Hayley Mary; a wee pocket rocket with the voice of a giant angel. A bona fide persona with no shortage of past achievements, but they are not why we are here. Superstars live in the future.
The Piss, The Perfume, the singer’s debut EP, was written mainly while Hayley was working in Smith’s Deli, (“the best caff”, according to one local taxi driver, in Edinburgh). She and her partner, Johnny, relocated from Sydney to the Scottish capital last year to live. The EP’s title track, designed to turn a page between two eras of Sydney life, has all the optimism and irony that nostalgia can afford, ‘Like a Woman Should’ continues the contradiction of attitudes, disguising a heartfelt love song written for a real and life-affirming man, as a social commentary about the conceptual collective fear of the so-called ‘toxic men’ we are ever reminded may be looming.
Produced by Scott Horscroft (Silverchair, The Presets, Tkay Maidza, Middle Kids), The Piss, The Perfume fuses Americana, Australiana and punk songwriting with Motown inspired rhythms and soaring vocal style.
The Piss, The Perfume
Like A Woman Should
Ordinary Me
Holly
Brat
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The Piss the Perfume EP (10 “ Vinyl)
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The Piss, The Perfume, the singer’s debut EP, was written mainly while Hayley was working in Smith’s Deli, (“the best caff”, according to one local taxi driver, in Edinburgh). She and her partner, Johnny, relocated from Sydney to the Scottish capital last year to live. The EP’s title track, designed to turn a page between two eras of Sydney life, has all the optimism and irony that nostalgia can afford, ‘Like a Woman Should’ continues the contradiction of attitudes, disguising a heartfelt love song written for a real and life-affirming man, as a social commentary about the conceptual collective fear of the so-called ‘toxic men’ we are ever reminded may be looming.
Produced by Scott Horscroft (Silverchair, The Presets, Tkay Maidza, Middle Kids), The Piss, The Perfume fuses Americana, Australiana and punk songwriting with Motown inspired rhythms and soaring vocal style.
The Piss, The Perfume
Like A Woman Should
Ordinary Me
Holly
Brat
Includes unlimited streaming of The Piss, The Perfume - EP
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
Sold Out
lyrics
Holly, Holly, Holly, where did you go after '97?
Holly, Holly, Holly, did you grow out of the kleptomania?
I can’t think of anyone who had a better hold on me
A better hold on me
She’s a storm, but she tries to live in the norm
In the heart of America
As you bear the children of yawn
I hope that you’re better now girl
Oh, yell it out, yell it out, yell it out, on your feet
Oh, yell it out, yell it out, yell it out, on your feet
Oh, Holly, you’re heating up that floor
Hollow cheeks and eyes are heavy noir
And as she lay down, I fell to my knees
She’s a storm, but she tries to live in the norm
In the heart of America
As you bear the children of yawn
I hope that you’re getting there girl
Now your name’s Victoria Yawn
And your hair is paradise blonde
But I still would recognise you on the news
You’re the heart of America
Oh, yell it out, yell it out, yell it out, on your feet
Oh, yell it out, yell it out, yell it out, on your feet
Oh, on your own, your soft moisturised feet
Oh on your, Dior moisturised feet
She’s a storm, but she tries to live in the norm
In the heart of America
As you bear the children of yawn
I hope that you’re getting there girl
Now your name’s Victoria Yawn
And your hair is paradise blonde
But I’ll always recognise you on the news
You’re the heart of America
credits
from The Piss, The Perfume - EP,
released January 17, 2020
Produced by Scott Horscroft
Assistant engineering by Jack Nigro and Matt Stewart
Drums - Brock Fitzgerald
Bass - Sammy Sudhakar
Guitar, keys - Johnny Took
Guitar - Patrick Harrowsmith
Violin - Sercan Danis
Additional vocals - Matt Mason
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