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Abortion Coffee

from Day Trip to the Petting Zoo by Barely Autumn

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Limited edition 12" vinyl version of our upcoming album. Pressed on 180g transparant blue vinyl by our friends at dunk!pressing.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Day Trip to the Petting Zoo via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Gatefold digisleeve CD, with artwork by Francis Vanhee, designed by Olivier Denègre.

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about

While ‘Alix’ still contained some of the band’s former melancholy, the second single of the new Barely Autumn album brings forward a radically different sound. ‘Abortion Coffee’ still is a pop song, be it one drenched in enticing layers of fuzzy guitars.

The track depicts the true story of a young couple getting pregnant unintentionally, and the distress that goes with that – on a relationship as well as on a societal level. The ‘Abortion Coffee’ is the cup of coffee the guy in the story drinks before he fleas the responsibility of dealing with the dilemma he’s facing. Find out what happens next further on in the song!

All in all, Barely Autumn lightheartedly and straightforwardly tackle one of the few remaining taboos of contemporary society. ‘Abortion Coffee’ could have been a Nirvana or a Pixies B-side. But it was actually written in downtown Brussels.

lyrics

You phoned me on a Thursday
Telling me you were on the bus
From the South of France to Brussels
Things had started to become too much

‘I’m dying’, is what you told me
Lying is what she blamed you for
When you ran away
From your responsibility

So, you had an abortion coffee
Kind of sad, an abortion coffee
All that’s left is abortion coffee
But I’m glad for abortion coffee

So, we went drinking at a concert
In a squat by the old town port
That’s where you told me all about her
And how you went for the last resort

‘She’s crying’, is what you told me
Hiding is what she blamed you for
When you ran away
From your responsibility

So, you had an abortion coffee
Kind of sad, an abortion coffee
All that’s left is abortion coffee
But I’m glad for abortion coffee

credits

from Day Trip to the Petting Zoo, track released October 4, 2019
Nico Kennes – vocals, guitar, keys
Bram Vandermotte – drums, percussion
Gil Persoons – bass guitar
Xavier Van Rillaer – guitar, keys

Song written and composed by Nico Kennes
Recorded at GAM Studios
Mixed by Wouter Vlaeminck at Battle Mountains
Mastering by John Davis at Metropolis Studios

Video and montage by Jeffrey Roekens
Video performance by Myrthe van der Mark

℗ & © 2019 Barely Autumn
Distributed by Lab Music

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Barely Autumn Brussels, Belgium

Barely Autumn writes unpretentious indie rock songs about everyday life. Their music pays tribute to prosaic – and therefore profoundly human – experiences such as heartache, love, anxiety or just plain having beers with friends.

After having released their self-titled debut (2017) and second album ‘Day Trip to the Petting Zoo’ (2020), Barely Autumn started working on new material again. ... more

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