Name: Waxwings by Vernons Future
Duration: 3 min 57 s
Description: A slightly melancholic, lighters-in-the-air meditation on friendship and loss.

Tune! Spun on tonight's show https://soundcloud.com/thepressuredrop/the-pressure-drop-show-22nd-july-2024 #radiogold

Produced by Paul Savage
Mastered by Jamie Savage
Recorded at Chem19 Studios

Vocals & Guitars - Moteh Parrott
Cello - Kathleen Rollins McKie
Drums - Marc Rollins McKie
Bass - Blair Young
Spoken Word - Nicky Murray 
Backing Vocals - Rachel Sermanni, Sarah Irvine, Andy Ruddy & Hannah Charles
Keys, Rhodes & Synth - Andy Ruddy
Fiddle - Ryan Young
Choir - Castle Chorus

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The third single from 'Runner Up' - a new musical project from Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Dave Huntriss.

Andy Monaghan (mix)
Ed Woods (master)
Jake Scarborough (engineer)
Dom Mitchison (engineer)
Rowan Bishop (editing/drums/perc)
Ollie Lucas (additional guitar, gang vox)
Ellie James (vocals)
Mike Griffiths (gang vox)
Malcolm Black (gang vox)
Chris Hill (gang vox)
Rich Lyne (distro)
Beth Luxton (photography)
Dave Huntriss (everything else)

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'Hairline' streaming everywhere 9th August, from the forthcoming album Happy For Now – out 20th September.

Hairline

A slightly melancholic, lighters-in-the-air meditation on friendship and loss.

Waxwings

Written, recorded and mixed by Found Instruments 

Credits
JJT - voice, keys, bass, drums, tambourine, acoustic guitar, synth, drum machine 

Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk (Stereophonic Mastering)

You're Not Alone

There’s a permanent click track in my mind,
The metronome like a clock.
Tick tock Tick tock.
Within the head space.
The grasses grow long in the overground garden.
A simple mow will fill a wonderful smell of freshly cut grass into the metasphere.
Another track, control New, controlling you!
Press record. The subtleties of presumption transpire into a grey triangle.
A click track, bait, got to catch them all.
A catcher in the rye.
Slowly we sigh, expanding air through our mouths.
Clickerty clickerty clickerty clack.
The stop bar stopped so did our track.
We derailed, we failed, we bailed.
CTRL N, CTRL N, CTRL N.
We renewed and sat back and observed for a while.

Where the Wood Pigeons Coo,
Where the Wood Pigeons Coo,
Sat waiting for the news,
Sat waiting for the news,
Soon they can renew,
Soon they can renew,
Sat waiting for the blues.
Sat waiting for some clues.

Badgers stripe, scutterling, connected to ground.
Above the majestic kite, circling.

Where bats wings flap, 
Where bats wings flap,
Sonar waves.
Bouncing bouncing.
Soon we can renew.

In the forest; pine scent tickles nose hair,
Bare feet in bracken.

Baths of magnesium sulphate, floating, floating.
Stagnant Meres, Where wood pigeons coo.
Floating floating.
Ducks bath, floating floating
In stagnant Meres
Floating floating.

There’s a permanent click track in my mind,
The metronome like a clock.
Tick tock Tick tock.
Within the head space.
The grasses grow long in the overground garden.
A simple mow will fill a wonderful smell of freshly cut grass into the metasphere
Another track….
In stagnant meres.
In stagnant meres.
Stagnant meres.

Wood Pigeons Coo

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Forged in the white heat of indie’s golden age in the 80’s, Vernons Future play at the poppier end of the indie spectrum. They think you’ll like their music if you like XTC, Blur, The Bunnymen, Lightning Seeds, The Teardrop Explodes.

After releasing acclaimed debut album ‘Smithdown Road’ (Melody Maker said it was “a fine debut in love with pop at its most unassuming and most charming”) on legendary Liverpool label Probe Plus in 1990, The Vernons (as they were then known) promptly split with members cast to the winds and spread across the world.

Reformed as Vernons Future, the band rejoined a very different indie music fray, releasing their sophomore album ‘Aquaplaning’ in 2022. Here is some of what’s been said about the band…

"A magnificent transition from art-rock to the sound that would become best known as Britpop with its baggygrooved danceable sound. Superb and engaging material indeed.... their high water mark" ~ The Spill Magazine 

“Love it…it’s a great record…a beautiful piece of recording” (on ’Just Can’t Help Myself’) ~ Mickey Bradley, The Undertones & BBC Radio Ulster DJ 

"A deft blend of indie moves and unashamed pop grooves... it is hardly surprising that I fell hard for this" ~ Big Takeover Magazine 

"Perfect collision of pop and rock, the band conveys beguiling charm, groove and melody, along with accessible sonics...  rock anthems that will get your blood flowing and delight your ear buds" ~ Amplify Music Mag 

"A cracking slice of indie rock... blending a late-80’s Scouse indie-rock sensibility with the swagger of Julian Cope" (on ‘Call To Arms’) ~ Slacker Shack

Waxwings

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