this song tells a true story of me sitting next to a 87 year old lady on the train. 



Dilys, we sat next to one another on the train, you said your husband died 4 years ago and for the most part your alone, your many teddy bears don’t keep you warm at night and you don’t believe in a god, you husband spent 5 years as a prisoner of war , you sent him letter upon letter, 

but those annoying little Nazis didn’t let any letter through, the youth today don’t know, you’ve forgotten more than they will ever know know know know know know know, you had no children of your own, no children of your own 
 
I said I would write a song about you, but you did not, you did not believe me, so listen so listen to this, oh Dilys
 
You got off the train before I did, you said this journey would have been harder without you here, and 68 years between us but we laughed, like youngsters would laugh, so Dilys I wish you well, you said you would remember my name, and I’ll remember yours, I will, I will, I will., oh Dilys  


Dilys

'Karl Marx In The Bath' is available on: 
iTunes - goo.gl/iMh6W
Bandcamp - https://goo.gl/Uhk4qM

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gZn24esaeyI

LYRICS: 
You, you used to read Karl Marx, alone in the bath, whenever 
You were low, whenever you were low. 
You made cakes out of love and love out of hugs 
Cos that is what you do, that is what you do. 

You made a paper boat and you sailed all across the floor to 
The harbour by the door 

You caught a bug in a jar and you named it Escobar 
But your mother let it go, your mother let it go.

You made a paper boat and you sailed all across the floor to 
The harbour by the door 

You made a paper boat and you sailed all across the floor to 
The harbour by the door 


Keep a Private Room Behind the Shop

Karl Marx in the Bath

Listen on Spotify

'Toby Carr's Difficult Relationship With Tuna' is available on: 
iTunes - goo.gl/iMh6W
Bandcamp - https://goo.gl/Uhk4qM

VIDEO: http://youtu.be/jLEaYLx42uI

LYRICS: 
He put it on his toast and those he liked the most 
He stole it from his cats and from the fishmonger 
He would run fast as he could His hat blew off in the wind 
He was a rapscallion It all was a game It all was game. 
Oh Toby Carr has got a difficult relationship with tuna 

In his school photo he held one high above his head 
So the future boys could see what he had done done done. 
  Oh Toby Carr has got a difficult relationship with tuna

In the dead of night, he drew them high on city walls 
In the light of day he showed the girl he loved Love love loved 
Oh Toby Carr has got a difficult relationship with tuna 

Oh the love did end , one day he found them sickening 
So he threw them all far into the sea 
They swam away from him, to the lows to the lows 
He waved goodbye to them from the coast, from the coast.

Toby Carr's Difficult Relationship with Tuna

Seagull

released December 4, 2015
recorded and produced by Asher Gould-Murtagh
mastered by Glen Watkinson at Sheepdog Studios
photo by Anna Horvath

LOVERS EP out January 29th 2016 <3 

also available for free or paid download via bandcamp: 
https://merival.bandcamp.com/track/a-better-deal-2

A Better Deal

a short song about smiling. 
it's free to download if you want to do that. 



S.M.I.L.E

Coastlines

An infectious blend of charming pop and introspective folk, Kuhzoo was written and recorded in fleeting moments between tours in bedrooms, churches, basements, and cold hallways around the midwest. It was made possible by Bella Ruse's generous fans, who pre-ordered the record on Kickstarter.com 

All songs by Joseph Barker except: 
Sea Love - by Joseph Barker and Kay Gillette 
Gumption and Guts - by Kay Gillette 
Dislocating - by Peter Jurmu 
Darling - by Jeff Bodkins 
Like Spinning Plates - by the good folks at Radiohead 

vocals and various keyboard instruments - Kay Gillette 
guitars, keyboards, percussion, programming, and one little vocal part - Joseph Barker 
bass - Nathan Eliot 
drums - Alexander Young 
trumpet - Sten Johnson 
whistling - Adam Grimm 
additional vocals - Isaiah Custer, Heather Craven, Sarah Fisher, Austin McCombs, Aubrey Poppen 

mixed and mastered by Joseph Barker 
art by Kay Gillette 

Dislocating

Taken from the debut EP 'Spring Demos' out 12th September on Fox Food Records! Pre-order: https://foxfoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spring-demos

DANA GAVANSKI - How Much Is Enough?

I was approached by Zannah Perrin (notjustblonde on youtube)to produce a new version of her track Fine for her YouTube channel. It was ultimately not used in the final video.

Toby Carr's Difficult Relationship with Tuna

Tom Rosenthal