Awesome 80’s guitar pop sound in the intro. Nice tone too!

Awesome guitar sounds. Fantastic lyrics. Whats great is that you can go from groove to rock out in a flick of a pick.

stunning lyrics, top notch guitars and so is the production!

Cool funky rock & roll with great singing and lyrics.

My mother warned me to choose my friends wisely.

Lyrics:
My old familiar places
They're filled up with unrecognizable faces
My scene is scattered
Like dandelions in the wind
I've got to find some new friends
But I have 
Very, very poor
Quality control
With those that I bring home
That I get to know
They like to dine on my soul
On the bathroom floor

I met him in a Walmart parking lot
We're gonna get some business done
We're gonna get that "sketch" car
Put some California plates on
Get our San Fernando haze on 
She took me home
And she found me interesting for a while
While we were discussing all the aspects
Of her slip & fall trial
It's just coming up
Like the bathroom rum
I am looking for something from anything

If you give me a chance
 I know that you can break my heart (2X)

Those old familiar places
Filled up
With unfamiliar faces
I've got very, very, very, very
Poor quality control
For those that I get to know
You can end up with a bloody nose
On a Holiday Inn
Ballroom floor

You know I was born with
The blessing of a dirty mind
But I know when to keep my mouth shut
Most of the time
Do you know what the real crime is?
It's being dead while you're still alive
 I've got imaginary places
That I've been drunk in
A Tokyo Taxi
If you don't know
Don't ask me
Cause I'm looking for something from anything
And nothing from anything at all
The compliments are free

I'm looking for something from anything (2X)
If I give you a chance
I know you can break my heart

A Song About Making New Friends

Have a listen to my album "Curiosities Of Outsider Art" (Sept 2025). Quirky and interesting tunes.
Thank you for listening!

I try to write with rich lyrical details and self-deprecating humor about the human condition. Plus, that unique Shade Structure sound!  It sounds best with headphones. Thanks for any comments, reposts or likes.

Discography: Available under Album tag on my Soundcloud main page. 
* Curiosities Of Outsider Art (Sept 2025)
*All this Useless Beauty (2025)
*Rockers (2024) 
*Arrhythmia & Blues (2024)
* The Curse Of A Good Looking Ghost (2024)
* Low Profile (2024)
* Smilers (EP 2023)
•Short Songs For Tall Minds"  (2022)
•Friends, They're Gonna Get Your Story Wrong (2021)
•A Suburban Dadaist With Some Store Bought Beats (2021)
•All Feel and No Technique (2020)
•This Is How I Spend My Nights (2019)
•California Songs (2018-2019)

All sounds contained within are home-made/DIY recordings. Most songs are short stories, as I am influenced by Musicians & Writers like Raymond Carver, Warren Zevon, Mountain Goats, Tom Waits, Mark Eitzel,  Randy Newman, Destroyer, Steely Dan, Captain Beefheart, Loudon Wainwright III, Leonard Cohen & The National. Most songs have the lyrics on the song page. Thank you for listening!

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Darren Sullivan

Darren Sullivan

Darren Sullivan

Smiley Turtle Records

N.o.b.S.

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Mr Cagey

Walkin' in Pa's Footsteps

heart house and the new kindness.