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The debut single ‘LUNGS’ from Freyja Elsy - an epic, yet introspective look at the end of a relationship.

“This gave me goosebumps that haven’t subsided since I first heard it … Off-the-scale evocative” 
- Adam Walton BBC Radio Wales

Freyja Elsy is an independent singer songwriter and composer with a nomadic past and a sound that pushes into the future. Creating songs with a keen ear whilst pursuing music education, she found herself within the vibrant, engaging Cardiff scene. Through both outside musical influence and internal personal conflict she started to establish a clear identity, forging a path forward to create ‘Lungs’, her first single.

Based around very real, very intimate voice recordings, ‘Lungs’ starts small and reserved, fragile in its form and structure. The track slowly unfolds and develops into rising crescendos alongside uncompromising percussion. A mixture of glitchy synthesisers and rising strings interweave around Elsy’s voice, which sits unwavering and steadfast. Her bold lyrics are strong in the face of a contrasting anguish found in the recordings nestled within the music.  

With other musical endeavours in the form of collaborations within the band Blue Amber, alongside orchestral compositions performed by members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and thematic interludes created for commercial use - this single is her first, strikeout release and sets the course for a prolific career ahead.

LYRICS:

“Okay, I’m gonna voicenote because um… I think it’s probably just easier just to brain splurge rather than type because there’s just so much… stuff that doesn’t seem very logical in my head and I can’t string it together in a sentence...Um, and also...there’s people who aren’t here today so I can be quiet and just talk for a bit…”

Chorus:

I’ve tried so hard
Time and time again
Maybe this time 
It won’t feel so bad
But I know, I know, 
I’ve heard every love song under the sun
And I know, he knows, 
He’s the same.

“I think I’m struggling with the idea of… don’t… don’t throw away what’s not broken, but at the same time … it’s not okay...anymore? It’s not been okay for a while, and I think it all came out.”

Verse 1:

Over there, to your left, there’s a girl
She’s remembering what it’s like to be alive:
She’s searching, again and again for love. 
She’s searching, again and again for love. 

Chorus: 

I’ve tried so hard
Time and time again
Maybe this time 
It won’t feel so bad
But I know, I know, 
I’ve heard every love song under the sun
And I know, he knows, 
He’s the same.

“And there were really, really good times...and… I, I… I feel really heartbroken and I can’t… I don’t think I can do this to myself anymore.”

Verse 2:

What about the gifts he left? 
The oil lamp did wonders for your lungs. 
And the names, he gave you, to try:
You could be everything, anyone, he wanted and more. 

Chorus: 

I’ve tried so hard
Time and time again
Maybe this time 
It won’t feel so bad
But I know, I know, 
I’ve heard every love song under the sun
And I know, he knows, 
He’s the same.

“He thinks that I’m just gonna… Just carry on as usual… I think. ‘Cause he’s so used to me putting him first, he’s not used to… not getting what he wants.”

Chorus: 

I’ve tried so hard
Time and time again
Maybe this time 
It won’t feel so bad
But I know, I know, 
I’ve heard every love song under the sun
And I know, he knows, 
He’s the same.

Lungs

FORMER LIVES (Single Version)
https://bfan.link/former-lives-1

Sat in the back seat
Sat in the back seat
Feeling like a wrecked car
Feeling like a wrecked car
Head full of strange thoughts
Head full of strange thoughts
Night full of strangers
Night full of strangers

Split divide
I’m pulled in every direction at the same time
Former lives
Disappearing under the tension caught in my mind
Caught in my mind

Will you help me let go
If I help you let go?

Hole in your memory
Hole in your memory
Days that I’ve never known
Days that I’ve never known
I heard it’s ending
I heard it’s ending
Why are you holding on?
Why are you holding on?

Split divide
I’m pulled in every direction at the same time
Former lives
Disappearing under the tension caught in my mind
Caught in my mind

Will you help me let go
If I help you let go? 

Help you let go
Help you let go

Help you let go (Split divide)
Help you let go (I’m pulled in every direction at the same time)
Help you let go
Help you let go

Help you let go (Former lives)
Help you let go (Disappearing under the tension caught in my mind)
Help you let go
Help you let go

Will you help me let go (Help you let go)
If I help you let go? (Help you let go)
Help you let go
Help you let go

·

Written by Annie Rew Shaw and Billy Wright
Produced by Tom Donovan
Additional arrangement by Brendan Void
Mixed by Tom Donovan
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork by David Schmitt (Tuyo)

Former Lives

Former Lives (Single Edit)

Lock yourself in a cave
Pull the stone across the hole you made
So you no longer hear the sea, the never-ending waves
That crash against the door, you’re not out there anymore
You’re hiding away

Is it lonely?
You must be lonely

We are so cold
In our beds of stone
How I long
To feel warm

Days drift apart in the clouds
Try to hold them, but air runs out
And I no longer see the stars, the never-ending space
That’s howling at my door, I’m not out there anymore
I’m hiding away

Is it lonely?
You must be lonely

We are so cold
In our beds of stone
How I long
To feel warm

✦

Written by Annie Rew Shaw
Piano, bass and vocals by Annie Rew Shaw
Drums by Louie Rew Shaw
Additional programming by Guy Massey
Produced by Guy Massey and Annie Rew Shaw
Mixed by Guy Massey
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork by Natalia Giraldo Giraldo

Dead Sea

Beds Of Stone

All-female upbeat Garage Anthem. Catchy chorus, inspiring bars from Truemendous, Lavz and MC Deadman. A fun, uplifting track to celebrate women in sport and music. Raising funds to help end violence against women and girls. 

@lionesses_be_brave

Lionesses Be Brave

Go slow, I see you fall
Your thigh met mine under the glass
But your eyes don’t know me at all
A mirage to soothe what you’d lost

And honey, I have never known myself
In the company of someone such as yourself
And we circle ‘round the fuel like flies
I turn to your many eyes, your many eyes

Slow break, fibres tearing loose
As I work my way out of this noose
One last message to myself
That you are empty under your shell

And honey, I have never known myself
In the company of someone such as yourself
And we circle ‘round the fuel like flies
I turn to your many eyes, your many eyes

And honey, I have never known myself (Honey, I have never known myself)
In the company of someone such as yourself (In the company of someone else)
And we circle ‘round the fuel like flies (Honey, I have never known myself)
I turn to your many eyes, your many eyes
I turn to your many eyes, your many eyes

✦

Written by Annie Rew Shaw
Vocals, synth and guitar by Annie Rew Shaw
Drums by Louie Rew Shaw
Drums recorded at Small Pond Studios
Programming by Guy Massey
Produced by Guy Massey & Annie Rew Shaw
Mixed by Guy Massey
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork by Natalia Giraldo Giraldo

Company

Stream and listen here: http://bit.ly/tibe-doro-one

ONE, is the debut single for Fox Lane Music, penned by the label’s own Viennese Producer-Duo Fabian Suske and Leonard Cuscoleca. 

The song exhibits a dialogue between the unknown and manifested inspired by the beauty of improvisation and minimalism. ONE unfolds as a chase for perfection in the unintended tiny moments of artistic freedom. It is the first piece laying out the path to TIBE D'ORO the equilibrium and utopia visualized by Philipp Müller, Viennese painter and artist.

Credits: 
Composed & Produced by Leonard Cuscoleca & Fabian Suske 
Piano - Leonard Cuscoleca 
Bass - Fabian Suske 
Vocals - Amy Yon 
Trumpet - Ludwig Ascher 
Drums - Stefano Illotta
Artwork: Philipp Müller

Follow Fox Lane Music:
Spotify - https://fanlink.to/foxlanelistening
Instagram - https://fanlink.to/flm-ig
Facebook - https://fanlink.to/flm-fb
Twitter - https://twitter.com/foxlanemusic

2019 Fox Lane Music

TIBE D'ORO - ONE

No Good

Hundefutter

Action And Feel

'Leave Us To Fate' is a bittersweet reflection on love's subjugation to fate as a relationship is torn apart by separation.

Leave Us To Fate

We choke
On air they'd have us breathe
Tarred lungs
No children left to grieve
Daughters
Lives lost on backstreets
Leaders 
Unqualified to lead

Are your dreams my dreams?
(Don't dare to dream)

Closed eyes
I'll meet you in the park
Light up
I'll find something in the dark

Are you dreams my dreams?
(Don't dare to dream)

Don't choke
'Cause the air they'd have us breathe
Our lungs
Deserve something clean

Are your dreams my dreams?
I dare to dream

______________________________

Written by Annie Rew Shaw and Adam Stark
Produced by Adam Stark
Mastered by Tom Waterman
Artwork by Emily Lindsay Brown

Choke - Single

Choke

My Home (demo)

A Cigarette That Never Goes Out

Sea or Sky

Wanderlust

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Austel - aka Annie Rew Shaw - is a Devon-born London-based artist and producer crafting introspective, brooding music led by ethereal vocals and intimate lyricism.

Influenced by a wide range of artists spanning from Bon Iver to Thom Yorke, Cocteau Twins to Jon Hopkins, Nick Cave to Lykke Li, Austel fuses her background in classical music and songwriting with ambient textures, cinematic soundscapes and contemplative electronica. Her self-released EPs ‘Unfold’ and ‘Cold Love’ received plaudits from the likes of BBC 6 Music, The Line Of Best Fit, O2 Music, BBC Introducing and Fresh On The Net. 

Austel’s latest single ‘Beds Of Stone’ was co-produced with Grammy-award-winning producer and engineer Guy Massey (The Beatles, Manic Street Preachers, Richard Hawley), and featured on Spotify UK & Ireland’s Fresh Finds, RTÉ, Amazing Radio & BBC Introducing. Her highly-anticipated debut album is scheduled for release in February 2024.

Choke

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