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House of Cards
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Moss Palace

Entry from House of Cards in Nur Ein XIX.

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"House of Cards" by Moss Palace

Can’t move an inch
Or even breathe
Everything’s gonna shake, shake, shake
So hang on by your teeth

Foundations cracked
This won’t be gentle
Everything's gonna break, break, break
And it’s monumental

I think it’s time we really hit the road

We built this mess
And it stands so tall
This house of cards
Is about to fall
Save us all

Constitution or
Confederation
Everything’s a mistake, take, take
With no liberation

No one to trust
So much to lose
Everything’s on a plate, plate, plate
Served up hot by the news

I think I’m gonna hide out from it all

We built this mess
And it stands so tall
This house of cards
Is about to fall
We built this mess
And it stands so tall
This house of cards
Is about to fall
Save us all

Reviews

4 posted notes

frankie big face

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Moss Palace bringing the Katrina and the Waves pop! (Or maybe No Doubt, actually.) Signature Moss Palace vibra-slap - nicely placed. Generally, I like this punky pop song, but I want more from the chorus. My gut says dress it up with backing vocals, but a nice synth countermelody could do the trick. You guys ever listen to The Beths? I could see this in their repertoire. Great production as usual.

HeuristicsInc

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this one isn’t as special to me as your other entries. Maybe too straight ahead. The breakdown bit is cool though.

Siebass

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Another super clean production on this, I am always here for pop-punk stuff. Really dig the chucks in the verse. Really dig the energy, solid mini solo between chorus and V2. For constructives, I'd say lyrically, skirts the edges of some political stuff, but not enough to really get into the meat of things. Micah has given some feedback previously that I really resonated with; either dive into it and get into it, or don't; it feels like you're dipping your toe into something meaningful here, but then dancing away like pop-punk Fairies; personally I would have liked a link emotionally or clever lyrical twists to dig in a bit more.
Breakdown, shaker and vibraslap takes me back to some 90's Cake, really fun percussion, sounds like spoons? Triangle as well. Great walking bassline, great stops at the end, fun one. Reminded me a bit of Ballroom Blitz.

furrypedro

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Makes me think of Sheryl Crow covering the Ramones. As always, your production is very crisp and clean, and for this style I feel like a little more dirt and grit in the mix would suit it perhaps. Like when Karen O uses distorted vocals for more punky songs. I like that it zips along at a good pace, and the half time at the end of the chorus is a nice touch. Also, bonus points for you for keeping it nice and concise.

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