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Riff: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – “Hot Coals”

Nov 17, 2015

Hot coals laying on my motorcade/Jewelry gone, eyes still blue/Thin memories in love with you, my hoary fire/In love with you

from Hot Coals lyrics by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Ebert’s Polyphonic Johnny & June project is now without its distinct female lead in Jade Castrinos (amid rumors that, despite their sappy hit “Home”, Castrinos and Ebert loathed each other). Despite the warnings to “stay the fuck out my sight,” this shuffling, jazz-brushes-and-PinkFloyd-chords ditty draws you in for all seven jamming minutes with more subtlety than their previous material.

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.

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