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Unlovely EP

by jocelyn mackenzie

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sidceaser I heard you sing twice at the 2017 Star Island "Writers in the Round" and your voice and songs and songwriting blew me away. I love your EP and I'm looking forward to hearing the music you wrote at the event again.

You are utterly fantastic.
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Miri Jocelyn came barreling in at a time when I was mourning the loss of one of my favorite bands, wondering when I would hear from any of the members again. OH MAN. She delivered. I love everything about this, how pop it sounds, the beats (JOCELYN, THOSE BEATS!!), and the lyrics are just what I was hoping to see from her solo projects. Thank you <3 Favorite track: Kids.
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1.
Kids 03:35
We met when we were kids, we were almost 30 Never felt that way before. You took care of my needs, you were kind and flirty, Now I don't love you anymore. They say that hindsight's 20/20 but I don't find that funny Cause it was so clear at the time We'll crash and burn until the finish but that does not diminish The love we shared was so divine. Can't go back to the way that it was when we were kids, We are just too old for this. Can't go back to the way that it was When we first fell in love. Fast forward seven years, we are in this together, At least that's how it seems. Between the blood, the sweat, the tears, The useless kicking and screaming and crying, There was nothing to redeem. They say that puppy love is romantic, but not to be pedantic, Young dogs are not known for their taste. We'll fight it out until it's over when all the crimson and clover's long gone But it's not gone to waste. Can't go back to the way that it was when we were kids, We are just too old for this. Can't go back to the way that it was When we first fell in love. We'll build a time machine. Let's go, let's go... Can't go back, can't go back, can't go back... Let's go, let's go. Let's go let's go back... Can't go back to the way that it was when we were kids, We are just too old for this. Can't go back to the way that it was When we first fell in love.
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17 03:18
All alone now, but you swear you're coming back. It's been far too long since i fought off such a sweet advance. Your reckless chivalry, well i just don't have time for that, So i'll stay 17 until you straighten this thing out. If you do it, do it just right. If you do it, do it just right. If you do it, do it just right. You've taken me and nearly tore my head apart. There's no vacancy in the motel of your bleeding heart. Now you want sympathy? Ha ha! Honey, good luck with that. Oh i'll stay 17 until you straighten my head out. If you do it, do it just right. If you do it, do it just right. If you do it, do it just right. 17 til you straighten this out for me, I'll be stuck at 17 til you straighten this out for me... I'll be stuck at 17 til you straighten this out. All alone again, and relishing the peace and quiet. And I love myself too much to let you treat me like a child. So au revoir! Farewell! Good luck with all your this and that! You stay 17, and I'll just do it just right. I'm gonna do it just right. Just right!
3.
Panic Attack 02:24
Baby you're giving me a... Baby you're giving me a panic attack! You stole my breath and now i don't want it back. Your kisses are electric, You make my body feel so hectic! Baby you're giving me a panic attack, and that is just exactly what i want. Now I don't feel right, My fever's so high! You make my pulse rise. I hope that my heartbeat don't stop by the end of the night! Baby you're giving me a panic attack, and that is just exactly what i want. Baby you're giving me a panic attack! I'm coming down and now i'll never go back You've got my body reeling, My little feet up on the ceiling! Baby you're giving me a panic attack! Now I don't feel right, My fever's so high! You make my pulse rise. I hope that my heartbeat don't stop by the end of the night! Baby you're giving me a panic attack, and that is just exactly what i want.
4.
it's the middle of the night i hear myself call your name i don't care who is there or not there i just know that i'm lonely it's been seven years now since you went away but the muse in my ear makes it clear as though it were the first day oh, why don't you want me the way i want you to want me oh, why don't you want me the way i want you to want me is this just an obsession or is this true love i guess we'll never know but you ought to know you're all i dream of i had drowned these emotions since the end of july now they're barreling back like white horses and my well has run dry oh, why don't you want me the way i want you to want me oh, why don't you want me the way i want you to want me oh, why don't you want me the way i want you to...
5.
iIf one day i grow so old i can no longer sing, put some poison in my tea and let me sleep. If i lose the countenance of my lips and my lungs, put a pill upon my tongue and let come what comes. but if i become a centenarian who can roller skate with ease, take me to Belize and let me sing out to the sea. if i lose the will to coax my poetry from life, lay me down upon my side and fetch the knife. if the magic goes from simple vagabondish prose, put a pistol to my nose and let it blow. but if i become a centenarian who is light upon her toes, teach me tai kwon do and i'll keep kicking til i go. if my instruments get blown up in a thunderbird speeding off the rocky cliffs across the bay, i'll still catch the killer, oh i'll still win the day; let 'em know i play to win or i don't play. if the lady Magdalene visits me in a dream, i will purse my lips and scream a gentle scream. she'll say i had no right to live a hedonistic life, so i'll kiss her on the teeth and open up my eyes. but if i become a centenarian who has mother fucking tried, it won't be goodbye it will only be goodnight.
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meatballs 00:28
meatballs. i love meatballs meatballs. mother. meatballs meatballs. i love meatballs meatballs. i love meatballs meatballs mother fucking meatballs. meatballs.

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released August 22, 2016

Unlovely EP // 2016

All songs by jocelyn mackenzie
except Centenarian by jocelyn mackenzie and Ani DiFranco

:: Kids // Panic Attack // Want U 2 Want Me ::
Produced by jocelyn mackenzie and Nadim Issa
Let 'Em In Music // BKLYN, NY // 2015
Nadim engineered, played bass, piano, guitar and synth drums
Sam McCormally played that killer guitar solo on Want U
jocelyn sang, played synth drums, and ate a lot of snacks

:: 17 //Centenarian ::
Produced by jocelyn mackenzie and Chris Decato
The Electric Cave // Portsmouth, NH // 2015
Guy Capecelatro III engineered and played guitar
Chris played guitar, keyboards, synths and bass
Greg Glassman played drums and bass
jocelyn sang and cried a lot

:: thank you ::
hp, plp, gms, the aff's, ja, patb, ehp, jl-s, mia, pu1+pu2, all 14 roomies, cks, mha, nadim, chris, guy, sam, greg, ani di, my plants, and lupeep
the big love in my heart sees the big love in your heart

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jocelyn mackenzie Brooklyn, New York

Jocelyn Mackenzie is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, artist, and psychic medium. Her debut solo album PUSH is a chamber pop homage to healing through radical self love. The fearlessness in her songwriting combined with the orchestral arrangements of each song alchemizes her pain into a poultice, making the album itself a testimony to hope, heartbreak, and what it means to be human. ... more

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