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Cannibals

by FOX Japan

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1.
I bit your neck on the mezzanine I tasted blood, then bit down again to make all the clearer So you looked down to see who noticed me But no one did, so you hurried back inside to the mirror Screamed for the mirror Oh, let it comfort them Oh, let your dramaturgy Soothe as a balm for them Lathering, healing, hurting I smash your house with a wrecking ball Now you're confused, now you're furious, and now you're in mourning So much emotion! Who can take it all? Oh, it's your life! Every moment you're awake, you're performing Here's to performing You part your lips to speak and all else disappears You're here so all can feel your joy and taste your tears Curtain's up Oh, let it comfort them Oh, let your dramaturgy Soothe as a balm for them Lathering, healing, hurting Oh, let it come for them Oh, let your screechy keening Sear like a bomb for them Oh, that they ever really knew
2.
I’ve got the mouth of the century yapping at me Keeps on asking for my passwords None of your business, mouth, you got me? I’ve got the mouth of the century chewing on me Says I taste like manicotti Biting my back while calling me "lardass" Chomping my flesh while laughing at me I’ve got the mouth of the century spitting on me He follows me everywhere Crashed Tom’s funeral, puked in the casket, then licked all the programs This mouth’s embarrassing me I’ve got the mouth of the century smirking at me So I tape it to the dashboard Drive to library, find an old copy of Life Magazine to slap it on Mouth, stop bothering me
3.
Good Morning 03:34
Good morning to you Good morning, it's Sunday morning I'm slightly confused You cut to me with no warning Good morning to you The job isn't overwhelming I've done this for years. There's no wrench in the gears They'll make do Good morning to you So early to have my bearings It's all I can do To start the charade of caring From the top, I miss a lot Like who they are, and what they want They think the world will fall apart? Oh god, it's all so boring Good morning to you There isn't a point to straining There's little to do And they'll never stop complaining
4.
Pity Party 04:12
Bellhop wax man weekends in winking wind dad-ass slacks fan safety-pinned hologram sad-sack catch can binging on Benzopam half-hack flash pan whinging in epigram pent-up afghan mannequin's gabbing twin MacBook ashram mumble-grin riffing in chapbook flim-flam sagging limbs craggy skin wild-eyed lapsed fan dithyram the circular saw mind-hops line line line line the pity party coveted fobbed lockbox crime crime crime crime the city guarding liminal laws signed on fine fine fine fine their busy bodies feeding the maw wind-ups line line line line the pity party the circular saw mind-hops line line line line the pity party covetous dogs ramrod find find find find the kitty carting liminal laws signed off I'm I'm I'm I'm the pity party
5.
Who Are You 03:46
Mind the sliding door Who are you? Have we met before? Who are you? Are you meant to be here? Is it destined, or coincidence? Have we met before? Who are you? Tell us why you're here Who are you? Is this your career? Who are you? Let me turn the tablet. Twenty minutes and we'll know you well Tell us why you're here Who are you? Who at your church? Who with your passwords? Who when relaxed? Who on your guard? Who with your kids? Who in your office? Who in the booth? Who with your card? Mind the sliding door Who are you? Tell us what you're for Who are you? No one wants you more Who are you?

about

Fox Japan's "Cannibals" is their first release since the full-length "What We're Not," which Rosy Overdrive listed as their favorite record of 2020. Since then, Fox Japan's members have made avant-rock and synth-pop under the names Oblivz and Charles the Obtuse. But "Cannibals" returns to Fox Japan's familiar blend of catchy, off-kilter rock, with songs and performances that are smarter and sharper than ever.

"Jagged art rock that pits jabbing guitars against relentlessly melodic vocal lines" - Bandcamp New & Notable

"Imagine the futile yet defiant character studies of Richard Dawson’s Peasant translated to suburban ennui by a Fountains of Wayne on a huge Flying Nun and The Chills bender. No album this year has contained refrains more memorable and triumphant, and no lyrics more worthy of a fine-toothed comb." -- Rosy Overdrive, on What We're Not

"Fox Japan makes smart, arty power pop with weird, hiccupping lyrics from the songwriting school of David Byrne. Delivered over tight, crashing bass, drums and guitar, [their] sad, searing lyrics can fly under the radar. But close listens ... reveal a clever pathos that adds depths to their chugging tunes." -- Paste Magazine

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released October 16, 2023

Fox Japan is Andrew Slater, Charlie Wilmoth, Pete Wilmoth and Sam Wilmoth

Backing vocals on "The Performer" and "Pity Party" by Kate Altizer

Recorded by Andrew Slater in Waterville, Maine, with Charlie Wilmoth in Los Angeles

Mixed by Andrew Slater

Mastered by Mike Bridavsky

Art by Tum (www.instagram.com/apdtum)

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