Kiss of the Diamondback

by Gurf Morlix

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One compact disc (CD) in jacket. Personalized if you wish. 9 songs: 1) I'd Stop the Rain 2) Reason to Live 3) Geniuses 4) If You Were Perfect 5) Water is Risin' 6) Break Even 7) We Just Talked 8) Hard as a Hammer, Sweet as a Kiss, 9) Is There Anyone Out There?

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1.	I'd Stop the Rain 04:26	buy track
2.	Reason to Live 04:19	buy track
3.	Geniuses 05:11	buy track
4.	If You Were Perfect 04:42	buy track
5.	Water is Risin' 04:30	buy track
6.	Break Even 04:57	buy track
7.	We Just Talked 03:57	buy track
8.	Hard as a Hammer, Sweet as a Kiss 04:55	buy track
9.	Is There Anyone Out There? 05:20	buy track

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Gurf's first album of the pandemic, Kiss of the Diamondback was released in August of 2020.

"The love life not sex life of a gnarled not gnarly 69-year-old who knows the difference ("If You Were Perfect," "I'd Stop the Rain," "We Just Talked") *-Robert Christgau

"Gurf Morlix made good use of the early months of the COVID crisis, producing an album titled Kiss of the Diamondback. As might be expected in a time of isolation, most of the nine songs are written from a first-person perspective, dealing with themes including love, insecurity, life’s struggles, and the search for meaning. All are filtered through the Austin singer-songwriter’s distinctive sensibilities; the overall tone is somewhat moody and dark, but with flashes of lightness and humor. And no one dies, as sometimes happens in Morlix’s stories."-Paul T. Mueller, Americana One

Tracks:
1) I'd Stop the Rain
2) Reason to Live
3) Geniuses
4) If You Were Perfect
5) Water is Risin'
6) Break Even
7) We Just Talked
8) Hard as a Hammer, Soft as a Kiss
9) Is There Anyone Out There?

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released August 1, 2020

The inestimable Rick Richards on drums

String section arranged and performed by the impeccably tasteful Gene Elders

Gurf on vocal, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums and percussion

All songs written by Gurf Morlix (Crankbait Music/SESAC) except "Reason to Live" by Gurf Morlix and George Carver (Crankbait Music/SESAC and Shrub Music/BMI)

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Gurf Morlix Austin, Texas

Gurf Morlix has been inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, the Austin Music Hall of Fame and was named Instrumentalist of the Year by the Americana Association. He has produced records for many Americana icons such as Lucinda Williams, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Mary Gauthier, Slaid Cleaves, Robert Earl Keen and more. He has produced 15 solo albums which have received global critical acclaim. ... more

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