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  • vignettes of despondency/a life alimentaire [vinyl]
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Truly two sides to every story with this one.

    10 original punk songs recorded via contributions from all over the globe, produced and arranged by Jay Whalley and Clem Bennett at The Pet Food Factory. From the mentally questionable mind of Matt Downey (Cousin Betty, Death Mattel).

    The alternate side is the same 10 songs reimagined as pristine Jazz. Courtesy of the master-level skills of Andrew Scott (The Pocket Trio) the songs are recognisable but disparately brilliant.

    Includes download code.

    Tracklist:

    1. I Did a Thing
    2. Dear Jurisprudence
    3. Ten Hut!
    4. Hate Will Own You
    5. Goodies and Baddies
    6. Is There a German Expression For This?
    7. Everything Is Fine
    8. You Get To Be 50
    9. E-Racing
    10. Worth

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  • vignettes of despondency/a life alimentaire [cd]
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Truly two sides to every story with this one.

    10 original punk songs recorded via contributions from all over the globe, produced and arranged by Jay Whalley and Clem Bennett at The Pet Food Factory. From the mentally questionable mind of Matt Downey (Cousin Betty, Death Mattel).

    The alternate side is the same 10 songs reimagined as pristine Jazz. Courtesy of the master-level skills of Andrew Scott (The Pocket Trio) the songs are recognisable but disparately brilliant.

    Includes download code.

    Tracklist:

    1. I Did a Thing
    2. Dear Jurisprudence
    3. Ten Hut!
    4. Hate Will Own You
    5. Goodies and Baddies
    6. Is There a German Expression For This?
    7. Everything Is Fine
    8. You Get To Be 50
    9. E-Racing
    10. Worth

    Includes unlimited streaming of vignettes of despondency/a life alimentaire via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more

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lyrics

Did the abstinence
Did the boycott
Did the contrary
Did the big fuck you
Courted anarchy or at least I said I did.
Marched and moshed and coloured my hair and carried it like it meant things.

I’m not carrying my child’s corpse over the shelled remains of the Syrian border
Any complaints I have are grievances with a system I voluntarily joined and benefited from, like we all do, until it bored me, broke me or cost me something.
Now, keeping my neck from a noose, that’s the “new punk”.

You’re 50 as a punishment for having been 24
Fluctuations in work ethic and ethics in general.
My crippling mistrust and a cynicism that I wear like a medal but depend on like a crutch is a punishment for having pursued dreams

I find no source of joy in the belief that you are nothing, nothing; just like me
The straight jacket is a one-size-fits-all garment for a reason, and I’m sure you know the reason

Now I’ve got two sets or clothes, one for work and one for a period of time between shifts called “life”
Sure we didn’t start the fire we just stoked it while we worked to afford the extinguishers that we now use to rest our feet on while we surrender to the sedation of the Netflix

Keeping my neck from a noose, that’s the “nu-punk”

No wonder Gen X tried fucking itself to death
No wonder Gen X tried fucking itself to death
No wonder Gen X tried fucking itself to death

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from vignettes of despondency​/​a life alimentaire, released October 31, 2022
Matt Downey, Joe Xerri, Jamie Xerri, Michael Bennett

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LITTER Sydney, Australia

Originally formed in 2014 for a period of 1 month of shows, reformed with a new line-up and new album in 2022. This unique punk band is the brainchild of Matt Downey (Cousin Betty/Death Mattel). The new album is a two-sided exploration of cross genres, an effort to see if content is universal or exclusive to a particular tribe. ... more

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