~ dustcar days ~

by ~Avery~

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pony_grove With a chipper melancholy and an upbeat pain, ~Avery~ brings the brightest of desperate smiles. The sincerity and sweetness of every track is laid bare under the weight of a warm nostalgia (and sometimes utter silliness). Masterful mixing, perfect production, and a quiet quality that begs for a final polish. It shines with the promise of great things to come. We could only be so lucky to see the next album.
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GENERATION 1 My Little Pony, My Little Pony How did all this become a thing? My Little Pony, My Little Pony Why can you all hear me sing? Such a big fandom, furries in tandem Spreading our magical vibes Music and fanfics, internet antics It really was quite a time My little brony, my little brony Young men lost in another world My little brony, my little brony Sometimes they turn into girls No way of knowing how they were growing Letting your heart be your guide Don’t be so lonely, my little brony I’ll be there right by your side We’ll be there right by your side GENERATION 2 Something was starting, back then Something was starting, back when? My little fandom, My little fandom Circa 2012 My little fandom, My little fandom Circa 2012 Remember waiting for Season 2? Remember the old voice of Derpy Hooves? My little fandom, My little fandom Circa 2012 My little fandom, My little fandom Circa 2012 Community albums started with Smile Balloon Party and The Soft Spectrum Toastbeards and The Lesser Knowns I better pick up my plectrum! My Little Remix, My Little Remix Circa 2012 My Little Remix, My Little Remix Circa 2012, Circa 2012 GENERATION 3 My Little Dustcar, My Little Dustcar Making music is so much fun My Little Dustcar, My Little Dustcar I still can’t believe the time I won Once in a fortnight, we have a horse fight Seeing whose Dustcar wins the race My Little Dustcar, My Little Dustcar Really, the format is based Sound Bandit always brings the beat Maddie’s voice is warm and sweet We’ll hear a romantic song from Chompy And a lovely comment from Makenshi --- Chuckles' raps are full of naughty rhymes Ethan Toavs brings a touch of class Listening along is always a blast Cause we’re pony pals, though we’re far apart This will always have a place in my heart My Little Dustcar, My Little Dustcar Sorry I couldn’t shout out you all My Little Dustcar, My Little Dustcar 7 more minutes for a curtain call While I am gushing, I’m also rushing Hoping to get near the end My Little Dustcar, My Little Dustcar Gee, I’m so glad you’re my friends! GENERATION 4 My Little Pony, My Little Pony, What is friendship all about? My Little Pony, My Little Pony Friendship is magic! (My Little Pony) I used to wonder what friendship could be. (My Little Pony) Until you all shared its magic with me. When I was young I was too busy to make any friends. Such silliness did not seem worth the effort it expends. But my little ponies, you opened up my eyes And now the truth is crystal clear, as splendid summer skies. And it's such a wonderful surprise. (My Little Pony) I used to wonder what friendship could be. (My Little Pony) Until you all shared its magic with me. When danger makes me wanna hide, you'll Rainbow Dash to my side, Kindness is never in short supply, once smitten twice Fluttershy. For honesty no pony can deny, you are the Applejack of my eye, A heart that shines so beautiful, a Rarity to come by And you all make fun and laughter as easy as Pinkie Pie! (My Little Pony) I used to wonder what friendship could be. (My Little Pony) Until you all shared its magic with me. And now it’s over, but we had a magical time A new adventure waits for us each day is yours and mine. It’s time for Generation 5! It’s time for Generation 5! (My Little Pony) Do you know you're all my very best Friends!
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In an ancient, mystical, faraway land, know as "Japan", a giant movie star monster has decided to return to its hometown. While munching casually on the shinkansen train, it unleashes fire and havoc upon the puny humans who look like ants in comparison. It is a god in its playground, AND ALL WILL TREMBLE BEFORE IT!!! All but for one emboldened soul in... Akihabara.... "nOoOoO!!! tHaT gIaNt MoNsTeR jUsT cRuSheD mY hOuSe!!!!! My mY LiTtLe PoNy CoLlEcTiOn WaS iN tHeRe!!! ThAt ToOk Me 20 YeArS tO cOlLeCt!!! I'M SO ANGRYYYY!!1!11!!!" Through powers of pure fandom rage, the lone toy collector is transformed into... THE GIGA-BLISTER-TWISTER-PEGASISTER!!!!!!!!!
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(freestyle) to the guy on the street who wanted to take pictures of me don't ever do that, I'm not your pornography go and pay a sex worker, sub to her onlyfans you only singled me out cuz i'm trans and to men who overestimate their sex appeal propositioning me like i'm a free fucking meal well i may be a snack but i can you see what you lack and that's charisma and tact, and i am nobody's trap and to the man who pulled his car up by the side of the road late at night while i was vulnerable and totally alone who said he'd seen my around in this area of town and he wanted my number so he pulled out his phone, fuck you i walked a different way to work for weeks cuz i thought i had a stalker who preyed on the meek from the very first day i stepped outside in a dress i've had wolf whistles, grunts, and sexual threats that right there is plain transmisogyny and if you're a man thinking "that's not me" well good being respectful is the way things ought to be but call that shit out, we deserve to be free GAROTA DE IPANEMA Olha, que coisa mais linda Mais cheia de graca E ela, menina, que vem que passa Num doce balanco a caminho no mar Moca do corpo de orado Do sol de Ipanema E seu balancado a mais que um poema E a coise mais linda que ue ja vi passar Ah, por que estou tao sozinho? Ah, por que tudo e tao triste? Ah, a beleza que existe A beleza que nao e so minha Que tambem passa sozinha Ah, si ela soubesse Que quando ela passa O mundo sorrindo se ente de graca E fica mais lindo por causa do amor (It's my birthday, dustcar 420)
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My story takes place in a timeline In which I stayed true and persisted To understand through an experiment How and why Pinkie Sense, well, existed So I, Twilight Sparkle, stayed up day and night Observing her brainwaves from fear to delight ’Til the data at last gave our first insight And then my perspective was twisted I couldn’t believe what I’d perceived Until I awoke in the morning Her futures would unfold like a tale long-told A realisation was dawning She broke through the walls of time with falls She predicted in her ascension In other words, with glee, she quite literally Went to another dimension ~ She told me when she was a filly The earth and the rocks would surround her To ground her, to keep her away from the sky ’Til the rainbow smiled Fun fun fun (fun fun fun) Her magical powers came easy To walk cross the world in a second Because there is nowhere that she wouldn’t go To be with her friends Fun fun fun (fun fun fun) ~ f u n ~ So I had to pick up the pieces And put my discovery together But I couldn’t face the conclusion So I reached the end of my tether So I think I’ll be Like her, full of glee and fun ~ She’s off on her way to make your day With a smile, a song, and a present And she will be there soon, come the sun or moon She bends through space like a crescent My life quickly changed when Pinkie’s strange powers Blew my mind into laughter ‘Cause we know the earth is round, there’s no up or down And no before or an after! For friendship transcends all of space and all time It draws and unites us, it seals and it binds And that’s why I think I am losing my mind I can’t quite believe that I missed it When Pinkie can tell you that something will fall The same thing occurs when she walks through a wall She’s everywhere and every when, every all My theory was made unassisted Though Applejack tells me I’m twisted But how else could it have existed?
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It is the dawn, it is the polar star Who light is formed in wise and noble hearts The sisters' love, and ancient sorcery Destroy despair, unrest, and rivalry To rule the land in harmony forever But darker pow'rs in ev'ry heart reside A nightmare rose one fateful eventide The elder's choice was long and burdensome Her sister lost in what she had become She ruled alone and swore to do her duty While bitter grief consumed her heart and soul She made a vow to never lose control And like a foal, her heart continued weeping The summer sun, the winter moon will rise As patient deeds will surely bring their prize It is the sky, it is the universe And all below will propagate their worth With love and joy, she welcomed Luna home Her student took the abdicated throne.
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He’s such a sweet cherry pie He’s a devil who’d make Jesus cry And it's all through the world And it's all through the world He’s such a sweet cherry pie I wanna get me a guy I don’t care about his gender, I’m bi There’s something I won’t deny I’ll admit I wrote this when I was high And it feels like I’m glowing I’m ready to fall in love Sunshine on my body I’m giving myself a hug I wanna be your husband, lady I wanna be your wife I wanna have another baby I wanna feel alive She’s such a sweet cherry pie She’s an angel who’d make Jupiter cry And it's all through the world And it's all through the world And it's all through the world And it's all through the world She’s such a sweet cherry pie It’s such a beautiful day The pedestrians are all turning gay Every person is a big bouquet Every minute is the middle of May And the world’s alive with magic I’m ready to cast some spells Inside our circle of witchcraft We’ll reveal our truest selves I’m gonna go to heaven, maybe I’m gonna go to France I’m gonna have eleven babies I’m gonna mess my pants They're such a sweet cherry pie They're a bottom who’d make Shiva cry And it's all through the world And it's all through the world And it's all through the world And it's all through the world They're such a sweet cherry pie There isn’t much in this song that sounds original But there’s nothing original about love It’s just a feeling you have for an individual Or maybe a polycule if that’s your thing And it feels so good and makes you wanna sing, like: You’re just a sweet cherry pie When you kiss me I can literally fly And it’s all through the world, etc.
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Brasil, meu Brasil Brasileiro Mulato inzoneiro Vou cantar-te nos meus versos Brasil, samba que dá Bamboleio, que faz gingar Ô Brasil do meu amor Terra de Nosso Senhor Abre a cortina do passado Tira a mãe preta do serrado Bota o rei congo no congado Canta de novo o trovador A merencória luz da lua Toda canção do seu amor Quero ver essa dona caminhando Pelos salões arrastando O seu vestido rendado Esse coqueiro que dá coco Oi onde amarro a minha rede Nas noites claras de luar Oi essas fontes murmurantes Onde eu mato a minha sede Onde a lua vem brincar Esse Brasil lindo e trigueiro É o meu Brasil Brasileiro Terra de samba e pandeiro You might also like Reminder The Weeknd Chega de Saudade João Gilberto Dust in the Wind Kansas Brasil, terra boa e gostosa Da morena sestrosa De olhar indiferente Brasil, samba que dá Para o mundo se admirar Ô Brasil do meu amor Terra de Nosso Senhor Abre a cortina do passado Tira a mãe preta do serrado Bota o rei congo no congado Canta de novo o trovador A merencória luz da lua Toda canção do seu amor Essa dona caminhando Pelos salões arrastando O seu vestido rendado Esse coqueiro que dá coco Onde amarro a minha rede Nas noites claras de luar Essas fontes murmurantes Onde eu mato a minha sede Onde a lua vem brincar Esse Brasil lindo e trigueiro É o meu Brasil Brasileiro Terra de samba e pandeiro Brasil. Brasil, pra mim Pra mim!
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(Chuckles verse 1 & 2) The horse is my companion Canyons open up to cliffs And buildings long abandoned It’s just me and my stallion In a barren world of monsters, this is where I came to be alone Combing beaches and oases or in the woods I called my home As a tender teenager with major depersonalisation Plagued with non-assimilation. I needed to be patient So I’d play home on Ico, which was first released 20 years ago And Shadow of the Colossus, fighting bosses, getting vertigo I’m holding her hand so we both can escape And roaming the land so my spirit won’t break I want her to wake and be strong and rejoice And one day the world will hear her voice A glowing young girl with a body of white The magic will come if I follow the light The world is a puzzle, I’m lost in a haze And now I pay double the price for the days I lost in the wild Lost to the wind Lost in the wild Lost to the world (Chuckles verse 3)
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Shave your cutie marks away Draw a new one without blinking Make investments without logic Plan your future without thinking Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Addiction, addiction, it's lipstick and dick, son Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction I wanna feel the friction of lipstick and dick son Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction La la la, gonna do my chores La la la, gonna question my sanity La la la gonna read the news La la la, gonna spread some vanity La la la la la, there's an empty sky above, I wanna spread my wings La la la la la, I don't know why my eyeballs sting Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Addiction, addiction, it's lipstick and dick, son Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Mama took my toys away cuz I think I said a naughty word I must be a really bad girl, but I swear I saw a magic bird It's feathers looked like trees in winter, then it burst into orange flames She said "my name is Philomena", and in the dark be both played games Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction Addiction, addiction, it's lipstick and dick, son Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction I wanna feel the friction of lipstick and dick son Fuck all this fiction, it's all contradiction
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Rarity: Well, sweet Sweetie Belle I know, I broke my promises so… No sister date. Because frankly, my dear, I’m exhausted from my work I must go to the spa. Come with me… Sweetie Belle: — You’re such a jerk! R: Go with me ’til it’s over Though, don’t get any closer I must faint upon a sofa And breathe in a deep aroma SB: But it’s not fair, it’s always another spa or a cafe We do what you want to do Where’s the fun? Like dancing? or rollerskating? or games? I just want to play with you R: Discos and rollercoasters have quite an unpleasant odour SB: You, you treat me like a fool A foal with wool on her eyes It’s obvious that the industry works you raw and you get used I care for you too much to watch you take this abuse But then your excuse, is... “Go with me ’til it’s over” “No, don’t come any closer” “My tantrums are supernova” “And frankly, I’m too hungover” R: But it’s so hard, I’ve worked every day to get where I am I just don’t get out a lot Please don’t make me choose between my career and you I’ll take you to Canterlot SB: No, don’t be such a poseur. Come back to me when you’re sober R: I understand if you feel I’ve been neglectful When I need an escape from the hours And the clients and the deadlines I’ve seen you oh so gradually drift away from me Avoid my eyes and pretend that it’s okay But you don’t know the dread I feel When you won’t even say my name ~ I’m Rarity! But you’re right. You’re right. I feel so ashamed Go with me ’til it’s over You’re young, and you’re so precocious You don’t need me being hopelessly Distant and out of focus SB: But it’s not true, you fill me with inspiration and pride I really look up to you Quit that job and show the world who are at heart If that’s what you want to do R: Oh, sister, you just know what to say When I feel atrocious I love you, I’m coming closer To hug you, like we're supposed to.
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(intro) Love is the oldest thing of all It happens every day And I have thoughts and feelings too When they’re not in my way I’m on the other side of you A mirror of your soul With fibre-optic internets We make the two halves whole I want to live, I want to break out and transcend the binary The evil cage, that tells us coldly “I’m not you and you’re not me” Humanity, in all our flesh and blood, and circuitry, combined I see it now, our future bodies and our avatars entwined The lyrics don’t make sense aloud You have to read them, see? Rehearsals and performances Are not two things, they're three It’s transformation that’s forgot When two opposing forces Create something, like writing songs On gender, love, and horses I want to live, I want to break out and transcend the binary The evil cage, that tells us coldly “I’m not you and you’re not me” Humanity, in all our flesh and blood, and circuitry, combined I see it now, our future bodies and our avatars entwined So much fun Everybody will be one When it’s done There will be no need to run We are on our way
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Rolling in, like the tide Like the wind, like earth’s revolving shadow Here come the stars (She guides me) Moving on, through the (Inside the) Valley of my memory Where time and space loop round In dancing, twirling, orbiting The moon gazes down Like an eye that reveals your reflection Snuggle up tight (So slightly) In your bed, are (You feel) Your eyelids getting heavy(?) Let the Queen of the Night Fill our dreams with the (light of the moon) Guidance we were searching for (indigo, purple, blue, black and white) Through the future and the past And the Valley of my memory I see inside your fears I assure you that you are asleep In many coming years Your deeds will have their consequence Do not betray your friends Because of tarnished memories Shimmering, glistening She remains ever waxing and waning Your innocence will fade Don’t let yourself become afraid (Let the Queen of the Night) (Fill our dreams with the light, of the moon) (Indigo, purple, blue, black and white)
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(Spoken word intro, from Spark by AveryStrange (no relation)) Long ago the world was slow There was so much time And in the air was life and magic, dear Real as the grass and earth beneath you She would cause the moon to rise When her sister slept, and let- The galaxies fill up the skies Hanging above you like a blanket So when it’s dark and cold at night And you’re feeling scared Get out your bed and feel the silver light The moon is your friend Above you she’ll love you And stay til the end Til your heart can feel the magic back inside
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Memory Lane 04:09
I find it funny that you know you've got a long long way to go Before you're perfectly set up to be the talk of the town Cuz if you count up all you've got, you'll notice that you've got a lot And when you're so high up it takes some time to bring you on Down, down to where you can smell the sweet bread bake. It takes some time to bring you on down to where the memories await (Chorus) You just gotta walk that path again, and you can smile, smile, smile You can hear the laughter of your friends, and you can join in all the while Even when you feel alone, and even if that may be so, You've just gotta walk that path again, and you can smile, smile, smile. No matter if you're underwing, like racing, or the finer things It's plain to see that we can all agree to lend out our love And if you keep yourself on track, then you'll get twice as much love back And the twitching tail will then assail us all from Above you, where the hurtful and the hateful cannot fly It's coming in from above, in the cerulean and welcoming sky (Chorus) Come on everypony, smile, smile smile. Fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine All I really need's a smile, smile, smile From these happy friends of mine (Chorus) 'Cause I love to see you smile, smile, smile Yes I do It fills my heart with sunshine all the while Yes it does 'Cause all I really need's a smile, smile, smile From these happy friends of mine 'Cause I love to see you smile, smile, smile Fill my heart up with sunshine, shine, shine All I really need's a smile, smile, smile From these happy friends of mine
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(monologue)
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Lights are shining forever and ever While the sun and moon revolve around the world Here inside me is all that I will need, for another day Another day I forgot what it’s like to remember That I don’t know what it means to be alone Here inside me is all that I have known, and it doesn’t hurt It doesn’t hurt Far away the magic in the valleys And the forest calls my name Wandering my mind through ancient alleys Hidden voices sing with pain Turned my head and now I’m older again Will I ever dare to call you a friend? Can I stay a moment longer with you? How long is a moment meant to be true? Who’d have thought there was all this potential That the world outside was waiting all the time Here and there go the dying and the living, and I’m ready now I’m ready now I feel scared and I’m excited I am nervous and I’m shy To be cautiously delighted To move on from asking why Turned my head and now I’m older again Will I ever dare to call you a friend? Can I stay a moment longer with you? How long is a moment meant to be true?
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(spoken intro) grey is made from every colour mixed together with its absence fog makes everything look even hazing lights erasing shadows everywhere outside and inside nothing really feels like christmas i just wanna see my family though they get my gender wrong somewhere in my brain a voice says are you sure that you're a woman maybe you just feel happy when you're wearing dresses taking hormones firing lasers in your face to kill the hairs that gender you but what's the use of feeling pretty when i don't even go outside i wish i was ill so i could have some reason to be feeling this but really my experience says no this is the illness everything feels slow right now i woke up from what felt like an entire night of sleep but then the time said it was just 2 hours i could be burnt out or overwhelmed or maybe i have covid thinking feels hard right now sorry if these lyrics suck strangely i felt happier outside at night today because the lamplight in the fog looks brighter than the real sunshine it's official day and night have finally swapped their power roles the sun is powerless and now we bow to electric light the hubris of humanity is thinking we could rule the world when every single country has been humbled by a tiny virus we can't change the world without destroying it apparently but we can change ourselves to feel happy and to cope with fate winter fucking sucks but that's the reason for the holidays something to look forward to so we don't die from the depression one day when the sun shines on my skin again and light of ultraviolet gives the warmth and glow we need to feel alive again then i'll cry and laugh right from the bottom of my heart every day i'm more a woman every day i'm more of me seasonal depression kicks my ass but i can manage it sorry for my aimless ramblings, have a happy holidays
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From the start... it felt nice almost... right, at times ...but so was I I was right, from the start~ And in the light of the day it's all a memory… Who am I? I was- ....from the start~ No. No, more. Had enough. Of lies Of people Of thoughts Of breathing Of going, in, circles Is it, my, fault if no one ever stood by me No one ever stood by my side for as long as it was vital ...to me ...and I felt, ...From the start it felt nice almost... right, at times ...till it was not-and no, some of us just don't develop some of us don't entertain the thought that maybe there could be anything real that's close to intimacy look, ever since I was a little girl I've had people tell me again and again and again that "you need friends... if you want to succeed/wanna be happy/wanna fall in love/wanna strive in this world "...if you want to be real." ....no. I'll burn it all down down to the bottom till there's no more… to say They went without return This happens every time When all the world is burned And I get left behind So in the light of day It’s too late to atone The pain won’t go away I need to be alone I sleep when I’m awake I’ll make the same mistakes There’s no more to say I hope you’re okay Am I underneath the shadow of my soul? If the path away leads to the light? Every day a song is born and dies Only those who listen will survive Is this all a metaphor for life? Among my friends Who’ll come and maybe go And yes does not mean no I need to make amends
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It's happening again I'm not a woman or a man I'm a stranger to this earth An alien that no-one understands It's lonely on the moon Staring up at all humanity and crying With rejection sensitive dysphoria Always there, underlying My failure to relate Assuming people hate me, when really I'm just weird and autistic And ordinary misfit, so clearly It's not my fault when too many times I've made the wrong judgement with people, because I thought they were talking about something completely different and got hurt. Nobody told me the script, my instincts were wrong, but I'm here In the sea of tranquility Rapping on a dilla beat and choir For years I've loved hip hop And never had the courage to aspire To doing it myself I've always been a singer, but I'm shy With shaky mental health And a history of wishing I could die I'm trying to find the confidence to flourish I'm often in denial When my friends say I'm cool, my music's good Or they simply like my style I swear I'm not a goth But I wear black and go to graveyards at night Sometimes I bring witches Who bless the dead with safe afterlife Sometimes when I go I weep Sometimes I feel peace But soon the bars will reopen So I'll leave the dead to their old friends The moon and stars
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(monologue)

about

Here they are, in all their awkward, slightly unfinished, yet precious, absolutely inspired selves. Nearly all the songs I made in just over a year for dustcar. For those who don't know, dustcar is a fortnightly music competition which has been running since mid 2020. You make a new song every 2 weeks to a prompt. My imagination went wild with this. I pushed myself, practiced and learned and grew in so many ways. Now they're more like relics of a not-too-distant time that retrospectively feels like it was a really weird vacuum.

It was a wacky time, trying to write lyrics about hard feelings while actually being censored for too much bad language, and seeing what I could get away with. Writing the longest, craziest song structures, seeing what I could do with the 7-minute time limit. Choosing to be as literal or ignorant of the song topic as I felt like. Learning to sing like I never could before (even though some of these songs are kinda cringe to hear again (I was learning! Gimme a break!)).

Anyway, hope you enjoy this massive feature-length album. I'm gonna put up more soon, more oldies and more new projects in the works.

Peace,

~ Avery ~

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released April 22, 2023

All songs made by Avery Robinson, except the following:

Track 2 written by Tommy Goodman, Barry Harman, Mark Watters and Daniel Ingram.
Track 4 written by Avery & Antonio Carlos Jobim
Track 8 written by Ary Barroso, arranged by Joao Gilberto
Track 9 lyrics by Avery & Chuckles
Track 11 made from audio by Chuckles, DMC 4EVER UCCI, Ashes, Toasterless & Candy Yunagi
Track 15 written by Avery & Duane Allman
Track 16 written by Osoth, Daniel Ingram and Amy Keating Rogers
Track 20 written by Avery & DMC 4EVER UCCI

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