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"November" is my ode to human anxiety in all its corrosive and mysterious inglory. I am perplexed by it, I am fearful of it, I'm not a fan of it, and I certainly have it. As do many, many people in our crazy world. Musically, this is one of just two acoustic guitar-based songs on the album. I do a bit of trickery in this tune by lulling the listener into a false sense of security in thinking the entire song will proceed in this slightly melancholy but light and melodic fashion, and then calmly fade out ... but then before you know it, the end hits you with screaming lead guitars and frantic, pounding drums in double-time, mimicking the way a full-blown anxiety attack can come on suddenly and with no warning, rhyme, or reason.

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Cold sweats got me pacing
Heart's pounding; I'm trembling
Palpitating and racing,
This is chasing off the good things
I'm no longer solid
But I don't know why or how
I feel downright squalid
Am I expiring right now?

Is this physical? All I can do is guess
Psychological? Well, I'm not quite sure
Emotional? The answer is yes
It is all of these and much more

I'm feeling November
I'm walking the streets at night
I'm a burning ember
And I'm in the Zone of Twilight
I can't let this hurt me
I don't want to feel the pain
My heart may desert me
But my mind and soul remain

Is this physical? All I can do is guess
Psychological? Well, I'm not quite sure
Emotional? The answer is yes
It is all of these and much more

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from There is No Light Without the Dark, released January 23, 2021

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The Stan Laurels Austin

The Beatles, Breeders, Zombies, Kinks, Cars, and Debussy make up just some of the layers of the Warhol-esque sonic power-pop art painting that is The Stan Laurels, the musical creation of earthling Sound Scientist John Lathrop of Austin, TX, USA.

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