very good song and production from the get-go

Great song! Great voice and backup singing too!

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The opening track of our latest album - 'I Want To' is a song in forward-motion, of yearning, strings pulling and rhythm driving onwards, a steam train across wide open landscapes

I Want To

The last track on our upcoming album, 'Don't Leave Me Behind' is currently available to pre-order customers on Bandcamp and will release officially with the album on November 4th 
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Featuring a horn section led by George Garford and piano from Dorian Ford

Featured by Harriet Robinson and James Threlfall on BBC Introducing South West!

Don't leave me behind

Second single from Stephen Durkan, a spoken word artist and musician from Glasgow who creates socially (un)conscious brutalist poetry set to dystopian beats.

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The latest single by Americana/Alt-rock band The Blue Highways

Nobody Lives Here Anymore

Carry The Weight Out Now
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Release date: November 2, 2022
Written by Acantha Lang & Emlyn Francis

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{Lyrics}
I know it’s hard, hard to say
That you need anything
Cause you're used to carryin’ it all by yourself
You've got a heavy heart, lot of pain 
I can see it on your face
But you never ever say a word
 
When the rain starts to fall
And the storm’s gettin’ rough
I hope you know that you can call on me
When it's all fallin’ down
And there’s no one else around
I hope you know that you can count on me
 
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
I’ll carry that weight for you
I’ll carry that weight for you
 
I know you're strong, strong enough
To carry the weight of the world
But you don't have to do it by yourself
We all need someone, I know it's true
Cause I need somebody too
All ya have to do is just say the word
 
When the storm’s ragin’ on
And ya walkin’ home alone
I hope ya know that you can call on me
Don't ya keep it all inside
Don't ya hold onto your pride
I hope you know that you can count on me 
 
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
I’ll carry that weight
I’ll carry that weight for you
 
Take my hand, when I reach out to you
Hold on tight, I'll help ya see it through
 
Lean on me, let me carry you
See you don't' have to face it all alone
Face it all alone
 
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
 
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone
 
You don’t have to do it alone
You don’t have to do it alone

Carry The Weight

Writing + production: Sable
Drums: Mike Monaghan
Guitar: Chris Barker
Mix: Grace Banks
Master: Queer Ear Mastering

--
Lyrics:

A picture of Madonna gazing down at her little boy
Even when I was sixteen I knew it was the only thing that would bring me joy
Now the world is hurtling towards some fiery end
I couldn't bear to see my little girl cry so I bury it in a haze of cigarettes

I say I couldn't give up the freedom
I say I want to dance until I die
I say I couldn't give up the freedom
But two steps back I die again
Her face behind my eyes again

I say I couldn't give up the freedom
I say I want to dance until I die
I say I couldn't give up the freedom
But two steps back I die again
Her face behind my eyes again

Two step beat and I'm fine again
Know how to trick my mind with a little foresight
Heart only breaks every now and then
I know I'll be alright if I dance until I die
It's sustainable in a city like Berlin
Where everyone pretends they're 25
(and the nights keep us alive)
Two steps back I die again
Her face creeps back behind my eyes

I say I couldn't give up the freedom
I say I want to dance until I die
I say I couldn't give up the freedom
But two steps back I die again
Her face behind my eyes again

I say I couldn't give up the freedom
I say I want to dance until I die
I say I couldn't give up the freedom
But two steps back I die again
Her face behind my eyes again

I say I couldn't give up the freedom
I say I want to dance until I die
I say I couldn't give up the freedom
But two steps back I die again
Her face behind my eyes again

I say I couldn't give up the freedom
I say I want to dance until I die
I say I couldn't give up the freedom
But two steps back I die again
Her face behind my eyes again

Madonna

This Legend crowd, whose band name is more than ironic allusion to the 1970s film of the same name, are certainly a tight group of musicians, and the introduction of the boozy brass, certainly evokes a haunting Hallowe’en feel – again very appropriate for the approaching All Hallow’s Eve.

This is definitely a must listen tune. - Peter Donnelly feshonthenet.co.uk

Legends of The  Seven Golden Vampires - Autumn Fall

Afterparty

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With its washes of synths strings, tinkering electronic piano, detached vocals and layered harmonies delivered in Cromwell’s lush baritone, ‘The Winter Palace’ evokes an icy cold soundscape fit for the months of winter. Where the title track of his recent album ‘Memory Box’ is about losing the power of recall, ‘The Winter Palace’ is about trying to forget a lost love, but being haunted by them in his memory. Cromwell sings to his former love “I dream of you regardless, whether I am asleep or awake”.

With a majestic sweeping synth solo, that wouldn’t sound out of place on Bowie’s ‘Low’, sonically the song sits between classic new wave artists like Joy Division or OMD and more contemporary acts like Ladytron or Black Marble.

The B-side ‘Rod, Jane and Freddy,’ with its squelchy vintage synths and rumbling krautrock beat, is a playful technicoloured instrumental named after the performance group from 1980’s ITV children’s show Rainbow. 

‘The Winter Palace’ was recorded in Cromwell’s home studio in Catford, South London and was produced in Brooklyn, New York at ACME Hall Studio by Rich Bennett.

Since the release of his debut 'Age of Anxiety' album, Rodney Cromwell has been featured by the likes of NME, Electronic Sound, Huffington Post, Paste, Shindig!, Louder Than War, The Big Takeover, Magic RPM and the Bandcamp homepage. He’s had national radio play in Japan, Finland, Germany and multiple spins on RTE in Ireland, on BBC 6 Music in the UK and RNE3 in Spain for whom he recorded a live session.

The Rodney Cromwell live set is a joyful mixed-media extravaganza, incorporating analogue synths, video visuals and live instrumentation, interjected by Rodney’s 'offbeat wit'' (NME). His debut festival appearance at Indietracks was described as 'like a spiritual experience". He has shared stages with acts including A Flock of Seagulls, Pram, Death & Vanilla, Rowetta, M!R!M and Steve Davis. His sole performance in 2020 was as part of Damo Suzuki's backing band. In 2022 he recorded a live session for Electronic Sound and in autumn 2022 he is playing a number of dates supporting Blancmange.

The Winter Palace

RODNEY  CROMWELL The Winter Palace (Radio Edit)

Miracle

Solitude

Written by Spiral Frank and The Spheres 
Engineered and Produced by Jamie Evans 
Mastered by ZVUK Mastering

Blink Of An Eye

Lleuad Du

DREAMS THAT YOU DISCARDED

Benji releases the first single - Satellite - from debut album Songs to Make You Happy on the 25th November 2022 via Pear O' Legs Records

After a solo hiatus of over five years, Welsh singer and songwriter Benji Tranter returns with his debut album Songs to Make You Happy. With a lo-fi, DIY ethos, unembellished guitars and vocals deliver a charming, sometimes chaotic, collection of vignettes; diary entries, polaroid snapshots, throwaway poems and short stories. The influence of US songwriters like Elliott Smith, Conor Oberst and Daniel Johnston is clear throughout, with occasional elements from Scott Walker, Nick Drake, and the care-free naivety of Jonathan Richman.

Growing up on the Welsh Marches, Benji has been songwriting for many years now, penning two EPs in 2014 and 2016, more recently focussing his efforts toward his power-pop group Ski Lift who have been featured across R1, BBC6 and BBC Wales. He has also collaborated with Jovis Lane in pop outfit Show Boy, and is currently a member of psych-folk group The All Night Chemist.

"Beautifully crafted" - Adam Walton, BBC Wales

Satellite

Por Você - instrumental

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New Orleans-born (London-based) rising Soul artist Acantha Lang just released a high-powered remix of her hit funk tune ‘He Said/She Said’, by critically acclaimed producer Lack of Afro aka DJ Adam Gibbons. Released on February 28th, this electrifying new version arrives fresh off the heels of Lang's critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Beautiful Dreams’, released in June 2023, and just ahead of her official showcase at the prestigious 2024 SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. 

2023 saw her acclaimed debut album ‘Beautiful Dreams’ chart at #3 on The Official UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart, garnering critical praise including covers with Blues & Soul and Echoes Magazines, plus Relix, American Songwriter, Wonderland, KCRW’s ‘Top Tune’ & radio support from Jazz FM, & various BBC Radio interviews. Tastemaker Craig Charles (BBC 6Music’s Funk & Soul Show) notes that she's "brilliant…destined for world domination”. She recently had her US TV debut on the acclaimed CBS Saturday Morning show, where she performed 3 tracks to over 3 million+ viewers. She's a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter who also won the ‘New Artist of the Year' award for the Soul Tracks Readers' Choice Awards & 'Blues Artist of the Year' presented by Jools Holland.

She was accepted into the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs and has established a dedicated legion of fans with her 12m+ viewed "Standing On The Shoulders Of" soul series. She ended 2023 strong with spots on Spotify’s Best Retro Songs & Best Funk Songs playlists.

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