Name: Babywoman - Charlotte Carpenter by Charlotte Carpenter
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Babywoman, is the tale of a twenty something woman, struggling with the the conventional ideas of what a woman should be. This is Charlotte's first single for 2018, released March 16th 2018 ahead of her first European tour.

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Great Lake Swimmers - Don't Leave Me Hanging

You Are You Are is available on the "Keep Me EP"

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You Are You Are (Keep Me EP)

Bold, white cliffs adorn the coastline of South East England, its encompassing winds and ambient calm permeate Isobel Anderson’s new single Flint Shingle. The jagged rocks that scatter these beaches hold evocative memories for Isobel and with their sharp edges, a map of her self-discovery is carved into the chalky cliffs.

Flint Shingle is evidence of Isobel Anderson’s growing songwriting prowess, with a conscious effort to develop the production and instrumentation on the record. Isobel’s textured vocals conjures a haunting ambience, she explains, “It is sort of a love song, if only with a nostalgic, almost regretful, sentiment. The idea is that the landscape acts as a sort of sobering force, a marker of myself and what I am now.”

Despite returning to her birthplace of Sussex to write the album, Belfast is now home for Isobel, and the new record was recorded in Northern Ireland’s Millbank Studios. She has amassed over 17 million Spotify streams, as well as consistent radio play across the BBC network and The Guardian’s Music Podcast. Highly regarded for her mesmerising live shows, Isobel has put on thrilling performances at festivals up and down the country, including Glastonbury (Acoustic Stage) and The Secret Garden Party.

The first single from Isobel Anderson’s upcoming album, Flint Shingle is a symphony by the sea.

“The chalk is my skin, the flint is my bones. I came here to set me free.” Isobel Anderson

Flint Shingle

Winter

In this age of connectivity, for all its celebration and wonderment, it seems impossible to not be just as affected by the suffering of others, whether those in trouble are close to you or not. Every day our papers are filled with heart-breaking stories of loss due to natural causes, forced displacement, ill physical and/or mental health, or, indeed, victimisation at the hands of others. ‘Love Yourself’ is a song about all of these things - drawing primarily from my own experiences. My intention when I wrote the song was to try and deliver hope in the face of hopelessness, albeit during a moment of deep self-reflection.

Like many of us, I, too, have suffered from loss on a deeply personal level, with no training manual on hand to help me navigate such challenging times. When I was 18 my mom passed away under very sudden and sad circumstances, and 6 years ago my wife and I were devastated to have lost our unborn child at just over 20 weeks. More recently, back home in Tennessee, my father died quite unexpectedly, leaving a void in my life that is still painfully difficult to comprehend and come to terms with. Throughout all of these dark moments, I have travelled through a vast array of emotions – grief, blame, regret, anger, hopelessness, acceptance – never in any discernible order, and never predictably. Thankfully my wife and I have truly wonderful people in our lives who have helped us cope with these moments of deep despair, not least my wonderful band members in The Boxer Rebellion, with whom Love Yourself was brought to life.

All those I have lost during my formative years are people who have been a significant part of me. It’s something that I’ve had to come to terms with - anything from blaming myself for their demise, to simply missing their voices on the other end of a phone call. What makes this song strange is that it was written before my father’s passing and thus I have found a great deal of solace from words I had penned in the past.


I’ve always enjoyed writing songs that are cathartic, especially when they are able, often accidentally, to provide some form of relief to others. ‘Love Yourself’, in particular, means a great deal to me because loving yourself, accepting your flaws and appreciating your best, doesn’t always come easy.

It’s good to have a reminder.

Nathan Nicholson, The Boxer Rebellion.

Love Yourself

Taken from 'This Unfruitful Love' EP out on Square Leg & Anti-Fragile Records 16th Feb 2018.

For more info & tour dates visit www.sivusivu.co.uk & www.toothlessband.com

The new album Sweet Sweet Silent by Sivu is out now https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/products/sivu-sweet-sweet-silent

This Unfruitful Love

Lonesome (Toothless Remix)

Babywoman, is the tale of a twenty something woman, struggling with the the conventional ideas of what a woman should be. This is Charlotte's first single for 2018, released March 16th 2018 ahead of her first European tour.

Babywoman - Charlotte Carpenter

As heard on Greys Anatomy. From the award winning and Juno Award nominated album We Have Made A Spark: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/we-have-made-a-spark/id497103611

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Lyrics:
Time and time again I think I’m falling through space and I wakeup in my bed just sweating in sheets
Remembering my name but it don’t sound the same 
Daylight come and save me from the 2am creeps

And I think of you growing old and it breaks my heart
And I think of you growing old and it breaks my heart

Hold me up again or I can count on the wall
Just a temporary panic that I can’t seem to beat
Stranger in the mirror his smile makes me shiver
He wears my features and grinds my teeth

And I think of you growing old and it breaks my heart
And I think of you growing old

Darkness it comes and puts me in place
I’m a prisoner babe you know I can’t escape
Take all you want take all you can take
But the shadow of age is every step of the way
And it’s day by day it’s all I can take of it
And it’s day by day its all I can chase

Time and time again I think I’ve pulled it together but something’s so familiar that’s unraveling me
I’ll forget my name every evenings the same
Frozen on my back just praying for sleep

And I think of you growing old and it breaks my heart
And I think of you growing old and it breaks my heart
And I think of you as the night grows cold and it breaks my heart
And I think of you growing old

Day By Day

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Babywoman - Charlotte Carpenter

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