Urgency Factor, by Flanders

Urgency Factor

by Flanders

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Morts Flanders was a Perth band who existed for a far too brief time in the mid-late '90s and released 3 brilliant EPs of pop-hooky alternative rock. This collection represents the second EP (Small Town Big Chip) in its entirety and 5 of the 6 tracks from the third (Mud And Five Ways To Serve It). It's a shame that their first (and best!) EP, Spadework has been left out, but these songs are still great and represent part of the soundtrack of my life in Western Australia in the '90s. Favorite track: Waste Away.

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1.	Anky Fremp 03:30	lyrics	buy track
useless, just a wanna be. take the best option, when it suited. i was only asking for a weekend. just a little sanity, to confuse it. she's really coming on, really going on. really coming on, really going on. ruthless, self defeating. always take a backseat to the problem. i was only searching for a moment. a little resolution to diffuse it. i guess you took the sweetest pill. just to get the cheapest thrill. she's back on her feet again. back on her knees again. i guess it was a moment of haste. not a time to celebrate. i guess your not sweet at all. not the sweetest of all. useless, just a wanna be. take the best option, when it suited. i was only asking for a weekend. just an opportunity, to confuse it. i guess she said she likes the band and she'll prove it. not a phony word to say and i like it. not a moments rest to play, and i hate it. dreaming of all the things to do and i love it
2.	Waste Away 04:03	lyrics	buy track
let me write you this, let me see the eyes that i miss. let me bleed inside, keep me wondering feeling. don't give it away, if you stay too long. i won't play it down, i won't say it's safe. i wont say it. having my way, it's been playing on my mind. nothing to say, it's been playing on my mind. but i'll wait for you, if you want me to. and i'll call a truce. and i'll play the tune. and it's a waste, and it's a waste, and it's a waste this time. and it's a waste, and it's a waste, and it's a waste in time. if you leave me dry, i won't let it slide. i won't play it down, i won't say it. having my way, it's been playing on my mind. nothing to say, it's been playing on my mind. but i'll wait for you, if you want me to. and i'll call a truce. and i'll play the tune. you know you wanted to, i waited for so long. and i'll play the tune. and it's a waste, and it's a waste, and it's a waste this time. and it's a waste, and it's a waste, and it's a waste this time. let me write you this, let me see the eyes that i miss. let me bleed inside, keep me wondering feeling. that if you waste any time, if you stay that's alright. if you leave take my hand and i'll stay till my eyes dry. and it's a waste, and it's a waste, and it's a waste this time. and it's a waste, and it's a waste, and it's a waste this time. and it's a wait, and it's a wait, now we're all wasting time. and it's a wait, and it's a wait, and it's a waste in time
3.	Rodd & Todd 03:31	lyrics	buy track
flick might ask, i know you want me to. be around, for your inspiration. but i'll be careful, not to let you down. i will not hurt you, when i'm falling down. on your own, i don't know how you sleep. i couldn't believe, that you are too frustrated. but i can't hear you, not a spoken word. i'm not alone now, could it be that it's them. weeks between the laughter and the weekend. don't want to sit around with all the people i condemn. don't want to see in ten years all the people i know. would you feel the same if i was someone's hero. a waste of time, that is what you are. i couldn't believe, that you have been mistaken. so hold me down, never to believe in your backyard. so strong, could i see things have changed. is it me, or them. weeks between the laughter and the weekend. don't want to sit around with all the people i condemn. don't want to see in ten years all the people i know. would you feel the same if i was shouting. here i go again
4.	Eric Junior 03:20	lyrics	buy track
it's a mystery wrapped inside a riddle. you will never know, how it feels. to walk beneath the rain, easy to say. now it's you, wrapped in the enigma. easy to see i'm afraid, this is serious, you might say. i'm awake, and this is deadly serious. son of dave, it's easy to remember, 2038. now it's you, looking through the window. what do you see, it's a game that you will never know. easy to see now it's you, banging down my door. east to say i'm afraid this is serious, you might say. i'm awake, and this is deadly serious. son of dave, it's easy to remember, 2038. it's a mystery wrapped inside a riddle. you will never know, how it feels. to walk beneath the rain, you banging down my door. i'm awake, and this is deadly serious. son of dave, it's easy to remember, 2038
5.	Teenage Greg 03:36	lyrics	buy track
i should be alright, should be okay but i'm lonely. should be above the water and should be feeling okay. but i'm just about to crack, just about to fall. don't let it stain. take the children take the house. take the money and the couch. just don't leave me without my golfclubs. take anything that you would please. take my mother and the keys. just don't leave me without my golfclubs. this is a special day for me. i haven't felt this good in a year. put my troubles on the shelf. not feeling sorry for myself. i should be alright, should be okay but i'm sorry. should be hitting over water and should be feeling okay . but i'm just about to crack, just about to fall. don't let it stain. take the children take the house. take the money and the couch. just don't leave me without my golfclubs. please don't take the things that i really love. this is a special day for me. i haven't felt this good in a year. forgot my problems, not the clubs. not feeling sorry for myself. leave myself. take the children take the house. take the money and the couch. just don't leave me without my golfclubs. please don't take my golfclubs away greg
6.	Everybody's 04:24	lyrics	buy track
i feel like a raging bull, so much fire inside of me. looks like i'm doing again, just what i said i wouldn't. don't put your head in the fire, you'll just get burnt. slowly getting over it, gently i'll take it long. want to be that better man, just tell me what i'm doing. you tell me that i'm lonely, i'll tell you your wrong. and you can rest assured, i would do it again. and i'll keep on trying till i'm satisfied. thank you for persuading me, thankyou for your concern. i'm gracious in defeat you know, just tell me my misgivings. you stay there in your own shadow, don't fall too short. and you can rest assured, i would do it again. and i'll keep on trying till i'm satisfied. but i will never stop to drink the water, when everybody's. so tired, so tired, of everybody, anybody's clare. so tired, so tired, of everybody, anybody's. i feel like a ranging bull, so much fire inside of me. looks like i'm doing again, just what i said i wouldn't. don't put your head in the fire, you'll just get burnt. and you can rest assured, i would do it again. and i'll keep on trying till i'm satisfied. but i will never stop to drink the water, when everybody's. so tired, so tired, of everybody, anybody's clare. so tired, so tired, of everybody, anybody's
7.	Chime Inn 03:27	lyrics	buy track
we were supposed to get married, she left it so long. the moment was sensible. left feeling so weak, the moment was sensible. it was bitter in highschool, she kept me so low. the moment was sensible. left feeling so weak, the moment was sensible. i'd give in just the same. stop tearing apart, those things that i love. left feeling so weak, i'd do anything. i'm sensitive, not sensible i'll do it again, i'll do it again. we were supposed to get married, she left it so long. the moment was sensible. left feeling so weak, the moment was sensible. i would give in just the same. stop tearing apart, those things that i love. left feeling so weak, i'd do it again. i'm sensitive, not sensible i'll do it again, i'll do it again
8.	Asking For A Backseat 03:36	lyrics	buy track
i couldn't wait to shake you, and i couldn't wait to break you. but for all my dreams and all my crystal crowns, there waiting here. just aching to be found. and i wish you came to save me. and i feel its all you gave me. no one knows its for real, somehow i know that's how to deal. and deep inside i see your face with mine, but the words don't come. they've left my, left my mind. and i wish you came to save me. and i feel its all you gave me. there are some things i'd like to say. but for all my dreams and all my crystal crowns they're waiting here. just aching to be found
9.	Fork Finger 03:32	lyrics	buy track
know you want it, know you mean it. know you want it,sure you feel it. i just keep trying, and i just keep losing. it's the state that i'm in, i will bring you down. but i need someone to hold me back. need someone to bring me head up to the crowd. know you want it, know you mean it. know you want it,sure you feel it. i just keep prying, and i just keep losing. it's the state that i'm in, i will bring you down. but i need someone to hold me back. need someone to bring me head up to the crowd. if you talk to me, and your wasting my time. and you set the scene, just to bring it down. and your crystal ball, tell me what do you see. you see the same world, and i know you'll bring it down. i just keep trying, and i just keep falling. it's the state that i'm in, i will bring you down. but i need someone to hold me back. need someone to bring me head up to the crowd. if you talk to me, and your wasting my time. and you set the scene, just to bring it down. and your crystal ball, tell me what do you see. you see the same world, and i know you'll bring it down
10.	Weighed Down 04:47	lyrics	buy track
if you could see inside yourself. offering them something else. bring it back you know you can. you still take from what began. let it go. you could make it, taste it, weighed down. all alone into yourself. you hide that smile all so well. i saw you just the other day. it's always happening that way. let it go. in that crowd you are unique. you know your the one we seek. whatsoever's in your mind. you can leave it all behind. let it go

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With inescapable hooks that pull like undertow, Flanders rips through ten tracks of timeless, dynamic rock on Urgency Factor...a full-length that pulses with intensity and reckless energy. The band never sacrifices the kinetic, dissonant interplay between the guitars and rhythm section and there's always a tension that builds with the percussive beat quaking beneath the irresistible melodies that will stick in your head for days. Of course, it helps that Luke Bostelman's evocative voice cuts to the heart of these songs, adding a richness that is both immediate and impressive. Flanders confident blend of careening riffs and evocative choruses burst with an enthusiasm and ragged passion rarely attempted, and Urgency Factor reminds us how there's no substitute for amazing songwriting. From Perth, Australia. (DER-474)

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