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Luminous Newts

by Luminous Newts

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1.
the wolf doesn't howl so loud as it used to gotta really listen or it can't be heard just to take my hands off my ears takes a lot of nerve one time when I cried I cried so long I thought I would never stop so I stopped so hard I nailed it down and closed up shop the wolf doesn't howl so loud as it used to but it's starting to get clear there's an ice-cold moon-fire music there I need to hear do you know what I mean, sweet whirlwind child, do you know what I mean? did you hear it through the holes of a basket on the step or warm through the windowpane? the wolf doesn't howl so loud as it used to no, but I'm listening maybe it's just as loud, I'm just hearing it from a distance you sound a little like a wolf yourself sometimes with that gentleman moan can you explain to me why your voice sounds as close as a harvest moon? I hear that wolf howling now from the blackness beyond the stars
2.
Up and Out 04:35
up and out now, they said up and out, so we up and went now we're up and gone like a dandelion seed that drifts way up high like a prayer wheel that spins its gifts to the sky up and out… where I came from I was past my prime into this and that, out of time on the road one fine day turned a corner, flew away so they tell me, I can't say – I was gone – like a dandelion seed that drifts way up high like a prayer wheel that spins its gifts to the sky
3.
Before I Die 03:40
if I wake before I die wonder what becomes of me will I see You I to Eye abiding in eternity? will it be because I stopped trying? will it be because I stopped lying? if I break before I die this thing I dread, but come it may relations waving goodbye as men in white lead me away should I try harder, should I be softer? would I be nearer if I sought farther? would I be worthy if I were stronger? would you come to me if I prayed longer? if I live before I die wonder what becomes of me when love will transcend my fear and all that is in harmony is it just a dream? a sad misguided scheme?
4.
valentines, druid rhymes sorcery, you and me, it's a spell book and bell beams of light, stormy night eerie arts, haunted hearts, it's true I'm afraid we drank the brew cult of two, guess it's time we flew sailing over the moon I've been reading the runes magic charms, we could come to harm pretty soon frightening heights, sky-clad rites werewolf bites, signs we might be possessed get no rest crystal ball says it all midnight calls, slipping through the gate it's dangerous to wait getting late, let's fly to find our fate sailing over the moon I've been reading the runes potion's hot, we should stir that pot pretty soon
5.
for goodness sakes, Ireland has no snakes because St. Patrick chased them into the lakes the serpent offered an apple but St. Paddy raised the stakes the saint he won and now it's done let's give the snakes a wake go snakes, slithering hither and yon go snakes, traveling, traveling on go snakes, going and going and gone Saint Patrick threw you in, and I hope you learned to swim Ireland now need never bow to the king snake, nor tell no tales of slithering scales that keep us all awake the adder's been subtracted and the garter's on the leg and the only dreaded cottonmouth is filling a cup at the keg go, snakes… Brenda's got a boa but it's just a feathered fling Una's Ourobouros is a glossy golden ring Tara's got a tattoo of a flying snake so fine and Tim's got one in his trousers but it's no concern of mine go, snakes… they say that snakes were sacred long before St. Paddy's birth bringing up the wily wisdom from deepest darkest earth they gleam and glide in glory, they're gorgeous and they're good but not inside your sleeping bag when you wake up in the woods go, snakes…
6.
Flying Fish 03:35
it's like being on a boat in the middle of the ocean where weird things are living way under the surface show me the flying fish slicing through daylight, back into darkness at night you dive under and swim through the shadows and the strange phosphorescence makes movies in your mind when you slap into waking, what visions have followed you? can you still see them? whose visions are they? show me the flying fish flashing from darkness back into daylight a stick man who rattles his arms by the bedside a panther who runs by the side of the road a room that's a pond, and a friend and you fishing for trout that hang out underneath your old dresser show me the flying fish out of the darkness lit by the lamplight you drive an old coastline, huge whales in the water they're black as the sound of Tibetan monks chanting you want to dive deep with them
7.
the seconds tick by, the grains in the hourglass fall I'm wondering why, if there's a point to it all I'm waiting, I don't know if I should be walking or running or changing my mind so I'm waiting the message won't come, the dial tone singes the line am I comfortably numb? am I wasting my time? I'm waiting… is this a bridge to nowhere sung by a chorus of one? does the ending draw near before the first note is sung? the launch has been scrubbed, the ballgame's been postponed the TV's unplugged and I'm singing alone I'm waiting…
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Envy 04:05
the life I haven't lived, I stare at thru a window sounds like a song and feels just like fire glow and if I didn't love me, and I'm not sure I do I'd long for all the things that belong to you oh, envy, I can depend on you the way you stick with me all of this time through oh, envy, you're sort of like a friend and I know you'd be there at the bitter end the roses they never threw seem so much more sweet than the chamomile poetry on the path at my feet and if I didn't love me and I'm not sure I do I'd just kick in your chorus line and give the whole show to you oh, envy… thank god I'm not just you there's something more to being alive that's humble and that's true
10.
Kommie Kitty 04:14
Kommie Kitty feeling frisky nipping at that bourgeois whisky kitty litter iteration kitty literature makin' rats and rodents have no chance with little kitty's best-laid plans call it karma for this kitty wallows in the wealth of his self-pity tagged and collared, vaccinated combed and clean but kind of dated rats and rodents have no chance with little kitty's best-laid plans dogmatic denizens please bow kommie kitty saying oo mao mao, oo mao mao, oo mao mao climbing up the iron curtain greed be wrong and that's for certain philosophic caustic fur ball coughing up chunks of Berlin Wall kitty can I have this dance just you and me the also-rans slurping up that kitty chow kommie kitty saying oo mao mao, oo mao mao, oo mao mao
11.
I got stopped by a traffic cop coming home from the bar & grill I whipped out my wallet and said "here's a small contribution" a hundred-dollar bill and he said "that's okay, you can go on your way" 'cause the First Amendment, I swear says money is just free speech so that's all perfectly fine and fair I'm just sayin', I'm just sayin' I'm just sayin' how I feel if I have the bucks you're out of luck hey sucker, that's the deal now corporations must have rights just like other people do says a certain rich politician who is known for chopping up a few they've all got a heart and they're really smart so it's just as it should be when they have their say in their own special way and drown out you and me I'm just sayin'… I bought a dose at a jam band show had a guess what I might be getting I wanted to see what the world looks like when you switch off the default setting did I break the law? oh no, not at all 'cause I know from watching the news every penny I spent just said what I meant just expressing my point of view I'm just sayin'… now, democracy is alive and well polished up with a dip in gold and only the cynical would ever say that our country's being bought and sold yeah, democracy is so safe and sound things are just as they should be and the story told by the mouth of gold is the truth to set me free I'm just sayin'…
12.
Waiting 03:51

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The debut album from an eclectic, highly original progressive pop/rock band.

Quoted Reviews:
"A rich helping of excellent songcraft … ideas that are extremely original and seemingly timeless … quality work that most definitely deserves to be heard."
– Exposé Online goo.gl/LPM3GM

"Good rock and roll, sung from the bottom of the soul...love this stuff!!!"
– Dennis Bernstein, KPFA/Pacifica Radio, Berkeley, CA

"The interesting work of this American group, located at the edges of the art rock genre, certainly has a good chance of finding many fans."
– Artur Chachlowski, Radio MLWZ, Poland - goo.gl/9v5coE (translated)


"The newt abides."

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released July 3, 2015

Thea Kelley – vocals
Eric Kampman – keyboards and vocals
Alan Novidor – bass
Charles Waltmire – drums
Dean Kattari – guitar on all songs except Before I Die and Waiting (A Bridge to Nowhere)
Paul Wells – guitar on I'm Just Sayin' and Before I Die, vocals on I'm Just Sayin'

Produced by Thea Kelley and Eric Kampman

Recording: Alex Cory at Forest Floor, Eric Kampman, Dean Kattari
Mixing: Alex Cory
Mastering: Myles Boisen
Artwork and Design: Jojo Razor

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Luminous Newts Berkeley, California

Eclectic, original, melodic prog-pop-rock group headed by two singer-songwriters. Based in Berkeley, California.

Not derivative and not predictable. Not good at describing ourselves. Interested in hearing your take on it.

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