An absolutely wonderful rendition of a traditional christian song for the holidays. Joan Baez featured this song in her performance at the 1959 Newport Folk festival. It springboarded her to fame. 

Virgin Mary Had One Son

The Virgin Mary Had One Son

Lyrics

Trees grow both ways
And I cannot believe that it is another way
Searching for a truth but finding just yourself
Look me in the eye
And tell me that you’ve found it

Climbing up to the highest branches
On the days of your best wishes
Then falling right down to the roots
On the days you’ve found no proof

Trees grow both ways
And I cannot believe that there is a single fate 
Prayers to the skies with feet stuck down to Earth
We’re the only ones to cry for what we’re worth

Clinging on again to the highest branches
Hoping they will hold through your big heart-ache
Looking back on days when you were just a kid
Haven’t you ever known what a bold lie is

Trees only learn to fly by digging in deeper
How could we ever feel we could be any wiser
Our pride will disappear
As they watch us all surrender
Nostalgia for a day that only we’d remember


Credits 

Music & lyrics: TINY MESS
Production & arrangement : Titouan Demereau-Deveau
Mixing: Clément Baysse
Mastering: Simon Lancelot
Strings played by: Béla Bluche

Trees grow both ways

with "DEEP CUT", we wanted to capture the generational experience of love in the aftermath of heartbreak. 

it’s about how quickly we move on 
[ or pretend to ] without ever really processing what broke us in the first place.

the song embodies our emotional vulnerability: how we only open up during the late hours, when substances or distractions make everything feel easier. 
but it’s never a real solution, is it?

and it’s only then that we realize the weight of the past still lingers. we carry unhealed scars into something new and without even noticing, we pass them on to each other in a vicious circle.

and in the end, the person we hurt the most might just be ourselves.

DEEP CUT

Austel - The Beach In December

Written, performed & produced by Annie Rew Shaw
Electric guitar & bass by Kit Denison
Cello by Kai Dudley
Drums by Louie Rew Shaw
Mixed by Grace Banks
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork by Artemis Szekir-Rigas

I walked along the beach in December
Counting the waves falling down
The promenade empty for one other man
Searching his pockets, a cigarette found
And he smoked it in silence, watching the sea
His greatcoat was torn from shoulder to knee 
But his eyes were warm

Do you recall time spent effortlessly?
I’d always thought mine was under lock and key

I lay in your covers, the sheets brushed my skin
A weekend of letting a warmer light in
We listened to For Emma twice in a row
Now it feels like forever ago
Now it feels like forever ago

And so I boarded the train back to London
Sleeping through every stop
The carriage was full but my heart was so empty
Mourning the child whose love was so lost
When the pages were torn, the records were broken
And every cruel remark was woven into her bones

Do you recall words spoken carelessly?
I’m so tired of those who don’t think before they speak

I lay in your covers, the sheets brushed my skin
A weekend of letting a warmer light in
We listened to For Emma twice in a row
Now it feels like forever ago
I lay in your covers, the sheets brushed my skin
A weekend of letting a warmer light in
We listened to For Emma twice in a row
Now it feels like forever ago
Now it feels like forever ago

The Beach In December

"Let It Out!" is the eleventh #lemon12 single of 2025. Once again, the track dives straight into Lemon’s signature Nedchester groove — or, as several music blogs call it, the Neo Madchester groove. It’s a sound heavily inspired by the Second Summer of Love era, but with a distinct Lemon twist. This second-to-last #lemon12 release of the year feels both uplifting and a bit defeatist at the same time. The message? Enjoy life, even if the world’s on fire.

Let It Out!

'Fun…' reflects on the irony of love, showing how a connection that begins full of promise can end in the same way it started under cold, rainy skies. Through heartfelt lyrics and intimate vocals, Alex captures the cycles of heartbreak, reflection, and the bittersweet emotions that follow a love gone wrong. Raw and painfully honest, it is the perfect close to Alex’s debut EP In Hindsight, leaving listeners with a lingering sense of reflection, resilience and awakening to rise above life's lower moments.

Fun...

Already Taken is about trying to process living without somebody after they’ve chosen to leave you, and the everyday reminders they leave behind. Written with friends Sam Perry and Tom Hammond, and released via Mahogany Songs. 

Already Taken

We are incredibly honoured to release a new song today. Be Still. A tribute to finding peace and healing in stillness. It has taken us a while to bring this song out into the world. A very vulnerable and tender time for both of us. This song captures the essence of healing after our motorbike accident January 2024. The delicate dance between stillness, surrender, compassion towards oneself, frustration, power, change and relief. A gentle softness, yet at the same time raw and powerful.

Lyrics:
Bound to bed
Like knotted threads
Too thick to untie
To still the mind
Through this tender time
This hill feels hard to climb
The wisdom will stay after
This transformation chapter
The wounds will fade

What’s happening right now
This healing
I feel it
Changing

Too big to swim
This sea we're in
Immersed in the tide
Storm in the night
No cloud in sight
With patience we reside
Solace within the silence
Hands of loving guidance
The wounds will fade

What’s happening right now
This healing
I feel it
Changing

Not working by just pushing through
Coz this time the bodys not ready to
Move on 
Just be still



Produced and mixed by Ru Lemer
Recorded by Brett Hamlyn, Deva Studios & Matt Harrington
Mastered by Jason Mitchel, Loud Mastering
Artwork by Ross Silcocks

Be Still

Orchids Speak (Listen)

What Has Been and What Will Be is the title track from my forthcoming album of the same name.

Would you do it all again
If it meant that everything
would be exactly the same

For all the good and bad
Would you change anything?
Or live it just the same way
Over and over again?

If you take a look around
It's not always as it seems
Living in a bubble
that's coming apart at the seams

So maybe I'd change a few things
Maybe think a little more
About what will be
Less about what went before

Do you think it could be better?
Or is human fault baked in?
I've got to believe it could be

There's a whispering within
when you stop shutting out the world
It says it’s too late to go again
But it's never to late to begin

Caught in-between
What has been
And what will be
We can't intervene
In what has been
But we can write what will be

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What Has Been and What Will Be

True North

Born in London, UK, and later spending seven of her formative years in St. Lucia, Alex Cambridge is a singer-songwriter shaped by the vulnerability of the Folk and Country music of her youth. Her music is rooted in honest storytelling and enriched by a unique fusion of alternative, indie and pop, creating a sound that feels distinctly her own.

Blending lyrical depth with unfiltered truths, Alex draws listeners into her self-proclaimed "strange world," where life's raw moments are observed, felt, and transformed into stories that resonate as if listeners themselves have lived through every detail.

With a series of singles leading to her debut EP in 2025, Alex crafts songs that invite introspection while exploring healing, resilience and interpersonal relationships, capturing the complexities of the human experience.

Fun...

Alex Cambridge

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