Cut through the weeds, kick out the back door of your mind
Shouldn’t be afraid to dig around, see what you find
That horde of skeletons that guard your box of lies
Have stepped out of the closet much to everyone’s surprise
A line of characters yet to be introduced
So many options for you to pick and choose
Starflower is coming through
And I don’t know what I’m gonna do
Old Billy Boxcar coughing up his lime green smoke
Careful old timer, you know you’re liable to choke
On the facts you won’t digest, because you think it’s such a joke?
Oh brush it ‘neath the carpet and assume I just misspoke
Biting the hand that gave you such a pleasant cruise
Cut off the anchors, so there’s nothing left to lose
Starflower is coming through
And I don’t know what I’m gonna do
The golden monkey’s sitting high up on his throne
Watching the dogs fight over few remaining bones
As he talks into his mirror just to feel he’s not alone
To the sounds of sticks and riot shields from a golden gramophone
Collecting memories with every single bruise
Painting the perils, gonna hang them in the louvre
Star power is pushing it through
With no idea just what to do
Death ain’t the answer so the outer voices say
But the inner ones are tugging on that rope a different way
As I slide between the alleys of despair and old dismay
And I wonder will I ever meet that stranger?
Caught in a bubble that I’m too afraid to pop
Narrowly avoiding all the pointed mountain tops
Oh, call the doctors, call the medics, call the preachers, call the cops
Hope I’m still standing when the god damn penny drops
Accepting offers only foolish would refuse
Its time to turn the page and start on chapter two
and Starflower is coming through
UK-based Irish musician Joel Johnston creates an expansive indie-rock atmosphere on his latest album as Far Caspian. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 14, 2023
Brooklyn’s Toy City channel the classic sound of ’90s indie rock, marrying barbed guitars to slyly understated hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2023
The songs on the latest from Mellorine range from bright indie to surging post-rock, centered on earnest vocal melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 19, 2022
Irish singer-songwriter takes a maximalist, yet intimate, approach to bedroom pop, translating inner dialogue into vast, warm soundscapes. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2022
San Francisco singer-songwriter and trumpeter Max Daniel gilds straight-shooting pop hooks with orchestral splendor and wry lyricism. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 26, 2020
This compilation is a good cross-section of indie and lo-fi tunes from the community of the UK-based independent label. Bandcamp New & Notable May 17, 2019