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Standard Family Size

by The Lancasters

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    This is the vinyl of Standard Family Size LP, a 180 grams beauty that comes with lyrics and credits poster you can collect. It features our 13 rocking tracks you will never want to stop blasting from your record player.

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1.
Call me Joey, Son of seven bolts and a devil, fallen to the floor. I wear the best silk suits in Kentucky, no ice cubes in my bourbon. Look at the sky, Look at my blue eyes. You are under my roof, Pay no attention to the deer head on the wall. Look at the sky, It might be smaller but I’m keeping everything greased, while the world cares about the sea. Look at my scars I’m not joking, You little punk, How lucky do you feel? Anyone can have a curse, I will teach you which amulet to choose. I believe in the light of the city in the desert, known as the money church. Look at the sky, Look at my blue eyes. You are under my roof, Pay no attention to the deer head on the wall. Look at my scars I’m not joking, You little punk, How
2.
The Runner 03:12
I run fast like the wind On the sidewalk of this latrine. Someone’s on my trails, Someone’s starting to sound out of breath I am the alarm genius You all look blind to me! I am the dusk intruder And you are the sleepy ones! How fun is it? How fast am I? How many fools round here, Look at the Runner. I am the door lock lover You all look deaf to me! I am the creepy mask maker And you are the frightened ones! How fun is it? How fast am I? How many fools around here. Look at the runner coming down, Look at the runner coming down to town. Any cigarette round here? Can I use your car? God bless
3.
Little Suzie 04:45
On the wings of a pink Lincoln We kept fluttering around There’s an angel on my shoulder He told me to get up right now I was running out of fears, but what does it really matter now? Also suffered from vertigo, But what does it really matter now? The day I was born, It was rainy. Since that leaden life began, The Sun always dressed dark. Shapes lose all their own meaning Bridges cross a flooded sky. From wherever you will come, your direction will be only one! The one who created death, Now lights up my darkest day. Remember me on that bench Lulled by the cold. My star will burn forever driving fast! My star will burn forever through the sky! The day I was born, It was rainy. Since that leaden life began, The Sun always dressed dark.
4.
Magic James 03:32
Magic James, tell us everything About weed Magic James, show us the path We want to sow Our dreams! You must leave your malice Out of the garden You’re not going to raise a dickweed Someone once said “Don’t be hasty, let nature take its course” But it seems you didn’t get it! Magic James, shall we gaze at the leaves? Magic James, Sunlight’s always changing! You must leave the football league Out of your garden You’re not going to raise a dickweed Someone once said "Don’t be hasty, let the seasons change" But it seems you didn’t get it!
5.
Isaiah 03:17
So many years ago My name was written in stone, My uncle Levi he loves to recount. Cars made of steel roared in the courtyard, while women walked around showing their hairdos. I still couldn’t separate the waters but I was already working on miracles Nicer noses than mine Waiting for my powerful fist. Isaiah you are the chosen one, Please turn water into wine. Isaiah girls crave your finger, the fastest one on every kind of trigger. I’ve never waited for the traitors at the door. I was so good at flushing them out, You want me to explain how to do it? Just by knowing where the beer’s real shit. Isaiah you are the chosen one, Please turn water into wine. Isaiah girls crave your finger, the fastest one on every kind of trigger.
6.
Odessa 04:37
She wants to take you to the basement Where she plays her magic tricks With the right hand she caresses you on the head, with the left one She puts poison in your mouth! With the left one She puts poison in your mouth! When the streets are empty, Everyone feels safe Wicked drops of death Are driving this town mad That’s all right! That’s all right! That’s all right! Can’t you see?! Mighty woman, Curse of mankind! From the slums very end to the tip St. Paul’s church Everyone knows they shouldn’t trust A couple of eyes just like her ones. Would you bet on it? You want to die! Would you bet on it? You want to die!
7.
Kaigenrei 03:25
She wants to take you to the basement Where she plays her magic tricks With the right hand she caresses you on the head, with the left one She puts poison in your mouth! With the left one She puts poison in your mouth! When the streets are empty, Everyone feels safe Wicked drops of death Are driving this town mad That’s all right! That’s all right! That’s all right! Can’t you see?! Mighty woman, Curse of mankind! From the slums very end to the tip St. Paul’s church Everyone knows they shouldn’t trust A couple of eyes just like her ones. Would you bet on it? You want to die! Would you bet on it? You want to die!
8.
Fired 02:25
Are you sure that this roof will hold up as it should? Standing inside this oil vat I can’t move any faster Will you help a man in need or you will run away? Sweat drips into my eyes, making this fool blind! Driving on the way home, Feeling all these broken bones. Nothing excites me anymore, Not even what should cheer me up! I feel safe in the restroom where my colleagues conspire. No door can stay closed round here, No one can really hide. You won’t help a man in need always blaming the weakest. Driving on the way home, With a termination letter. Nothing excites me anymore, Not even what I called love! I’ll find another way to die closer to home.
9.
Buy 04:09
The faster you run The cheaper you buy Beautiful misshapen faces please, help me to choose the right thing. Grated surrender in vacuum bags, ready to garnish all my dreams. Feeling some pressure in my head, Now I cannot remember the count. This dented cart survived in battles leads me to the next zesty whim. I am the saleswoman, how can I help you? Pull the lucky ticket right from my back. Ohhhh! Under the full moon at night Manager’s soul haunts the long shelves. Auntie knows it, she has to bring her blessed rosary to buy some cheese. How can I get out of here? The ice cream machine is about to begin its sad display Beasts from hell show themselves before the coldest season. They pick the moron squeezing his head tampering with their so-called threats.
10.
Liza 02:32
Liza travels by the mountains Liza drives her hippie tank Liza middle finger facing the mirror I sense who’s about to whiz by Liza, goddess of the wild. Liza! Liza! Liza my tobacco princess Lisa guide me along the path Liza! Liza! Let’s stop at a fast food to recharge our pent-up anger in the right way. No cops around, I only see shotguns.
11.
I was born on a cold night, The desert lies surrounding my home. Not a comet but a cannonball announced my coming. Seven symbols carved in stone, Seven souls of the past. Playing with a slingshot I noticed them, but I didn’t understand. I feel right. I feel right. they gave me all their fury in exchange for bread and water. I feel right. I feel right. I convinced three hundred people that what they had was worth nothing The road to power is tough enough to turn you into a rock. I hummed a quiet mantra, knowing I’d be the eighth notch. Now I clearly see the firebird landing on the tip of my nose. I see the sacred firebird As it turns me into a statue.
12.
I feel so good (That) I don’t want to sleep Tough dude White hat When you play so dirty, play so dirty, Play that fucking red six. Oh you hit me, you have just bagged a grand. When you play so dirty, play so dirty, Play again, then again. When you played that ace you won a punch right in your face. So, you see the wheel turns Don’t move, empty your piggy. Well I don’t play dirty, I play smart! I play fair! Oh you’re crying, have a nice scotch to dry your eyes. Well I don’t play dirty, I play smart! Lady Luck is on my side. Whenever I call her, she she comes in a blast. Stars, you look so nice Tonight I’ll stay to make some love I’ll roll the dice to get what I need, then God himself will pay the bill.
13.
Galileo 04:25
I sacrificed time and my eyesight to rot in a muddy cell, Now the shadows don’t move anymore. It wasn’t ideas that got me in trouble, Rather the threat that dream posed to empires. There, far in the future, eyes will peek through giant lenses. Taking pictures of stars, or otherwise to spot an ant. There, far in the future, The one who knows will be heard, but the future’s too late, And my youth’s gone. As old kindness teaches, I’ve returned the keys. My body is weak enough to retreat. There, far in the future, eyes will peek through giant lenses. Taking pictures of stars, or otherwise to spot an ant. There, far in the future, The one who knows will be heard, but te future’s too late, And my youth’s gone.

about

This album's topic moves between several personalities descriptions who we wanted to focus on. Liza, Izaiah, Little Suzie, the burglar in The Runner, Odessa the seer, a worker in Fired and so on. The concept itself is full of controversial and hilarious meanings which bring the bad of each of these characters into the shape of a social nucleus, as if it was a family with thirteen members, not that standard size at all.
At the very beginning of the LP the journey starts with the most optimistic character speaks through the lyrics strong as it appears in No ice cubes in my bourbon (Joey). It all ends up with the last and most vexed genius Galileo, pushed to abjure by who need to keep people in fear suitable for government control over society.

credits

released March 10, 2023

Written and composed by The Lancasters - The Hut Studio (Castelnuovo di Asola, MN) 2021
Produced and mixed by Davide Chiari and Stefano Vanoni (a.k.a. Centuries Reverb - Revolver Mastering)
Mastered by Revolver Mastering
Official B&W photo shooting (cover & web) by Federico Trivella
Vinyl print and distribution by TRJ Records
Digital distribution and management by Retrovox Records.
Vinyl production collaborator: Giancarlo Bolther (a.k.a. Rock Impressions)

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Dave - vox+guitar
Khoti - vox+guitar
Steve - bass
Fred - drums

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