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The Boston Molasses Disaster

from Time & Place by Kinematic

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Probably my favourite track on Time & Place, the song’s rhythm was inspired by Leonard Cohen’s cover of The Partisan and maybe a bit of Johnny Cash. Someone once asked me a question about molasses, and while searching online for the answer I stumbled across something called the "Boston Molasses Disaster".

It’s one of those fact-is-stranger-than-fiction type stories: in downtown Boston, 1919, a large molasses storage tank burst, creating a wave of molasses which rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150. People were cooked to death! We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to use it as a song title, we very nearly called the band the same name.

lyrics

I feel like it's OK, catch one word at a time
They won't step on the cracks, what they don't show you can sting

These unfamiliar lines, crack and burn in the sun
Scratches like a name, a voice that rubs off of your skin

Dream, turn away, dream, a malaise

I'm worn down to the bone, catch one word at a time
It's dark outside this room, what they don't show you can sting

Dream, turn away, dream, a malaise, dream, I'm away, dream, a malaise

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from Time & Place, released October 15, 2005

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Kinematic Melbourne, Australia

We're an unsigned and independent 'Unpop' band from Melbourne, Australia. We've have been making music for a while and it's something we love doing. So far we've released three albums of sonic treats, ranging from acoustic tunes to distortion laced rock, with a whole bunch of pop songs that fall somewhere in between. Free download or donation, oh well, whatever ... thanks for listening. ... more

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