Mysterious Lady b/w Don't Ask, Don't Tell

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7" single on classic black vinyl
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Brown lunch bag sleeves hand-stamped with custom KRGA logo

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1.	Mysterious Lady 02:36	lyrics	buy track
Mysterious lady, Always so sincere, Never speaks badly, Of any peer, She came from the south lands, I wonder why here, I don't think I want them (no I don't), Others near, Mysterious lady, Raised & grown up right, I'd be with her gladly, Beyond one night, She gets me going, But sometimes I'm scared, When she has her moments, You must beware, My serious lady, [Solo] Mysterious lady, Mysterious lady, Mysterious lady, Mysterious lady
2.	Don't Ask, Don't Tell 03:32	lyrics	buy track
When you're feeling so sad, Can't find a way to even crawl, Gotta pick up yourself, When it gets bad, 'Cause there's nothing else to do at all, Sometimes, You've got to hide, In order to, Just get by, Life is so hard at times, Don't ask, don't tell, Keep all of it inside, You might as well, Or they'll come and find you, Pick you up & drive you, Into the ground, Is it really worth it to stick around? [Solo] Sometimes, You got too high, In order to, Just get by, Life is so hard at times, Don't ask, don't tell, Keep all of it inside, You might as well, Or they'll come and find you, Pick you up & drive you, Into the ground, Is it really worth it to stick around?

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"Pretty much all I can tell you about KRGA is that they’re the band behind this six-minute single which deftly blends power-pop and junkshop glam like it’s 1973 all over again. The A-side, “Mysterious Lady”, is simple, unfussy stuff with vocals that vacillate between plaintive Chris Bell and wispy stoned out third-tier glam like Milk’n’Cookies or Brett Smiley. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is more of the same, this time packed up in world-weary ballad form, replete with piano and dueling slide guitars adding even more legitimacy to the whole “this sounds like it came straight from the ’70s” vibe. Quite beautiful stuff really. It would be cool if more modern bands followed the same breadcrumb trail as these folks." midnighttosix.wordpress.com

"The Big Star death disc industry - releasing different demos, alternate mixes and live versions in different packaging to people with more money than interest in new music - hasn't come close to unearthing a song as good as Mysterious Lady. Or the b-side, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which is even better.

There's no escaping that Big Star (or perhaps more accurately Chris Bell) is the number one influence on Chicago's Ryan Krga. You can add the Everly Brothers and Badfinger if you want. But these ringing guitars, sad-eyed laments and country-tinged breakdowns pull off the Chilton/Bell trick brilliantly and stand tall on their own without ever coming close to pastiche." didnotchart.blogspot.com

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released May 24, 2019

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Mysterious Lady: Kriss Bataille (drums/cowbell), John San Juan (bass/organ), Josephine (electric lead guitar), Ryan Krga (vocals, electric rhythm guitar)

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Kriss Bataille (drums), John San Juan (bass/lead slide guitar), Josephine (piano, 12-string acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar), Ryan Krga (vocals, 6-string acoustic guitar)

Produced/arranged/written by Ryan Krga
Recorded/engineered/mixed by Jon San Paolo (Electrical Audio, Chicago, IL)
Mastered by Carl Saff (Saff Mastering, Chicago, IL)
Pressed at United Record Pressing (Nashville, TN)

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