Fans have waited a long time for a full-length release from The Carvels NYC. In March 2020 a live recording in front of an audience was planned at The Cutting Room in NYC. Unfortunately, the event was canceled due to lockdown closures of music venues. That did not stop the band! In May 2020 they regrouped onstage, distanced and masked, at the legendary (now empty) venue to record the album which was released o Die Laughing Records in September 2020.
Lynne Von Pang: vocals/rhythm guitar
Brian Morgan: lead guitar
RB Korbet: bass/vocals
Steve Pang: drums
Trevor Galvin: saxophone
1. I Wanna Be Well
2. My Little Troll
3. Lonely Fantasy
4. New Normal
5. Stay the Fuck Home
6. Darlin' Where are You
7. Candy Says
8. Do What You Do
9, Savin' You for Later
All tracks Von Pang (Leather Lung Music/Famous Disasters Music, BMI)
except
1. Douglas Colvin, John Cummings, Thomas Erdelyi, and Jeff Hyman
(Wc Music Corp. o/b/o Taco Tunes Inc. and Wc Music Corp)
7. Lou Reed (EMI Blackwood Music Inc. o/b/o Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.)
Recorded live at The Cutting Room
(New York, NY), May 26, 2020
Produced and Engineered by Freddie Katz (Sierra Sound, NYC)
Engineer: Gerard Hoffman (Cutting Room, NYC)
Mixed and Mastered by Jim Diamond (Detroit, MI)
Art/Design - Lynne Von Pang
Very special thanks to Steve Walter (The Cutting Room) and Holly Porter-Morgan.
The Carvels would like to thank
Patryck Albert (Rock en Caux), Angel (Belter Radio), Rodney Bingenheimer (Rodney on the Rock), Bluesbunny, Boris Boden (The Secret Weapon), Mike Brennan , Hillary Burton, Robert Butcher , Stephen Chen, Ginger Coyote (Punk Globe), Charley Crespo (Manhattan Beat), Dave Cromwell, Dave Dalton, Palmyra Delran (Underground Garage), The Dickies, Dennis Dirkzwager (Scene Point Blank), Do It Now Shirts, Kipp Elbaum, Jillian Elizabeth, Gwen Ever (Deal Radio), Chris Flash (The Shadow), Kathy Forste KC Café), Jeanie Fry, The Ginger Quiff, Lee Greenfield, Bill Grohs (WLFR), Scott Hanks (Hanks Radio), Mike Harrington, The Hellflowers, Roger Hitts, Michael Jung, Bill Kelly (Teenage Wasteland), Cindy Kona (Rodney on the Rock), Steve Krebs, Lucky Lawler (NY Waste), Marc Lewis, Alan Lohr (Buddhaman), Jack Low (Punk Rock Demonstration), Jesse Malin, Kevin Mann (UK Independent), Maximum Rocknroll, Chet Mazur, Dana McDonald, Jonzip McNeil, Modern Music Maker, Robert Moe, Falling James Moreland, Nick & Bootsy (The Basement Tapes), Kim Olin (No Filter), Jeff Otf (Jeff of the Future), Gregory Allen Pacheco, Marc Platt (Candy Radio Indie Show), Bob Portella, Jim Prell (The Music Authority), Larry Prosser, Rodney Prosser, Punktastic.com, Rich Quinlan (Jersey Beat), Al Quint (Sonic Overload), Jack Rabid (The Big Takeover), Travis Ramin (Travo Ramo FaFaFa), Alan Rand, Howard Rappaport, Genya Ravan (Underground Garage), Danny Ray, Dean Rispler, Mike Rogers, Glynis Rudd (The Menace), Hilary Russell (KXLU), Sean Sanders, Shakin' Street, Tim Stegall (Radio Napalm), Bryan Swirsky, Jim Testa (Jersey Beat), Alex Teitz (FEMMUSIC), Rob Trisler, Tommy Unit (Real Punk Radio), The Vibrators, Vicky & the Vengents, Johan Vipper, Vive Le Rock
MY LITTLE TROLL
(Verse 1)
My little troll, you are the one
Letting me know, that I’m not alone
My little troll, I thought there was no hope
I thought nobody was paying attention
But now I’m under your microscope
(Chorus)
How is it you’ve got so much time to spend?
It fascinates me to no end
Chewing me out like bubble gum
Knocking me down like a hit and run
It’s the epitome of irony
When a failure is the target of jealousy
Down, down, down goes the thumb
My little troll you are the one
My little troll you are the one
(Verse 2)
My little troll, you are the first
Letting me know, that I am the worst
My little troll, please come out and play
Nothing like one of your conniptions
to take me out of my boring day
(Repeat Chorus)
LONELY FANTASY
(Verse)
I looked at you, looked at me, looked and then you looked away (2x)
You went off on your own, thought about me later when you were alone
I looked at you, looked at me, looked and then you looked away (2x)
You made mental maps, from the front and oh baby from the back
(Chorus)
I don’t want to be
Your lonely fantasy
NEW NORMAL
(Verse 1)
Let’s make a new normal tonight
I want to stay alive
Welcome to my private stream
Antibodies to the C-19
Come on baby and quarantine with me
(Verse 2)
Let’s make a new normal tonight
Now we’ve finally got the time
First we will recuperate
Post a status update
Not going back to the slave state again
(Chorus 1)
We will make our own vaccine
Practice perfect hygiene
Let me be your COVID queen forever
Yeah come on baby, let’s make a new normal together
(Repeat verse 1)
(Chorus 2/Outro)
We will make our own vaccine
Practice perfect hygiene
Let me be your COVID queen forever
I said we will make our own vaccine
Practice perfect hygiene
Come on baby, let’s quarantine together
Yeah come on baby, let’s make a new normal forever
I said come on baby, let’s make a new normal tonight
I said come on baby, let’s make a new normal tonight
STAY THE FUCK HOME
(Chorus)
Stay the Fuck Home, Stay the Fuck Home
Stay the Fuck Home, Stay the Fuck Home
(Verse 1)
Joggers on the sidewalk taking up space
Breathing their germs right in my face
Asshole behavior is commonplace
We’re all running in a crazy death race
(Verse 2)
If you go out not wearing a mask
There’s gonna be another plot on the death graph
Another case for the hospital staff
Wake the fuck up and do the math
(Repeat Chorus)
Toilet paper hoarders, there’s no excuse
You’re not worth the shit you produce
The population has gotta reduce
People like you ain’t got no use
(spoken: “Make me sick, Brian!”)
(Repeat Chorus out)
DARLING WHERE ARE YOU
(Verse)
You were my darling but something happened, I don’t know what cause I can’t remember last night
I thought of something, thought you was what you wasn’t, you really can’t blame me, but I can blame you
(Chorus)
When I talk to you I see the words coming out of your head but I don’t hear nothing
I look at you and see your eyes looking back at me but I don’t feel nothing
Darling......where are you?
(Repeat verse)
(Repeat chorus)
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO WHAT YOU DO
(Verse 1)
I don't know how you do what you do, When nobody's paying attention to you
Now the sky is a beautiful blue, But you can't see it without a good view
The year you were born, is ancient history, You're not a kid and it ain't no mystery
Work all day from 9 to 5, Paying to keep your stupid dream alive
(Chorus)
I don't know how you do what you do
I don't know how you do what you do
I don't know how you do what you do
Woah…oh
(Verse 2)
I don't know how you do what you do, You're runnin' around with your brain in a stew
Hoping to get that good review, It never happens, but still you push through
Spending your money and all of your time, Don't ya think you're at the end of the line?
Don't ya think that you've had enough? Time to think about giving it up....
(Repeat Chorus)
SAVING YOU FOR LATER
(Verse 1)
Don’t know why I didn’t meet you such a long, long time ago
Hanging out in the same places, knowing all the same people I know
I’m so glad I didn't meet you such a long, long time ago
You would not have liked me then....oh no!
(Chorus)
I wanna thank you....for saving you for later for me
I wanna thank you....for saving you for later for me
(Verse 2)
I know why I didn’t meet you such a long, long time ago
Never been too lucky and I’ve never been too happy you know
I’m so glad I didn’t meet you such a long, long time ago
You’d have been in love with my best friend....oh no!
(Repeat Chorus)
(Outro)
Anything I had you are better, I’m so glad that you saved you for later
Anything I had you are better, I’m so glad that you saved you for later
Saving you for later, saving you for later
Saving you for later, saving you for later
Video directed by Melissa Kinsky, Cherry Pie Pictures