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Songs of October 2021

New, recent and wondrous finds from Picking Up Rocks blog, where we are obsessively devoted to excavating the unjustifiably overlooked, hidden in plain sight & truly underappreciated in the musical universe, old and new !!!

Weekly New Wonders Playlist #39 of 2021

These heart-squeezingly, dirty wonderful songs and people collectively represent the only reason I remain on speaking terms with 2021. I genuinely, honestly, and sincerely hope you find something or someone you love amongst these 50 fine, foxy and fabulous things. Rock on and keep breathing...

PuR's Top 50 Songs of 2021 !

ByteFM Tracks des Tages - 2

Stream "Wallow" here: www.smarturl.com/BT_Wallow

Recorded and mixed by Jon Markson
Mastered by Jason Livermore

www.brothertiger.net

Wallow

From Forever Holiday, released May 21, 2021

Written by Nathan Hawes and Flore Benguigui
Produced by Nathan Hawes
Mixed by Tobias Priddle
Mastered by Pieter De Wagter

Keyboards, Guitars, Bass and Synthesizers by Nathan Hawes
Vocals by Flore Benguigui
Drums by Tobias Priddle

Johatsu (Feat. Flore Benguigui)

Kiss Me In Heaven

INSIDE MY MIND LYRICS 

Pour another glass, maybe I could make it last
So I don’t repeat, the same things as last week

I’m overwhelmed by all the things that I could do, I’m not going to
Well you can’t keep dancing with the devil, and then asking why you’re in hell
Why you’re in hell, why you’re in hell

You know that I’ll try 
But I probably won’t get it right, on the first time
How do you think I feel, when I don’t even feel real
It’s like I’m standing on the other side

I had this dream, that I was walking in the dark
And as I took another step the earth it opened at my feet
I went falling down into the deep

And it’s every night, I haven’t found a way to shut it out
Could you help me out
Don’t think you understand 
I know you try to help its kind
Even I don’t understand my mind

You know that I’ll try 
But I probably won’t get it right, on the first time
How do you think I feel, when I don’t even feel real
It’s like I’m standing on the other side

Standing on the other side
Standing on the other side 
Try to understand my mind
Try to understand my mind

Inside My Mind

Head of Roses

Hard Way

FIGHT CLUB

Stillstand

Stillstand (Radio Edit)

Talk Tough

Port

Your Way

Walking With Trees

TITLE: Shadow of a Ghost
ARTIST NAME: James Wyatt Crosby
FORMAT: Single
RELEASE DATE: Oct 15, 2021
LABEL: Wavy Sun

“Shadow of a Ghost” by Canadian producer and multi-instrumentalist James Wyatt Crosby is a summery indie-pop tune that is based around a series of sweetly nostalgic synth chords, a distinctive animated bass line and a simple lo-fi drum beat. The solemn and introspective verses bloom into longing, euphoric choruses which feature luscious layers of indie-inspired guitar textures, live drums and lush vocal harmonies. This song is perfect for night time driving, long beach walks or quiet headphone introspection.

"This song was written during a time when it seemed like the fabric of reality was coming apart at the seams right in front of me. Life can be so beautiful but also so painful and disturbing and this song speaks about the way that loss and grief can change the way that you perceive yourself and the world around you. This song allowed me to move through some challenging times." –James Wyatt Crosby

As I walk down this old street
I’m nothing like I used to be
‘Cause when you lose what matters most
You become the shadow of a ghost

Are you listening to me?
Are you listening at all?
It’s impossible to breathe
When the sky’s about to fall
Fall

When I see the moon at night
I’m jealous of its perfect light
Now I’ve got to get away 
For reasons that I cannot say

You look different to me
No you’re not the same at all
It’s impossible to leave
When I hear the siren’s call

I was always waiting
Waiting on a sign
Now I feel so vacant
Hopeless and so blind
Can you feel me shaking?
Can you hear me cry?
Guess I’ll never find my reason why

As I walk down this old street
I think about what might have been

© & ℗ 2021 Wavy Sun

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https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/james-wyatt-crosby/id1001263428
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Shadow of a Ghost

James Wyatt Crosby - Shadow of a Ghost

Lyrics:

Said you were going for some air
Said you were going for some air
You said you’d be right back
What were you trying to smoke a nine mile long cigarette?
I couldn’t sleep, I swore that you’d come home
Starting to think that the last time that I saw you
I was really talking to a ghost	          
Lint of a masterpiece in your black eyes there’s a fleck of white

Feels like I’m breathing too much air
It’s a poor mans high
If you weren’t so busy dying for a living
If you weren’t so busy trying to scare me away
You could’ve really been something great
Lint of a masterpiece in your black eyes there’s a fleck of light

Feels like I’m headed for clouds that won’t catch my fall
Oh the world won’t stop when you start to unravel
Used to sit on the water’s opposite side
Staring, imagining what it’d be like          			
Where we’re speeding, slapping the road, blue smoke pours out from your ride
Lint of a masterpiece in your black eyes there’s a fleck of white

I gotta get out of here
I  gotta get out of here!

Lint of a Masterpiece

nicotine stains

joyrider

Best Behavior

OUT NOW, ON LOLIPOP RECORDS!!!
Lucas Aaron - "She's Gone" (feat. Diamond Hands)
ENTER THE WORLD OF LUCAS AARON!!! A world filled with fuzzed out guitar madness, rock n' roll grit & impeccable style!!! Self produced here at Lolipop's Savannah Studios!!! 
www.lolipoprecords.com

LUCAS AARON - "She's Gone" (feat. Diamond Hands)

Stream 'Equal Trouble' : https://bluematerial.fanlink.to/equaltrouble

Thomas Gillies, aka Blue Material (former member of TOPS and founder of Vesuvio Solo), returns with a brand new single 'Equal Trouble' from his upcoming EP You’re Doing All The Talking. True to its influences and style he delivers yet another electronic and groovy song that sounds like an improbable encounter between the funk of Prince, the disco edge of Chic, the elegant indie-pop of Men I Trust, and the psychedelic touch of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Soft funky surges and disco whispers, Blue Material distils a swing that subtly electrifies the body.

You're Doing All the Talking

Stream

Blue Material - Equal Trouble

Ride

What if I am the things I'm scared I am?
Would you still want to stay?
Well it's alright you'll find
I take it all out on myself anyway
You changed my mind today

This is a window
I left open for you
This is a window
I left open for you

All of the light is on the other side
You fall in love and fade out
Obviously the trick is not to try
You'll find your way
Oh you'll go so far

Should I go on?  I'm so worn out
Waiting for life to start
Well I'm down and I know
I've wasted too much of the day holding out
It got dark before I realised

This is a window
I left open for you
This is a window
I left open for you

All of the light is on the other side
You fall in love and fade out
Obviously the trick is not to try
You'll find your way
Oh you'll go so far

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Music & lyrics by Anna Vincent.
Produced & mixed by Max Bloom.
Mastered by Joe Caithness at Joe Caithness Mastering.
Guitars, bass, keys performed by Max Bloom.
Drums performed by Adam Gammage.

Under The Glass

A Window

Hot Space

Cool Cat (Remastered 2011)

Work It Out

Work It Out (New Radio Edit)

From Stef Chura's debut album, Messes, out 1/27 on Urinal Cake Records.

Lyrics:
Sick and tired
I always admired
You from afar
You from where you are

Box it up
Send it around
Is it enough?
Give it a sound

You

From Doe's new album 'Grow into It' out September 28th via Topshelf Records (US) and Big Scary Monsters (UK).

Purchase: smarturl.it/tsr_197
Info: topshelfrecords.com/roster/doe

Talk Tough

Bat Fangs