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Gideons Bible

by Singing River

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"Indeed, as we hear on “Gideons Bible,” there’s also a markedly contemporary quality about the sound. (Sure, the song wears Muscle Shoals-era Rolling Stones and Southern Harmony-era Black Crowes on its sleeve.) But for Singing River, it’s not so much a matter of going backwards as it is about retrieving a sense of a shared language. “If you go far back enough,” says James, “you find out who we are right now.” With “Gideons Bible,” we hear the embodiment of James’ romantic picture of America as a place of intrigue, navigating through the haunting of all our musical ghosts..." - Saby Reyes-Kulkarni (FeedbackDef, Pitchfork, Paste)

lyrics

A tattoo on your arm
Of a simple heart

It fades with all the parts

And slows its glow
Of needing reason


An interesting scar
From passion's eager start

Fascination lost the war

It slows and slows

What was the reason



I've tried to understand
What wisdom makes the man

The sounding of alarms

Grow and grow

I can't hear reason



Time takes anything it wants to take back

You've got the will that youth can kick back

Over the hill you notice that
You're alone

I'll take anything with a tip of the hat

You've been thrilled but the moments don't last

Suddenly the fear that notices

Throws you down



We're living on the lamb
Oh what a righteous scam

The glance of a dying man

Controls
Let's go

He had his season


The minute you were born
Your spirit took its form

Your ghost and all its gold

Transformed
Was sold

As something human

You've left everything when you've got to this point

Like the wheel that can never turn back

Time will distill emotions from that

And you hope

I love anything that feels like it's fact

With forgiveness even karma comes back

Time will heal intentions you've had
And let you slowly down

credits

released January 19, 2024
Mikey James - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion
Anthony Kuhn - Electric Guitars
Johnny Cummings - Piano, Organ
John Viavattine - Electric Bass
Michael Van Munster - Congas

Recorded by Sam Polizzi at Blue On Blue Recording
Additional Recording by Mikey James at Bare Essential
Mixed by Mikey James
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering

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Singing River Rochester, New York

Attempting the virtues of ensemble playing and roots based songwriting. Featuring Mikey James (Longwave, Hawker M. James, Mikey Jukebox), and guitarist, Anthony Kuhn.

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