Theodore Roosevelt was on my TV
looking through the window at the Hudson Valley
he said if you don’t stop moving
you will never feel bad
so I hung an envelope on my wall that says ‘P.M.A’
ride your bike through Oldster
driving in your dad’s car
taking candid pictures
where the widows spend their days
at the sweepstake cafes
you’ll hear about the war and know it’s not yours
then dedicate yourself to the stones,
the ones you broke on
you only say ‘no’
that’s how you get your way
you say stupid things to get attention
why would you have a kid
when the city you live in will be under water soon?
at a time when eyes happen to be open
you’ve got to think small
you’ll hear about the war and know it’s not yours
then dedicate yourself to the stones,
the ones you broke on
Up there with Joe's best -- it feels like it pulls from every record he's done before while still being completely distinct from any Cymbals record in the way it combines the psychedelia and accessibility with some of the lushest, most ornately arranged music I've heard. Plus the guitars still rock, the solos fucking slap, and the ballads somehow slap just as hard. The narrative based lyrics also hit a sweet spot in Joe's lyricism -- direct but inventive, descriptive and endlessly compelling. Emmanuel Castillo
The L.A. DIY mainstay offers a homespun collection of melodic tunes with occasional forays into noisier territory. Bandcamp Album of the Day Aug 18, 2021
Songs of timeless beauty and power in the mold of Vashti Bunyan and Nick Drake from enigmatic Los Angeles artist Shannon Lay. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 4, 2017