shoney lamar, slowtrain carter, prettyfingers and peck. we're onto yr bullshit.
Influences
tom waits, the pixies, the jesus lizard, nina simone, furry lewis, miles davis, charles bukowski, screamin jay hawkins, duke ellington, j dilla, richard brautigan, hank williams, jim jarmusch, biggie smalls, leonard cohen, david lynch, pulp and dylan (duh).
so who do you trust? sometimes it's hard because the person most trustworthy is probably in other people's trust as well, and is more prone to lie, to protect the previous secret. really, it's just a matter of getting to people first, so they can lie to everyone except for you.
i digress but it sounds like a little bit of everything. yr mom probably won't like it.
keep yr capricorns close and yr leos closer.
Sounds Like
can we talk about what it smells like? it smells like my heart.
if my heart were on the outside of my body i would prittty it up w/ eyeliner and lipstick. i would show it to everyone. everyone, look, look at my beautiful heart! i would erase all blemishes w/ concealer, i would accentuate its voluptuous curves, i would put it in a pritty dress and let it tick tock pulse pulse seductively. and when we slept i would put it close to yr ear, because i know you hate ticking noises.
"I'm not entirely sure how to describe the music; Lamar writes songs that are accessible and fun at the same time as having an entirely unique aesthetic that falls somewhere between punk rock and folk. He's a captivating frontman, giving his heart and soul to the audience while he delivers masterfully crafted lyrics and memorable hooks and occasionally leaps off the stage to join the (inevitable) dance party." - sophie innerfield (boston band crush)
"A live set with Shoney Lamar and the Equal Rights is a demonstration in controlled chaos: Part of the fun is witnessing the thrill these four thrive on in pushing the limits of the audience with the swells and shape of their music, and part of the danger lies in knowing that it’s impossible to tell when they take you past the point of no return and you’re left dancing in delirium." - hilary hughes (tea party boston)
"riffs unfurled, flexed and tensed, like oiled muscles with Motor City discipline; snares exploded; and all the while the steady hand of Slow Train kept the dance floor moving. Of special note was the genre-busting “Rise of the Insects” a kind of dirty, Delta-style shout-out that takes you back to the real origin of rap: Bukka White & Co. When the Equal Rights fires on all cylinders, the acerbic, skinned-cat drawl of Shoney Lamar is unleashed like an angry pit bull, waxing grandiloquent in all its ludicrous glory." - mike gutierrez. (qro magazine)
"sometimes (his) lifestyle scares the hell out of me." -shoney's mom.
------------------------------- careless. idiots on the escalator.
it's true: i don't like having fun. my idea of a good time is my life wildly spiralling out of control. burn at will.
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That new songs is awesome. I really like the hip-hopish MC'd break in the middle [that happens twice]. Speaking of hip hop, has Joe mentioned our new project to you yet? we want to bring you in on some tracks, but this is down the road talking. in the meantime, keep making new good music.
new EP up Fuck my 12 inch..... FREE DOWN LOAD feedback appreciated.
thanks to lougee howser for the production on tracks 01, 03, 06, ....
shout out to dead beat produx for the rest.
Hey there, just letting you know we have a show at the Paradice rock club in Boston this friday May 22end $20 at the door and we go on at 8:30 its a battle of the bands so we realy need the suport!!!! hope to see you there :] Love Emma
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