"Rugby Child" by Amen Dunes

Amen Dunes (the nom de musique of musician Damon McMahon, previously here) has been fascinating me for some time now. And he has released some really fascinating songs. This new one, "Rugby Child" is another in a string of intriguing musical statements. I love the texture of it, the typewriter percussion, and how the journey of the piece shifts several times: the addition of a barely-there (synth?) bottom at 1:11; the addition of drums at 1:30; and the dramatic tone from 2:00 onwards. Amazing work, Damon. From his forthcoming release, "Death Jokes" out May 10th, 2024.

And away we go
Gonna ride it out tonight
Got a pile of fifty ones
And nothing but time

You hear that Annie died?
She was straight for fifty days
When they said to stay inside
She'd just gone crazy

But in the here and now
Gonna ride with the windows down
I don't feel like anything
Could follow me now

All the time we gather round
It's so easy, I'm around

In the end, Annie got so twisted
Shot him right there in his head
"I'd give up on all this stuff
If you promised I'd feel different than now"

Power, when you got it
You can live off of the shining
Three chords, when you feel alone
In the Ghetto, when the day goes
Truth is, you don't need 'em
When you give up, then you beat 'em

(I-ahh)

Won't you try it my way
Nothing to lose
Doesn't mean it's hard because it's true

Power, when you feel it
When you get up, and you need it
Three chords, when you fade off
When you get alone, and when your day comes
Truth is, we will get on
From the Kingdom to the devil

Amen Dunes is on tour.

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