Urkimsher, by Urkimsher

Urkimsher

by Urkimsher

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lexomatic This feels like it could be some lost recording from 1970s New York. A bit of rock'n'roll, a bit of underground, a lot of late night. Maybe a bit scuzzy, but capable of pleasing a large audience if it catches someone's ear.

ohmno Stu used to sleep on my couch. Where does STu sleep now? Favorite track: TEN INCHES FROM NOTHING.

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1.	TEN INCHES FROM NOTHING 03:02	lyrics	buy track
Turning stalls at five o clock Its been a busy day here In the public washroom I’ve got toilet gloves Ten inches from nothing I know what I am Take it in all directions Working for the man Union gets so very full inside There was a personal injury At track level I overheard it That’s what they call it now Call it now Ten inches from nothing Just minding the gap See the gangway connection Somebody was trapped Find a measure of success Near the ticket booth Put plastic in Get paper back From the life support machine Ten inches from nothing Got the proof in my hand Looking at the statement It’s all that I have
2.	HAPPY SIXTY-FIVE 01:57	lyrics	buy track
As we get older everything it turns grey Tell me is it work or is it just play Got a hot date yeah or is it a prune It’s no matter just keep singing the same tune Happy sixty-five Happy sixty-five Who’s been telling you to give it a rest Who quit nagging in an empty nest Well we’ve come this far what’s another twenty years Hope that you’re listening I hope that you’re all ears Happy sixty-five Happy sixty-five Vacuum the carpet at three am Lie on the kitchen floor and play dead Happy sixty-five Happy sixty-five Happy sixty-five Happy sixty-five
3.	IT'S ONLY FRIDAY, JR. 04:05	lyrics	buy track
You name a price They call it fun Congratulations The hour's real nice They call it fun Congratulations Yes tomorrow there is work Big talk in the elevator It’s only Friday, Jr. You’ve got the rest of your life They do it all Risk assessment They do it all Loss prevention Wait in the board room They call it fun Congratulations They call it fun Congratulations A double ugly following work Smartly dressed and pedicured It’s only Friday, Jr. You’ll be here all night They do it all Give projections They do it all Hold conventions It’s only Friday, Jr. Afternoon delight They got it all Staff retention They got it all New recruitments
4.	COMPLICATED FEET 04:23	lyrics	buy track
He’s got complicated feet Free as a dancer Complicated feet No child support In friendly weather they walk about Downtown silhouettes past the butcher shop And the day is still in silence It doesn’t change where you are Eyes clear as dishwater Dimples in time Beyond any doubt Beyond any doubt there is more He’s got complicated feet Doing the two-step Complicated feet Following you Downtown silhouettes past the butcher shop In friendly weather they walk about And the day is still in silence It doesn’t change where they are Eyes clear as dishwater Dimples in time Beyond any doubt Beyond any doubt there is more Eyes clear as dishwater Dimples in time Beyond any doubt Beyond any doubt there is more
5.	EAT YOUR CAKE 04:52	lyrics	buy track
Who has a perfect body on the inside The barrel full and the wife drunk We’ll get you by What did Queen Mother say Do you really believe her Eat your cake Get out of town You have it both ways now We serve the good lord and mammon At the same time Who has a crowning meal on the other side The wolf full and the goat whole Will get you by What did Queen Mother say Do you really believe her Eat your cake Get out of town You have it both ways now We serve the good lord and mammon At the same time Eat your cake Get out of town You have it both ways now We serve the good lord and mammon At the same time
6.	PLENTY OF SPACE 03:40	lyrics	buy track
Imaginary Barb And Sassy Snuday Live a life In the milky way At 1001 Queen Barb passed the table cream Some bet her gambling problem It wasn’t real Sass was firm in her belief And felt the earth was flat Alien patriots were coming but She had none of that No matter what planet they’re on No matter who’s around Voices from the ladder Are very clear There’s plenty of space between the clouds You can’t bring it down Looking out a coffin window Getting caught in your mind In the world of Gemini twins Far off dreams hit pay dirt Wet brains and private mouths So close it hurt Teeth are teeth They’re not bones In a body they call home See hot air escaping from a tired balloon It’s no matter whether they belong No matter who’s around The glass ceiling will shatter It’s very true There’s plenty of space between the clouds You can’t bring it down Looking out a coffin window Getting caught in your mind There’s plenty of space between the clouds There’s plenty of space between the clouds
7.	THE YEAR I MADE LOVE 02:51	lyrics	buy track
The year I made love We came together Still I don’t know what it meant Please tell me why there is such fear of living After all I’ve seen in bed Some days I feel just like myself On others I have to wait Once I had a spine I had legs I could call mine The year I made love Lasted forever Maybe it was just a test Now that it’s over I keep on thinking You gotta take what you can get Some days I feel like someone else There’s others I can’t even face But I gave it the high school try Yes I gave it the one time
8.	MY DEAD SKIN 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Oh jealous me Left behind Just like a baby tooth Underneath the pillow Where you lie Tell me is it really true? My dead skin I want it back Ooh Ah To make a wish Is not enough I feel cold and it’s hard To put on the right face And get your trust Only to be wanting more My dead skin I want it back Ooh Ah If life was fair And you were blonde These red hands they would stop My dead skin Please come back Ooh Ah
9.	DIRT AND LAST MONTH'S RENT 06:40	lyrics	buy track
Dirt and last months rent My livings are spent Want eight hours Gotta shower Ahh ow Ahh ow Dirt dirt and last months rent How far can you get? Through the back door What you hear for Ahh ow Ahh ow Where are the big pig pigs Pig kids They’re making a mess Pig pigs For the rest of us to live in Pig kids Where are the big pig kids Dirt and last months rent Call it a safety net On the pogey Keep trying to phone me Ahh ow Ahh ow Where are the big pig pigs Pig kids They’re making a mess Pig pigs For the rest of us to live in Pig kids Where are the big pig kids Dirt and last months rent A nothing really mattress Been through the goon squat I heard the jive talk Ahh ow Ahh ow Where are the big pig pigs Pig kids They’re making a mess Pig pigs For the rest of us to live in Pig kids Where are the big pig kids
10.	AT NIGHT IN THE DARK 03:44	lyrics	buy track
If the big sleep comes Should it be angry When you turn out the lights There’s nothing I can’t see My bones feel like terrible mountains I’m a bad statue I’m restless I’m unsure you know I doubt the thought of it No matter what they said At night in the dark If the talking gets low Is there a true mistake When the black list is right It’s the fault of our state My bones feel like terrible mountains I’m a bad statue I’m restless I’m unsure you know I doubt the thought of it No matter what you said At night in the dark This may pass Maybe I’m stuck Tell me who’s gone blind Tell me who’s to blame What’s a sure thing Maybe it’s luck How can I know It’s just a game If only one apple falls From a tree that is anxious And when you lose sight Gravity is dangerous My bones feel like terrible mountains I’m a bad statue I’m restless I’m unsure you know I doubt the thought of it No matter what they said At night in the dark

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released February 15, 2019

Stu Urkimsher: vocals, guitar, keys
Siegfried V.G. Perigold: bass, keys, vocals
Louis Percival: drums, keys, vocals, string & horn arrangements
Ice Cream: additional vocals on 'My Dead Skin'
Alana Didur: additional arrangements on 'Eat Your Cake'
The New New World Ensemble: strings & horns on 'It's Only Friday, Jr.', 'Complicated Feet', 'Eat Your Cake' & 'My Dead Skin'

Songs by Stu Urkimsher
Music by Stu Urkimsher, Louis Percival & Siegfried V.G. Perigold

Produced by Louis Percival for Universal Languages
Recorded at Pootawn Studios Toronto, ON Canada
Engineered by Louis Percival, Siegfried V.G. Perigold & Stu Urkimsher
Mixed & Mastered by Louis Percival

Graphics by C.H. Urkimsher

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