Such a strange place
where the children waste away
getting high behind brick buildings
listening to records beneath the ceiling
Oh, Ventura, you are my love.
And all the girls you’ve brought me love
and I’ve loved them all so much.
And the friends I’ve had, riding on their…
Oh, Ventura, my love I can’t get enough.
You were there when I didn’t have hope
and I didn’t want to be home
and the houses on the hillside…shining their lights down on me
growing up on Main St.
Oh, Ventura, you are my love.
Cinematic soul influenced by the soundtracks to ’70s Giallo films, the latest from Ella Thompson is all slow smolder. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 28, 2023