Kuru

by The New America

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It’s a lethal and dangerous sickness, being infatuated with someone who you know would never feel the same way. Words like straight, platonic and friend are an impassable wall. Locked in a cycle of thinking about things that never happened instead of explaining how you feel makes for a long night. Kuru walks the tightrope of sexual orientation. Like the brain-eating amoeba it’s named after, Kuru is infectious, open, and one day might very well be the end of you

lyrics

I haven't slept in five days
Busy thinking through things that never happened at all
It's all unset and undecided
Water under the bridge and I start to fall

There's one thing that is always unrequited
You're the thing that's going through my head
You left me in suspense, you left me yearning for you

I keep coming back for more

It's a jealous sickness
When the thoughts they start to flow
Cracks form but I'm never letting go

I'd be lying if I said it wasn't true
I'm tripping over word
Words meant for you
You scratch that itch until it's red and raw
You're in my head when I fall apart

I keep coming back for more

It's a jealous sickness
When the thoughts they start to flow
Cracks form but I'm never letting go

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released April 15, 2022
Mixed and produced by George Thornton
Artword by David Sausins (@elderfloweryouthphoto)

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The New America Bristol, UK

Force feed a glitchy algorithm Gang of Four, Interpol, Football FC, and Fela Kuti records. Replace the frontman with a deranged cockney. Add funk dust. Egg. You have created The New America.

Bristol’s premier blender-core noise rock band is just as lovable as they are sweaty. And believe you me, they are sweaty. ... more

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