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All Aboard The Pineapple Express

by Matt Vend and the Tender Ten

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Matt Vend and the Tender Ten - All Aboard The Pineapple Express 02:48
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Constant contrast, In the Eastern Cape. Sun-soaked beaches, Pina colada’s within reach. I’m not interested in preaching, Finding something, finding nothing. It doesn’t matter, it’s all in the exploring. Implying you’re a wanderer, Hanging inland in Makhanda. Met an ex-con, turned security guard. He was on his guard, as I was off guard. God knows how tired I am. An 8-hour drive through the Promised Land. I was almost late for the show, Yet I always find a place to go. And, in this moment this is home. Solid walls or flimsy polyester tents. It doesn’t matter, today, I have no reason to vent. Ventilation, we can’t find any frequencies, Which would enable us to tune into radio stations. It doesn’t matter because we’ll listen to the sound of birds singing instead. Fighting off eternal dread. There is no need for any of those ill feelings here. Today and now is all we need, Ride off into the sunset on a, Metaphorical: trusty steed. Horses, or cows, Trackers are ready to plough… This is, farming country, Pineapples growing abundantly. I’ve never seen such a giant prickly structure, Bathurst strangely calms my soul. Today, I have nowhere else to go, go go. Stay! Yet that’s okay…
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Matt Vend and the Tender Ten - Gun Battles in "The Suburbs" 02:27
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Another gun battle down the street So many now living off stolen meat Townships burning, the city too What is a worrisome fellow to do? Roadblocks at every corner Vigilantes on my street, Wandering and wondering Reckless The calm before the storm Deathly quiet Until a gunshot rings out Is this a taste of civil war? So many factions So much is being fought for Almost out of things to eat Ques for days End of days A cloudy haze Tires burning down by the industrial park Don’t go out after dark It’s too late to come back It’s too late

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Recorded at a secret location in Bathurst by Victor Challis.

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released June 2, 2022

All music and lyrics by Matt Vend, all music written on the spot with poetry added later. Mixed and engineered by Victor Challis, mastered by Bandlab.com

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GroundSweep Records Durban, South Africa

A DIY, for the love recording label. Which serves as a platform to archive Matt Vend's creative process. This bandcamp page also includes a few artists whose music he happened to produce. And some of his old bands including Sibling Rivalry, The Accidentals and The Tubby Wilson's. Many of these releases are also available at We Did This Records. All music up for donation. X ... more

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