Solitaire

by My Girl The River

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This song, focusing on the ruination of life by alcohol addiction (as made clear by the opening line ‘I hate to say it again - the bottle is not your friend’), comes from a place of knowing. ‘I have addiction close to me, in my family, my own tendencies keep me on guard’ says Kris Wilkinson Hughes, the writer and artist behind the song. Bringing in some fantastic power-pop harmonies, layering, a false ending (whoa! 1970s anyone??) and frequent collaborator, Will Kimbrough, on all things electric guitar - both forward and backward, slide and picking. Kris produced and mixed this song at Super Tiny Studios. My Girl The River band member, Rue, did a beautiful job on the cover art, and it was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.’

The unusual thing about this song is it doesn’t have bass or drums, yet it feels fully realised with intuitive guitars, lush vocal layering and a slow build of intensity.

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I hate to say it again, the bottle is not your friend.
Run as far as you can when it tries to look you in the eye.
Here we go again, another revolution.
The circle doesn’t want to end and it’s so round I wanna break it down.

When the edges are so sharp they drive you into the light
Dressed up like a party, holding you so tight
And it wants you to forget, and it wants you to forget
And it wants you to forget the consequences

Don’t forget that time you went and lost your mind
She jumped into a car, it was the last time that you saw her.
Handing out the cards, is it really so very hard
To remember the rules of solitaire, you keep forgetting.

The edges are so sharp they drive you into the light
Dressed up like a party, holding you so tight
And it wants you to forget, and it wants you to forget
And it wants you to forget, and it wants you to forget
And it wants you to forget, and it wants you to forget
And it wants you to forget, and it wants you to forget…

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released September 30, 2022
Kris Wilkinson Hughes: vocals, music and lyrics, acoustic guitar, harmonies
Will Kimbrough: all electric guitars

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