Eleven Eunices

from Ivan by Travels With Brindle

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"I found myself wondering about Eunice, what she studied, how old she was, whether she was also graduating, whether she was going to California. I minimized WordPerfect, opened Netscape, and searched the university directory for the first name 'Eunice'. All eleven seemed to have the power of making me feel bad."--Elif Batuman, The Idiot

One of my favorite memories of buying music was getting cassingles with B-sides that didn't appear on the album. It made me feel like I was being let in on a secret. I had written this after I finished writing the album.

I wrote this after the songs for the album were completed and intended it to be a B-side. It was inspired by a conversation I overheard between two teenagers who were talking about their crushes and the sexier/better-looking people their crushes followed on social media. The conversation reminded me of this passage from The Idiot and how things haven't changed much since 1995.

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One Eunice wears brown lipstick
One Eunice bobbed her hair
One Eunice still wears braces
One Eunice got veneers

Eleven Eunices ride a cathode ray
Eleven Eunices pin me with their gaze
Ivan's not mine; did I cross a line
Eleven Eunices got me in a daze

Which Eunice knows your warm voice
Which Eunice speaks Chinese
Which Eunice dates a senior
Which Eunice shares your lease

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I catch my eye in the monitor's glare
Pink acne pockmarks and lank greasy hair
Would your Eunice's face crumble
If she saw the emails we share

Chorus; fade

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from Ivan, released June 3, 2022
Chelsea Spear--ukulele, vocals

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Travels With Brindle Boston, Massachusetts

Under the name Travels With Brindle, Boston-based songwriter Chelsea Spear got started as a busker on the MBTA, playing ukulele covers for a diverse audience. She later began writing her own music, developing the ethereal-yet-gritty style that can now be heard in the tight melodies of her most recent EP, Greetings from Rocky Point. She is writing her second EP. ... more

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