one tiny tomb

you got outfoxed
you never learned
how to lie like me

silent
becoming
stilling the sadness

thistle stuck throat
white pastures cut with barbed wire

teaching yourself not to be the wanderer,
the seeker

but slowly

gathering the fabric
slowly under the table
tasting it with your fingers
under that immutable oak
tempting it with a tease, the gentle pull, temptation of the never pulled-off party trick
but wouldn't the place look great
in flames

you knew what this stone was for.

encasing yourself
in hushed
and whispering wonders

to forge your tomb under the covers

well i'll tell you what you reckless despot

silence knows what speaking is for.

Under Byen

This band is so fuckin amazing I can't believe more people haven't heard of them. It's lonely out here.

Anyway, Under Byen is releasing their latest album, Alt Er Tabt in April, and the great people over at Stereogum gave an update and the video for the title track, which is fuckin amazing. You can view Under Byen's "Alt Er Tabt" video here.

I caught them when they came through LA at the Knitting Factory and it was, to say the least, a pretty inspired show. Any band that includes playing the saw, electrically, is at least worth checking out. They were amazing.

My review for LA Record of Under Byen.