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Second Shift

from Purplene by Purplene

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    Immediate download of 'Second Shift' in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

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    Gatefold Black Vinyl - limited to 300 copies (USA STOCK)

    Following an earlier album and two EPs, the acclaimed 2004 'Purplene' LP was recorded at Chicago's Electrical Audio by Steve Albini and proved a significant departure for the band - a mature distillation of brooding experimental minimalism, abstract poetic imagery and cathartic release. Sputnik's review noted, "the record's greatest strength is its shunning of the excesses of the genres it takes its influence from." Members would go on to form Charge Group, Firekites and Palace of Fire.

    The album was originally sequenced and mastered for vinyl, but only found a CD release (via Sydney label Spunk) while the band still existed. Then 14 years after disbanding, Purplene reformed in early 2018 for a run of east-coast shows to celebrate the release of 'Purplene' on vinyl for the very first time on Hobbledehoy Records.

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lyrics

The second shift starts soon
And new moons bear gifts soon
Laid bare, you're right there
You're right there

The second shift starts soon
And new moons bear gifts soon
Laid bare, you're right there
With muddied straw damp under foot
These circus smells bring tales of love
That may repeat tonight

Recess, bring out your best
A paper cut hurts more than a chainsaw
Confined space rewards the wait
With a long embrace in an empty diner
A long embrace
In someone's empty diner

Stand clear, there's no second gear
And paper cuts hurt more than a chainsaw
Sharp turns, Chinese burns and a lonely cup
A lonely cup in an empty diner
Someone's empty diner

But when the door's wide open
We may just prosper

Yeah the door's wide open
It could be central to these actions
And we may just prosper
Yeah the door's wide open
We may just prosper
We may just, may just prosper

But the second shift starts soon
And new moons bear gifts soon
Laid bare, you're right there
With muddied straw damp under foot
These circus smells bring tales of love
That may repeat...repeat tonight

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from Purplene, released March 15, 2004

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Music made by 4 humans down in the colonies 1996-2005, then 2018. Insta @purplene_au

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