Ripper '23, by Hard-Ons

Ripper '23

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	Apartment for Two 00:00 / 02:58

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1.	Apartment for Two 02:58	lyrics	buy track
Each plug is clogged with yer long dark hair There’s half eaten pastries in the frigidaire Cigarette butts in coffee cups and more My nerves are shot I wait for you at night Them boys will fuss and they will fight In the moot pursuit of any cause But I’m as happy as a clam Shaky as my hands However long you’re back home my baby I don’t buy white bread or any brown liquor It’s organic fruit stamped by the picker That shit is expensive so’s the electrickery bill Hairdryers straighteners lesser appliances Ballache strains on meagre finances Howsabouts fish fingers and two flutes to fill? But I’m as peaceful as a lamb My perambulent Madame However long you’re back home my lady Apartment for Two What else can a dreamy daddy do
2.	Hard-Ons - Three Separate Lightbulb Moments 00:36	lyrics	buy track
Felt banged up after the crash but Somehow elated! I took the call immediately on hold The piped music started promising me gold If that's not a question Then the answer isn't this
3.	Hard-Ons - Goin' It Alone 03:51	lyrics	buy track
Sure I’ve got a steady heart Until it rattles like a toy Dunno who wound it on up But I’m a tinfoil drummer boy And I’ll rimshot around ya Got release and attack The thrills they come then drop me on my back So I’m goin’ it alone like that one cloud in the sky Not gonna rain on your parade or give you shade to hide Misery loves company but I just ain’t a company man. Goin it alone like a bag on the breeze I ain’t cluttering the gutter or buggering the sea Luck and love’s a fortune but I just ain’t a gambling man. She said “there’s only two types of folks in the world The ones who yak on up a storm or hang on every word” But there’s another type I’ll tell ya They just ain’t around today We’re staring at the trees, and walking in the rain Goin it alone This bird has flown he’s off and fucked the nest You know I love youse all, but alone is my best.
4.	Hard-Ons - Sheets Are a Shroud 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Cry, cry a river of tears You should feel how wet's my pillow And my sheets are so damn cold I swear I wear a shroud You might've broke me Broke me And then you broke me Broke me There's dots in both my eyes And the sound I make when standing There's not a floorboard here that creaks Anything you wanna tell me? I let you break me Break me I've let you break me Break me Trickle down effect so each day starts and ends the same My repertoire would be White knuckles on the rails Were it not for you Were it not for you Don't you dare stay angry Don't you dare lose grace Should've let more time pass So the dots before my eyes Turned into something pleasant Or into something else And when you passed me You really passed me You nearly broke me Broke me Can’t, can't you tell a joke Can’t you tell when I was joking With everyone suited up fine I wear my favourite shadows And then you passed me You really passed me And you broke me You really broke me You really broke me
5.	Hard-Ons - Chopping Block 02:47	lyrics	buy track
That lumpy air between us Blowin’ kissy kissys to the air My favourite execution "Fuck me" chopping block and all Don't you fight it Why would you fight it There'll be more For once be grateful And be thankful That there's more Hand towels from ya glove box Stuff both my pockets, roll your eyes Another execution Another chopping block Another moment Another frozen In time Why would you fight it Would you fight it? It's this time This time
6.	Hard-Ons - Never Been Handsome 03:39	lyrics	buy track
I’ve Never been handsome I ain’t got the face Someone booked my looks And shot ‘em up in space All extremities Like a canvas stretched S’pose my nose’ll poke out one day Beneath my neck But I ain’t sad about it I don’t envy All you pretty boys And yer morning routines Oh fuck it Baby, baby, here’s the deal You got the cash but for free I’m a steal Baby, baby, here’s the facts I’m in shock it’s not that I can’t react Never been handsome I’ve never felt clean I’m a Datsun 120B In a world of limousines But I’ll buy you dinner Steal yer drinks And ask you always What you really think. Howsabout it? Baby, baby, here’s the deal You got the cash but for free I’m a steal Baby, baby, here’s the facts I’m in shock it’s not that I can’t react I don’t waste time on mirrors, I don’t moisturise I don’t take my vitamins like all those other guys Guess I’m not ugly, I never stood a chance I’ve never been handsome, thank fuck I can dance Baby, baby, here’s the deal You got the cash but for free I’m a steal Baby, baby, here’s the facts I’m in shock it’s not that I can’t react Baby, baby, here’s the deal You got the cash but for free I’m a steal Baby, baby, here’s the facts I’m in shock it’s not that I can’t react
7.	Hard-Ons - Grandiose 01:40	lyrics	buy track
My moral compass seems a little off It happens when I know you’re watching The fuckwit that's there at every show The fuckwit that's there at every show "Come here" ya young buck she mocks "Three people here come in pairs I know that I'm acting grandiose I know that I'm acting grandiose" There's no heart when you touch me Well ok Well ok And there's no blood when you cut me Ok Ok And there's no recognition Well from me Yea from me There won't be any love From me From me Of course, I'm now table top side Each dance now in full swing Hushed and harmed and out the way Hushed and harmed and out the way
8.	Hard-Ons - In Falls Everything 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Well there's a hole in my heart and in falls everything Everything Everything And there's a hole in my head and in falls everything Everything Yes everything Before you even ask I say "now more than ever" Before you even ask I let that line sink in real quick Ducks in my head on top of each and other The whole table coughs and I take that as my cue to leave Big, big balls have a swing if you've got ‘em And big, big balls is what I got I think, think, think of myself out of corners And think myself straight to the top Before you even ask I say "no never" Before you even ask I blinked The hot heat takes its leave for the better And we all pile high in the stink As I took my cue and gathered up all my things Felt your stares pinpricked on my neck and back All the ducks in my head on top of each and other All the shit in my head on top of each and other Well there's a hole in my heart and in falls everything Everything Everything And there's a hole in my head and in falls everything Everything Everything
9.	Hard-Ons - Makes Me Sick 01:23	lyrics	buy track
Of course I didn't care when ya gave me shit Gave me shit And even less for your apology Apology So sit yaself the fuck right down The fuck right down Ya gotta sit yaself the fuck right down Sit right down Makes me sick Makes me sick Makes me sick Yeah it makes me sick Makes me sick Makes me sick If I was a drink I wouldn't spill Wouldn't spill And I was a window I wouldn't shut Like my mouth But I might've been a prick in a previous life My previous life Yea I must've been a dick in a previous life And I'm not one now? Makes me sick Makes me sick Makes me sick Yea it makes me sick Makes me sick Makes me sick
10.	Hard-Ons - Sling Shot 03:53	lyrics	buy track
She's talking as if sling shot Told me that the car was hot Told me that the drugs were cut But that's not all That’s not all "Can't you just be happy once Can't you just be happy for Can't you just be happy for me This one time This one time” One heart One shove One chance for people like me Despite Even you One chance for people like me Pursuit is just a given when Even when the smallest slip Even with the smallest trip Is from a hundred feet high So high Might just use a little bit Not enough to make me sick Not enough to lose my mind Not this high Not this high One heart One shove One chance for people like me Despite Even you One chance for people like me One heart One shove One chance for people like me Despite Even you One chance for people like me One heart One shove One chance for people like me Despite Even you One chance for people like me One heart One shove One chance for people like me Despite Even you One chance for people like me Chance for people like me
11.	Hard-Ons - Letterbox 02:29	lyrics	buy track
I think there's something waiting for me in my letter box But I've lost my key And I've lost my way Yes I've lost my way Scrapped all my knuckles and my blistered fingertips If I could only reach If I could only reach It's all so out of reach All so out of reach Whatever made you think I'd be ok with this Whatever this is Whatever this is Whatever made you'd think I'd be ok with this Whatever made you think I'd be ok with this Whatever this is Whatever this is Whatever made you'd think I'd be ok with this I think there's been a punch up at the end of my street There's a cop car here Double parked on my lawn He's parked up on my lawn Could you pick the lock on my locked letter box? Help me get a paper cut And maybe get a bleeding heart My little bleeding heart My little bleeding heart My little bleeding heart My little bleeding heart Whatever made you think I'd be ok with this Whatever this is Whatever this is Whatever made you'd think I'd be ok with this Whatever made you think I'd be ok with this Whatever this is Whatever this is Whatever made you'd think I'd be ok with this Whatever made you think I'd be ok with this Whatever this is Whatever this is I think there's something waiting for me in my letter box But I've lost my key And I've lost my way
12.	Hard-Ons - Ordinary Things 05:40	lyrics	buy track
Ordinary things And ordinary days Runnin’ through my fingers like razor blades A drive to the store A walk around this joint Like treacle down my throat Amped to boiling point Let it go Let it go Let it go You get the shiver I get the gold Let it go Let it go Let it go I still deliver, deliver from the cold Why would you spark a fire when yer not mired sittin’ in the dark? Let it go Let it go Let it go I get the shivers you get the gold Let it go Let it go Let it go I’ll live it down, I live to be sold Let it go Let it go Let it go Why would you spark a fire when you’re not surrounded by the dark? Ordinary things Ordinary things to say Can get complicated if you let ‘em sit and stale A phone call to receive Can get me on my knees Your words into my ear Like I’m locked in a Nick Cage of bees, not the bees Let it go Let it go Let it go I got the shiver you got the gold Let it go Let it go Let it go I still deliver deep from the cold Why would you spark a fire when you’re not mired livin’ in the dark? Let it go Let it go Let it go I get the shivers you get the gold Let it go Let it go Let it go I’ll live it down I live to be sold Why would you spark a fire when you’re not surrounded by the dark? You always ask about the tragedy Never about the thirst It’s not a choice it’s just these voices I dunno Is silence worse? I dunno Is silence worse?

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On the back of the crazy success of their last album - the 2021's #4 ARIA Album charting 'I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken' - Cheersquad Records and Tapes are super excited to announce the June 2 release of the Hard-Ons new album, Ripper '23.

While 'I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken' was the first record made by the band's current line-up, 'Ripper '23' - their 14th studio album - is the first one made from start to finish by the current line-up. New kid/old fan Tim Rogers came on board when most of the songs were already written last time; this time he's been involved from the start.

Ripper '23 is 100% Hard-Ons, which means that, like the cheap and nasty TV-advertised '70s hits compilation the album takes its title and cover art inspiration from, it is all over the shop (in a good way), highlighting the group's stylistic versatility. From the punky attack of first single "Apartment For Two" to the big balls riffing of "In Falls Everything", the record is shot through with big hooks and a surging sonic power along with some sweet production touches.

credits

released June 2, 2023

Murray: drums
Ray Ahn: Bass, vocals
Blackie: Guitar, vocals
TR: Lead vocals

Special guest: HEATHER SHANNON – PIANO on “Ordinary Things”

All songs written by Peter Black except APARTMENT FOR TWO, GOIN’ IT ALONE. NEVER BEEN HANDSOME and ORDINARY THINGS written by Peter Black/Tim Rogers

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Cheersquad Records & Tapes Melbourne, Australia

Wally “Meanie” Kempton took the plunge in 2018 and launched his record label Cheersquad Records & Tapes. Since then he has released new material from acts such as The Meanies, The Hard-Ons, Chris Wilson, Phil Jamieson, Seasick Steve, Wanita, Minibikes, The Rinehearts, Immigrant Union and T. Wilds, along with limited edition vinyl of older material from Snout, Even and The Glory Box and more. ... more

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