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Grind

by A Deer A Horse

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1.
Bitter 04:33 video
Let me give you some advice And it ain't gonna feel nice Suck it up there buttercup Crying never got you anywhere, no Six foot, good looks White of course All of your problems are your fault No one's ever gonna love you With an attitude like that Let me scratch a little deeper now Maybe this'll get you off my back Six foot, good looks White of course It's bitter to be reminded of the happiness you'll never have If you're happy and you know it show of hands If you're happy and you know it show of hands If you're happy and you know it and i'm such a disappointment then why don't you... Six foot, good looks White of course All of your problems are your fault It's bitter to be reminded of the happiness you'll never have It's bitter to be reminded so bitter to be reminded It's bitter to be reminded of the happiness you'll never have
2.
Panic 04:06
Panic and the fear of panic Pain and the fear of pain Every day’s an attack Every day there’s something to gain Pleasure and the thought of pleasure are the same You got the tools but you lack the desire You got the strength but no will to fight Everyday’s a chance to retire Everyday’s a finger to time Pleasure and the thought of pleasure are the same I don’t worry now I wanna fail but I’m not a failure I want faith but I don’t have faith Everyone can spot a believer But everyone delivers a fake Pleasure and the thought of pleasure are the same I don’t worry now
3.
Blemish 05:18
The tape is rolling the camera shooting all eyes on you us three you pretend to be someone else and you ask me to lie for me It’s all fun and happy smiles with the tough questions brushed off with lies we all shoot glances at each other we all shoot glances at each other wondering if they see our eyes and I win I’m a winner I can never lose I win The sand is whiter than your skin because the sunscreen stuck to your back I wipe it off just like concealer reveal the pimples on your back You scream at me now they see you the glitch the flip switch that you are I sit back and sweetly smile you’ll never get me behind the bar cuz I win I’m a winner Oh we got another winner here folks I win Move forward not back And up There’s a right way to do this and there’s a wrong way Be a team player there’s no “I” in team that road to success is paved with more success you gotta get out and do it there’s no second best this is my time you’re taking and you’re taking it up from me Take this and strip it all away And what do you get? You’re just another horse that came first Again, again, again And what do you get? You’re just another horse that came first again, again And then you go up and up, and up, and up, and up, and up and I win I win I win
4.
Give It Up 05:28
It’s your club You’re such a martyr for men You must be smarter than them You’re a man of the cloth It’s your club You’re such a martyr for men You must be smarter than them You’re a man of God In you I trust You’re such an honorable man You’re like a father to them Your body shows It must be so hard It must be so damn hard You came for us all And now the body knows You can’t give it up So you take what you can Show it to the world But the world cleans your hands You can’t give it up You go home And you work hard And they’ll find you In the graveyard It’s dumb luck You’re just a part of the pack But you’re smarter than that Everybody knows You can’t give it up So you take what you can Show it to the world But the world cleans your hands You can’t give it up You can’t give it up So you take what you can You take what you can
5.
Brute Force 04:54
I use brute force To get what I want I use these tools To get what I want Brain dead in the head I get what I want I was made for this I get what I want I use brute force To get what I want You’ll see in due course I get what I want You must be made in factory heaven You must be perfect You must seek perfection My mother made me in factory daydream I must be unkempt I must be obscene You must be made in factory heaven You must be perfect You must seek perfection You must be made in factory heaven You must be made in factory
6.
Labor Day 03:14
I am jealous, but I don’t wanna be Overzealous, but I don’t wanna be Can you sell me? Will it help me? Please believe me, before I do Nice to meet me, you oughta meet you Are you healthy? Will it help me? Pain or pity, I have no enemy Nice to be free, free of my memory Will it kill me? Will you tell me? Enemy I’ve got no enemy It helps me It hurts me
7.
Keys 04:50
I can start any engine with these keys found’em in the door of a 57 Chevy Bellaire top down fresh air Drive to the edge of the field and wait And take me away And you find control I can tear the roof off with my speed don’t give a fuck just fly by nighttime waiting tail light waning Ain’t nobody here gonna mess with me Cuz this belongs to me And you find control You find control You find
8.
Hey momma Daddy didn't really care did he? Steppin all around town with whoever he likes No, he never wanted you to come with him Feels like we're livin’ separate lives Momma and I got this little dance I do it for her when she feels low Real low It only ever works for her half of the time But you gotta try anyway cuz you never know what's gonna bring her back Ratatatata Looks like we've got a little dinner theater here And some new artwork for the walls Love the sound that that dish made when it shattered to pieces and the dinner on the wall Momma don't like it when I do Cartwheels in McDonalds She says if I keep it up I'm gonna get a slap I only thought it'd bring a little smile to her face But you know with her It's always a trap It's a trap ain't it mamma? Ratatatata Oh goody look at this lunch you lovingly made for me Frozen ham and mayo slapped all over the bread I can taste the hate and depression in every bite And it gave me freezer burn on my hands I want you kids to forget you ever saw this Only you know how bad you really feel Looks like we've got a little dinner theater here And some new artwork for the walls Love the sound that that dish made when it shattered to pieces and the dinner on the wall On the wall Hey mamma, why didn't you... Hey mamma... Why don't you clean up all those fucking dishes?
9.
One Way Out 05:26
Take a breath and you’re out of the game No one here will convince you to stay The dreams you’ve been dragging around remember your name The feelings you take to the ground remember your pain Take a breath and you’re out of the game Take a walk, might forget why you came I’d rather see red than be bled, the rules are the same The sporting life takes you for granted then gives you away There’s only one way out Art is just another sport It’s fear you fear You’re the wrong way ’round

about

Bathed in dim lights and fire baptized on well-trodden stages, A Deer A Horse wear the grime, grit, and gusto of hundreds of shows like a badge of honor. The band conjoins rock, metal, and punk in an unholy union praised by A.V. Club, Consequence of Sound, Village Voice, and Revolver who described them as “somewhere between the Melvins, Helms Alee, Red Fang, and Sleater-Kinney.” After stoking buzz underground, the group only sharpened their edges with unnerving melodies and cathartic dirges on their 2022 full-length debut album, 'Grind.'

The group initially congregated in New York City, and introduced this lineup on their 2017 EP, Backswimmer. Two years later, they recorded Everything Rots That Is Rotten with engineers Jamie Uertz (Gojira, Anthrax) and Johann Meyer (Gojira, Rise of the Northstar) at Silver Cord Studios—owned and operated by French metal band Gojira. Along the way, Big Business tapped them for a regional tour, and they quietly packed houses on their own. In 2020, they caught the ear of GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down, Johnny Cash).

Touring out to Sylvia’s Ashland, OR studio in February 2020, they tracked the bulk of Grind, absorbing the energy of their live show.
“The meat and potatoes of what you hear on Grind is the sound of the three of us trying to capture our live energy,” drummer Dylan Teggart elaborates. “Each take was slightly different in terms of feel, tempo, and orchestrations, but the energy we wanted to capture—the primal scream of a band trying to make something of themselves—is there.”

“It was a playful and fast-paced recording experience,” recalls bass player and co-lead vocalist Angela Phillips. “Sylvia was very welcoming. She went out to dinner with us every night after our sessions and told us unbelievable stories of her career. It’s an example of how singular the recording was. It was great to have Jamie with us as well, because he could communicate some of our idiosyncrasies to Sylvia.”

Those idiosyncrasies pump blood through the heart of Grind’s. The first single and album-opener “Bitter” hinges on a snappy beat and menacing distortion. The vocals ebb and flow in fits of intensity and spite as Phillips snarls, “It’s bitter to be reminded of the happiness you’ll never have.”

“‘Bitter’ is largely about being given unsolicited advice on how to ‘better’ yourself from someone who comes from a perspective of privilege,” she reveals. “This song comes from my lifelong experience as a fat person constantly being given unsolicited advice on how to lose weight from people who have always naturally been slender.”

'Grind' will be available for release on vinyl and digital platforms April 8th via Bitter Records. The album will be supported by both North American and European tours.

credits

released April 8, 2022

All songs written and performed by A Deer A Horse

A Deer A Horse is:
Angela Phillips - vocals & bass guitar
Dylan Teggart - drums & percussion
Rebecca Seatle - vocals & lead guitar

Produced by Jamie Uertz & A Deer A Horse
Vocal production by Sylvia Massy

Engineered by Sylvia Massy at Studio Divine in Ashland, OR and Jamie Uertz at Silver Cord Studios, NYC

All songs mixed by Jamie Uertz, except for track 6 by Johann Meyer

All songs mastered by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering in Brooklyn, NY


Guest performances by:
Kate Wakefield (Lung) - cello on tracks 4, 7 and 9
Cos Sylvan - additional synths on tracks 4, 5 and 9
Alex Napoli - additional guitar on tracks 3, 8 and 9
Alex Molini - piano on tracks 2, 6, and 9
Comfort Cat - violin on tracks 4 and 9
Shawn Knight - additional vocals on track 8
Kristin Griesel, Lauren Galloway, and Dr Razza Goul - ADAH choir on track 9

Album design by Tess Webster
Cover image by John Neal Phillips

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