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Jet Stream

by Strange Boutique

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Anu Kirk
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Anu Kirk A great return to form for an old favorite. Here's hoping this brings more music from them. Favorite track: Jet Stream.
julescohen/Redjmusic
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julescohen/Redjmusic Gorgeous followup to your other albums!! Was sooo happy when you alerted the release!!
fieryskyline
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fieryskyline Wow. So blown away by the new songs. In particular, Jet Stream is like an amalgamation of all I like about Strange Boutique. As someone else opined, this e.p. is a great jumping off point to the back catalogue--and to future recordings. Sublime. Favorite track: Jet Stream.
zionengine
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zionengine These songs invite you to dig into the band's history and hear what *led* to this sound. For me, it's a smooth blend of Monica Richards'...Richards's...MONICA's solo work and Strange Boutique's catalog. The acoustic guitar adds a dash of Mission UK. Favorite track: Jet Stream.
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1.
Jet Stream 05:53
It’s like a whisper Her voice like the breath of life Mother mother The air around her All the ghosts of a second chance Would she grant us this time again To touch to feel to see him again Then we all sighed the low-heeled Unearthed and singing the Alter Hero Caught in the rewind We’re all just Spirits of the Air We all still need an Alter Hero Not the human kind Sing on the Spirits of the Air — When I was a child Her ghost took me to the sky It was our secret We flew till sunrise When I awoke the sermons flared They kept us buried deep below But she wasn’t the haunting type Spirits of the Air Bring us the Alter Hero Spirits of the Air It's spectral flattery It’s like a whisper His voice like the air I breathe Brother brother I still remember He was soaring years ago The fire of X the feathers scorched He’s gone he’s gone He’s gone to ground Then resigned the low-heeled Unearthed and singing the Alter Hero He’s caught in the rewind He joined the Spirits of the Air Sing on Sing on We all still need an Alter Hero Not the human kind We’re all just Spirits of the Air
2.
Blindness 05:40
Waiting we fall in our circles
 Flying silent on winged egos
 Experience is the key
 To wake up with all the poverty Day in day in day in 
We can only touch the Surface 
We calm the Temper not the Rage
 We treat the Blindness not the Plague 
Stumbling over the broken wills 
Feeling for the way out 
Our eyes became golden
 Black holes we swallowed only what we could touch
 The moment then lost
 Or if we could just fade away for the time to pass us by 
We can only touch the Surface
 We calm the Temper not the Rage
 We treat the Blindness not the Plague We can only touch the symptoms 
Experience is the key
 To understand is live in poverty We can only touch the Surface
 We calm the Temper not the Rage
 We treat the Blindness not the Plague We treat the Blindness not the Plague We treat the Blindness not the Plague
3.
I always told you I’d write your tale But until that day we’ll give you this song You’ll be remembered Our Fredator You hid your extra wings in your boots To carry you So raise your glass Raise your glass One hand two drinks It’s a beautiful life Screaming through London Even Geordie recognized The guitarist Superman Blasting Chameleons in the van Silver Tongue as we filled the air You leapt from the stage to serenade the bar Or the trunk of a car Raise your glass Raise your glass One hand two drinks It’s a beautiful life Living your life like the end of the world Flying over the gas station pump With nothing on but your boots and your belt Singing opera at 4 am 9:30 F St was never the same And Poseurs was your sanity place After DC Space One hand two drinks It’s a beautiful life It’s a beautiful life Such a beautiful life It’s a beautiful life Yes, you’ll be remembered While the old DC fades Its spirit perseveres The Black Cat’s farewell onto history’s page It was an honor to share your stage So raise your glass Raise your glass One hand two drinks And we all deserve - a place - to call home La la la la la la It’s a beautiful life It’s a beautiful life
4.
It’s like a whisper Her voice like the breath of life Mother mother The air around her All the ghosts of a second chance Would she grant us this time again To touch to feel to see him again Then we all sighed the low-heeled Unearthed and singing the Alter Hero Caught in the rewind We’re all just Spirits of the Air We all still need an Alter Hero Not the human kind Sing on the Spirits of the Air — When I was a child Her ghost took me to the sky It was our secret We flew till sunrise When I awoke the sermons flared They kept us buried deep below But she wasn’t the haunting type Spirits of the Air Bring us the Alter Hero Spirits of the Air It's spectral flattery It’s like a whisper His voice like the air I breathe Brother brother I still remember He was soaring years ago The fire of X the feathers scorched He’s gone he’s gone He’s gone to ground Then resigned the low-heeled Unearthed and singing the Alter Hero He’s caught in the rewind He joined the Spirits of the Air Sing on Sing on We all still need an Alter Hero Not the human kind We’re all just Spirits of the Air
5.
Sing on the Spirits of the Air We all need a Hero A second chance Tale of a brilliant new Birth If only she would grant us Sing on the Alter Hero Not the human kind This is our last wish We all need a Hero We all need a second chance We're all just Spirits of the Air Caught in the Rewind

about

Circumstances collided and colluded, and for the first time in over 20 years there is new Strange Boutique music to share; a new EP, featuring the single "Jet Stream" ... a song of childlike wonder and hope. Sonically picking up right where we left off, the new single finds the band pulsing, bouncing and bending, as our lyrical protagonist searches for an inner hero.

And, just because it felt good we revisited "We Treat the Blindness" ... this rendition, dubbed "Blindness”, swings and sways in all the right ways. Lastly, a loving Boutique style folktale disguised as a neo-glam-romp. “Lightfoot Floyd” tells the story of our original guitar Superman. May the tale be told.

For the first time ever we handed our tracks to a couple of like minded, sympathetic friends and gave them carte blanche to reimagine, reinvent, rework and remix “Jet Stream” into whatever they fancied. We’re blown away by what we got back!!!

credits

released May 5, 2021

Strange Boutique:
Monica Richards
Steve Willett
Rand Blackwell
Dennis Kane

Mixed by Roger Lavallee & Steve Willett
Jet Stream (Aurora Remix) by Stephen Carey
Jet Stream (Rewind Remix) by The Hunted Hare
Mastered by TJ Lipple

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Strange Boutique Washington, D.C.

Strange Boutique rose out of the ashes of the Washington DC punk scene with a unique sense of song-writing, crossing barriers and breaking new ground in alternative music. Creating their very own eclectic brand of powerful, guitar-driven ethereal pop, with a touch of world music influence and mystical imagination, a heartfelt 2019 reunion show spurred the new e.p. "Jet Stream". ... more

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