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Gathering Dust

from Film your own atrocities by The Eisenhowers

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    This is the second album from The Eisenhowers and was described in 'Absolute Powerpop' as "a real step forward from the debut, as they refine their take on the classic British pop of bands like Squeeze, XTC and The Kinks". Over on the Bandcamp page for our current album 'Judge a man by the company he keeps', there is a special offer available to those who purchase two albums together.

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This song is heavily influenced by great British pop, specifically the Kinks and XTC. It dwells on cynicism and self-regard, inspired by an ugly conversation held at a party in the wee small hours of the morning. The central character is a person who has become so cynical and jaded that he has all but ceased to engage with the world. He’s the kind of guy who creeps around Facebook hoping to find that his former friends and acquaintances are now divorced, bankrupt and selling the Big Issue.
You might well conclude that the moral of the story is that you shouldn’t get involved in late-night conversations with miserable singer-songwriters. Not unless, that is, you have no problem with your drunken remarks being woven into songs that literally quite a few people might hear.

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Your life seems aimless and you feel pretty useless, but you think that you’re blameless for the mess you’re in. When I met you, you were drunk in the kitchen, milking the crowd for applause, love and sympathy gone missing; your future ain’t what it was.
You’ll only talk about folk who never work it out; I guess that makes you feel better? And so you disappear behind another sneer - you’re going to look that way forever and ever.
Gathering the dust until the evening comes around,
gathering the dust until the evening comes around,
gathering the dust until somebody comes to turn the big light out.

There’s nothing that you value and nothing can excite you, so cheap laughs seem a little like a big reward. You’re stuck with an imagination that can’t imagine anything to do. But you know that life is still out there and everyone’s happier than you.
You’ll only talk about folk who never work it out; I guess that makes you feel better? And so you disappear behind another sneer - you’re going to look that way forever and ever.
Gathering the dust until the evening comes around,
gathering the dust until the evening comes around,
gathering the dust until somebody comes to turn the big light out.

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from Film your own atrocities, released October 1, 2008

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The Eisenhowers Glasgow, UK

The music of The Eisenhowers presents an eclectic mix, inspired by the likes of Elvis Costello, David Bowie, The Kinks and Steely Dan. Following 2021's critically-acclaimed 'Judge a man by the company he keeps', the new album. 'Nudge Unit Blues', represents something of a departure, featuring, as it does, a somewhat dystopian take on recent events. It's still about the tunes, though! ... more

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