The Secret Bandwagon: Lost Tapes

by Secret Bandwagon

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The digital album comes with a beautiful, downloadable PDF version of the liner notes that includes stunning original artwork, photography and poetry/lyrics to each track. We've also included a bonus-track because you deserve a little something extra-special this holiday season and we like to treat you (;

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And to top it all off we're bookending this Pre-Sale with live *full band* shows in New Orleans at The Royal Frenchmen Hotel and Bar: 12/22 6pm-9pm for the Pre Sale Holiday Shindig featuring Fly Santa and 1/13 (Friday the 13th!) 10pm-1am for the Lost Tapes Album Release Hootenanny! That's two chances coming right up for you to get your experimental music and rock-steady community all in one convenient location.

The funds generated during this Pre-Sale event are designated to the future studio recording of these musical works, which will feature our full band, and the mixed/mastered version of our masterpiece. Be on the lookout for updates on the next steps for this project beginning April 2023.

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1.	Telescope 04:09	lyrics	buy track
01 telescope stars all far flung sing me a song the lens I’m gazing through although fixed between us brings me Closer to you
2.	Head in the Clouds 01:22	lyrics	buy track
02 head in the clouds i’m lost in the clouds; dreamin’ about movin’ along and writin’ a song ‘bout this c r o s s r o a d s of a town did i stop to smell the flowers?
3.	Crosseyed 03:17	lyrics	buy track
03 crosseyed i’m crosseyed —simply dazzled by the mundanity of it all. i’m staring at these castles —driftin’ by among the clouds, forgetting; they’re supposed to fall. i’m goin’ thru the motions —feelin’ dizzy like i’m listening to the politician’s prose. is that just how your lovin’ goes? well i don’t waffle. i don’t waver. don’t make me say: i’m learnin’ how not to care. i remember how we used to sit n’ muse about the turnin’ of the world. and you’d wonder why my folly only yielded longer strands of wisdom to be worn as pearls! i spent so many nights unravelling what i thought was true then i realized: (1. ) one step at a time. (2. ) best enjoy the ride (1 a 2. ) gonna take my time gonna take my time.
4.	Villain 06:31	lyrics	buy track
04 villain it’s only the heartless that say, “eat your heart out kid!” it’s the same old kind of dinosaur; it’s the same old relics, from the same old wars. it’s the same old s o r t of lie. it’s not that kind of movie. there’s more to it than you and me. it’s not the same as black and white nor conveniently colorblind kind of v i l l a i n y. what do lions and tigers and bears care? oh me, oh my, oh me! you can dream of a world without nightmares; it’ll only cost you some sleep. and you’ll lie there awake until sunrise: forgettin’ ‘bout countin’ sheep. —you may be an angel, but they’ll call you hateful. what the hell. one. two. three. birds don’t drink milk. the truth hurts & so do bees. hey how’re you doin’? hey— don’t talk to me. dreamin’ and waitin’ and breakin’ and brunchin’ and waitin’ and weepin’ for me.
5.	Moon Swung 04:44	lyrics	buy track
05 moon swung i’m caught up on the sky and these roots are growin’ up to my knees. if your words were just sticks and stones this pastel sunset (is) my bruise. but the storm quickly passes and i know, i know it’s not what you meant. but how can i forget the passion of the deluge? when you’re moon swung; comin’ undone— leave me spellbound. for cryin’ out loud. well time limps along— and i don’t want you to see me fall it’s a dark and restless night— to fall out of your love.
6.	Midnight Land 03:37	lyrics	buy track
06 midnight land she’s livin’ in a temple of darkness she only knows the light of the moon she’s livin’ in a world of darkness i think i’m gonna see her soon last night i had a dream about her i woke up put my face in my hands i knew that i could not face bear the darkness i fear her in her midnight lands i used to hold the world in my hands i looked with pride on all that was mine i never had to look in the darkness on my blissful wall in the sunshine   i looked down on the people below me i was their symbol of charity i watched them as they crawled through the darkness by serving them I really served me   she’s living in her temple of darkness she only knows the light of the moon she’s living in her world of darkness i think I’m gonna see her soon i think I’m gonna see her soon   oh   i think I’m gonna see her soon.
7.	(The Picture of) Dorian G. 02:13	lyrics	buy track
07 dorian g. typically performed instrumentally i might be a librarian of Matches but you wrote the book on what not to say   —dorian. oh! how it suits you catalogues of secrets all crammed in one frame and   oh, there's nothing to be done but watch it oh, burn softly to the cold and crimson ground  one little spark gives way to an ember; give way to a stranger and offer a truth (what's left to say)
8.	Coffee Nymph 04:03	lyrics	buy track
08 coffee nymph  there’s a couple sippin’ cremas at the very start of the day. not a care in the World— just chatting away.   sittin’ on the bar there’s a little blond city-plus; that prima-donna of a morning caffeine buzz. one. two. a one—two—three, and:   oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh! there’s a rush coming through here—and oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh! while I Bloom through the morning!   the sun’s burnin through the last of the mornin’ daze. the gangs all here, just chattin’ away.   breathin’ in deep the aromatic steam; just takin’ it in— a little coffeehouse dream.   five, six. a five! six! seven! and:   oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh! there’s a rush coming through here—and oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh! while I b l o o m through the morning! there’s a couple sippin’ cremas at the very end of the day. not a care in the World— just chatting a w a y.
9.	Cider Talk 04:18	lyrics	buy track
09 cider talk   why did you say yes. i didn’t? wasn’t talkin’ to you why did you say yes. i didn’t? wasn’t talkin’ to you searchin’ thickets search a thicket   it sounds like cider talk sounds like cider t a l k
10.	Mangosteen 03:07	lyrics	buy track
10 mangosteen these streets are empty and it’s quiet all along the waterfront but if you listen closely dear; you’ll hear the distant sound of my friend. they’re singin’. don’t change for nobody. you’re gonna be snackin’ on m a n g o s t e e n ! strut into your garden. sunbathe among flowers; just like a queen!   this orchard is sun-soaked, glowin’ underneath the moon. honey I’ll be here waiting, until you’re ready to bloom, sayin': silence is golden— live in the moment. we just need to take our time.  don’t change for nobody. you’re gonna be snackin’ on m a n g o s t e e n ! strut into your garden. sunbathe among flowers; just like a queen! silence is golden— live in the moment.
11.	Bowl of Stars 04:13	lyrics	buy track
11 bowl of stars you are a bowl of stars— gathered up from velvet darkness. you are my bowl of stars gathered up from velvet darkness.  you are my bowl of stars lost among the velvet darkness.
12.	?𝄞 a Tango 01:22	lyrics	buy track
12 secret bandwagon a tango gonna let you in on sumthin now. we’ll say it loud ; the secret’s out. we’re here for now and (ever) in-between ephemeral, so now you see:   just for awhile we’re putting down our roots— we’ll stay with you; for just a few. together for the night we’ll come alive until the s u n r i s e  blurs the lines from when we’ve come and gone don’t let those memories fade into sun we’re Fixing to stay fixing to go— let’s share a Moment here. let’s have a show!

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recorded on an ancient AF computer with some beautiful secondhand gear by Sjrsten in our living room in 2022. We were 75% of the way through the finishing touches and approaching the mixing/mastering phase when it all came crashing to the ground--courtesy of our cat, Atticus Finch--and thus the Lost Tapes were born <3

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released January 13, 2023

Written by Sjrsten K. Siegfried and Jim H. Thomas

Recorded by Sjrsten K. Siegfried

Violin/Vocals/Guitar/Banjo/Percussion: Sjrsten K. Siegfried
Guitar/Vocals/Percussion/Atmosphere/Scorpioness: Jim H. Thomas

Original Artworks by Sjrsten K. Siegfried, Jim H. Thomas and our Friends Callie Miller and Dominic Sanders
Photography by Dominic Sanders
Liner Notes/Graphic Design by Sjrsten Siegfried

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Secret Bandwagon New Orleans, Louisiana

An inspired music collective that brings you an eclectic blend of genres featuring Roots-y Americana vibes with a smattering of European flashiness; held together by soulful finger style guitar, haunting violin melodies and heart-wrenchingly bluesy vocals. ... more