We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Slavic Tongue, American Film

by Ameriglow

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 7 Ameriglow releases available on Bandcamp and save 40%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Slavic Tongue, American Film, Be Kind To Strangers, Dismantle, The Guthrie Deathbed Roll, A Heavy Heaven For Robby, Backlot Black out, and Anti-americana: Speaking to the unconscious mind of the Southwest. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $18 USD or more (40% OFF)

     

  • Limited Edition Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    100 copies available! Full 20 track album. Super Ferro Normal-bias music grade tape.

    Pad Printed and Recorded in Real Time for Highest Quality Available. Shrink wrapped with love.

    These are not your Grandmothers Sunday gospel tapes, they are truly legit!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Slavic Tongue, American Film via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

1.
And you taught me to howl And to sharpen my teeth The displacement of flesh from the bone no longer makes me weak And I’ll pray to no old Gods Or the new ones on the screen With a knife that you fashioned from earth You proved everything bleeds And I’ll be grateful for that I’ll be thankful for that I’ll be thankful for that...
2.
Give me time You leave me alone Give me patience My brother’s throne Make me sit in it, still Cover these wounds ma'am with bandages until they heal And give me morphine in a slow pace drip Give me streets of cobblestone and the Brooklyn Bridge Two French girls speaking in tongues On a subway through which under water it runs That water it runs! That water it runs! Oh New York City you’ve got me feeling trapped I’ve been home for weeks now and my mind is still unpacked There’s something strange in beautiful patterns I don’t believe this is real but I’m covered in laughter Yeah everybody’s laughing Make me cautious and alert Make these consequences hurt Someone push me down, go and call me dirt Go ask the cashier now what this bottle is worth Oh Miss Marie, you tell me not to bother With my troubles of rising water That water it rise
3.
Fast Ellie 04:36
She takes pride in her tracking skills She likes the hunt And baby Jesus gave you blue eyes, but tonight that’s just not enough I’m not bitter I’m broken You’re not a sinner, you’re open About which decisions you make, about which promises you’ll break And it happened so quickly Just give a boy a break You’re running your hands through my hair down by the lake Now your words they weigh nothin' But your actions do speak It’s much like a feather, but with razor sharp teeth But with razor sharp teeth Say something precious, something clever Help me disconnect my mind Stop pulling at the lever And my mood will decline So I’ll just start whistling I know it gets on your nerves As you throw a tantrum under street lights that blur No I can’t stay focused That dress causes curves But I do now notice we didn’t come here to learn In the sun Oh no this is happening You’re talking too fast again You should lay off the blow On the tin Your skin it was glistening And no I’m not listening to any of your prose Papa taught you The trick of the razor blade Always leads us to a pay day, but it mostly causes pain So I did Went through and crossed out that list Forgave what I thought of him I’ll give that man a break I’ll give that boy a break
4.
WRR 04:28
It’s the way that you Glow In the dark It’s not fair And the way that it shows When you’re tied To a chair You squimmer and you squirm ‘Til you run Out of air And then you pass out Like a junkie On the square So give me a whiskey, riot, rifle Show me some cloudy dreams We’ll watch the sky bleed And put it to my forehead and pull the trigger Please don’t leave this to me I’ll cause a scene It’s the way that you laugh At the cops Yelling at kids Telling them to push Their transportation Off the campus And on covering your mouth When you cough You don’t have to ‘Cause we already share The same bad taste In music and food So give me a shiny medal mama Please pin on me We’ll watch the seams bleed And engrave it with your name and your favorite color Please don’t leave this to me I’ll cause a scene I’m quitting the team
5.
Dismantle 04:51
I’m tapping out Honey you can take the title I thought I was man enough But boy she sure knows how to dismantle My self-esteem is rising I’m an iron kettle Won’t you please let it steep Before it turns to misery? I showed up decent, fully dressed But my decency and cloths Well they both left If you keep talking to yourself You’ll loose yourself in alterations Just like I did And all that calling out It didn’t do no good It only left me tired It only left us tired Illuminate a foreign sky My pal Luck always provide My pallet’s blue, my mouth is dry With time we found the culprit was rust The act of boredom patiently releasing decay I hope that statement is enough If not, then the infection left will surely hold its place And all that howling out It didn’t do no good The moon just sways my thoughts They danced with time and loss Illuminate a foreign sky My pal Luck always provides My pallets blue, my mouth is dry I can’t do this by myself I could use a little help I can’t do this by myself I could use a little help I can’t do this by myself I could use a little help Who's laughing now...?
6.
Lull 02:44
So you like hurting? Well that’s a funny way to be I’m only laughing ‘Cause darling I agree I’ll call you lonesome Cause pet names can’t describe Your disobedience or the curvature of your spine When you start stretching Upwards towards the sky Grasping at the heavens as if they were your kite Like some perv on a centerfold just filling in the spaces All those nasty habits we both learned to balance Lost the nerve for commitment those fundamental basics The knot of the prenup I’ll gladly share It’s a challenge A cult classic, But the dialogues contrived They called “Action!” We were breaking in the lines There goes Mischief He’s seldomly seen Most of his actions Are blatant charity Like those curves on that mannequin There’s nothing real about it But she’s offering drinks and a bed to stay in And this bar’s getting crowded and I’m drowning in the loudness So I’ll gladly exchange
7.
Jellyfish 02:54
Well somehow you managed To slip yourself into my seventh pocket Between my stubbly cheek bones and nose Well it’s cozy in there So you don’t have to worry about The freezing rain that climbs onto your tiny frame Well Jelly fish What can I do? You played the fifth now I’m singing to you I never meant to do you harm or see you washed up on shore I only meant to take your arm and show you things I adore Well you push I’ll shove Until we both discuss on how we’re Melting into one another’s face Well you tremble I’ll shake Until we both collapse into a stare, a sweat, a safe place to call home And all of those mean words I didn’t mean at all It’s the bitter taste, the familiar smell of alcohol You’re a Joan of Arc, you’re a top shelf savior at a bar I’m a goofy whale, I’m a ticket that doesn’t sell I don’t sell
8.
I was young You were lush But most of all fun to touch Canyon collar bones and static speech A remarkable resemblance of what I was lacking And now I’m drowning ankle deep in glitter And now I’m downing cocktails of sin and ginger Cause you’re hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all Cause you’re hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all We keep it unsung, a harmonious hush Undressing came in a panic rush She wore stone fox heels and panda teals Concealing something I was lacking hmmmmmm Bittersweet Always rotting my teeth That same melody Yeah that same melody Singing “I just wish that pavement would get back together,” But you made it concrete we ain’t ever getting back together. Cause I’m hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all I’m hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all And I’ll give it my best to try to communicate We were fucked from the start Underneath that fluorescent gaze I’ll give my best to try to communicate We were fucked from the start And I’ll give it my best to try to communicate, kate, kate, kate
9.
I'll hail rock ‘n roll Cause brother Michael never got me laid or fixed me a drink My glass is empty and it shows At least I’ll be getting paid for it in Memphis next week And I’m doing my best I’ll be damned if the money I make isn’t clean Leaves the laundry reeking of death Even when I undress, it still stains my sleep And you taught me to howl And to sharpen my teeth So I thought you should know Well darling the displacement of flesh from the bone no longer makes me weak So let’s feast On each other The proposal of sweat for sin The burden of a basket Full of figs I can’t resist Oh Great Engineer, will you provide? When he gave his own life, it swallowed mine Oh Great Engineer, will you provide? The systems been locked down and there’s people inside And I’ll pray to no old gods Or the new ones on the screen With a knife that you fashioned from earth Papa taught me everything does bleed So let’s feast On each other The trade for a blanket for a trench The burden of a basket Full of figs Oh I insist
10.
Sad Design 02:45
Sad Design, Sadder Destination
11.
Don’t ever feel ashamed To let tears cascade down your face There’s lots of love outside I love you to the moon and back Be kind to strangers Be kind to yourself Take care of your brothers Try and comb your hair Don’t do any favors Do what you knows right Remember your prayers For you I say mine twice There’s lots of love outside You see the skyline, that’s gods smile Your joy will move mountains A trek you’ll endure Don’t be a ghost child Don’t scare me no more Be kind to strangers Be kind to yourself Take care of your father Lord knows he needs help Don’t let the past haunt you Don’t make life a chore Have fun in the river Don’t be such a sore Be kind to strangers Be kind to yourself Take care of your brothers Try and comb your hair There’s lots of love outside Just reach for that door I’ll see you at Christmas When pain becomes poor
12.
I’m tapping out Honey you can take the title I thought I was man enough But boy she sure knows how to dismantle My self-esteem is rising I’m an iron kettle Won’t you please let it steep Before it turns to misery? I showed up decent, fully dressed But my decency and cloths Well they both left If you keep talking to yourself You’ll loose yourself in alterations just like I did And all that calling out It didn’t do no good It only left me tired It only left us tired Illuminate a foreign sky My pal Luck always provides My pallet’s blue, my mouth is dry In time we found the culprit was rust The act of boredom patiently releasing decay I hope that statement is enough If not, then the infection left will surely hold its place And all that howling out It didn’t do no good It only left me tired It only left us tired Illuminate a foreign sky My pal Luck always provides My pallets blue, my mouth is dry Who's laughing now..
13.
She takes pride in her tracking skills She likes the hunt And baby Jesus gave you blue eyes, but tonight that’s just not enough I’m not bitter I’m broken You’re not a sinner, you’re open About which decisions you make, about which promises you’ll break And it happened so quickly Just give a boy a break You’re running your hands through my hair down by the lake Now your words they weigh nothing But your actions do speak It’s much like a feather, but with razor sharp teeth But with razor sharp teeth Say something precious, something clever Help me disconnect my mind Stop pulling at the lever And my mood will decline So I’ll just start whistling I know it gets on your nerves As you throw a tantrum under street lights that blur No I can’t stay focused That dress causes curves But I do now notice we didn’t come here to learn In the sun Oh no this is happening You’re talking too fast again You should lay off the blow On the tin Your skin it was glistenin' And no I’m not listening to any of your prose Papa taught you The trick of the razor blade Always leads us to a pay day, but it mostly causes pain So I did Went through and crossed out that list Forgave what I thought of him I’ll give that man a break I’ll give that boy a break
14.
I'll hail rock ‘n roll Cause brother Michael never got me laid or fixed me a drink My glass is empty and it shows At least I’ll be getting paid for it in Memphis next week And I’m doing my best But I’ll be damned if the money I make isn’t clean Leaves the laundry reeking of death Even if I undress, it still stains my sleep And you taught me to howl And to sharpen my teeth So I thought you should know Well darling the displacement of flesh from the bone no longer makes me weak So let’s feast On each other The proposal of sweat for sin The burden of a basket Full of figs Oh I Insist Oh Great Engineer, will you provide? The systems been locked down and there’s people inside Oh Great Engineer, will you provide? When he took his life it swallowed part of mine And I’ll pray to no old god Or the new ones on the screen With a knife that you fashioned from earth Papa taught me everything does bleed So let’s feed On each other The trade of a blanket for a trench The burden of a basket Full of figs I can't resist
15.
Henry 03:41
16.
I was young You were lush But most of all fun to touch Canyon collar bones and static speech A remarkable resemblance of what I was lacking And now I’m drowning ankle deep in glitter And now I’m downing cocktails of sin and ginger Cause you’re hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all Cause you’re hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all We keep it unsung, a harmonious hush Undressing came in a panic rush We wore stone fox heels and panda teals Concealing something I was lacking Bittersweet Always rotten' my teeth That same melody Yeah that same melody Singing “I just wish that pavement would get back together,” And you made it concrete we ain’t ever getting back together. Cause I’m hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all Cause I’m hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all Cause your hardly a doll Yeah hardly at all Hardly a doll
17.
Well somehow you managed To slip yourself into my seventh pocket Between my stubbly cheek bones and nose Well it’s cozy in there So you don’t have to worry about The freezing rain that climbs onto your tiny frame Well Jelly fish What can I do? You played the fifth now I’m singing to you I never meant to do you harm or see you washed up on shore I only meant to take your arm and show you things I adore Well you push I’ll shove Until we both discuss on how we’re Melting into one another’s face Well you tremble I’ll shake Until we both collapse into a stare, a sweat, a safe place to call home And all of those mean words I didn’t mean at all It’s the bitter taste, the familiar smell of alcohol You’re a Joan of Arc, you’re a top shelf savior at a bar I’m a goofy whale, I’m a ticket that doesn’t sell I don’t sell
18.
So you like hurting? That's a funny way to be I’m only grinnin' ‘Cause you know I agree I’ll call you lonesome Cause pet names can’t describe Your disobedience or the curvature of your spine When you start stretching Upwards towards the sky Grasping at the heavens as if you lost your kite Like some perv on a centerfold just filling in the spaces All those nasty habits we both learned to balance Lost the nerve for commitment those fundamental basics The knot of the prenup I’ll gladly take It’s a challenge A cult classic, But the dialogues contrived They called “Action!” We were breaking in the lines There goes Mischief He’s seldomly seen Most of his actions Are blatant charity Like those curves on that mannequin There’s nothing real about her But she’s offering drinks and a bed to stay in And this bar’s getting crowded and I’m drowning in the loudness So I’ll gladly exchange
19.
Give me time You leave me alone Give me patience My brother’s throne Make me sit in it, still Cover these wounds man with bandages until they heal And give me morphine in a slow pace drip Give me streets of cobblestone and the Brooklyn Bridge Two French girls speaking in tongues On a subway through which under water it runs That water it runs! That water it runs! Oh New York City you’ve got me feeling trapped I’ve been home for weeks now and my mind is still unpacked There’s something strange in beautiful patterns I don’t believe this is real but I’m covered in laughter Yeah everybody’s laughing Make me cautious and alert Make these consequences hurt Someone push me down, go and call me dirt Go ask the cashier now what this bottle is worth Oh Miss Marie, you tell me not to bother With my troubles of rising water That water it runs
20.
It’s the way that you Glow In the dark It’s not fair And the way that it shows When you’re tied To a chair You squimmer and you squirm ‘Til you run Out of air And then you pass out Like a junkie On the square So give me a whiskey, riot, rifle Show me some cloudy dreams We’ll watch the sky bleed And put it to my forehead and pull the trigger Please don’t leave this to me I’ll cause a scene It’s the way that you laugh At the pigs Yelling at kids Telling them to push Their transportation Off the campus And on covering your mouth When you cough You don’t have to ‘Cause we already share The same bad taste In music and food So give me a shiny medal mama Please pin on me We’ll watch the seams bleed And engrave it with your name and your favorite color Please don’t leave this to me I’ll cause a scene I’m quitting the team I’m quitting the team I’m quitting the team I’m quitting the team

about

This album has 12 new songs, but we also included vastly different versions of some songs, which brings the total to 20 tracks. These other versions should not be taken merely as B sides or "rough cuts," but rather as opposite sides of the same coin. This play of duality; between digital and analog, between caves and cathedrals, between the exoteric and esoteric is what we present to you here as a unified whole.

credits

released May 22, 2020

CREDITS:

TRACKS 1-10
Mixed & Engineered by Chris Carmichael at Rextone Studios in Dallas, TX
Mastered by Carl Saff in Chicago, IL
Remastered by Ricky Rodriguez at Bombhouse Studios in Morganton, NC
All Songs Written by Jacob Darden
Music Arranged & Composed by Jacob Darden
Produced by Jacob Darden
All Songs Recorded & Performed by Jacob Darden W/ Additional Performances by Chris Carmichael
Additional Performances Include: Backing Vocals by Elizabeth & Rook Grubbs, & Organ/Rhodes/Piano by Elizabeth Grubbs
Executive Producer: Jacob Darden
Album Art: Peyton Winfree


TRACKS 11-20
Recorded, Mixed, & Engineered by Kris Hilbert @ Legitimate Business in Greensboro, NC
Mastered by Kris Hilbert
All Songs Written, Recorded, & Performed by Jacob Darden
Music Arranged and Composed by Jacob Darden
Produced by Jacob Darden & Kris Hilbert
Additional Backing Vocals performed by Elizabeth & Rook Grubbs
Additional Performances Include: Pedal Steel & Sound Manipulation by Kris Hilbert, Trumpet by Owen Burd
Executive Producer: Jacob Darden
Album Art: Peyton Winfree

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ameriglow Asheville, North Carolina

It's just the static of the afterglow. Being comfortable with yourself, things like that.

contact / help

Contact Ameriglow

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Ameriglow recommends:

If you like Ameriglow, you may also like: