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Gavin Castleton : A Bullet, A Lever, A Key
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Narrative prog-hop - compositional hip hop with a potent message about following your own path.
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap: Alternative Hip Hop
Release Date: 2007
A Bullet, A Lever, A Key Record Label: Hematoma Support Group
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
2054 2:48 $0.99
2045 3:24 $0.99
2038 3:05 $0.99
2031 2:42 $0.99
2020 2:33 $0.99
2011 3:09 $0.99
2007 2:40 $0.99
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Album Notes

This seven song EP tells the story of my life backwards – from my suicide in a New Jersey hotel room in 2054 to present day 2007, in the backroom of Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel after a show. The music is a cross-breed of progressive rock rhythms and hip hop instrumentation. Lyrically, each song travels eight or nine years back in time to depict a telling scene in my tragic timeline. Over the course of the record, various clues unveil the catalyst of my downfall: the decision to leave music for the seemingly greener pastures of corporate life. The album is a rendering of how my life could look if I stopped doing what makes me happy and started following a more adulty path.

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