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Bazaar

by Wampire

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1.
In the back of the house there's a door that opens slightly, And down the hall there's a path that I will lead, There's some things down there that you are gonna wanna see, There's some things here that you're not gonna believe. You'll have a heart attack, Have you ever had a heart attack? You don't come back from a heart attack, oh this I know. I really do. The amazing heart attack, you'll never come back after that. You really won't, they never do. Further and further down the hall we go, The further we go the less you, The less you know the more that I will show, The less you know the more your madness grows. You'll have a heart attack, Have you ever had a heart attack? You don't come back from a heart attack, oh this I know. I really do. The amazing heart attack, you'll never come back after that. You really won't, they never do. You'll have a heart attack, Have you ever had a heart attack? You don't come back from a heart attack, oh this I know. I really do. The amazing heart attack, you'll never come back after that. You really won't, they never do.
2.
Bad Attitude 03:05
I'm at the arcade, I'm playing games, chewing bubble gum, my shirts got stains, that's when I see her standing there. She's looking real good, she's looking fine, she's looking over here, I catch her eye, now she's walkin' a little closer. She's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude I don't know what to do. she's wearing ripped jeans, her boots are on, not the kind of girl, take home to mom, and I want it so bad. She likes the mean game, I like it too, that is something that I naturally do, oh it comes so natural. She's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude I don't know what to do. She's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude, she's got a bad attitude I don't know what to do.
3.
When nobody's looking they don't know that I'm here, only thing that matters is you don't know I'm near, I needed the excitement and to be very clear, I'll keep in perfect hiding make my trace disappear. How could this ever happen? (fly on the wall) we were walkin down manhattan, (fly on the wall) at your coat tails i was nabbin, (fly on the wall) oh how could this ever happen? (fly on the wall) When nobody's looking they don't know that I'm here, only thing that matters is you don't know I'm near, I needed the excitement and to be very clear, I'll keep in perfect hiding make my trace disappear, I tried talkin dirty you were plugging your ears, you said you wanted something let me give you some fear, then you'll get yours and I'll get mine. Up high in the corner or down below, hiding in the basement you'd never know, It's a sick game that we're playing (fly on the wall) only way to keep you staying (fly on the wall) finally quit your complaining (fly on the wall) oh its a sick game we're playing (fly on the wall)
4.
We were searching so hard to find you, Among the foliage and plants you were so hard to see, But I know. You were there just casting your shadows, A lonely spark in the breeze could only light up the trees, If you’re near. But maybe, you were so hard to see, cuz you could hardly be, Just casting those shadows the way that you do. Or maybe, a lonely spark in the breeze is all this poor man needs, To pick up his spirits when he’s getting old. Oh maybe, the shadows fall on my soul and wrap my mind’s eye with gold, and the magic is changing the way that I see, Or maybe, I’ll finally finish the deed and plant this lonely seed, with my white hair just floating away in the breeze, And you’ll see my magic casting a spell on every poor man until, his pockets are full and his hunger is fed.
5.
Too Stoned 03:32
Paranoia in the streets, With everybody you meet. You’re standing two feet tall, Against the Berlin Wall. You got the KGB, Trying to set you free. But you’re deep in doubt, You think you’re with, but you’re without. Oh no. With all your senses shown, I think you’re feeling too stoned. And all your memories, Are programmed by the streets. The smell of death is all around, Disturbed by the sound, Of birds chirping in your ear, It’s only terror you can hear.
6.
Millennials 04:47
Higher, the mountains grow, Lower, all the people know, That the ghosts in the hills keep them stuck to the earth like glue, Gotta catch a northbound train to the top, try to shake these blues. I really think they might know, They see me when I’m at home, They see me talking on the phone, I’ll never really be alone. Keep running from these old foes, I really think they might know, Feel sorry for you millenials, You’ll never be alone. High, and far away, The emperor lays in the the finest silk today. But a pigeon in a tree said that he’s got his eye on you, And the word on the streets is he’d really like to meet you too. I really think they might know, They see me when I’m at home, See me talking on the phone, We’re never really alone. Keep running from these old foes, I really think they might know, Feel sorry for you millenials, You’ll never be alone.
7.
Sticking Out 03:06
Give me a little check, how am I looking now? Am I any better, am I sticking out? covered in my own sweat, eyes are bugging out, take it out just a little bit, think I'm sticking out. How long have we been out tonight? feels like we've been out my whole life. I think it's starting to wear off, I think that I'm sticking out. how we doin, are we almost out? no ones looking, ill take another now, Where we going? Did we figure out? How much longer, are we there now? wanna flip my eyelids inside out, wanna hear you scream and shout. How long have we been out tonight? feels like we've been out my whole life. I think it's starting to wear off, I think that I'm sticking out.
8.
I reckon it’s time to leave the city, To leave this life of luxury, My well’s dried up, I’m full of pity, This dusty trail’s the life of me, But I’m wondering, you gonna be my girl? You gotta be my Yeah Mama. You could be my Yeah Mama. Come and be my Yeah Mama. Yeah Mama. Well baby it just don’t matter to me, Just how miserable this life can be, Cuz I got you and you got me, Yeah Mama.
9.
People of Earth, I have travelled so far, You know I’m made of glitter, Cuz I come from the stars. I’ve flown from star to star, to reach this planet so blue, Listen to my story, Cuz my message is true. And I know, Just how you feel, And I see, Your loving is real. But your ways, Will lead you you astray, The clock on the wall, Will ruin it all. People of Earth, They’re always driving their cars, They dress all kinds of fancy, And they’re drinking at bars. The thing I like the most, Is how they show what they feel, The clock upon the wall, Is always mocking them still. But I know, Just how they feel, And I see, Their loving is real. But in space, Time is erased, The clock on the wall, Would ruin it all.

about

Following the release of their debut album Curiosity in 2013, Wampire went from a duo most accustomed to playing house parties around their hometown of Portland to a five-piece band performing in venues all over the world with groups such as Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, and Smith Westerns.

That 12-month span saw Wampire play more shows in more cities, countries, and continents than in all their previous years together combined -- a nearly non-stop barrage of new and memorable experiences that, above all else, forced the band members to become more fully immersed in music than at any other time in their lives.

As a result, when founding members and primary songwriters Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps returned home at the tail end of the year, they immediately dove into the process of working on a new album in order to capitalize on the creative energy that had been steadily amassing during their days, weeks, and months on the road.

Says Phipps of that moment in time, "I holed up in a tiny room within a friend's warehouse and began knocking out as many different songs as I could. I tried not to look back, just wanting to explore everything I could possibly create. I started to feel like I was becoming a Kafka-esque insomniac musical novelist at one point."

The reference to the German writer is an apt one for a band that has always imbued its disarmingly off-kilter pop with tinges of paranoia and surrealism (both lyrically and musically), but even more fitting is the title of Wampire's new record: Bazaar.

Like the tantalizing blend of exotic treasures and captivating sensations its namesake suggests, Bazaar continually offers listeners a variety of unexpected and alluring sonic flavors over the course of its nine tracks -- ranging from raucous riffs (“Bad Attitude”) to seductive sax (“Wizard Staff”) to charmingly catchy choruses (“The Amazing Heart Attack”).

As with their previous full-length Curiosity, Wampire recorded Bazaar with trusted producer Jacob Portrait (of Unknown Mortal Orchestra), though this time around the sessions took place at The Museum, a studio in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood, and were done directly to tape.

Far from home once again, Tinder and Phipps used the city to their advantage -- writing lyrics on the 40-minute bus ride to and from their temporary residence in Bed-Stuy and rushing to a shop down the street to buy a guitar -- one that looked and felt like it had been buried in dust for decades and had just the right analog sound -- as their allotted studio time was winding down.

Another important change was the addition of touring drummer Thomas Hoganson to the recording and songwriting process. Though Tinder and Phipps had previously sought to minimize distractions in the studio by just working with each other, Hoganson's diverse musical abilities (in addition to drums, he also plays piano and saxophone on Bazaar) made him an ideal collaborator.

And so, after a year spent in vans and on planes, in European clubs, Australian beaches, and everywhere in between, Wampire emerged with more confidence, a stronger vision, and what is undeniably their best batch of songs to date.

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released October 7, 2014

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