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Track: Of the Sea
Artist: A.A. Bondy
Album: American Hearts

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Name: A.A. Bondy
Spotify Genres: alt country, indie folk
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A.A. Bondy is actually the birth name (the initials stand for Augeste Arthur) of Scott Bondy, the former lead singer of Birmingham, AL's Southern grunge darlings Verbena, frequently compared to Nirvana because of their gritty, aggressive sound and Bondy's searing vocals. The band, which also initially included drummer Les Nuby and bassist Daniel Johnston, was formed when all three were in high school in the early '90s. Later singer and guitarist Anne Marie Griffin joined the trio, then called Shallow. Nuby eventually left the group and was replaced by original Remy Zero drummer Louis Schefano, and after a name change to Verbena, the band released the EP Pilot Park on Merge. Nuby rejoined the band a year later in time for Verbena's debut full-length, Souls for Sale, which caught the ears of Dave Grohl, who agreed to produce the band's major-label debut, Into the Pink. Johnston left the band, making Verbena a trio once again, and it was as a trio that Verbena recorded their third album, 2003's La Musica Negra, before calling it quits. Bondy retreated to his Catskills home in Palenville in upstate New York and in time began writing songs again, emerging with a stripped-down indie folk sound. He recorded and mixed his debut solo album, American Hearts, at a barn near his home, releasing the project in 2007 on the Superphonic imprint. The album was picked up by Fat Possum and re-released early in 2008. A second Fat Possum album, When the Devil's Loose, appeared in 2009.

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Release: A.A. Bondy - American Hearts
Year: 2008
Genres: Rock
Styles: Folk Rock, Acoustic

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LYRICS

Give me your hand
And I'll take you down
Oh, can't you see that
I'm dyin' to drown
And don't hold your breath, my dear
Oh, don't hold your breath, my dear

And our love, it is true
So there's not much to do
As the air in our lungs
Starts to hiss

And the ocean, it rolls
And the depths take their toll
When we get to the bottom,
We'll kiss

And the crush of the deep
Our secrets'll keep
And the mermaids, they drift
In the dark

With the salt all ablaze
And the ships where they lay
There must be great fear
In a spark

So here we will stay
All the demons at bay
From our arms and our eyes
It seems

Away from the dirt,
Beneath the skirt
Of the sea,
We won't wake from our dreams