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Inspired by the chapter in Patton Oswalt's book "Silver Screen Fiend" about Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Night Cafe." Also references many things that have inspired me over the years like Star Wars, Teenage Fanclub's album "Bandwagonesque," Cheap Trick's "At Budokan," DC & Marvel comics of the '70s & '80s, "Catcher in the Rye," and Bruce Lee.

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A Bomb Goes Off! (Hodgin)

I first saw the light overhead on a movie screen
The sound of the sprockets counting down to a fever dream
It was Summer ’77 and my mind was an unlit fuse
Out into the sun like I had nothing to lose

I first heard The Concept on a bus going to New York
Sitting in the back wearing headphones in the dark
A feedback explosion like a cotton candy colored sky
Pink and yellow flames that can still make my soul ignite

It’s a Night Café where a bomb goes off
Giving you direction when you’re feeling lost

On tennis racket guitars we played Budokan
While DC and Marvel squared off with pistols at dawn
Catcher in the Rye should be discovered when you're 16
And Bruce Lee movies on TV are a beautiful thing

It’s a Night Café where a bomb goes off
Giving you direction when you’re feeling lost

It’s a Night Café where a bomb goes off
Giving you direction when you’re feeling lost

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from Starlight b​/​w A Bomb Goes Off! (Single), released July 1, 2016
Written by M.Hodgin © ASCAP

Recorded @ Spinning Whale Studios, ATL GA, May 21-22, 2016.

Mastered by Cody Sciara at Zac Recording, ATL GA.
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Mike Hodgin - rhythm guitars, vocals
Isaac "Shazam" Bishop - lead guitars, organ, vocals
Bandi "Big Gun" Tomaschek - bass, additional guitar, organ, percussion, and vocals
Cooper Dozier - drums

Endre Tomaschek - Producer, Engineer, Mixer,
God-Like Genius

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The Stoplight Roses are a rock'n'roll band from Atlanta, Georgia. Taking their name from the Nick Lowe song, and with a nod to The Jesus of Cool's vintage style of songwriting, they combine equal measures garage, power-pop, indie rock, and country.

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