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Typical Honey

by Jagged Jein

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1.
Dear Basil 05:48
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dear basil can you make up your mind i used to wander used to wallow all the time stuck in ceramic you were mine, baby, mine i used to water you i thought that you’d be fine dear basil have you ever seen your mom with her hips on fire while your daddy’s gone away, yeah he’s still there have you ever seen the cat sitting on the windowsill while i’m crying with my demon that i started to like dear basil can you hold back my hair remember when i told you that life was unfair will i ever meddle with a man that won’t marry never thought i’d rid of this feeling of Dasein but did I did i waste a little bit of his time yeah did I did i gain a little piece of mind did you think did you think that I’d wait on his dime dear basil i’m the beast and i thought he was mine dear basil can you slow down my mind never thought a man would be this easy to find then he asked me, “have you ever read Lolita?” and I said no, but honey i can infer but did i did i waste a little bit of his time yeah did i did i gain a little piece of mind did you think did you think that i’d wait on his dime dear basil i’m the bitch and i thought he was mine hot shit and you’re too hot to handle calm grip and now you’re ready for metal offspring and you’re deciding to keep them it’s the only thing that keeps me from leavin’ but it’s love it’s quarrel and keep them around til you die but God he walks where my nerves end it’s the only thing that keeps me from leaving
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Typical Honey 04:26
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don’t you worry ‘bout a thing i’m just another type of dream-girl don’t you worry ‘bout your dreams they come and go and then you die, boy but can you teach me how to rock n roll? can you teach me or can i teach you? don’t you worry ‘bout a ring i’m just another type of homegirl don’t you worry ‘bout your heart i’m your typical honey but can i make you feel like yourself? all i know is all i can do but time can’t kill you jane pain in your bones screaming run away, i don’t care if he stays time can’t bleed by itself stuck in reverse yeah it’s my turn don’t you worry ‘bout your mind it’s all in time until your teeth ache baby don’t you worry ‘bout a rhyme i’m queen of nothing but can you die and still live a life? it’s counting crows in the living room that you knew forget what you knew it’s the man you thought you knew the girl you think is God it’s that itch inside your wall but time can’t kill you jane punch in the gut it’s the same day fuck your deep regrets can you relate on our first date? don’t you worry ‘bout a thing i’m just another type of dream-girl
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Tung 05:50
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suck succubus sack me closer to the moon 'til dawn i’m aquarius i’m a selfish 22 call me sweetheart in your room call me devil when i leave call me baby you know you’re the only one it’s alright if you leave it’s the face that you make when you don’t think twice in the dream that you fight take your time it’s the pain that you take when you dance through gloom in the place that you move hey can you tell me when i’m s’posed to arrive? but hey can you tell me it’s no big surprise hey can you tell me when i’m supposed to die? but hey can you tell me it’s gonna be alright but hey can you tell me when i'm s'posed to arrive but hey can you tell me it’s no big surprise it’s alright if you leave it’s the face that you make when you don’t think twice In the dream that you fight it’s alright if you bleed it’s your face that i read when we talk in tongues to the one we can’t love
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S4L 04:50
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Song For Longing: don’t you think we’ve slept enough alone i don’t want to hand you keys and walk home but don’t you want to figure out who we are don’t you want to know who we can be without me but couldn’t you see couldn’t you see why couldn’t we have figured out how to fucking sleep in a queen bed honey couldn’t you wait up until i came home on sundays but couldn’t you see couldn’t you see couldn’t you have seen that i’m the soul that you seek it’s funny i’ll search around and so will you it’s funny oh yeah i knew it from the interview, the interview but oh oh it’s burnt thighs for baby but oh oh forbidden fruits in the breakroom but oh oh can you advise me to be someone i hated can you sympathize can you read my mind i’m jaded but couldn’t you care couldn’t you care couldn’t you have wallowed in the scent of my hair that you swallowed up couldn’t you see couldn’t you see couldn’t you have sunken in the rest of your teeth oh i’m looking for the one that can weep i’m the son that my mother couldn’t keep but oh oh it’s burnt thighs for baby but oh oh forbidden fruits in the breakroom but oh oh can you advise me to be someone i hated can you sympathize can you read my mind i’m jaded
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Scorpion 05:36
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Hold once, count twice It’s written in your pocket now Tell me what you’re thinking, say it to the state No money, stay running No sudden movements Scorpions build from underground Ah, you’re selling all my time human Hades sway my mind Gold sinks faster than pink As devolution steals ahead Who stole my cavernous soul? We carbon copies Evaporated ladies lectures turn the grey up Run back the tapes let’s watch him light it up You’re selling all my time Human Hades sway my mind Call me sweet Tell him he’s a loser you know everything to say to lose her Phone my girl in question And line up, line up Hold once, count twice It’s written in your pocket now Tell me what you’re thinking Say it to my face babe i’m not solely the lonely your conquest i slither in the room i’m not solely your rhythm contessa i scowl at the moon but babe can you hear me i’m not like the other girls i’m queen, undeserving i scowl at the sins of the groove i’m not the only kind of girl who leaves you space inside my bed i’m not the only kind of filth i’ve created in my head Hold once, count twice It’s written in your pocket now Tell me what you’re thinking Say it to my face Gold sinks faster than pink As devolution steals ahead Who stole my cavernous soul?
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Culdesac Child 06:46
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eucharist salt on the axe wound casual sunday baptize me first i feel shame i feel lame i feel gay and it’s mirepoix monday it’s not so bad murder in the bedroom curse in my head i’m the culdesac child mother on the freeway blinded by bleach and there’s nothing on the TV but it’s too late to start caring it’s the times that we’re not sharing i’m the cool kid that i’m dreading to see in the mirror i’m not lost but baby i’m not there i’ve not forgot but baby i’m still not there but girl i know you’re hungry for yourself but can you wait 'til it’s leap year and boy i know you’re wasted on my love but can you stay when i cry i was born to be mild but nothing ever felt right fourteen and firewood is there anyone feeling sick tonight? but it’s too close to start caring it’s the others mom who keep sharing i’m the weakling the red herring you thought you’d ignored i’m not that kind but i can do a little more than the next guy i’m not that guy but i can do a little more on the next try die with me die with me i’m done looking around i’m done looking around cry with me cry with me I’m done looking around i’m done looking around
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Sunken Angel 10:51
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hey could you be could you be sunken angel i know that i’m queen queen of the seeing eye dogs running through your park running through danger running through your mind and i’m in too deep but can you step inside my mood the MPR that’s filled with gloom you’re silent gold can you talk can you see it in my eyes when you say that i’m glowing? but hey could you be could you be the sunken angel i know that it seems seems like i’m part of your church i’ll try to keep up when the clouds open up yeah i am birdman but color my hair and my psyche might change God can you hear me? but could you be the sunken angel i am holding out my cigarettes gone cold i am desperate i am pathos come and get your middle of the morning free menthols but hey could you be could you be sunken angel i know that i’m queen queen of the seeing eye dogs running through your park running through danger running through your mind and i’m in too deep but hey could you be could you be the sunken angel i know that it seems seems like i’m part of your church i’ll try to keep up when the clouds open up yeah i am birdman but color my hair and my psyche might change God can you hear me? but could you be the sunken angel i am holding out my cigarettes gone cold i am desperate i am pathos come and get your middle of the morning free menthols i am golden like your bread crust i am weakness, i am mundane i am basic, call me what you want bitch i am baggage, can you claim me on the dance floor? i am serpent call me succubus can you hear me God? I am waiting outside can you hear me God? i am Margaret can you hear my God? i am waiting outside i am serpent call me succubus i am basil call me what you want bitch can you hear me God? i am waiting outside yeah can you hear me God? i am Margaret i’m rolling with the punches but i still think that you’re mad at me lucky 26 kids come and get your latch-keys I’m only 27 i don’t want any kids this one’s for you man can you finally stop worrying? this one’s for you man what the fuck were you thinking? so tell me won’t you tell me won’t you tell me won’t you tell me won’t you tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me yeah could you be the sunken angel i am holding out my cigarettes gone cold i am desperate i am pathos come and get your middle of the morning free menthols
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Past 05:23
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step forward in my path makes you cry when i bring up my past you think i dwell you think i wallow but can i sing these pills i’ve swallowed i’m here and i’m stepping on the past look me in the eye i’m a product of my shadow please don’t call it a weird pleasure i’m just bleeding out a time you think i dwell go dive off the deep end but i think it’s love you called you cared so baby see i’m not trying to scare you lie to you yeah i’m here and i’m stepping on the past look me in the heart i’m as open as your window was that night last night it’s goodbye tough time girl goodbye dark blue world you think i dwell you think i wallow but can i sing these pills i’ve swallowed Please don’t call it a weird pleasure I’m just bleeding out a time But I’m here and i’m stepping on the past look me in the eye i’m a product of my shadow please don’t call it a weird pleasure i’m just bleeding out a time you think i dwell go dive off the deep end but i think it’s love you called you cared so baby see i’m not trying to scare you lie to you yeah i’m here and i’m stepping on the past look me in the heart i’m as open as your window was that night last night it’s goodbye tough time girl goodbye dark blue world you think i dwell you think i wallow but can i sing these pills i've swallowed

about

Formerly the moniker for singer-songwriter Kadie DiCarlo’s solo act, Jagged Jein the band formed when DiCarlo moved to Long Beach in 2016 and began working with percussionist Joey Mulock. The two-person act grew to three, then four, then five, as Emi Allen (piano, guitar, vocals), Scott Smith (bass) and Cullen Griffin (guitar) came aboard over the next three years.

The majority of the band’s debut LP, “Typical Honey” was written by DiCarlo between 2018 and 2020. This was a time during which the singer was going through personal struggles with romantic relationships and her own mental health, while simultaneously taking a larger look at learned, internalized misogyny and societal stigmas against mental illness.

One time travels across this album, winding through several years thematically and several decades sonically before arriving back in the present by the end. The opening song “Dear Basil” yanks us into nostalgia with its dance-punk vibe. DiCarlo’s vocals on the proceeding title track drip with an intoxicating blend of Patti Smith, Kate Bush and Neil Young, while the sonic landscape delivers a powerful, unapologetic psych rock appeal.

When Griffin became the band's lead guitarist in 2020, they began working Jazz elements into their meandering song structures. This is apparent as the album progresses. Allen evokes a trip-hoppy version of Esperanza Spalding during her potent vocal opening to “Scorpion,” before we are dropped into a dissonant cavern, where upon landing we hear a spaced-out solo and cacophonous howls from DiCarlo.

Jagged Jein’s versatility is on display throughout the album. Allen moves back and forth between piano and rhythm guitar, and pivots to bass on the Smith-written “Tung,” while he shifts to guitar. DiCarlo plays piano on “Scorpion” and “Dear Basil,” and accompanies Griffin on guitar for “Typical Honey” and “Song 4 Longing.”

On “Sunken Angel,” the album’s 10-minute climax and penultimate track, the band’s unique blend of earnest genre homage and free-form rule breaking is on full display. DiCarlo shows us everything she can do with her voice, from high peaks to a post-punk monotone delivery that verges on dialog. Eventually, we reach a frantic guitar and drum bridge in which DiCarlo’s punky anger takes her voice to a place that can only be described as that of the song’s subject; a sunken angel.

The closing track, “Past,” features the most contemporary sounds on the album, while DiCarlo comes to a not-perfect peace with it all, which is all we can ever do. “I’m just bleeding out of time / but I’m here, and I’m stepping on my past / look me in the eye, I’m a product of my shadow.”

-Simon Cherin-Gordon (twitter: @simoncgo)

credits

released July 29, 2021

Cullen Griffin: electric guitar, rhythm guitar
Emi Allen: rhythm guitar, bass, keys, vocals
Joey Mulock: drums
Kadie DiCarlo: vocals, keys, rhythm guitar
Scott Smith: bass, rhythm guitar

Album Cover Art: Ben Kadie
Recorded by Paul Grasham Devero Sound Experience, Long Beach, CA
Guitar & Keys on 'Dear Basil' Recorded by Nick May, Long Beach, CA
Mixed by Nick May
Mastered by Azimuth Mastering

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Coming off a lineup change after 2021’s Typical Honey LP, Long Beach CA’s Jagged Jein is back with a new record. Their new EP “Pith & The Peel”, coming out digitally and limited cassette via Michigan-based, Setterwind Records, is a vitalizing, four song model of the band’s dynamics and a glimpse into their sonic evolution. ... more

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