourth (and final) pressing of what PunkNews called "The #1 EP Of 2013". And who are we to disagree?

    Recorded by Will Yip at Studio 4 as the moth 2012 became the butterfly of 2013.

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lyrics

You don’t know this song, but I caught you trying to sing along. Your mouth is moving but the words are all wrong.

False signifiers. Like little liars. Send in the clowns, numb from the neck down.

If you don’t know now, chances are you never will. The pitcher’s full, but your plants are wilting on the windowsill.

False signifiers. Like little liars. Send in the clowns, numb from the neck down.

You talk, and I wince, but you’ve got everybody else convinced. You’ve memorized and rehearsed your lines, while I’ve forgotten most of mine.

You know all the steps, but you’ve got no swing. It’s an “I know why the caged bird sings,” type of thing.

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from Invisible, released April 2, 2013

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