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Celestial Poison sees Grecco Romank hone their brand of ‘sewer pop’ - taking church bells and choral energy, then combining it with raw techno staples like monobass synths, and drum machines. For Celestial Poison the group were joined by Jeff Henderson (Audio Foundation, iii Records) on baritone saxophone and Ron Gallipoli who provided his trademark tropical industrial yodel.
“We wanted to write a pop song,” says the band. “Something grand and soaring like The Pet Shop Boys but filtered through our harsh palette. It had to make use of our strongest asset - having two vocalists who can play opposing roles in the drama of a number, like Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra.”
“When we write lyrics or name tracks our approach is to find phrases and ideas that are often quite abstract, then, slowly a theme starts to emerge through the fog. For Celestial Poison we realised that a lot of the lyrics we were incorporating seemed to speak to ideas of misinformation, pseudo-science and magical thinking. We often try to play with our lyrics by taking on different roles and perspectives, often ones that are contrary to our own views or moral position.”
Reflecting on how Celestial Poison fits within Wet Exit Grecco Romank promise “that [Celestial Poison] it’s the earworm of our album. It's our most dramatic and catchy track on a varied and wild record."
"Hopefully it’s the anthem that will be New Zealand’s official entry into Eurovision 2023."
Celestial Poison is the second single to be released from Wet Exit, Grecco Romank's new album, out March 23, 2023 on local label Moral Support. Wet Exit will be released digitally and on Vinyl LP, pressed by Holiday Records, Aotearoa's only purpose-built boutique plant.
lyrics
Sip it then
Sip it now
Sip it then
Sip it now
Sip it then
Sip it now
Celestial Poison
Sip it then
Sip it now
Sip it then
Sip it now
Sip it then
Sip it now
Taking the vow
Held down by Beasts of burden
It’s criminal, its liminal
End of the chain, wont survive a week
Of a Total massacre
So sacred and so profane
Nowhere, in particular
Sewer diet with bared bleached teeth
Genetic cul de sac
Sip to the cup
Sip
It up
Just
Lip to the cup
Sip
It up
Lip to the cup
Sip
It up
just
Sip to the cup
lick
It up
Icy static In a single sip
Pseudoscientific
Minimum measures And Maximum output
It wont survive a week
New age discourse psy-op
Weaponised unreality
Listless fuckholes, love militias
Spectral entanglements
I am your life
I am
Your life and
Your breath
Hold my cold hands
Hear my voice
Breathe again
Dreams are the night’s lie
Fruiting body in the woods
Sacred and profane
And was he on the end of the chain?
I am your life
I am
Your life and
Your breath
Sacred and profane
And was he on the end of the chain?
Sip it now
Sip it then
Sip it celestial
Sip it then
Sip it now
Drown in the vestibule
Sip it then
Sip it now
effects are incredible
Sip it then
Sip it now
Celestial Poison
Sip it then
Sip it now
Sip it celestial
Sip it now
Sip it then
Its nothing trivial
Lick it there
Sweat of brow
Dilation of pupil
Sip it then
Sip it now
Sip it celestial
Chewing on the ear
The air of caution
Sipping on the cup
Of celestial poison
Footsore and weary
With a powerful grip
You can tell by the look
To Prepare the escape kit
Sip it then
Sip it now
Drown in the vestibule
Sip it now
Sip it then
Sip it celestial
Sip it there
Sip it now
Blind at a festival
Sip it then
Sip it now
Celestial poison
credits
from Wet Exit,
track released February 17, 2023
Jeff Henderson - baritone Sax
Ron Gallipoli - yodelling
supported by 7 fans who also own “Celestial Poison”
I know 2 out of 3 points on this half hexagon and this music really surprised me. Reminds me of Peter Strickland movies somehow - a certain slice of retro but not like a pastiche of any one thing. Cool. Michael Upton (Jet Jaguar)
supported by 7 fans who also own “Celestial Poison”
Channeling everything from the B-52s to Royal Trux, this album drives with a noisy guitar, a really good drummer, hooky bass lines and an extremely charismatic singer delivering lyrics dripping with black humor. mark
