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The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough

by FRANKIE & THE DEADBEATS

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When was the last time you saw me smile Can I talk to you for a little while Do you have the time When was the last time you saw me have fun Was I happy or was I drunk Tell me the truth or rather lie I just want to walk alone for a little while All the roads look the same But each will take me to a different place I can see my feet in the morning haze Until the sun touches my face Every time I see your golden hair I want to kiss you but I'm scared I don't know how to say goodbye Every time I hear your voice I wonder if I've ever had a choice To stay at home I just want to walk alone for a little while I just want to go back to better times All roads look the same But each will take me to a different place I can see my feet in the morning haze Until the sun touches my face Until the sun finds my place
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Gray haze in the morning I can't see you baby blue I see my face in the mirror what can I do Do for you The sun is shining on the hill my eyes are blinded now I want to tell you but I don't know how You are no longer mine On the road again the only thing i have On the road again as Willie Nelson said With the songs that remind me of the place where I belong Dirty roads surround me I grit my teeth in pain I drank too much beer waiting for the rain So let it rain Two steps forward three steps back isn't that a little sad Who will rule the throne when the king is dead or if he just left
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Why do I feel so old When I don‘t have the stories to be told Why do I feel the pain When I'm still waiting for the pouring rain Oh mama can you just say when the rain comes is it over again Oh mama can you just say when the rain stops is it a new beginning Why does my back hurt so much I think i am losing touch So leave me here in my pain I just want to catch that train So leave me here in my pain I‘ll be fine
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You never seemed to worry about me You never seemed to worry about me The only thing I ever felt wasn't real Where have you been when I really needed you Where have you been when I really needed you I don't want to know the truth Waiting for something that will never come Fear of the future I know that son Waiting for something that is long gone I'll be waiting on the other side Once I had a dream that everything was fine Once I had a dream that everything was fine But when I woke up I walked the line I hold these broken dreams in my hands I hold these broken dreams in my hands I say goodbye but there is no one left
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I've never been gone for such a long time I have never seen a valley in this light Like all my heroes I will be back in a great fight I will die in the city I despised I was on the run to come back stronger But now I think I should have stayed out longer Because all the things I've said and done can't be taken back Lay me down by the river bed so I can‘t catch my breath You will never run away you told me so I tried it anyway but you were right I know Now I face to fate and fall to my knees on death row I will never see my children grow old I'm taking my hat off and laying down my guns I've never been the one who shoots for fun But in the end I hate you all I never liked your style Judgment day is coming cry your heart out
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Flowers 04:12
I can't stand being alone I can't stand being far from home But all the roads are so long I didn't know I was going wrong I'll be there about next week I'll be there and I think we can meet But I don't know what you were thinking I just want to bring you a flowers while you are living In this hopeless world Flowers don‘t grow wild Everything dies and everyone cries But it's too late to apologize I saw you walking around With the sign "I'm still not found" But I can't find what's lost forever Something I lost in a coin toss down by the river I met him down by the river He told me you can't have what's mine I met him down by the river he told me man it's allright In this hopeless world The flowers don‘t grow wild Everything dies baby that’s a fact Maybe everything that dies comes back
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Mary's home Mary's home I can hear her sweet voice Mary's home Mary's home Why do I feel so alone To broken hearts I belong I can't be her man Cause I am not strong Mary's gone Mary's gone I can see the heart I broke It's not your fault It's not your fault I feel the scars on my soul To broken hearts I belong I can't be her man Cause I am not strong To broken hearts I belong I can't be her man Because I'm a mess
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Still Here 03:06
The sunrise keeps my feet warm and dry The pain in my head is gone like the night A whole new day is coming as a sign A sign to which I pray every day of my desperate life The sunset keeps my heart alone in the night The pain is coming over again like the stars Old dreams waking me up I can't close my eyes Until the end of my life Why am I still here in the middle of the sea It's too far from the shore Why am I still here when I can breath Silver moonlight heals my old wounds There is no blood just pretty old scars I've been in the same place for the last decade For the last 10 years I've only been a shade of gray Ain’t been to the west coast only to the east I never saw the Devil's tower if you can believe I just count the hours and I just count the days Until I feel my last pain Will you defeat the demons? Will you defeat the demons? Will you defeat them? That‘s what he said!
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Nothin' 04:34
Hey mama, when you leave Don't leave a thing behind I don't want nothing I can't use nothing Take care into the hall And if you see my friends Tell em I'm fine Not using nothing Almost burned out my eyes And threw my ears down to the floor I didn't see nothing I didn't hear nothing I stood there like a block of stone Knowing all I had to know And nothing more Man, that's nothing Brothers our troubles are Locked in each others arms And you better pray That they never find you Cause your back ain't strong enough For Burdens doublefold They'd crush you down Down into nothing Being born is going blind And bowing down a thousand times To echoes strung On pure temptation Sorrow and solitude These are the precious things And the only words That are worth remembering
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about

The Bakersfield sound of twangy guitars. The pedal steel. The heavy drawl. The common signifiers of America’s country and western music are steeped in tradition and culled from the landscape, but there is also something rich and universal in those sounds, something that transcends borders. The timbres tie the sound to a place, but the real virtues in country music come from the storytelling, the approachable melodies, and the personal stamp on the well-honed template. On their debut album, The Shining, the Czech ensemble Frankie & the Deadbeats deftly paid homage to the sound of the American west while imbuing their music with Slavic fatalism and punk irreverence. The album garnered enough stateside attention for frontman Frankie Knuth to tour the eastern seaboard of the US with American songwriter Matt Charette, and with every live performance the Frankie & the Deadbeats have further refined their sound. On their new sophomore album, The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, Frankie & the Deadbeats continue to explore the varied terrain of country music, tackling riotous two-steps, forlorn ballads, and rowdy anthems with the expertise of seasoned traveling troubadours.

The album cover for The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough shows the Czech band decked out in Nudie suits in a high desert landscape with a flying saucer looming overhead. Is it a statement on their inherent alien-ness in the American landscape? Is it an affirmation of their reverence for the music and acknowledgment of the absurdity in Bohemian punks tackling an often-xenophobic artform? Is this country music with a fantastical cosmic element? Whatever the motivation, Frankie & the Deadbeats have faithfully crafted a collection of songs steeped in tradition while adding their own forward-thinking radiant outsider flair. Songs like “On The Road Again, Again” acknowledge their lineage to American country classics while forging a link between yesteryear outlaws and modern touring nomads. Similarly, tracks like “On The Other Side” employ classic country timbres while making melodic nods to The Church’s post-punk hit “Under the Milky Way.”

We live in the era of globalization. Everywhere is both familiar and foreign. Like tumbleweeds, we drift from place to place, never laying down roots. That restless roaming spirit permeates across The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, whether it takes shape in the homesick acoustic ballad “All My Heroes,” the down-and-out wanderlust of “Flowers,” or the defiant exit of the Townes Van Zandt cover “Nothin'.” If we are all untethered from our lineage, unbound by geography, and sifting through the ashes of culture in a rapidly evolving world, why not stake a claim on the sound of a specific time and place and build a foundation on that bedrock? This is exactly what Frankie & the Deadbeats are doing on The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough—taking advantage of a comforting sound of the past and juxtaposing it against the tumult of our current age. Call it kitsch, call it camp, but the universal yearning and undeniable melodies of these songs speak an eternal truth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.

credits

released October 5, 2023

Frankie & The Deadbeats are:

Frankie Knuth – vocal, acoustic guitar, harmonica

Štefi Kouba – bass

Miller Harrison – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, spoken word

Kuba Siňor – electric guitar
Martin OG Slezák – drums



Guests:

Markéta Broumová – backing vocals (3, 7)

Adam Hejna – backing vocals (2, 8,), trumpet (3)

Adam Novotný – piano (1, 4, 10, 11), hammond (5)
Fanda Holý – banjo (7)

Tim Vantol – vocals (4)


Music written by František Knuth & The Deadbeats

Lyrics written by František Knuth


Produced by Kuba Siňor and Amak
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Amak at Golden Hive studios

Cover artwork and all photographs by Tomáš Vrana

Artwork by Carton Clan

Special thanks to Tim Vantol, Honza Moucha, Tomáš „Ivan“ Mládek, Monika Svojšová, Petr Culek, Markéta Broumová, Adam Hejna, Adam Novotný, Fanda Holý, Tim Vantol, Dušan Svíba, Amak Golden and our friends and families. 





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