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Electric Bones

by Birds and Arrows

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Chief Distortion Officer This is the very best album I've heard coming out of Arizona in the past few years. There are some truly remarkable songs on this album. Truth Or Consequences, Strata Song, Gemini and False Star are all fantastic! Favorite track: False Star.
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Carolyn C A perfect album from start to finish. Favorite track: Saviors of This Town (feat. Brian Lopez).
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    Birds and Arrows latest album, Electric Bones, is a collection of thoughtful compositions, dynamic harmonies, and stellar vocal performances reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac.

    A lush combination of moody soundscapes, 70’s groove, and classic folk-rock, the collection as a whole is a wild ride through this longtime-married duo’s psyche during 2020’s lockdown.

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1.
Birds and Arrows - Gemini 04:19
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My fuse is getting shorter making me feel old And everybody’s out there trying to bare their tortured soul but it and real Your words are coming at me like a shot gun spray But I’m not afraid of dying so there’s nothing you can say that I can’t take You think you’re so strong girl you got it wrong The stars and the earth can’t give you worth If my light’s too bright then cover your eyes Because I’m not gonna fake it just cause you can’t take it If you think you know me cause you asked my sign And then act all surprised that I’m a Gemini Bate and switch I’m not your crazy bitch I finally think I’m learning yeah it’s coming clear That I might burn my brightest after 40 years And if you’re scared I don’t care Cause I’m feeling strong I know what turns me on And all my fucks are long gone If my light’s too bright then cover your eyes Cause I’m not gonna fake it just so you can take it So take it Cause I’m feeling strong I know what turns me on And all my fucks are long gone If my light’s too bright then cover your eyes Cause I’m not gonna fake it just so you can take it
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Birds and Arrows - Dark Watchers 05:07
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Dim in the valley twilight on the hill Smoke black keeper sheer and still They walk the shore lands they guard the ridge Cross into daylight they hold the bridge  Are they watching us now  Always here somehow  Then fade away They appear and fade away Came here burdened anchor dragging ground To churn up darkness now settled down Wounds and scars California fire Redwood and stars old as time entire They fade away They appear and fade away Wounds and scars California fire Redwood and stars old as time entire They walk the shore lands they guard the ridge Cross into daylight they hold the bridge 
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Birds and Arrows - Strata Song 05:39
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Warm wild orange saw tooth horizon It cuts through clouds and rain blood heat abandon If you stare too long until the light is gone You’re blinded by everything Blind to everything Forge along the pink powdered rock ridge Stirring up the night bird song that echoes through the canyon And if you stray too long and find the day is gone The dark absorbs everything Dark becomes everything And if you hum along the timeless strata song It’s the sum of everything Complex as anything Lay it down lay it down again Melodies metamorphic blend And if you dig real deep you might find the end And start over again
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Birds and Arrows - Saviors of This Town (feat. Brian Lopez) 04:48
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Windows down two strangers in this town Can’t seem to do anything right So let’s stay up all night We’ve both been trapped inside But I’m hanging on the line There’s nothing left to say It’s all dead air anyway Let’s be saviors of this town After the lights go down Because nothing’s as it seems Suspended dust in high beams We ride out here alone No one left around Chariot of Electric Bones Saviors of this Town Throw open the heavy door No one left around Cholla on the high desert floor Saviors of this town
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Birds and Arrows - Radio Shack (Don't You Wish) 05:06
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Don't you wish you could take it back The likes the loves the real life hacks The fear the pain the live laugh love plaques Stuff it all in your cooler pack and take it back To Radio Shack Don't you wish you could compare To Taylor Swift in the cool night air The cool night air Down rabbit holes your empty soul On and endless scroll says I'll make it whole I swear Talk to me Peel your eyes from that screen You're more alone Inside your phone Don't you wish you could compete With influencers and the food they eat Prepackaged meals eco friendly wheels Filtered posts with all the right feels Talk to me Peel your eyes from that screen You're more alone Inside your phone Don't you wish you could reboot Miniature golf and rock and roll flute Down nostalgic roads in hot pursuit Get to the gate and all that's left is a teepee and a boot A teepee and a boot Talk to me Peel your eyes from that screen You're more alone Inside your phone
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Birds and Arrows - Truth or Consequences 05:53
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Moonlight floods the canyon walls Wind picks up and rain begins to fall Hissing stones glow under Cottonwoods Infinite darkness fear misunderstood But I'm alive And we'll survive these restless times And when we die Our souls will find that fire in all that dark and cold Robert Wagner framed in gold Bought at a swap meet from a disheveled soul If we keep buying shit like this we'll be in debt until we're old But I don't care as long as I'm with you Because I'm alive And we'll survive these broke ass times And when we die Money won't matter it's that we tried Sometimes our lives it feels so unreal Like a game show we know we're never gonna win But we wake up and we do it all again Travel expenses Come back to our senses Somewhere in Truth or Consequences Driving through this mini Las Vegas town Old motel signs barely lit now Easy Rider film locations at fire stations Get your motor runnin' let's head out on the highway Because I'm alive And we'll survive these dramatic times And when we die Our souls will burn out like neon in the night And we'll shine And we'll be fine Because we're alive We're alive
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Birds and Arrows - Say You'll Understand 05:13
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Stare into the light fog's rollin out will you recognize who I am now Heavy steps above helpless frail and thin He's standing on my heart that beats because of him Love say you'll understand The crawling mis it clings to the mountain wild Grasping blind with fear like the arms of a child Love Love I held it in my hand Say you'll understand Love say you'll understand Love say you'll understand Love say you'll understand Love say you'll understand Love say you'll understand Love say you'll understand Love I held it in my hand
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Birds and Arrows - Twisted Hills (Wicked) 06:14
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Every need met all your life If you do wrong you can buy right Manicured hands and lawns and lives come on Up above the fog a high meadow The mountain valley down below Unfulfilled in twisted hills The gnarly oaks and lavish thrills come on Hoarding your privileged American dream A reservoir of fortune that borders obscene But everything can be bought and sold When the straps on your boots are lined with gold come on Machines potential all but hid Idle in line to pick up your kid Is it true what the dealer said Ferraris only come in red come on
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Birds and Arrows - False Star 05:04
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It's time to escape walk till our minds erase Let go of all the things you can not face and face me instead The winter sun it sets A pylon silhouette Sitting in the wash bed where all the trash collects A moment feeling young Battery on your tongue But all the kitschy things you thought were fun exploited someone And my heart wants to explode As we drive the mother road Visiting ghosts and fossiled oddities Another breaking news alarm About a new shot in the arm But there's no vaccine for the dying American dream Night has come and gone A shiver and a yawn But if I can't pull myself out of bed how am I gonna write a song Because it's hard to inspire Without wind to feed the fire And we're all so so tired Of being burned by powerful liars Cast your eyes up to the sky Saturn and Jupiter collide Here's a word to the wise

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released August 6, 2022

Written by Birds and Arrows (Andrea and Pete Connolly)
Produced by Birds and Arrows and Gabriel Sullivan
Recorded at Dust and Stone Studio in Tucson, AZ
Special guests - Ben Nisbet on lead guitar and violin
Gabe Sullivan on bass
Frank Bair - Engineer

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BIRDS and ARROWS Tucson, Arizona

Having crafted a sorrowful and sexy song, w/ their new single "The Chemical Tide" - Birds and Arrows clearly knows how to pull on our collective heartstrings with a near-lethal level of efficiency" - Phoenix New Times

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