Gayngs
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Gayngs is a Midwest indie band with a 1980s soft rock-inspired sound. Founded by Ryan Olson, the group consists of 22 musicians, including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Dessa and P.O.S of Doomtree, Har Mar Superstar and members of Poliça, Megafaun, Solid Gold, Digitata, and The Rosebuds.
History
Their first album, Relayted, was released by Jagjaguwar and garnered positive reviews for its unique vocal stylings and retro-but-contemporary sound. It has been described as walking the "line between schmaltz and sincerity, between parody and earnestness." The songs, inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not In Love", were written at 69 BPM and recorded over the course of a year. The Guardian called the album "a triumph" and listed it as "the album of the year".The A.V. Club gave the album B+.
In May 2010, Gayngs played the release party, "The Last Prom on Earth", at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
The band played a ten-show tour in September and October 2010, scheduled to culminate with a performance at Austin City Limits. However, due to a misunderstanding with the rental company providing their tour bus, their equipment was taken back to Nashville in the early morning of October 10, 2010. This forced them to cancel what Justin Vernon referred to as "possibly our last show ever." On October 4, they were featured as the musical guests on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. On April 15, 2011 the band played a late-night set in the Mojave Tent on the opening night of Coachella.
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The Last Prom On Earth
by: GayngsI've been thinking about the way you hold me lately
On a bus, my head, near Missouri
All the things we done, don't matter much if at all
It's over now
Would you hustle,
would you break me off some bread
Maybe I'll just get baked here in bed
Remember all the cradling and touching
It's always the same
This will be our last prom
All your little love songs
All the time we spent in the Dollar General
(I would love you for always)
Picking out the gifts for your little niece
(I know that she'll love it)
I wonder if they got the wrong opinion
(a picture lasts longer)
The way they looking at me
This will be our last prom
All your little love songs
This will be our last prom
Full of nothing but silly little love songs
I promise
no matter what we did, in the past,
what you think of, your opinions
I promise, from now, I'll be true
But if you don't trust me girl, that's ok, I understand
It's been a really long road
We've had our ups and downs
So do me this last favor
Me and you
One last prom
Just for me and you
One last prom
I'm ready for you of that bed
I'm showing them Chad's some static
I'm noticing a '10' to the right,
but i'd rather trade up in attics
I burn the needle down red
tryin' to find my credit some debit
when I wake you're Socratic
sold the world, took it back, you're at it Oba
chopped up insisted implied,
i'm on the 10 clicks on a side
seven 38s, heard 'em say your name