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Paint the Walls in Blood (Snapped in Half 2009)

by The Ether

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The moon is hate. I hate the moon. I hate it. (Assume pose.)
2.
Hand in Hand 01:27
I want to paint the walls with blood to know just where I stand. Burning down the door. Hand in hand in hand. There's a mirror in my mind and it's crushing me. There's a mirror in my mind when it's crushing me. I want to paint the walls in blood to know just where I stand. Burning down the door. Hand in hand in hand.
3.
Are you bored? Do you have time? We can make time. We can kill time. We can roll ourselves into dust bins. We can lay in the gutters. We can roll ourselves into dust bins. We can lay in the gutters. Are you bored? Do you have time? We can make time so we can kill time. We can roll ourselves into dust bins. We can lay in the gutters. We can roll ourselves into dust bins. We can lay in the gutters.
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Killing two birds with just one stone. I want some love and to be alone. Two birds, one stone. Friday night I'm a fucking mess. Choking on coffee and cigarettes. Two birds, one stone. Dead birds don't fly.
5.
Oh no, it's so slow. Oh no, it's so slow. It's symptomatic of a full collapse. I know. Cigarettes and ants crawl across my hands. Sun fucked and I just can't bare to dance. I know. Oh no, it's so slow. Oh no, it's so slow. So throw my head against the kitchen floor. I know. Punching the frame and slamming the door. Teeth loose in my head but why and what for? I know. I know. I know. I know.
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Deja Vecu 01:06
Well I know that I've done this all before and I know that I've done this all before and I know that I've done this all before and I know that I've done this all before. In the no dreams of Dexedrine, stand as one. I'm twelve machines. The mother's milk of the obscene. Well I know that I've done this all before and I know that I've done this all before and I know that I've done this all before and I know that I've done this all before. In the dark of church and clean, stand as one. I'm twelve machines. The mother's milk of the obscene. Deja vecu. Deja vecu. Deja vecu. Deja vecu.
7.
Darling I'm not telling any puppy dog tales. Oh sugar, you are spite. I've seen you on the street. Walking on my street. Hips shaking. Skip tracing. I just want to be your friend darling. Darling oh darling. Darling oh I'm not telling any puppy dog tales.
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Scripts 02:35
It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. Corner store, Wednesday night. For a small pack and a light. From the corner of my eye a shiny metal surprise. Blade drives through, splits my arm. Blood shoots 'cross chocolate bars. Impulse items slick with sap. It coats my shoes and stains my slacks. Although it was the last thing that I could expect, it was precisely what the doctor scribbled on my script. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. Some medicine tastes like shit. Like when people trim your limbs. My surgeon shoots out the door. Clerk screams and drops to the floor. But I don't let it get me down. But I don't let it get me down. But I don't let it get me down. But I don't let it get me down. Although it was the last thing that I could expect, it was precisely what the doctor scribbled on my script. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered. It's what the doctor ordered.
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Exit Femme 01:16
Sugar spice and everything nice is what they are. It's what they are. Exit femme once again. The past is far. The past is far. It's who we are.
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Your self indulgent pleasure has robbed me of my laughter. That dumb cheap kick was just some apocalypse later. These eyes are dry. These eyes are dry. These eyes are dry and I so clear your self indulgent pleasure. Your self indulgent pleasure has robbed me of my laughter. as some apocalypse later.
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Late Shift 03:18
Raw eyes from rubbing then watching the stars. Pinpoint white lights. I've got a concrete cold. "Mister could I have my shoelaces back? See, I'm on the late shift. I'm on the late shift." Bloodied buddy with his blouse stained red. Chew the pill. Hey hey hey, what time is it? Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's shake. Let's break. Your bludgeon rained down upon my back. "I'm on the late shift."
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NOTES
This is the first release as The Ether. It was written and recorded over two weeks in the basement of a house we were renting in Halifax, NS. No Fun Sexy was produced during this period as well. Home recorded to cassette four-track then dumped to digital in mono. This was a limited run CD-R released on Snapped In Half.


EXTRAS
Scripts (demo) is an early reference recording of the track

The video below is an early performance of Puppy Dog Tails at Reflections Cabaret in Halifax, NS. This was one of our first sets. Footage by Tess Smith:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWtWegUpnb4


REVIEWS
"Halifax’s most notorious trio gets a bad wrap from a lot of folks there for being a bit too confrontational with their live performances. This is a shame, because their music is stellar, and they released two great albums this year (the other one is Die Rococo! Die! On Campaign for Infinity). Trashy, minimal, and punk rock."
- Andrew Robinson "Top Albums of 2009", Gunshy

"Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if The Stooges and The Swans had a baby? This disc is a pretty good example of what the twins reared from that experiment would sound like. The Either are a drums and guitar duo from Halifax, they rock out some serious psych/punk jams."
- Alex Pearson, Snapped in Half

credits

released February 6, 2009

Luke R. Corrigan - vocals, guitar, bass, tapes
Joseph Maclaughlin - drums
Zachary Fairbrother - second guitar on Treacherous Hate and Are You Bored?

Recorded by Luke R. Corrigan.
Art by Alex Pearson for Snapped in Half.

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The Ether are a psychedelic punk duo from Montreal, QC.

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