This Kinks song was written by Ray Davies for the Animals, but they turned it down, so it was recorded for the first time in 1966 with Dave Davies on vocals. It was released as the b-side to Sunny Afternoon and subsequently most notably covered by the Chocolate Watchband in 1968. Our version is of course superior, not least because it features Greg King (G.G. King, The Carbonas)!

I'm Not Like Everybody Else (feat. Greg King)

J/K e.p.

Indigo Children

You Don’t Get It, You Don’t Get It
You’ll Never Get It, Never Never Get It

Ooooo
Why’s The Ceiling There?
Why’s That Shadow Have To Stare?
Understanding Fails
Cuz I Always Get My Way

When You Leave And I’m Standing By Myself
On All Fours And You Know I Just Can’t Help 

Ooooo
Now I’m Hearing Voices, Now My Stomach’s Aching
You Could Try To Help But You’d Only End Up Wasting
Energy, It Pours From Me In Spastic Waves Of Motion
I Will Let It All Out
Cuz I Always Get My Way

Imitate A Cat Puking

The Rustic Contemporary Sounds Of

You Think You Know Me

Da Da Rock

Anna Kramer

Beautiful Sleep

Song I'm working on. No vocals on it yet.

Luke Thornton's Album

Secret Towns (Rough Demo/no vocals)

I Don’t Know Why I Believed It Wasn’t Even There
I Found A Reason To Feed The Dark Inside Of Us

Why Don’t We Leave This Place?
(There’s No Reason To Fear The Light – Gonna Be, Alright)

  Why Don’t We Leave This Place?
(I Think I Wanna Be Free Again)


And I Don’t Wanna Hear Evil Things At All
(…Don’t Ever Wanna Let It Touch You)  

And I Don’t Wanna See Wicked Things At All


Why Don’t We Leave This Place?
(It’s Not Too Far, We’ll Make It Out)

And I Don’t Wanna See Evil Things At All
(I’m Never Gonna See Again)
         
And I Don’t Wanna Say Evil Things At All 
(I’m Never Gonna Speak Again)
         
And I Don’t Wanna Be An Evil Chimp In Xanadu
(I’m Not Gonna Let This Monkey Business Run My Life)
         

Don’t Never Wanna Be An Evil Chimp In Xanadu

demos

Mystic Chimps

Side B: Mamas Should Know
We swirl around in an endless space. Just points of light in a beautiful place. 
Into this world we are thrown; without a dream, without a home. 
And if you die before we wake, don’t leave it all up to us to figure it out alone.
Mamas should know what to leave when they go, if they’re not ready to fly. 
What to reap, what to sow, what to leave for the crow. 
Write it down, so we’ll know.
We walk around in an empty daze. Our voices lost, or were they just replaced? 
Into this world we will grow, maybe we’ll find a dream to find it gone.
And if you die before we wake, don’t leave it all up to us to figure it out alone.
Mamas should know what to leave when they go. If they’re not ready to fly. 
What to reap, what to sow, what to leave for the crow. 
How to laugh, how to cry, how to stand tall without too much pride.
Write it down, so we’ll know.


Performed by: Nikki Speake (vocals, rhythm guitar, vibraslap), Anna Kramer (bass), Aaron Mason (lead guitar), Russell Owens (drums).Recorded by Randy Michael at Toco Electric Recording
Mastered by Ed Rawls at Living Room Recording

Mamas Should Know

A haunting new single and teaser from Nikki & the Phantom Callers upcoming debut album - set to be release Spring 2020.

Mamas Should Know

Nikki & the Phantom Callers

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