Sun Dog

by John Krane

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Recorded over about 3 years, this is a great example of why you should always work with a deadline in mind. There are loads of talented musicians on it.

The BandCamp version is $2 or more (I'd set it at .01 cent or more, but then all the cash would go to PayPal). If you don't like the mixing or the sound of anything, you can go fuck yourself, I'm not doing it again.

Cover art by Tony Pellock with my album name shamelessly shoehorned into it by me and a stolen copy of Photoshop.

Enjoy it and pay what you want.

credits

released 09 January 2012
I think I got everyone this time:

Emma Tiemann - Violins on "Falling," "Stop Leading Me On" and "Fire Winds"
Katie Jones - Harmony vocals on "Brother" and "Fire Winds," violin on "Brother," "Fire Winds" and "Stop Leading Me On"
Andy Boostrum - Vocals on Moon Dog
Nathan Jatcko - Organ on "Stop Leading Me On" and "Falling Off The End Of The World"
Garrett Schmidt - Trumpets, synthesizers on "Fire Winds," ambient noise, drums on "Stop Leading Me On"
Dana Anderson - Electric guitar, mixing/sequencing help
Butch Zollner - Bass on "Brother" and he and Vince Murphy wrote most of the bassline on "Falling"
Jason Koenig - Bass on "Stop Leading Me On"
John Krane - Piano, vocals, synths, guitar, bass on "Breakdown" and "Falling," organ
Andy Orr - Drums on "Brother"and "Falling"
Michael Ahlvers - Resonator on "Breakdown"

All arrangements were by the instrumentalists, the most I did was shout "oh, yeah, that sounds pretty good" from the shadows

All songs written by John Krane except "Fire Winds" written by John Krane and Garrett Schmidt and "Breakdown" written by John Krane, Dana Anderson and Michael Ahlvers.

Mixing/Production: John Krane, Christopher Coburn. Track 4 recorded by Bart Darnell and mixed by John Krane. Additional help from Andy Orr, Dana Anderson and Butch Zollner.

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Krane came to St. Louis in 2000 and started writing story-driven spacegrass music in 2004. His new album "Sun Dog" took 3 ... more years to complete and includes guest appearances from some of the most talented musicians in St. Louis. It's a dark album with occasional wry humor and according to his grandmother, "bad words." less

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Track Name: Sun Dog
When I am alone, then I will be free
I heard you calling me from a place beyond the sea
I prayed my God to find a Sun Dog to erase my mind
Track Name: Falling Off The End Of The World
Lord knows I'm a bum
That's why I'm on this ship
And lord I would fly away
If I could just get a grip
So I'm no navigator
This is my apology
For leading you astray this way on the dark and boiling sea

Now I'm falling of the end of the world
Taking every boy and girl down with me
Yeah my head was somewhere else
My thoughts just were not where they needed to be

I understand your anger
Hell, I'd be angry, too
But you thought the world was round, too, didn't you?
So throw me overboard
I'm sure that it's due
I'll take my chances with the fishes and the water and the blue

Honest mistakes be damned,
I'll take responsibility
For leading you astray this way on the dark and boiling sea
Track Name: Brother
Brother, where have you been?
It's almost dark and I was getting worried,
I'm afraid this world has changed
And we're the only ones to stay the same

I planted all that you grew,
I made your work light so do not worry,
You seemed so distant and strange
What can I do to ease your pain?

You were all that I ever had and I am sorry
You must understand I am not a man, I worry

The sun is low and you know that it's time to go away

Brother, where did you go?
Write me soon cause I just want to know
Was it something I said?
Track Name: Breakdown
The sun goes down and everybody's lonely
So every one goes out on Friday night
You're probably gonna go out tonight again,
But every time you're out you wanna go in

You miss the days when the leaves still burned
Everyone came over just for you
The music was thick and the drinks were cold
Nothing's worse than being young and thinking your old

A breakdown is all I need
To reawaken a part of me
That's been waiting to get me off the ground
A breakdown is all I need
To reawaken the man in me
And get me moving
Right out of this town

Every September it gets like this,
Not enough hits cause it's easy to miss
Love is cruel and quiet and strong
Worst of all it never waits too long

I suppose that I know
I've wasted my own time a time or two before,
We're gonna go sit on the porch, me and you
Watch the sun come up and sleep at noon

(Chorus)

When the coast is clear, it's gonna take them years
To clean up what you've made
Waste time in a different way
The older that we get, the less we need to say

I was 20 years old and the road ahead
Looked a lot less open than it does in my head
Maybe I've said this all before
Maybe I need to say it more
Track Name: From A Mourning Husband
Waking up, the kitchen's unclean
I'm alone in a broken dream
I say a prayer for Britney Spears
Take three shots for three long years

If you did come back, you'd see I've changed
In the cold dark morning I'm something strange

I quit my job to be with you
Although you're gone, I'll be there soon
So I make a plate and put it in God's face
He cannot claim to know my name

If you did come back, you'd see I've changed
In the long dark afternoons I'm something strange

I write you a post card, can't depend on common sense
To guarantee deliverance, I'm staying positive

I broke my back on a broken seed
The night's not done, til it gets what it needs
Track Name: Fire Winds
It started with a spark, turned into an ember
Turned into a fire about the middle of September
It floods the Midwest and now I remember
What happens when the fire winds blow

So welcome to our home, don't mind the embers that fall
You were untrue, that's true, but I'm not innocent at all
And now it's come around, giving our bodies to these walls
See what happens when the fire winds blow

In an hour or two, I'll be buried with the dawn
Firecrackers popping and the summer will be gone
I know

Your lips were made of satin and I was made of bleach
We didn't really blend but really that's all on me
We'll be on the ground when the fire and timber meets
We'll be outside when the fire winds blow

So look around, see what I've done with the place
Watch the little lines that cross across your face
It's so tragic, but that was always your way
Come crashing when the fire winds blow

(Chorus)

I was born again on a cold September night
You want to be somewhere else if you're not looking for a fight
My little Helen, your face is so bright
I know you know what this is all about

Your fists are pumping, but your hands won't clear
You're gonna come with me and I'm gonna stay right here
Or just maybe we'll be going down to the pier
We're gonna see how this fire turns out

(Chorus)
Track Name: Stop Leading Me On
He walked into a bar
Where he was supposed to play
Another band was set up
The bartender double booked that day
So he drank a free beer
Served in a plastic cup
It would have been really bad if any of his friends had shown up.

Stop leading me on
Stop leading me on
In another drink or two, I'll be gone
Stop leading me on
Stop making me blue
Oh, everything I think I want to do, I think I do for you

There's a girl on his street
And he's who she's been thinking of,
But he needs to be loved
A lot more than he needs to love
He flirts and he talks
And calls her every day
But he calls somebody else when he really wants to feel OK

(chorus)

I relate when she is late
And I don't think she's coming at all
When she gets low, I won't know
I won't call
Keep your love
Keep your love,
Keep your heart moving and stop leading me on

I try to be true,
And when I do I'm mostly fine
But sometimes I can't get across what's on my mind
I'm a bum and I'm a dog
But I keep a steady hand
If you want somebody fucked up to love
Baby, I'm your man

I won't lead you on
I won't lead you on
In another drink or two, we'll be gone
I won't lead you on,
I won't make you blue
Everything I think I ought to do I think I do for you
Track Name: Moon Dog
When I am alone then I will be free
Angels have the hardest time
Moon dog brings me peace of mind
All the time
Track Name: Kingdom
I don't know what I'd do without you,
I guess I'll figure it out
Everyone can see when a ship is going down

If you want to call me,
I won't call you out,
Everyone can see that my kingdom's coming down

Love, what do you do about that?

Drink a little poison,
Take a little time out
Everyone can see that you don't miss me much now

I guess I'll find a road that goes
Somewhere that hasn't been found
Everyone can see that my kingdom's coming down

Love, what do you do about that?

Make me who you want, and I'll be what you need
You're the type who always gets your way
But you can't be alone, and I cannot believe
The way you drift along through every day

I don't know what I'd do without you,
I guess I'll figure it out
Everyone can see when a ship is going down

If you want to find me,
I won't find you out,
Everyone can see that my kingdom's coming down

Love.