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!


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Excuse me son can you spare any money?
can you spare me the time to tell you a story?
about this girl of mine
who told me this one time
about a girl who lived just like me 

her dad he was a drunk when she was fourteen
her mother sold the drugs he was importing
it wasn't always like this
but a debt they had to lift
cos their mistakes had a penalty

Years ago they say she was a dreamer
and he said truth be told I've never seen her
then he went back to sleep
under the tunnel that would leak
and left me to think how much worse
things could be

she left home cos she couldn't take any more
of waiting for the law to come through her door
so she packed her guitar 
which she thought would get her far
but it just wasn't meant to be

years ago they say she was a dreamer
and he said truth be told I've never seen her
then he went back to sleep 
under the tunnel that would leak
and left me to think how much worse
things could be

then he said "I'll let you get on your way"
all that I've got left is telling stories
and maybe this one wasn't true
but if I leave one thing with you
it's live your life on borrowed time 
not borrowed money

cos years ago I used to be a dreamer
but I could never find me a believer
so now every night I sleep
under this tunnel I know leaks
and I hope this is a life you'll never see

so live your life on borrowed time
not borrowed money.

Borrowed Time

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

Debut EP 'A Million MPH' available now!

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