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The Split Side Sings

by Vuk

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Jonathan Goldstein Vuk has a musical range that keeps my ears excited, lyrics that make me wonder, and narratives that evoke and old world feeling both nostalgic and modern at the same time. Her instruments are as unique and fresh as her voice. So glad to discover her. Favorite track: The Split Side Sings.
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Like no other was he to me
A man with two voices, the Heron and the Lynx
He expands – the split side sings
He expands – the split side sings

Mannish boy in his socks, my wilder brother
A tenderness marred by intoxication
Boyish man in the corner, my alleged lover
A hot mess of fervour and indignation

Gaze aflutter through the keyhole at the sweetest forbidden
Until the bolt shed cold light on an uneasy constellation

A girl with two faces of fire and stone
Gaunt, brittle spirit in her house made of bone
They were two, see, and I was one
Until the day that she was gone

Limbs splayed on the sidewalk like a crumbled star
Three short seconds to fall and fall
Down to the ivy that snaked up her arm
Gone, as if she never was

Mannish boy in your socks, my wilder brother
Your treacherous mood swings now mock my affection
Boyish man in the corner, you go running for cover
Your few kind words made weak by a lack of conviction

The buzzards are circling, waiting to strike
Goodbye forever, my sweetheart, goodbye
Here descends your new mistress, claws outstretched
To love you jealous as a mother and smother you to death

And yet I have wandered among minstrels and angels
But not one of those vagrants can compare to you
And your petulant love songs culled from your shrill pitches
Electric shocks drown out the sound of the blues

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released May 28, 2013

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Vuk Finland

Vuk weaves rich, mysterious sonic tapestries from her voice, a pump organ, layered percussion, electric organ and autoharp. Live, she usually performs with a four-piece band. Her second album, "The Plains" won her rave reviews in Finland and abroad, and helped her tour extensively in Europe and the U.S., notably as the hand-picked opening act for Fever Ray's U.S. tour in 2009. ... more

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