Fortunes Mile

by Lensmen

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Brooding bass, synths and beats hovering below twisted storytelling. A call to join the rebellion: an exploration and commentary on the roots of the perpetuated lies and background that holds the ruling class in place. For those who prefer their music with intelligence then cast your ears in the direction of Lensmen.

#ArtRock #PostPunk #NewWave #Alt

lyrics

Now we’re begging you, to disobey
and we’re begging you, to deform,
before it truths you again,
before a hostile wind
showers your giftings with glass.
Sure as the crack facts will change the light again.

The fortune’s mile is lined
with grand theft automatics,
murderous slave traders
plying divine rights.
And the effervescent afterburn
of stream nose tightrope nightmares.
Forgotten killings by dead relatives,
With only the stones and the gold to wonder on.

No-one remembers his old voice
and how he spoke of his killings
as his greatest givings.
Now all is left is a chill wind
blown across the perfect manners
like coal dust on clean sheets.

Now the blood specks are left on the floor,
tell the girl to wash them first,
before the Sun is through the window
and we have to be kind to the guest that’s left,
and to the ghosts of what was done to them.
A whole new day is needed to put all this in one place.

credits

released September 6, 2019
Vocal Alun Hughes
Bass Gavin McClafferty
Keys Dan Fisher
Drums Jason Wilkinson

Recorded at J&J Studios, Bristol 2019
Engineer Jim Barr
Mixed and produced by Jim Barr & Lensmen

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Lensmen UK

Lensmen four piece are dark and atmospheric.

Formed in Stroud Gloucestershire in 2016 their explorations of the passions with diverse influences from post punk, new wave and psychedelia.

Drawing on themes of death, dying and property speculation they provide a soundtrack to our lives.

Alternating between hard and soft, quiet and loud, Lensmen tell the stories that bind us all together. ... more

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