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Rayguns of Love

by The Striped Bananas

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    A delectable slab of black vinyl, containing magical garage rock and psychedelic sounds within its grooves. Gold-foil stamped copies from 1 to 100. Strictly limited pressing. Rice Paper anti-static inner sleeves. Lacquers cut by Clint Holley + Dave Polster

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rayguns of Love via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $18 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A molded plastic disc containing digital data that is scanned by a laser beam for the reproduction of SB-7. Insert into your compact disc player to take a trip.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rayguns of Love via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 100 

      $6 USD

     

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    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
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1.
See the floral dress, in a beautiful mess Her face a fading pastel, perfectly casts a spell Midnight's girl Never quite there She reaches for you In the misty blue Paint the canvas red, then yellow and blue and dead There is no real reason except for the changing season Midnight's girl Never quite there She reaches for you in the misty blue Over the wall we wait, the spirits always late For the winds sharpen the cold grip of dawn
2.
Flying high to see the score It numbs the pain and nothing more Open eyes to the whole world Sitting around with nothing to do Getting kicks my own way Feels like there's nothing to say In the end it doesn't matter How many kicks you've had Coming down to see the floor Reality bites and nothing more Closed my eyes to the tv news Running around with nothin' to do Getting kicks my own way Feels like there's nothing to say In the end it doesn't matter How many kicks you've had Kicks for life
3.
Good Times 02:41
The midnight sun moves around her Golden light opens up her soul Reliving the good times baby When I think about you The bitter wind blows around her Her warmth moves the cold world Reliving the good times baby When I think about you Feel the love melt away the pain That we live each and everyday No wonder she's a unique girl The only one of my world Reliving the good times baby When I think about you
4.
Flying in the cold night Hidden in the dark a long flight Wings of death defend our land We strike fear, never show our hand Bombs away The night witches strike again Fly away We might not make it back this time The pilots of 588 Fly our missions that's our fate Women of liberty, defend our land We strike fear, never show our hand Diver her down, let it go
5.
Oh Clara 03:49
Cameras roll and we're on with the show Preserving glimpses of life on the screen Forever immortal, a black and white queen Oh Clara, it doesn't get better than this Looking for you to blow us a kiss Speak with your eyes, looking the part Pop the champagne, broken heart Slip away into the darkness Talkies are here, just so sad Bottles of pills, going mad Oh Clara, it doesn't get better than this Looking for you to blow us a kiss Speak with your eyes, looking the part Pop the champagne, broken heart
6.
She's a devil girl dancing on the moon Twisting up so high There she goes flying by She takes me into the sky up so high I wanna die Past the thin atmosphere Never going to return here She's a devil girl dancing on the moon Twisting up so high There she goes flying by Watch her leaving earth On a spaceship with horns She's blowing my mind Wanna leave it all behind
7.
Feel the falling of the world Always believing the next day will come See the setting of the sun Between heaven and nightmare, we live on Triage of the Damned We march on Triage of the Damned Woah oh Hear the whispers of the war Never believing the next day will come Taste the heart of the river Seeing portraits of those we lost float by Triage of the Damned We march on Triage of the Damned Woah oh
8.
I saw you in a dream Follie Florentine Our love can never be Unless it's always free Looking at your secrets spun like spiderwebs Incandescent beakers bubble overhead Head inside a tome covering your eyes Studying alone One day you said hello The next day you were gone A kiss you did not owe A name not called upon I saw you in a dream Follie Florentine Our love can never be Unless it's always free
9.
Under the old red tree She sees bright blue skies Listening to birds fly by That always seem to sing her name Beneath the painted hours of twilight The mirror of her soul takes flight To the ancient land where time is still And truth lives in every solemn breath During the long lonely night She hears quiet emotion Sees all her past devotion That never listens to her cry Find a place to hide from the pain In a quiet way we drift away Beneath the painted hours of twilight The mirror of her soul takes flight To the ancient land where time is still And truth lives in every solemn breath
10.
See the time go by so slowly friend Feel the hot sand running through your toes When you're without love time crawls Misty winds blow the souls away hey hey Hear the seasons change without a thought Open up your mind and relax now Feeling like I've never felt before Open up the sky Rayguns of love and hate Leave me wondering why When you're without love time crawls Misty winds blow the souls away hey hey

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4 out of 5 stars in Shindig! Magazine (issue 142).
*****
"A wonderful album, then, fast and freaky and a reminder of the days when it didn't really matter what was going on elsewhere in the world, or even the music scene. Some bands just wanna have fun." - Dave Thompson, Goldmine Magazine (August 20, 2023)


The Striped Bananas 7th LP was recorded throughout 2022. It marks a new milestone in the development of their modern melodic garage rock and psychedelic sound.

The album is split into two sections.
Side 1: Blast Off! Slices of garage rock and power pop that make your feet move. Feel Good medicine.
Side 2: Chill Out - Relax your mind and get lost in the grooves. Picture yourself in your favorite chair, drifting along with the music.

Duncan's father, a staunch supporter of the outfit since their genesis, passed away after a battle with cancer in August 2022. This album is dedicated to him.

credits

released June 23, 2023

Chantelle Shepard - Vocals, Hammond and Vox Organs
Duncan Shepard - Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Sitar, Mellotron & Mandolin
James Knoerl - Drums
Kelly O'Donohue and Harry Cooper - Horns on Oh Clara
Maciej Mustafa Gizejewski - Tabla and percussion on title track

Artwork by the brilliant Sara Gossett and Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave)

Mastered by Audiobay Mastering in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Catchy psychedelic garage rock featuring Female/Male vocals. Providing ear worms since 2010.

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