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Rock 'N' Roll Rorschach

by Lantern

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1.
Evil Eye 04:37
Evil Eye, oh Evil Eye Keep me safe at night Evil Eye, oh Evil Eye Tell me it’ll be alright Evil Eye, oh Evil Eye Reflect their gaze Evil Eye, oh Evil Eye Make an end to this maze What are these dreams now Running through my head? Mash up of dirty thoughts Playing with the dead I’m all twisted dreams And dark fantasies Evil Eye, oh Evil Eye Keep a lookout in the night
2.
I got that Evil Eye, I got that Mojo Hand King of the Jungle baby Gonna make me your man Boots and belts outside What you trying to hide Black leather and lace Silk all over the place Snake and leopard print The way you bite your lips Oh what you got baby? Let me see your hips I got that Evil Eye I got that Mojo Hand King of the Jungle baby Gonna make me your man Tell you what I’m gonna do Got John the Conqueroo Gonna rub my roots Till I get you Use your legs like hands Make you wiggle and dance I got that Gris-Gris baby Shovin’ up through my pants I want you to lose control Like never before I want you to lose control Way down in your soul I got that Evil Eye I got that Mojo Hand King of the Jungle baby Gonna make me your man
3.
Where are we now? What do we look like? I don’t recognize myself I must be hypnotized Where are we now? Maybe we got space madness Shooting the angels down With our rockets I feel so far I feel so cold I feel so lonely Like I’m the one and only Shooting the angels down With our rockets Faster, faster Are we there yet? These forces in motion Put my soul in commotion Trying to stir a fire in my heart While staring into the ocean My remains are scattered My bits and pieces Blazing westward towards a pitless black sky Where are we now? What do we look like? I don’t recognize myself I must be hypnotized Where are we now? Maybe we got space madness Shooting those angels down With our rockets Where are we know? Faster, faster, are we there yet?
4.
Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach It’s either white or black Eighty-five, six and nine Born under a bad sign Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach The Joker sits and laughs And you go and ask Is this good or bad? Oh no, oh no Won’t you please just let me go Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach It either white or black Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach Think I’m gonna collapse Doctor doctor oh Won’t you bring me back Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach My senses are under attack Oh no, oh no Won’t you please just let me go It’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Rorschach
5.
She’s a rebel Oh she’s a rebel She’s a rebel Oh she’s a rebel Don’t tell her She’s a rebel
6.
The Conjurer 04:13
Dusty road, diamond shoes Tell me where am I going to The suns a setting, its getting cold I got no shelter and this day is getting old Down the streets, through the cracks The one eyed man, he turns his back Hey Lord, gimme word How much longer till I leave this world? And I’m uneasy and I’m alone There’s a rift between my bones I’m in love but I can’t feel it I got to go where I can heal it Where I can heal it
7.
Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care at all? Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care at all? Cause I’m going out my head Dancing and screaming in my room We’re going out of our heads Dancing and screaming at the moon I lost my soul in the desert I lost it looking for the sea I lost my soul in the desert Wondering where it all left me Girl, it was good to know ya You know we are not here tomorrow And the voice on my radio Is telling me I got to go Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care at all? Is there anybody out there? Does anybody care at all? Cause I’m going out my head Dancing and screaming in my room And the voice on my radio Is telling me I got to go There he goes down that road Out of sight but not out of mind
8.
Oh baby it’s as black as night Oh won’t you give me your light You got your heart buried in your tongue Your words give me light Can’t see a way out of here Oh won’t you lend me your ears? I’ll follow the heart buried in your tongue Until the smoke clears I’m looking for the candle burning baby Outside your window But I’m stranded baby And I don’t know which way to go I think I might have reached a crossroads A man waiting for me Gnarled face with a loose hand shake says ‘Who do you wanna be?’ Points to the earth and he points to the skies Gazin’ deep in his eyes Chills running up and down my spine Oh baby won’t you give me your light Started walking down this path Tried to turn and go back But something lives inside these trees It changes ‘fore me I turn my back and the forest’s gone Don’t know been here too long I make a step on down the path The weeds cover my tracks Oh baby it’s as black as night Oh won’t you give me your light You got your heart buried in your tongue Your words give me light Can’t see a way out of here Oh won’t you lend me your ears? I’ll follow the heart buried in your tongue Until the smoke clears Baby won’t you give me your light

about

Risen in the form of neon fume from Philadelphia side-street sewer lids come LANTERN. Orbiting around the songwriter duo of Zachary Devereux Fairbrother and Emily Robb (with the auxiliary addition of Montreal-import Christian Simmons on skins, also of Sheer Agony), Lantern is what rock 'n' roll was - loud, oozy, inspiring, perspiring, pummeling directly forward yet cloaked in the arcane.

Over the course of three years and an impressive handful of releases (six EPs and a 7", for those of you studying the horses) on labels like Bathetic and Night-People, Fairbrother & Robb have spawned a sonically relentless dark-force, twisting, perverting, and penetrating open ears with the scent of rotten, sultry soul, fanged fuzz & wah, boogie-downers, jungle night-moves, exercises in exorcism, black leather, and sex. Inspired by their idols: The Rolling Stones, Stooges, Bo Diddley, Cramps, MC5, Bowie, and all the originators of R&B and blues, Lantern are taking their own whack at the punching bag that is the great American folk tradition/condition/religion -- Rock 'N' Roll music.

This summer, they fold it in on itself with the release of their latest album (and 12" vinyl debut), Rock 'N' Roll Rorschach into the stinking hot heat of early July A.D. With the help of fellow Philly engineering magick-maker, Jeff Zeigler (Purling Hiss, Kurt Vile, Clockcleaner) behind the boards, the record marks a shift in sound from the blown-out hiss of lo-fidelity, four-track home recordings toward a more balanced and discernable breed of raw, unflinching power.

Lantern's sound melts genres together, rockabullying weirdo blues into a frenzy of fuzzed-up soloing and glammed-down dance beats, ultimately resulting in a mound of grooves garnering moves from the '80s/'90s garage-rock rattles of Dead Moon, Gibson Bros, and Billy Childish to the '60s/'70s pre-punk lore of Hasil Adkins, Flaming Groovies, or even The Velvet Underground. Rorschach is a testament to the age-old odyssey of rock 'n' roll, searching for something "advanced" (dare we say "futuristic?") in paying homage to its primal whims and primitive-earth foundation.

The true treasure is the exploration itself. And with that, what are you waiting for? Let the needle dig into this slab of cold-black wax, bang your head unconscious, and wake to realize that boogie is a fuckin' bodily instinct, not an activity choice.

Available in USA on 7/9/13 on Sophomore Lounge.

Available in UK/EU on 10/10/13 on Cardinal Fuzz

Limited-edition of 500 copies.

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released July 9, 2013

Lantern is Zachary Devereux Fairbrother, Emily Robb & Christian Simmons

Recorded at Uniform Recording in Philadelphia, PA

Produced by Jeff Zeigler and Lantern
Engineered and mixed by Jeff Zeigler
Mastered by Mark Trewella at Full Circle Mastering
Cover photograph by Alyssa Robb
Art direction by Lantern
Back cover and layout by Robert Beatty
Additional art by Aethletics

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