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Creatures Of Habit [EP]

by Aren't

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    A lovely little limited edition cassette featuring an exclusive b-side with 3 poetry pieces written and read by Fionn.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Creatures Of Habit [EP] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
How could you slip? What made you do it? Was it something out of your control? Does that matter? How do you cut the Black from the Dark? How can you think you are all your good parts? How could you slip so quick? How could you slip so quick? How could you slip so quick?
2.
So what if we tried So what if we tried We did it for love Love Love Love So what if we lied I just don't know what to say I don't know how to play these games So what if we lied And the words that we say are swiftly flying South All I hear are the calling movements of your mouth We did it for love Go to sleep Fall awake Love Go to sleep Fall awake Love Go to sleep Fall awake Love Go to sleep Fall awake I fall down to you Fall down to you I fall down to you Fall down to you
3.
I guess I’ve figured it out How will I ever sleep again I’m letting you go And suddenly my life opens Like a child with his head under water I’ve been holding on for far too long now And it’s only gotten worse These movements are habit, not friendship And it’s broken my head and my heart
4.
I know the signs The room is damp with silence Mould settling on our lips Your head stuck inside a moment I made you cry We’ll talk about our lives We’ll plot our early graves And hate what we have made One day I’ll think up a thought I’ll let go One day I’ll make up a song And we’ll go And so we sit here quietly Each tick an act of violence And hope that we’ll surpass Things made to last Oh, I hate the silence The parent of assumption But truth is never just words It carries so much hurt One day I’ll think up a thought I’ll let go One day I’ll make up a song And we’ll go One day I’ll lift up the world And let go I’ve been swallowing all of my life Now I make the time to cry

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Aren’t’s debut release ‘Creatures of Habit’ is a quiet, captivating return to music for Meanjin-based musician Fionn Richards.

The record features four songs written at different points over the past six years. Each song is a reflection of the time in which they were written, with ideas discussed such as the complex nature of a person owning an action; the at once nostalgic and teasingly ephemeral nature of love; reaching the point of needing to break ties with people who are close to you; seeing through and trying to find light in damaging relationships.

These songs are lifted by an incredible group of musicians - Helen Franzmann (McKisko, Mess-Esque), Georgia Harvey (Yffer, Seagull, Cold Hands Warm Heart) and Cameron Smith (Spirit Bunny, St. Augustus, Ghost Notes, Terra Pines).

A short run of 30 tapes will also feature an exclusive b-side including three pieces of poetry written and read by Fionn.

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released December 2, 2021

Aren't is Fionn Richards singing, talking, playing nylon string guitar, cello and piano

McKisko sang in 'The Black from the Dark'
Georgia Harvey sang in 'For Love'
Cameron Smith played drums in 'Creatures of Habit'

Recorded and Mixed by Cameron Smith at Incremental Records
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering

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Aren't Brisbane, Australia

Aren’t is the project of Meanjin-based musician Fionn Richards. Following a history of writing often abrasive, art-focused music, Aren’t is a return to a simpler, quieter arrangement. This melodic music is carried primarily by voice, nylon guitar, cello and piano. ... more

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