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Sister Dynamite

by Alice Bag

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1.
Spark 02:33 video
I’m a little too strange, a little too kooky Sometimes I’m loud and weird In my thrift store clothes and day glo hair Well I’m happy to just be queer And even when I tried to be normal I always missed the mark Hell no, I’m not dimming my I’m not dimming my spark Well my nose got banged up I breathe through my mouth So what, I stay alive I’m not a classic beauty Not in your book But yeah, I still thrive And even when I tried to be normal I always missed the mark Hell no, I’m not dimming my I’m not dimming my spark Tell me to turn it down - I dare you! I'm Still Loud! I’m a little too strange, a little too kooky Sometimes I’m loud and weird In my thrift store clothes and day glo hair Well I’m happy to just be queer And even when I tried to be normal I always missed the mark Hell no, I’m not dimming my I’m not dimming my spark Hell no, I’m not dimming my spark!
2.
Gate Crasher 02:20
I am a gate crasher I won’t keep my nose against the pane I am a gale of change I’m going to break that weather vane I got my foot in the door and I’m armed with a steel-toed will You think I’m raiding your store But I know that I‘ve paid that bill No gate, no fence, no wall No drone, no barricade Can ever keep me out So get out of my way I am a gate crasher I am going to tear those barriers down I am a ceiling smasher It will rain glass in this town I’m pushing hard to get in So make way, you can’t keep me out You hush the words that I say But the whole world will hear me shout No gate, no fence, no wall No drone, no barricade Can ever keep me out So get out of my way I am, I am, I am a gate crasher I am, I am, I am a gate crasher I am, I am, I am a gate crasher Maybe you won’t see me coming You’re far removed from my world Don’t know the determination Of an ordinary girl Of an ordinary girl I am, I am, I am a gate crasher I am, I am, I am a gate crasher I am, I am, I am a gate crasher
3.
Either way is a good way Hey, hey Either way is a very good way Either way is a good way Hey, hey Either way is a very good way Hit it from the left Hit it from the right Playing all day Playing at night She's a switch hitter He’s a switch hitter They’re a switch hitter Hit it, Hit it, Hit it Switch Hitter Either play is a good play Hey, hey Either play is a very good play Either play is a good play Hey, hey Either play is a very good play Put it up top Put it down low Put it right here In my strike zone She's a switch hitter He’s switch hitter They’re a switch hitter Hit it, Hit it, Hit Switch Hitter Waiting for the windup Swinging for the fences Running all the bases Sliding into home Hit it Hit it Hit it Hit it Hit it Switch Hitter
4.
Identified 01:48
You don’t see yourself anymore What you see is self-delusion Trying to pull it off but we know That it's all an illusion Identified With the ones who lied The ones who turned you against you Trying so hard to be Like the ones you see Like the ones who make the rules But to lose yourself along way Leaves you looking like a fool Identified With the ones who lied The ones who turned you against you I hope you find your way back I hope you find your way back home Identified With the ones who lied The ones who turned you against you
5.
The glaze in his eyes as the decibels rise It seems the message got on the wrong train The channels clear as words enter his ears But they will never get into his brain Because the sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked And you’re not getting through Futile vibrations traversing the air The errant arrows are missing the mark You’ll try a different frequency You know it’s just another shot in the dark Because the sender is blocked, the sender is blocked The sender is blocked, the sender is blocked And you’re not getting through I feel your frustration Knowing that communication Is on permanent vacation I feel your frustration Knowing that communication Is on permanent vacation The glaze in his eyes as the decibels rise It seems the message got on the wrong train The channels clear as words enter his ears But they will never get into his brain Because the sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked The sender is blocked I feel your frustration Knowing that communication Is on permanent vacation I feel your frustration Knowing that communication Is on permanent vacation
6.
Oh yeah I saw you dropping breadcrumbs Thinking you'd find your way home Into my heart Into my bed But first you wanted time to roam Once long ago you vilified me You let me know I came on strong Well, you weren't wrong Breadcrumbs You're not coming back Breadcrumbs 'Cause I swept the path Breadcrumbs Wherever you're at Stop there Stop in your tracks You broke some twigs And bruised the foliage On your way out of town You marked your territory Thinking that I might just wait around You must believe in happy endings Oh but sometimes in fairytales The witch prevails, the witch prevails Breadcrumbs You're not coming back Breadcrumbs 'Cause I swept the path Breadcrumbs Wherever you're at Stop there Stop in your tracks Stay out there And look for your candy house An ever-sweet smiling spouse That's not me Yeah stay out there And look for your candy house Your ever-sweet smiling spouse But that's not me Breadcrumbs Breadcrumbs Breadcrumbs
7.
Súbele 03:04
Aquella moneda Que se te cayó Se fue rodando Y se te perdió Un amante infiel Promesas vacías Pero aún recuerdas Lo que te decía Y en tu radio Tocas la misma canción Es hora de cambiarle A la estación Y súbele, súbele Basta de quejas y de gruñir Súbele, súbele Brinda por el porvenir (x2) Malas amistades Que té mintieron Sus palabras falsas Con las que te hirieron Lluvia de dolor Que te quiere ahogar Abre tu paraguas Te vas a empapar Y en tu radio Tocas la misma canción Es hora de cambiarle A la estación Y súbele, súbele Basta de quejas y de gruñir Súbele, súbele Brinda por el porvenir (x2) El ruido que Te hace sentir mal Tienes que silenciar, silenciar Para crear Lo que te gusta más Tienes que amplificar, amplificar Y súbele, súbele! Súbele, súbele! Súbele, súbele Basta de quejas y de gruñir Súbele, súbele Brinda por el porvenir Súbele, súbele Súbele
8.
Noise 02:19 video
I need a little bit of insulation, oh-oh Too much noise and tribulation, oh no N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise Well I could hide under the covers, stay there for days Getting lost in a dream for hours, what an escape N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise Oh I need some insulation It’s more than I can take Yeah I need some insulation Before I finally break N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise N-n-n-n-n-n-n-noise, noise, noise
9.
Run and tell the others A new girl's in town She’s not one you pushed around You pissed her off good You should leave this neighborhood Scram little brother, she'll come for you Did you really think you were entitled? Spewing all that condescending talk Watch out now the fuse has been ignited Yeah she is impossible to stop Sister Dynamite She's not the same girl That you used to know No longer under your control You tried to claim her, tame her Oh yeah you lit the flame now Scram little brother, you’re to blame here Next time think before you say shit Next time think before you act This time she's not gonna take it No sir, she won't stand for that Sister Dynamite She's so tired of fragile masculinity Gonna blow it up, yeah she's the TNT Sister Dynamite (TNT, TNT, TNT) Sister Dynamite (TNT, TNT, TNT)
10.
Lucky 02:25
Lucky You have a choice to be high-minded But maybe you’re a little blinded By all that privilege you hold Lucky Your ideological persistence Is comfortable since from a distance You watch the battle take its toll You feel so superior And wish I’d fall in line But you're disconnected Your reality’s not mine Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I don’t have your luck Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I don’t have your luck Lucky But did you mean to be ironic When you pretend to have the tonic That will cure everybody’s woe Lucky You have a choice to be high-minded But maybe you’re a little blinded By all that privilege you hold You feel so superior And wish I’d fall in line But you're disconnected Your reality’s not mine Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I don’t have your luck Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh I don’t have your luck
11.
Even 02:06
Now, now, now, I got to do it now Because every day Every day I work to fix it But I don’t see the change Yeah, I try to make it better But it just stays the same And it’s frustrating as hell And I won’t take it, no way, no way No, no, no, not giving up the race I’m picking up the pace Well, I’m running and I’m running No, I’m standing in place Yeah, I’m trying to move it forward But I’m still in this space Well I’m always playing catch up And I never catch a break But I’m getting even You better start believing That I won’t wait another day Yeah, I’m getting even You better start believing That I won’t wait another day I’m getting even, even I’m getting even, even I’m getting even, even Hey hey hey, tell me that you agree It’s not just about me I know you see it happen But you don’t seem to care Still I know you won’t deny That this is really unfair Now will you make a difference Or are you just gonna stare? Cause I’m getting even You better start believing That I won’t wait another day Yeah, I’m getting even You better start believing That I won’t wait another day I’m getting even, even I’m getting even, even I’m getting even, even
12.
Risk It 03:39
Ahh that risk’s exhilarating Nail-biting, intoxicating (Chorus) You say dive in And take a chance I can’t control Each circumstance But I’m hedging my bets I'm avoiding missteps Sometimes I forget That I gotta risk it It feels so Intimidating Frightening and aggravating (Chorus) Well I’ll tell you something Though my heart is thumping Well I know I gotta Yeah I gotta jump in I gotta risk it No more excuses Or procrastinating Come on let’s do it There’s no point in waiting (Chorus) I can’t do this halfway I’m a little afraid But the chips are all in Let ‘em fall where they may I've gotta risk it

about

Her third solo effort, the album marks a thrilling return to the full-throttle punk that Bag pioneered with her legendary first-wave punk band, The Bags. An unbridled celebration of community and the undeniable power in embracing your own truth, the collection confronts some of the most pervasive problems troubling our world today: unchecked privilege and willful ignorance, systemic inequality and fragile masculinity.

Laced with dreamy glockenspiel tones and brilliantly bratty backup vocals from riot grrrl frontliner Allison Wolfe, the video for lead single “Breadcrumbs” depicts a Hansel and Gretel flavored cautionary tale about not treating your partner like a witch. It features Bob Baker Marionette Theater as well as a colorful cast of familiar faces including Allison Wolfe, Nina Diaz, Seth Bogart as well as members of The Linda Lindas, Death Valley Girls and Fresno grrrl gang Fatty Cakes & the Puff Pastries. “‘Breadcrumbs’ is actually inspired by working with Allison,” notes Bag, who previously played alongside Wolfe and Seth Bogart in a band called Cliquey Bitches. “She’s got tons of attitude, and the intonation on that song is totally me imagining Allison singing it.”

With its breakneck velocity and galvanizing melodies, Bag teamed up with her core group of musicians to achieve the album’s kinetic sound. Co-produced by Bag and her longtime collaborator Lysa Flores (who plays rhythm guitar and sings backing vocals on several songs) at L.A.’s Station House Studios, Sister Dynamite finds features guitarist Sharif Dumani and bassist David O. Jones with Candace P.K. Hansen and Rikki “Styxx” Watson trading off on drums, each lending her distinct musicality to the album’s potent rhythms.

Throughout Sister Dynamite, Bag reveals her incredible ability to turn nuanced political statement into impossibly catchy punk songs. While maintaining a “communicate not indoctrinate” line of thought when it comes to her songwriting, she hopes that the songs on Sister Dynamite might help to build the profound sense of solidarity she experienced back in the original L.A. punk community. “What I love about music is that you’re first drawn to it because of the sound and the way it hits you on an emotional level,” says Bag. “Usually it’s only after you listen a while that you start asking, ‘What’s that line about? How does that connect to me?’ So if someone comes away from this album feeling they got some fun and excitement from singing and dancing along, but also felt like they found something that philosophically connects with their own lives, that would mean a lot to me.”

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released April 24, 2020

Physical album out 5/8/2020

Alice Bag lead vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel
David Jones bass and backing vocals
Sharif Dumani guitar and backing vocals
Candace PK Hansen drums and backing vocals
on all tracks except as noted below

Special Guests
Rikki Watson Drums on Identified, Even,
Breadcrumbs and Sister Dynamite
Lysa Flores rhythm guitar on Sister Dynamite,
backing vocals on Subele, Breadcrumbs and Switch Hitter
Allison Wolfe Backing Vocals on Breadcrumbs and Even
Mark Rains backing vocals on Súbele

Produced by Lysa Flores and Alice Bag
Recorded and Mixed at Station House Studio by Mark Rains
Mastered by April Golden at Golden
Front and back cover art by Gronk

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Alice Bag Los Angeles, California

Singer/songwriter, musician, author, artist, educator and feminist. Cofounder of one of the first bands to form during the initial wave of punk in Los Angeles. Her self-titled 2016 debut album received critical acclaim and was named one of the Best Albums of 2016 by AllMusic. Her second album Blueprint was named one of the Best Albums of 2018 by NPR and the L.A. Times. ... more

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