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The Bastard Fairies
Released 2007

A Heathens Lament
02:59
8 plays

Maybe She Likes It
04:15
7 plays

We're All Going to Hell
02:51
39 plays

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songs

- 1
- The Greatest Love Song
- 03:52
- 36 plays

- 2
- Apple Pie
- 03:06
- 33 plays

- 3
- Habitual Inmate
- 04:55
- 32 plays

- 4
- The Boy Next Door
- 02:13
- 15 plays

- 5
- Ode to the Prostitute
- 03:25
- 34 plays

- 6
- A Case Against Love
- 02:55
- 10 plays

- 7
- We're All Going to Hell
- 02:51
- 39 plays

- 8
- A Venomous Tale
- 03:26
- 22 plays

- 9
- Everyone Has a Secret
- 04:11
- 17 plays

- 10
- Maybe She Likes It
- 04:15
- 7 plays

- 11
- Guns and Dolls
- 03:18
- 26 plays

- 12
- Moribund
- 02:26
- 12 plays

- 13
- Exoskeleton
- 03:02
- 11 plays

- 14
- A Heathens Lament
- 02:59
- 8 plays

- 15
- Whatever
- 03:57
- 18 plays

- 16
- Memento Mori
- 03:03
- 13 plays

- 17
- Ten Little Indians
- 00:59
- 11 plays

album review

It takes no time at all to realize that unconventionality is the key component of the debut album by the Bastard Fairies, 2007's Memento Mori (a title which is a Latin phrase that "calls for awareness of one's mortality"). The two-person band -- comprised of lyricist/singer Yellow Thunder Woman and composer/instrumentalist/producer Robin L. Davey -- penned all of the album's tracks in a single week. And they opted to go the D.I.Y. route rather than the conventional one -- recording the tunes via Garage Band on a Mac computer, while Davey played the music on old thrift store guitars, children's instruments, and "other odd bits." The end result is a style of music that manages to sound pretty darn original, although it's not hard to picture the album-opening pop ditty "The Greatest Love Song" crossing over to the mainstream. Elsewhere, the duo is not afraid to get quirky, such as on "The Boy Next Door" and the Björk-esque "We're All Going to Hell." With the Bastard Fairies having already built a following before the release of Memento Mori due to a sizeable amount of internet downloads, the CD release (which includes five bonus tracks and a DVD) should only expand their fan base. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide