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A Duchenne Smile

Fetching Pails

February 13th, 2026
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4:02
A Duchenne Smile
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A Duchenne Smile
Fetching Pails
You were nowhere And then you were there My finger and my thumb around Your thigh with space to spare Wide eyes in the darkness Cries like song My lips are pressed against your Dandelion hair I am shrinking down So you can hold me now The face of a friend I’m enchanted Wide eyes in the darkness Cries like song My lips are pressed against your Dandelion hair A heartbeat starts another Heartbeat starts another (The wonder and the good) Heartbeat starts another (The wonder and the good) Heartbeat starts another My lips are pressed against your Dandelion hair
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"A Duchenne Smile" began with an unexpected collaboration - a melody kicked out on a Fisher Price piano by Jill Townsend's own  four-month-old daughter. The unconventional chord progression inspired an equally uncharacteristically upbeat composition for Fetching Pails, one that is undeniably bright and happy (and ended up as a sample in the final recording). The title refers to a neurological distinction in smiling; a Duchenne smile is a genuine one, signaling authentic positive emotion. Fitting for the new direction.

Credits

Written by Jill Townsend
Recorded by Dillon Smith, Jill Townsend, Andrew Core
Acoustic drums recorded by Mikie Martel

Jill Townsend: Vox, Synthesizers
Dillon Smith: Guitar
Andrew Core: Drums

Mixed by Dillon Smith
Mastered by Patrick Damphier
Artwork by Jill Townsend
Photo by Michael W. Bunch
The Head by Leah Miller

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