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Spook Du Jour

by Ex Norwegian

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1.
No twenty, no Take it to go A single whoa Down, boring sound All day aloud So predictable Have a mystery charity You can send it off all you wished for And your bling, bling, bling Bling, bling, bling In a teen bakery scene Melting away Rip currents sway Teen bakery scene As past glory fades Past glory fades away Slow order show Make it all count Not impossible Squeeze, pastry squeeze Hate when it snows In the afterglow Have a mystery charity You can send it off all you wished for And your bling, bling, bling Bling, bling, bling In a teen bakery scene Melting away Rip currents sway Teen bakery scene As past glory fades As past glory fades Fades away Fades to gray Melts away Demented delights
2.
Ignoring life It’s a simple journey When it’s back to basics Hark the angels Enough of flights Coming in outta here If the simplest of all deejays Play the best tunes to hear You can invest all of your money With nothing in return Yet you can invest all your weekend With happenings every turn Know what’s right In the middle of wrong Just a vicious cycle Turning round and round Heavens above Hells fire soujourn It’s a miracle A miracle we could still burn Vicious cycles around Vicious cycles around, oh You can invest all of your money With nothing in return Yet you can invest all your weekend With happenings every turn Lalalala
3.
Ciancia 02:27
Ciancia, it’s getting tough Down on faces, outta luck Ciancia, you’re getting out You’ll find a way somehow Ciancia, oh anyway It’s a tough crowd I gotta say Gonna find you out when you least appear To disappear Into the shady shade Of winters grey Osterstrauss, it’s wonderful Host you here, with the crowd Osterstrauss, so you’re getting out You’ll find someplace somehow Oh, Osterstrauss, how did you know? When things got bad You hid the lot It’ll come back full circle stop If you believe in me And take charge of situation It will be all taken care of Thru the hard times You go straight, straight to the show Ciancia, it’s getting tough Down on faces, outta luck Ciancia, you’re getting out You’ll find a way somehow Oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh
4.
Burn It 02:03
Talk about what you can Talk about love Talk about forever Everything under sand Whats about this What about the other Talk about what you plan What you plan Everything under the sun In the desert lots of fun Everything under the sun You can burn it once you’re done Talk about what you can Talk about love Talk about forever Everything under stand What about this What about the other Everything seems so grand So grand Everything under the sun In the desert lots of fun Everything under the sun You can burn it once you’re done Everything under the sun In the desert everything’s done So done
5.
Airlash 02:37
When I see you smile Makes the class worthwhile Passion at a high Sense a new advance Sentimental chance So down to freestyle Slip around again ‘Till the very end Sunshine all over Cryin’ at the chance Keepin’ up your stance Everything so loud And I see the cloud It is always wow Hunting for a single glance But I feel no pain It’s all over again Then I see you come around Make your maker Shake your taker Everything is turnt around If you need a way To reach the edge of day Gonna make it nickel bound And I feel no shame When you’ve come again And you hear me hold it out But I feel no shame Coming ‘round again Everything is where it’s at Said where it’s at
6.
Thot Patrol 02:41
It’s fitting to know How the old thoughts go Away into shade Of direct oblivion Good speed done time When you’ve picked the rhyme Destruct, devour Your religion So late in the game We’re doing fine Painting a name That sits on our waist side Thot control On patrol Mindful of day Shortened coats of play Hoping for once Choice in opinion Way by your side Exactly as assigned It’s late in the game We’re doing fine Painting a name That sits on our waist side Thought patrol On control Oh, thought patrol That’s how thots go Thought control On patrol Turn old, lose glow It’s return of the same old show Thot control On patrol
7.
Paging Lisa 02:19
Hiding faces sunshine almonds on my back Simply put I fail to shoot My belongings in your shack Were gone by the time I was here It was much too late I fear Symbols all green and red Turn out wherever I appear The happening you invited me to Is now just a simple excuse To get away Stay away From you Your tiny mazes locked up safely in a pouch Eight-thirty where have you been I’m waiting to announce It’s fall by the time I was here It was much too late I fear Symbols all green and red Turn out wherever I appear And the happening you invited me to Is now just a painful excuse To get away Stay away From you
8.
Crazy Paving 02:49
We’re the seven low ride Look good in the sky Saving graces aside Which we’d rather not hide Sending postcards back to the staff ladies He’s travellin’ through time to make up his mind Pluckin’ feathers from ghosts Arranging ducks in a row Focused on ‘em all night It startled up in a fright Sending postcards back to the staff ladies Telling them all the wine is just fine in rhyme Walking out to a park Sneaking nascent to die with the fires burning bright Still the seven low ride Still look good in the sky Wingman says she’s alright As he flies into night Sending postcards back to the staff ladies It’s ok we found time to write some line Walking out to the dark Crazy paving is all that I got, isn’t a lot
9.
Fresh ATM 02:36
What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real stories Of the absurd What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real stories Of the absurd What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are stories Just like above What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real stories Of the absurd What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real stories Of the absurd Of the absurd Of the absurd What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real fine stories Of the absurd What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real fine stories Of the absurd Of the absurd Of the absurd What you got are stories Stories not often heard What you got are real stories And sense of the us Get fresh!
10.
For your conveniences I’ll tell you what you don’t wanna hear For your conveniences I’ll get you before your flowers my dear For your conveniences you’ll never know what it takes to get going For your conveniences you’ll never see another show from me Taking changes that are so plain to see Predictable like them and me It’s all a gas light to some extent For your conveniences you’ll never know what it takes to get going For your conveniences I’ll get you before your flowers my dear For your conveniences I’ll tell you things you don’t wanna hear But not here For your conveniences you’ll never see another show from Show from me Show from me Chouffer me Taking chances that are so plain to see Predictable like them and me It’s all a gas light to some extent like fuses, like fuses For your conveniences I got your fuses For your conveniences I won’t tell you anything For your conveniences
11.
You’re a star taker Kidnap them to trustees Such a heart ringer Doing just as you please You save for no future Save for no future Ain’t it the way it goes You save for no future Save for no future Anyway that it flows Don’tcha know You’re a spy taker Writing on the white wall Such a heart breaker For the rest of us young For the rest of us young Save for no future Save for no future And you know (save for no future) No future No future Just a star taker Kidnap them to trustees Such a heart bringer Doing just as you please Doing just as you please Doing just as you please Doing just as you please Doing just as you please
12.
Center Mario 03:05
Have you seen hairy legs at your best Took it in a way, take it away, it’s a little shiny Over summers night it’s a rest Waking now waking now walking out just fine So out of your mind Well looking so for looking lost With your Vespidae spiked bottle of wine doing fine, fine Center Mario center stage, exist left Audience roar, storm the stage, whatever’s left Another day another life to begin Working out fine, fa-fa-fa-fine Working the plan to the neck Next day when summer sets legally blind Center Mario center stage, exist left Audience roar, storm the stage, whatever’s left Hope doctors orders, orders are sent Via layered complex algorithmic signals their black car front view Bending the shades for a common due Do you? Do you? Center Mario center stage, exist left Audience roar, storm the stage, whatever’s left, left

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Thirty minutes. A dozen songs. Ex Norwegian's album No. 13 brings it. The aptly titled Spook Du Jour, faithful to its tuneful and irreverent brand, features the moody art rock of "Thot Patrol," alongside songs like "Burn It" and "Vicious Cycles," which have their roots in Bowie and the Velvet Underground.

Ex Norwegian, created by band mainstay Roger Houdaille, has provided quirky lyrics combined with an eclectic approach for 15 years.

With a wide variety of songs - from the driving glam-meets-Krautrock of "For Your Conveniences" to the Bolan-esque "Ciancia," and "Teen Bakery" which could perfectly fit on an early 90's alt rock mixtape.

Its straightforward instrumentation and organic arrangements create a vintage rock vibe that has enough freshness and individuality to stand out.

Melodies flow effortlessly and chords fall where they should. The album also breaks out of the expected formula with compositions like "Paging Lisa" and the album's finale "Center Mario", which remind listeners that the band is not immune to strangeness.

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released February 18, 2022

Produced by Roger Houdaille

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