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MOTEL

by Emilee South

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1.
My baby don't return my calls No, he don't call me back no more (don't call me back no more) Mornin', noon and evening time, just wanna make sure he's alright, But, he don't pick up that phone (don't pick up that, aah) I don't know what I'm to do, With this little love I have for you Tell me, baby, what are you up to? Tell me, honey, why can't I get through? (Why can't I get through) All I do is wait around, I feel so lonesome in this house I'm fed up waiting up for you While you're out misbehaving, I'm sitting all alone just craving some of your time Whoa, my baby don't pick up that phone Always hear that ringing tone (always hear that ringin' tone) Only call ten times a day Why does he treat me this way? Oh, I just can't let him go (just can't let him go) I know what I've got to do, But it doesn't make it easy when I love you, Don't care if you dare call me a fool, I'll keep trying to get on through to you.
2.
Old Flame 03:33
Take this heavy heart Take it away Should've known from the start We'd end up this way Now I'm feeling cold, and lo and behold you're the same Tell me, is is the truth? You just shut down your love What am I now to you? Were you lonesome and starved? I want to know, but I'm just not ready to ask The first time was fine, We were free, we got wild But your heart won't be tamed Oh, old flame Don't know how, but you burnt me again Think I'd have had enough Of playing your games Unrequited love, oh how'd you find me again? And, why must I feel this way? The second time You'd have thought I'd have got wise Only took one look from those eyes Oh, old flame Here we are, and I'm burning again Once more How I fell I'm but a fool under your spell When you don't feel the same Oh, old flame You got me Why do I let you treat me so mean? I can't stand the heat Oh, old flame You burnt me again
3.
Howl 03:54
Feels like I've been taken by the night The air's getting heavy and low With the door shut tight and the moon shining bright Something is rattling my bones Down here alone When the fever came on Madness is starting to show A curse so thick by the whisper on your lips Something is troubling my soul Mmm, mm, mm I'm getting crazy Mmm, mm, mm there's something creeping on me now Mmm, mm, mm I don't know how to get away Mmm, mm, mm, oh can you hear me howl? Far gone now Deep in the night This torture is making me moan Don't feel like I can put up a fight Voodoo is swallowing me whole Mmm, mm, mm I'm getting crazy Mmm, mm, mm there's something creeping on me now Mmm, mm, mm I don't know how to get away Mmm, mm, mm, oh can you hear me howl? I'm really losing control (losing control) Your curse has really got me in its hold (shakin' in the hold) I'm howlin' low Yeah, I'm really shakin' in this hold (shakin' in the hold) Your curse has put a fire in my soul Yeah, there's a fire in my soul I'm howlin' low I'm getting crazy Mmm, mm, mm there's something creeping on me now Mmm, mm, mm I don't know how to get away Mmm, mm, mm, oh can you hear me howl? Mmm, mm, mm I'm getting crazy Mmm, mm, mm there's something creeping on me now Mmm, mm, mm I don't know how to get away Mmm, mm, mm, oh can you hear me howl? Oh, can you hear me howl? Can you hear me howl? Can you hear me howl? Mmm, mm, mmm I'm dancing with the devil now
4.
Watch Out 03:35
Late one night Caught by surprise Saw you from the corner of my eye Sometimes I click My heart beats so quick And my gaze was fixin' on you Well, you stayed by my side All through the night Baby, you should've read the warning signs 'Cause I'm no good Must've misunderstood Now, what you gone and got yourself into? Watch out, I'm a-trouble for you Watch out baby, for me Watch out, A different kind of evil Something you ain't never seen Came back to my house In the morning, snuck out Baby, I'm a-gonna hunt you down With the sun and the breeze, The birds in the trees You'd better watch your back and keep your eye on me I'm gonna follow you home To wherever you roam Darlin', you're never gonna be alone When you're under my spell You'll believe you fell In love with me all by yourself Ooh, aaah, my voodoo's gonna get to ya Ooh, aaah, gonna grab me a hold on your heart And I'll never let it go Watch out, I'm a-trouble for you Watch out baby, for me Watch out, A different kind of evil Something you ain't never seen Ooh, aaah, must've been fate that brought you my way Ooh, aaah, gonna make sure you don't get away You will be mine forever more Watch out, Don't say I didn't warn you Now you're trapped by my charms Watch out, Nowhere for you to turn Except for my sweet, lovin' arms Watch out Watch out Watch out
5.
I've done a bad thing, baby Went out to a party last night Well, the liquor ran free And it did things to me Now, this morning I am paying the price I'm feeling terrible, baby There was someone, I was caught in his spell I don't remember so clearly But I think I did things I can't tell Why oh why, didn't I try to fight? I can't help myself, sometimes it's true I'm aching each morning when the party is through Filled with guilt from all the bad things I do I've been questioning lately If I still can tell what's right from wrong Starting to feel a little hazy Well the days, they just go on so long Starting to find That I'm blurring those lines Every time, that I'm thinking of you Well, I'm aching each morning when the party is through Filled with guilt from all the bad things I do I feel a storm is a-comin' Feel like I will get caught in the flood But, I think it's better than nothing I'll be this way, than like you, my love I, oh, I have a hurricane inside Comes alive, when I'm thinking of you I'm aching each morning when the party is through Filled with guilt from all the bad things I do Filled with guilt from the bad things I do Filled with guilt from all the bad things I do I'm filled with guilt from all the bad things I do
6.
Little Desert came and went We drove by, we were on our way All the money we were lent We blew it, we threw it away We were dreaming of a freedom Or just the taste When the stars hit the sky We slowed down, we rolled into town Baby, just you and I No lights on, and no one around Got that feeling, started scheming To take it down We pulled in to a motel Checked in, and locked all the doors Somewhere deep, my heart it feel No matter how many times, I still want more Baby, you promised Gave me your honour We're gonna break the law Oh, oh fired shots in the air Going according to plan, yet I was scared Oh, oh opened fire on them all The thrill it was burning as we took it all Little Desert came and went We flew by, we tried to escape Speeding down the highway With the sirens hot on our trail We were dreaming of a freedom, Driving straight to the grave

about

Emilee's new record 'MOTEL' is filled with throwback rock'n'roll & crooning soul.

The heaving, beaten up body of the record was tracked live to tape over two days at The Aviary Recording Studio.
Engineered by Fraser Montgomery, it features Matt Dixon on baritone guitar, Ben Franz on double bass, and Joshua Barber on drums.
Including a slew of special guests, (William Lee, Stan Woodhouse, Oskar Herbig, Ben Woolley, Al Parkinson, Clare Hendry, Jane Hendry & Kelly Day) it lays comfortably on a bed of velvet backing vocals.

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released May 11, 2017

Recorded at The Aviary Recording Studio.
Engineered by Fraser Montgomery & Nick Edin.
Mastered by Adam Dempsey.

Emilee South : guitar & vocals
Matt Dixon : baritone guitar
Ben Franz : double bass
Joshua Barber : drums

Backing vocals : William Lee, Stan Woodhouse, Oskar Herbig & Ben Woolley; Al Parkinson, Clare Hendry, Jane Hendry & Kelly Day.

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Emilee South Melbourne, Australia

Emilee South plays commanding and fervent rock music. Combining the raw edge of punk with the driving force of rock, South shouts unapologetically over chaotic guitar riffs and charging rhythms to themes of capitalism, feminism, privilege, and the power of community. With influences ranging from Grinderman and IDLES to Sharon Van Etten, the band go from from urgent hooks to unyielding power. ... more

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