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Scattered Ashes

from S​/​T by UWUW

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I attempted to shoehorn every stray apocalyptic thought I had circa Summer of 2021 into the song, including readings from the screenplay of Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965). The world is ending, or perhaps, as Sun Ra believed, we're already past the end of the world. You might end up dying for a cause, or even "just because." Who knows what tomorrow may bring, and like the Zombies, being forever Hung Up on a Dream—in this case, a lost vision of a kind of hippie or punk utopia—is the only way to live your life, the only way to maintain a healing state of mind. - Chris Cummings

lyrics

You remember the day well
After that it was all hell
And the only answer's "just because"
Pressed into service
Ever tired and nervous
You might end up dying for a cause

You might end up dying for a cause
You might end up dying just because
You might end up dying just because

When your ashes are scattered to the wind
Who will know where those ashes have been?
Heavy in the saddle
Forced into battle
Oblivion is working overtime
Hung up on a lost thought
On a fight that can't be fought
Please do not let fall
The most important things they say of all
Not the most important of all

And when all is said and done
Mother nature won't be outdone
Caught in a daydream
Not as it might seem
While a darkness seeks to overcome
Hung up on a lost thought
A fight no longer fought
The voices call and call
The most important things they say of all
The most important things they say of all

Night that falls
Night that goes
Night that returns
Night that falls
Night that goes
Night that returns

credits

from S​/​T, track released August 9, 2022
Jason Haberman - Bass, Keys
Jay Anderson - Drums, Percussion
Ian Blurton - Guitar, Keys, Vocals, Engineering, Mixing
Chris Cummings - Vocals
Jay Hay - Horn Arrangements, Saxophone
Tom Richards - Trombone
Patric McGroarty - Trumpet
Gavin Bradley Gardiner - Mastering
Sleeve Design - Nick Sewell

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UWUW Toronto, Ontario

UWUW came into being when Jay Anderson and Ian Blurton came together through a run of shows, backing mutual friend, Kate Boothman. They then brought Jay Haberman into the fold. Realizing they didn’t want an instrumental record, they layered on bright horns and smooth vocals, lifting the songs from instrumental jams, to the undefinable yet distinctive sound that is, UWUW. ... more

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