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Little Island EP

by The Lost Shores

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1.
Blown Out 02:50
When it started out I saw your face in Diuretic won't forget it When it started out I saw your face I saw your face, I saw your face Sitting outside at the end of spring Everyone out there has everything Everyone out there has everything Everyone out there has everything Everyone out there has everything Everyone out there has everything I guess it's time for a new idea Something bigger than my body to get me out of here Somewhere where the sidewalks are more than where the pretty women walk Pretty women walk in the sun They do that for themselves and for everyone
2.
I'm gonna be the greatest poet the world has ever seen Women will faint when they see my face on a magazine Something hidden beneath my despair Will dodge the bullets everywhere Shooting at me, well they'll miss their mark All the clothes I wear are dark And all my words will blow their minds infinitely Well, I'm gonna be the biggest star on the movie screen All the other movie stars will be jealous of me Not because they want my hair Or naked women everywhere Naked women is only a part Of my expert plan to break their hearts All my words will blow their minds infinitely
3.
New York 02:42
It all fell away Some old shiny day Percolating ideas in the summer sun Girls in t-shirts run On city sidewalks, run To their deaths and their mothers It's a bad idea To come out in here It's hot and it's humid If you're looking for some fun Talk to anyone They'll say "fuck off, forever" If you got a good idea Take it out of here Take it somewhere where the people like to listen If you got any money Give me all your money
4.
Manhattan 02:54
Tried to think of something to sing, but there was nothing left to say Words have nothing to do with singing anyway Now I'll try to go to sleep and dream of something true Manhattan, I hate you Manhattan, I hate you I used to dream of everything I could find on your streetcorner Now I dream of getting out of you once and for good Everybody likes to say that you're what dreams are made of You like to kill them, too You like to kill them, too Manhattan, I hate you

about

If Green Leaves is the theatrical side of the Spring songs, Little Island is the carnival. On “The Two Sisters”, one of the centerpieces of Green Leaves, we hear of the poets painting pictures on the sidewalk with words, alcoholics gallivanting the city streets, intellectuals blowing their own minds on caffeine highs. In Little Island, we walk among them. Four love songs in the truest sense devoted to the senselessness of a New York life – here we step out into the streets with Richard Aufrichtig, at one with his utter bewilderment.

credits

released August 16, 2011

All Songs Written by Richard Aufrichtig
Produced/Recorded/Mastered: Katie Buchanan
Except: "Blown Out" and "New York" recorded by Mike Witzer

Recorded Primarily July 2010 in Lower Manhattan and the surrounding New York Area

Who plays on what:

"Blown Out"
Guitar/Vocals: Richard
Drums: Mike Witzer
Bass: Katie Buchanan

"Coming Back to New York State of Mind"
Ukulele/Vocals: Richard

"New York
Vocals: Richard Aufrichtig
Mini D'jembe: Katie Buchanan
Shaker: Mike Witzer


"Manhattan":
Ukulele/Vocals/Hand Claps/Bass: Richard Aufrichtig
Banjo/Handcaps/LdGuitars: Katie Buchanan
Choir: A.P. Andrews, Andrew Farmer, Alex Johnson, Emilyn Kowaleski & Carina Renner

Cover Artwork:
Collage by William Henry Moody IV
Commissioned by Richard Aufrichtig

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The Lost Shores Brooklyn, New York

The musical project surrounding the songs of Richard Aufrichtig.

"lo-fi troubadour" - Time Out New York

“Fitting snuggly within a loosely defined set of
epic-minded solo troubadours” – The Deli
Magazine

“...the[re is a] radiating sense of inclusion
unique to his performance and
uncharacteristic of the generally cliquey
indie/folksy scene that Brooklyn is known
for.” – YAM Magazine
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