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June Moon
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The Alleviators

Entry from June Moon in Nur Ein XVII.

Lyrics must contain no rhyming couplets and no perfect end rhymes.

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The Alleviators

<VERSE 1>
A common enough question
I don't know what answer you're looking for
Put your own colors to the test
You just can't see yourself in anyone

<PRECHORUS 1>
Cigarette underneath a lampost
Pause to consider the fires
The old district is in peril
And you're straining for the sirens

<CHORUS>
Someone come feel something for me
Get me a doctor, weather or medicine
Someone come feel something for me
A distant orbit, Luna in the sixth month

<VERSE 2>
Feel like a moth in the ashes
Some lanterns are better left shuttered
I put my colors to the test
Just couldn't catch a kindness from anyone

<PRECHORUS 2>
We wax and wane

<repeat CHORUS>

<BRIDGE>
Moonbeams breaking, breaking
Summer fog so thick I couldn't breathe
Couldn't breathe
Moonbeams breaking, breaking
Summer fog so thick I couldn't breathe

<repeat CHORUS twice>

Reviews

4 posted notes

vowlvom

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this is another very well-executed Alleviators track, but after the last few really hit me in my musical biases, this one is pushing in the opposite direction. So take my comments with a pinch of salt! The lead guitar feels like it clashes with the cool bassy riff to me, and the angstier vibes just don't really hit me right. I can hear the quality though, even if this is definitely not my favourite of your tracks.

Evermind

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Snare sounds a little boxy. Scansion issue: "what anSWER you're lookin for". Vocals are pitchy at times, such as 1:35, on the word "wane". Mix feels a bit unbalanced to the right. I like the overall vibe of the song. I like that you've written in "June Moon" as "Luna in the sixth month". I wouldn't have marked you down for using "June Moon", but kudos for avoiding even internal rhymes. Not sure what your concept is but the imagery is nice, especially prechorus 1. Female vocals sound a little inconsistent in volume at times.

owl

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I really enjoyed the prechorus of this song and the grungy chorus, but I had trouble getting into the verses just in terms of personal taste, the wailing guitar and stop-start bassline didn't quite do it for me. The lyrics are fantastic, really enjoyed all the mysterious noir imagery and the chorus refrain "someone come feel something for me". The repeated refrains do a bit of the work that rhymes normally would--not my favorite approach to the challenge, but I didn't mark anyone down for that. Love the little vocal flourish around 2:08. This is really nicely done, but appealed to my personal sensibilities less than some of your other tracks.

sailingmagpie

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As Pete mentioned in his review, this whole track feels really Pixies influenced (especially early on) - the Santiago guitar tone, the loud/quiet arrangement, Beka fulfilling the Kim Deal role. I imagine this would be a fun one to play live. Though this is a well made piece of indie-rock, there are a couple of niggles for me. I much prefer when you're trading lines in a duet to when one of you is relegated to backing vocals and the bridge feels like it takes some of the wind out of the sails momentum-wise.

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