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The Last Woman

by Lark

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    Lark - The Last Woman.
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    Ava Bielik-Backing Vox on Nothing, Robert Hall-Violin on Dowdy, Jon Riley-Bass on Mr Choo Choo & Nothing, Joe Ryan-Drums on Nightclub, Nothing & Way out west.
    Art: Front-Caterina Lewis. Back-Kirsty Harris. Disc-Dale Mcneil. Photographs by Lydia Whitmore
    Mastered by Bear Bites Horse Studios. Everything Else-Karl Bielik
    www.karlbielik.com LARK006LP. All rights Standard Lamp Records 2018

    languagefallpleasurewallcircussmokebeautyjoke

    Dowdy
    Kneel and serve
    John Berger’s wild shirt
    Lady Veronique
    Broken
    Way out west

    Nightclub
    Bleaching out
    Nothing
    One step
    Here for you
    Mr Choo Choo

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    Lark - The Last Woman
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    Ava Bielik-Backing Vox on Nothing, Robert Hall-Violin on Dowdy, Jon Riley-Bass on Mr Choo Choo & Nothing, Joe Ryan-Drums on Nightclub, Nothing & Way out west.
    Art: Front-Caterina Lewis. Back-Kirsty Harris. Disc-Dale Mcneil. Photographs by Lydia Whitmore
    Mastered by Bear Bites Horse Studios. Everything Else-Karl Bielik
    www.karlbielik.com LARK006LP. All rights Standard Lamp Records 2018

    languagefallpleasurewallcircussmokebeautyjoke

    Dowdy
    Kneel and serve
    John Berger’s wild shirt
    Lady Veronique
    Broken
    Way out west

    Nightclub
    Bleaching out
    Nothing
    One step
    Here for you
    Mr Choo Choo

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    Lark - The Last Woman.

    12" Vinyl or CD - Limited Edition of 30 comes with original 20x13cms painting on paper, selected and signed by the artist. The album comes in a hard plastic sleeve with LARK handsprayed on the card envelope with free UK mailing.

    Ava Bielik-Backing Vox on Nothing, Robert Hall-Violin on Dowdy, Jon Riley-Bass on Mr Choo Choo & Nothing, Joe Ryan-Drums on Nightclub, Nothing & Way out west.
    Art: Front-Caterina Lewis. Back-Kirsty Harris. Disc-Dale Mcneil. Photographs by Lydia Whitmore
    Mastered by Bear Bites Horse Studios. Everything Else-Karl Bielik
    www.karlbielik.com LARK006LP. All rights Standard Lamp Records 2018

    languagefallpleasurewallcircussmokebeautyjoke

    Dowdy
    Kneel and serve
    John Berger’s wild shirt
    Lady Veronique
    Broken
    Way out west

    Nightclub
    Bleaching out
    Nothing
    One step
    Here for you
    Mr Choo Choo

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Last Woman via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 3 days

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1.
Dowdy 03:48
DOWDY. KB 2017-18 IN THIS SMALL LIFE THE WINDOWS SHAKING A BROKEN SURFACE ALL COLOUR IS BURNING BLUE YOU KNOW ME TOO WELL YOU TOOK THE BAIT AND THEN YOU DRAGGED US DOWN WE’RE GOING DOWN WE’RE GOING DOWN THE DAY IS TURNING THE BEAST YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE YOU KNOW WHERE THIS ENDS YOU KNOW WHERE THAT ENDS THE LIGHTS OUT WE SIT IN THE DARK NOW THE DAY TURNING THE BEAST YEARNING FOR SOME LOVE SOME TOUCH SOME LOVE THE FIRST MAN THE FIRST WOMAN A MAN A WOMAN AND SOMETHING YOU RUST SLOWLY THE PLAY IS LONELY YOU’RE NAILED DOWN AND YOU CAN NOT GO NOW ITS ACT ONE ITS ACT TWO MAN WOMAN MAN WOMAN MAN WOMAN MAN WOMAN
2.
KNEEL AND SERVE KB 2010-12 WELL HE WILL KNEEL AND SERVE YOU HE WILL EVER PRAISE YOU HE IS ALL THAT IS YOU BREAKING ROCKS TO FEED YOU BASKING IN WHAT BLEEDS TRUE WHERE WILL THIS ASCEND TO BABE HIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU BABE HIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU THEY’RE SPLITTING ATOMS IN TWO MARK HIS ARMS WITH TATTOOS OVER COALS WITHOUT SHOES WITHOUT HER THERE’S NO NEWS PAINT HIS EYELIDS IN GLUE LIVE IN DARKNESS FOR YOU TAKE THE STAND AS ACCUSED BABE THIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU THIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU THIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU THIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU THIS HEART IT NEEDS YOU
3.
JOHN BERGER’S WILD SHIRT. KB 2017-18 L-L-LAUGHTER OF THE BROKEN MAN READ AND SMOKE AND PAINT AND READ AND SMOKE AND PAINT AN AUDIENCE OF NO-ONE SEE ME, WRITE ABOUT ME THE FAILING GLIMPSER THE FADING GLIMPSER THE LIGHTS FADING TO RED LEAVE A DIRTY TRACK WATCH THE TELEVISION I THOUGHT I WAS A WOMAN PUT BLUE SHIT IN THE BRANCHES LET THE EXPLAINERS EXPLAIN THE EXPLAINERS EXPLAIN IT’S A STILL LIFE IT’S A STILL, STILL LIFE THIS SUBLIME TECHNIQUE FADES DOWN THERE WITH THE OBJECT OF ISOLATION OBJECT OF ISOLATION TORN FROM THE FRUIT TREE ITS TORN FROM THE FRUIT TREE PLACE YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EYES THE PILGRIMMAGE IS OVER CONSIDER WHAT I ARRANGE JOHN BERGER’S WILD SHIRT JOHN BERGER’S WILD SHIRT LARGE SHIPS SAIL IN SMALL OCEAN LARGE SHIPS SAIL IN SMALL OCEAN FOOTPRINTS OF THE SAD BLINDED BY SWOLLEN WORDS BLINDED BY SWOLLEN WORDS THE EXIT SIGN BEAMS BRIGHT THE FRONT ROW SMELLS OF FRUIT THE FRONT ROW SMELLS OF FRUIT TRACING OUT NEW LINES ON PAPER TRACING OUT NEW LINES ON PAPER THOUGHTS LIKE AN AMERICAN YOU THINK LIKE AN AMERICAN YOU THINK LIKE AN AMERICAN NUMBERS ON YOUR EYEBALLS, NUMBERS TITLES ROLLING OVER GREEN HILLS GREEN HILLS ROLLING OVER THE TITLES THE GAME IS WHAT IT IS THE GAME IS WHAT IT IS THE GAME IS WHAT IT IS FLUTTERING, STUTTERING, FALLING THOSE VERY RICH HOURS THOSE VERY RICH AUTOMATIC DRAWINGS NUMBER ONE, NUMBER ONE FISH, FISH FLOPPING IN THE CAR PARK TAKE IT TO THE VICTOR TAKE IT TO THE EMPEROR TOO OLD TO RUN FROM THE WAR MONEY IN A WHITE ENVELOPE BLACK DESK, WHITE PAPER BLACK DESK, WHITE PAPER THICK GLASS AND NO TOUCHING SELLING IDEAS TO THE OLD THEY DON’T PLANT THEMSELVES TALKING SPORT AT THE BAR MOTHERS FILL THE SKY MOTHERS FILL THE SKY A GIFT HORSE WITH NO MOUTH A GIFT HORSE WITH NO MOUTH ANIMAL SKIN PULLED BACK VOTES IN A RIGGED ELECTION DUST IS UNDERNEATH THE SHEET DUST IS UNDERNEATH THE SHEET
4.
LADY VERONIQUE KB 2011-18 A-LADY VERONIQUE I BRUSHED THE TEARS FROM YOUR CHEEK A SUFFOCATED LOVE SIX MINUTES WITH YOU COULD PUT ME ABOVE WELL IT’S A FINGER OF SPEECH A REVERIE FOR THE SOLITARY MAN A-MOMMA GOT THE BLUES, YOUR FIRE, YOUR FIRE WILL BURN YOU IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY ONE FINE MORNING, ONE FINE MORNING MUMMY I WAS A GENTLEMAN OF THE RAT RACE THE TOP TWENTY ALL OVER MY FACE I PICK UP THE SWORD AND WATCH ME FALL POSTCARD FROM THE HEDGE A NURSERY RHYME FROM UNCLE PETER SAID FROM UNCLE PETER SAID HE DROVE PAST THE DEPOT IN HIS ZODIAC PAST THE GIANT BUTCHERS, PAST THE, PAST THE...TRACK WELL HE’S A-HOMESICK FOR MUSIC, HE’S HOMESICK FOR MUSIC IT’S THE PRELUDE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS THE SHADOWS ARE TEACHING ME, TO STAY IN AND STAY IN WITH LADY VERONIQUE A-LADY VERONIQUE AH AH AH AH LADY VERONIQUE I BRUSH THE TEARS FROM YOUR CHEEK I BRUSH THE CHEERS, I BRUSH THE FEARS
5.
Broken 03:08
6.
Way out West 03:22
7.
Nightclub 03:32
NIGHTCLUB KB 2017-18 THE LINES ARE SCRAPED ON TO THE FLOOR THE EXIT SIGN BEAMS BRIGHT THE TRUTH IS TOO FAR AWAY YOU CAN’T PALY OUT TONIGHT A GAME IS WHAT IT IS A GAME IS WHAT IT IS A GAME IS WHAT IT IS WE’RE SLIPPING UNDER WE’RE STUMBLING OUTTA WE’RE FALLING DOWN ALRIGHT THE HOMELESS IN THE CAR PARK THE BALLAD OF THE BROKEN MAN THE LIGHTS ARE FADING DOWN TO RED THE FAILING GLIMPSER SAID WRONG WORDS, RIGHT PAPERS KEEP TALKING SPORTS AT THE BAR THE MEN X 3 THERE’S SOMEONE UNDER THAT SHEET THERE’S SOMEONE UNDER THAT SHEET AUTOMATIC HOURS IN THESE AUTOMATIC DAYS A GAME IS WHAT IT IS AND A GAME IS WHAT IT IS TO THEM X 3
8.
BLEACHING OUT KB 2010-18 IT’S RAINING DOWN HARD ON YOU THE LATEST STITCHES HAVE COME UNGLUED THE FILTHY WINDOW AND ITS SICKLY VIEW BLEACHING OUT MY LOVE FOR YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU I HAVE SUSPICION I’M BEING SCREWED I SERVED MY TIME, I PAID MY DUES I AM THE VICTIM OF MY OWN ABUSE I SWAPPED THE CHAIR, FOR THE NOOSE FOR THE NOOSE FOR THE NOOSE FOR THE NOOSE I SLIPPED OUTSIDE, I’M ON THE JUICE I REPENT NOW LICK MY FAVOURITE BRUISE THE COLOUR RED, THE COLOUR BLUE IT’S A COMING, AFTER YOU AFTER YOU AFTER YOU AFTER YOU THE FILTHY WINDOW, ITS SICKLY VIEW BLEACHING OUT MY LOVE FOR YOU THE FILTHY WINDOW AND ITS SICKLY VIEW BLEACHING OUT MY LOVE FOR YOU YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU MY LOVE FOR YOU
9.
Nothing 02:08
NOTHING THE TV BLASTING SOMEONE IS FALLING LIKE A PLANE FROM THE SKY THE ROOM NEEDS CLEANING FROM THE NOTHING THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND NOTHING, ALMOST NOTHING THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND ALMOST NOTHING ALMOST NOTHING THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEHIND
10.
One Step 05:02
ONE STEP ONE STEP INTO A LANGUAGE ONE STEP INTO A FALL ONE STEP INTO A PLEASURE ONE STEP HITTING A WALL ONE STEP INTO A WOMAN ONE STEP INTO A FIGHT ONE STEP INTO A LIAR ONE STEP LOSING YOUR SIGHT ONE STEP UP TO MONEY ONE STEP UP TO CLASS ONE STEP UP TO LAUGHTER ONE STEP DRAINING LARGE GLASS ONE STEP NEAR JUSTICE ONE STEP NEAR NIGHT ONE STEP NEAR CARDBOARD ONE STEP IS TOO FAR RIGHT ONE STEP HIT THE WIND ONE STEP HIT THE RAIN ONE STEP HIT THE BOTTLE ONE STEP AGAIN AND AGAIN ONE STEP KICK THE DEAD LEAVES ONE STEP KICK HABIT ONE STEP KICK PAINTING OR JUST STOP PLAYING WITH IT ONE STEP TOUCH LEATHER ONE STEP TOUCH WIFE ONE STEP TOUCH TENDER ONE STEP KISS LIFE ONE STEP TO CIRCUS ONE STEP TO SMOKE ONE STEP TO BEAUTY ONE STEP FROM JOKE
11.
Here for You 02:41
HERE FOR YOU HERE ARE ALL THE LIONS THAT I TAMED FOR YOU THEY RIPPED MY SHIRTS AND BLOODIED MY SHOES I STACK UP MY LOVE AND PUT IT ON THE NEWS I’M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU I CAN’T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID YOU LEFT A WORLD OF RAIN INSIDE MY HEAD NOW PLOT YOUR ROUTE BACK TO OUR BED IM ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU YOUR FACE IS FADING FROM VIEW THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON WHAT ONCE WAS TRUE THE DOOR IT SLAMMED BANG ON CUE I’M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU WELL YOU CAME, THEN YOU LEFT I WANTED MORE YOU WANTED LESS YOU SAID THAT THIS WAS FOR THE BEST I’M ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU
12.
Mr Choo Choo 04:04
MR CHOO CHOO HEY MR CHO CHOO, WELL I BESEECH YOU LIMPING THROUGH THE SANDS WITH BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS THE WINDS ARE HOWLING, MARGINALISED HARDENED FLESH TAUT OVER PALE BLUE EYES MADAME ZOO ZOO, BAD DYNAMITE BURNING OUT THE WALLS OF THE JAIL LAST NIGHT HEY MR CHOO CHOO, WELL I DID ALL THOSE THINGS YOU SAID I HAD TO DO THEM, YOU SAID THEY WERE MY SINS WELL AM I RIGHT, OR AM I RIGHT SUCKING A CHAROOT, ONE STAR IN THE NIGHT HENRYS RIDING OVER SCORCHED EARTH BURNING UP THE GROUND JUST TO GET TO HER THE FLIES ENDURE, LOVE ON THE ROCKS DANCING WITH SOME LADY IN A PATTERNED FROCK HEY MR BARMAN, BURMESE CIGAR ANOTHER GLASS OF WHISKEY, SLIDE IT DOWN THIS OLD OAK BAR WELL GIMME SHELTER, WELL GIVE ME LIES YOU SHOT MY LITTLE BROTHER STRAIGHT BETWEEN HIS EYES THE INSIDIOUS DR FU MANCHU HE’S RIDING ON THE PRAIRIE AND HE’S GUNNING AFTER YOU WELL MR CHOO CHOO, I BESEECH YOU THERE’S BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS AND ITS DRIPPING IN THE SANDS A TRAIL OF TEARS, TO SWEETWATERS DOOR DON’T MATTER WHAT YOU GET YOU WANT MORE AND MORE AND MORE WELL FLY IN BARREL, WELL BARREL FLY I PLAY THIS LITTLE GAME UNTIL THE TRAIN ARRIVES SQUINTED EYES, BLAZING SUN THE BULLET LEFT A SMOKING GUN I HEAR THAT TUNE THAT YOU JUST PLAYED THE SOIL IS FULL OF TEARS OF THOSE I HAVE BETRAYED MR CHOO CHOO, I BID YOU FAREWELL ON YOUR LITTLE JOURNEY STRAIGHT BACK DOWN TO HELL

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Lark - The Last Woman

Ava Bielik-Backing Vox on Nothing, Robert Hall-Violin on Dowdy, Jon Riley-Bass on Mr Choo Choo & Nothing, Joe Ryan-Drums on Nightclub, Nothing & Way out west.
Art: Front-Caterina Lewis. Back-Kirsty Harris. Disc-Dale Mcneil. Photographs by Lydia Whitmore
Mastered by Bear Bites Horse Studios. Everything Else-Karl Bielik
www.karlbielik.com LARK006LP. All rights Standard Lamp Records 2018

languagefallpleasurewallcircussmokebeautyjoke

Dowdy
Kneel and serve
John Berger’s wild shirt
Lady Veronique
Broken
Way out west

Nightclub
Bleaching out
Nothing
One step
Here for you
Mr Choo Choo

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released July 6, 2018

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Lark London, UK

Lark is an independent London based band founded by Karl Bielik, a nonconformist and often idiosyncratic songwriter, frontman and artist.
A blend of heavy basslines, raucous sounds and turbulent lyricism, paint a volatile picture of the landscape the band inhabit. Their third album 'Blink' showcases a growing maturity, at once romantic, dissonant, feverish and alive. Lark is an unsound sound
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