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The band was born in 2005 and it was originally a duo. Setting the Birthday Party and Gun Club as their main influences the band started playing a lot of shows in Italy with just a drum and an organ. They later developed their line-up adding two guitars and a bass.
After their debut single, MSJreleased songs on several compilations and split EPs, played gigs in France, Croatia and U.k. (also opening acts for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Lost Sounds…); later on they hit Europe again for a month, for their first proper european tour, performing in clubs, squats, galleries and streets.
During 2007 they recorded a bunch of new songs clearly reminding of Scientistsand Chrome Cranks, enough to realise how unique this band was in the italian music scene. On the same year they toured Europe for the second time with a saxophone player contaminating their structures with some kind of free-form jazz style influences.
In early 2008 after the last line-up was complete, they performed a bunch of shows with a semi-acoustic set, under the influences of Radikal Satanand Il Gran Teatro Amaro.
The same year they released their first LP Melville, featuring twelve intense tales of dirty love, religion and shipwrecks told in a moody, slightly sinister way; a timeless long journey through the dark side of life.
They put out their second album A Poison Tree, in june 2010, offering another intense and devilish fistful of sinister and sick murder ballads: noisy and gloomy tunes, altered visions from the Holy Inquisition to William Blake. Their live set got more and more visionary, showing the audience a kind of industrial r’n’r marching band from the 14thcentury creating claustrophobic atmospheres, bringing every night on a different stage the energy and anger of their strange and familiar sound, attended by angry and self destructive vocals. They toured Europe several times and came back from a successful U.S tour of thirty two shows, where they shared stages with some of the best bands around like Thee Oh Sees, The Lamps, Blank Dogsand Demon’s Claws;they also recorded a live show for New York’s famous radio WFMU.
With their forthcoming LP, Son Of The Dust, the band drives the listener into a more evolved sound, turned into a solid songwriting way more complete than ever, inspired by Neil Young, Leonard Cohenand the rhythm and blues sounds from the early seventies. The album was recorded live in an old stable close to Cuneo, nearby the Alps, and mixed at Outside Inside Recording Studio by Emanuele Baratto and Massimiliano Moccia.
The Curse
Movie Star Junkies Lyrics
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(and we watch you falling down we like to watch you
falling down) and everybody's singing my mouth is full of
fuckin' sand and there's sand beneath my body
Everybody drinks i do everything I can
(and we watch you falling down we like to watch you falling down)
But everybody's drinking and i'm stuck with these mean and
ugly men these men they cannot speak these men
they cannot paw and laugh and they wave their arms
around me oh lord you think they've had enough?
but I'm not alone can't you see? The boat is sinking
The lyrics to Movie Star Junkies's song The Curse depict the feeling of being trapped and helpless in a situation where everyone else is having a good time, but the singer is not. The first line, "Everybody sings and my eyes are full of sand," suggests that the singer is at a party or gathering where everyone is singing and having fun, but they are not enjoying themselves. The sand imagery within the song suggests a feeling of discomfort and unease, as though the singer is suffocating in a situation where they don't belong.
The second stanza continues this theme of feeling trapped and uncomfortable, with the line "everybody drinks I do everything I can." The following line, "and I'm stuck with these mean and ugly men" suggests that the singer is surrounded by people they don't like or who they feel are beneath them. This is emphasized by the line "these men they cannot speak, these men they cannot paw and laugh," suggesting that the singer is bored by their company. The final line, "Oh lord you think they've had enough? But I'm not alone can't you see? The boat is sinking" suggests that the singer is aware that they are in a sinking ship, but they are not alone in their struggles.
Overall, The Curse is a song that paints a picture of discomfort and unease. The singer is at a gathering where everyone else is having fun, but they are not. The sand imagery and references to sinking ships suggest a feeling of suffocation and entrapment, as though the singer is aware of their own impending downfall.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody sings and my eyes are full of sand
People are singing while I am suffering from a physical discomfort that is causing me pain and making me unable to enjoy the situation.
(and we watch you falling down we like to watch you
falling down) and everybody's singing my mouth is full of
fuckin' sand and there's sand beneath my body
As I struggle, others watch and take pleasure in seeing me fail. The sand is not only in my eyes but also in my mouth and around my body causing me more pain.
sand between my bone and skin
The sand has made its way between my bones and skin, making it harder for me to move as it causes further discomfort.
Everybody drinks i do everything I can
While everyone around me is having a good time, I try my best to cope with my discomfort despite feeling left out.
(and we watch you falling down we like to watch you falling down)
But everybody's drinking and i'm stuck with these mean and
ugly men these men they cannot speak these men
they cannot paw and laugh and they wave their arms
around me oh lord you think they've had enough?
As I am surrounded by unappealing men who cannot engage in conversation or humor, others continue to enjoy themselves as they watch me struggle. It makes me wonder if these men have had enough and why they are still around me.
but I'm not alone can't you see? The boat is sinking
Although I may feel alone in my suffering, the situation is becoming worse for everyone as the boat they are on is sinking.
Contributed by Grayson K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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months later i'm still in love with how messy this sounds ahh