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Karaoke Bites EP

by Beartown Zodiac

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I know you think I’m with you until something better comes along I know you think I’m joking when I say we’re still strong I travelled the world with you I moved house when you wanted to One day we rented bicycles and rode out to the river Kwai Cruising karaoke boats drift past us singing songs in Thai The prisoners of war, they built this bridge from shore to shore Get shit faced on a shoe string is the sign across the no name bar You can take a tuk-tuk or a songthaew or a motorcar A family of five, .can squeeze onto a Honda bike And if you’ve seen it all before, you can hide behind your bedroom door And you can tell me all you saw Cos I’m not looking anymore Sleep tight, sleep tight, don’t let the karaoke bite I know you think I’m with you cos there’s nothing better going on I know you think I’m joking when I say nothing’s wrong I counted the stars for you, you told me that you wanted to One day we rented cyclos and we rode out to see Ho Chi Minh I would tell you all about him, but I don’t know where to begin The dead man’s beard was fine, I would grow one if I had the time And if you’ve heard this all before, you can hide behind your bedroom door And you can tell me all you saw Cos I’m not looking anymore Sleep tight, sleep tight, don’t let the karaoke bite
2.
I’ve got mountains in my sunglasses But dust in my eyes The altitude and lack of air It plays with my mind I haven’t had a drop to drink But I’m feeling drunk There’s no way I’ll be descending though ‘Til I reach the top Lack of oxygen Need some acclimatisation And when I reach the top There’ll be no civilisation I see the griffin glide As the sun kisses your forehead Slide down the glacier Before you fall down a landslide I hear the geckos sing Before they find themselves tongue tied The Himalayas trust my expedition lust
3.
Rosiebird 02:08
Hey there rosiebird Tell me that you’ve heard That the train to Singapore Won’t be knocking at your door So why don’t you fly? You still have time You could be there soon So you could leave this room So fly, fly, fly In no time, time, time You could fly, fly, fly In no time, time, time Hey there rosiebee Tell me that you’ve seen That the train to Kathmandu Won’t be calling here for you So why don’t you climb? You still have time There are mountains all around Get your feet from off the ground So climb, climb, climb In no time, time, time You could climb, climb, climb In no time, time, time You can climb, climb, climb? In no time, time, time You can climb, climb, climb? Climb, climb, climb
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Write me a story An adventure or a mystery You can make it gory My imagination’s history And oh don’t make it long Oh my attention span has gone Read me a story An action or a fantasy You can make it boring I just love it when you read to me And I’ve been taken down those twists and bends But oh don’t tell me where this story ends Take me to the movies And action or a comedy It can be romantic A thriller or a tragedy And oh let’s hope it’s long I can’t stand it when those lights turn on

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Conceived whilst on a journey that spanned twelve countries in as many months, the debut release from Beartown Zodiac is certainly an example of great, fresh new music. Now based on the South Coast of England, Beartown Zodiac was initially the solo project of the front man: singer-songwriter David Bird-Hawkins. After a year of travelling the world, armed with a white flying-v ukulele and honing his song writing abilities, David returned to the UK and signed to Woodenhouse Records. It was at this point that he began working with the full band: Tiff Wheaton-Green (Bass), Matt Musial (Drums) and Alison Jay (Violin) - enhancing and unlocking the full potential of his songs.

With songs of wanderlust and mountains, broken I-pods and Zombies; Beartown Zodiac’s sound ranges from beautiful acoustic and violin numbers to all out guitar-soaked rock. Lyrically, the EP all relates back to David’s time spent travelling; “Most of our travel was overland, including some extremely long journeys on local buses, trains and boats. The inspiration for lyrics came from overheard conversations while travelling, corrupted English translations, signs across tourist bars and snippets of travel guide suggestions.”

The band’s influences are expansive, including Sparklehorse, Grandaddy, Super Furry Animals, Blur, Eels, Magnetic Fields and “everything in between”. Showcased on the EP is a very light, summery sound; a light folk-pop combination reminiscent on Noah and the Whale with great ukulele melodies and vocal harmonies.

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released May 17, 2013

All songs written by David Bird-Hawkins

Karaoke Bites, Rosiebird, Write me a Story recorded at The Tree House, Pangbourne by Simon Nash

Mountains in my Sunglasses recorded at The Burrow Bournemouth by Matthew Musial

Musicians that appear on this EP: David Bird-Hawkins, Matthew Musial, Tiff Wheaton-Green, Alison Jay, Ed James, Jason Applin, Mark Lyons, Rick O'Sullivan, Steve Cruickshank, Richard Smith

Mixed by Patch Hannan

Cover design by Rosemary Bird-Hawkins

Released by Woodenhouse Records on May 17th 2013

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Beartown Zodiac Bournemouth, UK

Beartown Zodiac are an Indie-Pop outfit based in Bournemouth, England.
May 2013 saw the release of their debut EP Karaoke Bites produced by The Sunday's Patch Hannan. The four track EP was released on indie label Woodenhouse and received positive reviews by the music press.
The debut album, Star Map Home was released March 2015 on The Burrow label.
Pioneers EP was released August 2021.
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