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by Andy Latham

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1.
Transformer 04:53
In the middle of the flowers There were hours I was idling away I took shelter in the corner when the transformer exploded in the rain I was bruised and battered in the waves of all your rock n roll You were lit up for a moment gazing out across my soul You should have let me know beforehand That the band was gonna melt into the beach Maybe we slipped into the water While we watched her dance her way just outta reach I was bruised and battered in the waves of all your rock n roll You were lit up for a moment gazing out across my soul You think you know somebody's reasons But the season of the joker marches on It makes you wonder where the dream ends It depends, I guess I'm still writing the song I was bruised and battered in the waves of all your rock n roll You were lit up for a moment gazing out across my soul Slow and tender sliding off the handcuffs when the lightning hits You were lit up for a moment, frozen as the frame persists
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Mind Eraser 05:01
I don't wanna rain on your midnight cabaret Tripping on the light from yer instrument display I just heard a piece of yer inner monologue It sounded like the songs you rescue from the fog Mind Eraser In the mirror To make it clearer Just pull the lever A neon open sign and a bouncer in the way You didn't have to pay but they took your money anyway Shoot me into space I can't live here anymore Get up off the floor you won't believe what washed ashore Mind Eraser In the mirror To make it clearer I'll pull the lever now I don't wanna rain on your ticker tape parade Tearing at the seams and running down the drain It's like waking from a dream in a rusted Cadillac With a modified guitar in a thin coat of shellac Sir, it's over Clear the chamber Or maybe rather You'd like another Turning over rocks, looking for old gold I'll never tell a soul but I know you know Turning over rocks, looking for old gold I'll never tell a soul but I know you know
3.
Another arrow in the dead of dawn Cue the camera, the assassin's gone Pick apart every piece of the scene Swim around at the edge of the dream with me Little flower, little flower time to bloom All the power, all the power in the room I could never be immune to you It's just that I know what you're gonna do Little flower, have you seen it all? If this is real then the walls come down Little flower, little flower time to bloom All the power, all the power in the room With you You've been dragging on a golden chain Pick the padlock in the heavy rain Draw breath, draw the shade Sneak out the window if it looks ok, ok?
4.
Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato It's not always hollow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow You change the way I talk in my head Pity the program, cutting the thread And when I wake up And when I wake up I won't remember the words And when you give up And when you give up You slip into the absurd Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato It's not always hollow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow Disco Obligato It's not always hollow Disco Obligato The beat we've got to follow You kept me up all night on the phone Cut the cable, slow baritone You paint the future You paint the future With watercolor and ash It's your nature It's your nature To get sucked into the past
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Mile high come down Throw me a parachute, buckle the strap for me Mile high come down Sinister cloudy sky, thanks for the memory It's no surprise you've got revenge on your mind Raining down from the sky, drilling into the dirt I see a fire when I catch your eye Laying down in the street, I think I know when I'm beat Dead man's glass eye I saw a trail of blood, dipping my hands in it Dead man's glass eye Stealing a heart attack, live for the thrill of it It's no surprise you've got revenge on your mind Raining down from the sky, drilling into the dirt I see a fire when I catch your eye Laying down in the street, I think I know when I'm beat Mile high come down Industry paragon, skip to another song Mile high come down Write your own exit scene, nah that's too negative
7.
Vertigo 04:48
Crystals out of place Blackout on my sense of space Crawling on all fours Don't forget to shutter the door Screw the vertigo You ring the bell before the toll Forehead on the floor You don't need to hide anymore False start, I think I missed my cue to cut the ribbons off you Another hundred billion blood cells that you spilled with your spell I'm on a dark decent Spinning in the yarn you spent A fever and a scream Come on pull me out of the dream Sugar let it out Help me melt away the doubt I see the other side Shut it down and get off the ride False start, I think I missed my cue to cut the ribbons off you Another hundred billion blood cells that you spilled with your spell Feed the fetish You know we're running out of time What's yer love language? Get it, grow it, twist your mind Feed the fetish You know we're running out of time What's yer love language? Get it, grow it, twist your mind Get it, grow it, twist your mind Get it, grow it, twist your mind
8.
You broke You broke The lighthouse Slow motion Slow motion In darkness Too late Too late Your arrow Climbing Climbing The spiral There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped There was a light at the top There was a light at the top There was a light at the top when I dropped
9.
I've been staring into the sun Maybe I can make it come undone? Asking questions of an open sky Striking up another long goodbye You shot your way out into space They put you back together with a stranger's face You match the color and the fantasy I know your protection it's a part of me Lying to a psychic, no one saw it coming Just like we predicted the engine isn't running If I'm on the blacklist at least I'm on the bottom I couldn't explain it I never even got 'em Lying to a psychic, no one saw it coming Just like we predicted the engine isn't running If I'm on the blacklist at least I'm on the bottom I couldn't explain it I never even got 'em Open the protector Let a little light in Dragging on the needle It's mono in the middle Open the protector Let a little light in Dragging on the needle It's mono in the middle

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Recorded at my home studio in 2021 + 2022.
In loving memory of Radar and Ada.

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released March 24, 2023

All vocals, instruments, sounds: Andy Latham
Engineering + Mixing: Andy Latham
Mastering: Matt Engstrom
Photography: Olga Kopczynska

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Andy Latham Chicago, Illinois

Andy Latham works for a world class microphone company and also has a side gig selling guitar electronics under the name Blue Dinosaur Electronics.

He enjoys blowing minds, making a racket, and playing games.

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