FAWNS OF LOVE

Fawns of Love is a post-punk duo that consists of vocalist Jenny Andreotti and multi-instrumentalist Joseph Andreotti. Their new LP titled Fear the Softest Gaze proposes that maybe Emily Dickinson had it right, maybe Bitter Bierce was on to something, and maybe Buster Keaton really couldn't find anything worth smiling about. So get your Ouija board out folks and let's conjure some spirits.

The album was mixed by Jenny Andreotti and mastered by Joseph Andreotti. It features a duet with Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, K Records) and an alternate version of the title track by Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins).

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Lyrics:

Fear the Softest Gaze

Put your pen to paper

Leave a trace behind

Buried deep in mystery

Is there any meaning to find?

I used to think true love awaits

Hidden deep for those who wait

Fear the softest gaze

Show me kindness

Make me blush

Then Keep hidden

A desire forbidden

Ambrose Pierce

You do not wish to kiss these lips

Or place your hands upon my hips

I can trace your scars

With my finger

Nerves erect, a dreaded stinger

Bullets pierce

From above

Blood will drip

A strange trip

Our marriage bed

Fills you with dread

Memories flood

Face down in the mud

As your lungs fill with blood

Faces flushed, once upon a time

Courting the Devil's Printer

Days are long

Is it wrong?

To say that you turn me on

Images flashing on a screen

For now, it's good enough for me

Nighttime feels like eternity

I pray for daybreak

Is it a sin to lust for you?

Days are long

Is it wrong?

That you've been gone for so long

I can hear you whispering through the static

on my machine

Poison Sweat Nightshade

You planted a seed

I break my brittle nails

As I dig beneath

Trying to retrieve my dignity

You seduced me with a nightshade

Disguised as hope

You did, I admit

Make my bottom lip quiver

Please break this fever

l await the day

Drenched in sweat

I will say

Hope is you and hope is poison

Nihilism is Nice

I ask for your reprieve

And you deny me

Today is the day

For turning over leaves

After shaking trees

Once choked with fear

Wet with tears

Now lost in the abyss

Praise, it's bliss

I feel nothing

Praise I sing

Nihilism is nice

Sing it once twice

Nihilism is nice is nice

Broken Bodies of Violent Storms

I sit alone haunted by your memory

Can the dead forgive the living?

I've cried and cried so many tears

There's nothing left now

But violent storms

Broken bodies

Broken minds

Disease or violence

Which will be mine?

When it's my time

Emblem Stumbles

She wears white

An emblem of purity

And stumbles like a newly birthed fawn

She wants to hum the familiar tune

But her memory fails her

Her own mind betrays her

She can't recall the one she loves most of all

Innocence of Protection (Kingfisher Bluez, Sunday Records) was written and recorded in the duo’s studio using Moog synthesizers and Eastwood Guitars. The album centers on the themes of innocence, frailty, and vulnerability. When explaining the themes of the album Jenny says, “I think when we are children we use make believe as a creative outlet, but as we get older we use daydreaming as a tool of protection when we feel overwhelmed and as a way to have control over something. For this album I liked the idea of recreating what it feels like to float in and out of daydreaming and reality.” While writing the songs both Jenny and Joseph were inspired by Cocteau Twins, The Pastels, Yukihiro Takahashi, Dali’s Car, and New Order. The album artwork and layout was created by Paul West at Form (Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode) and the photography by Spiros Politis (Cocteau Twins, Nick Cave). The album is being released on vinyl by Kingfisher Bluez and on compact disc by Sunday Records. The compact disc includes bonus tracks that includes a remix by Kid Ginseng (Tom Tom Club, Kraftjerkz).

Side A:

Innocence of Protection

Waiting for Dali’s Car

Stylistic Tears

Taboo Daydreaming

Side B:

In Between Maddening

Thoughtless Rage

Memory Triggers

Suburban Waves

CD Bonus Tracks:

Innocence of Protection (Moog Modular Mix)

Suburban Waves (Traffic Jam Mix)

Memory Triggers (Kid Ginseng Remix)

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Lyrics:

Innocence of Protection:

Verse One:

Side by side in embrace

Was the last time I felt safe

I tried but cannot capture

That feeling again

Chorus:

Innocence the sweetest defense

Shatters my protections

Innocence the sweetest defense

Shatters my protections inside

Verse Two:

Beauty drifts in clouds

I drift in thought

Feeling warmth of sweeter memories

Feeling warmth of sweeter memories

Waiting for Dali’s Car:

Verse One:

Slender fingers running up and down the fret without regret

Chorus:

Slender man ghostly strut

Slender man ghostly strut

Verse Two:

Sitting in back of Dali’s car

Applying cat eye

Smeared with a sharp right turn

That’s what you get for riding with a mad man

Stylistic Tears:

Verse One:

Distant memories bring tears to my eyes

And I hate the sentiment because it shatters my pride

Chorus:

I love to watch you cry

We are living now parallel lives

Verse Two:

It was nice to see you again

If only in a dream

Falling apart at the seams

Taboo Daydreaming:

Verse One:

Water will wash the pain away

Thoughts filled with regret

Thoughts filled with regret

Thought filled with regret

No release today from a self-created maze

Chorus:

Daydreams of taboo things

Driving me insane

Painful aches

Created by past mistakes

Verse Two:

Desire of the mind wishing for something new and strange

Break routines and break the spell

Break routines and break the spell

Break routines and break the spell because the devil is in the detail

In Between Maddening:

Verse One:

The sun peaks through the leaves

As I lye crying to sleep

Not tired but wanting to be free

Not tired but wanting to be free

Chorus:

Nothing changes

Nothing stays the same

This in between is maddening

Verse Two:

I’m sick of moving gently so I don’t offend

Now even existing is a sin

So I stumble with clipped wings

Silent, unable to speak

Thoughtless Rage:

Verse One:

Drowning in constant shame

Isolated

In a daze

Frozen inside a capsule of time

Forsaken and taken hostage by rhyme

Chorus:

This constant shame in not a faze

It will not fade

Or go away

Verse Two:

Sinking down in a mental maze

Overtaken by thoughtless rage

Obsessed

Depressed

Ready to tear the page

But you’re seared in memory all the same

Memory Triggers:

Verse One:

Are growing comfortable in your own skin?

A miserable child

Posed as an adult in rage

Trauma digs your feet

Like roots

Like roots

Chorus:

One memory triggers another

In time you will discover

Push your thoughts away today

Tomorrow they will fester

Verse Two:

Do you feel empathy?

Unconditional love?

Or a fit of rage?

Are you willing to let it go?

Or to blame?

Depends on the day

Suburban Waves:

Verse One:

Mechanical sound of anger

That knows nothing of oppression and scarcity

They want to be seen

Chorus:

Sitting here

Listening to suburban waves

Sitting here

Listening to suburban waves

Verse Two:

The sound of speed

They don’t care it’s damaging

A sad display of insecurity

They want to be heard

But scorn is easy to score

"Someday (Robin Guthrie Version)” (Kingfisher Bluez) was recorded and mixed by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins, who created his own version of the track that originally appeared on the previously released Permanent LP (Test Pattern). Guthrie creates an ethereal and earnest mood to his version of “Someday” by contributing multiple lush guitar tracks, bass guitar, keys, and drums. The B-side features “Never Sing For Joy” which was recorded both by the Andreottis and at Cave Studio by Josiah Mazzaschi. The track showcases Jenny's lyrical themes of isolation and nihilism while using the Moog synthesizer as a primary instrument.”

A: Someday (Robin Guthrie Version)

B: Never Sing For Joy

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Lyrics:

Someday

You pull me near then push me away

I get why you’re so afraid

Maybe you’ll trust me someday

Don’t put him in my heart if you don’t want him there

Why cross our paths just to cause despair

And even though innocent souls break hearts

Choices have been made

And there’s always a price to pay

You’ve teased me long enough

Even though it has been rough

I still keep you near

Never Sing for Joy

Days in wake

In a panicked state

I’m lonely but I escaped

Hidden safe in an altered space

Darkness haunts me

My flesh taints me

Got to get out

This poison inside

When happiness is destroyed

You can never sing for joy

A daydream melody

Is something I need

“Bakersfield post-punk duo Fawns of Love are back with their second KXLU Part Time Punks radio session titled, Part Time Punks Session: Permanent Revisited 12” EP (Obeah Records). With this release this wife and husband duo further evolve their post-punk ethos using Cocteau Twins inspired reverb drenched vocals along with New Order inspired guitar leads and sequences. It features a live performance at Cave Studio (recorded by Josiah Mazzaschi) of five tracks that originally appeared on their Permanent LP. Fawns of Love sought to add new dimensions to these five tracks by re-working the songs and creating new versions specifically tailored for Michael Stock’s Part Time Punks radio show on KXLU.”

A:

Permanent (Part Time Punks Session)

December (Part Time Punks Session)

Divine (Part Time Punks Session)

B:

Someday (Part Time Punks Session)

Horoscope (Part Time Punks Session)

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“Fawns of Love start the new year off right with the release of their highly anticipated new LP titled Permanent. Mixed and mastered by Josiah Mazzaschi (whose credits include The Jesus & Mary Chain and Built to Spill). Jenny & Joseph Andreotti's second full length release takes their classic era dream pop sound to it's highest level yet. Stand out tracks like Someday, Mournful Eyes, and December showcase Jenny's angelic vocals and ear worm melodies over Joseph's hook filled guitar lines and driving vintage drum machine beats that are destined for the dance floor. “

Tracklisting:

A:

Someday

December

Horoscope

Permanent

B:

Mournful Eyes

Divine

Anarchy & Kisses

Wasted Days

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Lyrics:

Someday

You pull me near then push me away

I get why you’re so afraid

Maybe you’ll trust me someday

Don’t put him in my heart if you don’t want him there

Why cross our paths just to cause despair

And even though innocent souls break hearts

Choices have been made

And there’s always a price to pay

You’ve teased me long enough

Even though it has been rough

I still keep you near

December

In November paranoia begins to settle in

You try to tell yourself its not bad luck

It’s just a fluke

Maybe this time

Maybe this time

Things will turn out different

They can’t be the same

Dreading December days

Each year someone I love goes away

December is here

Sadness and cancer is what we fear

The leaves are brown

People leave with a frown

It doesn’t seem to matter how good you try to be

When people are determined they will leave

Horoscope

I have a void

I wish that I

Could fill it up

With your love

I read your horoscope after mine

If we’re lucky our stars might align

Months pass by I keep waiting for a sign

Each card drawn is the wrong one

I’m sick of uncertainty

It feels like drowning

Permanent

Loneliness is all I ever feel

I want something to feel real

Forgetting you is never easy to do

Loving you is even harder to do

As the night falls I watch the shadows

Dancing across the wall

Mournful Eyes

Late at night I think of you

I shouldn’t be

The guilt is overwhelming

And what if it came to be?

Would you still be kind to me?

It is just lust

A kind of greed

That can never be

I wish that I could feel nothing

But your mournful eyes compel me

It is just a guess

False hope

Maybe relief

Or a fantasy

Is this denial?

Or have you been watching me for a while?

Divine

When you’re hot you set me aflame

But when you’re cold I freeze

Taking revenge sounds divine

Another time

I’m trying to be all the things you want me to be

But I keep failing

Ashamed you watched me fail

But oh well

Love fades with each passing day

I’m happy to watch it decay

Anarchy & Kisses

When lovers embrace it’s all right

Save that fight for another night

Ecstasy waits with each vibrate

I love to see you smile

I haven’t seen it in a while

We spent so many years

Locked inside a cold dark daze

Thinking we had all the answers

Wasted Days

Another lustful glance at a picture on your wall

What a waste of energy

Think about the past

We are getting what we deserve

Day turns into night

Another wasted day

You didn’t make it okay

Nothing special to say

What did you do today?

Look at every man you’d like to screw

Am I getting through to you?

I don’t think I am

“‘Zine Days’ is a tribute to my teenage self, and a eulogy,” she explains. “I lost my eldest brother to cancer when I was fourteen. I was an absolute innocent insecure mess in junior high, and he tried to boost my self-esteem by saying that I had better watch out for boys. He knew damn well that the only way any boy would look my way was to cheat off my test, but to this day it is one of the kindest things anyone has ever said to me. My brother was sensitive to my growing pains even though his own life was tragically spiraling out of control. With ‘Zine Days’ I have done my best to capture that sense of innocence and loss.”

This depth of emotion comes to life in physical form with the single’s cover art and music video which are both viewable in 3-D.

Tracklisting:

A: Zine Days

B: Something Stupid

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Lyrics:

Zine Days

Gone are the radio days

And you’re gone too

But I still want you

With every breath and beat of my heart

Gone are the zine days

Gone are the me and you days

Gone are the movie days

Feeling something days

In its place is something angry

There’s no time for dreaming and escape

Something Stupid

If I drink one more

That could be it

I will do something stupid

I will be honest

A little too real

Flirt, text, misbehave

Beg, plead, I want you

Why don’t you want me?

As my drink spills

It’s obvious

I’m about to do something I will regret

Something with a permanent affect

Tracklisting:

A: Falling

B: Standing

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Lyrics:

Falling

Seduced by the girls with white teeth and perfectly petite breasts

You knew whatever she asked you, you just couldn’t refuse

Now when people ask you say

She made you feel young

She made you feel something

Something is better than nothing

Falling apart or nothing or nothing

Watch, watch, watch

It’s all falling apart

But the two of you are stuck a thousand miles away

From ending it

It might as well be a million

She made you feel young

She made you feel something

Something is better than nothing

Falling apart or nothing or nothing

Standing

Who knew indifference could cut so deep?

Your lack of interest

Is killing me killing me

I know I’m not that interesting

I know I’m not that interesting

And I repeat

I’m standing right in front of you

But you keep looking right through me

You will never feel the same

Never feel the same as me

I talk and talk incessantly

About people I don’t know I will never know

I know it gets under your skin but it’s a nice detour from reality because

I’m standing right in front of you

But you keep looking right through me

You will never feel the same

Never feel the same the same as me

Debut album by Fawns of Love.

Tracklisting:

Silly Boy

That's What We Do

His Face

How We Live Now

Names, Names, Names

Miranda

Girls

Scattered Pieces

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Lyrics:

Silly Boy

It’s hard not to fall in love with a melancholy girl

Her sad eyes are so alluring

It’s hard not to fall in love with a melancholy girl

Her tears are so arousing

You let her walk away didn’t you?

You think about her everyday

You silly boy

It’s hard not to fall in love with a melancholy girl

Knowing you’ll never understand her

It’s hard not to fall in love with a melancholy girl

Her ways are so mysterious

That’s What We Do

Let us forget all of the people that have told us no

If you’re ready, I’m ready to go

Let’s drink and drink some more

We’ll burn this place down to the floor

Because that’s what we do

Because that’s what we do

Me and you

You think I’m funny

I think you’re funny

But people are glaring

And people are staring

It’s time to go

His Face

You were so adored in 1974

The girls and boys would all yell encore encore

My heart is filled with love for his face

Every thought returns to his face his face his face

Someone somehow somewhere

Is keeping a lock of your hair

A keepsake of the fantasies you did inspire

I cannot compete for his face

With girls so young and sweet

Wanting his face his face his face

My heart is filled with love for his face

Every thought returns to his face his face his face

How We Live Now

Off in the distance I hear men cry

As they die

Those that would dare

Would follow me anywhere

This is a song for my lost leg

I cannot stand I can only lean

The people elect me

Because they love me

I do not make veiled threats

Or kill them or betray them

I am a man of honor

This is a song for my lost leg

I cannot stand I can only lean

Names, Names, Names

I stare at your face on the computer screen

To kiss the monitor might seem obscene

I know your name you will never know mine

Names, names, names

I’ve read your comment section people can be so cruel to you

I stare at a class of blank faces knowing I’ll never make a difference

I know your name you will never know mine

Names, names, names

Miranda

I saw you girl

Skipping from stone to stone

With your blonde hair trailing in the wind

You could not offend

Any boy alive

With your carelessness

She's the most beautiful girl I've seen

Even more beautiful as the swan I see

You will never find me

We searched for 40 days and 40 nights

You lovely girls were nowhere in sight

You will never find me.

Girls

St. Valentine I've wrote a poem for thee

Expressing my girlfriend's beauty

Girls take off your gloves

Take off your silk stockings

It's been waiting an eternity for you and me

1, 2, 3, it's so fun to see

We tighten our corsets

And admire hair spun from gold

Scattered Pieces

Let’s take a ride

Along the pacific coastline

Let’s live for today okay

Who cares about tomorrow?

Who cares about tomorrow?

Let’s take a ride

Along the pacific coastline

Picking up our scattered pieces

Picking up our scattered pieces

Ohhhhh ahhhhhhh

Who cares about tomorrow?

Ohhhhh ahhhhhhh

Who cares about tomorrow?