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Islands in the Sky

by Death Valley Girls

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1.
The California Mountain Snake Does the California mountain shake I can decide what lies behind my eyes I’m still in love with you The weeping willow bows it’s head I wish he’d weep for me instead I can’t explain, to an aching brain I’m still in love with you The weathered end of tired trees Branches break under your feet The story goes on, even after you leave I’m still in love with you Don’t need the tide things will recede Ant hills are hills if you believe In the end, that’s all you need I’m still in love with you
2.
Magic Powers 03:02
Wear your head as low as it goes Can’t adjust the only way you know Take a picture paint it black Never needed what you don’t get back I wonder if I blow you away With all the pressure promised today Shimmer shimmer, glow and shake Never needed what you didn’t take I tripped, fell, and I shattered Now I have magic powers Now I have magic powers Now I have magic powers I wanna open up inside Let go of everything behind my eyes Shine bright on the darkest night Never needed what i didn’t try I wonder if I showed you the way With all the pressure promised today Shimmer shimmer, glow and shake Never needed everything you break I tripped, fell, and I shattered Now I have magic powers Now I have magic powers Now I have magic powers I tripped, fell, and I shattered Won’t look back because it doesn’t matter Now I have magic powers Now I have magic powers
3.
A diamond ring can be anything if you want it to Your crystal in the sky can be your dream Because you know it’s true You are what you see And what you eat And how you breathe Not what you think you need To make anyone else happy You’re in charge of Your perception of your life You can choose what you keep And what you leave behind You’re built for the biggest And the best things in your life Don’t carry all your pain Pack it up tight Let it go at night You’re in charge of Your perception of your life You can choose what you keep And what you leave behind No one gets to choose for you What you need to keep All that lasts is all that matters And what you want to think
4.
Sunday 03:06
Some day I gotta make a change I gotta meet my fate Don’t know why I wait I need a sign, I can’t make up my mind I need a sign, I need a sign I wanna cry forever Stop trying to do better I just wanna lay down And never get up again - never get up I keep it dark to miss the light And hide in my cave til night I’m sad I’m bored I’m scared I’m hurt I just wanna be alone All on my own I’m sick of struggling to be What will come of me What do I need I gotta be free I need a sign I gotta move on Keep on moving I gotta move on I need a sign To move on Keep moving on I gotta move on
5.
What are the odds on that What are the odds What are the odds on that What are the odds What are the odds that We live in a simulated world Nothing is really real I’m a simulated girl What is the chance of that What is the chance What is the chance of that What is the chance that we’re synched When we think we are synching And that it’s not just What we’re all thinking What is the chance of that What is the chance What is the chance of that What is the chance We are living in a simulated world And we are simulated girls! I bet they’ll never know they’ll never know I bet they’ll never know they’ll never really know If deja vu already happened to you Or if it’s just a future you talking to you! I bet they’ll never know they’ll never know I bet they’ll never really know Bet they’ll never know We are living in a simulated world And we are simulated girls!
6.
Take a break from this place Fall through Fall through space Take a breath and sigh You can’t rewind Don’t waste the time Just unwind Unwind your mind Give your heart To the lake And your hands to the land The Island saves And the lake Fall through space Trees are the speed you need Follow along to their lead The island saves And the lake Fall through space I’m sorry, please forgive me Thank you, I love you
7.
Say It Too 03:47
Say it too, will I die before you say it too Will I die because I love you, will I die because of you I have a cried a million times a billion tears for you And every year I shed was shaped like you Every tear shaped like you You’ll find someone who lives To love you And they’ll have a light inside That shines just for you It will sparkle and ignite Something inside you Something you won’t deny Something so true Say it too will I die before you say it too Will I die because I love you Will I die because of you Two worlds collide and drift apart and combine Multiply and unite Two worlds collide You’ll find someone who lives To love you And they’ll have a light inside That shines just for you It will sparkle and ignite Something so real in you Something you won’t deny Something so true
8.
Focus on your mind And on your eyes Leave the line Leave it all behind Observe and learn Grow and love Return home Astral radio Watch the sky Watch as they fly Into the night Through the sky
9.
Nothing can happen, nothing can happen To me anymore I tried my best to live this life To live my life and live it right But every time I feel like I am close I realize there’s so much more I don’t know I shined a light back in to my mind So I can see what was inside Now I believe in everything Everything that I dream What’s meant to be Happens for me When I’m free. I tried to find myself outside of me But the truth isn’t something I can see It’s just a feeling a way to be It’s a feeling that I need What’s meant to be Happens for me When I’m free
10.
You only need to take What you need The rest is Ok to leave We can find ourselves So far away From what we need Cause of what we save Let it all wash away Watch it wash down the drain It gets so hard To decide between The things you know And the things you think Just leave it in the past Where it belongs It gets easier as you move on Let it all wash away Watch it all go down the drain All that is not of me Washes away from me All that is not of me Washes away from me
11.
Wake up it’s time to be All the things you dreamed Waiting for you to believe Believe so you can see You have seen the signs Now is the time 11:11 and 2:22 It’s all just for you Cosmic giggles and deja vu Synchronicities surrounding you Reminding you It’s all just for you Wake up in the dream Wake up it’s time When you believe Open up your eyes You have everything Everything that you need Get off the wheel Get out of the loop The secret revealed It’s all inside you Wake up in the dream When you believe You have everything Everything that you need

about

“Death Valley Girls are a gift to the world.” - Iggy Pop

“Harnessing the allure of the occult and the power of self-help, the Los Angeles garage rockers break free from their roots and ascend to the realm of spiritual psych-jazz rockestra.” - Pitchfork

“(Death Valley Girls) taps out of traditional songwriting and tune into a new spiritual consciousness…” - SPIN

“An insistent Banshees like boom and groove.” - MOJO

For the better part of a decade, LA’s scrappy rock n’ roll mystics Death Valley Girls have used their music as a means of tapping into a communal cosmic energy. On albums like Glow In The Dark (2016), Darkness Rains (2018), and Under the Spell of Joy (2020) the band challenged the soul-crushing banality of modern society and celebrated “true magical infinite potential” through a collage of scorching proto-punk riffs, earworm melodies, far-out lyrics, and lysergic auxiliary instrumentation. But on their latest album Islands in the Sky, Death Valley Girls’ songwriting mastermind Bonnie Bloomgarden uses the band’s anthemic revelries as a guidebook to spiritual healing and a roadmap for future incarnations of the self. And while these may be the loftiest aims of Death Valley Girls to date, the resulting music is also by far their most infectious and celebratory.

credits

released February 24, 2023

All songs written by Death Valley Girls.
“Magic Powers” lyrics by Sammy Westervelt and Bonnie Bloomgarden.
All other lyrics channeled by Bonnie Bloomgarden.

Recorded, mixed, produced, and engineered by Mark Rains, at Station House Studio.

Side A:
1. California Mountain Shake
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Bass - Vocals
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond Organ
Gabe Flores - Saxophone
Mark Rains - Percussion

2. Magic Powers
Sammy Westervelt - Vocals - Bass
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Organ - Vocals
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond Organ
Mark Rains - Percussion

3. Islands in the Sky
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Vocals - Bass
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond organ
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals
Mark Rains - Percussion

4. Sunday
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Bass - Vocals
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond organ
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals
Gabe Flores - Saxophone
Mark Rains - Percussion

5. What Are The Odds
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Guitar
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Bass - Vocals
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond Organ
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals
Mark Rains - Percussion

Side B:
6. Journey to Dog Star
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Vocals - Bass
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond organ
Gabe Flores - Saxophone
Mark Rains - Percussion
Fred Armistan - Percussion
Brian Cosgrove - Marimba
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals

7. Say It Too
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Vocals - Bass
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond organ
Gabe Flores - Saxophone
Mark Rains - Percussion
Brian Cosgrove - Marimba
Louisianna Purchase - Theremin
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals

8. Watch the Sky
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Vocals - Bass
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond Organ
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals
Mark Rains - Percussion

9. When I’m Free
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Emily Retsas - Bass
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond Organ
Gave Flores - Saxophone
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals
Mark Rains - Percussion

10. All That is Not of Me
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ - Wurlitzer
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Sammy Westervelt - Vocals - Bass
Mark Rains - Percussion

11. It’s All Really Kind Of Amazing
Bonnie Bloomgarden - Vocals - Organ
Larry Schemel - Guitar
Rikki Styxx - Drums - Vocals
Emily Retsas - Bass
Gregg Foreman - Synth - Wurlitzer - Hammond Organ
Gabe Flores - Saxophone
Little Ghost - Backing Vocals
Kelsey R - Backing Vocals
Pickle - Backing Vocals
Boyfriend - Backing Vocals
Mark Rains - Percussion

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Death Valley Girls Los Angeles, California

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