Nigh in Januari

Collarbones

A fun, musical journey. Uplifting in music, while telling the story of lovers problems.

A combination of guitar, strings and strong vocals. Creates a story through intricate progression, a good fast beat and just joyful music.

Written in 2024, recorded 2025.

Beginning

GIRLHOOD: THE ENCORE is a continuation of the story, an intimate reflection on the transition from girlhood to womanhood. These songs, written during that transformative time, felt too important to leave behind. This EP brings them to life alongside stripped-down, acoustic versions from GIRLHOOD, offering a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the emotions that shaped the journey. It’s a softer yet equally powerful echo of the original—one last chapter before closing the book.

Crave

mom and dad gave their very best 
post rounds, play grounds, at desks
didn’t own a video to watch ET
didn’t own a hoody coat that said nike
or a soda stream or mr frosty 

childhood
why did I want more?
childhood
I really had it all 
they push started me 
my A reg family 

dad used bits of biscuit tinny
to patch the holes in his mini
While friends jet away on foreign holidays 
mustard mini on moody motorways
four and our gran and our cat in rear place 

we do our best we’re busy bees
factory floors,  on the wards, glossy screens
they get the funkiest pumps and the coolest coats
and gadgets and games and streaming videos
all they think they’ll need wherever they go 	

(**This song is about all the stuff I wanted as a child of the 80s and never got…..like a video recorder, soda stream, mr frosty and a newer car than our tiny family Mini. Not realising at the time of course that I already had everything I needed 😄)

Childhood

Sick Puppy

Act I: The Call & The Walk marks the beginning of the journey in The Burden & The Fire saga. Blending Celtic folk melodies, acoustic textures, and a melancholic yet hopeful atmosphere, this EP captures the emotional weight of leaving home, facing the unknown, and carrying a burden far greater than oneself. Perfect for listeners who appreciate cinematic storytelling.

2. Burden of Gold

From a thousand miles

Wedding Song

[Verse]
The sky is heavy it won’t let me go
Hangs on my shoulders rains on my show
I thought I’d find you by the morning's grace
But all I see is time’s unkind trace

[Verse 2]
The river hums but it don't soothe my pain
The current whispers yet it feels in vain
Each ripple dances like you once did too
But they don't lead me back to you

[Chorus]
It’s a blue day a loner’s parade
Every color fades every light betrayed
If I close my eyes can I find my way
Or will the blue just stay blue day after day

[Verse 3]
The wind keeps calling your name through the trees
But the echoes mock they don’t bring me peace
The paths we walked are now empty and cold
The stories we shared now left untold

[Bridge]
The silence shouts louder than I can sing
The weight of love it’s a haunting thing
But if I let go will I lose your face
Or will it linger in some quiet place

[Chorus]
It’s a blue day a loner’s parade
Every color fades every light betrayed
If I close my eyes can I find my way
Or will the blue just stay blue day after day

Blue Day

Kites

Hailing from the Blue Mountains and Port Macquarie, Candy Oh and Andrew Deasey are Cee Dee Stone.

Meeting through a mutual friend, they quickly discovered themselves a musical match - with Deasey writing intricate, open-tuned riffs on the daily, and Candy's self-taught melodies and lyrics fitting the bill perfectly.

From June - Sept 2024, they wrote 9 songs for their first album, Ugly Skin, and began recording at Everland Studios in October with sound producer Ben Worsey.

In the studio they collaborated with strings maestro Marcus Holden (Fiddlers Feast), Double Bass extraordinare Steve Elphick and OG groover, Drummer Bruce Stephens.

What they have created has been described as a lush soundscape of raw, vulnerable, REAL music. Layered soaring vocals and sophisticated instrumentation - some have reminisced on the likes of Kate Bush and Dan Fogelburg. 

On the journey of Ugly Skin, Candy and Deasey say "it has been a great learning curve, growing in our style and confidence, and we already have the next bunch of new songs underway for a follow up album. We truly hope you love listening to the songs, as much we loved writing them!"

Stay tuned for release and gig dates.


Review from Mike Woods - Trio of Misfortune
"A wonderful showcase for your singing, lyric writing and how you conceptualise a song.  The trust and interplay between you and Deasey is laid bare here. The violin adds weight and atmosphere and the movement of energy within the songs between your voice and the violin is the highlight.  It has an Astral Weeks quality. The vulnerability that you put out is frightening.  I hope that I can support you in some way as you bring this music out.   Congratulations!!" 

