July, by Livia Charman

July

by Livia Charman

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1.	Galisteo 02:31	buy track
2.	Metal Petal (Him) 03:09	buy track
3.	Hair Clip 02:51	buy track
4.	Silver 03:00	buy track
5.	Green Wave 02:01	buy track
6.	Grooming 01:54	buy track
7.	Sis 02:24	buy track
8.	Racing the Bus 02:07	buy track
9.	Fire Flame Horse Lame 03:01	buy track
10.	Things Just Die 02:52	buy track
11.	Puppy 03:27	buy track
12.	Oval 01:39	buy track
13.	Treat 01:36	buy track
14.	I'll Find A Way To Carry It All 02:21	buy track
15.	Down the Road 02:27	buy track
16.	Whirl 01:57	buy track

about

July (The Butterflies are Implied)

walking up a grassy hill at dusk
up and down some grassy hills
to arrive at a twinkling vista
one that’s tidy and warm

marzipan layers mastered
by Craft and treats
in convincing shapes
grapes, ovals —
the soothing sounds
of cash

when night seems to fall
she sings
down the road

undoes arrival
with a drooping
swirl

to be with her voice
a soft velcro
she says
the sun Is the best artist
she says
turned on
and sings it
syrup

tonight I linger
on the delicate bangers
by the way
I weep

and wonder

where are they now

read her tracklist like
the beauty supply
from a parallel
palace
studded with colder verbs
and elegant trappings
like
things just die
but

a coloring book
filled with chimes

I can tell you what it’s like
but mostly how well it works

-Kayla Ephros

credits

released April 12, 2019

Digitally self released by Livia Charman in August 2018
Vinyl edition released by Carpet Group April 2019
Special thanks to Kate Hall and Jason Dobrin for their help with printing jackets and inserts.

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All written and recorded by Livia Charman except:

* Silver borrows from Emily Dickinson’s 1859 poem , “Our share of night to bare...”

* Sis is an interpretation of a song labeled Fung Wing - "I Miss Her" on the Little Axe compilation “Black Plastic Singing Flats Vol. II” - if
anyone knows more about it please email liviavestacharman@gmail.com

* The lyrics for Treat and Oval are interpretations of poems by Ms. Kayla Anne Dusty Ephros

* I’ll Find A Way To Carry It All was originally written and recorded by
Ted Lucas

* The harp in Whirl is Pearl Chertok, "Beige Nocturne"

Mastered by Michael DeMaio
All photos by Justin Cole Smith

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