The Point
by Street Eaters
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Download THE POINT and your donation will go towards defraying the substantial legal costs our guitarist Joan must shoulder in order to formalize her transition - let's get this phenomenal lady prepared for a proper driver's license and passport so we can get Street Eaters on the road again!Purchasable with gift card$1 USD or more
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**THIS NEW TRACK (donate as generously as you can) WILL SEE THE PROCEEDS CONTRIBUTED TO JOAN'S STEEP UPCOMING LEGAL COSTS FOR HER TRANSITION! Alternate donation site: tinyurl.com/street-eaters-streaming-page (click on the "Make a contribution" button)**
Transgender day of visibility is just once a year, but the consequences of trans life go beyond the visible and into far more nebulous realms. Every transgender person in so-called America today has braved the craggy, Kafkaesque labyrinth of medical and political forces barring the way to self-actualization, and if not then they have at least stood in its shadow. The difficulties can feel insurmountable for many, a drudgery created to obscure access to care and resources that have the potential to improve lives.
Our guitar player Joan Toledo is in the last leg of her ongoing marathon through the muck and mire of transitioning. Standing before her, her last challenge, is a legal slog: a change in name and gender, and the torrent of paperwork to follow as documents are updated. And all that stands between her and her goal are sundry costs and fees.
In solidarity with our bandmate, we have decided to make our most recent single “The Point” into a donate-what-you-wish download, with the proceeds (beyond any paypal and BC fees) going towards Toledo’s legal costs. Transgender day of visibility is but once a year, but care for transgender people is an everyday affair. Download “The Point” now and get a wash of tingling, sweet euphoria as you show love and solidarity.
***Let's get this rad lady prepared for a proper driver's license and passport so we can safely get Street Eaters on the road again!***
Transgender day of visibility is just once a year, but the consequences of trans life go beyond the visible and into far more nebulous realms. Every transgender person in so-called America today has braved the craggy, Kafkaesque labyrinth of medical and political forces barring the way to self-actualization, and if not then they have at least stood in its shadow. The difficulties can feel insurmountable for many, a drudgery created to obscure access to care and resources that have the potential to improve lives.
Our guitar player Joan Toledo is in the last leg of her ongoing marathon through the muck and mire of transitioning. Standing before her, her last challenge, is a legal slog: a change in name and gender, and the torrent of paperwork to follow as documents are updated. And all that stands between her and her goal are sundry costs and fees.
In solidarity with our bandmate, we have decided to make our most recent single “The Point” into a donate-what-you-wish download, with the proceeds (beyond any paypal and BC fees) going towards Toledo’s legal costs. Transgender day of visibility is but once a year, but care for transgender people is an everyday affair. Download “The Point” now and get a wash of tingling, sweet euphoria as you show love and solidarity.
***Let's get this rad lady prepared for a proper driver's license and passport so we can safely get Street Eaters on the road again!***
lyrics
Define the shadow of the forms you desire
Follow the point and its gone
Hold the light still
Figures move in time
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
You know me well
Like the back of your hand
Draw out the line, drag it across
Ignore what pre-exists
Run along the contours of the figure
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
You know me well
Like the back of your hand
But close your eyes
I′m gone
Chasing the shadows of the forms that you desire
Drive into night, ribbons of light
Constellations map the way
Roll down the window, redirect me
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
You know me well
Like the back of your hand
But close your eyes
And I'm gone
Chasing the shadows of the forms that you desire
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
Follow the point and its gone
Hold the light still
Figures move in time
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
You know me well
Like the back of your hand
Draw out the line, drag it across
Ignore what pre-exists
Run along the contours of the figure
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
You know me well
Like the back of your hand
But close your eyes
I′m gone
Chasing the shadows of the forms that you desire
Drive into night, ribbons of light
Constellations map the way
Roll down the window, redirect me
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
You know me well
Like the back of your hand
But close your eyes
And I'm gone
Chasing the shadows of the forms that you desire
Follow the point
Count to 80, 80, 80, 80
credits
released April 5, 2024
Megan March - Drums, vocals
John No - Bass, vocals
Joan Toledo - Guitar
Megan March - Drums, vocals
John No - Bass, vocals
Joan Toledo - Guitar
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Street Eaters Berkeley, California
STREET EATERS are an art-punk band from Oakland, CA
"Powerful post-punk" (Spin
Magazine)
"Bombastic and sharp, channel[ing] the raw approach to rock 'n' roll once taken by 1970s and 1980s innovators such as Wipers, Gang of Four, and X...the weird era between punk and new wave" (Bust Magazine)
"[Street Eaters] Wrap themselves in atmosphere like Savages" (Flood Magazine).
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