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Love and Everything Depressing

by Disco Puppet

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1.
Come Over 02:33
When the war is over Would you like to come over? We could sit around and do nothing We can lie in bed Watching what’s left of the television In the go down Oh oh oh
2.
Everyone's dead I am ahead of my time I know She always said forever's kept in a cereal bowl Stubborn and sad I go to bed My leaves are dead My life sucks Hoping that she said something to start this fight Money you earn Funnier turn not many returning I know she's right Vampire bite Bring back the dead The living won't fight Stubborn and sad I go to bed My leaves are dead My life sucks Hoping that she said something to start this Happy memories Happy memories of mine Happy memories Happy memories of mine Everyone's dead I am ahead of my time I know She always said forever's kept in a cereal bowl Stubborn and sad I go to bed My leaves are dead My life sucks Hoping that she said something to start this fight Money you earn Funnier turn not many returning I know she's right Vampire bite Bring back the dead The living won't fight Stubborn and sad I go to bed My leaves are dead My life sucks Hoping that she said something to start this
3.
Speak Low 04:37
Speak low if you speak love Speak low if you speak love You have witch craft in your lips Pucker up, I'm a sucker I'm possessed by it Speak low if you speak love Speak low if you speak love The voices of lovers feed those in love Thirsty motherfuckers It's never enough Speak low if you speak love Speak low if you speak love Falser than promises made in wine ( I am ) Awkward advances time and time ( Again ) Speak low if you speak love Speak low if you speak love Doubt the stars are fire, doubt that truth be a liar But I never doubted the quiver of a lover The whispers in your heart Don't seem to go anywhere And I for one can see it
4.
I don't want to die alone But it looks like I might have to make it on my own Forgive me So much to live for So much to die for Unfortunately you're not one of them anymore I was young and I was foolish I'm still young and I'm still foolish I tread slowly I stay steady With a quiver In my body I want to say I love the wave Your hair upon My shoulder blade In the face of loneliness I laugh it off ( I love you ) I laugh it off ( Who are you? ) Lower myself In the ground Cover me so I cannot Come around Stay strong like Nails in a coffin No ghost escaping Unfortunately I'm not one of them anymore In the face of loneliness I laugh it off ( I love you ) I laugh it off ( Who are you? )
5.
Seasons are changing And my moons they're failing me Change is good That's what they're telling me Today is borrowed A piece of tomorrow's joy Change you should I don't think that I could When I was growing up Everything was black and white Good and there was evil Tumultuous upheavals Then I grew up All the colours seemed to form Everyone's a fucking bird of paradise There has to be More to this Than emptiness The positivity Oh baby, I'm so full of it Don't you dare tell me It's going to be okay ( Hobe na, Hobe na ) Don't you dare tell me It's going to be okay ( Hobe na, Hobe na ) Change is good That's what they're telling me Today
6.
What’s got me down? I was king of the castle Was it the rain? Did it come down too suddenly? Buried deep inside of me A sad little boy Who just wants your company Eh eh eh So much more to see Did I miss my chance To feel the rain dance? Down on my luck Down on my luck Down on my luck Down on my luck What did you say When you left for tomorrow? (Are you ever coming back) I believed every word Even though I know better This is how I sabotage myself Every time I look inside Boo hoo baby Boo hoo my darling Boo hoo honey Boo hoo I’m crying Boo hoo baby Boo hoo my darling Boo hoo honey Boo hoo I’m Down on my luck Down on my luck Down on my luck Down on my luck Everything is on hire Against my own desire Why did I agree to this? Three years now we’re separate
7.
Move this way Show them how you sway After all it’s you The interested few I’m in love with you And all that’s true Following all the cool kids We wanted you to notice Could you tell me how it all works The flora and the fauna it’s worth it Is it worth it? It is gone The silence follows the song After all it’s you The interested few Buy your high Sailing through the sky This adolescent behaviour Has always been our saviour Could you tell me how it all works The flora and the fauna it’s worth it Could you tell me how it all works The flora and the fauna it’s worth it Has to be so much more Than this (This is all there is) Wonders of the world Are we on planet earth? (I don’t want to be alone) Captive moments of Perfection in your mind (Paint a picture in your mind) Shake your dreams of Hide the drugs And all the fun And all the fun Think it through Baby don’t be blue After all its you The interested few Could you tell me how It all works The flora and the fauna It’s all worth it Could you tell me how It all works The flora and the fauna It’s all worth it
8.
No Job 05:43
I got no job I'm running out of money I write a sad song Will it make me famous? Wouldn't it be funny If now I had money Will you be there when I lose my mind Would you hold me and tell me It's alright Will you be there when I lose my mind Would you hold me and tell me It's alright I look on the table I see a broken castle Made of toys from my boyhood Reminds me of a time when anything was possible Places in my mind telling me that I'm finding home Will you be there when I lose my mind Would you hold me and tell me It's alright Will you be there when I lose my mind Would you hold me and tell me It's alright I pick up my guitar The only sound that's soothing To my ailing ears Through my failing years A constant stream of fear Suddenly appears Will you be there when I lose my mind Would you hold me and tell me It's alright Will you be there when I lose my mind Would you hold me and tell me It's alright Reminds me of a time when anything was possible Places in my mind telling me that I'm finding home
9.
Slumber 05:23
I'm only waking up now from my slumber Oh oh oh oh oh oh I hope that I remember What I learned today Eh eh When I go back to sleep Would you look out for me? If the sun doesn't come Will I never wake up I think it's an illusion a celebration of you Save a piece of fire So I know where to go Oh oh When I go back to sleep Would you look after me? If the sun doesn't come will I never wake up If the roof doesn't break Will my heart never ache Again I can't be afraid anymore I can't be afraid anymore I don't have the time or the space I can't be afraid anymore I can't be afraid anymore Stealing every moment of grace All these feelings How do I get it fucking off my fucking chest I remember just like it was yesterday weighs on my mind When I go back to sleep Would you look after me? If the sun doesn't come will I never wake up If the roof doesn't break Will my heart never ache Again I'm in trouble again I'm in trouble again I'm in trouble again I'm in trouble again Would you save me Would you save me Would you save me
10.
Shondhey Teh 03:12
Shukhriya Aap ka Leh Liya Swaad Aap ka Shondhey Teh Aalo nibhe Lukiye she shopne Kane Kane Kotha diye Jibhe tanga rohoshyo Beautiful Sunsets It's wonderful So fucking good My lion heart can finally sleep In some fucking peace Could you save me If you wanted to

about

Shoumik Biswas aka Disco Puppet is a Bangalore based musician and visual artist - a mainstay of our record label and collective, highly prolific and known for their signature sound characterised by its irreverence towards the stylistic and procedural dictates of genres and their purists.

About The Album

Love and Depressing (4th full length album) was written in the wake of Shoumik’s tinnitus and Hyperacusis diagnosis in early 2019. A first in their discography, this album was written entirely using guitar and voice. In it, we see Disco Puppet’s process evolve into one that uses elements of their signature sound to add a more traditional approach to song writing. This results in their most approachable album till date while retaining a distinct sense of identity as Disco Puppet.

As the title suggests, Love and Everything Depressing deals with themes of yearning, love and the absurdity of growing older.  Disco Puppet leans into more linear storytelling in their lyrics, painting a picture of post-apocalyptic mundanity reflected both in their personal life and in the larger world. 

Further down the track list, they look back, evaluating simpler times and emotions in retrospect. The last few tracks represent a spiritual moment that arrives as a result of this journey - a clarity that they are afraid of losing. Disco Puppet holds on to this lucidity by codifying it in song.



Artist Note

One morning,  after playing a particularly loud gig, I woke up with loud ringing in my ears. I knew almost immediately that it was tinnitus. And through the day, I realised my ears were now very sensitive to loud or sharp sounds ( I now know this is called Hyperacusis ). Over the next few weeks I tried going to many ENTs and looking up the entirety of the Internet for answers. There are none. Everyone had been telling me it’s just something I would have to live with and I should avoid loud sounds. One ENT even told me to expect hearing loss. I was extremely afraid, but with the passing of time I accepted by fate.

My friend Aditya had an old nylon string guitar which I attempted to play from time to time. As it were, the sound of this guitar was the only sound I could handle. I tried to make music on my laptop a few times, but the sound of electronic drums and synths would hurt my ears. But this guitar, it was ok. Soothing even. So for the first time in my life, I composed music without Ableton. And I didn’t even realise when I had an album’s worth of songs. All of which meant a lot to me. 

As the months went by, my hyperacusis got better and I started to get used to the constant ringing. I began recording these songs. This was three years ago. Things have changed a lot in the past three years. I have too. And with me, these songs morphed and evolved. 

The ringing is just some background noise now, but I hope this music isn’t.


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released April 24, 2022

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