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1.
TRY AGAIN 03:31
A simple plan is always best Set yourself a goal that you can manage Take your time and look around Check your horoscope and then consider Trust is for fools Kindness for the weak Love is blind, it's just a habit you can't break So you try and try again You don't know when to say when and you give it your best shot You feel like Charlie Brown As he lines up for the big kick-off As you sail into the air The crowd applauds - they love a ritual. Trust is for fools Kindness for the weak Love is blind, it's just a habit you can't break So you try and try again You don't know when to say when and you give it your best shot Go, you good thing, go
2.
I'm feelin' kind of vague, I'm not the man I was Never was a sage, I was the man I'm not Don't ask me for advice, ask me for the score So insensitive, less is always more So seize the day, you reckless fool Royal reserve won't get you anywhere Let's go down to the beach, make love beneath the stars Howl up to the moon, release the beast within Drink until it's dawn, don't fight it anymore Je ne regrette rien, a life without remorse But can't you see, Je regrette tout Joie de vivre, it's not the life for me So seize the day, be a reckless fool Royal reserve won't get you laid tonight Holed up on the couch, the cat your only friend The rat is on the wheel, the wheel it never ends A knock upon the door, pretend you're not at home The echoes down the hall, it's cool to be alone
3.
The lark ascends, some distant land Quiet green, the sleight of hand Bombs descend, mysterious island Giant beasts race through the sand Hardy souls, stiff upper lips Lovely girls, sweet fingertips Driving down to the river's edge My heart of glass, no bets to hedge If you see her passing by Cross your heart and hope to die Across the fields and faraway Lightning strikes, here comes the rain Go down to the river's edge Giant steps don't leave a trace If you see her passing by Cross your heart and hope to die Finally calm, no pain today Free from harm, no words to say Three words unspoke, my gaze averts Dream my dreams, my aim perverts
4.
THE DOG SONG 03:55
The dog sat staring at a point beyond the wall And she'd been like that all day Like a compass stuck on southwest, her attention was magnetised Like a scene from Poltergeist I started to listen to the noises of the night And I kept my baseball bat close at hand Suddenly, the sprinklers sprayed into action At the same time, the security lights burst on Still the dog didn't waver, there was a language to these signs That I was yet to decipher Think man think - recall that final conversation Oh, just think man think - recall that final conversation Just as I was about to drift off Nerves on edge, a shadow crept by A knock on my window, a rattle of keys A hiss and a curse, it's me, it's me
5.
WILL I FALL? 03:43
I found myself driving through town on a Saturday night There were bells and chimes at midnight Tolling for a new beginning Oh, my hands felt strong and my brain was ablaze With plans and schemes, oh a river of dream I studied all the faces of the lonely and the lost And the streets full of bounty for the one who kept his feet But will I fall? I picked myself up and brushed myself off Checked my hair in the rearview mirror I wasted no time, I had the world in my hand I was spinning like a ball on a roulette wheel I breathed in the smoke, I breathed in the fire I breathed in the perfume of fabulous girls I took a stab in the dark and I threw myself in It's not so hard when there's nothing but fear But will I fear? Now I will get while the going is good While still something left that is ticking I tipped my hat to the ones who made it through And the girl down the road that inhabits my soul I said the ghost down the road that inhabits my soul
6.
He wears a heady perfume As he surveys the scene Down at Jo-Jo’s on a Friday night At happy hour Sun-lounge blondes and I.T. entrepreneurs Comparing accessories Day-glo slacks and retro style They all seem so immune But all that glitters is not gold And all these creatures seem so bold Beneath the shadows, the neon lights They fall so fast Fast buck, slow suck, sitting up a corner Try your luck, it could happen to you You walk the walk, now talk the talk Let’s do a line, let’s make a deal Let’s fall in love So seize the day and make the play It’s a toll-free zone Nobody’s watching you can do what you please And what pleases you is a modern life No rules, no fear, get loud, get down If it feels good it must be right But burst my bubble Isn’t there something missing? Let’s fall in love
7.
Deep in the night, I can hear you breathing Long slow pulls, the sleeper sleeping The moon shines down on your gleaming skin Love to love you baby, won’t you let love in? It's just the sweet hand of mercy Got one eye open and a lonely whistle The other eye's closed but my fingers listen Hit a nerve, gonna do some drillin' Close your eyes now, this won't hurt a bit It's just the sweet hand of mercy Took a drink - man, he's eatin' the worm Rage is still playing - don't know which way to turn Spirit is weak and the flesh is willing Mind's playing tricks, the effect is thrilling Study the meaning, every last detail A sensory trap, got the dog by the tail The closer we get, the harder we fall Don't care anymore, think I heard the call It's just the sweet hand of mercy
8.
SHUT IT DOWN 04:56
Another little mystery to solve That raised eyebrow, the hint of smirk What did you just say? Just mutter under you breath So I fix another coffee and stew in the kitchen A blinding headache taking hold Shut it down, block it out Store it up, fill the hole Suck it up, spit it out Spread the word, cleanse your soul And you sit there benign Your little arrows found their mark Butter wouldn't melt in your mouth So the dinner's made with bitterness and bile Just dead meat on the table Shut it down, block it out Store it up, fill the hole Suck it up, spit it out Spread the word, cleanse your soul I slam the door on my way out To your silent smile The cold frost fills my lungs Fills my throat which is burning, by the way I walk and I walk Through the dark A pulse pounding in my temple I'm not a violent man but... Shut it down, etc.
9.
He peered through his fingers At a dim world far below A cheroot room on the coffee table Stained the air with it’s memories The girl lay on the bed Like an afterthought But deep inside her eyes The coin was spinning lazily In their minds She relaxed as he ran his hand along her leg A fleeting connection They were lost in their own thoughts Simple yet sacred They offered no explanation There were mundane yet miraculous In their minds The room service arrived They watched a game show and a re-run of Friends He ran his hand along her leg The air con sent a shiver through the room They dressed for cocktails Sharing the bathroom The TV flared and died and static filled the empty room In their minds
10.
FARAWAY 05:07
Smoke and tequila swirl in her mouth As she drifts her way down my neck And her fingers, they play me Like piano wires Sometimes she seems so far away But tonight, she’s so intense It’s a fickle hour And there’s more going on than meets the eye So I embark on a kind of silent pleading Cos I can't read the look in her eye And it seems to work Maybe she finds it amusing And the sun, it starts to rise And one long kiss just doesn’t seem enough Sometimes she seems so far away But tonight, she’s so intense
11.
MIDNIGHT 04:24
Midnight, I keep hearing this sound Midnight, wind's about, maybe rain Like a woman's voice moaning - the couple upstairs? Or a woman's voice crying - ghost woman out there in the dark I don't look, I just listen, still wondering Maybe it's the camellias rasping at my window Ruined flowers now in winter; or an animal in distress I try to read my book But the sound keeps drawing me back I don't look, I just listen, still wandering
12.
IS IT REAL? 04:15
Laying awake again so nothing much has changed Sweat, cool breeze and the restlessness Sifting the day's events, your sweet skin my harbour It's not so bad down here when you're in your lover's arms Is it real or fool's gold? Is it something you can hold? I was lost but now I'm found In your arms, I'm homeward bound Emotional mystery, I'm trying to keep track The ups and downs and the twists and turns Is it real or fool's gold? Is it something you can hold? I was lost but now I'm found In your arms, I'm homeward bound Sifting the day's events, your sweet skin my harbour Calamity strikes again and the poison throbs It's not so hard down here at the far end of the earth It's not so bad down here when you're in your lover's arms Is it real or fool's gold? Is it something you can hold? I was lost but now I'm found In your arms, I'm homeward bound
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about

Over 2012/13, Jack Howard slowly but surely re-fashioned his old Long Lost Brothers band into a powerhouse of sultry grooves, soaring melodies, electrifying horns and richly inventive guitars.

With Mark Ferrie from The Models on bass, the brilliant Ed Bates on pedal steel, riffmeister Nicky Del Rey on guitar plus the rocksteady Cal McAlpine on drums, Jack hit the studio in August 2013 to make his latest CD, Day Of The Dog.

Recorded at Hothouse Studios in St. Kilda with Craig Harnath and Jez Giddings, the band belted out the twelve songs on the record in one inspired Saturday. The Token Youths horns made their awesome presence felt the day after, and then Jack let ring with the finest vocals of his rich and varied career.

Jack has been described as “one of the great quiet achievers of Australian music”. As well as being an integral member of Hunters and Collectors, he’s performed or recorded with Midnight Oil, The Living End, Rodriguez, The Violent Femmes, The Break and a host of others. Most weekends, you’ll find him out and about in Melbourne playing somewhere somehow.

Day Of The Dog puts the focus firmly on Jack's unique position as singer/trumpeter/songwriter of soulful and heartfelt music. Songs such as Royal Reserve, The Lark Ascends and Sweet Hand Of Mercy roll on with lush band grooves, gorgeous orchestration and rich lyric imagery.
Day Of The Dog is sometimes reminiscent of his old band, H & C, but at its best, it beats a new drum that follows Jack Howard & The Long Lost Brothers' fine combination of power, melody and heart.

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released April 18, 2014

Jack Howard - vocals, trumpet, flugel horn
Nicky Del Rey - guitars, backing vocals
Mark Ferrie - bass
Ed Bates - pedal steel
Cal McAlpine - drums
plus The Token Youths horns -
Tristan Johnstone - trombone
Rob Wardrop - alto sax
and Will Morissey - tenor sax

Recorded and mixed by Jez Giddings at Hothouse, St. Kilda, August 2013.
Co-produced by Jack and Craig Harnath
Mastered by Jack The Bear at Deluxe Mastering
Artwork and design by Mark Ferrie. Front cover photo - Flynn Howard

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Jack Howard Melbourne, Australia

Jack Howard played trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last 20 years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded music. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez and a host of others. In 2017, Jack toured the world with Midnight Oil as their trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist. He released his memoirs, Small Moments Of Glory in 2019. ... more

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