01 - People Watching

Please Don't (The Courteeners)

That Kiss (The Courteeners)

The View From The Afternoon (Arctic Monkeys)

Not Nineteen Forever(Couteeners)

You Shook Me All Night Long (ACDC)

Ashley Palmer - Missing Letters and Broken Sentences

"I decided before I went into the studio that I wanted to completely strip back this album to literally me and an acoustic guitar. I think that if you can pull off a song and make an impact on someone without having anything other than you and your instrument then that proves that you're a good vocalist and that you can write lyrics that appeal to people. I came to this conclusion after watching the likes of Noel Gallagher and Liam Fray play acoustic sets without their bands and get a really good reaction from people.

The other reason is I can reproduce this live. The last time I recorded an album I added in loads of automated band members which meant that when i played live the songs were completely different. This time they'll sound pretty much as they do on the album.

Some of the songs are brand new and some are reworked versions of songs I've been playing for years. I'm gonna release two singles in the run up to the album, each will include a B-side and maybe a live recording or something previously unheard.

Thanks to Craig Burnett for taking the time out to do all the recording and mixing the tracks, and to Thomas Foster for artwork! Also, Cheers to everyone at Access To Music in Lincoln for teaching me how to do this kinda thing properly...now its time to put it all into play!


Vodka And Coke

Endless Conversations

The first single from the upcoming EP titled northern ignorance. A simple song is a fly on the wall look at the attitudes and opinions of people in the UK recently, and the way that music can be seen as a means to get away from the issues in every day life. 

A Simple Song

The B-side to 'A Simple Song' an old track that was written to be on the 'Missing Letters and Broken Sentences' album but was never used.

Eventually

You remember the day
when the letter came to you
you put it in your pocket
you didn't want it to be true
a soldier you had become
you'd leave it all behind
to find in a war where the reasons and goals
just make no sense in your mind

and you cant stand to leave her
without her what would you do?
you cant stand to leave her
but there's some things you'll have to do

the months went by and the letters came
they told the horrors of the war
but then one day the news came through
that made you fear no more
a baby boy was born that day
and that boy belonged to you
so you made a promise to him from afar
that you would make it through

cos you cant stand to leave them
without them what would you do?
you cant stand to leave them
but there's some things you'll have to do

the command came to go over
the mission was suicide
as thousands fell you'd lived through hell
now you knew that you would die
the shells came down with machine gun fire
your friends fell by your side
the only pain you felt was a broken promise
as you lay there In the night

cos you cant stand to leave them
without them what would you do?
you cant stand to leave them
but the choice was taken from you

the years went by and the gunfire died
the war is over so
now that boy has come of age
the story must be told
my dad he was a hero he cried
and I know that for me he died
and even though we were never to meet
he's always by my side

and even though we were never to meet
he's always by my side



A Million MPH - EP

A Broken Promise

Standing on the 'Right-Wing' of a plane that is flying
into its own grave
there's no use standing off against a government that wants
you to do things their own way
"welcome to everybody else and we will keep them in good health
whilst our own pass away"
have you ever thought of this maybe the real terrorists 
aren't stood that far away?

CHORUS:
why should I waste my time 
earning things that aren't mine
just to line your pockets with lies?
why do we all waste away
drinking and smoking every day
while you just sit back and smile?

in your one bedroom apartment only one rooms got a carpet
and that's where you show off
your parents old TV wouldn't you just love to be
the one who knows where this all stops
you've got the whole world on your shoulders, bills to pay you're getting older
yet you're still working in that shop
so when Friday comes around, the drugs are in you hit the town
change tomorrow? well I guess not!

CHORUS

Well we're not getting out
so lets just get the beer out
and put that record on
no matter how shit life can get
that band can make us feel our best
when they play a simple song x2

CHORUS



Sunny skies on a rainy day
that's how you melt your troubles away
drinking hard soon as you get paid
there's many things that you'd like to say
your opinions tend to offend
those who like to play pretend
that they are still relevant
with a truth that you can't comprehend

CHORUS:
Oh my love
wouldn't you just love to be the one?
oh my love
can we please work out what's going on?

ripped converse with your panda eyes
another hard day and its no surprise 
you cant look deep into his eyes
and tell him how you feel 
that you're sick of the lies
so you walk out into the street
you cant stand half the people you meet
you cant eat drink or get no sleep
its the same old story on repeat

CHORUS

so you wanna make a change
you wont stand down and walk away
well then they will make you pay
cos they cant have that no not today
when you decide that they can get fucked
you go get the lads and things get rough
all they have to do is get tough
cos you cant stand up
 if you cant stand up

chorus x2





Same Old Story

Where are you going
with the new life you started yesterday?
it doesn't seem too long
since you were standing next to me
and I know things change but
this is just going too far
and how will I know where you are?

Chorus:

its such a shame people drift apart
then meet again and don't know where to start
seems as if you're drifting miles away
and maybe i'll see you again some day

send me a letter
from wherever you go
and if things are better 
where you are please let me know
and she knows things change but
this is just going too far
how will she know where you are?

CHORUS
its such a shame we drifted apart
can we give it in and just restart
seems as if you've drifted miles away
well maybe you'll see us again someday
someday

we all know things change but
this is just going too far
and how do we know who we are?





How Do We Know Who We Are?


Your eyes were painted
above the smile on your face
hallucinated
then I got lost in your gaze
said you were scared
cos you thought the lights changed me
in our own little world
underneath the red and the green

PRE CHORUS:

they told me not to fall for you
now there's nothing I would rather do

CHORUS:

Moving at a million MPH
I tried to keep you sane
how could I ever have the power
to just walk away?
from you

you took over
the music in my car today
I hate the idea of this going to waste
wish you would make more sense
or give me a sign
at least believe me 
when I say what's going on in my mind

PRE CHORUS 
CHORUS

I need to get my act together
and say what I wanna say
I wanna just get lost with you and 
we can fly away
again

moving at a million MPH
I tried to keep you sane

SOLO
PRE CHORUS
CHORUS



A Million MPH

Your eyes were painted
above the smile on your face
hallucinated
then I got lost in your gaze
said you were scared
cos you thought the lights changed me
in our own little world
underneath the red and the green

PRE CHORUS:

they told me not to fall for you
now there's nothing I would rather do

CHORUS:

Moving at a million MPH
I tried to keep you sane
how could I ever have the power
to just walk away?
from you

you took over
the music in my car today
I hate the idea of this going to waste
wish you would make more sense
or give me a sign
at least believe me 
when I say what's going on in my mind

PRE CHORUS 
CHORUS

I need to get my act together
and say what I wanna say
I wanna just get lost with you and 
we can fly away
again

moving at a million MPH
I tried to keep you sane

SOLO
PRE CHORUS
CHORUS

300 Days

I heard last night we had a fight
'cause you found someone new
after all these years these were my worst fears
and now they're coming true
and as I told you how i felt
you began to cry
you said I've had enough
It's just too much 
I wish you well goodbye

Since we lost touch I've drank too much
I've took up smoking too
now it's laid to rest
guess it's for the best
well not for me but for you
and such by such
into my future I'm thrust
as I move on with my life
and as I live my dream 
I'll always think of thee
I wish you well goodbye

In the morning sun
I woke you up
to say what I had to say
after last night
are things alright
can we carry on today 
and as you rose
I made you toast
and you began to cry 
you said I've had enough
It's just too much
I wish you well goodbye

I Made You Toast

Britpop/Indie Rock/Madchester inspired singer/songwriter based in Manchester.

Debut EP 'A Million MPH' available now!

AshPalmerMusic

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