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The Shit

Talking with Hands, Telefone

June 12th, 2026
4 tracks
12:07
The Shit
The Shit
Scheduled for release on June 12th, 2026.
ESP
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3:00
Hot Shit
Talking with Hands
Used to be a real rabble rouser, comin’ up fast in Nashville town Berry Hill in ‘85, punchin’ on keys barely knew I was alive And that’s it Hot Shit Yeah that’s it No bit, hot shit, Matt Smith Break dance at 2am, live band livin’ in sin Staple gun, wet fun, pickin’ on stage for no one Had to get my heart pumpin’ right, jet to Korea on a one-way flight Tyin’ up knots, makin’ up vows, 15 years later baby look at me now Hot shit Yeah that’s it Hot shit No bit, hot shit, Matt Smith Came to play the game, now I know Believe me it’s OK, you’re down on your luck Well it’s hard, when you want it all To the big apple and cut a slice Took it out west and made it pay twice 37 ain’t got me mad Focus now on bein’ a dad And that’s it Hot shit Yeah that’s it No bit, hot shit, Matt Smith
2:43
Tell Me Your Sins
Talking with Hands
Drew a line from your front door To the mat I placed on my back porch And it went around the world Station to station and pearl to pearl Travel back, hit recline Some automation, some pantomime It never hit us we just rewind Fast forward to a moment in time Call me again, tell me your sins Look through my lens Knock down my pins My friend Shot a gaze from place to place Sometimes I think I gotta see your face Spatial limit got us outta space Not something you can quickly replace Hard yards, running along Hard part to put it in a song I gotta need to get it out I’ll make it easy, spill it out about Call me again, tell me your sins Look through my lens Shoot me a grin My friend Call me again, tell me your sins Look through my lens Shoot me a grin Do it again Knock down my pins My friend
3:16
ESP
Telefone
Wound up like a mix tape No one else around Screaming down the highway No one hears a sound Every second erased Thoughts that brought you down Every single Mile takes You further from town They don’t know who you are So take it a little farther They’ll try to make it hard So you’re gonna have to go harder You can’t out run the scars So don’t let them make you a martyr Pick up your broken heart And burn every single part Tied you to a mistake Offered you an out Never touch the breaks No turning back now Tuned up like a sign wave Cranked up nice and loud They say those that don’t stay love what they have found They don’t know who you are So take it a little farther They’ll try to make it hard So you’re gonna have to go harder You can’t out run the scars So don’t let them make you a martyr Pick up your broken heart And burn every single part In the end no one can ever say they had a grip on you Hold the flame and keep it deep inside and let it burn right though Don’t let em sell you on the easy way. Let it burn you alive. What is left underneath the ashes will keep em up at night Solo They don’t know who you are So take it a little farther They’ll try to make it hard So you’re gonna have to go harder You can’t out run the scars So don’t let them make you a martyr Pick up your broken heart And burn every single part
3:00
Bullshit
Telefone
Bullshit Your days are filling up with a lot of Bullshit There’s one million lies that you have forgotten Bullshit I’m tired of all your shuckin’ and jive’n Bullshit You’re the king wasting everyone’s time Oh Bullshit Don’t hand me another one of your excuses this time think again Your clever answers with your stupid grin I’m gonna tell you just how this ends. finding yourself with one less friend You’re too broke to joke With no time left to spend Don’t try and tell me it’s not your intent That’s Bullshit It’s time I called you out on your own Bullshit It’s the crying wolf that really has shown Bullshit Is the only way you know how to speak Bullshit Is the reason why your argument’s weak You pile more and more and hope belief suspends Til you’ve got Bullshit coming out both ends So take advice while im willing to lend it Your credit is overextended! Your bullshit limit has rounded the bend I don’t mean to hurt you - don’t mean to offend I’m not Bullshitting you, not trying to pretend But this bullshitter knows what it’s like when You Bullshit Your way through every opening door You Bullshit And hope it numbs you where you are sore Bullshit Will make you think you’re making it far But bullshit Will only bring you feathers and tar This Bullshit Its costing you an arm and a leg Keep one arm close for when it’s time to beg You got a hand out ask for time Live by the nickel baby die by the dime Your Bullshit has given you a ladder to climb Out on that branch to suck one last lime And after you’ve eaten it down to the rind You’re on top of a tree that was planted in… Bullshit Bullshit Bullshit Bullshit Calling you out You can’t Bullshit a Bullshitter Bullshit You can’t Bullshit a Bullshitter Out of your mouth You can’t Bullshit a Bullshitter Bullshit Calling you out You can’t Bullshit a Bullshitter Bullshit You can’t Bullshit a Bullshitter Out of your mouth You can’t Bullshit a Bullshitter
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The Shit is a collaborative EP from Talking With Hands and Telefone — a sandwich of "shit" songs that are anything but.

With “Hot Shit”, Talking with Hands reflects on his own autobiography, a look back at his own youthful ego that, thankfully, gave way to parenthood not debauchery. Telefone’s “Bullshit” approaches from the opposite angle, a visceral takedown of a chronic deceiver. Neither artist was aware the other was writing their own “shit” song but a shared love of loud guitars, sharp humor, and calling things what they are made it clear the tracks should be combined into a split release.

The recording process was unconventional by design. Telefone’s Mac Burrus, now living in Spain, works eight hours ahead of his Austin, TX bandmates Justin and Brandon Tapp. Whereas the songs from their debut album were culled from a decade of demos, these new tracks were iterated on in real time over just a few weeks, keeping the momentum fresh. The collaboration across timezones turned into a creative rhythm - sending files at night, waking to new ones.

Talking with Hands’ Matt Smith used to say “no air was harmed in the making of this record” - joking that every note you heard from him was a modeled amp, drum, or digitally modified sound. With “Hot Shit,” he built out his home studio and embraced more raw sound, forever refining and expanding the Talking with Hands palette.

All four tracks across the release find both artists expanding their sonic palette into heavier territory. Maybe it’s their mutual appreciation for the Scorpions' legendary "Sails of Charon,” or maybe it’s the healthy skepticism toward the endless supply of shit that exists in modern life- these songs don’t hold back. No shit.

Credits

“Hot Shit” / “Tell Me Your Sins”
Written and performed by Matt Smith
©2026 Songs By Hands (ASCAP)

“Bullshit” / “ESP”
Written by Mac Burrus; Justin Tapp
Performed by Telefone; Justin Tapp, Brandon Tapp, Mac Burrus
©2026 McBurneyMusic (BMI), Industrial Audioworks (ASCAP)

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