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Deployed And Destroyed

from Simple Syrup by Sunny War

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    Sunny War - Simple Syrup has a vibrant, loose feel, more focused on the interplay with the musicians than before. Sunny’s new songs touch on everything from romance to politics, jumping easily between larger concepts like the expectations for famous Black women in American art (“Like Nina”) and smaller ideas like “Kiss A Loser”, her ode to her own drunken self in relationships. One of the more powerful songs on the album, “Deployed and Destroyed” is about a friend that Sunny knew from the streets. A veteran of the Iraq Wars, she watched him fall apart from PTSD, another vet who was unable to get the care he needed and is now homeless and suffering from severe mental trauma. Watching so many friends fall apart under the pressures of COVID–losing jobs, being left behind–motivated Sunny to do more, to make change. Surrounded by relentless pressures from societal change, Sunny worked more closely with her community and embarked on a nearly year-long recording spree that brought two EPs (one of which, Can I Sit With You?, made a number of Best of 2020 lists) and now Simple Syrup coming in March 2021. The pandemic has been a crucible for Sunny, burning away the parts of the old world that didn’t truly matter and leaving her with a new purpose.

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    As Sunny War's newest masterpiece, Simple Syrup has a vibrant, loose feel, more focused on the interplay with the musicians than ever before. Sunny’s new songs touch on everything from romance to politics, jumping easily between larger concepts like the expectations for famous Black women in American art (“Like Nina”) and smaller ideas like “Kiss A Loser”, her ode to her own drunken self in relationships. Surrounded by relentless pressures from societal change, Sunny worked more closely with her community and embarked on a nearly year-long recording spree that brought two EPs (one of which, Can I Sit With You?, made a number of Best of 2020 lists) and now Simple Syrup. The pandemic has been a crucible for Sunny, burning away the parts of the old world that didn’t truly matter and leaving her with a new purpose.

    Recorded in Venice, CA at Hen House Studios.
    Produced by Harlan Steinberger.
    Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios.

    Blue & Red Split Vinyl LP - Limited Edition of 350

    TRACKLIST:
    A1 Lucid Lucy
    A2 Mama’s Milk
    A3 Like Nina
    A4 Kiss A Loser
    A5 A Love So True
    B1 Losing Hand
    B2 Love Is A Pest
    B3 Its Name Is Fear
    B4 Deployed And Destroyed
    B5 Eyes
    B6 Big Baby

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    As Sunny War's newest masterpiece, Simple Syrup has a vibrant, loose feel, more focused on the interplay with the musicians than ever before. Sunny’s new songs touch on everything from romance to politics, jumping easily between larger concepts like the expectations for famous Black women in American art (“Like Nina”) and smaller ideas like “Kiss A Loser”, her ode to her own drunken self in relationships. Surrounded by relentless pressures from societal change, Sunny worked more closely with her community and embarked on a nearly year-long recording spree that brought two EPs (one of which, Can I Sit With You?, made a number of Best of 2020 lists) and now Simple Syrup. The pandemic has been a crucible for Sunny, burning away the parts of the old world that didn’t truly matter and leaving her with a new purpose.

    Recorded in Venice, CA at Hen House Studios.
    Produced by Harlan Steinberger.
    Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios.

    Blue & Red Split Vinyl LP - Limited Edition of 350

    TRACKLIST:
    A1 Lucid Lucy
    A2 Mama’s Milk
    A3 Like Nina
    A4 Kiss A Loser
    A5 A Love So True
    B1 Losing Hand
    B2 Love Is A Pest
    B3 Its Name Is Fear
    B4 Deployed And Destroyed
    B5 Eyes
    B6 Big Baby

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    As Sunny War's newest masterpiece, Simple Syrup has a vibrant, loose feel, more focused on the interplay with the musicians than ever before. Sunny’s new songs touch on everything from romance to politics, jumping easily between larger concepts like the expectations for famous Black women in American art (“Like Nina”) and smaller ideas like “Kiss A Loser”, her ode to her own drunken self in relationships. Surrounded by relentless pressures from societal change, Sunny worked more closely with her community and embarked on a nearly year-long recording spree that brought two EPs (one of which, Can I Sit With You?, made a number of Best of 2020 lists) and now Simple Syrup. The pandemic has been a crucible for Sunny, burning away the parts of the old world that didn’t truly matter and leaving her with a new purpose.

    Recorded in Venice, CA at Hen House Studios.
    Produced by Harlan Steinberger.
    Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios.

    Blue & Red Split Vinyl LP - Limited Edition of 350

    TRACKLIST:
    A1 Lucid Lucy
    A2 Mama’s Milk
    A3 Like Nina
    A4 Kiss A Loser
    A5 A Love So True
    B1 Losing Hand
    B2 Love Is A Pest
    B3 Its Name Is Fear
    B4 Deployed And Destroyed
    B5 Eyes
    B6 Big Baby

    Includes unlimited streaming of Simple Syrup via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Limited! Only a few left! - As Sunny War's newest masterpiece, Simple Syrup has a vibrant, loose feel, more focused on the interplay with the musicians than ever before. Sunny’s new songs touch on everything from romance to politics, jumping easily between larger concepts like the expectations for famous Black women in American art (“Like Nina”) and smaller ideas like “Kiss A Loser”, her ode to her own drunken self in relationships. Surrounded by relentless pressures from societal change, Sunny worked more closely with her community and embarked on a nearly year-long recording spree that brought two EPs (one of which, Can I Sit With You?, made a number of Best of 2020 lists) and now Simple Syrup. The pandemic has been a crucible for Sunny, burning away the parts of the old world that didn’t truly matter and leaving her with a new purpose.

    Recorded in Venice, CA at Hen House Studios.
    Produced by Harlan Steinberger.
    Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios.

    Blue & Red Split Vinyl LP - Limited Edition of 350

    TRACKLIST:
    A1 Lucid Lucy
    A2 Mama’s Milk
    A3 Like Nina
    A4 Kiss A Loser
    A5 A Love So True
    B1 Losing Hand
    B2 Love Is A Pest
    B3 Its Name Is Fear
    B4 Deployed And Destroyed
    B5 Eyes
    B6 Big Baby

    Includes unlimited streaming of Simple Syrup via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

He only calls when he’s in jail
thinks I have money for his bail
I still love you we’re still friends
But I can’t bail you out again
Twenty-six and a homeless Vet
Told me all this on the day we met
I still love you we’re still friends
But I can’t calm you down again
You’d believe in angels if you heard him sing
He’s got a gift only hardships bring
He’s been called a man since he was a boy
Fought for Uncle Sam and they left him
Deployed destroyed
He’s from a small town in the south
A town he dreamed of getting out
He loved his mother loved his pa
But longed to see more than he saw
The troops they came down to his school
To make sure their front lines stayed full
He loved his mother loved his pa
But had to join cos duty called
You’d believe in angels if you heard him sing
He’s got a gift only hardships bring
He’s been called a man since he was a boy
Fought for Uncle Sam and they left him
Deployed destroyed

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from Simple Syrup, released March 26, 2021
9. Deployed And Destroyed (3:55)
Sunny War - vocals, acoustic guitar
Aroyn Davis - bass
Produced by Harlan Steinberger at Hen House Studios

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Sunny War is more than just an artist; she is a force of nature that is tough to pin down. What exactly is her style? Blues or punk? Yes, she may be a Robert Johnson with a shot of Bad Brains, but even this description falls short. The only way to really know Sunny is to immerse oneself in the music. Easy enough, right? ... more

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