1. |
Peeling Off The Rind
02:14
|
|
||
|
i made myself smaller, so you could be better - what makes you think i didn’t try? so callous, so cold. it’s not getting old. use me up and then put me aside. i don’t think it was worth it! never said i was perfect, but what makes think you have the right? you wanna hijack our politics? you wanna reach some new markets? well, now i’m peeling off the rind. don’t ask questions, i just gotta play nice. don’t i deserve something more than fine? (no!) you want the fresh stuff, the content, the product, the rush - a song to justify yr love, ‘cos you only love us when we’re trying. you only love us when we’re dying, something “real” to watch tonight. i don’t think it was worth it. i guess i got my hands dirty, but now i’m peeling off the rind.
|
||||
2. |
Terms
02:26
|
|
||
|
if we only argue on their terms, then we’ll never, ever win. our worthiness is based on their concept of sin, and our art cannot be measured like it’s some capitalist thing. if we let them set the terms then they’ll win. the industry wants our activism, but it’s a little late to sing. see? i can do this rhyme scheme too! but whether they’ll listen is a different fish in a different kettle at the bottom of a different bin. if we let them set the terms then they’ll win. they want us singing from some bullshit english hymn. they want our money, our tears - their pockets are suddenly thin! their cups runneth over with the blood of the people whose work that they stole, so now we take back what we’re owed. if we argue on their terms, then we’ll never ever win. the blindness is a symptom of the failed liberal dream. my hands have become weapons, and my teeth, and everything. we’ll set the terms, and we’ll win.
|
||||
Amateur Pop Incorporated Leicester, UK
artist-centred events + records
doing it together in
leics / leeds / sheff
If you like Peeling Off The Rind // Terms, you may also like:
PZL127: Joy Cleaner - Total Hell
by Joy Cleaner
Fuzzy, rollicking indiepop from New Jersey’s Joy Cleaner puts equal emphasis on heartbreaking melodies and rough-edged guitars.
go to album
PZL124: Cattle - Slow Sailor EP
by Cattle
Tokyo’s Cattle are an indiepop wonder, writing songs with big, beaming hooks and wide-open choruses.
go to album
PZL122: The Cherries - Self Titled 2
by The Cherries
Lo-fi power pop arranged like a collage with lots of grungy Thin Lizzy guitars and spoken samples.
go to album
PZL120: Heavenly Creatures - This Summer Will Kill Us All EP
by Heavenly Creatures
“This Summer Will Kill Us All” is a brief jaunt through the classic sound of indiepop, clanging guitars sharing space with delicate vocals.
go to album
PZL119: Gentle Brent - Just Dandy
by Gentle Brent
Bright, pinwheeling, ’60s-influenced pop music with heavenly melodies and taffy-pull guitars.
go to album
PZL116: Ghost Thoughts - Purple Period
by Ghost Thoughts
Another winner from the always-great Jigsaw Records, Ghost Thoughts recall the bright-and-breezy sound of early ’90s indiepop.
go to album
PZL117: nearr - History Repeats Itself
by nearr
Dreamlike and gorgeous bedroom pop from Ukranian one-man band nearr. Foggy synths and downcast vocals make for an absorbing listen.
go to album
