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Algedonic

by The BlueStocking

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1.
Rhyme 02:58
Rhyme is not a crime, is not a prime, is not a pride I found a word without solution You keep improving my confusion down to Rhyme is not a crime, is not a prime, is not a pride I found a word without solution You keep improving my confusion down to Rhyme...
2.
OCD 04:08
Live within the four walls We know neither hell nor skies Looking at each other Through the misty glass of eyes Staring at the corner Watching shadows on the wall Theatre of the absurd Everyone's an old rag doll Break me into pieces Sew me back again as you want Lots of pretty stitches I need to make a move but I don't Seems like they don't see you Try to build a fancy fence There's a point of difference Therefore there is no defense Only when you're dreaming Absolution lends you a hand Autumn's like a fever But as usual it has the end They don't understand We go round the bend Came from nowhereland We used to pretend We're trying to gain Again and again And all that we can is adapting It's turning me up They beg us to stop But we don't, we don't, we're deaf, we're drifting Out of control Accepted our role And we have no reasons to deny it We're staying forever young Outstanding, a laughingstock Tomorrow becomes today We have our own way Sudden need to break though Turn away and hide your face If they sight your sickness Walk away without a trace Now we should surrender Now we must crave for revenge You think we play the fool but There is no cure, there is no edge Only when you're dreaming Absolution lends you a hand Autumn's like a fever But as usual it has the end They don't understand We go round the bend Came from nowhereland We used to pretend We're trying to gain Again and again And all that we can is adapting It's turning me up They beg us to stop But we don't, we don't, we're deaf, we're drifting Out of control Accepted our role And we have no reasons to resist it We're staying forever young Outstanding, a laughingstock Tomorrow becomes today We’re going away
3.
My own mind All made of mud And mad and moody art Is just a point among Thousands in universe Living, laughing, Loving nothing, More is not enough Freedom is slavery And war is peace What is worse? All illusions will be broken All main words are left unspoken Let me touch and leave behind the falling star Make me wander 'round to see the morning light Not tonight Not tomorrow Not now Falling, flowing Creeping, crawling Weeping, wiping out Fatal emergency Will bring you down to decay Fill your feeling With forbidden meaning Of your life Nobody knows The real reason to stay in here All illusions will be broken All main words are left unspoken Let me wake up and perceive the ancient might Make me certain that I’ll surely win this fight Not tonight Not tomorrow Not now Let me wake up from this warm and cozy night Give me knowledge that is on the other side Not tonight Not tomorrow Or now
4.
Never Ready 05:20
You never ready for the pain It comes so suddenly and silent It makes you worry, makes you frightened You never ready for the pain You never ready for the pain It always gets you out of season And lots of times without a reason Don’t try to hide, cause it’s in vain It holds you, covers with a shadow Lays you in a murky cradle Withered stem is sprouting, spreading dead limbs Pricking your throat Bog down in a lazy mire Try to catch a stolen moment Run away but stay right at the same place Of an instant pain You never ready for the pain It always watches from the corner And hits you with the giant boulder When you’re not ready for the pain You never ready for the pain It takes you when you’re unprotected A single word -- and you’re infected With unanticipated pain It holds you, covers with a shadow Lays you in a murky cradle Withered stem is sprouting, spreading dead limbs Pricking your throat Bog down in a lazy mire Try to catch a stolen moment Run away but stay right at the same place Of an instant pain You cherish your sadness, do ya? You keep your mourning, don’t ya? You wanna paint it black, You wanna quit but it pulls you back Down Laying at the bottom of the weakness mire with my chest pressed by a misery stone Bow
5.
Well 03:36
If your life is not well Jump into the well If you've got some things to hide Just leave it behind Mossy bottom and wall Dim light through the hole There is air -- moist and cool And everything's cool No thoughts in your head The water instead Everyday clouds and a tree Tell stories to me Wind sings about love From the hole above You can watch the nooks of your mind There's something to find If your life is hell Get down in the well If you're tired from rubbish noise Then you have no choice Lay down on your back You will not come back You won't leave this silent rest This life is the best No thoughts in your head The water instead Everyday clouds and a tree Tell stories to me Wind sings about love From the hole above You can watch the nooks of your mind There's something to find So, I'm down in the well And I feel so well
6.
Awakening 03:20
Blind feelings Lame souls Crossing arms Foul wishes Deep silence Brute violence Broken hearts Falling ceilings I can't awake and reveal is it true or fake And no one will help No one can wake me up but myself But I can’t awake No, I can’t awake Cold fingers Quiet whispers Lost escape Isolation Air shortage Scant knowledge No remains Aortic rupture I can't awake and reveal was it true or fake And no one will help No one can wake me up but myself But I can’t awake No, I can’t awake
7.
I’m sitting on the edge And listening to the waterfall I’m calming down my rage I’ve lost the game, I’ve lost control The reason of my fear’s The whisper running through my ears Is anybody here? Does anybody hear me? Don’t look back There is no other place to go And I give up I don’t belong to mankind anymore I cannot understand Why everybody has to die My fear will never end So, I can breathe while I can fly The rules of every game Are so absurd and all the same Is anybody here? Does anybody hear me? Don’t look back There is no other place to go And I give up I don’t belong to mankind anymore So, I have done my best The wind is laughing in my face I’m begging for a rest I try to hide from my disgrace Did I feel this before? You’re standing right behind my door There is no place to hide There is no way to run out Don’t look back There is no other place to go And I give up I don’t belong to mankind anymore And you Will never ever let me go You stand behind the door You never let me go, so Don’t look back There is no other place to go And I give up I don’t belong to mankind anymore
8.
Why don’t you trust me your feelings? You can forget all your reasons Before I give you my knowledge You know, your mind is only your cage I see the shiver under your skin Am I so charming or scary? If I could break your loneliness Would you give me another chance? Look at my face to see who I am Call out my name to recognize me Close up your mind, try to remember Don’t be afraid of an ugliness Don’t be afraid of the difference Close up your mind, let me stay forever Why are you frightened and astonished? My thoughts and feelings are not finished And I will never let you go If you say “yes” of even you say “no” Look at my face to see who I am Call out my name to recognize me Close up your mind, try to remember Don’t be afraid of your enemies Don’t be afraid of your fantasies Close up your mind, let me stay forever Look at my face to see my Closing up and dying mind And I will never let you go If you say “yes” of even you say “no” Look at my face to see my Closing up and dying mind

about

The name of this debut LP, “Algedonic”, means “pertaining to both pleasure and pain”.
It’s a kaleidoscope of graceful insanity, full of suave irony bordering on the paradoxical.
Focusing on the groups earlier creations, the album is a showcase of the variety of styles which create their distinctive sound: from the anthemic prog-punk manifesto of “OCD” and the ethereal lullaby of “Well” to the bluesy cabaret blockbuster “Never Ready”, finishing with the epic roller-coaster of “Look At My Face”.

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released April 30, 2020

Kira Mikheeva - vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel
Hellen Dergaus - drums
Kat Soloviev - bass, backing vocals
Egor Gavrilin - saxophones, whistling (5)
Ilya Gorokhvodatsky - guitar

and also

Alexander Tihomirov - guitar (5, 8)
Yana Shumskaya - backing vocals (7)

Cover art by www.instagram.com/andrepoisone/

Recorded and mixed by Ilya Gorokhvodatskiy at DTH Studios in Moscow, 2019.
Mastered by Harris Newman at GREY MARKET mastering studio.

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The BlueStocking Moscow, Russia

“If Terry Gilliam reimagined “Cabaret”, The Bluestocking would be the house band.”- The Devils Tuna.

A band of five from Moscow, Russia who’s creations are often described as “a soundtrack for a movie Tim Burton is yet to create”.

A concoction of strikingly emotional vocals, evocative piano passages, a solid guitar flow,  powerful female rhythm section and masterful saxophone shenanigans.
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