Ash & Cinder, by Fire in the Field

Ash & Cinder

by Fire in the Field

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1.	Snowblind Blues 02:41	lyrics	buy track
My eyes been lying like a lantern in the wind Throws light on a fable like a tumbling bowling pin Calling out to me is another winter frost Every trip I take I seem to get lost Snowblind Ooohoo Snowblind Ooohoo You got a happy home in your first class car I got this beat up ride have the time won’t even start Cold wind skin red ain’t right See my life line running to the kiss of frostbite Snowblind Ooohoo Snowblind Ooohoo Yeah Snowblind Blues Snowblind Blues There’s hope round the been I see the working man Snow melt to river, sight return again There’s hay bales to tend and a woman to marry They say life goes on or am I just Snowblind Ooohoo Snowblind Ooohoo Snowblind Ooohoo Snowblind Ooohoo
2.	The Cycle 02:57	lyrics	buy track
Yes I wanna see the beyond Feel the beacon of the ancients No I don’t see no god, but I need some God damn answers Hear that starting gun Wasteland, heaven too far This story cycles like Winter to Winter Starving innocents in killing fields Children gored as we stuff our faces Don’t mean to guilt trip or play humble Bob I just need some damn solutions Hear the starting gun Wasteland, heaven too far This story cycles like Winter to Winter Hear the starting gun Wasteland, heaven too far This story cycles like Winter to Winter We can give thanks when it’s done We can pray when we’ve healed up We can have faith when everyone eats We rejoice when power is love When power is love When power is love When power is love
3.	One Lie 03:48	lyrics	buy track
At the back end gate The one your dogs played at When you were on that date Stood there like a ghost Dogs howlin’ at a man out of place There’s no need to interrogate Cause you know that ain’t my game You were so on target Not just the mark no But the number one hit Too good? Usually true Felt it coming about ten miles out One lie baby Gonna remember your look Miss your shake miss your rattle Oh the way you shook One lie baby Yeah you laugh like a devil in a dress Gonna miss that cackle from the sheets in the darkness One lie baby You were so on target Not just the mark no But the number one hit You were so on target Not just the mark no But the number one hit Since that night no answer Each morning brings a bottomed out hate One lie baby You’re driving me to corn whiskey Chicken gonna pick my grave That’s why baby Won’t be around no more One lie baby Gonna have to say goodbye That’s why baby Won’t be around no more One lie baby Gonna have to say goodbye
4.	Emotion & Disposal 03:24	lyrics	buy track
You got emotion I’ve got disposal Lay your worries in hand Blues drivin locomotion Don’t have to pay me back You don’t have to back away Cause I know I’m strange You got emotion I’ve got disposal Your man stone violent Then I got retribution Don’t have to take your vengeance If you’d rather move on Cause I know I’m strange Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah You got the money And I’ll play the guitar Let’s take this adventure my baby We’re both in need of honey Don’t have to say yes But I’ll love you, yes I’d love you if you do I know I’m strange C’mon Don’t have to say yes But I’d love you if you do Cause I know Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
5.	Guillotine 04:25	lyrics	buy track
Gonna wake up in the morning Sea salt wind, raising my sail Gotta get to London Kill King James before he taking the whale Mint Julep kittens don’t tell their daddies where they been Joker wants to taunt the law Ash & cinder staking the game Roar of the guillotine Roar of the Roar of the guillotine Trailing in the river Thames Mermaid in the city light lifting her veil Black barrels rolling TNT absinthe gun turning us pale Green horned lord, bloodhounds now Sniffing our spirits filled with contraband Roar of the guillotine Roar of the Roar of the guillotine Citrus stench and a metal locket Clay mold wrench and carnal sprocket Making up that machine The clown mother, power dream Ain’t no begging for a nice ditch Golden cross hangs a blade of slicing saints The whale rides now The king jive now Call of the choir Belting belting belting belting high Roar of the guillotine Roar of the Roar of the guillotine Roar of the Roar of the guillotine Roar of the guillotine Roar of the guillotine Roar of the
6.	Hollywood Monday 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Awake to email commands you’re workin late Heavy on your pillow there’s no breakfast to eat A paper towel coffee filter is all you got It’s a Hollywood Monday Schedule full of errands fit for a dog Winter’s coming and your tires they’re bald Can’t get to work if you’re stuck in a ditch It’s a Hollywood Monday Hey baby slow down You know you got time Hey baby slow down This ain’t no movie reel Hey baby slow down You don’t have to get it all done Hey baby Headlines so bad you can’t help but laugh Credit score inbox look like Lucifer Text back your lover as your cell goes dead It’s a Hollywood Monday November rain brings strains of traffic The fog’s heavy lord, your glasses they’re gone They’re on your dresser while your foot’s on the break It’s a Hollywood Monday Hey baby slow down You know you got time Hey baby slow down This ain’t no movie reel Hey baby slow down You don’t have to get it all done Hey baby Hey baby slow down You know you got time Hey baby slow down This ain’t no movie reel Hey baby slow down You don’t have to get it all done Hey baby It’s just another Hollywood Monday It’s just another day in your life It’s just another Hollywood Monday I think you’re gonna be alright
7.	Hummingbird 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Hummingbird I been waiting a century for you Hear your thrum over headstone Your simple eye on a dare Take the nectar in my flower bed Hear old bones dissolve As wings begin Hummingbird, hummingbird Tell me what do you see? Hummingbird my humming bird lord Don’t disappear on me Hummingbird Your purring sounds like conversation Cartoon color bloom Won’t you take me to the Andes Account for my size and the wind Won’t you take me to the Andes Account for my size and the wind Hummingbird, hummingbird Tell me what do you see? Hummingbird my hummingbird Don’t disappear on me Hummingbird Will I find it hard to stay in flight Hummingbird Will I see in the dead of night? Oh hummingbird I’m hungry for nectar inside Hummingbird I’m not used to being so alive So alive so alive Tell me what Tell me what Tell me what do you see? Hummingbird my hummingbird Don’t disappear Don’t disappear Don’t disappear on me
8.	Runnin' From the Gun 03:59	lyrics	buy track
Yes I’m runnin’ from the gun And my heartache is a bullet Yes I’m making a trench of swill Where my lover’s wings are clipped Can we last upon this mast of time not planning far ahead Yes I’m running from the gun Yes her heartache is a trigger Yes I’m making a seam to rip So won’t you kiss my lip to reconnect Can we last upon this mast of time not planning far ahead Are we just whatever people want and fear and heat and dread C’mon yeah Let’s go running Running Yes I’m running from the gun And our love making is a shot Yes I’m making a quick fix in long game The past a creature stalking Can we last upon this mast of time not planning far ahead And are we just whatever people want and fear and heat and dread Come on yeah Oh I’m running from the gun Oh yes I’m running Running from the gun Hell yeah I’m running from the gun Hell yeah I’m running from the gun

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Boston-based Fire in the Field returns with the studio album Ash & Cinder, eight tracks of the seasoned outfit exploring their blues and folk roots with their ever pounding heavy fury. A band known for their impenetrable riffs, has a new offering off the beaten path, familiar, yet ever deeper down the rabbit hole. The initial inspiration for songs like “Hummingbird” for example, the seed of that music took place in 2008 on acoustic guitar in a backyard on a sunny day in August, tuned to open D like the blues great like Skip James. Another, “One Lie” and even “Guillotine”, these tracks first musical germinated in 2015 or 2016, inspired by players like R.L. Burnside or Mississippi John Hurt.

The band: Jared Graham (Drums), Jeff Badolato (Bass), Mike Moore (Vocals/Guitar), recorded basic tracks at New Alliance Audio in Somerville, MA in the October fall of 2019 with Tony Hamoui co-producing with the band and assistant engineering with Ethan Dussault as lead engineer. This record was referred to as “the blues album” by the crew, before the title came along and was intended to be a direct follow up to Resurrect which was already in the can and ready for release at the time. Needless to say the pandemic followed suit and the recording session was abandoned. Ash & Cinder came together over time though with Andrew Blowen (keyboards & backing vocals), and Lindsay Paige Garfield (backing vocals) tracking their harmonies from their house while Mike overdubbed acoustic guitars in his apartment. The band noticed the songs referred to as “the blues album” stood the test of time through the major societal shift since conception. The blues is for always. The tracks were mastered to crisp perfection by Nick Zampiello of New Alliance East.

“They’re just songs that have the blues deep down in them, even though it’s us doing it in our own feel,” says Jeff Badolato of the band. In a way it feels appropriate since releasing all the Fire in the Field music over these long years the band arrives with Ash & Cinder in a reflective tone and depthful exploration of the power of blues and rock n’ roll together.

credits

released December 1, 2023

Mike Moore - Vocals/Guitars/Lyrics
Jeff Badolato - Bass
Jared Graham - Drums
Andrew Blowen - Keyboards/Backing Vocals
Lindsay Paige Garfield - Backing Vocals

New Alliance Audio - Somerville, MA
Lead Engineer - Ethan Dussault
Assistant Engineer - Tony Hamoui

Hamstank Studios - Somerville, MA
Vocal Engineer - Tony Hamoui
Mix Engineer - Tony Hamoui

New Alliance East - Somerville, MA
Mastering Engineer Nick Zampiello

Album Artwork by Krista Camacho

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Fire in the Field Boston, Massachusetts

Fire in the Field immediately makes an impression with their eclectic style of heavy driving rock. The band's signature endorphin-releasing, guitar-driven sound has a bluesman's swagger and a punk heart. Mike Moore (Guitar/Vocals) channels Hendrix via Prince, both musically and in showmanship. Jared Graham (Drums), Jeff Badolato (Bass), and Moore explore a melting pot of influences ... more

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