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Death Rattle Blues

by Cursed Arrows

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i let the rattlesnake in can't find his way back out i give the reason within another reason to back out reason and sin fingers entwined reason within get out while you're still alive watching you watching me wave at the road signs voices and winds change stare at told polaroids read into the grain see words that aren't there watching your eyes shift their focus to me did they make a sound? dead man in the living room and the lady with no face did she lose it in a gunfight? dog fight/ did he die in his sleep? we didn't make a move dead man in the back seat with the monster who took him apart we're paralyzed now he destroyed us, too we should have killed him when we could still see you i know you're going to talk in code...
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Rid Of Me (PJ Harvey) (free) 04:12
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curse the town where i grew up and fell back down force too many bastard smiles i should leave here for awhile so i talk to the dead and i talk with my hands you live inside your head but this is not the end this is not the end guns blaze and the leaders smoke cigars you wouldn't take one standing in the schoolyard saw my neighbour trying to choke his wife with a telephone wire she wore a neck brace after that night and no one said goodbye over-analyze the stares of the people uptown never let your actions precede their reactions you think you're tough but it's rarely enough if you keep digging up you'll only find dust only find dust where your bones used to be and your recollections of me unshackled by grief for a life you can't lead so you try to forget leave your keys in the door again spout wisdom from a can but this is not the end this is not the end...

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"Following the White Stripes’ recent break up, a sizable drum-and-guitar shaped hole was left in the dirty blues scene. That hole can now be filled by Halifax’s Cursed Arrows...“Death Rattle Blues” is a kick in the teeth in the best way possible. The driving guitar lines and steady build-up showcase the rawness of Cursed Arrows, with a dash of Pinkerton-era Weezer shining through as the pair harmonize the line “Watching you watching me.” It’s a standout track, whetting our appetites for Madness of the Crowds."
~Discorder (Canada)

"It's almost impossible not to mention The White Stripes when writing about this Halifax-via-Southern Ontario couple. Beyond the two-piece (guitar/drums) setup, Ryan and Jackie Stanley make a disproportionately large noise with its roots firmly planted in blues-rock. They also force other people's songs to jump through misshapen hoops, including Beck's “Pay No Mind” and PJ Harvey's “Rid of Me.”
~The Star (Canada)

"Now that word has trickled down that The White Stripes are part of rock history, the belt for best boy-girl blooze-rock duo is up for grabs, and Cursed Arrows may be a darkhorse to keep an eye on. Way heavier than “that band,” this Canadian husband and wife team whips up a overdriven stew sure to stick to the bones of fans of units ranging from Black Sabbath to The Melvins to The Warlocks. Cassette single Death Rattle Blues (get it here) is a stoner-boner lying is wait, provided you still have that old boombox in the garage, and is rounded out with two cover songs (Beck’s Pay No Mind and PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me) and two live acoustic songs."
~My Old Kentucky Blog (US)

credits

released January 4, 2011

All songs by Cursed Arrows 2010 SOCAN, except:
Pay No Mind by Beck Hansen, Cyanide Breathmint Music
Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey, Hot Head Music Ltd

Ry N Stanley - Guitar, Vocals
Jack E Stanley - Vocals, Drums, Guitar on 4,5.

Recorded live, mixed and mastered by Cursed Arrows, 2010

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Cursed Arrows Nova Scotia

Our music seeks to translate and transmute our love and humanity into a listenable format. We live with our son, Fox, in close proximity to the sea in South Shore Nova Scotia. We released our 7th full length record, Crone, in 2022.

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