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Laura Gibson - Curs In The Weeds (Horse Feathers)

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I'm pleased to share this wobbly cover of Curs in the Weeds by Horse Feathers. Horse Feathers was one of the very first buddy-bands I made as a twenty-something youngster playing shows in Portland, Oregon. Peter Broderick (who performed the beautiful violins on the original) worked at the pizza place across the street from the coffee shop where I worked. We traded burned CDs of our records in progress, and he introduced me to his bandmate Justin Ringle, a singer with a beautifully weathered voice, and a knack for writing very sad songs. Those first two Horse Feathers records are forever linked to my memories of that time, part of the soundtrack of my becoming—an adult, a musician, a thinker-feeler. I've heard this song a thousand times since then and still, I found myself a little choked up singing the line, Where had you been, son? Not in the street, not in the yard. What happened? I imagine the worst. A desperate search. This might be the saddest of Justin's sad songs, but like the best sad songs, it contains some sort of healing magic. The act of admitting pain to another person—pain caused, pain received, pain tossed down the family line—is ultimately an act of hope, at least that's what this song helps me believe. There is gloom, yes, but also there is something gleaming, just outside the frame.

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from Stars Rock Kill (Rock Stars), released December 31, 2021
Performed and recorded by Laura Gibson.
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering.

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We are queer- positive, feminist, anti-racist, and artist-friendly. We put out music and other stuff. We came out of DIY punk culture and we still believe in a DIY ethos. Since 1991. ... more

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