High Desert


Record Label: California Republic Records

Release Date: 3 October 2025

Producer: Ann Morrison and The Groovy Times

Length: 46:26

Studio: The Rabbit Hole, Los Angeles, California



Track listing


01. Fashionably Lit
02. It Ain't Easy Bein' Perfect
03. High on the High Horse
04. Bitchin' Brew
05. High Tea
06. Dankroom
07. Blowin' Your Mind Right Outta Your Mind
08. Higher Self
09. Trash Takes Itself Out
10. Space Bong

Credits


Produced by Ann Morrison and the Groovy Times

Engineered, mixed, mastered, and varisped by Terry Gunsell
Assisted by Ellen Katzen and Gilly Ossen

Recorded at the Rabbit Hole, Los Angeles, California, 2 June–21 September 2025

The Groovy Times are:

Laurel Wood – lead vocals, percussion, cowbell, other instruments, wah pedal foot operator on "Higher Self"

Betty Wood – lead guitar, backing vocals

Harley McLaren – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Sunny Coral – keyboards, sampler on "Sunburnt and Snowblind", backing vocals

Cherry Kane – bass, backing vocals

Stephen Big – drums, percussion, backing vocals

And friends:

Natasha Fairfield – backing vocals on "Fashionably Lit", "It Ain't Easy Bein' Perfect", "Blowin' Your Mind Right Outta Your Mind"

Management and creative direction by Ann Morrison

Front and back covers by the Atwater Village Artssociation
Front photograph by Robb Hannawacker
Back photograph by Lian Law

The Groovy Times would like to thank: Alex, Alma & Ciprian, Conor & Fiona O'Reilly, Cristina, Diana, Denisa, Joe Gilder, Larisa, Marius, Răzvan, Reese, Robert, Ryan and Mona Haggerty, Mandy, everyone at California Republic Records, Roger and Jessica Rabbit


Lyrics


Fashionably Lit

I woke up this morning
And it felt heavenly
It was the greatest feeling
The feeling of being me

The sun sure is in splendour
But it ain't quite as bright as me
It's the best light I could ask for
Because I'm the best thing you'll see

It Ain't Easy Bein' Perfect

I got looks to die for
Getting them kills a lotta time
It takes a day in a beauty salon
But the result is oh so fine

It ain't easy, bein' perfect

I got style to kill for
I'm always dressed to the nines
Honey I'm built for comfort
Lemme show ya a good time

It ain't easy, bein' perfect

High on the High Horse

I've discovered Earth's best sound:
The sound of my own voice
I can't help it
I'm the queen who needs no crown
Perfect is a choice
Which I make all the time

High on the high horse again

I get high so naturally
From my endless source
My ego
I gotta thank myself, you see
I'm my driving force
My best friend is me

High on the high horse again

Bitchin' Brew

Crack open a cold one
Roll up some primo weed
Watch cartoons on the TV
Man, I got all I need

Bitchin' brew

Go to bed wearing makeup
To wake up looking pretty
Live my life in a Bar suit
Struttin' out in California City

Bitchin' brew

High Tea

(instrumental)

Dankroom

Take some acid, and float downstream
My mind fills up with amazing things
Colours dance like laser beams
The solar system, Jupiter's rings

Yeah, they're incredible thoughts...
but they don't hold a candle to me!

I see the oneness in everything
My mind grasps the freedom of life
Consciousness can take its wings
I see it all through cosmic eyes

Yeah, they're incredible thoughts...
but they don't hold a candle to me!

Blowin' Your Mind Right Outta Your Mind

Take a whiff of me
Do you like what you see?
I know I'm sublime
Just divine

Oh, you're stunned
Cat got your tongue?
Strap right in, honey
We'll begin

Blowin' your mind right outta your mind

This world's mine
You'll live so fine
I'll take good care of you
Just like you want me to

I'll fill you up
With all my love
And all my milk
Good boy, drink it all

Blowin' your mind right outta your mind

Higher Self

Yeah, I'm into elevation
Tried every drug there is
Flying through all dimensions
All thanks to cannabis

Chasing that higher plane
I'm gonna get so bombed
I'm gonna beat my limits
'cause my goal's beyond

Cloud of light right down to my depth
I'm gonna kiss my higher self

I spend every day
Ridin' on that great high
I huff narcissism
And it makes me fly

I feel the best indeed
When I'm on my cloud
I wanna bring you on it
So we can both be proud

I'm so beautiful, I could kiss myself
Pass that koutchie, I and I's gonna overwhelm!

Trash Takes Itself Out

They say the bloom's off the rose
They say the gold has turned to rust
They say the scales fell from their eyes
They say it's all one great big bust

Call me crazy,
Out of my mind
Say I'm stupid,
I'm wasting my time

Heard it all a million times before
And we're still here all the more

They say the streets are filled with trash
They say it costs too much to live
They say that everyone's gone crazy
They say they fled 'cause something had to give

Call me crazy,
Out of my mind
Say I'm stupid,
I'm wasting my time

I don't care how many times they whine,
To me the Golden State will always shine

Space Bong

(instrumental)


Commentary


A stoner metal album for queen bees and sexy socialites.

Recorded under the influence of: Bundaberg, chewing gum, chocolate, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, Lowrider, Acid King, Masters of Reality, Atomic Bitchwax, Blue Cheer, Cactus, Cream, Mountain, James Gang, Deep Purple, Budgie, Totally Spies!, Beverly Hills Teens, Maxie's World, and Valley girls.

Recorded entirely with Reaper at the Rabbit Hole.

Mastered manually by Terry Gunsell using Ozone.

Thanks to National Park Service, Robb Hannawacker, and Lian Law for photos used as foundation for cover drawings.


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