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Dead Days

Music and lyrics by Seoul Metro.

Vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, bass guitar, keys, synthesizers and drum programming performed by Chris Gibson.

Recorded in Stretford, Manchester.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Chris Gibson.

Released via Orbital Perspective Records on 1 May 2024.

Just Love

Written and performed by by The Trusted (Tom Cunningham, Dale Holt Mead, Finlay Cunningham, David Batchelor)

Produced and Mixed by Rees Broomfield
Mastered by Doug van Sloun

Release date:
5th April 2024
P-line:
℗ The Trusted

Release date: 5th April 2024

Self Destruct

The first single from the forthcoming album by ChromePlus. This song gets a remix from the Little Leaf recordings crew. Lieu on the beats and Sleeps Cousin with the Dope vocab!
The album 'Off Planet' will be released on Vinyl, Cassette and digital through 'ae productions record label' on 24th May 2024. go to the website for further details. 
ae-productions.co.uk

ChromePlus - Gone Is The Day (Ft Sleeps Cousin - Lieu Remix Radio edit)

They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore

My Everything

Heavenly Race

Vibe plunges into the depths of a mesmerizing obsession, where passion takes hold and pulls you in completely. It's about being utterly "strung" by someone's presence, your heart beating to their rhythm, caught in a trance-like state.

The lyrics paint a vivid picture of intense longing and a thrilling surrender – from the "smooth down your body" that sends a "quiver," to eyes "wider than life" reflecting pure absorption. Yet, beneath the sugar, there's a hint of unease with "fear in the cracks" and the question of whether this captivating pull comes with a price.

If you've ever felt that undeniable "vibe" from someone, this track is for you.

Listen now and let "Vibe" consume you.

Lyrics:
Under your spell
I am strung
Snaping my heart
Beating your rhythm
Smooth down your body
Shows me a quiver
Look at my eyes
Wider than life

I’m so inside
Smothered in sugar
Fear in the cracks
Uncertain skin
Aches will consume
Gotta pay something
Hooked on a line
Are you all mine

I want your Vibe,
Oooo, I need your Vibe
I want your Vibe,
Oooo, I need your Vibe

Vibe

Estranged

A song about romance surviving against overwhelming odds.A tribute to Mike Leigh.

Why Are They Still Dreaming

We all struggle in life & often forget that we all are a spark to be ignited. This emotional track demonstrates as I express in a deeply personal way. 

It drifts through the quiet corridors of the soul, tracing the steps of a lifelong search for something just out of reach. Through moments of shadow & sparks of hope, the journey reveals its truth - your guiding light was never lost, only waiting to be seen.

Let it wash over you like dawn breaking, a reminder that your brightest glow always lives in the heart.

The Light Within

Upbeat and fierce. All about taking back your power after years of being told to stay small and quiet. HECK NO be loud

Not yours anymore

Wrote this song while 1000s of miles from my lover…!

GOT TO RELAX / Original

This is a new collaboration with Mark Johnson, leader of the Midnight River Crew.  Music and instrumentation (guitars, bass, electric piano and drums) by me.  Lyrics and vocals by Mark.

While I’m Still Counting

Let’s take walk in the snow- Let’s talk about the things we know
I’ll admit it’s a lot to show- I’ll confess it’s a long row to hoe.
 
Let’s take a drive through the mountains- Let’s take a drink at the fountain
 The stars in the sky- surrounding- Talk to me while I’m still counting
 
Let’s gather wood and light a fire- Let’s sleep against that log we both know we’re tired
Holding back from love to admire…- all those feelings we have that inspire…
 
Let’s take a drive through the mountains- Let’s take a drink at the fountain 
The stars in the sky- surrounding-  Talk to me while I’m still counting
 
You- You can break my bread-  You- You will always turn my head
I…I know the books you’ve read-  I…I know at times you’ve fled…
 
You- You can break my bread- You- You will always turn my head
I…I’ve seen the books you’ve read- I…I see the path you’d like to tread.

That moment you took my hand- On our first walk along the sand
As the sea met the land-  The horizon made us understand…
 
Let’s take a drive through the mountains- Let’s run around in the fountains
The stars in the sky- surrounding- Talk to me while I’m still counting
 
…while I’m still counting…- …while I’m still counting…
…while…I’m… still…

While I’m Still Counting

Recorded in a garage this is raw production, emotional frustration of life in Northern UK, high energy, near the knuckle sentiments, harsh reality of life. 
https://youtu.be/bsEKaoQV2_Q?si=VB2cok5V64dxH1g5

I wanna buy a home,
But I live my life like a garden gnome...
smile like a happy gnome...
uh, uh, uh yeah!

I wanna buy a home,
But I’m still paying off my student loan!
Drowning in a pool of debt,
I see everything I cannot get!
Busting at the seams,
My wallet’s full of empty dreams —
The rich sleep safe in a super home,
I live my life like a garden gnome!

Job says “junior” but I’m thirty-three,
Still flat sharing with anxiety.
Work all week, can’t fill my tank,
Got more minus signs than a pirate bank.
Dreamt of freedom, got payday loans,
New shoes? Nah — just broken bones.
The system’s rigged, it’s plain to see —
But they still blame laziness on me!

Credit check!
Rent’s a wreck!
Fees on fees till my spine goes CRACK!
Said I’d make it if I tried —
Now I’m just trying to survive!

I wanna buy a home,
But I’m still paying off my student loan!
I wanna buy a home,
But I’m still paying off my student loan!

Mortgage dreams are fairy tales,
Told by boomers on clearance sales.
I water plants that aren’t my own —
And smile like a happy gnome...
smile like a happy gnome...
smile like a happy gnome...

Buy a Home

Music that tells the tale of a river of people stretching out behind me, to another land and another life; a land scarred by cruelty and an existence no better than slavery back in the time of The Great Hunger.

The lady pictured on the cover artwork is my Great Grandmother Bridget Wynne, born just after the worst of the Great Hunger had passed, and who, like millions of others, left her home for a better life. I’m not all that sure she found it. Although her family somehow survived the worst, Bridget remained small -  somewhere around 4 feet 6 inches (1.37m) - and bird-like for her entire life.

She is the only one of my older Irish relatives of whom I have a photograph .

An Gorta Mór

Where Light Resides EP - co-produced by ArHai & Shuta Shinoda

Where Light Resides

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Derry native Colm Warren is the former frontman from locally lauded Belfast punk band The Twenty. Away from music for many years "while wrestling for my soul", he reappeared with a completely different, orchestral backed sound with debut solo single “Void” in 2020 followed by two further songs, "Shame" and "Choked", completing a trilogy of tracks exploring themes of hopelessness and the struggle to find a meaningful place in the world. "Just Me" arrived in May 2021, a song celebrating solitude and meditative contemplation, indicating a more settled existence, while “September Roses" appeared on the morning of his young daughter's 5th birthday in September the same year. A further period of silence ensued before the single "Truth" landed in late 2023, described by Hot Press as "a spine-tingilingly intimate, stunning duet" (with Maeve Smyth), leading to an invitation to perform the track with Ireland's RTE Concert Orchestra at the National Concert Hall in Dublin as part of the National Broadcaster's Christmas celebrations.  At that concert, he also received acclaim for delivering a stunning tribute to the late Shane MacGowan via a performance of "A Rainy Night in Soho" to the packed hall accompanied only by piano.

His follow-up single "Alright" in early 2024, again tackling difficult themes of loss and illness, received widespread press attention and acclaim with Clash describing it as "a moving listen...unveiling a true vulnerability".
 
While picking up acclaim along the way from those almost stumbling across his work, as with his punk band previously, Warren's approach to music-making remains totally unaffected and rooted in an uncompromising quest for artistic authenticity at all costs.

"An extraordinary voice." Fiachna Ó Braonáin, RTE Radio 1
“Powerful stuff.” Ralph McLean, BBC R Ulster
"Absolutely gorgeous!" Marie-Louise Muir, The Culture Cafe, BBC Radio Ulster
"Heartfelt and emotional" Eve Blair, BBC R Ulster
"Imbued with a stoic emotionality...we expect great things" Hot Press, Dublin
"Wrought with emotion" Chordblossom
"The spirit of punk is present and correct - the volume and sentiment is much more subtle." David 'Rigsy' O'Reilly, BBC/Daily Mirror

More at:  https://www.facebook.com/colmwarrenmusic/

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