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Portrait Of A Cat Lady is the first single from a collection of post pandemic/post hysterectomy songs written by Shilpa Ray. The lyrics tell a coming of middle age story from a writer who refuses to disappear and is set against a musical backdrop of what Americana could sound like from a second generation immigrant perspective.
lyrics
Portrait of A Cat Lady - A Song Written By Shilpa Ray
Hyaluronic acid trips
Tell me I’m desperate
Where’s the progress
with the pull of gravity?
How it all began
My body trashed by time
Do you like my story?
Am I captivating?
I came
I went
I fell asleep
My comeback smashed by
reality on TV
I am a zombie
You see
AHA
You see
This Portrait of a Cat Lady
Bring on the
sagging everything
bad back
Elastic Waistbands
I want to age
So Disgracefully
I don’t think I hear you
My tinnitus
from the last generation of coke heads
They’re still jeering
It’s endearing
I came
I went
I took your space
My receding gums
Live inside your head rent free
AHA
You See
This Portrait of a Cat Lady
I’m not moving
Now
belongs to me
I’m not moving
Now
belongs to me
I’m not moving
Now
belongs to me
credits
released January 20, 2025
Shilpa Ray: vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, drum machine
Jeff Berner: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Russell Hymowitz: bass, backing vocals
Steven Bartashev: drums, percussion, backing vocals
supported by 9 fans who also own “Portrait Of A Cat Lady”
I’m in a coffee shop, drawing… then a mesmerizing song comes on… I Shazam it… 2 minutes later I’m on Bandcamp listening to this amazing album. Two songs later I’m buying the vinyl. Gorgeous songs with great voice, instrumentals, and backing harmonies. PLEASE ask me to do some cover art in the future! John Mavroudis
supported by 9 fans who also own “Portrait Of A Cat Lady”
Great material, great performances, and a truly muddy mess of a mix on most of the record. The drums are mostly just thuds in the distance. I still appreciate this band and hope that they'll work with better engineers in the future. I've heard some of these songs played live and they sounded so much better than they do here. Thomas Raven
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