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End Of The World

from The Story That Lived Here by Ben Sures

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“In case it’s the end of the world, I’m gonna have a cinnamon bun…” Sures quips to kick the record off, addressing a universal desire for comfort going hand in hand with a newfound vulnerability. In “Before We Had Sarah” a couple with grown kids try to romantically reconnect (though they live in the same house); while “Boring People” is perhaps the most sparse, evocative performance of Sures’ career to date. Nearly every song on The Story That Lived Here has a strong, tender, sing-along-able chorus, including “Cry Like A Flood,” which is Kat Goldman’s story of a music career interrupted; and “No One Will Remember You,” which conjures cover bar culture.

Two of the songs on The Story That Lived Here are inspired by Sures’ relationship with his father, ceramic artist Jack Sures, who passed away in 2018 and who the album is dedicated to (along with Mitch Pololak, Michael Laderoute, and Thérèse Duffy). “We put so much stock into people at the end of their life,” Sures says about the title track. “What was the last thing they said? The person is often on the wickedest cocktail of their life and they don’t know where they are. The meaningful time is the life.” In “Father’s Shoes” Sures paints a portrait of his relationship with his father and finds an apt metaphor for grieving that could apply equally as well to his music: “They’re a funny combination of neon green and blues,” he sings. The shoe fits.

The Story That Lived Here will be released in January 2022.

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In case it’s the end of the world, I’m gonna have a cinnamon bun in case its all over I’m gonna have some fun
I don’t know what that looks like, but I’m willing to give it a try
In case it’s the end of everything, and the end is nigh
In case its the end of the world In case its the end of the world
In case I get infected, I’m stocking up on food
I’ll get some different things, That’ll lift my mood
Eat things I normally wouldn’t, no more eggs and bacon I wonder what my sister stuck over seas will be making In case its the end of the world
In case its the end of the world
In case it’s the end of the world, and no one’s allowed to touch I’ll find a crash test dummy, to hang out with and such
I’ll feel less morose with my surrogate friend
Learning all the latest dance moves, oh dance me to the end In case its the end of the world
In case its the end of the world
In case it’s the end of the world, I’m gonna say what I think
Once i spill the beans, I might need a drink
Cause if its not the end of the world, and things get back on track I’ll haver said some stuff I’m never taking back
In case its the end of the world
In case its the end of the world

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from The Story That Lived Here, track released October 5, 2021
Richard Moody
Scott White
Rebecca Campbell

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Ben Sures Edmonton, Alberta

Ben Sures sings in English, French and Spanish. Plays mostly folk meets roots meets world originals and and a few cover songs by Boubacar Traore, Los Zafiros and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He more recently has dabbled in electronic collaboration.

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