Agent Ribbons Sing "Oh, la la" in 2010

Th e story of Agent Ribbons has not one–but many–beginnings, and fashioning some semblance of chronology from their cut-and-paste four-year history is an art project in and of itself. Originally hailing from the shanty-Victorian streets of downtown Sacramento, they now reside in Austin,TX when they aren’t traveling the world and jamming econo.
Usually, you’ll experience them as a three piece, but they are also known to keep it simple with the original two-piece guitar, drums and vocals line up. In either case, they almost always catch crowds off-guard with their live rawness, bringing both an honest minimalism and unapologetic theatricality to their live shows.
Agent Ribbons isn’t just a band–it’s a tree house club of post-feminist dreamers trying to find their place in the scheme of things, like a hand-sewn and lovingly-crafted garment in a modern, disposable world. Listening to everything from Eartha Kitt to e Velvet Underground and taking notes from bands like The Shaggs, Th e Boswell Sisters and Th e Zombies, they miraculously reconcile seemingly-unrelated genres, sounding something like Girls in the Garage doing the Three Penny Opera. Waxing sentimental over the eerie beauty of all things lost to time, the emphasis is undoubtedly in the lyrics, which favor clever turns of phrase and occasional humor, but never at the expense of the melodic integrity of their catchy, memorable songs.
Since 2007, the band has toured the U.S. more times than they can remember. Some of those tours were with big national acts like Camera Obscura, Cake, Detroit Cobras and Girl in a Coma, and the rest were done vigilante-style in a Chevy Astro.





I'd rather be going nowhere
Knowing that that's where I was going
Than to be always headed somewhere
Unbeknownst to me

I know that you're seeking something
Elusive as it may be
Think of me
When you get somewhere
I hope it's nowhere without me

Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA


I'd rather be dreaming big dreams
And living just to get what I am given
While you wander after moonbeams
I'm dreaming just to see you in 'em
It's just for a while
But 400 miles seems like an eternity
Think of me when you get somewhere
I hope it's nowhere without me

Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)
Wish you hadn't gone away to LA
(oh la la)


oh la la
oh la la
oh la la
oh la la
oh la la
oh la la