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Retrophobia

by The Noel Brothers

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1.
No Way Back 03:37
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The time of outbursts is well underway An age of bling shows, Heroic displays Faith in intellect And other cliches So it follows, yeah The smartest amoral scumbags win Let's point the finger at original sin Target practice for the spinner within They're our mottos, yeah There's no way back We're under attack Periscope goes down Waiting for a sound Dank stairwells And alleyway sex Suffer spectral Expletive duress Riding on the hydrocarbon made hex They're our mottos, yeah The situation went so wildly astray Three drunken sailors going out there to play Covered up in the most dangerous way So it follows, yeah
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The Mystic Radio 03:23
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Passers-by A sullen sea The night was full of doubt Only a fool would disagree I never thought that you would be Another roundabout Now it's a distant memory You're in for the thrill It's beginning to show I just wanna be on the Mystic Radio Riding the waves wherever I go You stole my heart with just a smile When I was standing by you Something had stirred inside of me But like a song that fades on the dial Got lost and couldn't find you I've gotta get off this frequency In for the thrill It's beginning to show I just wanna be on the Mystic Radio Riding the waves wherever I go The lights on the hill They're beginning to glow I just wanna be on the Mystic Radio Riding the waves wherever I go The smell of ozone After the rain Reminds me of you And all the pain What could I have done But now that you're gone I feel closer to Everyone under the sun In for the thrill It's beginning to show I just wanna be on the Mystic Radio Riding the waves wherever I go The lights on the hill They're beginning to glow I just wanna be on the Mystic Radio Riding the waves wherever I go
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Undertow 04:58
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Holding my breath Tumblin' round and down down She wore a silver dress A damsel in distress In for a penny In for a pound Stop dragging me down I'm too tired to fight Should have stayed In Key Biscayne For a little bit longer Tethered to the sea Warm winds Swirling through the trees Coral and green Liquid music sounds Like you hear in a dream Fooling around Deep into the night Moving heaven and earth To stay with her A little bit longer Undertow Let it go Drowning in the froth Out of sight Could of played A different game If I were just a bit stronger Drifting out The water was still In for the time In for the thrill Never though it would stop Surfaced to the top Another chance to Throw all away Stop dragging me down I'm too tired to fight Should have stayed In Key Biscayne For a little bit longer Undertow...Let it go Clinging like a moth To the light Should have stayed In Key Biscayne Just a little bit longer
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Mirror People 03:33
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The doorway darkened By an entering form Like it came from inside a dream The body language saying 'Everybody look at me' Shallow eyes Emerald green Took me by surprise We sat down That's when I began to see Mirror people on the chase Like they're the greatest thing ever Mirror people long to see Their reflections on glass Bow ties Hiding the lies My image is my guarantee Hot streak Gotta keep us in the lead Dark skies Time to take sides We've hit terminal velocity A fast ride Living off of your agony Mirror people on the chase Like they're the greatest thing ever Mirror people long to see Their reflections on glass Do you trust that you're Alpha enough? How many times a week Things here are Gonna get rough A little change of scene Do you think that you're Nasty enough Let's see you bare your teeth Stop thinking I'm calling your bluff You know it's all about me Mirror people on the chase Like they're the greatest thing ever Mirror people long to see Their reflections on glass Mirror people on the chase As if they didn't know better Mirror people puzzle me Reflections of insanity
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Storm 00:41
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Psychological Girl 03:50
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Gonna hyper-ventilate Mind's a thousand miles away I'm about to lose control Gotta find a path that's paved with gold Lay back Try to relax Uphill battles keep holding me back Don't mess with a rhythm like that It's a psychological world She wants to help me find my way Keep my filty thoughts at bay We take it well into the night Writes her notes and then She makes me feel alive Lay back Try to relax Uphill battles Keep holding me back Don't mess with a rhythm like that It's a psychological world Lay back You're all out of whack I give it to her She gives it right back Don't mess with a rhythm like that She's a psychological girl Don't mess with a rhythm like that It's a psychological world Lay back Try to relax Screws with my head It's part of the act Don't mess with a rhythm like that She's a psychological girl Psycho Don't mess with a rhythm like that Psychological... Psycho
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Need To Know 03:46
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Starting to choke On billows of smoke How could it all go so terribly wrong? I need to belong I want to get closer to you Darkness descends Fairy tale ends How did I cause this unbearable mess I need to confess I've got to get closer to you Like a slow motion train wreck My whole world is falling apart Who are you? I need to know who you are It's unbearable The vultures are lurking around And it's breaking my heart Who are you? I need to know who you are The ship's going down There's no one around How did it all go so wrong Got to stay strong I want to get closer to you Final approach Landing gear's toast How could it all go so terribly wrong? I need to belong I've never felt closer to you Like an iron in the fire It's been haunting me right from the start Who are you? I need to know who you are It's unbearable Drifting out of the light And into the dark Who are you? I need to know who you are Who you are?
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Night Owls 03:26
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Up late with the TV on Asleep at the wheel Slide back with the curtains drawn Waiting for my Saturday night The street, the dreams The back of envelope schemes Nocturnal delights Toward the setting sun In her daddys' Karmann Ghia Laid back with the blinder's on It's Saturday night The heat, the breeze The shadows tease It's chillin' time Whoa - nocturnal delights You don't know how it feels Waiting till the sun goes go down It's part of the appeal The only game in town Club crawling, out 'till dawn I can believe that it's real Speak easys going strong Nocturnal delights The beats, the sleeze The girls are out It's chillin time Raising a glass On Saturday Nothing better to do At a quarter to two Then to howl at the moon Having our way At that place on the bay Lettin' it loose You don't know how it feels Waiting till the sun goes go down It's part of the appeal The only game in town You don't know how it feels Waiting till the sun goes go down It's part of the appeal The only game in town
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Black Pool Eyes 04:52
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Let me tell you a tale From another place and time I'll stop keeping all the secrets entrenched In the prisons of my mind A night out at The Rockery Her black Spandex looked divine She seemed free It never occurred to me To read all the signs All I see are the lies In your black pool eyes A good looker And a smile to be sure But its nothing but a clever disguise All I see are the lies In your black pool eyes Set 'em up and knock 'em around Then ya cut 'em down to size Never had a reason to worry No red flags were there It all came crashing down in a hurry And then I saw that stare The relentless hounds of truth never really sleep I'm batshit crazy jealous ... but I never heard a peep
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Pathos 00:43
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Lisa Noel - piano Rick Noel - keyboards
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Zerobound 03:19
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Off track Ready to snap Don't hold back Put it all on the table Shuffle man Draws a line in the sand Red or black It's completely unstable Zero bound Everything down Gin on the rocks Everything's lost Zero bound Everyones down Running around Like foxes and hounds Payback Burned through my stack Something snapped inside of me Yes dear It really appears I'm a wagering tragedy Zero bound Everything down Gin on the rocks Everything's lost Zero bound Everyone's down Running around Like foxes and hounds Brass tacks We flew off the tracks Chewed up by the big machine Greed and fear No one shedding a tear It's a phony song and dance routine Zero bound Everything down Gin on the rocks Everything's lost Zero bound Everyone's down Running around Like foxes and hounds
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Wake Me Up 03:22
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Sky's falling The chips are down White noise swirling around I reach out You won't give me the time of day I can't stop you I cannot escape Keep sleeping all my time away Feeling lost You won't give us any time to play And she said: I love you baby But I'm not in love with you Tears and time Will get you through Wake me up when its over And I'll try to I would die to Stop looking over my shoulder And I'll try to, I would die to Just walk away Rains pouring And I'm taking the bait Mindless chatter You have nothing to say I want to hope but You've drifted so far away Time's healing The pressures subsides I try to stand and then Get cut down to size I'm reeling bad I don't think I'll make it through the day And she said: I love you baby But I'm not in love with you Tears and time Will get you through Wake me up When its over You should try to Get your story straight I'm not looking over my shoulder While you try to Get that guy to Sweep you away Wake me up when its over And I'll try to I would die to Stop looking over my shoulder And I'll try to, I would die to Just walk away
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10:01 02:58
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Tysk and Henry 03:37
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It happened in the dead of the night I couldn't get to sleep at all We had a miserable fight I wasn't going to take the fall Lined up against the wall Brothers know when to stop Others want to tear you apart Its like running the clock Beneath a torrent of light How do you sleep at night Tysk and Henry Went to town Not a soul around The story that never begins Beat within an inch of his life By the demons within Weary of the city strife Cut by the knife Standing in the world of men Nothing like success Distanced from our all friends Whispers and the sweet caress From the woman in the silver dress Tysk and Henry Went to town They pillaged every thing they found Might as well have cursed at the stars Try to keep the outside out Another stab to the heart The glow of a raging fire And the shadow of doubt Tysk went underground Turmoil in the aftershock Everyone looking around The ghosts are back on the walk Like the wolf returning to the flock Tysk and Henry Went to town They burned the fucker to the ground
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Neptune 03:35
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You said we'd stand on the moon Just for the view Neptune's the coldest But not as cold as you Something went wrong We were ready to live We were ready to fly I was cursing them all All the way down Then they showed me the room Back in my hometown Neptune Not as cold as you Neptune Not as cold as you You said we were hiding the truth We didn't have a clue Neptune showed us It's time for something new Something was wrong I was so blind I should have known all along He'd take the fall Made to go down Like a lover in shock Or a ship run aground Neptune Not as cold as you Neptune Not as cold as you Neptune Not as cold as you Neptune Not as cold as you You said we had nothing to lose Forget about the gloom and doom Neptune's the coldest But not as cold as you All of the time That we had spent Toeing the line Holding on Just like the weak Being gamed by the strong Neptune Not as cold as you
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Mirage 03:19
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Spent my time burning bridges While the gears of life ripped me to shreds Lost in a storm of confusion Playing Russian Roulette My fun is better than your fun And my here is better than your there We perpetuate the illusion As if anyone cares Its knowing when to remember And knowing when to forget We never reach a conclusion We always fold in the end Plasticine smiles On the Lake of the Isles I see nothing but a fading silhouette We saw the tail of the comet Mirage dead ahead Silicon dust Full metal lust Stop lying in that sea of pines Get back can't you see the sign All-seeing infrared Go watch TV instead If you still don't understand They'll hammer you down on my command No worries we can take our time None of you bleaters have half a spine Boiling frogs have a better clue We'll eat our cake and we'll have it too Ass backwards lost in time Screw it up and you'll pay the fine Get it into your fucking heads Mirage dead ahead

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The Noel Brother's debut album 'Retrophobia' features an eclectic mix of sonic structures, blending pop, rock, industrial and alternative genres. Co-produced by Rick Noel and Todd Barriage, Retrophobia explores the confluence of bullying, betrayal and bedlam through the masterful theatrical vocal performances of Todd Noel.

Retrophobia uses a mix of pithy, impassioned lyrics, combined with some tongue-in-cheek humour (often disguised as cynicism). It is a cautionary tale of what could transpire when the downtrodden allow things to be taken too far.

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released September 12, 2015

Produced by Rick Noel and Todd Barriage

The Noel Brothers are:

Todd Noel (lead vocals)
Rick Noel (bass, keyboards, vocals)
Todd Barriage (drums, guitars, vocals)

All lyrics by Rick Noel, except Neptune (by Rick Noel and Dave Chevalier)

Mixed and mastered by Todd Barriage at Borland Studio in Trenton, Canada

Engineered by Todd Barriage
Additional engineering by Rick Noel

Recorded at Borland Studio and Dark Island Sound

Album design by Sara Noel and Lisa Free

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