“In the Nightgown of the sullen moon / How the windows lean into the room.” They’ll Need a Crane EP, track 4: Nightgown of the Sullen Moon. (Listen on iTunes) I was at a used bookstore one day, doing some[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I’ll sink Manhattan / I’ll sacrifice friends / I think they’d understand my plan / I’ll never be sure.” They’ll Need a Crane EP, track 3: I’ll Sink Manhattan. (Listen on iTunes) Another in a long line of great break-up songs. Must have[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“So I’m rattling the bars around this drink tank discretely / I should pour through the keyhole or evaporate completely” They’ll Need a Crane EP, track 2: It’s Not My Birthday. (Listen on iTunes) I always felt a little sorry[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s TMBThursday tracks come from the ep/single for They’ll Need a Crane, though most people probably became familiar with them from the b-side compilation Misc. T (iTunes), or the later 2-disc collection Then: The Early Years (iTunes). This first piece is my[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now I laugh and make a fortune off the same ones that I tortured / and a world screams, “Kiss me, Son of God!” Lincoln, track 18: Kiss Me, Son of God. (Listen on iTunes) I think this was the[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“You must be making a lot of sales, piling up a good income…” “Oh, ah, I’m doing alright. I could do better, but…” Lincoln, track 17: Snowball in Hell. (Listen on iTunes) Snowball in Hell didn’t connect with me as[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth / Cause he knows there’s no such thing. Lincoln, track 15: Shoehorn With Teeth. (Listen on iTunes) For all its pretty literal absurdism, Shoehorn With Teeth is, at its core, a song[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can’t help but feeling jealous / each time she climbs on his knee. / Why must she climb on his knee? Lincoln, track 12: Santa’s Beard (Listen on iTunes) Here’s the second act of the ‘broken romance’ cycle I’ve[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know you deceived me / Couldn’t sleep last night… Lincoln, track 10: The World’s Address (Listen on iTunes) To be honest, I never really knew what to make of this song. I enjoyed the latin rhythm, and always imagined[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And there’s a restaurant we should check out where the other nightmare people like to go… Lincoln, track 14: They’ll Need a Crane. (Listen on iTunes) I’ve always felt that “Crane” was meant as a conclusion to a ‘Broken Romance’[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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