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Don't Let the Fascists Drag you Down

from The Great Fandango by Dustbowl

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    Dustbowl built their own flavor of Americana & Alt. Country-Rock: “Mother – Earth Rock” as they called their new “Great Fandango” album.
    “The Great Fandango” is the new Dustbowl’s album (May 2016). The band tried to made the watertight case for their music as an art form in itself. At a time when all local undeground music was stringently manufactured, these guitar-driven melodies and those Americana-produced whorls of sound proved that untried ground was not only the most fertile stuff, but also the most viable. It defined the past and - for good and ill - gave Dustbowl all its airs and graces.
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lyrics

Don’t Let the Fascists Drag You Down

I came down to this junction
I saw a pale light at the lane
And the men at the paper box pray
To Saint- Peter under a ceiling of rain

I saw a ghost from December ‘44
And a blackbird flew over its shoulder
As it was risin’ from the wrecks
I saw Judas and a cross-eyed soldier

I know times are hard to get around
So don’t let the bad men drag you down

I love the softness in your hands
And I’m happy just to see you smile
Ain’t got no steady gun to hold
Just a second of justice to walk a mile

I know times are hard to get around
So don’t let the bad men drag you down
I know times are hard to get around
So don’t let the fascists drag you down

credits

from The Great Fandango, released May 7, 2016
Panos Birbas: Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Nick Fysakis: Lead & Rhythm Electric Guitar
John “Hardy” Houstoulakis: Pedal Steel
Mike Dremetsikas: Rhythm Electric Guitar
Lydia Grammatikou: Bass
Giotis Petrelis “The Shoeshine Boy”: Drums
Panos Priftis - Backing Vocals
Written by Nick Fysakis

Produced by John “Hardy” Houstoulakis

Recorded at Vaggelis Kyriazis Studios (Sept. / Oct. 2015)
Mixed by John “Hardy” Houstoulakis & Thanos Kaleas at Vaggelis Kyriazis Studios
(Nov. 2015 / Jan. 2016)
Sound Engineer: Thanos Kaleas
Mastered at Sweet Spot Productions Mastering Studios by Yannis Christodoulatos

Cover Paint: “The Consumer” by Dimitris Papastamos
Artwork: Lydia Grammatikou
Photography: Pavlos Fysakis (Andreas Pliatsikas & Vaggelis Tatsis)

Special thanks to George Petratos & Alex Kalofolias.

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BUCKETFULL OF BRAINS / JEREMY GLUCK (THE BARRACUDAS):
" It is an esoteric elegy of sentiments that draws us "down" with them, and signifies that the only catharsis, the one way road for Dustbowl comes from the earth…”

ALT. COUNTRY FORUM NL:
"Their music has something charming, magical"
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