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Quarter Life Crisis Haircut

by Brittany Ann Tranbaugh

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siltyloam clean cut, smartly crafted tunes!
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evandiem Brittany's delivery feels effortless through this EP. Her lyrical construction feels like her own and extremely intentioned; there is purpose in each line. The songs with more fleshed out instrumentation are all the stronger because of that but I think there's something to get out of each song. All killer, no filler, as they say. Hard to pick a fave here, but a highlight might be the "one, one, four, one" bridge on "Like Dustbowl Refugees." Favorite track: Kiss You.
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1.
Kiss You 03:15
We were in the sixth grade, it was English class Where I would bravely risk detention if I could only make you laugh I thought what is it about you? I don’t know Makes me wanna run out into the snow Tell everybody I’m invited to your birthday party ‘cause all the boys wanted to kiss you All the boys and me too La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, mmm So I saved every note you passed me I did everything you asked me Felt the whole world stop the time you touched me on the shoulder I thought I don’t know just what it means The way she dances ‘round my dreams Well, maybe we could live together someday when we’re older ‘cause all the boys wanted to kiss you All the boys and me too La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, mmm I was crying in a bathroom stall the day I realized The reason why your smile was engraved upon my mind I was praying Jesus, love is hard enough Why’d you have to tack on this extra stuff? Won’t you tell me it gets easier from here? ‘cause all the boys wanted to kiss you I knew I’d never get to La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, mmm ‘cause all the boys wanted to kiss you All the boys and me too La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, mmm
2.
Hey old acquaintance, so nice to bump into you on this loud and crowded city street Some ten odd years and thirty pounds later I’m surprised you even recognized me Well it’s so great to hear about your promotion and your wedding in the spring Good goddamn, you could pay a whole year of my rent with that engagement ring I’m glad you like my quarter life crisis haircut You know I always wanted bangs I’m sorry but I’ve got to run, I’m kind of in a rush Maybe sometime we could hang And we’re never gonna hang We’re never gonna get together Never gonna hang We’re never gonna hang out No I haven’t really been playing shows lately, if I’m answering you honestly My anxiety kind of messed me up creatively - I’ve been chillin’ in obscurity And anyway I don’t think that you’d even come if I had a show to play You just want to know if I’m living up to all the dreams that I had back in the day Well anyway, I’m glad you like my quarter life crisis haircut You know I always wanted bangs I’m sorry but I’ve got to run, I’m kind of in a rush Maybe sometime we could hang And we’re never gonna hang We’re never gonna get together Never gonna hang We’re never gonna hang out “So happy to see that you’re doing so well” you say with a condescending grin I don’t have the guts to just say “go to hell” so I smile and keep it all in I never really liked you all that much in high school, you were always kind of vain and mean Well now go ahead and tell all of our mutual acquaintances that I peaked at age nineteen I don’t care I’m glad you like my quarter life crisis haircut I think I’m pulling off the bangs I’m sorry but I’ve got to run, I gotta get my lunch Maybe sometime we could hang And we’re never gonna hang We’re never gonna get together Never gonna hang We’re never gonna hang out We’re never gonna get coffee We’re never gonna get a drink Why do we have to be so awfully polite instead of saying what we think?
3.
Sarah 03:40
On the platform for the train we waited and it never came So we stumbled out into the rain Sarah, Sarah Dancing in the empty street Hey, cabs are few and far between Why don’t you just come home with me? Sarah, Sarah Ooo, you’re not in this as deep as me, are you? Oh my God, this isn’t gonna end well This isn’t gonna end well I can already tell I want you with all my might This is just your Friday night Maybe we should slow it down It just feels so good right now And then you say hey that was fun but morning time I gotta run You just call me any time you want Sarah, Sarah Now I see you everywhere Your freckled arms, your tangled hair Your back as you led me up the stairs Sarah, Sarah Ooo, you’re not in this as deep as me, are you? Oh my God, this isn’t gonna end well This isn’t gonna end well I can already tell I want you with all my might This is just your Friday night Maybe we should slow it down It just feels so good right now On the platform Sarah Jane I waited and you never came So I’m walking home now in the rain Ooo (x5)
4.
Sam met Billy on her college campus He said “I’m one of those old-fashioned men, I’ve got a song for you pretty lady” She thought Jesus, here I go again God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos Making a silly little mess out of me He likes to sing ‘bout freight train jumpin’ She’s seen him driving in his Honda Accord He likes to sing ‘bout Lord have mercy Only been to church maybe three times, four God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos Making a silly little mess out of me He likes to sing about trouble, trouble His only trouble’s when his iPhone breaks He likes to sing about devil women Omits the fact that they’re his Tinder dates God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos Making a silly little mess out of me She knows that he’s not the real deal I guess he sings it like he means it The music suits his tenor, tenor But then again, who’s the real deal anymore? You can be whoever you wanna be Just buy the accessories at the store God damn these boys from the suburban Northeast Dressin’ like Dustbowl Refugees Strumming on their great grandpas’ old banjos Making a silly little mess out of me And all his songs are like one, one, four, one One, one, one to the five to the one Hey! Ho! Hey Sam, these boys aren’t much worse than me I did some thinking baby now I see If you’re playing folk music in this century You’re probably culturally appropriating somebody
5.
Space Cadet 04:05
When I was a child I was a little stuck in my dreams Picking flowers in the schoolyard while the other kids picked teams And maybe I would feel a little strange and lonely sometimes But everything was fine up in the station of my mind They called me space cadet And I’d go to wondrous places Little space cadet When I was not where I wanted to be Space cadet, come down to earth they said When you gonna come down? Do you remember Philadelphia the winter that I fell for ya? Covered all the dirty sidewalks in a glittering sheet of white And you said I feel I’ve known you all my life, yet from a distance, mystified Oh won’t you take me with you where you go inside your mind? I said I’m a space cadet I’ll take you to wondrous places Little space cadet And you’ll find you’re right where you want to be I’m a wreck, over my head you said I don’t wanna come down And you were so enthralled with me When I was just a mystery Ain’t that the way it goes? Because now it’s three years later and we’re at the grocery store And I’m wondering how my life would be if I’d been born in ‘34 And I see your lips are moving but I cannot shut it off Again I ran from the monotony and I only wound up lost You say earth to space cadet Were you even listening to a single word I said? I need you right here with me, why are you up in your head? And I’ll be here waiting For when you’re gonna come down

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released April 8, 2022

Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jackson Emmer at Diamond Ranch Records in Carbondale, CO.

Featuring Nicole Patrick on drums and Jackson Emmer on electric guitar, bass, harmonica, background vocals, and synth organ.

Artwork by Lauren Beauchner.

Special thanks to Kassie Hughes-Lampros, Grace Holleran, Olivia Emmer, and my wonderful parents and siblings for their support.

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Queer Americana from Philly

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