The Holey Bible, by Florry (2024)

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Drunk and High 02:19

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Pull the car over, I gotta puke, you're no good at driving highKick me out the door as soon as we stop, I'm not tryna mess up my rideand that's why:Hey good lookin, didn't I tell you you can't hold my hand?Yeah, I told you last night when you were too drunk to understandThat was the time when I saw you at the CVS last evening, you were drunk and high tooWell the show was good and the beer was cheapbut I gotta get home so I can sleepYou can take me home in my SUV, you can tuck me into bed but you can't kiss me cos I'm beatAnd hey good lookin, didn't I tell you you can't hold my hand?Yeah, I told you last night when you were too drunk to understandThat was the time when I saw you at the CVS last evening, you were drunk and high too

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Take My Heart 02:53

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Take my heart and be kindYou're my special one but I'm in my fragile mindI-i-iLast night in my dreams I saw you on top of meYou took my trust and placed it inside of youThat's something I need, it's something you can teach me, yeahTake my heart and be kindYou're my special one but I'm in my fragile mindI-i-iWhen my baby's pleased, yeah well it pleases meWhen she wants to give it back.. ah well, yeahThat's something I need and it's something you can teach me, yeahTake my heart and be kindYou're my special one but I'm in my fragile mindI-i-iTake my heart

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Hot Weather 03:12

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Hot weather in my bonesHot weather's at homeHot weather, making you roughHot weather's in loveBaby says wants to be amazedBaby's love keeps me in placeWell, baby's love means a lotBaby's love, givin all I gotI need a man to keep me scared,I need a woman to get me thereHot weather in my headHot weather's the bestHot weather, making it rainHot weather's insaneBaby says wants to see me pacedBaby says wants to be amazedWell, baby's love means a lotBaby's love, givin all I gotI need a man to keep me scared,I need a woman tooHot weather in my headHot weather's the bestHot weather, making it rainHot weather's insaneHot weather beatin out my chestHot weather's the bestHot weather, making you toughHot weather's in love

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Cowgirl Giving 05:05 video

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The sky is blue and you are toobut you’re my man and I’ll stand by youBut what you want is tangible, yeah what you want is painfulI am down but my love’s still bigOn the ground, the wind’s shaken all of my figsPick them up, you can sell them in townFill you up til the next time you come aroundYou say I’ve touched you, well honey you’ve touched me tooAnd the rain still just rains down on me and you still just drive on by meAll I’m doing is standing up, but you seem to hate that viewYou’re hurting me but I’m just trying to love youI am down but my love’s still bigOn the ground, the wind’s shaken all of my figsPick them up, you can sell them in townFill you up til the next time you come around

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Big Fall 02:58

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Well I've been waiting all year just to get to thisand it's finally here I can feel itcos I think it's the day I can finally say I put those old weary bones awayI know it's a big fall and allWell it's a brand new day on the winningI've been here all along since the beginningI can finally say I remember the day I put those old weary bones awayI know it's a big fall and alllI know it's a big fall and alllI know it's a big fall and alllI know it's a big fall and alllI know it's a big fall and alllI know it's a big fall and alll

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Big Winter 06:22

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It's a big day, gonna see you againBig winter's come, start over againBut it's so hard for me to come down from my big highGive me your hand, won't you be my mirror?I really wanna think of something nice like my better yearsand try to make senseIt's been a couple months since I saw youAfter our big fall, what've you been up to?But it's so hard for me to see us as what we were thenGive me your hand, I'm your mirrorI really don't wanna think about it, I just wanna goand try to make senseIt's a big day, gonna see you againBig winter's come, start over again

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ILY ILY 03:26

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II like you and I think I could love youI think of you and I think I could love youI had lost myself in Septemberand I have been better cos you're just so familiar when we talk to each otherI like you and I think I could love youI think of you and I think I could love youBut you're just such a manand you may not always understandYou may not be my lover but you're my favorite

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Say It Again 03:02

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Well I wish I read what it said on the plaque but I couldn't get a good view and I'm sorry but I don't think Im able to get the whole picture nowWell a crowd of balloons flew up into the engine of a big commercial planeand with a tip of the hat the pilot turned to the other and said "Looks like we're going down"The hostage called into the show looking to get on the air, said "This could be my last dance but I just wanted to say I was a real big fan"Well I wish I heard what you said to me when we were at the park the other day but the construction was loud and I have bad hearing so why don't you say it now? Why don't you say it again? Why don't you say it now?

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Cowgirl in a Ditch 04:36

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Out on American highways is where I wanna walk,whenever I feel homesick I lift my thumb to GodCos on American highways is where I wanna bestaring into the headlights of angels takin me from the streetsCos I'm livin livin livin livin tallCos I'm the great American freeway by your mallCos I'm livin livin livin livin tallYeah I'm the great American highway in us allI'm the travelin amoeba takin you for a rideTurn your back on me once and I'm gone in the nightCos I got no lovers, I'm just a real friendly galface down in a ditch, pickin myself up somehowCos I'm livin livin livin livin tallCos I'm the great American freeway by your mallCos I'm livin livin livin livin tallYeah I'm the great American highway in us all

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Song for My Art 06:28

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Theres a big picture you wanna show the worldTheres a big picture of you as an artist you wanna show the worldYou wanna be an artist but youll always be a girlHow will I tie myself to this postHow will I tie myself to this post without feeling too lostI thought the shock would be good for me but it’s a line I never crossedI felt so tough when I yanked the life lineI felt so tough doing those writings of mineNo kid should be an artistNo kid should have to dieTheres a big moment when your loves left youTheres a big moment when your arts left you and you’re not sure what to doYou hate your art but you love it tooYou hate your love but you love it too

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From Where You Are 05:09

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On your own you got no one to watch you f*ck it all upWhats it like? We all wanna knowHow is it to love you?To love youTo love you from where you areIs it cold mama? Is it dark?Or is it warm and bright all the timeWe all wanna know just what its likeDont gotta be now but just tell me howMaybe drop a lineBaby, maybe Ill see you againmaybe I’ll see you again

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"All wonders come with time. Cheese, for example, tastes pretty good cold, but when you let it warm for about 45 minutes, its transcendent.. Conjuring up stories about feeling anywhere from pretty good to amazing can take a really long time, way longer than the average dairy treasures. For Francie Medosch, leader of rag tag Philly outfit Florry, the 11 songs on their Dear Life Records debut “The Holey Bible” urgently radiate that warm melty feeling, a place of hard-won optimism, and pull no punches in laying out the patient road it sometimes takes to get there.

Florry has been a long standing creative outlet in Medosch’s young life, tracing a windy path through myriad creative and personal transitions, not least of which was the pandemic shutdown. Early covid-era found Francie back at her childhood home in rural PA, with just her mom, dog, cats, time to re-approach music, and Bluto the pig. After years of personal growth, and fronting a post-punk band (among other projects) to explore paths away from the more melancholic early Florry songs, Medosch realized that if she was going to keep writing songs, they couldn’t preach anything other than hopeful abandon. For Medosch, there became no option in the face of despair except to meet it with bombastically positive force. The shift in satisfaction with her own work was earth-shaking.

“From Where You Are”, “Cowgirl in a Ditch”, “Big Fall”, “Cowgirl Giving”, and “Big Winter” come from the earliest phase of this vibe shift, when Francie was 19. The way these songs took shape proved that Medosch could value, and actually expect contentment, and that asking for it can sometimes mean as much as receiving it. These are songs written by an author who is learning to let go, and help give shape to an album that nourishes the listener as much as it demands attention.

Once live shows became possible in early 2021, Francie rebooted the Florry live band, featuring longtime collaborators Joey Sullivan (drums), John Murray (guitars), and Jared Radichel (bass). A chance re-encounter with an old friend folded in Victoria Rose (Brittle Brian, @) on vocals. The lineup delivered a barn-burning first show back ( “Live at Haus of Yarga” (DLR BTL 011). Fiddle player Will Henriksen was in the audience and promptly offered his services. Sam Silbert, Philly DIY’s pedal steel man-about-town, was the last to be added and brought the signature sound of a half-working pedal steel from the 50s Sears catalogue.

“The Holey Bible” aspires to the special feeling of raucous intimacy achieved by the best records in the country canon, and strikes that rare balance between delivering direct and careful storytelling, and an invitation to a party. While Medosch’s songwriting holds the space of charting rocky personal growth honestly, the chemistry and power of the live Florry band is nothing short of fireworks. That combination here suggests that the best path through a messy life is to simply vibe, as freely as possible, and wait for the cheese to melt so that you can finally start COOKIN’!"
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released August 4, 2023

All songs written by Sheridan Frances Arthur Medosch

Guitars by Sheridan Frances Arthur Medosch and John Murray
12-string acoustic guitar by Victoria Rose
Vocals by Sheridan Frances Arthur Medosch, Victoria Rose, Jared Radichel, John Murray, and Will Henriksen
Bass by Jared Radichel
Drums and percussion by Joey Sullivan
Fiddle and mandolin by Will Henriksen
Pedal steel by Sam Silbert
Lap steel by John Murray
Bass on Song for my Art by John Murray
Pedal steel on Hot Weather by Zena Kay

All tracks except Hot Weather, Big Fall, and From Where You Are recorded by Lucas Knapp in Philadelphia, PA
Hot Weather, Big Fall, and From Where You Are recorded by Justin Bartlett at Studio 4 in Conshocken, PA
Produced by Florry and Lucas Knapp
Mixed by Lucas Knapp
Mastered by Heather Jones

Photo stand in built by Joe Pietropaolo and painted by Allison Halter
Insert and back cover designed by Justus Proffit
Florry designs by Chloe Howard
Front cover shot by Joe Pietropaolo in Montclair, NJ

Special thanks to Stevie, Micah Dornfeld, and Pete Gill
Dedicated to my stepdad, Josh Obercian, and my mom, Susan Medosch

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