Blessed Avalanche from Call Out by Martha Groves Perry
The jagged, crunchy, southern rock groove in Blessed Avalanche speaks eloquently about not carrying sh*t around and trying to be strong when you really need to put stuff down. Having worked in restaurants, I know how oddly satisfying the sound of breaking dishes can be, and it seemed an apt and amusing metaphor for what happens when it all gets to be a bit too much and then comes crashing down. This song’s groove reflects one direction my music is going: involving at least one electric guitar and a good overdrive pedal.
Blessed Avalanche is the first pre-release from Martha's new album, Call Out, which drops on Friday, April 21, 2023 followed by an album release show at Art Boutiki Music Hall in San Jose CA on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Details at marthagrovesperry.com.
Tracklist
| 3. | Blessed Avalanche | 3:04 |
Lyrics
A stack of dirty dishes crashes to the floor
I tried to add another thought I’d carry just one more
It’s not a pretty picture losing all my shit
It’s been too long, it overflowed
I’m out from under it
A delicious crash
Turns it into trash
Healing in a flash
Blessed avalanche
Now I’m spent and tired, messy mercy seat
All these dirty dishes lying shattered at my feet
I gotta shed this habit of carrying all my grief
The sound of breaking dishes brings a
Weird sense of relief
A delicious crash
Turns it into trash
Healing in a flash
Blessed avalanche
On the edge of the dark and the light
Super moon climbs the sky on my right
And the sun to my left shines so bright
Both are right
It’s time to clean this mess up and wash it with my tears
Holding dirty dishes is a habit made of fears
Seeking liberation and integrity
I put them down, the only one I’m
Battling is me
A delicious crash
Turns it into trash
Healing in a flash
Blessed avalanche
A delicious crash
Turns it into trash
Healing in a flash
Blessed avalanche
Blessed avalanche
Blessed avalanche
Blessed avalanche
Credits
In addition to songwriting, lead vocals, and writing the harmony vocals, I performed backing vocals on this song. Kenny Schick, my producer, also sang backing vocals and played or programmed all of the instruments. Kenny recorded his parts at Basement3Productions in Nashville, Tennessee, and I recorded my parts in March 2022 with Steven Glaze at ToneFreq Studio in San Jose, California.
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Martha Groves Perry is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in San Francisco, California. Her bold, original alternative rock music has a straightforward, compelling and sometimes edgy clarity with strong blues, rock, and experimental influences. Her penetrating, poetic lyrics reflect the fearless truth-telling and unbothered amusement of a seasoned, female point of view.