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Porcupine Hill

by Burrows Band Montreal

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codydjango This funny and delightful album is full of memorable tunes that get stuck in your head! Favorite track: Textually Active.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes with lyric sheets, a secret random recipe, and a postcard with artwork by "Other", for you to send to someone nice. 4 panel package with full colour art work by Anna Bald!
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1.
Hygenocide (free) 02:36
I'm no hypochondriac, no I just play it safe Thats why I sanitize my hands before I wash my face Everyone it seems has some sort of vice Drinking or smoking or keeping that house real nice Keeping that house real nice Just make sure those whites stay white Floors so clean thay shine at night Well you can kill them with cleanliness, it'll bring you closer to God I guess. It's a hygenocide, liver failure burning eyes! I have slept on this idea I don't think it's heaven sent I've created a monster of Frankensteinian descent Sorry I can't shake your hand, because I've just washed mine Oh won't you get that door for me I'm not a fan of grime I'm not a fan of grime! Just make sure those whites stay white Floors so clean thay shine at night Well you can kill them with cleanliness, it'll bring you closer to God I guess. It's a hygenocide, liver failure burning eyes!
2.
Locomotives 03:12
I am a train I'll get through anything Sandstorms and hurricanes, high winds torrenial rains I've got graffiti all over me, all scars from places I have seen There are some things I know I shouldn't have seen So late at night as I was running out of steam I feel confined to moving in straight lines Just let me loose kiss my cabosse, maybe I'll be fine There are some things I'm always leaving behind so many different stops keep taking all my time But If I go of the rails, it wont be long 'till I get back on the right track and thats a fact Waters under the bridge, so I'm rolling over it Just chugging along, locomotive I admit. But If I go of the rails, it wont be long 'till I get back on the right track and thats a fact
3.
Personal Ads 03:41
Attention, attention, everybody male seeks female for private party Woman seeks woman to treat her as an equal Man on the message board is interested in all things fecal Man seeks man to comb his beard woman wants a date and an ice cold beer There's a single girl with a pirate fetish communtiy garden just seeking lettuce So if at first you don't succeed in finding whatever suits your needs the personal ads are designed to please and there's always tomorrow If you wait and nothing happens, maybe just rephrase your passion can't be out of style if you sont believe in fashion and there's always tomorrow. Non smoker seeks smoker to stink up her house so when she comes home she'll think she has a spouse a dog owner doesn't want to throw a bone millions of people waiting by the telephone swinger couple looking for a casual fling fifty year old lady waiting on a diamond ring a lonely man wants to worship someones feet just look at all the people you could meet! So if at first you don't succeed in finding whatever suits your needs the personal ads are designed to please and there's always tomorrow If you wait and nothing happens, maybe just rephrase your passion can't be out of style if you sont believe in fashion and there's always tomorrow.
4.
Number Two 02:43
We are not at all alike I wanna get along you wanna fight all you ever do is complain you are driving me insane sorry you never have time for me sorry I treat you like a queen I wish you'd put the toilet seat down go sit on your throne Why do we treat eachother this way when we are so in love? I wouldn't trade you for all of the stars above I don't know why, when I know that you're the one I treat you like number two...ewwwwwww! back when we met you were so sweet you're so cold when you're in heat you love to blame it on the time of the month what should we eat for lunch? nothing will ever be resolved shut your mouth and the problems solved can you just repeat what you said? lets just go to bed. Why do we treat each other this way when we are so in love? I wouldn't trade you for all of the stars above I don't know why, when I know that you're the one I treat you like number two...ewwwwwww ewwwwww ewwww!
5.
Laundry 04:20
Lets hang out like laundry on a sunny afternoon I think we have some drying out to do while the busy people are always on the move we'll stay still like plants held by our roots lets lie around for a long time and turn into sundried fruits act like we have nothing to do you're sweeter when you desiccate like a raisin or a fig maybe soon you'll take me on a date! We can have a heated conversation and then you can put the kettle on our words will fill the room like steam, like steam, like steam There are only so many hours in a day you can waste them in so many ways if time is money then I guess we just got paid and we can spend it all in one place lets hang out like laundy on a sunny afternoon you never know when the rain is gonna come through I've seen how fast the sky can change to grey from bright blue lets get along like it's the last thing we'll ever do We can have a heated conversation and then you can put the kettle on our words will fill the room like steam, like steam, like steam(repeat)
6.
Modern research clearly shows nutritional value of money is low they say it talks, but it's not alive I'd rather spend dimes and save my time it's customary to return what you borrow a loan from the earth collects a lot of sorrow the less you consume, more you replace you'll see your surroundings instead of waste You can worry all day about the world ending or you can dig down in that dirt and start the mending keep some bee's and recieve the gift of honey, honey nature works for free so you can keep your money, money, money, money, money! To treat dirt like dirt should be a crime you know because dirt is cleaner than the conscience of those who look at a field and see condos, sprawl ugliness row upon row The Cree had it right with their prophecy if we keep on spreading like a disease we'll all dissapear and go extinct and then what good will our money be? You can worry all day about the world ending or you can dig down in that dirt and start the mending keep some bee's and recieve the gift of honey, honey nature works for free so you can keep your money, money, money, money, money!
7.
We're never alone it's like you're dating your phone how can I compete with your ringtone I know how it seems like I'm jealous and mean, but you don't look at me the way you look at that touch screen. It's safe to say that you're textually active, but lately you've been sexually passive, I know what I say might not be interesting, but what ever happened to some common courtesy? Whoa technology, just turn the damn thing off so you can talk to me! You know it bothers me how it moves like magic at a powerful speed woah technology did you have to complicate everything thought that technology was supposed to make my life easy! is there an "app" for this that we can apply? Can you use google maps to find my eyes? I guess I'll just go ask jeeves if there's anyway that he can help me, please!! Because I'm wireless as you can see, in case of emergency I scream like a banshee, I have evolved way past 3G...oh shit, you just hung up on me!! Whoa technology, just turn the damn thing off so you can talk to me! You know it bothers me how it moves like magic at a powerful speed woah technology did you have to complicate everything thought that technology was supposed to make my life easy! Come on boy, you gotta tap that app, it's a jungle out there we're going to the wild wild web and there's lions and tigers and bears!! www.ohmygawdI'mscared.calmdown dot calm down Whoa technology, just turn the damn thing off so you can talk to me! You know it bothers me how it moves like magic at a powerful speed woah technology did you have to complicate everything thought that technology was supposed to make my life easy!
8.
Meanest Man 02:05
You're the meanest man I've ever seen keep your eyes peeled like a tangerine you talk about people you haven't even met! Ears only hear what you select, you accept apologies but you don't forget and your nose never seems to fail to detect a bad scene!! Hey there Mr.Negative, why can't you just let me live in my positive environment? I'm no Mrs.Sunny day, but I'd rather keep those clouds at bay, I guess I better walk away to save face You're the kind of guy that would cut down trees just so I have less air to breathe and even if I do some much as sneeze you shun me optimistically pessimistic, glass is half full, but it's half full of shit and I know that you'd never admit that you're wrong! Hey there Mr.Negative, why can't you just let me live in my positive environment? I'm no Mrs.Sunny day, but I'd rather keep those clouds at bay, I guess I better walk away to save face I GUESS I'D BETTER WALK AWAY TO SAVE FACE!
9.
Hold Up(WTF) 04:22
If our love grew from seed would it spread like a weed? would it crawl like a creeper, or would it recede into the night time? what would it need to stay alive? If our hearts were made of wax, would heat melt the beat or would it speed it up fast? would we burn out? do you think we could last? or is it true that we're not going anywhere we're just passing eachother by If I'm a rung in your ladder, you've been wasting a lot of my time. Woah hold up, what the fuckin' fuck? What the fuck? If the garden is drowning and the plants have died but we're still growing and we're still alive I wish we could escape these lies and dissapear for the summer. It's wintertime inside of my mind it proves that everything new kind of ends up dying at some point, we've got to leave this behind. or is it true that we're not going anywhere we're just passing eachother by If I'm a rung in your ladder, you've been wasting a lot of my time. Woah hold up, what the fuckin' fuck? What the fuck?
10.
Dharma Karma 04:03
Dharma, karma, chicken shawarma I don't know what to believe so I'll keep myself busy by remembering to breathe I have no one to blame but myself, so I try not to do immoral things My good friend runs around saying God will wash away her sins. Someone sees the virgin Mary in her grilled cheese sandwich all I see is another face, another lady in the wrong place Dharma, karma, chicken shawarma I don't know what to believe so I'll keep myself busy by remembering to breathe Staring into space won't bring you closer to the moon believing in something brings you no closer to the truth I've been living my life like I'm not a part that fits standing on the outskirts, watching the coffee drip I take advice from bathroom stalls, Oh what to make of it all! Staring into space won't bring you closer to the moon believing in something brings you no closer to the truth

about

Porcupine Hill was recorded in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, in the dead of winter. It was made possible by a small grant from Jeunes Volontaires, a lot of hard work, and support from our loved ones!

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released March 24, 2011

All songs written by Desiree Gordon
Songs were developed by Desiree Gordon and Liam Frier
The album was produced by Burrows
Recorded by Jean Custeau at Bleu Ciel Studios, Neil Gillis at Soundwell Studios.
Mixed and mastered by Mike Goudreau and Jean Custeau
Art and design by Anna Bald

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Burrows Band Montreal Montréal, Québec

Burrows is a Monreal based band that consists of

Lead singer/songwriter/ukulady: Desiree Gordon
Guitarist/musical arranger/supportive singer:Liam Frier
Upright bassist/stand-up-guy:James Aldridge
Drummer/Jazz enthusiast: Guillaume Pilot

The band started in the fall of 2010. They released their first album, "Porcupine Hill" in March of 2011, toured Canada and had fun.

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