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Love Handles EP

by Dumplings

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1.
Fellas! Settle on down! Do You Wanna See A Photograph Of A Man?
2.
Alone 4 Evva 03:11
3.
Silly Boy 04:19
Silly Boy You're caught up in your own world you never let go Silly Boy Always talking circles around people you know Silly Boy It's never enough and when it is it's too much Silly Boy You've got no reason for your actions you just want to touch If I Was A Gambler Or some kind of hawk I'd bet on trouble When opportunity knocks It knocks Oh, I feel so strange Why can't I see All this heart I got Only leads to so much grief Oh, I feel so strange Why don't you come back and make my time bittersweet Silly Boy You're falling for it again growing mold on your skin Silly Boy There's nothing I can tell you that makes you wanna listen Silly Boy My mind is going crazy I don't think I'm gonna make it Silly Boy When there's no action you can't get any hope 2007 Jon Dowling
4.
Have you heard about this dance craze? It'll wake you up in the middle of the night They found a few hundred canisters Of a gas that will bring you back to life Just take a look at old man Alister He's talking up with waitress wearing white Now every lame-o that's been hanging around They're trying to get some of that dancing dust You can take a whiff and you'll take a snort I guarantee that you will feel alright You Can't Dance if you don't use it I heard about this knocked out kid He's dreaming just the other night Ever since she's been hanging around Trying to get some of that dancing dust But the room it got so hot All the dancing fools were closing in Another whiff and you'll feel it too The beat will kill you before you know it You can't dance if you don't use it
5.
Wash Clothes! I'm just trying to do my job!

about

The "Love Handles EP" was recorded in 2 sessions in the Spring of 2015 by Gus Creighton in Pam & Jon's attic.
These are the earliest Dumplings songs, played live often but never recorded formally. "Wash Clothes" is the first Dumplings song written as a band, lyrics mostly by Jason. It's about nearly getting fired for not washing your clothes. "Silly Boy" comes from a 2007 solo EP Jon recorded; it's about self-doubt. "You Can't Dance" was the first song Jon wrote specifically for Dumplings, sometime in 2012; not long after Pam penned the lovely and dark "Alone 4 Evva" which went without a real title for almost 3 years. The most recent song being the crowd favorite "Photograph (Of A Man)" written in about 15 minutes at the StoreXpress practice space. It was inspired by a certain top 40 hit and the always-entertaining southside of Pittsburgh. The cover photo is Pam & her brother Andrew, who is holding up a mask that their grandmother had made for them out of a beer keg.

credits

released August 1, 2015

Pam Hanlin: bass, vocals, flute
Jason Dowling: drums, vocals. sampler
Jonathan Dowling: guitar, vocals

Midge Crickett: cello on "Alone 4 Evva", backing vocals on "Wash Clothes" (midgecrickett.bandcamp.com)
Dustin Giannopoulos: backing vocals on "Wash Clothes"

"Love Handles EP"
Recorded and Mixed by Gus Creighton
Mastered by Jason Dowling
Recorded in Pam & Jon's attic spring 2015
Cover photo courtesy of John & Amy Hanlin, featuring Pam Hanlin & Andrew Hanlin.
Band photo by JF Winkles at Chris & Abbie's house in Millvale, PA
Cover layout by J & Jon Dowling

Thank You (in no real order): Meg & Dustin; Gus & Roulette Waves; Steph & Jesse Flati/The Lopez, Ian Samasko & Robin Vote/Fuckies; Jason, Scott & Jerry (and all of SFX); Mom & Dad Hanlin; Mom & Ben; Andrew, John & Mike Hanlin; Jennifer Dowling; Weird Paul; Ben Blanchard;; Brian Colleran; JB & Pond Hockey, Manny; Mary Jo; All the great touring bands we've played with; JF; Jackson; Ouais; Secret Paper Moon; everyone who's ever come to our shows/heard our music THANKS!

Dedicated to Scott Lipko

contact Dumplings:
facebook.com/dumplingsband
productionprocedures@gmail.com

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Dumplings Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dumplings are a noisy, fun rock n roll band from Pittsburgh. We write songs about work, food, people, love & anything else we wanna. We love our music & you will too!

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