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The Black T​-​Shirts EP

by Bb Biscuit

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1.
Fiction 05:16
I escaped while you weren't looking You know it's hard to have a good time with you I like my life better without you in it At least here I know I won't run into you FICTION USED TO BE THE ONLY THING THE ONLY THING THAT COULD MOVE ME REALITY NEVER GOT TO ME BEFORE I heard you'd really done it this time But what am I supposed to do? You don't know how you have changed my life Can't you see I never wanted you to? FICTION USED TO BE THE ONLY THING THE ONLY THING THAT COULD MOVE ME REALITY NEVER GOT TO ME BEFORE
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Try Harder 02:37
I don't understand your actions I don't understand your accent Talk about the weather, how was your weekend? I was never good at making new friends Maybe you've got to try harder Maybe you've got to try harder
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Is it hard work to avoid me It seems it kept you busy lately You probably got bored or something You must have been so lonely To think you had one friend too many I guess you got confused or something You used to find me funny What happened to that, did I take it too far again? I take it you want it to be the last time? SADNESS IS BEST KEPT IN THE SMALLEST CIRCLE IGNORE ME ALL YOU WANT WE ALL TALKED ABOUT IT, AND WE AGREED THAT WE LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK. Look what you've done, you smiled too hard Giving everyone the wrong impression Am I the only one paying attention? SADNESS IS BEST KEPT IN THE SMALLEST CIRCLE IGNORE ME ALL YOU WANT WE ALL TALKED ABOUT IT, AND WE AGREED THAT WE LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK.
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Dorsia 04:38
You were having a rough day When you said to us: “I can't believe you're getting paid to walk around all day” We can't believe you thought you were the first one to say WHEN WE'RE HURT YOU CAN BE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHERE TO GO WE GO RETURN THOSE VIDEOTAPES, WE GO DINE AT DORSIA TONIGHT WE GO TO OUR HAPPY PLACES, WE GO DINE AT DORSIA TONIGHT Maybe you're glad you touched a nerve there, I guess you got what you wanted. We got upset for a while and then we got got excited, coz There's a party in the basement and you're not invited. WHEN WE'RE HURT YOU CAN BE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHERE TO GO WE GO RETURN THOSE VIDEOTAPES, WE GO DINE AT DORSIA TONIGHT WE GO TO OUR HAPPY PLACES, WE GO DINE AT DORSIA TONIGHT
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Some of us got crazy Convinced themselves they cared Do you understand why I'm here? Don't do what they did Don't forget why you came It wasn't for the thrill of it Oh take it / For what it is / And get along When you go home Your life is your own again Out of the uniform and in your colours Oh get in / Do what I said / Write me a song And take it / For what it is / And get along

about

The idea for The Black T-Shirts EP was born from my admiration for albums with a theme such as Pulp’s Different Class or Arcade Fire’s Funeral and my day job as a museum invigilator.
London is an exciting place to live in, and working part-time means I am in a way privileged in comparison to someone who has a full-time 9 to 5 job, because I have more free time and more flexibility. But London is also a very expensive town to live in, and it’s hard to make both ends meet on a the income provided by jobs like that.
I have however made a choice to work part-time so that I have the freedom of doing what I call my WORK, not my JOB.

I wrote this EP for illustrators, designers, crafty people and musicians in London and in the rest of the world doubling up as bartenders, waiters, baristas, and other poorly paid workers in uniforms, hoping that they will see a little bit of their own life in my songs and feel a special connection with this project.
Hopefully you will also be amused and enjoy the music.

credits

released April 30, 2016

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ALL TRACKS were written, performed, recorded, produced and mixed by Bb Biscuit. Mastered by Pete Maher.
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ARTWORK by Bb Biscuit
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THANK YOU to all the Black T-Shirts I have ever worked with for the inspiration and support, especially Niloofar, Alex, Eliane and Julie. It's been pretty special meeting you all!
And to Virginie and Manue for pushing me, and Charlotte, Gemma and Rebecca.
Thank you to the people who did check their radio were working that morning, and to Eliane and Niloofar for shouting in a microphone with me.

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Bb Biscuit London, UK

Bb Biscuit is a French-born musician whose first release, The Black T-Shirt EP, was inspired by her early years after her move to London. A new country, poorly paid jobs and new experiences, loud guitars and strange sounds.

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