We're Doing It For The Kids

from All We Ever Did Was Try by The Rosslyns

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I’m looking for the new punk, but I’m not going to find it in Clapham: no riding with Air Shocks, no going out with 9 Glocks. I’m looking for a sense of belonging, but I’m not going to find it in Britain: bouquets for breaking lines, brickbats for animal rights… I’m looking for a soulmate, a super-8 acetate C86 XR3i date - I need someone around, when it all comes crashing down. I’m looking for new avenues - I need escapism on a strictly straightedge tip. When every door seems closed, I need a Champs Élysées of my own. I’m looking for romance that isn’t tainted by the paperbacks I’ve read - sketching hearts with your name, the usual bus shelters in the usual rain - and we kissed, and we laughed and talked about the Smiths, Gay Times and Magic Stars until the sky grew dark. We’re doing it for the kids - southern culture on the skids.

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from All We Ever Did Was Try, released July 24, 2022

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I ran Harriet Records between 1989 and 1998 out of Cambridge, MA. I released 10 CDs (most of which are available here) and 45 singles. There are 11 "new" releases so far, most recently the Coronets (London, ca 2000) and Kisswhistle (Pittsburgh). New releases next year by Chris Barickman, the Lookout Honeys, and a follow-up Ekphrastics CD!
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