PAWRAWNAW (zyng015), by The Nosuns

PAWRAWNAW (zyng015)

by The Nosuns

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ZyNg tapes are very proud to introduce you to the sound of THE NOSUNS. Ukulele, Drums & Vocals has never sounded so good.

The Nosuns are brothers Peter and Jimmi, originally fae Aberdeen, separated by thousands of miles, and held together by some tape and the need to keep making music.

"PAWRAWNAW" was recorded and mixed by the brothers Nosun, without the two ever being on the same continent. As with it's predecessor, "The Third Line" (released in 2015), the album sees the band draw on influences such as lo-fi, indie rock, acoustic, electro and bedroom pop.

The band's witty and occasionally dark lyrics, inspired by the weird folk they’ve met, are delivered in The Nosuns´ distinctive vocal style, backed by a stripped back sound which might be described as “ukulele garage rock”!

The 12 track cassette is limited to 42 copies world-wide & is packaged in a special unique design textured black box with black & white artwork. The c60 shell is jet black with black label with white print. Each cassette is individually hand numbered and comes with a free 25mm NOSUNS button badge.

Buy the tape or the download and get 9 extra exclusive bonus tracks; including demos, alternative versions, outtakes and also the very first NOSUNS song ever recorded.

** Reviews **

“Professor 200”, like most of the tracks on PAWRAWNAW, is a short, sharp, witty two minutes with a catchy earworm type of vibe… If you like something a tad off the mainstream, check out The Nosuns. “Track of the Day” on Little Indie Blog

The Nosuns return with a new release titled PAWRAWNAW, a collection of tracks loaded with dark immense lyrical poetry… the folky tune Bo Merton is a short story set to a fierce and ferocious ukulele melody.
Diamond deposits blog

This band hails from Aberdeen, UK and has a selection of interestingly named songs. This band is refreshingly different from a lot of bands out there and deserves a good listen.
indiepoplove.com

Lo-fi Scottish indie-pop, done exceptionally well by Aberdeen's The Nosuns.
electricsoundofjoy.com

“The Third Line” is a beautiful debut from South Korea's The Nosuns. Dave Candler, Korean Homesick Blues.
The acoustic meets the electronic to form a dynamic that is more than beneficial to the auditory senses. The Nosuns… create sumptuous compositions of stunning beauty.
Diamond Deposits blog

The duo have released a collection of lo-fi indie infused anthems with an electroacoustic vibe running through the tracks. Interspersed with samples the tracks have a delicate feel to them, with a melodic undercurrent and plenty of harmonies.
Rock and Roll Creations

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1.	Professor 200 02:19	lyrics	buy track
There’s a girl You people got on the wrong bus Fix your makeup and sit still There’s a guy with a leather jacket on He’s got a paper aeroplane tattoo on his neck I can spend hours and hours And lifetimes doing this There’s a girl beside me Who smells like a man There’s a girl beside me She smells like a man You wear a grand prick’s watch We all know you fuck your secretary She’s taking the sleep out of your eye But you’re looking at my sovereign ring Haha! I’m Ok though But I’ll never be the kind of guy who feels like that My fingers smell like fags The lights are still red, red, red
2.	Sir Daniel Danielson 01:39	lyrics	buy track
Eat then run then more cash than an Eton toy Push them out them a beach house with your boy Your privilege is all that you've got (Oh Danny) Gave your backbone for a shot (Oh Danny) You sold your own mother and nothing can save the day Cut back slut back delivered to your door My rack Iraq eat an apple to the core Your privilege is all that you've got (Oh Danny) Gave your backbone for a shot (Oh Danny) You sold your own mother and nothing can save the day
3.	Iona McCloud 03:04	lyrics	buy track
I was born with a double heart At school it excused me from art I never heard what the teacher said Irregular heartbeats in my head I know now what not to say I stayed at home while he licked her ear His only excuse was the beer But he’s a bitch He treats her like shit It’s time for me to get out of here I know now what I have to say ‘Cos I have a double heart And today is my day I have a double heart And I’m leaving today I live alone on a drunken witch And my heart has begun to twitch And when the time comes I won’t be alone I’ll ask him to flick the switch I know now what I have to say ‘Cos I have a double heart And today is my day I’ve been waiting for you to play ‘Cos I have a double heart And today is my day I’ve got a double heart ad I want you to play
4.	Bo Merton 02:30	lyrics	buy track
Sometimes I get so annoyed at you I punch myself in the face But when it starts to hurt I realise it’s too late I was always behind your back Talking all kinds of shit But then you started to get sick I felt like a wee prick A little prick How many words can you remember ? Drunken words I said last night How many tears can I remember? Drunken tears you shed last night I use you when I’m feeling lonely Or when I’m a little bit bored You were never meant to like me No one’s ever been cold I can’t help but feel horny For something I never could get But nature doesn’t help with the guilt Only helps with catching it Trapping it How many words can you remember? Drunken words I said last night How many tears can I remember? Drunken tears are on my mind How many words can you remember ? Drunken words I said last night How many tears can I remember? Drunken tears you shed last night I gave you nothing and you gave me wine I don’t think I’ll be drinking tonight
5.	Dame Rose Mary 03:01	lyrics	buy track
How cool I am Dons got Hamilton away the morn I take the piss out of others When they do shit from the street Getting wet over a girl who sells meat to your granny Is it OK to stick your tongue out? “What did you have for dinner?” Is that what you’re thinking? Or are you just trying not to puke? Alcohol provides the spark The morn’s morn there won’t be nothing for you I won’t look at plane crashes on TV So please don’t tell me Cos I know this shit will continue It is the fact that you won’t change Was it your parents’ fault For not letting you watch TV? Or do you think that it was boredom first? Is it OK to stick your tongue Against teeth you won’t remember? What did he look like? I wish I knew what I was doing But I do not I can only think of this.
6.	Dr Barry Play 01:47	lyrics	buy track
I’d say you were being sensitive The you’d run out the door I know that you hide in the toilet ‘Cos I want just a little more So you are the captain And I am the maid I brought you your dinner But you just knocked over You just kicked over the plate I’m running out of money I’m running out of time My legs are getting so sore I’m running from this crime
7.	Mr Choi 02:39	lyrics	buy track
I worry, that’s all I do And all I worry about is me and you I struggle to get through things I struggle with my bruised wings Five minutes left You got it right Two minutes now Off to the night I fight to be alone While I twitch away on my phone I cry so people look at me And when they do, I turn away happily
8.	Mr Stagg 02:45	lyrics	buy track
A bastard took away your stuff Turned it into plastic and dust A bastard took away our things Turned them into rubber and tin And sold it to a man Or a woman from Japan A bitch took away my hope And turned it into gold A bitch took away my guts And turned them into lust And sold it to a man Or a woman from Japan To a boy or a girl Or a someone from this world
9.	Miss Morgan Guten 02:29	lyrics	buy track
That face you make When you realize That your dad’s not your real dad Now that he’s gone You sit on his throne On the place he used to shit I worked in an industry An area of fun I fucked a doll A real doll A Barbie or a Cindy I worked in an industry An area of fun I slept in a bed of three Things are fucked up For you and me You and me
10.	Hanna McNim 01:35	lyrics	buy track
Marrying a boy that you met three days ago ‘Cos God caught you fucking and now everyone knows Why you converted to another team Do you like milk, or is it cream? Why don’t you write a song about that fucker? Why don’t you write a song about him? You know he deserves it He’s got no balls You know he deserves it That fucker
11.	Miss B.Medie 03:00	lyrics	buy track
Met on a beach, you kissed my face We slept on a beach and it was ace You were my first proper girlfriend and I kissed you As first kisses go it was really quite disturbing I broke my bone when I fell down You were kind of laughing But it wasn’t funny It wasn’t fucking funny, was it? Kissed a girl Kissed a girl Met on a beach, you kissed my face We slept on a beach and it was ace You were my first proper girlfriend and I kissed you As first kisses go it was really quite disturbing I broke my phone when I fell down You were kind of laughing But it wasn’t funny It wasn’t fucking funny, was it? Kissed a girl Kissed a girl The ambulance that saved me that day She was going out with a guy from the Turkish mafia But he never gave me any money Kissed a girl Shoot the girl I don’t know why you have to try and eat my face Don’t eat my face, just kiss it What’s wrong with you? Kissed a girl Kissed a girl
12.	Baron Von Barse 02:27	lyrics	buy track
Why did you waste your time on us? Giving us no money to cover costs Why did you waste your time on us? You’re fucked. You’re fat. The executive producer of my dreams I’m the CEO of my own crazy schemes I’m the chairman of the board of my own boredom Sitting feeding cereal to an oversized rat Got no job I don’t like girls One day I will rule the boy world I remember you said don’t say a word When my microphone was still on But I promised too much And I offered false hope And when you don’t battle you don’t win much Got no job I don’t like girls One day I will rule the boy world

about

get the 12 track album plus a whopping 9 BONUS tracks featuring demos, outtakes, alternative versions and the first ever NOSUNS song they recorded.

Bonus Tracks

1. Video Games (Lana Del Ray Cover)
2. Bo Merton (Solo Ukelele Demo)
3. Jeongbalsan (Acoustic Mix)
4. Mr Choi (Solo Ukelele Demo)
5. Smiffy (PAWRAWNAW Outtake)
6. Gupabal (Acoustic Demo)
7. The Song 1-1 (PAWRAWNAW Outtake)
8. Nokbeon (Acoustic Demo)
9. The Forest Is Silent (First Nosuns Recording)

credits

released March 25, 2016

REVIEWS

Brand new on ZyNg Tapes is the cassette album Pawrawnaw by The Nosuns, which is packaged within a fold-out card sleeve with lyric booklet and free badge, and is limited to just 42 copies. The Nosuns are two brothers from Aberdeen, though their album was recorded in Seoul and Cádiz. This is a great album of noisy lo-fi indiepop, each track named after a fictional character the brothers have created. Professor 200 is lo-fi punky noisepop with quirky lyrics like "There's a girl beside me/Who smells like a man". Sir Daniel Danielson is noisy indiepop with fuzzy distorted vocals. Iona McCloud is raw bedroom pop, melodic with an off-centre edge. Bo Merton is brilliant rough-around-the-edges indiepop in the spirit of the noisier bands from the genre's classic era. Mr Stagg combines punk energy with pop melody and a shoegaze-esque wall of atmospheric noise. Whilst the whole album is great, the absolute highlight must surely be Hanna McNim, fantastic catchy noisepop with attitude - I love this track and have found its addictive tune hard to shift from my brain! This tape is selling quickly so get a copy while you still can!

Kim Harten - Bliss/Aquamarine
www.blissaquamarine.net/zyngtapes29.html

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One of the first things I can tell you about "PAWRAWNAW" is that it's a lot of fun to say. I like to just walk around and shout it at people, although as I type this I have a bit of a sore throat which I assure you is not from yelling "PAWRAWNAW" at strangers. If you watch "Rick & Morty" you're probably pretty awesome, but you probably also know that Rick has some nonsensical catchphrases and I just imagine "PAWRAWNAW" as being one of them, so in that way I do like to use it like "wubbalubbadubdub".

These songs are also all titled after character names, but that's something you just learn to accept as you listen to them. You know, a lot of artists belong in genres of music but for The Nosuns I really believe that they belong more in a timeframe than a specific genre. I remember when the radio was first sort of transitioning over after "grunge" and Mtv seemed to be airing some of their final music videos as they didn't seem to know what to do with themselves.

From the idea of a song like "Stacy's Mom" to Wheatus (Who does not sing that song, contrary to what you might believe), The Nosuns would have just fit in so well in this group. I remember going to a show at the El N Gee once and I don't remember who we were all there to see headline but there was this opening band with a "radio hit" and I remember just talking to their singer for a while about music, being on a big label, opening for a band that wasn't and that sort of idea. The Nosuns could have been that band but I know that they were not.

Fuzzy rock, pleasant and then quietly plucked strings with heavy choruses are some of the things to expect from The Nosuns. With elements of everyone from The Benjamins, Silversun Pickups, High Pop and The Clash to a just overall dreamy sense of twee, The Nosuns is one of those perfect rock bands for me because they just display what I like most about music both from the time when you could argue that I was being most influenced by bands surrounding me and in a modern sense as well. The Nosuns are both my old favorite band and new favorite band, something which is hard to pull off but this cassette is rather impressive.

Josh Macala - Raised By Gypsies
raisedbygypsies.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/cassette-review-nosuns-pawrawnaw-zyng.html

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