Watching ‘When Ghosts Attack’ alone
a Maryland ghost destroys a home
I was impatient for the cold
now it looks like it’s gonna snow
there was nothing to show
I ate an apple in the shade
of a tree that Roosevelt had raised
I took Taconic Parkway
then washed my hands with Hibiclens
there was nothing to show
progress in another town
making plans to brag about
pleading for some tolerance
while you yourself, intolerant
you’ve got nothing to show
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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