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Undercurrent

by Steve Robinson

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Wooden Hill 04:31
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Forget, forgive The house where we lived Is not looking very well Here it stands an empty shell But the spirit is here Don't you know it's all around? Precious, she was Don't cry, because Though it seems she went away And you find it hard to take Don't you know she's still here Don't you know she's all around? I see her every time I close my eyes I can't believe how much I need her in my life (Off to blanket fair) Don't you know she's all around? (Up the wooden hill) "What's this...Scotch mist? You don't have the brains you were born with" Now it's time to get upstairs Up the wooden hill for prayers 'Cause you know that she'll hear Don't you know she's all around? I see her every time I close my eyes I can't believe how much we need her in our lives (Off to blanket fair) Don't you know she's all around? (Up the wooden hill) (Un)even-stevens all at odds I'm all at sea, I hope to God you're listening Up the wooden hill Under covers Up the wooden hill
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Please Emmalene 03:56
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The Best Days Of Your Life 03:35
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Sunday night, time to scrub things bright Saving the water for the next in line The radio is throwing up,"Something Simple's" up If this is growing up I'd rather die Monday morning, the kids are yawning Dressed in fawn and blue-striped ties Shelter from the storm, safety in a uniform Double-quick into single file Nice little badges, nice little ties Nice little blazers too Nice little half-truths,nice little lies These are the best days of your life One day you'll look back and you'll see We were looking out for you And you'll be telling your kids Just like we did You'll look fine dressed to the nines In nice little badges, nice little ties Nice little blazers too Nice little half-truths,nice little lies These are the best days of your life Friday night, time to scrub things bright Different teams but the same old game Living for the weekend, going off the deep-end We're all grown still we wear the same Nice little badges, nice little ties Nice little blazers too Nice little half-truths, nice little lies These are the best days of your life
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Love Is Real 04:51
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Well, there's no questions to answer Nothing to decide For you and I both know the ropes by now There's nothing to it Just look into my eyes There are no surprises here This man loves a woman And she knows it With a love that's real I think it is I know it is I know this world can be cruel And I've seen it too Just like you So promise me you'll never doubt my love, dear And I don't know what to do with you Do you know what to do with me? We'll shout it from the rooftops For the world to hear See our love is real We think it is We know it is You'll find love is real You think it is You know it is This is all I want is this All I want is this is all
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Wasted And Waiting 04:18
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He is wasted in more ways than one As he makes big plans at the bar Tables turning along with the room But nothing seems to get very far What can you say about the one that got away? How can you catch a falling star? Go to sleep But leave the light on for me In the dark it's hard to tell How many drunks does it take to change a light bulb? ( I think I need some help) She is wasted in more ways than one As she stares at a blank TV screen Not so much a passion play, a rainy daydream matinee A movie that she's already seen What can she say about the one that got away? How can she get him to leave? Go to sleep But leave the light on for me In the dark it's hard to tell Home is the place where I used to hang my hat Now I can't find the hook (I think I need a friend) Go to sleep And leave the light on for me Sometimes you just can't bear to look Home is the place where I used to hang my hat Now I can't find the hook I think I need a friend (I just lost my legs again) Think I need a friend (I just lost my nerve)
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Forget About Love 04:10
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You say that you're in love I think you've said enough Forget about love 'Cause you don't tell the truth So now I'm telling you Forget about love Forget about love in the happy ever after Forget about love in the here and now Walking on a wire Fell into the fire Might be time to learn about How to forget about love You've been having fun I've been having none Forget about love If you don't have the spine I don't have the time Forget about love Forget about love in the happy ever after Forget about love in the here and now This ship has run aground No survivors found Think it's time to learn about How to forget about love You say your heart is mine I think you've lost your mind Forget about love I've heard it all before I'm showing you the door Forget about love Forget about love in the happy ever after Forget about love in the here and now Walking on a wire Fell into the fire Time for us to learn about How to forget about love Can't you help me learn about How to forget about love?
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Road To Ruin 03:49
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Move your body to and fro Languid in the undertow Going where the currents go On the road to ruin Shoot the lights out of the way Watch the black and white turn grey Signposts showing us the way On the road to ruin Blame the young Blame the old Blame it on the lies we told Burning pictures In burning books Some Gods they have all the luck Looking from the outside in Turns me inside out Holy rhymes and pledges grave That one kills and this one saves You'll have lots of flags to wave On the road to ruin We've got karma by the yard Look who left his calling card Stay the course and you'll go far On the road to ruin Blame the old Blame the young Blame it on the songs we sung Burning bridges Burning flags Ashes or a body bag Looking from the outside in Turns me inside out
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Class Clown 03:35
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Boring God 03:08
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I'm In Trouble(Again) 04:13
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One night together we brought the house down One night she said "I love you" One night I told her that she had my heart I do believe it's still true She laid me down and she kissed me so sweet The grass was so damp and so cold When I am with her I feel like a child When I'm without her I'm old And I'm in trouble again my friends I'm in trouble again The trouble with me is I just can't let go The trouble with her is she can She looked at me and I felt my knees go I laid my head on her breast She made me laugh and then she made me cry I don't know which I like the best And I'm in trouble again my friends I'm in trouble again The trouble with me is I just can't let go The trouble with her is she can

about

"Undercurrent" is the second solo Sunshine Drenchy Records release from the ex-Roger McGuinn sideman and former voice of Florida's folk-rock darlings, the Headlights.
Unlike 2005's DIY dark horse "Away For The Day","Undercurrent" is more of a collaborative affair and benefits from the sympathetic (bordering on telepathic, according to Steve) efforts of co-producer and multi-instrumentalist Ed Woltil(The Ditchflowers). It also features veteran drummer Chuck Darling (Nineveh Project); a guest spot from Celtic fiddler Victor Gagnon(Seven Nations, Rathkeltair), as well as some harmony vocal help from Steve's ten year-old daughter, Emma, who managed to nail her parts in two takes (her dad could learn something).
On offer is a song of love and commitment (Love Is Real); an expression of awe at the bond between a parent and a child (Please Emmalene); a nursery rhyme-infused homage to a dearly departed mother (Wooden Hill), and an old-timey, music-hall influenced singalong remembrance of schooldays past (The Best Days Of Your Life).
Lest the view appears a little too much like an exercise in ever-sentimental, rose-tinted nostalgia, Robinson also tosses in a rather disquieting strangled-folk rumination on global religious conflict (Road To Ruin); a tale of drunken excess, emotional disconnect and failed ambition(Wasted And Waiting) and an apologetic lament on the pervasive celebrity worship culture that we humans seem content to wallow in (Boring God). A little undercurrent, you might say.

"Every cut is a crystalline gem" --Luke Torn, Uncut Magazine

"Undercurrent is often gorgeously melodic -- the ballad "Love is Real" borders on majestic -- and Robinson's clear, controlled tenor is the perfect conduit." --Eric Snider, Creative Loafing.

" ...his sound here straddles the divide between folk and pop without ever losing sight of melody... It's too bad this missed the cut for my Top 50 list, as I had just received the disc while compiling it. Rest assured, it will be near the top when the year-end Top 100 rolls around." --Stephen Ferra, Absolute Powerpop.

"...brilliant melodies, beautiful harmonies and songwriting that captures the best of Anglo and American pop" --Curtis Ross, Tampa Tribune

"...his songwriting and guitar playing are, as his label suggests, drenched in sunshine." --David Cowling, Americana UK.

"...occasionally an album as brilliant as this comes along unexpectedly and reminds me why music means so much to me and those around me. Words really can’t do this album justice, it really does need to be heard especially if the sound of classic melodic pop music is close to your heart. This CD is one I’ll carry with me." --Malcolm Carter, Penny Black Music(UK).

"Why can't you write something that sounds like Maroon 5?" --Mrs Robinson

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released June 1, 2007

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Strangled folk and mangled pop from a transplanted Englishman lost in America.

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