A Team Of Oxen Approaching Light Speed

by Stoney Spring

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1.	Rejecting The Machine 02:35	lyrics	buy track
People are rejecting the machine.
2.	Faerie Jam 2323 02:30	info	buy track
3.	Black Planet 02:19	lyrics	buy track
Black rock, black Earth, black planet of my birth Nobody gets out This is where it's happening Nobody gets out This is where the action is Black rock, black Earth, black planet of my birth I'm gonna pre-rock, I'm gonna rock, and I'm gonna re-rock Black rock, black Earth, black planet of my birth
4.	Backward Prophecy 03:13	lyrics	buy track
They will build a might temple that has no walls And they will invent a brand new human body that has no balls We need some places to throw rocks in LA Yeah, we need some places to throw rocks in LA Yeah, rocks in LA.... Yeah, rocks in LA.... And they will invent a new language that has no verbs And they will lay out a bright and shining path that has no curves. We need some places to throw rocks in LA Yeah, we need some places to throw rocks in LA Yeah, rocks in LA.... Yeah, rocks in LA.... And they will solve their human problem by removing the human essence And they will keep the peace by kicking you in the nuts every 27 seconds We need some places to throw rocks in LA Yeah, we need some places to throw rocks in LA Yeah, rocks in LA.... Yeah, rocks in LA.... Nature will have its way with you... Nature will have its way. Nature will have its way Nature will have its way and have its say And nature will have its day The day is today.
5.	Sweet Jesus, Help Me To Function 01:53	lyrics	buy track
C’mon, c’mon c’mon Sweet Jesus help me to function Sweet Sweet Jesus help me to function Jesus Sweet Jesus help me to function Function This is a drought of the soul, sweet Jesus help me to function I know it’s only the death of rock ‘n roll I know it’s only the death of the human soul But it happened so fast, Jesus What’s wrong with people today, Jesus? Sweet Jesus help me to function Sweet Sweet Jesus help me to function Function I can’t seem to concentrate I know it’s only the death of rock ‘n roll Ohhh!! I know it’s only the death of the human soul But it happened so rapidly Sweet Jesus help me to function Jesus Sweet Jesus help me to function Sweet I’m a lonely dignity expert, Jesus
6.	A Team Of Oxen Approaching Light Speed 02:03	info	buy track
7.	Self Revealed 01:21	lyrics	buy track
Self incurred self indignation Self infatuated self inflation Self inflicted, self instructed Self initiated, self injured Self inspected, self instructed Self intensified, self-intersecting Self invention, self invited Self judgement Self laceration, self laudatory Self lighting, self liking, self loathing, self locating Self lubricated Self mockery Self mistrust Self monitoring Self mortification Self multiplied, self murdered, self mutilating, self mutilation Self negating, self neglect Self observation Self revealed.
8.	There It Is, Take It 03:02	lyrics	buy track
There It Is, Take It
9.	Tomorrow Never Knows 03:20	info	buy track
10.	Soul Alive 04:05	lyrics	buy track
You’ve got to keep the soul of rock and roll alive In your mind and your body
11.	Get It In Gear, Mate 02:35	lyrics	buy track
Get it in gear, ya gotta get it in gear, mate Get it in gear, ya gotta get it in gear, mate Get out of here, get out of here, mate! It’s a brand new year, mate! Death relaxes, pays no taxes Has no worries, never hurries Flies and lands and falls and splinters Has no worry of losing its center You see? Gotta get in gear, gotta get it in gear, mate. Know your rights Bring on the night Hands off, she’s mine Twist and crawl Enjoy yourself Do the dog It’s up to you Return the gift Start to move Get happy Stay free Girls talk Gotta be cruel to be kind And so we say: Get it in gear, ya gotta get it in gear, mate Get it in gear, ya gotta get it in gear, mate Get out of here, get out of here, mate! It’s a brand new year, mate! Look here Look sharp Throw it away Present arms Practice makes perfect Don’t let it pass you by Lose this skin, let’s go crazy, get that girl You can read me the riot act. Ya gotta get it in gear, mate
12.	Shards 01:08	info	buy track
13.	I Like All Peoples 02:30	lyrics	buy track
I like Jews, I like Armenians I like Czechs and Poles and Hungarians (check) I like North Africans, I like South Africans I like East Africans, and Central Africans too I like Canadians I like Arcadians I like Egyptians, I like Jews I like Australians, I like New Zealands I like Samoans and Tongans and Fijians I like North Americans, I like South Americans I like the people in between, Hondureños y Salvadoreños I like Norwegians, I like those people from Sweden I like Moroccans, I like to put my shoes and socks on And get around to where I can I like to listen to Steely Dan, does that make me less of a man? I don’t think so. I like all peoples I like all peoples I like all peoples Can you dig it? Can you dig it? The future is groovy, believe me.

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The fifth album from Stoney Spring is a rousing and rebellious rocker, with songs like Black Planet, Backward Prophecy, and Rejecting The Machine guaranteed to wake you from your torpor and get you dancing. Play it loud.

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released November 6, 2023

Anthony Lacques: Drums, bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals
Paul Marshall: Lead vocal (4), backing vocals
Paul Lacques: Guitar and lap steel (4, 10, 13)
Matthew Lacques: fiddle (2)
Marc Doten: organ (4)

Recorded by A.L. except 4 and 6, basics tracks recorded by Marc Doten
Mixed and Mastered by Alfonso G. Rodenas

Special thanks: Larissa, Paul & Paul, Alf, Dren, Jonny A, and FJL

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Stoney Spring Los Angeles, California

Featuring the founding members of acclaimed alt-country band I SEE HAWKS IN L.A., Stoney Spring still has one toe in American roots music. But songs like Revenge Rock, New Blood and Swimming Class bring to mind a bold hybrid of Captain Beefheart and mid-'70s Neil Young.
The driving force behind Stoney Spring is Anthony Lacques, the Hawks' original drummer and still one of its songwriters. ... more

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