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Puppet Operation Time

from Fragile Diamond by Howl Griff

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Howl Griff pull the strings on the best song Neil Diamond never wrote.

REVIEW PRAISE FOR THIS TRACK
"maybe best of all, Puppet Operation Time is replete with handclaps and swirling organs. A splendid time is guaranteed for all" - Echoes & Dust

"The bass wanders around to excellent effect, while the drums skip along nicely. There’s even a clarinet thrown in and the joy of all joys, a little handclap – the barometer of a good song" – Louder Than War

"splendidly-titled smart, energetic jangle-pop" – Rocksucker

"The lyrics are those of a fighting band – refusing to let people pull the strings. The government? The record industry? Whoever it may be aimed at, it’s one that anyone could relate to – a song that could be seen as finding your own identity, something that in 2012 needs to be reiterated more than ever." – Rock Reviews 24/7

"continues the album with another upbeat portion of pop-rock" - 7bit Arcade

"sounds like The Byrds rewritten by David Bowie and played by an early-80s post-punk indie band" – Vanguard

lyrics

LYRICS
I was a goldfish swimming round your mind
Looking for things to find
An impulse in your life
And you were working on a Saturday
Your boss was always on your case
And you were anxious and afraid

We could be together in our shell
See the predators go to hell
A rock to hide beneath
And laugh, grinning at their joyless souls
Incompassion and rigid clothes
And white shark teeth

This is puppet operation, puppet operation time
Not in control of your destiny or mind
Marionettes controlled by invisible strings
Don't let them wear you down, don't let them drag you in

I was a light in another town
Shining on the ground with no one in my beam
And you drifting on a Saturday
Looking forward to nothing much
Evening dinner on a tray

This is puppet operation, puppet operation time...

When the snowstorm falls inside your room
When the blizzard covers your TV
When the radiators are not doing their thing
You never notice me but I'm always there

Puppet operation, puppet operation time...

credits

from Fragile Diamond, released October 15, 2012
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Words and music (c) Howl Griff 2012
Recorded at The Fold Studios, London SE23
Produced by Howl Griff
Mixed by The Fold

Vocals, guitars, keyboards: Hywel Griff
Guitars, vocals: Gary Parkinson
Bass, vocals: Steve Kennedy
Drums, percussion: Nick Moore

Keyboards: Joe Price
Clarinet: Annaliese Garratt
Vocals: Emily C Smith
Handclaps: Griff, Gary, Toby Couling, Ollie Couling, Gareth Cobb

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Howl Griff Greater London, UK

Hailing from Aberystwyth, Bolton, Merseyside and Texas and based in London, UK.

BBC 6music's Lauren Laverne calls them "lush... a new band we love", and The Independent calls them "life-affirming".

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