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Hail to the Chicks

by The Toy Commander

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1.
good evening folks i got something to say you might not want to hear it but anyway i wanted to tell you that i had my share you must concede it's getting us nowhere yes i admit that sometimes it was fun but now it's enough coz i got overrun getting together in a smoking room praying and singing the circle of doom is there anything to say? it's just like any other day going thousand miles astray just like any other day i can't go on like this it's such a mess it's about time i start looking fro brightness
2.
i drive past signs of human life it seems so silly to stay up here so silly to try hard to pretend and to over-estimate the importance of the things you've been missing i want no one riding shotgun straight white male in his early 30's all dressed up with his panel of fears what could go wrong? should i believe? should i dive in the sea? i could be home with the freaks band mourning all the things i've been missing i'm gonna drive towards the lights that's the only thing i got in sight millions of dreams go through my head some of which i don't try to understand it's been some time since i have paid attention to what they said no, i don't care about what they say anymore stopping the car i try to think of where to go the radio's not helping me i feel again like some kind of reject but they under-estimate the things that i've been missing i'm gonna show them what i'm made of
3.
i think this must be the place i can feel it coming there are moistures everyhwere and the sink is stinkin but here's where i'm gonna live getting a hold on myself(x3) in a town undersea you know that you got it in you because last year you did it too you know that you got it in you for sure i'd rather be dead for the whole world things are better down there undersea
4.
we're gonna fight tomorrow night we're gonna lose, we're gonna lose but we're gonna fight it's in our role, we must control and we end up banging on the door always got time for a crippled rodeo think you should really go back to your mum's overtime for a crippled rodeo don't expect me to say hi at first glance overtime for a crippled rodeo coz we know it always end with a bang overtime for a crippled rodeo and to be thrown out and over the fence
5.
Get Over You 03:36
are we on or off again? i'm sick of being placeholding that's it! i hereby declare i'm get-get-getting over you ol' good it's not you it's me i offered you my help free let's shake hands and let's agree i'm get-get-getting over you you know it's the right way to go we both had our time it's been a wonderful ride but good things all come to an end so let's not pretend we could be the best of friends i can't linger here no more over again just like before it's too much, it's too hardcore
6.
annie likes her new life or so she thinks lots of space to chill out during the sunny days of summer but the heat gets to her she tries to be seen as adequate putting on a fake smile when she has to but she hates it it shouldn't upset her but she can't stand it so she quit her job for good they say if it's not broken don't fix it but if this thing's broken beyond repair what do you do? d'you throw it too? or do you keep fixing it until it breaks for good in your hands no you'll never know so annie keeps trying to be adequate she thinks so little of herself but she's trying hard she's trying so hard she tries even harder but she moves among monsters full of grudge sod them annie you did your best it's enough stop trying to be number one annie if you're so tired to be adequate say so
7.
Heavens No! 03:40
the whole country has been caught in a landslide they are amazed by the fucks they can give they won't hide what they are keeping deep inside merry christmas and a happy new year here comes again, the mob, in numbers crawling into my eyes, my eyes their anger is now plain and visible we won't escape their rage this time what is that is that is that you say? heaven's no! protestations at the station are sure crippling the whole nation what's your name, sir? would you like, sir, be a part of these dear slavers?
8.
Metal Man 03:43
i can't interact, got chimps on my back coz i get so holy goly party sad not feeling so good, cigarette mood and all i'll ever be is a man made of metal and i can tell you so i'm so full of fierce self-confidence coz i'm freakin robert downey jr. intense i woke up in a prison for most of my time buzzing around, freezing the sound of artillery stellar high on damn pills how d'you call your daddy tonight? i'm calling my home everywhere i go drinking jack and shit in the evening sun and i can buy my ticket to all the courtesans consequences on the run 30 secons til the metal get all rusty your ponytail now belongs to me you're close to nothing to the likes of me i don't give a fuck about anything
9.
Frightswood 03:46
some new way to fear coming in with chills are you sure you want to cling to that old mirage of life? you have it in you don't play their dull games where losing's the same you fought hard to be on top of that bunch of lazy bums you have it in you so ignore their cries and get to work their problems cannot reach me and that makes me hard and the reason why i get my share is because the likes of you are good in prayers so don't release the tension and smash them fast the money is an excuse coz that makes you hard seeing their tiny eyes full with tears is the solid guarantee to give you the best high can you tighten the tension? i'm so mystified you're so young and still you don't give a shit! i'm sure we can make room for you at the real top
10.
Connie 03:15
connie come back to play you've got to learn what is to share connie come back and play among your friends coz you don't know what's ahead we've got a lot of history you and me you have to get ahold of all the things you care about all the things you've got to believe it's not so tough but could you stop your humming please? in the end you'll get what's the hell in here
11.
Better 03:58
come on baby it's time to run gather your things put them in the trunk you can leave a note if you want something laid back and nonchalant "sorry guys we must elope, this life is a slippery slope but something better is awaiting xo" it's getting better it's getting getting getting better it's getting so so so much better it's getting really very better it's getting so so so much better the kids are gone and it's alright if we don't keep on we will fall through sorry i broke the water tank i didn't know your face was blank guess it was the only time you didn't act so pantomime but we're almost there all the knives are in the air and something better is awaiting it's getting better it's getting getting getting better it's getting so so so much better it's getting really very better it's getting so so so much better the kids are gone and it's alright if we don't keep on we will fall through finally we get something brand new you're at the end i'm getting near too you're lying down i get beside you my tongue is dry and my hands are blue you'll never know how much i need you where we're going, i don't have a clue
12.
Let Me Die 07:19
i had it all except for fame and fortune a little bit of love and some respect maybe i'm wrong perhaps it's only my fault but i'm not strong never will be so i keep up the good work and keep laughing endlessly but i know it's fake sitting on my own in a damp smelly attic reminiscing and forgetting so let me die enjoiy your days of glory see you in hell drinks on me but we know eveything is not the same as what i see and i know that i'm too much of a weight for you and me when i see you suffer my mind just shivers i love you all please miss me

about

this is a long play
this is the first one
this is about chicks and politics
two years in the making
enjoy!

Special thanks to Guigui for his enthusiasm and his drums, Antho for his 909, his Bunny Synth and nice preamp, Thomas for his acoustic guitar, bass and background noise, Olivier for letting me play on his piano while he was doing his taxes, Nico Dja for his harmonium, Kinour for his jokes and bad faith, Quentin for his patience, Thibault for the coaching, Matthieu for stealing my weed and whisky, Francis for the pizzas, Amandine for the cover and everything else, Marcus for his moods, Remyboy for the weedeogames and my friends and family for their unfailing support all these years.

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released March 22, 2019

Everything performed by JC Caron except:
Guillaume Vanhove: Drums
Alexandre Margat - Benoit Farine: Sax, trumpet and clarinet
Thomas Demuynck: Electric Guitar on "Eels in the Bucket"
Matthieu Deprez: Bass on "Leave and Dive"

All tracks by The JC Caron
Recorded at home in Lezennes, FR
Vocals and tidbits recorded at Quentin's place
Mixing and additionnal recording by Quentin Duhem
Mastering by Rémy Deliers

Painting by Amandine Devos
Cover design by Antoine Moity

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The Toy Commander Lille, France

The Toy Commander plays indie pop like he played with toys in his childhood. Mostly, it's cool. Sometimes, you don't understand what he's doing with a dinosaur in one hand and a tmnt action figure in the other.

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