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SIPS

by Mother Sun

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1.
All i’ve eaten is pizza for three days My stomach filled up with tomato paste Makes me feel kinda heavy It’s my best friend, favourite enemy Set the money free tip for delivery I haven’t had time to fix a proper meal Takeaway has got lasting sex appeal I just order from my phone Watch groceries decompose right in the fridge The pizza girl calls me by my first name (ALEX) I’ve misplaced hers but there’s always yesterday or tomorrow Leftover breakfast is calling my name Tunnel vision on this dietary train Mozzarella is melting my brain Pizza for days
2.
Lemonade 04:52
Set on my flight High I’ll try it’s true I’ll find Set on my flight High I’ll try It’s true I’ll find Skip to the road I’ll go Have my sight set on lemonade Lemonade Bits of the pipe have broke Settle all the smoke Set on my flight High I’ll try it’s true I’ll find Skip to the road I’ll go Have my sight set on lemonade Lemonade Bits of the pipe have broke Settle all the smoke Sips Lips tight Let go Lemonade
3.
Sucralose 03:35
Sugar coats the roof of my mouth Teeth turned gold because they fell out Sucralose, low calorie rush Hard to quit, spoon-fed too much To a sweet tooth it’s all Cotton candy Sugar rush slows you down Like molasses Sugar sticks to finger tips Hard to shake artificial grip Sugar coats guarded belief Sucralose on all of our teeth To a sweet tooth it’s all Cotton candy Sugar rush slows you down Like molasses Slows you down Slows you down
4.
All i ever want to do appears on the TV Picture perfect crystal clear Like i’ve lost the means Scan the flawless radio for fractions of the times Broadcasting a beacon checking all the boxes fine I’ll watch another movie from the corner of my mind Memorize the script so it perpetually rewinds Rewinds Rewinds Washing out the dishes watch my head build up a pile Dirty clean and in between some have a crooked smile Dissolving in the dish soap i’m finding my dry eyes They will soon be glazing over seeing Holographic living rooms projected in 3D The definition’s crystal clear just like you’re in the scene The definition’s crystal clear Like you’re in the scene In the scene In the scene I watched another movie on the big screen late at night Felt a little lazy i forget the storyline
5.
Wild Vines 04:23
Wild vines crawling through the fancy fence Looks more appealing in another sense Sweet fruit falls far from the bitter tree On impact doesn’t bruise so easily Miles of wild vines are growing under traffic overflow Idling through a thoroughfare never fails you’ll go somewhere Where the time gets all stretched out Wild vines all along the lattice fence Grown out their welcome to their heart’s content Tall grass sprouting from the lower ground I’m too high, line of sight begins to cloud Too high, line of sight becomes a shroud Miles of wild vines are growing under traffic overflow Idling through a thoroughfare never fails to get you there Where the time gets all stretched out It’s hard to feel like anything gets done Climbing up the building’s side Blocking windows Crushing weight is featherlite Miles of wild vines are growing under traffic overflow Idling through a thoroughfare never fails you’ll go somewhere Where the time gets all stretched out It’s hard to feel like anything gets done
6.
At the tip of the iceberg Where the rest must be just underwater Close to the surface Deeper dive wasn’t worth the time And that’s all It’s a new way of not thinking Dip a toe in the blue like you’re going swimming But if you’re not floating You’re probably sinking Whatever it means is hard to tell At the tip of the iceberg Whatever it means is hard to tell When the rest must be underwater At the tip of the iceberg At the tip of the iceberg Where the rest must be just underwater Underwater
7.
Sea Salt 02:28
I’m on my way nowhere fast Due to arrive once enough time has elapsed Hope I don’t miss the mark again Lens shake makes it hard to see straight Perception starts to blur Spread the word Sea salt swimming in the wound Submerged and happy to complain All day long Speak up everyone at once Perhaps hold back When the words don’t amount to much Listen up
8.
Happy Medium 05:49
I said that’s too much You said no, not enough Is there some middle ground Could we both stand down? Or it won’t be long Float off the ground i’m standing on What’s one more in a crowd? Looks so safe and sound I planted an idea In case I end up Up a tree You’re chained right to the ground Keen to disagree Why would that be? You said that’s too much I said no still not enough Is there some middle ground Could we both stand down? Or is that insane to say In some degree in many ways It’s hard to see without The shadow of a doubt You’re shouting at a wall Echoes at your beck and call Stop Listen for a sound There’s no one else around I said that’s too much You said no still not enough There will be some forward ground Never standing down I’ll catch this next wave Right off the beach that has my name Beside a line in the sand and a failure to understand

about

SIPS is the second full length record by Canadian psych-pop band Mother Sun. The album addresses excess and moderation through casual internal dialogue and colourful external observations. The record is set for release on July 10th, 2020 on Birmingham, AL based label Earth Libraries and the band’s own Divine Bovine Records.

Food and consumption in particular are touched upon, introduced quickly in the jazzy garage rock opener ‘Pizza for Days’, in which the narrator overindulges on convenience and slips into a delusional daydream. First single ‘Sucralose’ (Jan 24th) compares junk food consumption to sugar-coated ignorance to the tune of tinkling candied synths and hazy horns, while follow-up ‘Lemonade’ (May 1st) takes the listener on a technicolor joyride. ‘Watching Movies’ is a piano driven change of pace, a strange, melancholic meditation on information overload in which the narrator finds themself bored by an unmemorable moviegoing experience.

The album’s second half opens with ‘Wild Vines’, a late-60’s era soul inflected track, with lyrics describing the slow-moving yet powerful force of plants and nature. ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ envelops the listener in synthesizers and liquid textures, while ‘Sea Salt’ contributes a late album burst of energy before dissolving into a wordless vocal refrain. ‘Happy Medium’ ends the album on an introspective downtempo mood that journeys into improvisation by its outro, with violin, Moog augmented guitar, and flute contributed by talented guests Stefan Thordarson, Aaron Macinnis, and Jill Broughton, respectively.

Musically, SIPS sees Mother Sun leaning into garage rock, lo-fi experimentalism and jazz tendencies, though never straying far from the pop sensibility of a tightly arranged song. Vocalists and guitarists Jared Doherty and Emilio Pagnotta extract meaning from mundane conveniences like drinking lemonade and ordering pizza with charmingly warbled voices. Bassist and multi-instrumentalist Alex Ward weaves classical elements in, with arrangements of horns, strings, flutes and upright bass melting into layers of synths and fuzzy vibrato guitars, creating an unusual soundscape anchored by Jared Wilman’s considered blend of grooving and driving drums.

releases July 10, 2020

All songs written, produced, recorded and mixed by Mother Sun at Divine Bovine in Kamloops, BC, Canada during fall 2019 through spring 2020. Lyrics by Jared Doherty except track 2 by Emilio Pagnotta.

Mastered by Niclas Jeppsson in London, UK.
Artwork by Emilio Pagnotta.
'Mother Sun' logo by Frank Luca.


1. Pizza for Days
2. Lemonade
3. Sucralose
4. Watching Movies
5. Wild Vines
6. Tip of the Iceberg
7. Sea Salt
8. Happy Medium

credits

released July 10, 2020

Jared Doherty - vocals, guitars, piano on 4, microkorg on 3, bass on 2, 3
Emilio Pagnotta - guitars, vocals, synth on 2, bass on 5, drums on 3, tambourine, engineer
Alexander Ward - keys, Juno 106, bass, standup bass, trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, harmonium, piano, pizza
Jared Wilman - drums, percussion, vocals

Additional instrumentation by:

Jill Broughton - flute on 5, 6, 8
Aaron MacInnis - moog guitar on 8
Stefan Thordarson - violin on 4, 8
Lacee Smith - vocals on 2

Earth Libraries / Divine Bovine 2020.

Produced in Canada.

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