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Sipping Tea To Make Music To Sip Tea To

by High-tails

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High up in the sky on a lonely weather eye I was caught in your terminal wind I tried to recognise a plausible surprise but I was caught in the laughter and the happiness of sin Stoned in a glasshouse, thrown to the water where the crooks and the immigrants live I asked the universe because the universe says yes but have I ruined every chance that I get I tried not to remember the poison in December honey how could I forget I’m bending over backwards again I’m second and you’re first to the end I’m 9-8 and you’re 10/10 I’m shooting into oblivion Smells like you’ve been shooting my gun without an invitation I travelled to the exit, I don’t know the answer I don’t know the question I’m bending over backwards again I’m bending over backwards again I’m bending over backwards again I’m bending over backwards again I’m second and you’re first to the end I’m bending over backwards again I’m second and you’re first to the end I’m bending over backwards again I’m second and you’re first to the end honey I’m bending over backwards again
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Terrible Day 03:03
Walk your Chihuahua in the garden bed across from my house You're gonna get wet but you don't mind I see a little glitter in your eye And I don't feel so bad when you don't cry It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day Stop, don't say that You take a walk down through the inner webs But I can live without my fishing net I catch a lot of seedy looks instead So go on pull your coat over my head It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day And every vague attempt that I had made To spellcheck all the errors of my page You always were the window to my pane Your incredible way, your incredible way When you try to make the sun appear above your sky Compromise the space, the light, the sound of you dreaming The sound of you leaving And shining on into my grave Did you come to resurrect or misbehave Many are the numbers on my page The second I arise, I will deflate And I will see the looks on all your face It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day I can be the villain of the month And I can take the cake or spike the punch And I intend to rain on your parade It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day It's a terrible day, It's a terrible day
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Azteckz 03:11
I choked on Aztec gold, laughing as the Nile came down They stopped me, never said "no" But it was a time warp, now Help me out now, this time I was the son of the last dead role when it was in overdrive You in the sun by the market road Soaking up the morning light Help me out now, this time Help me out now, this time (I choked on Aztec gold, laughing as the Nile came down) Help me out now, this time (They stopped me, never said "no" but it was a time warp, now) Help me out now, this time
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Maps 02:21
I’ve been staring at a map on the wall At a map on the wall At a map on the wall And it fills me up with a thousand lives and a thousand worlds and I feel so tall And I've only seen my fingerprints on one of seven continents And I've only seen my fingerprints Prince I was born as an Australian girl in an Australian house in an Australian town And I changed my name to Frederica Fame from Benedita Brown Benedita Brown And before I had my very first kiss I had fallen to an Irish prince Before I had my very first... KISS
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I never imagined you would be the first for me love But now I do, I know it's simply the worst for me love But more so for you When I look into that house in the sky, what isn't there? 'cause I only get the sun in my eyes And I'm a dangerous guy Walking down the stairs with you Walking down the stairs with you Remember we used to connect, you and me Your arms were joined at my neck - an entity Bounded by the laws of the state I don't read books, darling if I did I would change it I would re-legislate Walking down the stairs with you Walking down the stairs with you Ice cream Licking Fingers Dripping Remember what we had rehearsed in every move One foot after the other and we'll show them What the young people do Walking down the stairs with you Walking down the stairs with you Walking down the stairs Walking down the stairs

about

Sydney's sure-footed guitar-popsters High-tails unveil their debut EP "Sipping Tea To Make Music To Sip Tea To", released on CD/Digital on 3rd October 2014.

The band is the newest signing for Stop Start, joining top-notch home-grown alumni Ball Park Music, Millions, Northeast Party House and others. Label head Andy Bryan says "It’s always about good songs and when I heard 'Bending Over Backwards' I was immediately taken with this band.’Terrible Day' only further cemented my interest. The material they’re writing shows huge potential and we are very excited to be working with them. Another great Aussie band in the making.”

High-tails is comprised of four childhood friends from Wagga who all moved to the big smoke for varying reasons, but found themselves drawn back together through a shared love of creating chiming pop music. They dropped their debut song in late 2013 with "Maps" - a sunburst shot of economical pop that channelled the boys' beloved favourites The Go-Betweens, it had Two Thousand praising its "dreamy layered guitar melodies and a chorus to emote nostalgic Australian film scenes" while triple j Unearthed's Dave Ruby Howe proclaimed it "The Song Of The Summer".

The band followed it up in February with slinky rock stomper "Bending Over Backwards", which has been a bona fide triple j hit this year as well as receiving loads of love on public radio and blogs alike. Aussie Playlist frothed "This songs gets stuck in your head (and doesn't get out quickly)" and The Music Network confirmed "it shows these guys are no one-trick ponies". Further afield, the track even found its way into an episode of US TV series "Best Bars In America".

Upon the EP's release High-tails made it a perfect pop hat-trick with "Terrible Day", which saw Happy proclaim "(they're) a band who set the bar higher each time ... every element of the song is too good to not get a mention in being f*cking brilliant".

Throughout 2014 High-tails have played gigs across Australia supporting Northeast Party House, The Holidays, Major Leagues, Loon Lake, The Cairos and more. They've also completed festival slots at Sounds Of The Suburbs, Yours & Owls' 4th Birthday and Sydney Fringe. An enthusiastic Guardian review called the band's live show "impressively tight" and "a well-rounded set of slacker pop".

credits

released October 3, 2014

Produced and mixed by Adrian Breakspear at Sony Studios, Darlinghurst.
Mastered by Leon Zervos at Studios 301, Alexandria.
Cover art by Andrew Mason.

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All songs written by High-tails.

Nicholas Griffith ~ Vocals/Guitar
Samuel Mason ~ Guitar
Felix Colman ~ Bass
Toby Davis ~ Drums

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"Bending Over Backwards" film clip ➳ youtu.be/XmlZV-AxyQs
"Terrible Day" film clip ➳ youtu.be/6ZpGWNm_AZM

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All recordings Ⓟ 2014 High-tails. Artwork © 2014 High-tails. Under exclusive license to Stop Start Pty Ltd. Manufactured and distributed exclusively in Australia and New Zealand by Inertia Pty Ltd. www.inertia-music.com. All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, public performance, broadcasting, hiring or rental prohibited.

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Sydney's slinky guitar-popsters High-tails won hearts through triple j smashes 'Bending Over Backwards' and 'Information'. Their debut album is out 13th October on Stop Start (Ball Park Music), and produced by Chris Colonna (Bumblebeez). An AU Review review said of the band's live show "their enthusiasm and energy [is] intoxicating". ... more

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