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First premiered on Exclaim.ca
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BEAT WAVE

He’s the kinda kid who’s gotta shave his knuckles
He jams alone to his brass belt buckles
He don’t complain of growin’ blinder and blinder
Man, that kid’s the king of The Great Unwinder
He’s got a family pack of Vaseline
But he’s only one man, if you dig what I mean
He’s on a Beat Wave
Beat Wave

He carved a little hole in his cantaloupe
And he lathered it up with aromatic soap
He’s hip to the scene of his sweet reminiscing
And one sock from every pair has gone missing
He decoupages his magazines
He’s got a solo exhibition in the underground scene
He’s on a Beat Wave
Beat Wave

B-E-A-T W-A-V-E
Beat Wave
B-E-A-T W-A-V-E
Beat Wave
Beat Wave

He turns out the lights and he closes the shutters
He weeps for his wife and he curses his mother
He’s out of work with bills to pay
But he’s not gonna get out of bed today
Beat Wave
Beat Wave

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from The Love Songs of Oedipus Rex, released September 7, 2018
Written and composed by Benjamin Hackman
Recorded by Dale Morningstar at Gas Station Recording Studio
Mixed by Craig Saltz
Mastered by Andrew Mitchell at Audio Bay Mastering
Produced by Benjamin Hackman

Benjamin Hackman – Vocals, handclaps, tambourine, crash cymbals Sebastian Shinwell – Electric guitar, vocals
Joseph Organ – Organ, vocals
Mathew Somerville Wronski – Electric bass
Oso – Drums
Karen Ng – Alto and baritone saxophones, flute
Robert Stevenson – Bb clarinet
Nicolas Buligan – Trumpet, tuba
Tom Richards – Trombone
Natalie Wong – Violin
Nathan Smith – Violin
Cory Harper-Latkovich – Cello
James McEleney – Double bass, vocals
Michael Davidson – Xylophone
Jessica Upton-Crowe – Vocals
Sara O. Shahsavari – Vocals
Nixon Boyd – Vocals

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