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SALT

by Tatters & Rags

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    This is a beautiful 12" pressing of SALT, done on translucent white vinyl at 45 rpm for best sound quality. The sleeve was lovingly designed by the band, sourced from a painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, and took inspiration from the great jazz jacket designs from the 60s and 70s.

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1.
Hell 02:57
I've heard it tell, I'm on my way to hell For doing what I do, and acting like myself. But, I don't mind, I'm feeling fine And everyone I know says I'm a real good time. I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell I'm doing what I shouldn't and ruining my health I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell Heaven help me man, I'm on my way to hell If you set them up, I can throw them back So fast you'd probably like to have a heart attack. I may stray, but I'm doing OK And I wake up with a smile on my face every day I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell I'm breaking all the rules and ruining my health I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell Heaven help me man, I'm on my way to hell When this whole thing passes I'll be smoke and ashes But I just want to live before I die. Send my soul down later on an escalator But for now just throw more fuel on the fire I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell I'm smiling in the sunshine and I'm feeling swell I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell I'm burning up and happy on the way to hell I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell I'm breaking all the rules and ruining my health I'm on my way to hell, I'm on my way to hell-- Help me, Jim Altieri, I'm on my way to hell.
2.
Sad Surgeon 05:46
The sad surgeon polished off his drink, Sat up from his chair, and turned off the tv. Padding up the stairs as quiet as can be. Gotta keep the noise down low, the kids are still asleep. Packing up his bags with bottles and with vials; You need a steady hand, you need a steady hand, to navigate those trials One for the road to lighten up my load; One for the road to make you take it slow; One for the road before I have to go; One for the road to lighten up my load. Tired of all the sick who come knocking on his door. He patches them all up, but know that there'll be more. And in the space between the knocks he always gets a chance to score. Pour another drink, lighten up the tone, it's time to go home.
3.
I'm tired of all the excuses, I'm sick of all the lies I'm done with all the abuses, your jive and your alibis You said that you loved me truly (When I drink I say all sorts of things) You said that you'd buy me a diamond ring But doing and saying are two separate things Two separate things, not even the same league Do what you say, say what you mean Doing and saying are two separate things Well, I don't need another monkey on my back, And I don't want to see another good time turn bad I've had about all the bad luck that a man can have I'm not going back to that I said that I loved you truly (When you drink you say all sorts of things) I said that I'd get you a diamond ring Doing and saying are two separate things It's funny how things keep moving forward Time tends to dull the sting What used to seem so important Is now just a memory I said that I loved you truly And now we're as happy as can be You said that you'd give a baby in the spring Yeah, well, doing and saying are two separate things
4.
On the Sea 03:43
Out on the sea Under a clear sky I drift with ease At the mercy of the currents I dream of memories A tussle of black hair Far away from me Out on the sea Under the waves bend back the sunshine I see your face sometimes When I sleep Amid bales of tobacco Soaked through with salt spray I miss you every day Under the waves
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Ambrose 02:40
Ambrose tower is blinking out in the night Bridging the gap, as ships pass North to Boston from New York And I am a damaged buoy Sinking alone in the harbor No one uses me as a reference point Neither from port nor from starboard.

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released April 19, 2016

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Tatters & Rags Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn post-punk skronky-tonkers Tatters & Rags tackle familiar themes of heartache, loneliness, and the bottle, but with a love for the traditional fable that suggests Harlan Howard on a bender with the Brothers Grimm.

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