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Radium Girls

by The Nursery

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"Radium Girls by Toronto's The Nursery is an unabashed come on of a song. Drawn with 'an outstretched arm' theatricality and doused with art rock and glam affections it feels like a glossy, smeared lipstick version of a 50's tragedy pop song pushed through both proto punk and 80's new wave filters." (American Pancake)

"Radium Girls is a cautionary tale inspired by the documentary Radium City. The single tells the story of women who died due to poisoning from their work." (The Hype Magazine)

"Taking an event from our collective human history that is frightening and creating art that isn’t overly morose is no easy feat. Toronto based alt-rock trio The Nursery have accomplished this with utmost skill on their new track, Radium Girls. Using an 80’s pop overlay, memorable hooks, and a by turns Pet Shop Boys/The Cure feel The Nursery have crafted a song that will remain in your mind." (MonkeyBiz)

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Our lips our tongues
Look strange to everyone
Poor you who knew
All your chemical dreams came true
Like rats in their cages
For someone else wages
Oh look at them glow right now

Radium radium girls
Grinning and dying young
Dancing into the sun
Radium radium girls
Do what they want
Until they're gone

Each day pieces
Of me falling away
I want to scream
But I lost my voice along with my jaw
Each day that we paint
Counts down to the end
Oh look at me glow right now

Radium radium girls
Grinning and dying young
Dancing into the sun
Radium radium girls
Do what they want
Until they're gone

Not a dream anymore
Just glitter on the floor
Shine on and rave
Above your graves
She held me close and whispered something
I'm too young to think about dying
She said I'm too young
Coz we are radium radium girls
Do what we want until we're gone

Radium radium girls
Grinning and dying young
Dancing into the sun
Radium radium girls
Do what we want
And I'm too young to think about dying
I'm too young to think about dying
I'm too young to think about dying
I'm too young to think about dying

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credits

released July 7, 2020
Produced by: Michael Fong and Nick Boyd
Mixing: Michael Fong
Engineering: Michael Fong
Mastering: Joao Carvalho
Written by: Alex Pulec
Drums: Josh English
Bass: Victor Ess
Guitars, synths and voice: Alex Pulec

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The Nursery Toronto, Ontario

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