Lunar Mistake, by Lunar Mistake

Lunar Mistake

by Lunar Mistake

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Cosmographer Quirky, smart and F U N prog/art-rock that’s something like a LEGITIMATE child of Devo and 80s Rush! Jackie Wheeler’s voice reminds me a lot of Geddy Lee’s. How could I not love this? Favorite track: Flothers.

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1.	Future History 03:27	lyrics	buy track
Every midnight magic lanterns Fill our minds with shadow play New phantasmagoric splendors Dreams of what we might yet be Long-forgotten aspirations Come to have their final say Dissipate as we awaken Safe in gray reality Keyless locks on doors Seem so tantalizing Restless muses whisper Their voices rising Verging sun will beckon In the pale dawn Winking, smiling at us From the vast beyond Lurking on the north horizon Frozen time and memories Sapphire stars and dying glaciers Share tales of gods and thunder Floating in the south pacific Tradewinds over coral reefs Fill my heart with aching melodies Distant loves and wonder Ancient myths and legends Blueprints of folly Spyglass revelations When the mirror’s calling Tempests in a teacup Make for heady brews Acceptance, wise reflection Win by losing Shine a warming spotlight on whichever path we choose Round and round Ebb and flow No mystery Breaking ground Timelines grow Future history Stardust-bound Spirits glow In blackening skies Cadence found East winds blow When west winds die Ancient myths and legends Blueprints of folly Spyglass revelations When the mirror’s calling Tempests in a teacup Make for heady brews Acceptance, wise reflection Win by losing Shine a warming spotlight on whichever path we choose Every day we seek out patterns Reinvent cosmology Soul-inspired rhymes bring reason Taming fire and storm Heroes vanquish chaos demons Fable-born psychology Time reveals the final answers Freedom from this form
2.	Meltdown on Main Street 02:27	lyrics	buy track
I got some people to see, places to go And I hold dear that time is money you know But as a head case numbering days I can't stand wasting time in transition phase I got a plan from A to B And there you stop preventing me Stand on a sidewalk, squat in a hall Blocking these arteries like cholesterol With pointless randos this dumb city is rife The unpaid extras in the film of my life You’re not a big star ruling LA This ain't your movie set you're just in the way I get this place can be a thrill Too much to take in yeah but still If you're a gawk who pulls out their phone I'll swap your frontal lobe with a dial tone I understand my attitude can be such That I rely on cortisol way too much Sure on the tip top I am a mess But I can't motivate without any stress I'll never rest or meditate Control my breath? Let's get this straight If you're in my sphere hands off my fate! If you're not up to speed or up for the ride If you're not in the dance you must step aside If you're a drag I'm pushing through I won't be missing my big chance 'cause of you
3.	Bumpass Hell 02:06	lyrics	buy track
Whitebark pine Timberline Alpine trail Sapphire pool Lava cooled Glacial field Boiling bowls Fumaroles Vulcan’s hearth Bubbling, seething Acid cauldron Scalding brew of alien life Turquoise gray Opal, clay Algae green Pyrite dust Black and rust Iron oxide Steaming plumes Sulfur fumes Gurgling mudpots Raging giants Hurling boulders Raining death and unquenchable fire Flattened pines New skyline Ash and smoke Seedlings rise Phoenix-like From the waste Rolling knolls Ghosts of old Mt. Tehama
4.	Fishies 01:35	lyrics	buy track
Fishies like hippos. Fishies like to eat the crud that grows between the hippos’ toes. Fishies and hippos are chums. Fishies like to eat the crud that grows upon the hippos’ gums. Fishies, with regard to hippos, have no fears. Fishies like to eat the crud that grows inside the hippos’ ears. Hippos love the fishies, I supposes. Fishies like to eat the crud that grows within the hippos’ noses. Without fishies, where would hippos be? Without hippos, where would fishies be? Without fishes, where would hippos be? Without hippos, how would fishies feed themselves?
5.	People Death 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Breaking her heart while you're copying art Nothing else matters Buying a home in a liquefy zone Nothing else matters Fearing the worst is like quenching your thirst Nothing else matters Thinking up jokes while the reactor smokes Nothing else matters You search for trivial answers For questions always said But why does everyone cry when you're dead: Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?! Losing your loan or forgetting your phone Nothing else matters Breaking your head over eating of bread Nothing else matters You look up maps and menus But never look inside No wonder you repeat the following you died Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?!
6.	Leap of Faith 04:16	lyrics	buy track
In our darkest days Dreams seems far away No time to waste on arts O hear me My daughters Closely guarded hearts Frozen half awake Don’t fail to slowly break O hear me My beloved Humbled by the surging tide and stormy weather Stumble blindly faithfully we’ll wake together
7.	Infinite Loop 02:17	lyrics	buy track
Now I find myself standing right back here again Never gonna learn never gonna learn Take another shot/pill/hit/snort/drink While I watch my whole stupid fucking world burn Diving to the bottom of the bottle trying to find some peace Maybe this time it’ll give me what I think I need I could quit whenever but I’m super high-functioning Tonight I’ll just have one (or two or three or four or five) Vision blurred talking slurred fun fun fun Vomit in the Uber fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! Spinning sweating heaving God please let this be done Diving to the bottom of the bottle trying to find some peace Maybe this time it’ll give me what I think I need I should quit forever but I’m sure I’ll think of something I’ll just drink on weekends I’ll go late to the party so I don’t get drunk and do something stupid I’ll just drink vodka it’s cleaner and won’t make me so sick Yeah, I just won’t drink vodka again I’ll put it in a time-locked safe I’ll just drink beer I’ll just drink French wines, they’re lower in alcohol I’ll avoid my favorite bar so I won’t be tempted to get hammered I’ll drink water between each drink and only drink when I’m happy
8.	Stupid Interview 03:24	lyrics	buy track
You ask me to take a break As if I want to But the page is dry The line drifts by And the world craves something new Should I create Or pass the plate Can't concentrate Newspaper hits the door All the headlines read That art is dead Yet the world craves more Is this better or just faster? Is this progress or disaster? We're both on the ride So why should I decide? It's not up to me Not up to me Not up to me You ask me for some insight As if that could work You have no real grasp As commons gasp When you're acting like a jerk I smell a trace Of empty space Behind your face It's nothing but echo As your premise failed That ship has sailed Twenty years ago Is this sweeter no it's sour Paying pennies by the hour We spar in the ring But only I can sing It's not over soon Not doom and gloom It's not dying It's dead It's not better it's not faster It's not progress nor disaster Stupid interview And I have stuff to do It's not up to me Actually It's up to you And you and you
9.	Trying to Be Nice 02:13	info	buy track
10.	The Retired Thaumaturge 03:57	lyrics	buy track
Sleeping past dawn’s call Dreaming of nothing at all Brewing tea just for me Baking tarts Eyes of newt lie untouched In the jar Time at last for magicless arts And casting spells for myself When I please Making salves for my own goddamn knees I hear desperate pleas from outside the door No, I don’t care anymore Don’t whine You’re fine Don’t weep Just sleep My husband’s missing, who’s he kissing Ease my woes Make his flesh peel Help me heal Create a diversion for our incursion Smite our foes Conjure the best shield I can wield Change the weather, make it wetter Chase the crows away Oh, thank the gods I’m finally done Only fools think thaumaturgy is fun
11.	Magic Bean 03:16	lyrics	buy track
I got a magic bean From the Oligocene I got a magic seed I stole from Walter Reed. I got a magic fruit For reasons dissolute I got a magic spore. I gotta get some more. I got a magic box Last vernal equinox. I got a magic bag To hold my pirate flag I got a magic tote For heads of those I smote I got a magic purse 'Cos things are getting worse. Wheels within wheels I got a magic car To get to Zanzibar I got a magic boat To keep my dreams afloat. I got a magic plane If things go down the drain. I got a magic bike. Come watch me if you like.
12.	Flothers 06:00	lyrics	buy track
Strategic information distribution For maximum truth dilution Poorly reasoned arguments Fill the page like waxing flothers Pseudoscientific platitudes No seismic shifts in attitudes Burning ancient monuments In the name of saving others Pure spite, gaslight Buzz buzz buzz buzz Misinformation parasites A hundred trillion terabytes Of dopamine All-night troll fight Buzz buzz buzz buzz Disinformation parasites Feeding off the shares and likes Of specious memes Truth will set you free Facts are lying to me All trite sound bites Buzz buzz buzz buzz Misinformation parasites A hundred trillion terabytes Of dopamine Old might makes right Buzz buzz buzz buzz Disinformation parasites Feeding off the shares and likes Of specious memes Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz Truth will set you free Facts don’t change what I see

credits

released September 30, 2024

Matt Lebofsky, keyboards
Steve Lew, bass
David Shamrock, drums
Drew Wheeler, guitar
Jackie Wheeler, voice and percussion

Drums and percussion recorded by Drew at Third Nut Studios in Oakland, CA. Everything else recorded at home.

Mixed by Matt and Lunar Mistake.

Topographical diorama, photography, and design by Jenya Chernoff (jenyachernoff.com).

Mastered by Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Studios, San Francisco (gench.com)