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

Produced by Rees Broomfield
Mixed by Andy Bradfield
Mastered by Doug van Sloun

Arkansas

Call me a stranger,
Call me your foe
You can come with a wager,
But I left long ago

You can stare with your daggers,
Or sulk at the side
Your words twist and swagger,
Like a buoy at high tide

(Chorus)
Take off all your disguises,
And bring your fears to the table
For there’s no use in hiding behind
A troubled mind

You can scream from the rooftops
Or bury your soul
In a world full of characters
That only you know

It might be forever, 
Or maybe an hour
But I’ll stick around here
‘Cause you’re worth waiting for
Yeah you’re worth waiting for

(Chorus)
Take off all your disguises,
And bring your fears to the table
For there’s no use in all these devices so -
Take off all your disguises,
And bring your fears to the table
For there’s no use in hiding behind
A troubled mind

A troubled mind…

A Troubled Mind

Rohmeresse

This tune is a reminder and a plea. Our current economic climate doesn't make it easy for all to step outside and breathe, take notice of the small things and reliece the pressures that exist in our individual worlds. How wild swimming and standing by trees can regulate our vagus nerve, grounding us in our nervous system allowing us to connect with each other, relax. So it's a reminder, that even if accesss is hard, and housing is hard, and everything is hard, get a bit of fresh air, fresh water, when you can, find a plant, even in the most concrete of landscapes there is always a bit of life.

Opening with a variation on the Georgian folk song 'ბინდისფერია სოფელი' Bindisperia Sopeli taught to me by @nino.naneishvili
Part of the lyrics translates as -
The color of the world is twilight, and is getting darker. In an age where it is easier to imagine dystopia than a hopeful future this song really touched on some of what I was feeling whilst writing 'staring at the grain'.


Lyrics -
Slate and grass and water running fast and o’er over hill,
Over hill and to the lake here there will find the freshest fill,

Undulating mountains pasture slowly beginning to fade,
Hoping that the life clings on here even in the summer’s shade,

Our trees are arteries and our trees are arteries

Twigs and leaf and bark are witness
To the drowning of the hill
Over copse and to the vale here
We won’t find the waters still, mmm...

Beckoning the forest shelters
Axed and planed and sawn in shape
Sweep away last cherry stones
Burn humble hope in fire place

Our trees are arteries and our trees are arteries

Cos nothing cures delirium like staring at the grain the tiny knotted faces help the trees to explain about their life before the plank, the twisted beech and straightened ash

staring at the grain

Stay This Way was not a song intended for me, but after a session with Kevin Hutchens in LA, me in London, I knew that I couldn't let it go. 
A song recorded in the legendary Strongroom Studios, London where the likes of Anne-Marie, Olivia Rodrigo, the Spice Girls have written and recorded, Stay This Way came to life. 
I am thrilled to be embarking on a full UK tour after a sold-out show in London in May post the release of Where Do I Lay All The Love I Have Left dropped.

Stay This Way

I hear him on the radio talking, 
I watch him on the TV news, 
Some people tell me he’s a popular fella, 
Some people say they disapprove

On the surface he’s an intellectual, 
On the surface he’s a leader of men, 
I really want to get to know him better, 
I really want to be his friend

He isn’t left, he isn’t right, 
There’s no one specific in my mind, 
He’s a preacher to the choir, 
He’s a cheater, he’s a liar

And we hate him like nobody does, 
We love him…

All he wants is a master narrative, 
Something on which he can rely and build his life around, 
He took a look at religion and bits of conflicting political thinking, 
For all it’s worth, 
And now he’s one stop on the train from his heaven on Earth

I tell you what I think he’s really not worth much more than the price of a ticket to the circus, 
But I find no one likes a visit to the circus like I do… 

He isn’t left, he isn’t right, 
There’s no one specific in my mind, 
He’s a preacher to the choir, 
He’s a cheater, he’s a liar

And we hate him like nobody does, 
We love him…

All he wants is a master narrative, 
Something on which he can rely and build his life around, 
He took a look at religion and bits of conflicting political thinking, 
For all it’s worth, 
And now he’s one stop on the train,
One stop on the train,
One stop on the train from his heaven on Earth…

Pardon me boy, 
Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 
Can you afford, 
To board the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Pardon me boy, 
Is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?

Master Narrative

An epic, angry track aimed at ghosts of the past

Sophistry

song off Ella Ronen's upcoming album "The Girl With No Skin", Album 08.March, pre-order: orcd.co/ellaronenalbum

Fuck cute / I’m tired of cute / Cute has never served me.
It’s too high of a rent to pay / For the little place I get / It’s too high of a risk to take / That at some point I’ll forget

Fuck pretty / I’m tired of pretty / Pretty never served me
It’s too high of a rent to pay / For the little place I get / It’s too high of a risk to take / That at some point I’ll forget

I’ll keep shedding these layers / Day by day / Night by night / I’ll keep shedding these layers / Until all that’s left of me / is / Light

You are an animal born to run its whole life, in endless fields and deserts, under an ink black, starry sky. You were not made to compete in little dirt circles someone drew for you. You will make your way by running it.

Fuck sorry / I’m tired of sorry / Sorry never served me / Fuck perfect / I’m tired of perfect / Perfect never served me.

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Ella Ronen - Fuck Cute

Taken from the debut album ‘A Life Extinct’ Recorded at Kluster Rooms, Limehouse, East London. Produced by Rory Attwell.

A Life Extinct is available on 12” Silver Vinyl from crosswires.bandcamp.com

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Cross Wires are an East London based four piece consisting of Jonathan Chapman (vocals) Peter Muller (guitar/vocals) Matt Lazard (bass) and Ian Clarke (drums)

The debut full length album from the band ‘A Life Extinct’ was released on Culture War Records ‪on Friday 1st November‬ on Vinyl as well as digitally. 

It was recorded at Kluster Rooms in Limehouse, East London and produced by Rory Attwell (The Vaccines, Telegram, Traams, Palma Violets, The Goa Express)

‘A Life Extinct’ is not a concept album in the traditional sense but the theme of extinction looms large across the 11 tracks. Tracks from the album have received airplay from John Kennedy on Radio X,  Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music, Jess Iszatt on BBC Introducing and American Punk Music and Black Flag legend Henry Rollins on KCRW over in the US.

The second LP ‘Yesterday In Mourning’ was released on 5th May 2022. Again produced by Rory Attwell. It received great reviews and Radio plays from Louder Than War, Artrocker, Radio X and Amazing Radio.

Cross Wires have built up a great live reputation playing across some of the best venues and festivals - Tramlines (The Leadmill Stage) Shiiine On, Camden Rocks, The Great Escape (Alternative Escape) and The Old Blue Last, The Shacklewell Arms, Sebright Arms, The Victoria, The Windmill, and Ramsgate Music. 

Cross Wires have been featured on a host of well respected blogs and websites including - Fred Perry Subculture, Tom Robinson’s Fresh On the Net (Fresh Faves) Little Indie Blogs, God Is in The TV, Killing Moon and The Devil Has The Best Tuna.


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