Make It Better by CIEL, taken from EP "Make It Better", out July 7th.

Written and performed by CIEL
Produced and mixed by Steven Ansell
Mastered by Katie Tavini

Make It Better

Phosphene presents “Black Sheep,” the new single from their forthcoming album, Transmute, out September 15th.

Lyrics:

Another black sheep
Someone for you to mourn at night
I could feel your bite
Draining once more
Another wound I’m lickin’

Every summer that dog bit
I was a waste, (another gray)
It was a cage to keep me lean
It couldn’t slake

Another black sheep
Someone for you to hide inside
Now I got no fight
It came to the door
And in its jaw I’m taken

Every summer that dog crept
It made its way back in my seams
it found new ways to make me bleed

Never wanted more than what you sold me
Fed me all the lore until it spread

Laying on the floor, I felt it hold me
Never had control of this old friend

You know I’m on your side
Don’t make this a big fight
And in its jaw I’m taken

Every summer that I spent
It thought of ways to never leave
It was a cage to keep me lean
It couldn’t slake

Transmute

Black Sheep

Garvie takes the AI conversation and holds it up to a fun-house mirror with Default, a frenetic pop rock stomper. 

Default opens with a groove-laden, rough and-ready garage rock beat - but that’s far too simple cool for Garvie’s liking. It didn’t take co-producers Garvie and props long to cover this simple canvas in irreverent lyrics, bit-crushed synths and cartoonish SFX (banana peels, anyone?). Default walks a hyperactive tightrope between the extremes of cool minimalism and pure fun, where Queens of the Stone Age’s sense of groove and Metronomy’s production style can be gleamed.

“I like to make music that nods to the past in a fun way whilst sounding modern at the same time.” Garvie explains. “While it’s fairly tongue-in-cheek lyrically, Default is ultimately about feeling obsolete and replace-able in a relationship, which is why it uses quite a lot of computer-based references. It’s also got a lot of parallels with all of the recent developments in AI, which have definitely made me feel like I might be obsolete soon as a human artist!”

Default

F:K:H

The original 2008 demo version of what would eventually become Two Moons

New Songs

When He Headed Out That Night (Two Moons) Original Demo 2008

Hibernation

Hibernate

Familiar Faces

St. Lucia: Early Demos

What’s the Difference

Everything Moves

Question

With their unapologetically nostalgic approach, Tourist Attraction not only pay homage to their influences but also carve out a space for themselves in the contemporary scene. "You Were Right" is not just a song; it's a spirited celebration of love, fate, and the timeless allure of indie rock done right.

You Were Right

With its members originating from The Netherlands, Spain and the UK, the indie-rock three piece CIEL ultimately met on the South Coast of England where they distilled their differing backgrounds and influences into grunge-pop finery. Straddling the creative baggage of three countries' scenes, whilst not really feeling like they belong to any of them, CIEL’s music has a nagging yet fresh, dark and sometimes quietly glorious quality to it. Drawing influences from garage rock, goth and shoegaze, the band’s upcoming work (produced by Blood Red Shoes' Steven Ansell) sees them reflect a moodier and grittier direction, yet still maintaining their established melodic pop essence. 

CIEL’s DIY work ethic shines through in every part of their work. Early on the band caught the eye of BBC 6’s Steve Lamacq who included them as a spotlight artist on his show. They gained further radio plays across the UK and US (BBC 6 Music, KEXP, WFUV, BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio) as well as loyal support from online publications including CLASH Magazine, Under The Radar and Earmilk. The trio soon flourished in the south of the UK, supporting the likes of Penelope Isles, Sasami and She Drew The Gun as well as selling out headline shows in London and Brighton.