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Get Buried!

by The Creepy Crawlies

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Get Buried! (free) 04:19
Billions of stars in the galaxy only one shines down on me Millions of babies born everyday still one and only one ever held any sway with me A tidal wave and a broken jaw it's okay I'll just walk it off Leave my body here on the shore could be worse could be nuclear war okay Let's let those bad feelings get buried again Let's let those bad feelings get buried again and we'll never ever let 'em back in no we'll never (ever) ever (ever) let 'em back in Let's let those bad bad feelings get buried again I don't know my heart anymore it slipped away it was getting bored and I don't know my mind anymore it fell apart so I put it in a drawer Did that ship sail in the night? Did you fuck up in your life? Are you worried? (are you worried?) Are you blurry? (are you blurry?) All the time Let's let those bad feelings get buried again Let's let those bad feelings get buried again and we'll never ever let 'em back in no we'll never (ever) ever (ever) let 'em back in Let's let those bad bad feelings get buried again Get Buried! Get Buried again!
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Not Funny 01:00
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Not Thinking (free) 03:02
When the darkness falls on you What will you do? What will you do? When the holidays are through What will you do? What will you do? I'm not thinking I'm not thinking about it I'm not thinking I'm not thinking about it When the poison starts to flow Will you panic? Will you let it show? When the procession fades away Will you linger oh will you stay? I'm not thinking I'm not thinking about it (I'm not thinking, I'm not not thinking) I'm not thinking I'm not thinking about it (I'm not thinking, I'm not not thinking) When the solitude you sought Leaves you only lonely When the structure to the plot Is predictably safe it's okay it's okay Cause caution is a coffin you've come to respect Oh yeah caution is a coffin and it's all you've got left My home is wrecked my car is wrecked my bike is wrecked my life is I'm not thinking no I'm not thinking about it (Not not thinking I'm not not thinking) Well I'm not thinking and I know you're not thinking about it (I never was) Not not thinking I'm not not thinking (Thinkin' thinkin' thinkin' thinkin' thinkin' I'm not thinkin') I'm not thinking about it Every morning and every afternoon too I get this feeling of impending doom Like a bomb's gonna drop Like my heart's just gonna stop I can't sleep I can't sleep When I can hear my heartbeat
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Underground 02:41
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Arrows 01:44
An arrow strung lightly misses its mark I have no regrets just a weak arm you can count me out you can leave me behind you can count me out you can leave me behind I'm just sneaker fodder a slug to the slaughter I ain't going anywhere oh no my soul already skipped town and if you see it please tell it I'll be around yeah I'll be around
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Sweet Words 05:05

about

Get Buried! is not only a song that landed California based The Creepy Crawlies on multiple end-of-year lists in 2011, it’s also the title of their full-length debut album.

Throughout Get Buried! college friends Chris and Kate trade melodic vocal lines while playing subtly interlocking arrangements on their respective instruments, guitar and organ, a perhaps familiar sonic palette that through its simplicity only serves to highlight the many tiny inventions within each song, which tend to veer off into unexpected, but in retrospect well thought out, directions. Together they create alchemic music that can transform psychic pain into pop pleasure, feeling small into a wall of sound, and denial into a triumphant anthem.

Before emerging into the daylight with an electric guitar in hand to write songs from an existential bug’s eye view, Chris Donlon was the lead songwriter of the lo-fi experimental acoustic folk twee duo Chris & Mollie, whose concept album The Palm Tree garnered attention from online magazine CokeMachineGlow, who called it “one of the most interesting records of the year” in 2007. Kate contributed backing vocals to The Palm Tree, creating the foundation for what would become The Creepy Crawlies.

Independently recorded in apartments and living rooms of Los Angeles and San Francisco from 2008 to 2011, then mastered by Joe Lambert (Animal Collective, The Fiery Furnaces), Get Buried!’s long journey reflects its creator’s patient and shy temperament. “I’m never usually in a rush to finish things,” says Chris. “I’m pretty comfortable keeping things to myself. [smiles]”

When Chris was six he remembers being asked by his kindergarten classmates, “why are you so quiet?” His response? “I would just sheepishly shrug my shoulders,” says Chris. “I’ve always been pretty introverted. I was drawn to music because it creates the opportunity to build your own universe to burrow inside of for awhile, especially when the real world gets a little rough.”

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the world. What’s not easy is turning these feelings of doubt, uncertainty and fragility into heartfelt, catchy, and surprisingly fun songs. Yet that’s precisely what The Creepy Crawlies have done with Get Buried!; a unique concoction, which, like a snowball filled with razor blades, is made up of equal parts delight and dread.

"This male-female duo has an organic, seamless interplay. They just sound good together, you know what I mean? The music has a pop surface which contrasts with a more subtle wall of sound. Like the two voices, it seems expertly blended." – Those Who Dig

"It’s carefree playful nature brings me back to one of my most beloved and long dead bands, The Unicorns. Let’s keep an eye on these guys, k?" - A Feast of Beast

"Not only are the songs here good but they have made me giddy with excitement." – Stagedive (Malta)

credits

released April 10, 2012

performed by
Chris Donlon - Vocals, Guitars, Drum Programing on tracks 1 and 6,
Bass on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6
Kate McLean - Vocals, Keys, Hammond
Anthony Donlon - Bass on tracks 3, 8, 9, 10, and 11
Mollie Hagar - Drums on tracks 2 , 3, 8, 9, and 11
Justin Riner - Drums on tracks 2, 4, 5, and 10

Written by Chris Donlon
Recorded in bedrooms, living rooms and rehearsal spaces of
Los Angeles and San Francisco between 2008 and 2011
Arranged and Mixed by the Creepy Crawlies
Mastered by Joe Lambert at JLM in Brooklyn, NY
Artwork and Design by Chris Donlon

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New Album "Weeds" available now! - released 9/15

There's terror in the tenderness.

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