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Electric Lliedi Land (2020)

by THE HEPBURNS

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Jeremy Jensen
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Jeremy Jensen Excellent sophisticated popmithery! Makes me want to visit Llanelli.
Andreas Hess
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Andreas Hess Handmade POP - true to the spirit of él Records. Savour these sunny sounds of summer - we will need ist in the months to come
Estella Rosa
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Estella Rosa Amazing, Vibrant lofi and warm. totally the spirit of Louis Phillippe and Siesta Records returned Favorite track: Dandruff.
Magpie Grove Productions
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Magpie Grove Productions An excellent local band who has never disappointed. This new album of theirs, captures the essence and heart of Llanelli.
This album is well worth a listen.
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Boy Friday 02:49
In Tumble Workingmen’s Club In the rumble and hubbub Drinking my Strongbow and black Laying low, watching my back I skipped my last year in comp Went on a bit of a romp, in The Workies, snooker and pool It was much better than school Chorus: Boy Friday Some rum characters, I met Got hustled, lost my bet The Magpie’s Nest for a tattoo What is a Tumble boy to do? Although I was just sixteen I didn’t get asked for ID, for Saturday I couldn’t pay So, I just went, went for Friday (Chorus) Boy Friday, Boy Friday, Boy Friday Drinking my Strongbow and black Boy Friday, Boy Friday, Boy Friday Laying low, watching my back
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Dandruff 03:25
Sitting upstairs on The One-One-Two It’s better on the top deck You get a clearer view Going to treat myself (going to Swansea on a daytrip) Going to treat myself (going to Swansea on a daytrip) To the latest Swell Maps And some Pere Ubu When my friends are on a spree They prefer to go to HMV Because they leave the records in the sleeve It makes them easier to thieve Heading out of town Past The Avenue There’s Jefferson Chemicals And Bowden’s too Across Loughor Bridge (going to Swansea on a daytrip) We’ll be in Swansea soon (going to Swansea on a daytrip) Going to get some Subway Sect Maybe some Buzzcocks, too It’s empty upstairs on the bus There are only three of us It’s just me and two old men They are deep in conversation One of the old men said ‘This place was never quite the same After the English After the English came’. His companion shook his head ‘Explain yourself’, he gruffly said. ‘Okay, allow me to Allow me to elucidate’. ‘If colonization Were not enough Outlawing the language And all that other stuff If colonization (going to Swansea on a daytrip) Were not enough (going to Swansea on a daytrip) Before the English came here, There was no dandruff’. ‘Tell me, have you lost your mind?’ ‘Not at all. I’ll think you’ll find There’s no word for it in the Welsh tongue, Therefore, the whole concept is alien’.
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In The Sun 02:31
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Don’t know what we were thinking Sneaking in the Classic No money to go drinking We were both borassic We sneaked in through the exit Didn’t care that we were spotted By some future Brexiteer We told him to get knotted Chorus: We sat down to savour our ill-gotten gains Passing round the smokes, feet up on the seats Here come the opening strains Of the theme to ‘The Elephant Man’ A smoke and a can, in our element man There’s nothing like a bit of Lynch When you’re feeling the pinch It wasn’t much of a plan It stopped us going round the bend The evening sun was sinking In the death throes of the weekend No money to go drinking All we had was time to spend (Chorus)
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When I was a schoolboy, I had a vivid dream I slipped into warm darkness, like into a coal seam Illicit drinking session in the Princess Head On to the Curry Gardens then back home to bed Chorus: This is a childhood story about a house fire Put out posthumously by the ex-head of the choir While his errant grandson dreamt of lager top And how grandad made sure he didn’t touch a drop Grandad was a miner, a literary man He also loved his music, the miner’s choir he ran While he embraced the arts, a drink he would refuse He even went on TV to decry the demon booze (Chorus) I must have left the fire on, igniting my school uniform My polyester trousers up in smoke (grandad’s ghost, grandad’s ghost) A dream of drinking was enough for a somnambulistic cuff A pantomime puff and the patriarch spoke: (grandad’s ghost, grandad’s ghost) ‘Wayward child, you’d better stop, turn your back on the lager top Or in the fiery furnace you will roast!’ (grandad’s ghost, grandad’s ghost) So, here’s to grandad’s ghost, if not for him I would be toast Let’s raise a glass to grandad’s ghost (grandad’s ghost, grandad’s ghost)
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Hay Fever 02:05
Hay fever – ever since I was a kid Hay fever – I wish I could be rid When the sun shines, when the birds sing When the bees buzz, when the flowers are in bloom Chorus: From the grass and trees Carried on the summer breeze Hay fever – when the news came that we had to stay indoors Hay fever – it was greeted by a round of applause When the sun shines, when the birds sing When the bees buzz, when the clouds of pollen loom (Chorus)
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Walking by the riverside When I say walk, I mean glide Taking it all in our stride Walking the deserted streets Hey look, there’s Richie’s Meats With no customers inside Chorus: It’s funny seeing all the empty shops The cherry blossom litters the abandoned bus stops We were gulping in the oxygen Tainted with the stench of death and hops The past was never that much fun Remember that cross country run Backs against the wall, nowhere to hide Running through the busy streets Hey look, there’s Richie’s Meats, The slaughterhouse and brewery nearby (Chorus) Chorus: The sparrows were enjoying a dust bath Running past the chippy and the osteopath We were gulping in the oxygen Tainted with the stench of death and hops
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Coming your way, Paris-Roubaix The camera lies like a snake in the grass Spectators waiting for the peloton to pass The whirr of wheels then a sulphurous smell Heralds the pell-mell of A Sunday in Hell Coming your way, Paris-Roubaix The pace is furious, the bravery raw Some upon their bikes and some upon the floor There’s Moser, De Vlaeminck, Merckx as well Who will win? It’s hard to tell on A Sunday in Hell
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‘Hey, Mrs O’Shea, I’m popping into town today, Is there anything I can get for you while I’m down that way?’ ‘If you’re going near Falcon Music, get me the latest Alvin Stardust. Wait, I’ll get my purse, hang on, I won’t be a jiffy’. ‘What a waste of money’, barked her overbearing husband. ‘Well, it’s my pay’, cried Mrs O’Shea. Her other half was not impressed, he didn’t like the way that Alvin dressed: ‘I’m telling you, I’d give that waster “Coo Ca Choo”’. Hey, Mrs O’Shea was resolute. She said: ‘I’d like to see him in his birthday suit. Why don’t you back off, “Back off Bogaloo”? It’s a shame those leather trousers are not see through’. So, he said: ‘What about The Sweet? And those weirdos who did Tiger Feet? Men dressing up as women, it’s just not right’. She said: ‘Where’s the fun in you? Here boy, that’s for Coo Ca Choo And get yourself something for going, a comic or an ice cream if you like’. She often walked up to Rehoboth Past the ruins of the toll booth And imagined taking Alvin by the leather-encased hand She often walked up to Rehoboth Past the ruins of the toll booth To where men dressed up as women once made a courageous stand Hey, Mrs O’Shea Everything will be okay The dinosaurs have had their day, Hey, Mrs O’Shea.
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Easy Meats 02:08
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Floating 02:32
Floating is a brilliant invention It's like flying without the intention It's a form of suspension Floating is a brilliant invention Floating is a brilliant invention It's like the Fosbury Flop, and then some It's a form of suspension Floating is a brilliant invention
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We finished the gig, put the gear in the van Then went back to the bar for a drink On the way back inside, we were stopped by a couple Who said to us ‘What do you think?’ Chorus: ‘Weren’t they amazing, yeah, weren’t they just great? The musicianship was quite outstanding You should have seen, you should have seen the band’. We were a little bit taken aback: How didn’t they know it was us? Why didn’t they realise that we were the reason For all this kerfuffle and fuss? (Chorus) A little crestfallen though we may have been, On reflection we saw it was true We should have seen them, yeah But then again so should have you Chorus: ‘Weren’t they amazing, yeah, weren’t they just great? The ovation they just got was standing You should have seen, you should have seen the band’.

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released September 11, 2020

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THE HEPBURNS Wales, UK

The Hepburns are a Welsh indie band from Llanelli, South-West Wales. They have recorded thirteen albums, two EPs, one single and three BBC sessions. 'Electric Lliedi Land' was released in September 2020, followed by a cover version of Vic Godard's 'I'll Find Out Over Time'. They also contributed to three Corona Underground Projects. A new album feat. Estella Rosa is due for release in Oct. 2021. ... more

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