Get all 11 COUGAR ISLAND releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of CHOICE SELECT, Celebrate! EP (10th Anniversary Remaster), New Mexico, The Candle, Live from Lincoln Hall, PERMANENT MAKEUP, CONJUGAL VISITS, Totem Poles - EP, and 3 more.
1. |
||||
|
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
|
||||
2. |
Let's go to Church
02:41
|
|||
|
mamasaidi'mgoingtothebighouse
boy,youbetterputonawhiteshirt
mamasaidi'mgoingtothebighouse
lordohlorddon'tletithurt
it'scomingaround
thatfeelingundertheground
don'tyougoandjointhatcrowd
smokedalotoutintheparkinglot
ohj.c.isholdingmyspot
smokedalotoutintheparkinglot
ohhehatesmeahellofalot
you'refeelingsoproud
thefeelingcoversyourmouth
yougottomakethebigmanproud
let'sgotochurch
fillupthebasketforher
let'sgotochurch
lordohlorddon'tletithurt
it'scomingaround
thesinsaremakingyoufrown
yougottomakethebigmanproud
yougottomakethebigmanproud
|
||||
3. |
Love (Won't Cry 4 Me)
02:49
|
|||
|
iwanttoeatthosewords
shesaidyoucouldgiveyourworst
yousaiditwouldbejustfine
butyoudon'tknowwhatit'slike
she'salwaysbeeninlove
ithappenedaboutanhourago
shesaiditwouldtakesometime
butyoudon'tknowwhatit'slike
youdon'tknowwhatit'slike
love
yougottoshowmewhatit'sabout
love
you'vegottogetawaysomehow
love
yougottoshowmewhatit'sabout
love
ohyoufinallyfigureditout
becauseyouwon'tgocryforme
noyouwon'tgocryforme
becausenoyouwon'tgocryforme
love
yougottoshowmewhatit'sabout
love
you'vegottogetawaysomehow
love
yougottoshowmewhatit'sabout
love
ohyoufinallyfigureditout
becauseyouwon'tgocryforme
youdon'tknowwhatit'slike
|
||||
4. |
Indian Burial Grounds
03:36
|
|||
|
welli'vebeendown
thisdustbowltown
lookingformywife
tosacrifice
anditwon'tbelong
noitwon'tbegood
i'vespentmytime
misunderstood
butshe'shangingaround
ohcousincometotown
andshe'sgoingbackdown
ontheburialgrounds
gotsomebloodonmyboots
gotsomescarsonmyhands
butit'snouse
i'vealreadygotaplan
butshe'shangingaround
ohcousincometotown
andshe'sgoingbackdown
ontheburialgrounds
|
||||
5. |
Last Rites
03:08
|
|||
|
tellmegirlareyougoingouttonight?
noimnotgoingoutatall
iheardyourdadain'tdoingalright?
notmydad'snotdoingok
isyourmahomebyhisside?
sittinghereallbymyself
isawthepriestlefttheothernight
theothernight
theothernight
ohno
youdonthavetotellme
though
itissomethingineedtoknow
you'rejustgoingtoridethat
ghost
i'mnotgoingouttonight
i'mnotgoingouttonight
tellmeishegoingtobealright
nottheman'snotdoingok
you'regivingmesomeofthosedemoneyes
icanseerightthroughyoursoul
asthebloodisdrippingdownyourthigh
ihearthosedeathbellstoll
you'regoingontotheotherside
otherside
otherside
ohno
youdonthavetotellme
though
itissomethingineedtoknow
you'rejustgoingtoridethat
ghost
i'mnotgoingouttonight
i'mnotgoingouttonight
ifeelthemorningsun
i'vewaitedwaytoolong
shesaidyoucancomewithme
buti...
|
||||
6. |
The Glove
03:17
|
|||
|
she'sgotaglove
topullthatrope
she'llpullitlong
atleastihopeso
shehadaheart
iknewitwell
itfellapart
ohwell
shehadablackballoon
asabacktattoo
iwantittobemine
sheputthebabydown
idon'tknowhow
andthensheheldme
she'sgotaglove
topullthatrope
she'llpullitlong
atleastihopeso
ihopeso
ihope
shehadablackballoon
asabacktattoo
iwantittobemine
sheputthebabydown
idon'tknowhow
andthensheheldme
|
||||
7. |
Conversion Vans
02:59
|
|||
|
parentsholdtheirchildren'shands
jumpoutofthecoversionvans
ohnoitwon'tbelong
untiltheirscatteredandgone
puthemaskaroundyourface
it'llsoonbereplaced
likesomethingreal
youbetterfeel
ohlittledarling
yournotgonnasleeptonight
buti'llstilltellyou
everythingisgonnabealright
it'sgonnabealright
andwhenyougrowup
yourgonnagetalltoreup
andwhentheygrowup
theiregonnagetaltoreup
ohlittledarling
yournotgonnasleeptonight
buti'llstilltellyou
everythingisgonnabealright
itsgonnabealright
|
||||
8. |
Seis Seis Seis
02:40
|
|||
|
longlonglegs
adevilishsmile
lookslikeawoman
buthermothertreatsherlikeachild
sheheardasound
itwasananimalsound
sosheturnedaround
asthesoundwascomingfrommymouth
soshestartedtocount
shestartedtocountout
andacrossherface
itsaidseisseisseis
letmetellyouastory
here'showitgoes
it'saboutalittlegirl
downinmexico
|
||||
9. |
Medicine Man
03:16
|
|||
|
medicineman
comeanddeliver
gotsomethinggoodforme
medicineman
comeundercover
they'restakingoutmyfamily
butidon'twanttogo
wheremyheartexplodes
foryou
comingfastand
you'recomingdownmyliver
prettyoneareyoureadytogo
gotsomethinggood
ineedsomethingquicker
you'reeyesaresocomatose
butidon'twanttogo
wheremyheartexplodes
foryou
medicineman
comeanddeliver
gotsomethinggoodforme
medicineman
comeundercover
they'restakingoutmyfamily
butidon'twanttogo
wheremyheartexplodes
foryou
|
||||
10. |
Green Hands
02:33
|
|||
|
why
didyoucome?
i'msoyoung
nowthosegreenhands
crawlingatmywalls
i
dontwantone
sowhydidyoucome
thesegreenhands
crawlingatmywalls
she'sgoingtogetitout
sheknowswithoutadoubt
coldhandsonthephone
hesaidhe'dgetthecash
itwashislastpromise
butshe'sstillallalone
nowthesegreenhands
crawlingatmywalls
shewantsanotherroute
soshecangetitout
andshecangobackhome
hesaidhewantsachance
attrueloveromance
butshe'sstillallalone
why
didyoucome?
i'msoyoung
why
why
why
why?
thosegreenhands
crawlingatmywalls
|
||||
11. |
Farmer's Daughter
03:09
|
|||
|
mybaby'sgottwoblackeyes
gonesearchingontheotherside
oflove
hadachildandsaiditwasmine
farmer'sdaughternevertellsnolies
that's right
nowshe'swalkingdownthestreet
tellingeverypairofearsshemeets
that'sright
ridei'llridei'llridei'llride
ridei'llridei'llridei'llride
that's right
|
||||
12. |
Wedding Day
02:55
|
|||
|
wokeuponthetitledsquares
scotchburningmyeyes
andinmyhair
wellshe'sgoingtogoanddomewrong
puthernameinanotherlovesong
andi'vebeendownthatoldandwindingroad
pawnedherringforacouplepacksofsmokes
wellshe'sgoingtogoanddomebad
shewasthesecondbesti'veeverhad
ohlordwhatcouldido
thatpriestisgoingtomarryyou
soisatandthoughtalonglongwhile
asshegavemethatadolecsentsmile
wellshe'sgoingtogoanddomebad
shewasthesecondbesti'veeverhad
ohlordwhatcouldido
thatpriestisgoingtomarryyou
|
||||
13. |
Alone
01:45
|
|||
|
howdoifindthewordstosay
howyoumakemefeelthisway
becauseiwantyouaround
yougoandgiveitup
yougoandgivesomemore
becauseineedyouaround
because i
wannabe
alone
youaresosweetandkind
youweremysilverline
butiwannabealone
yeahiwannabealone
youweretheonetogive
allofthesweetestkisses
butiwannabealone
yeahiwannabe
alone
|
||||
COUGAR ISLAND Chicago, Illinois
Listen, and thou shalt receive...
For more music visit:
theanswersatx.bandcamp.com
and
gavinwatts.bandcamp.com
For visual art:
www.thewattshappening.com
... more
COUGAR ISLAND recommends:
It's part of us.
go to albumIf you like COUGAR ISLAND, you may also like:
Each Dot and Each Line
by Shredded Sun
A scorching rock record from this Chicago group conjures the energy of ’90s alt-rock with a 2023 attitude.
go to album
An American Album of Familiar Music (2017 Remastered/Expanded Edition)
by Orchidales
Lo-fi indie pop polished up and remastered lets the pretty melodies and nostalgic lyrics shine through.
go to album
Post-punk weirdness meets surf rock sweetness with lots and lots of Farfisa. Post-surf?
go to album
The Shivas deliver a set of righteous three-chord wonders with a mean streak that will always be to the tastes of a certain doomy subset of ‘60s rock fans.
go to album
L.A.’s SadGirl carve big, soul-inspired grooves across the length of their latest LP, “Water.”
go to album
