Joe Pernice

Joe Pernice

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Joseph T. Pernice, born July 17, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American indie rock musician and writer. He formed the Scud Mountain Boys in 1992, releasing three albums before disbanding in 1997: Pine Box, Dance The Night Away and Massachusetts. After the break-up, he founded the Pernice Brothers, debuting with Overcome by Happiness in 1998 on Sub Pop. The band released several notable albums including The World Won't End (2001), Yours, Mine & Ours (2003) and Discover a Lovelier You (2005). In 2006, Joe Pernice appeared as himself in an episode of the television show Gilmore Girls. He also released solo albums such as Big Tobacco (2000), Richard (2020). and Could It Be Magic (2020). Joe Pernice entered another active stretch with the Pernice Brothers album Who Will You Believe in 2024. In 2026 he opened a new solo chapter with Sunny, I Was Wrong, an album featuring guests including Aimee Mann, Norman Blake, Rodney Crowell, and Jimmy Webb, extending a career that has moved fluidly between bandleader, solo writer, collaborator, and author.

Top tracks

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Saddest Quo
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:32
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
01
The Weakest Shade of Blue
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:08
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
01
Prince Valium
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:37
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
08
Sunny, I Was Wrong
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:26
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
I’d Rather Look Away
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:57
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
If You Go Back to California
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:52
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
Force Feed the Fire
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:47
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
Pipe Bomb
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:55
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
10
Twenty-Thousand Times
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
04:03
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
01
Peace in Our Home
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
01:43
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
The Black And The Blue
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:52
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
09
Is It Serious
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
03:53
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Deep Into The Dawn
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
03:34
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
11
It Got Away from Me
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
05:08
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
01
Working Girls
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
03:21
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
06
It Won’t Be Me
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:48
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
Snow
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:09
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
12
Red Desert
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
04:20
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
09
Amazing Glow
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:06
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
06
Dumb it Down
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
02:23
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
01
There Goes the Sun
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:37
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
05
My So-Called Celibate Life
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:37
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
04
Sell Your Hair
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:17
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
10
Subject Drop
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
02:48
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
08
Say Goodnight to the Lady
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
02:41
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
02
Look Alive
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:12
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
Discover a Lovelier You
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:54
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
03
Lonely People
Joe Pernice
Richard
02:17
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
The Pill
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:36
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
06
A Song for Sir Robert Helpmann
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
02:30
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
Bum Leg
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:26
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
07
I Break Down
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
02:52
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
04
If We Were Better Friends
Joe Pernice
Richard
03:37
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
One Foot in the Grave
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:15
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
02
Sullivan Street
Joe Pernice
Richard
03:21
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Water Ban
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:08
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
04
Baby in Two
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:36
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
04
What We Had
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:59
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
11
Pisshole in the Snow
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:18
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
05
December in Her Eyes
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
04:56
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
01
Starry Crown
Joe Pernice
Richard
04:18
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
Blinded By the Stars
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
04:56
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
09
I Don't Need That Anymore (feat. Neko Case)
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:02
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
I Still Can't Say Her Name
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:40
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
01
Who Will You Believe
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
02:35
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
10
Ordinary Goldmine
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:18
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
Hey, Guitar
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:54
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice

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  • Discography
Albums
Sunny, I Was Wrong
2026 New West Records, LLC
03-04-2026
Sunny, I Was Wrong
01
Peace in Our Home
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
01:43
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Deep Into The Dawn
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
03:34
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
If You Go Back to California
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:52
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
Force Feed the Fire
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:47
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
The Black And The Blue
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:52
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
It Won’t Be Me
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:48
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
I’d Rather Look Away
Joe Pernice
Sunny, I Was Wrong
02:57
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Who Will You Believe
2024 New West Records, LLC
05-04-2024
Who Will You Believe
01
Who Will You Believe
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
02:35
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Look Alive
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:12
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
Not This Pig
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
02:39
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
What We Had
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:59
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
December in Her Eyes
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
04:56
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
A Song for Sir Robert Helpmann
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
02:30
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
Hey, Guitar
Pernice Brothers
Who Will You Believe
03:54
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Could It Be Magic
2020 New West Records, LLC
02-10-2020
Could It Be Magic
01
Ready to Take a Chance Again
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
03:19
Writer: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel / Composers: Charles Fox - Norman Gimbel
02
Even Now
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
03:39
Writer: Barry Manilow - Marty Panzer / Composers: Barry Manilow - Marty Panzer
03
Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
03:21
Writer: DAVID HYMAN POMERANZ / Composers: DAVID HYMAN POMERANZ
04
Ships
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
03:56
Writer: Hunter / Composers: Hunter
05
Weekend in New England
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
03:48
Writer: Edelmann / Composers: Edelmann
06
Mandy
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
03:51
Writer: Richard Kerr - Scott English / Composers: Richard Kerr - Scott English
07
Looks Like We Made It
Joe Pernice
Could It Be Magic
04:43
Writer: Richard Kerr - Will Jennings / Composers: Richard Kerr - Will Jennings
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Richard
2020 New West Records, LLC
19-06-2020
Richard
01
Starry Crown
Joe Pernice
Richard
04:18
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Sullivan Street
Joe Pernice
Richard
03:21
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
Lonely People
Joe Pernice
Richard
02:17
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
If We Were Better Friends
Joe Pernice
Richard
03:37
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
We Both Know
Joe Pernice
Richard
02:29
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
Spend the Mountain
Joe Pernice
Richard
03:27
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
Richard
Joe Pernice
Richard
03:01
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Spread the Feeling
2019 New West Records, LLC
09-09-2019
Spread the Feeling
01
Mint Condition
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
03:06
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Lullabye
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
02:42
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
The Devil and the Jinn
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
03:18
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
Always in All Ways
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
02:25
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
Evidently So
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
02:25
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
Wither on the Vine
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
03:00
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
Throw Me to the Lions
Pernice Brothers
Spread the Feeling
03:19
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Goodbye, Killer
2010 New West Records, LLC
14-06-2010
Goodbye, Killer
01
Bechamel
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
02:25
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Jacqueline Susann
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
02:18
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
We Love the Stage
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
03:25
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
The Loving Kind
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
03:28
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
Something for You
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
04:01
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
Goodbye, Killer
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
03:58
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
The Great Depression
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer
02:57
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
2009 New West Records, LLC
04-08-2009
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
01
Used to Like That Song (book excerpt)
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
00:15
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
I Found a Little Baby
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
02:43
Writer: Liam Hayes / Composers: Liam Hayes
03
I Go to Pieces
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
02:27
Writer: Del Shannon / Composers: Del Shannon
04
I'm Your Puppet
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
02:56
Writer: Oldham - Penn / Composers: Oldham - Penn
05
Right Down There With Pat Boone (book excerpt)
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
00:33
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
Soul and Fire
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
04:11
Writer: Sammy Johns / Composers: Sammy Johns
07
Chevy Van
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop (Novel Soundtrack)
04:10
Writer: Louis Knox Barlow / Composers: Louis Knox Barlow
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It Feels So Good When I Stop
One Little Independent Records
04-08-2009
It Feels So Good When I Stop
01
Used To Like That Song (Excerpt)
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
00:14
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
I Found A Little Baby
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
02:42
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Liam Hayes
03
I Go To Pieces
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
02:26
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
I’m Your Puppet
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
02:56
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
Right Down There With Pat Boone (Book Excerpt)
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
00:31
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
Soul And Fire
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
04:11
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
Chevy Van
Joe Pernice
It Feels So Good When I Stop
04:10
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Live A Little
2006 New West Records, LLC
02-10-2006
Live A Little
01
Automaton
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
03:07
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
Somerville
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
03:35
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
Cruelty To Animals
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
03:22
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
Zero Refills
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
04:49
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
Microscopic View
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
03:19
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
How Can I Compare
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
02:50
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
B.S. Johnson
Pernice Brothers
Live A Little
02:22
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Discover A Lovelier You
2005 New West Records, LLC
13-06-2005
Discover A Lovelier You
01
There Goes the Sun
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:37
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
02
Saddest Quo
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:32
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
03
Snow
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:09
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
04
Sell Your Hair
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:17
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
05
My So-Called Celibate Life
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:37
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
06
Dumb it Down
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
02:23
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
07
Discover a Lovelier You
Pernice Brothers
Discover A Lovelier You
03:54
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
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Yours, Mine & Ours
2003 New West Records, LLC
20-05-2003
Yours, Mine & Ours
01
The Weakest Shade of Blue
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:08
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
02
Water Ban
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:08
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
03
One Foot in the Grave
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:15
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
04
Baby in Two
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:36
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
05
Blinded By the Stars
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
04:56
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
06
Waiting for the Universe
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:34
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
07
Judy
Pernice Brothers
Yours, Mine & Ours
03:31
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
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Big Tobacco
2001 New West Records, LLC
09-10-2001
Big Tobacco
01
Prince Valium
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:37
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
02
The Pill
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:36
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
03
Bum Leg
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:26
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
04
Pipe Bomb
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:55
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
05
I Still Can't Say Her Name
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:40
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
06
Undertow
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:04
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
07
I Break Down
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
02:52
Writer: New Model Army / Composers: New Model Army
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The World Won't End
2001 New West Records, LLC
05-06-2001
The World Won't End
01
Working Girls
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
03:21
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
02
7:30
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
03:04
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
03
Our Time Has Passed
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
03:53
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
04
She Heightened Everything
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
02:38
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
05
Bryte Side
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
03:11
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
06
Let That Show
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
03:45
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
07
Shaken Baby
Pernice Brothers
The World Won't End
04:07
Writer: Pernice Brothers / Composers: Pernice Brothers
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Big Tobacco
One Little Independent Records
17-07-2000
Big Tobacco
01
Prince Valium
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:37
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
02
The Pill
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:36
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
03
Bum Leg
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:26
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
04
Pipe Bomb
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:54
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
05
I Still Can't Say Her Name
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
03:40
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
06
Undertow
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
04:04
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
07
I Break Down
Joe Pernice
Big Tobacco
02:51
Writer: Joe Pernice / Composers: Joe Pernice
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Roger Lion
2015 Team Love Records LLC
01-01-1900
Roger Lion
01
Twenty Thousand Times
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
03:27
02
A Dead Man's Song
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
03:34
03
Locked Up for Years
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
03:18
04
Telescope
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
04:07
05
Redemption Is A Myth
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
02:46
06
Love Surrendered
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
03:04
07
The Adulterer's Mustache
Roger Lion
Roger Lion
02:21
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