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Brunswick Street​/​Catastrophe

by The Sunken Sea

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1.
I never wanna look like I've got nowhere to be on Brunswick Street The sky's a slab of grey and I'm just trying to sit pretty in the thick of it Kill every bit of faith that I detect in me, I'll make a lot of enemies, believe it I'll take the toll tomorrow when the thrill of this city washes off the week Just burn the lease and tumble through the moment to moment honestly I'll join you when I'm sick of clinging onto this fantasy we're living in Imagine what it takes to smash the normalcy, it's harder than it ought to be, I fear it Inheriting extracted human misery has starved us of our history Spilling out of my jacket Onto the carpet Scrubbing at stains I feel older I'm making mockeries
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Catastrophe 03:27
Drinking a flat warm beer with blood in my mouth I'm a catastrophe, but I'll wait Stretching the stale smoke gloom tight over my back You got the worst of me, and I hate it Hunting a deep black steel dream beneath my brow To use in defence of me, when I wake Drifting around your house spitting red in your sink I promise I'm hurting me for my sake Hunting for a climax in the grey Folding trauma into my embracehate it Squandered opportunities await Cloying insecurities abate Drinking a flat warm beer with blood in my mouth I'm a catastrophe, but I'll wait Stretching the stale smoke gloom tight over my back You got the worst of me, and I hate it Hunting a deep black steel dream beneath my brow To use in defence of me, when I wake Drifting around your house spitting red in your sink I promise I'm hurting me for my sake Hunting for a climax in the grey, but I'll wait Folding trauma into my embrace, and I hate it Squandered opportunities await, when I wake Cloying insecurities abate, for my sake Drinking a flat warm beer with blood in my mouth I'm a catastrophe, but I'll wait Stretching the stale smoke gloom tight over my back You got the worst of me, and I hate it Hunting a deep black steel dream beneath my brow To use in defence of me, when I wake Drifting around your house spitting red in your sink I promise I'm hurting me for my sake

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I wrote these songs a while ago, I think they thread nicely together. Both were influenced by time spent floating around Fitzroy, kicking around the Melbourne band scene in my early 20s.

Thanks to Soren for helping bring "Catastrophe" to life with your inspired production choices and sharp drum chops!

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released January 28, 2024

Dougal James - lead vocals, bass VI, guitars, synthesisers, piano, percussion
Soren Maryasin - drums on "Catastrophe"

Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Dougal James
"Catastrophe" initial session and co-production with Soren Maryasin
Cover photo by Liam Van Der Vlist

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The Sunken Sea Melbourne, Australia

Led by Melbourne songwriter Dougal James' frank lyrics and baritone drawl, The Sunken Sea's music blends the personal and the political.

Soaring melodies slice through dense rhythms and syrupy harmonies to forge dusty Australiana tinged with lopsided jazz and post-punk.
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