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Ciao For Now

by Baseball Gregg

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1.
DIOS, SO MUCH PLEASURE I CAN’T STAND IT, I FEEL LIKE SHIT TIO, GIVE ME MONEY I WANT FREE WEED, I’M SO HORNY MY STOMACH FEELS LIKE I MIGHT BE SICK IN HEAVEN NOTHING EVER HAPPENS PURGATORY IS PLEASANT, LET’S KICK IN HERE FOR EVER PRIMO, LETS GO SURFING CAN U HELP ME — I’M ABOUT TO DROWN DIOS, I FEEL LONELY HERE IN HEAVEN IT’S SO BORING
2.
Food is gross, especially when pooped out Then I flush, and everything gets better Everything is going well I told you not to fart, let’s sneak into Walmart You want to crush my nails I’ll take a shit while my heart fails Everything is going well There’s not enough room left I find it hard to breath My heart pounds in my chest It’s time for you to leave Food is gross, especially when pooped out Then I flush, and everything gets better Everything is going well
3.
Through my veins she is flying. Can you feel the Rock? Can you feel the Roll? Spinning, swirling and flying. Can you feel the air? Will you let it Blow? Radiating heat: your skin, your eyes The color of the sky I squirm, I writhe, I feel alive Till the end of time… Dance till the end of time Through my veins she’s flying. Can you feel the Rock? Can you feel the Roll? Let me dance till I'm dying. Can you feel the air? Will you let it Blow?
4.
Restless 05:26
I keep my clothes, I wanna choke it’s my fault if we're still here I bite my neck, I feel upset and I complain, as always I just need an empty pool where I can drown my head I wanna smoke, dad please quit smoking I need to take a leak! I break my Mac, I feel so weak That I stumble upon you I don’t want to look so lame Is this a brand new low? I’m going mad It’s been a whole week since I left the bed I’m hecka sad Cause I didn’t know I was like them I just wanna be with my friends Staying with them and living again Those old times living with my friends I pledged my vote, I dig Death Note I’m thankful for what you did This cigarette which made you upset Is the reason you hate me Well summer’s gone, I’m 24 They all think that I fucked up But can’t you see how much I’m restless Let’s wrestle — I’ll punch you I’ll kick you right in the nose I love how much you bleed Please finish this song as I take a poo It won’t be long I promise you Please finish my life as I take a break Gently break my neck
5.
Boston 02:42
Oh Boston We've never met But in books and TV You're there for me so I'll be there for you Oh Boston We've never touched But it's all fine you exists in my mind and for me that's enough If we should ever combine I know that we'll have a good time A walk through your streets is a dream that will happen in time Boston, partito da te Del posto ricordo il bosco, il porto, le streghe, il parquet Boston facciamo un picnic In un cimitero d’agosto che bello non essere qui con te

about

Just a few months after the release of Vacation, Baseball Gregg is back with a new EP, which was recorded last August during their Italian tour. On Ciao For Now, the group’s third release in three years, Gregg explores new sonic territories. They have left behind the tropical, pastelle sounds in favor of digital synths and acidic snares; the EP feels clear-headed compared to the groups previous work.
The experimental pop philosophy of the EP continues to push forward throughout the disc, in homage to the extravagance of Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato and the fun loving attitude found on the 1965 record Beach Boys’ Party!
The EP begins with two propelling songs, Purgatory’s Pleasant and Food Is Gross, in which frantic cumbia-inspired rhythms follow Baseball Gregg in their attempt to properly digest the world around them. The psychedelic and frantic kraut rhythms of Till the End of Time speak of escapism, followed by Restless, the most traditional pop song on the EP and a welcome return to Gregg’s previous sound.
The EP finishes with Boston, in which Gregg takes a step off the dance floor to contemplate the larger world around them. Joined by label-mate Setti, Gregg contemplates the personality of Boston, a city they have never visited, and find peace in the vastness of the world.

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A pochi mesi dal debutto sulla lunga distanza Vacation, i Baseball Gregg ritornano con un nuovo lavoro, registrato lo scorso Agosto durante il tour italiano nel quale il bolognese Luca Lovisetto e Sam Regan (metà californiana della band, di stanza a Stockton) hanno suonato live per la prima volta insieme.
Con le cinque canzoni di Ciao For Now, terzo disco in tre anni di attività per i Gregg, il sound del duo approda in territori sonici inattesi. Laddove, infatti, il precedente disco insisteva su sonorità tropicali e palette cromatiche pomeridiane, nei nastri DIY di Ciao For Now il consueto songwriting indiepop della band è graffiato da strati di synth digitali e snares acidi che rivestono di una patina lucida e al contempo straniante l’intera opera.
La filosofia pop sperimentale dell’EP (i cui eterogenei numi tutelari, citati anche non troppo velatamente fra le righe, rispondono al nome di Yellow Magic Orchestra, The Radio Dept, Kraftwerk...) danza senza soluzione di continuità con la stravaganza cantautorale di Franco Battiato e l’attitudine indolente e rarefatta del falò di Beach Boys’ Party, talvolta accelerando con ritmi benzedrinici di cumbia digitale (il dittico “digestivo” Purgatory’s Pleasant e Food Is Gross, le cui architetture irregolari e XTC-iane sfociano in sfoghi sincopati e disallineati), talora rallentando bruscamente e assestandosi su coreografie narcotiche dai contorni sfocati e dreamy (Till The End Of Time). In Restless, traccia densa di quell’inquietudine sommersa che permea il disco, assistiamo invece al fugace incontro tra il Bowie di Modern Love e la nostalgia post-adolescenziale del mai sopito bedroom pop Gregg-iano. Solcata da melodie stanche à la Sparklehorse ed echi di Angelo Badalamenti, la sgranata ballad Boston (impreziosita dalla presenza del label-mate Setti) conclude dolcemente questo EP breve e impaziente. Talvolta fa capolino un effimero senso di euforia: per provare di nuovo, per un momento, a dimenticare l’opaca malinconia dell’arrivederci.

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released December 19, 2016

Songs written and performed by Baseball Gregg. Ciao For Now was recorded and mixed in Sasso Marconi (Bologna) between August and September. Guest vocals in track #6 by Nicola Setti. Mastered in Seattle by Dylan Wall in October 2016. Artwork by Stefania Corneti. Baseball Gregg are Luca Lovisetto and Sam Regan.

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