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Gasconader

by Flashbulb Fires

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1.
I BEAT MY BODY DOWN I will wash my mouth Underneath the holiest water Dreaming of the end The end with you I beat my body down I will grow my hair like Samson Dreaming of the end The end with you When I found you out There was just no time for patience I told the truth The best I could But your heart was hard Ears deaf to deadly warnings Nothing I said Would change your mind Dreaming of the end with you And the road to hell Is paved with our good intentions Don't be polite Polite with me So won't you wash your mouth Underneath the holiest water Come watch the end The end with me Darling, I can hardly wait Nothing in this life is ever permanent You should've learned that by now
2.
The Whale (free) 04:48
Let it come Let it come I wish that I could disconnect myself From what is going on, going on I see the colors, but they bleed so well Let it burn Let it burn I want to see the light come from the flames And in the morning light, morning light I swear to god that things don't look the same When the winds came I blew down When the fire came I burned out Let it come Let it come I said let it come Let it come
3.
I've got arms that are reaching for the sky With reverent hands and a soul that's said to never die And I know that you will lift me up Oh my god when will you lift me up? A wretched lust has been banging on the door With subtle teeth and a purpose that is true and sure And I know that she's been taking time For the moment that I'll call her mine Oh, what faithful patient sorrow? Daughter I won't feel it tomorrow No, I won't In my dreams I am burning in a fire With a dutiful stare on a modern stake I take my trial And my ashes hang over the streets Of the righteous and the now redeemed Oh, I float Like a dark ghost I float I float I've got arms that are reaching for the sky
4.
Cult Life 04:19
CULT LIFE They had us lining up in rows Relieved us of our rags and dressed us in new clothes They taught us things we could believe About a desperate world, filled with misery I remember dim sunlight Washing us until we were right Living in the cult night and day I heard them singing in the streets I saw them sharpening their teeth They waitied, sizing up a lamb I saw them poised and ready to attack What once was brilliant white Turns crimson red in just one bite Living in the cult night and day Why won't you look me in the eyes? Oh how the darkness stalks the light Why can't we leave this group behind? What would we ever do without cult life? I remember dreaming of Violent grace and honest love Living in the cult night and day
5.
Marathon 02:18
MARATHON I've been running in a terrible race Through Arizona down to silver lake Brooklyn's cold Chicago won't be swayed By the length of my stride And my vicious pace Oh my darling I'll be clear I'm about to leave you here alone
6.
Serious Way 03:20
SERIOUS WAY I want a hope Hovering up above like a star Tied to a rope So I can hold it whenever I want I want your love Stabbing me like some serious way I want your heart I'll drink your blood and I'll eat your body Can you help me out? When I'm on my way down Like a cigarette lit up Like a cigarette lit up I'll have your shame Washing over me like a terrible wave When your luck runs out I'll be the bed where you can lay down I will help you out When you're on your way down Like a cigarette lit up Like a cigarette lit up
7.
HOLY WAR, BITTER PROPHETS Love, I've been waiting For you to step out into honest light And I wish you'd come around sooner For I fear that the end of days is nigh Will you meet me after the rapture? When things will be set right Oh I hope you'll be there So we can live together after life Oh, oh, oh I don't want to see what I'm seeing When I'm dreaming of you Holy war, bitter prophets The stars will fall from their place in the sky And honey you You can't stop it No matter how hard you try And I will be gone

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ABOUT FLASHBULB FIRES:

After two years of relentless touring in support of their debut album, Flashbulb Fires sought inspiration and solace deep in the mountains of Colorado to begin work on a new collection of songs. Taking in the scope of their surroundings, they were moved to create something bigger and more daring than their previous work. It wasn’t an effort to indulge, but rather, to capture. The result is GASCONADER, a vivid glowing statement.

The band’s first LP was known for being a bold and brooding narrative that took aim at the dark underbelly of suburban-American culture. Called “one of the best indie-rock albums of the year” by Des Moines City View and “emotional and engulfing” by Dallas Morning News, Glory (2009) remains an intimate reflection of spiritual conflict woven among heartbreaking brass and echoing vocal harmony. Yet, within the stirring and impassioned performances that encompass Flashbulb Fires' debut album, there are moments where something more grandiose is lurking just beneath the surface. These moments read like illusive musical promises that whisper of an impending harmonic bravado. In fact, the narrative that found its beginnings on Glory had only just taken root. GASCONADER is the culmination of those promises and every bit the triumphant kaleidoscopic pop that Flashbulb Fires hinted at on their first record.

GASCONADER is a distinct modern take on a seemingly nostalgic voice. It evokes moments of Motown and 80’s pop that are quickly twisted and decapitated into more sinister versions of the originals. The textures are hazy and swirling and at times the band delves into a vandal-graffiti inspired punk ethos full of charisma and dramatic flare. When the smoke clears, there is just enough space for singer Patrick McGuire’s intimate melodies and the distant harmony of a ghostly choir.

The album is not only large in breadth sonically, but also thematically as it skirts the boundaries of the “concept album” definition. GASCONADER takes a biting satirical look at a religious culture so prevalent in modern Middle America. The album’s bombastic narrator, a steadfast evangelical, boastfully proclaims his own righteousness and begs a lover to see the light before the impending rapture. McGuire’s lyrics and characters are informed by his own conflicted past, one in which he was shuttled perpetually between his Catholic father and Mormon mother. Now an atheist, the singer explores his lingering struggle to connect in a meaningful way with old friends and family along with the hypocrisy of the culture he grew up in.

GASCONADER's principal narrator, as well as the music itself, embodies the aptly named album, its personality and tone full of surly magnetism and fearless swagger. With the release of their latest record, Flashbulb Fires undoubtedly cements their unique voice as a modern American band.

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released May 15, 2012

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"It is clear from listening to Flashbulb Fires that this group is on its way to big things, and as such,Gasconader is more of a statement than an album." - Matt Pusatory, AV Club

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