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AARUPA

by Quinton Barnes

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    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

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1.
AARUPA 02:20 video
Aarupa I put the ring on it Hit it and sing on it Throw it back and lean on it Billie Jean on it Go stupid mean on it No you ain’t seen me on this? I throw it back into the ashes, I’m so pristine on it Hello sir, hi, how you doing? I’m so mean on this x3 I throw it back into the ashes I’m so pristine on it I put the ring on it, and flip it and flip it and flip it and flip it and x3 Ain’t nobody got time like me Ain’t nobody lose their mind like me Can’t nobody flow divine like me Can’t nobody sound design like me Niggas thought they could try on me But I flip it like a Benz you see Throw it back and rewind on me Sacrifice your time for me Yeah, they fuck with the vision though I spend it and stack the residuals These niggas is short but the pockets are long You come through we gon’ need a provision though But no indecision though, if you can’t keep it up boy then keep it closed But no indecision though, if you ain’t keeping up boy then keep it Cause I put the ring on it And hit it and flip it and switch it and get it And I put the ring on it And sing it and hit it and flip it and get it Watch me go Watch me go Hello sir, hi, how you doing? x4
2.
HE 02:10
He Yeah, you go in and fabricate it I go through and ascertain it You stuck on the bandwagon, don’t know how you feel yeah You go in and fabricate it I go through and ascertain it You stuck on the bandwagon, don’t know how you feel Then you’re gone You’re stressing me out everytime that you’re gone You’re stressing me out every time We come through emancipated You looking like so elated We dropping the bandwagon, don’t care how they feel yeah We feeling emancipated You looking like so elated You’re fresh off the bandwagon, don’t care how they feel Cause you’re gone You’re stressing them out every time that you’re gone You’re stressing them out every time I gave you a four bar break But baby the world’s at stake We ain’t got no time to waste So baby come find your place Come on home, come on home x2
3.
THIS MOMENT 03:43
This Moment It was just like a movie I was waiting And nothing came along Fade to black and, it was you by my side Soft, shimmering sunlight Conversation And then we locked eyes Baby I ain’t reckless, but I’ll make you mine tonight Sweet, sweet memories Love to hear you sing Whisper softly that I’m the one, that you’re the one for me Sweet, sweet memories Love to hear you sing Whisper gently that I’m the one, that you’re the one for me It was like heaven sent ya I been waiting Forever when you came along I know that you got me, I need you by my side All alone in the moonlight Impatient Insanity’s a state of mind Didn’t know I had lost it, but the truth was in your eyes Sweet, sweet memories Love to hear you sing Whisper softly that I’m the one, that you’re the one for me Sweet, sweet memories Love to hear you sing Whisper gently that I’m the one, that you’re the one for me Now we can’t be without it, getting caught in the rain Getting caught in the moment, getting caught sleeping in Getting caught sneaking out, getting caught in the moonlight Bout to get myself expelled, I’m under your spell But I ain’t feeling restrained, I’m loving my new chains I think you been feeling the same way, the same way Like baby it’s okay, I’ll sing you to sleep The song that you like, gonna put it on repeat I’ll sing you to sleep, I’ll sing you to sleep
4.
TRU VBVA 04:57
Tru VBVa Reapproach me with that same energy, cause you know I ain’t fucking with you x2 And I never will, and I never will And I never will, yeah I stuck me neck out for you, you swore you had my back I went the distance for you, now I’m under attack How the fuck you gon lie on me? Kinda wish you had died on me How the fuck you gon lie on me then cry on me? Shoulda died on me Reapproach me with that same energy, cause you know I ain’t fucknig with you x2 And I never will, and I never will And I never will, yeah Reapproach me with that same energy, cause you know I ain’t fucking with you I had to realize you ain’t worth it, and I didn’t wanna hurt ya I had to realize you deserve it, it was never gonna work and I fucked it all so I deserve it, now everything’s broken I had to realize it was worthless, never gonna work and I didn’t make space for ya I didn’t have a place for ya I didn’t save face for ya Tried to erase all my mistakes for ya I had to realize I ain’t work it, I didn’t wanna hurt ya I had to realize you deserve it, it was never gonna work and I fucked it all so I deserve it, now everything’s broken I had to realize it was worthless, never gonna work and I had to realize it ain’t worth it I had to realize it was broken I fucked it all so I deserve it I had to realize I was worthless And all I wanna do is love you Come to me
5.
FEMMEDOMME 06:12
6.
INJUSTICE 03:03
Injustice You could pick a place real far Doesn’t matter where we are There’ll always be a shadow on my back There’ll always be a shadow on my back Binary ties, outdated lies We don’t fit in We couldn’t fit in We don’t fit in
7.
NONBINARY 04:10
Nonbinary Tired of jumping out the window to escape the shadow on my back Tired of letting everything go when it’s extraordinaire, I’m extraordinaire Been searching all my life and I’ve come up with nothing So imagine my surprise when love offered me something I can’t internalize the things that don’t mean nothing So I’ll be free, I’ll choose me Been searching all my life and I’ve come up destructive So imagine my surprise when love offered me something I can’t internalize the things that don’t mean nothing So I’ll be free, I choose me And when it all subsides I know that I’ll stay strong And when my fears arise I know that I’ll belong X4 I’ll be anything I wanna be, anything I want
8.
SLOWBUILD 00:49

about

Quinton's new album, Aarupa, brings some of the most exciting soul, pop, electronic, and R&B songs we've heard in recent times. These songs are laced with strange and experimental stretches, and as the album progresses, you cannot help but sink deep inside and be carried away into the weird and enchanting musical journey that is Aarupa: "A dynamic, eccentric and forward-thinking release, Aarupa combines the sensibilities of modern pop and electronic music with a breathtakingly creative and idiosyncratic approach that often defies categorization. Aarupa throws caution to the wind, offering abstract and intimate portrayals of love, identity and sexuality that conjure images of an introspective creator with a penchant for self-expression. Despite this fervent sense of exploration, Aarupa remains consistently engaging and endlessly revealing in its search for authenticity and self-mastery."

Huge thanks to Travis at Counterzine for premiering this labum and for this lovely and thoughtful review: counterzine.com/2020/03/20/album-premiere-review-quinton-barnes-aarupa/

Huge thanks to Lorena Cupcake and Jes Skolnik and Bandcamp for making this album their Album of the Day: daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/quinton-barnes-aarupa

Also thanks to Bandcamp and Diamond Sharp for including this album in The Best Albums of Winter 2020: daily.bandcamp.com/lists/the-best-albums-of-winter-2020

Huge thanks to Claudia Galal of the Great Mix Tape for their kind review as well: thegreatmixtape.wordpress.com/2020/03/25/aarupa/

Huge thanks to Jim Di Gioia and Dominionated for this kind review: dominionated.ca/reviews/quinton-barnes-aarupa/

credits

released March 20, 2020

All songs written and produced by Quinton Barnes with the exception of ‘This Moment’ which was co-written with (and features) Xtina Jewell.
quintonbarnes.bandcamp.com

Cover artwork by Chelsey Boll
Graphic design by Elizabeth Owens

Thanks to my family, first and foremost. Thank you to Dad and Mom for being my sounding boards as I worked this album out. Thank you Chelsey for the artwork, interview, and all the help and love over the years. You have changed my life forever. Thank you to Xtina Jewell for
your wonderful feature and immense kindness. Thank you to Sam for your enduring friendship, and patience for my outsized ego as I obsessed over this record and borrowed your ear whenever I needed validation. Thank you to everyone who listens, and maybe resonates with something here. Thanks especially to Grimalkin and Nancy Grim - the work you do is so, so important, and the support you provide for queer artists is beautiful. I love & appreciate you all immensely.

Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.

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