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Tuff Feathers

by Kelli Frances Corrado

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  • Streaming + Download

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    Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.  

    Digital download includes:
    *jpeg of single artwork
    *jpegs of lathe artwork inserts for Tuff Feathers with credits and lyrics
    *jpegs of promo pictures
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  • Limited Edition Full Length 10" Lathe Cut
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Digital download of Tuff Feathers included with each lathe cut purchase, as well as:

    *Handwritten thank you note

    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

    Bonus Items included with both digital & lathe cut purchase:

    *jpeg of single artwork

    *jpegs of lathe artwork inserts for Tuff Feathers with credits and lyrics

    *jpegs of promo pictures

    All proceeds from the sale of this release go to our label and mutual aid fund.
    grimalkinrecords.bandcamp.com
    We break even if they all sell.

    lathe cut records made by:
    groovyduderecords.com

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  • Limited Edition Cassette
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Digital download of Tuff Feathers included with each lathe cut purchase, as well as:

    *Handwritten thank you note

    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

    Bonus Items included with both digital & lathe cut purchase:

    *jpeg of single artwork

    *jpegs of lathe artwork inserts for Tuff Feathers with credits and lyrics

    *jpegs of promo pictures

    Tape proceeds go to Star Farm Chicago.
    www.starfarmchicago.net
    "Star Farm Chicago is a non-profit urban farm and landscaping service established in 2016 in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. We work to increase access of local organic produce through farmers markets, pop-ups, delivery, and our local foods co-op. On the farm, we create an inclusive space by providing local jobs, vocational training and horticultural therapy to people with disabilities, employment barriers, and empowering women. Through our work, we hope to inspire the next generation of urban growers and food justice advocates while improving the long term health and mental health outcomes of the community."

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tuff Feathers via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
The dark consumes your heart, your heart, your heart Oooo oooo No green grass, walking in the sand The branches weave Skeletons deceive, don’t leave me For the shadow moon, shadow moon Ooooo oooo Shadow moon, shadow moon Oooo oooo Be strong you have nothing to hold To hold to hold Oooo oooo There are choices your not to old The past weaves Skeletons deceive, don’t leave me For the Shadow moon, Shadow moon Ooooo oooo Shadow moon, Shadow moon Oooo oooo Be strong you have nothing to hold To hold to hold Oooo oooo There are choices your not to old The past weaves Skeletons deceive, don’t leave me For the Shadow moon, Shadow moon Ooooo oooo Shadow moon, Shadow moon Oooo oooo
2.
Built my nest A small palace In the kingdom of you Dangerous, misleading Few noticed my skills Middle of the day, middle of the night Years float by Your laws all around Until he came My chimney sweep, he’s so sweet My chimney sweep, he’s so sweet Your laws all around not mine not mine Middle of the day middle of the night Years float by You won’t find me You cant have me Rags to riches Your riches are ditches You can have your kingdom I have found love, found love My chimney sweep, he’s so sweet My chimney sweep, he’s so sweet Your laws all around not mine not mine
3.
Brace and bridle Can’t hold me in Under a howling moon What direction is heaven on earth Whisphering night make everything bright Silver bullet, where are you? Silver bullet take me thru Silver bullet under a howling moon The older you get The stronger you fight Is the world on fire Is the wolf on fire I am on fire Silver bullet, where are you? Silver bullet take me thru Silver bullet under a howling moon The darkness takes over How can I kill it Spill it over The older you get The stronger you fight What direction is heaven on earth Silver bullet, where are you? Silver bullet take me thru Silver bullet under a howling moon
4.
5.
Look up and hear the call Look up and let it all Fall behind you Rise and face the sea Hear the call and believe Look up and let it all Fall behind you From the cradle to the cold You are never to old No more jailers hearts prayers answered come and start Look up and let it all fall behind you Step forward and purge Let the ceremony surge Rise and face the sea Hear the call and believe Look up and let it all Fall behind you Look up and let it all Fall behind you Look up and let it all Fall behind you
6.
In the rose garden I find peace A place to go when I can’t sleep And the veins of my heart They grow large I need to make a brand new start Your troubled spirit makes tears streak So ashes to gold Gold to ashes Thorns will shield me Here and after Ashes to gold Gold to ashes You speak love But that’s not what you’re after ashes to gold Gold to ashes thorns will shield me Here and after
7.
You live in murky water Looking for light Find it with all you might Live as the sea breathes But you can’t see This ocean is deep Let the haters make tornadoes Let their waves falter You are You are Your father's daughter Strong and unique You know you just better believe Believe You have a mermaids heart You may never win You may never know better You may never see the sun In this weather You have a mermaids heart You have a mermaids heart

about

October 31, 2021: Kelli Frances Corrado (she/her) is a singer, songwriter andmulti-instrumentalist, a quilt of memories and mysticism. Growing up in Chicago, she would sneak out during school nights to see hip hop shows and spend Sundays learning prayer rituals taught by a Bohemian Czech grandmother. This set a unique musical foundation leading her to pursue opera training, string arranger, beat making and classical poetry. Giving voice to her spiritual beliefs, she has lived many lives before putting her heart in song: social worker, student, tap dancer, teacher, wanderer. Living in the Black Forest, London and by the sea, using weird and wonderful places to record: a seaplane port, boat house, warehouse with six second reverb, and an old school from the 1900s, these patches of experience bring together a musical broth of magical realism and urban life ripe of lucid dreams and superstition.

Tuff Feathers exists between heaven and earth. The flight path where intuition and courage lie. The bridge that connects kaos and understanding. Kelli Frances Corrado has created her most vulnerable music to date. Guiding us to lean into fear and find strength within it. The music is minimal, empowering vocals with complex synth layers, pulsing beats and autoharp. Kelli Frances chants about losing friends, standing up to naysayers, watching loved ones disappear and above all standing strong in who you are and what you believe, no matter where the path leads. The spellbinding song ‘Shadow Moon Astrological Doom’ pleads with us not to lose ourselves in the darkness of uncertain times but to trust each other. Track ‘Murky water vs the mermaid ’ chants ‘you live in murky water, looking for light, find it with all your might.’ Lyrics that are a theme throughout the whole album. Corrado mesmerizes us into her bewitching landscape reminding us we are the masters of our magic and we are much stronger than we think we are.

In addition, each song is written in a specific musical key based in a spiritual practice taught to Kelli by her Bohemian Grandmother. This is meant to invoke healing and empowering energy.

Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.  

Tape proceeds go to Star Farm Chicago.https://www.starfarmchicago.net/
"Star Farm Chicago is a non-profit urban farm and landscaping service established in 2016 in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. We work to increase access of local organic produce through farmers markets, pop-ups, delivery, and our local foods co-op. On the farm, we create an inclusive space by providing local jobs, vocational training and horticultural therapy to people with disabilities, employment barriers, and empowering women. Through our work, we hope to inspire the next generation of urban growers and food justice advocates while improving the long term health and mental health outcomes of the community."

Lathe proceeds go back to Gr's label fund since we break even if the whole run sells. 

credits

released October 31, 2021

Recorded at the Killroom in Seattle, WA by Jeffery McNulty with additional on cello from Lori Goldston, violin by Caitlin Olive and percussion by Nick Lamantia aka Flopilot

All songs written by Kelli Frances Corrado.
kellifrancescorrado1.bandcamp.com

Produced by Kelli Frances Corrado and Jeffery Mcnulty.
Engineer by Jeffery Mcnulty at Killroom Studio Seattle, WA.
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield.

THANK YOU:
M.Sauder, Jeffery Mcnulty, Angela and the Angels, the Corrado Family, Melissa Gonzales, Adam Passmore, Sarah Hurst, Grim and the Collective, and anyone who answered late night calls, gave a hug, came to shows and sent supportive messages.

Jeffery Mcnulty- www.facebook.com/Dr.J.M.McNulty
Shawn Hatfield - www.audibleoddities.com
Lori Goldston- lorigoldston.bandcamp.com
Nick Lamantia- flopilot.bandcamp.com
Caitlin Olive- www.caitlinolive.com

Hugest of thanks to Bandcamp and Jes for adding this to Essential Releases of November 2021: daily.bandcamp.com/seven-essential-releases/essential-releases-november-5th-2021

Huge thanks to Astral Noize for premiering Tuff Feathers for us: astralnoizeuk.com/2021/10/31/album-premiere-kelli-frances-corrado-tuff-feathers/

Huge thanks to Hear She Roars for premiering the single and video for Shadow Moon Astrological Doom: www.hearsheroars.com/post/exclusive-kelly-francis-corrado-new-single-shadow-moon-astronomical-doom-watch-now

Huge thanks to female:pressure for including this album in their recommendations on Buy Music Club for October 2021: buymusic.club/list/femalepressure-releases-oktober-2021

Huge thanks to Radio Student for this review: radiostudent.si/glasba/tolpa-bumov/rra-rqs-lqmr-moon-dancing-kelli-frances-corrado-tuff-feathers

Huge thanks to She Makes Music for including this album in their Saturday Submissions on December 18, 2021: www.shemakesmusic.co.uk

Huge thanks to White Light//White Heat for premiering the video The Sea In Me for us: www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/new-music/wl-wh-video-premiere-kelli-frances-corrado-transforms-pain-with-the-sea-in-me/

Huge thanks to the Wire and Emily Pothast for reviewing this album in the February 2022 issue of The Wire's magazine: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/456

Really rad of Wire magazine to feature Kelli's track The Sea In Me on their Virtual Office Ambiance 456 playlist: www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/virtual-office-ambience-456?

So rad of the In Memory of John Peel Show to play The Sea In Me on their show: inmemoryofjohnpeel.com/2022/01/29/in-memory-of-john-peel-show-220128-podcast-playlist/

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Kelli Frances Corrado Chicago, Illinois

Singer. Songwriter. Wanderer. Witch.

From Chicago, currently living in a cabin the PNW woods.

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