You're quite a few steps ahead of me, but I can catch up fast. I plan on doing a deep dive into The Den, and I want to hear everything you have done. I love what I've already heard, and I want more. Your music is very inventive, from the little ....

your roots. That's I obviously going to take some time, but I want to get down to your nuts and bolts. A lo g and tortuous way of saying that I'm following you And very much look forward to what you have in store for us in the future. 

So do be well my friends. Compliments on your many achievements  to date, and best wishes for your future endeavors. I'm certain success will continue to follow you, as it surely has to date. I love the idea I'd your taking songs from your back ...

catalog, stripping them down and making new music from them. That's ingenious, though it may be making for some ruffled feathers from some of your longest standing and most dedicated fans, but it's a great idea and I do look forward to what will ....

 ... be coming from those efforts. Also getting back to your roots by playing small local venues will surely please your dedicated fan base and should also  garner an  entirely new  group to your banner. The key point is that you're giving back, ...

... which shows the gratitude you have for your fans who have followed you so loyally for all these many years. You don't often see that from many of these self absorbed bobbleheads, who only seem to care about anything that directly benefits them.

That's sad for the state of the music business, which seems to be largely dedicated to themselves and often ignore the very people who helped get them there. But perhaps others will follow your lead and get their heads out of their -- um, I mean ....

... our of the sand and do right by their fans. I don't hold much hope for that; but who knows? Stranger things have happened. My apologies for raving on to you when I should have my headphones on. Thanks so very much for your time. 

Be well, my friends. And keep your awesome music coming. Take good care. Mike, from Bensalem, PA USA.  @michael-stella-314129023

It is a playlist. It is good. It is The Good Playlist.

The Good Playlist

Nightjar and the Nightingale

I Just Love You

Blue Hours

All That You Are

Taken from the debut album - Islands - out now.

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Andrew Davie, Joey Haynes and Kevin Jones – Bear’s Den to an ever-growing army of fans – formed a band in 2012. Two short years has seen euphoric word of mouth take them from early days of sofa surfing gigs via touring across Europe and North America to selling out their own 1500 capacity London headline show in May this year. All the while, their music has evolved into something spellbinding and beautiful; a gorgeous, enveloping sound driven by the steady hum of acoustic instruments and Andrew’s haunted voice delivering  “lyrically sincere and emotionally raw songs” (New York Times) that are “as timeless as heartache” (MTV). Arriving this autumn, their debut album Islands is astonishing – a record that perfectly marks the point where a band goes from best kept secret to new favourite band.

Released on Communion, Islands follows the band’s EPs Without/Within and Agape and their hugely acclaimed recent single Elysium (a track that came coupled with Marcus Haney’s remarkable short film). The album was produced by Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers/The 1975) at 2KHz Studio in North London. It features:

1. 	Agape
2. 	The Love You Stole
3. 	Above The Clouds of Pompeii
4. 	Isaac 
5. 	Think Of England 
6. 	Magdalene 
7. 	When You Break 
8. 	Stubborn Beast 
9. 	Elysium
10. 	Bad Blood

To mark the release of Islands, Bear’s Den play a series of intimate shows in key cities across Europe and North America. For tickets and information see http://po.st/BearsDenLive

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Above The Clouds Of Pompeii

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The first song on our new record 'The Territory'
out oct 31st
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The Territory

Simon - The Abbey Road Master
Release 10th November 2014
Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios
Written and produced by Stian Vedøy
Artwork by Abi Newbould

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Simon

‘It Will Rain’ is taken from Ásgeir’s ‘In The Silence – Deluxe Edition’ released via One Little Indian on the 24th November.

The 3 CD ‘Deluxe Edition’ comprises the original 2012 Icelandic version, ‘Dyrd í dauðathogn’ – the album that made him Ásgeir a folk hero back home – plus the English-language version, ‘In The Silence’ and a 3rd CD of rarities and previously unheard material including remixes from Liam Howe (FKA Twigs, Lana Del Ray, Foxes) & Dot Major (London Grammar).

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It Will Rain

Ásgeir - It Will Rain

04 Each Season Changes You

Music: Mike Krath
Lyrics and Vocals: Xian3
DAW: Reason 12
VSTs: Nexus, Omnisphere, and other Synths.

Leitmotif

Lyrics

1
Every time 					(3)
I got you on my mind
Got you on my mind
I have to smile				

2
All symbolism i drew
All the songs i sang
All symbolism i drew			(2)		
I sang them only for you
I drew them only for you
Only you					
I swear it’s all true			

3
All the words i threw
All the letters i choose
All the words i threw
I threw them only for you
Only to you
I swear it’s all true
I have to smile
I have to…

„break“
Every word, every note	
They come back				
Every word, every note
They come back
Every word, every note,
They reflect

4
Also right now, this time
It’s the same clue
It’s the same clue:
This song is for you
Hope that you like it a bit, too…

Leitmotif (collab with Xian3)

The Desired Effect

Between Me And You

Without / Within

Sophie

Let's Be Still

Another Story

To the North

I Will Remain

The Bluebird of Happiness

Halo

From the album "Early in the Morning" by James Vincent McMorrow
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Early In The Morning

We Don't Eat

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Formed in London 2012, Bear’s Den have amassed a dedicated and international fan base with their anthemic indie-folk-rock. With 3 studio albums under their belt, as well as recent collaborative project “Fragments"with composer Paul Frith, they have been a regular fixture in the charts of UK and Europe since their inception. Their Debut album “Islands” also garnered a nomination for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.  

Having toured around the world playing theatres, arenas and festivals (including Reading and Leeds, Glastonbury Festival, Pukkelpop, Lowlands and Bonnaroo), in 2019, following the release of their third album “So That You Might Hear Me" they returned to their origins for a tour of tiny "Highlands and Islands" venues across Scotland and a supporting documentary.  No stranger to music documentary making, the band also featured heavily in the award winning documentary Austin To Boston alongside Ben Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Staves. 

The band’s most recent release, 2020’s “Fragments” is a collaborative work with acclaimed composer/arranger Paul Frith (Bear’s Den, The xx, Radiohead), taking highlights of the band’s back catalogue and rebuilding them from the ground up, alongside an orchestral ensemble, creating a completely new body of work from pieces of the originals.

Above The Clouds Of Pompeii

Bears Den

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