@gangiaulu Thanks Joshua! Will take a look!

Dreamer is a song about being allowed to dream and wanting to do something with your short time on earth. It was inspired by this feeling that as we grow up, we tend to default to the mundane, normal and let’s be honest - boring. It seemed like a feeling that a lot of our friends were experiencing, that itch you get when you just don’t want to accept that this is it and you want to do something bigger, better, maybe even a little bit crazy and unrealistic with your life

Dreamer

A song about putting yourself out of your comfort zone and the challenges that come with trying to find a new life and purpose, “New Friends” was initially written after Tom first made the move from Wales to London. 

“Thinking back to that time when I moved to this crazy city. I met some people who talked a lot of s**t and it took me a while to figure that out, and to figure out where I fit into things.” says Tom. 

Vividly recalling the people, place and feelings of that time; the track has become synonymous in Tom’s mind with a cartoon by celebrated Glaswegian cartoonist David Shrigley that graced the wall of his then apartment. 

“It’s an illustration of a group of cartoon characters with tiny legs and big circular faces.” remembers Tom. “All apart from this one who has a square face. The circular shaped guys pick him up, hold his corners up to an angle grinder and shape him into a circle just like them. Sometimes you meet new people you homogenise… or something profound like that. ” 

Comprising new tracks “New Friends”, “The Writer”, “Boundaries”, plus the previous Steve Lamacq / BBC6 Music championed single “Dreamer”; the EP as a whole was recorded over a few months at an array of venues and studios, with various collaborators from across the music scene also pitching-in. EP highlight “The Writer” was a track the group had wanted to finish for a long while. Surrounding the liberation and despair that comes with being on your own; the track has found a new meaning and profound resonance given the events of the last year. The finishing touches were perfected in a flat in London during lockdown, including a splash sound created by hitting a large broken ride cymbal with a whisk. Elsewhere, and in stark contrast to the former’s claustrophobic intimacy, EP closer “Boundaries” offers a more genteel and expansive offering. With the lead vocals and violins added at an old chapel in Monmouth; Welsh folk talent Angharad Jenkins recorded its moving string sections while the band entertained her daughter next to her feet, being careful not to make a squeak. 

Reflecting on the ‘New Friends’ EP, Tom says: 

“We think the EP shows our full range as a band. Full of dreamy folk, epic endings with layered strings and harmonies and probably one of the most stripped back tracks we’ve ever written” 

Allowing their indie foundations to morph into new genres and elements, the varied recording process also seeps its way into every aspect of the EP and puts the group’s dynamism on full display. From three-minute pop earworms as-heard on the title track “New Friends” or the effervescent alt/rock of previous single: “Dreamer”, to the emotional folk-tinged balladry of “The Writer” or the stirring closer “Boundaries”; it’s a release that shows the full range of Broken Fires’ talent in shining example.

Recorded by Broken Fires' own Justin Hendy 
Mixed by Matt Lederman (Rural Alberta Advantage, !!!) 
Mastered by Ryan Morey (Arcade Fire, Half Moon Run) 

Artwork by Tom Collins

The Writer

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AMETHYSTS - Alone (Alternative Version)

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Going Out On My Own

Lyrics by 선우
Composed by 선우, CyA
Arranged by CyA
Mixed & Mastered by 김보성

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고갤 숙인 너 그럼 난 의미가 없어
shine as your
시든 꽃을, 넌 나만의 광합성
몰래 흘린 oasis drippin drippin
우린 불 꺼진 하늘 속 dreamin dreamin

고갤 숙인 너 그럼 난 의미가 없어
shine as your
시든 꽃을 넌 나만의 광합성
몰래 흘린 oasis drippin drippin
우린 불 꺼진 하늘 속 dreaming dreaming

너일 때 넌 너가 너일 때
가장 찬란히 아름답게
반사가 되어 내 세상을 밝게
난 그만 눈을 감아버려
그 빛에 나는 그만 눈을 감아버려

마음이 아리고 넌 빠르게 번져
마음이 아리고 넌 빠르게 번져

건조한 별 빛 위에 내 모습을 새겨 놔줘
이름을 지어봤어 너의 미소를 본 따서
파랑새들은 당황을 한 채 너를 찾어
걱정 말라며 넌 말해 이제는 나를 놔줘

너는 순간의 봄인 듯 해
너는 시간을 꾸민 듯 해

많이 아팠잖아 솔직하게 너는 숨겨놨어 
내게 닿지 않게 
그리고 찾아온 검은 내일을 혼자 견뎌 
닳아버린 모든 것이 보란 듯이
태엽에 감기듯 전부 흘러갈 때
보란 듯이 태엽에 감기듯 전부 흘러갈 때
안 놓쳐 더 아프지 않게

고갤 숙인 너 그럼 난 의미가 없어
shine as your
시든 꽃을, 넌 나만의 광합성
몰래 흘린 oasis drippin drippin
우린 불 꺼진 하늘 속 dreamin dreamin

빛을 잃은 별 그럼 난 이유가 없어
shine as your
나의 눈에 넌 나만의 광합성
네가 흘린 oasis drippin drippin
우린 불 꺼진 하늘 속 dreamin dreamin 

상관없잖아 이 마음 따위 부숴져도 괜찮아
하나만 물을게 내가 만약 놓아버린다면 
나 주저 앉아버린다면 네가 나타날까 과연 
그저 과분한 마음을 쓰는가요
빈 자릴 먼지로 차곡 쌓고 넘어가지 않는 새벽 하늘아 
제발 부탁할게 오늘만은 dark on

구석진 마음에 네가 베일까 흉터 위에 
고이 너를 적은 다음
환히 웃는 모습만 보여 나 기꺼이 
눈가에 고여 있는 마음을 흘리어
너 있는 곳 남겨두어 빛이 났길 작은 추억 
여긴 아직 많이 어두워

우린 여태 방향이 다른 게 
서로를 바라 본 것임을 모른 채

고갤 숙인 너 그럼 난 의미가 없어
shine as your
시든 꽃을, 넌 나만의 광합성
몰래 흘린 oasis drippin drippin
우린 불 꺼진 하늘 속 dreaming dreaming

빛을 잃은 별 그럼 난 이유가 없어
shine as your
나의 눈에 넌 나만의 광합성
네가 흘린 oasis drippin drippin
우린 불 꺼진 하늘 속 dreaming dreaming

잊지마 넌 빛나는 항성
그 날의 눈을 분명히 난 봤어
그늘지지 않게
사라지지 않게

광합성 (Prod. CyA) by SUNWOO

We are Broken Fires. We write simple alternative pop songs with with big melodies. We record these in garages, kitchens and other peoples houses.

The Writer

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