Some of you may remember a very interesting Demo from a couple of years ago by a new band from New York called Dollhouse. I described it as darkly atmospheric hardcore and mentioned how rather than writing lyrics about the usual punk tropes the ep dealt with topics such as watching angels make love, self harming pervert boys and shadow babies (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2019/08/dollhouse-summer-love.html). It was an excellent debut from a band that were doing something just that little bit different.
And now we've been treated to a new ep.
It's titled The First Day Of Spring and it's even better than the Demo. Opening track, The Shadow Baby, is a reworked version of one of the earlier songs whilst the other 3 are new compositions. Once again we get lyrics that are darkly poetic backed by a playful hardcore soundtrack. It conjures up some vivid imagery;
"I'll be your shadow its who I am, take your life from the inside"
"the callus on my thighs are as dark as my heart, not caring about yourself isn't hard its an art"
"look at all the other lovers healthy in their face, healthy in their teeth... we must look so out of place"
The 7" version will be available from Toxic State Records https://www.toxicstaterecords.com/records/dollhouse-7
For digital, go here : https://dollhousenyc.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-day-of-spring
This is the title track, it's in equal parts delightful and rather disturbing. It's called The First Day Of Spring...
if you saw me on the unit would you think that
i was fine? would you hold my hand that spring time?
if i had chlamydia would you kiss me on the lips?
i would think that it was intimate
waking to the breath of a person that i hated
sharing rooms with a pervert made me nervous
and impatient
i got you hooked on pills (i needed quarters for the phone)
but i forgot all the numbers of my people back home :(
it's the first day of spring
skipping down the unit
i was strong enough to move
i watched a teen give birth in the corner of her room
hazel eyes and brunette hair she didn't scream
she didn't seem to care she just laid there
poor ugly Issac always had to cry
getting burns from the carpet he was rubbing on his thighs
the father was the reason why he turned out so bad
so sad
the worst friend ever
it's the first day of spring
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