1. |
Inferno
|
|
||
2. |
Acrobat
04:34
|
|
||
|
when he left i thought i'd starve myself
and settle in the empty space around me
but i wouldn't dare to call myself lonely
not yet, not yet
i'd liken him to an acrobat
or a bolt of electricity in a lake
tumbling, barrelling 'round my gravity
until the wind cries out and the axle breaks
but i'll never know him now
in the same way that i had
so i'll hold back anyhow
and fall to the floor, just like before
in my own invincible summer
tripping on trails of fallen ashes and smoke
'your song' was playing in the static and distance
was it the real thing or some kind of sick joke?
so i will not wield the passion
that killed three hundred thousand in the war
my brightest star, my ringside killer
your silhouette's not waiting for me at the door
but i'll never know him now
in the same way that i had
so i'll hold back anyhow
and fall to the floor, just like before
and erase the terrible stain that you left
|
||||
3. |
I Believe In You
05:54
|
|
||
|
in the words of the other jessie fletcher
it's hard to know yourself and i know exactly what i'm not
but i've seen it all for myself in your texts and prose and poems
and your late night messages, i read through the passages of the language i forgot
but i've seen it all
so what am i to do
and i've seen it all
what's a city boy to do
and in the manner of our friends you'll keep it to yourself
you're patient and that's a virtue, sure, but it's not something i would choose
the remains of summer tucked away in your back pocket
you know who you are, it's a role that you chose,
you embraced the idea of being your own muse
and i've seen the dark
you might have seen it too
in a single spark
i believe in you
and in a whirl of light and sound we crash into each other
we turn back and forth in rhythm, 'hang the DJ', fuck the fans
Terri's playing some 90s song that i can't quite remember
but i haven't seen you dance like this in forever
you shake and stretch your hands
but i am not the only body
i am not the only one to hold this shape
you'll throw rocks against your window
then you'll start to plan your escape
into the sky and out to the stars
into the sky up there
and i've seen it all
there is nothing more to say
and i've seen it all
i never said it anyway
|
||||
4. |
Skin
|
|
||
5. |
Georgia O'Keeffe
|
|
||
6. |
The Disappearing Act
|
|
||
7. |
An Invincible Summer
|
|
||
8. |
Meteorite Season
|
|
||
9. |
Letter to an Unknown Artist
|
|
||
10. |
Blood Split the Atom
|
|
||
Conn Thornton Belfast, UK
singer/songwriter from belfast, ireland
part-time miserable waif
photo: Lindsay Mead
Conn Thornton recommends:
Sham Supermarket
by Joel Harkin
brilliant songwriting, fantastic performances. track pick: Is Iomaí Lá Sa Chill Orainn
go to album
Blouse Club
by Problem Patterns
defiant and urgent. a necessary band for the times. track pick: Letter of Resignation
go to album
Conflicting Desires
by Dreaming in Denial
brilliant and beautiful in equal measure. track pick: Burning America
go to albumIf you like Conn Thornton, you may also like:
GLORIA DE OLIVEIRA - Fascination (Compilation Album)
by GLORIA DE OLIVEIRA
The German-Brazilian artist's eerie electronic music spans all shades of darkness, from moonlit dreamwave to goth-styled synth-pop.
go to album
Kite Without a String
by Beach Moon/Peach Moon
One-man, shoe-gazey band's suitably summery follow-up to Paper Trail's last sunshine-kissed release by Cloud.
go to album
These four instrumental electronic songs from Melbourne bedroom pop artist anemia are expansive and soothing.
go to album
