The trio, based out of San Diego, met through mutual friends and a fondness for under the radar record collections. Mario explains how the band connected, “We discovered a mutual admiration for a lot of Japanese psychedelic hard rock bands, as well as primitive ‘60s garage music. After combing over each other’s record collections and lending out records, we came upon the idea of, ‘Let’s specifically start a Japanese-psychedelic-heavy-Kraut-rock-band.’ With the Japanese bands, it was always a really kind of heavy, blues, twisted take on Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin. Isaiah is an awesome guitar player & Mike is an amazing bassist, playing with the both of them really sealed the deal. Magic happened in the room. Since then, we’ve followed that formula.”
Recently signed to Tee Pee Records, Earthless issues their debut album, Rhythms from A Cosmic Sky, this May. While Mario, Mike and Isaiah can be the most precise of musicians, the group also revels in adding a healthy amount of jam to the mix, as evidenced by the album’s two extended tracks “Godspeed” and “Sonic Prayer.” “There’s a lot of improvisation, a lot of room to be spontaneous and wander off. We always have certain riffs that we know to go into. If the beat changes a little bit, and we give the…we call it the ‘cosmic eye’ or the ‘cosmic nod’ to go into this other part that we have, we just have these certain sections that we go into, and it always seems to work out.” The album’s third track is a cover of The Groundhogs’ “Cherry Red.”
Earthless’ sound is so far-reaching they’re already being asked to play with a wide sweep of artists including - Mastodon, Big Business, The Fucking Champs, Nebula and High on Fire. However, don’t expect to hear faithful renditions of either of their new album’s songs when the band plays live. “No brakes – just one, long continuous song to us. Even though some people that have seen us think, “That third song you played…” because it will shift into a different mood. But to us, it’s just one long song. It can range anywhere from 25 minutes to an hour and a half… just full-on, loud, sonic power. Some people might not be able to take it, and some people love it. We just hope that someone can get enjoyment out of it like we do [laughs]. We have a couple of different jams – probably four or five different ones, and sometimes we mix them up. We liked to keep it spontaneous and somehow mix up parts – if it works it works, if not, then better luck next time.”
With its band members’ previous commitments to other bands keeping them from fully focusing on Earthless in the past, this appears to have now changed. “Earthless has always been around other bands that we’ve been in, because I was touring a lot for Rocket, and then after that, I played with Hot Snakes, so we never really got a chance to play too much outside of San Diego. But now, we’ve been consistent for a couple of years.” Dates outside San Diego are being lined up.
RED
Earthless Lyrics
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Morning came to soon,
I knew she'd be gone by the afternoon.
I said "Please don't go!"
Still she said goodbye
But as she turned around she had a glad look in her eye.
But as she turned around she had a glad look in her eye.
But as she turned around she had a glad look in her eye.
And I thought it said
When you *learn how to see me alternative - yearn now ?
You turn right in your bed
The warmth of my body will heat you
Make your blood run cherry red,
Cherry red, cherry red.
All next day I waited for a time
But she didn't show
Until I turned to the dark of night
I said "Please come soon!"
Still there was no sign
But as the ????? to the lie
as the ????? to the lie, as the ????? to the lie.
The lyrics to Earthless's song Cherry Red describe the pain and longing of a man who has fallen in love with a woman who leaves him after a passionate night together. The singer laments the brevity of their time together and pleads with his lover not to leave him. He feels a deep connection with her, indicated by the lyric "When you learn how to see me, you turn right in your bed. The warmth of my body will heat you, make your blood run cherry red." However, despite his heartfelt pleas, the woman ultimately leaves him anyway. Interestingly, as she turns to leave, there is a "glad look in her eye", suggesting that she either does not feel the same way about him, or she is hiding her true feelings behind a false show of happiness.
The singer's continued longing for his lover is evident in the verse that follows, where he waits all day for her to return but to no avail. The only hint of comfort he receives is in the final lines, where he hears something that restores his faith in their connection, but the lyrics are incomplete, leaving the listener to interpret whether it is a good omen or a sign that the singer's love is in vain.
Overall, the lyrics to Cherry Red are a poignant reminder of the pain of lost love, and the longing that can consume us when someone we care for deeply is no longer there.
Line by Line Meaning
All night long, I loved her
The singer spent the whole night loving someone.
Morning came to soon,
The morning arrived earlier than desired.
I knew she'd be gone by the afternoon.
The singer expected the person they loved to leave by the afternoon.
I said "Please don't go!"
The artist pleaded for the person to stay.
Still she said goodbye
Despite the plea, the person left anyway.
But as she turned around she had a glad look in her eye.
The person leaving seemed happy about their decision as they turned to go.
When you *learn how to see me alternative - yearn now ?
The singer is suggesting that it's difficult for the person to see or understand them fully.
You turn right in your bed
The person thinks about the artist before going to sleep.
The warmth of my body will heat you
Make your blood run cherry red,
Cherry red, cherry red.
The artist is expressing desire for the person; they believe their presence would excite the person to the point of having blood rush through their body and make them flushed.
All next day I waited for a time
The artist spent the entire day looking forward to reuniting with the person they love.
But she didn't show
Until I turned to the dark of night
The person did not appear until the singer gave up hope and it was dark outside.
Still there was no sign
Even after waiting for so long, the person still did not show up.
But as the ????? to the lie
as the ????? to the lie, as the ????? to the lie.
The lyrics are unclear, but the singer may be alluding to some sort of realization or moment of clarity related to the absence of the person they love.
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