Sense Sensibility - Andrew Jackson Jihad
earnesty and clarity
those wonderful mentalities of decent positivity are all that we can scribe but misery and poverty they follow me and my family and though it seems that i can't win i think i have to try everyone's afraid of me they'll never see that we all bleed the same damn blood each night so you'll go your way and i'll go mine i hope we meet later on down the line sense and sensibility and peaceful productivity a pretty girl with broken wings is all that i desire but there's so much hostility in all the things surrounding me the awful glow of enmity is trying to stop me shine so i try to look inwardly at all the things inside of me but sodomy and buggery keep bubbling to the top so you'll go forward and i'll go back i hope we catch up with each other on the track and i've been thinking awkwardly about the things that are holy like Jesus, Joseph, and Mary and Mary Magdalene and even theoretically i don't think i could ever see the perfect human being Jesus lived without sin so you'll go upward and i'll go down you'll go upward and i'll go down you'll go upward and i'll go down i'll see you in hell when we die |
Andrew Jackson Jihad was formed after its original drummer, Justin James White, approached Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty, who had just left Rodan (not theRodan of Kentucky fame) and The Sub-Standards. Since then, many significant Arizona musicians have sat in with the remaining duo of Sean and Ben, including John de la Cruz of Fatigo and ROAR's Owen Evans. Kepi Ghoulie of the Groovie Ghoulies whistled for them in a playing of the song "Sense, Sensibility". Dylan Cook of Partners In 818 also plays mandolin regularly with the band. The constantly shifting lineup results in wide-ranging sonic textures both live and on record.[1]
Andrew Jackson Jihad has obtained much coverage for their lyricism, which often covers themes of social anxiety, poverty, humanity, religion, existentialism, and politics,[2] as well as "serial killers, cigarettes, child abuse, and a vengeful Jesus".[3] They were also the subject of controversy in an issue of HeartattaCk regarding their song "I Love You," which is narrated by a character who "smoke[s] crystal meth", refers to a woman as a "stupid cunt" and "laugh[s] at retards."[4]However, they were not mentioned by name in the article. On April 15, 2006, the band played as part of the 2006 New Times Music Showcase, nominated for Best Americana Band, and won a Best of Phoenix award later that year.[5] Besides their local shows, where they have become arguably the most prominent representative in Arizona of the DIY ethic, they have also toured in clubs and basements across the Western United States,[6] appearing at such venues as the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, CA. One show in Kimberly, Idaho saw the band in a cowboy bar.[7] They released a split with Ghost Mice on Plan-It-X-Records in 2007. Following this, Asian Man Records issued their second full-length album on September 11, 2007.[8][9] Their new 2012 album, entitled "Knife Man", was released on September 6 to everyone who pre-ordered, and September 20 to the general public, by Asian Man Records.[10] The band's lyrics often feature social commentary and provocative language, such as in "Personal Space Invader,"[11] which urges the listener to be kind to others and not use cocaine, and in "People II: The Reckoning," they state everyone has "child pornographers and cannibals" living in their hearts, and heads. [12] -wikipedia |