Ivan & Alyosha Lyrics

There’s a scene in Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov where the main characters Ivan and Alyosha discuss the existence of God. Ivan, in particular, questions the idea of God. Alyosha, on the other hand, is a monk, a believer, some may say, a holy fool. Talk of faith and exalted things is rare in indie rock today. Enter Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha. Throughout their second release, the five song Fathers Be Kind EP, the band chart their own course between divinity and disbelief. “I left my family and my home/to fight the battle on my ownI stole a car and drove away/but in my hate St. Paul did say‘Glorify the Lord above/with your drink and making loveGlorify the Lord my son, with your whisky and your gun.”Ivan & Alyosha began as the solo... read more