A track about plants growing through stones

Lyrics:

A slow pace
If it was for me there'd be no pace
Life would be as dull as I am
Simple as my simple mind

Frozen in deceptive lights
Frozen in deceptive lights
Motionless and petrified
Frozen in deceptive lights

If I could tell
This Earth to stop spinning
If I could persuade a life
To be simple as my simple mind

Gloaming through like rye on fire
Motionless and petrified
Frozen in deceptive lights
But still pulses in silence
Simply as my mind

No matter how fragile
No matter how broken are
The seeds in my hands
Through my flesh
Say to me

I own
I own every single part of you
At first glance it all seems far
But I know the truth, I know you
I own you

Stones

Omaha, NE’s Twinsmith will release their sophomore album Alligator Years on May 5th, 2015 via Saddle Creek – their first full-length for the label.

Alligator Years expands upon the charming surfy haze of Twinsmith’s 2013 eponymous album and “Honestly” single, with the band pushing themselves musically while moving toward a more dynamic pop sound. Each diverse track is imbued with an individual voice and style, and ranges from propulsive, melodic rock (“Seventeen”) to buoyantly playful pop (“Alligator Years”, “Said and Done”); from soaring, sing-along retro pop (“Is It Me”) to sumptuous, evocative new wave (“Constant Love”); from shimmery, summery pop (“Said and Done”, “Haunts”) to moody, slowburning ballads (“Dust”, “Carry On”). There’s a youthful sense of longing and exploration that permeates the album, which reflects on the highs and lows, advantages and disadvantages, hopes and fears of 20-something life with crafty, unassuming depth. Not just any band can examine anxiety, uncertainty, and commitment through tales of homicidal girlfriends and zombie apocalypses with such aplomb.


Twinsmith - Alligator Years

Produced by Jim James & DMM 
Recorded & Mixed by Kevin Ratterman 
Written by DMM 
Photo by Michael Wilson

Dan Dorff, Jr. - piano & organ 
Dave Givan - drums
 Alana Rocklin - bass 
Kevin Ratterman & Jim James - drum programming
 DMM - vocals

How It Fades

Late at Night

Oh, Oh, Oh
You Said I wasn't a burden 
My Mind Feels Like a Verdun
Most of The Time
But I'm okay cause you said it's fine to cry
When Your Heart beats gently it makes me Wanna cry
I'd Hold my hand just to feel like I'm by your side
Oh, Oh
I just Wanna be by your side
By your Side
Blue eyes, like the ocean tides
you could rip my heart wide open 
Oh Lilly 
You Healed Me
Sincerely, how could I ever repay you
Your Soul is So beautiful
I'm so Blessed
To have met someone like
You
Like You (Like You)
Like You (Like You)
Like, Oh, You


Lilly

"I've constantly got Delamere on repeat, I'm personally a massive fan and I know they are catching the attention of the right people, watch this space"
ROB ADCOCK, BBC INTRODUCING

“It's easy to see Delamere really making a name for themselves”
LOUDER THAN WAR

“ professional, technically smooth as silk, layered and intricate, yet there is a raw and emotive edge providing veracity and an underlying darkness and yearning that always gets me”
BACKSEAT MAFIA
 

With DELAMERE's festival season now all wrapped up, new single 'Heart' is set to provide one last dose of shimmering Summer sun ahead of their UK Tour dates this Autumn.
 
Though they formed in the Midlands, Stoke's Delamere are a band met with open arms anywhere they go. Adopted by Manchester, welcomed by Sheffield and recently, even that there London has got in on the act. Having spent a Summer playing various festivals across the UK, most notable of which saw them play every date of Dot to Dot, the band are now looking ahead to the inevitable first album. Before that however, still riding high on the praise that was heaped on their Bright Young Things EP earlier this year, Delamere have rerecorded one of their earliest releases in order to whet appetites just a little more.

More polished than its original iteration, 'Heart' sees the return of the band's emphatic percussion, bringing with it swathes of optimistic synths, rumbling bass and singer James Fitchford's fraught vocal delivery. Where previous singles, 'Bright Young Things', 'Headstrong' and 'Do You Want Me' all offered up a moodier, more frenetic side to Delamere, hinting at both a more electronically-driven direction and a more subdued introspective approach to their lyricism. Following on from those, 'Heart' feels more like a cathartic release; its vast chorus providing a rich landscape that's difficult not to revisit.

With Delamere's festival season all but wrapped up, 'Heart' will provde fans with one last dose of shimmering Summer sun ahead of the inevitable onslaught of Autumn releases. And with the likes of Artrocker, Louder Than War and Backseat Mafia all championing the band for bigger things, it's the perfect track to see where Delamere have been, and more importantly, to see exactly where they are today.


October
10th - Manchester - Academy 3
14th - Birmingham - The Sunflower Lounge
15th - London - The Black Heart
16th - Liverpool - The Magnet
21st - Leeds - Oporto
23rd - Sheffield - The Rocking Chair
25th - Bristol - Start The Bus w/ Alex Vargas

November

6th - Preston - The Ferret
14th - Nottingham - Bodega


Heart

Music by Michael Best, James Bowers & Dan Whalan
Words by Michael Best
Produced & Mixed by Michael Best
Mastered by Michael DeLorenzis for MSquared Productions

Guitars, Synths, Percussion, Programming, Lead & Backing Vocals by Michael Best
Additional Backing Vocals by Bethany Bolmers, Hannah Furlong & Briony Hutton.

Lyrics:
Speak your mind
Tell me what's going on beneath the surface
All this time
I thought what we had was working
No replies
Could break through the walls you've been building
Cause in your eyes
I can see that you’re already changing your mind

I hope you get what you need from somebody

It's clear your heart is out of reach
Buried so deep inside, even though I tried, I couldn't find it
I hope you get what you need
From somebody who has got more time than me

Spell it out
I’ve had it with all of this testing
Leave no doubt
Cause I've given up on guessing

It didn't take much for you to give up on us

Speak Your Mind

When The Rain Comes

We took Synkro's Edit of Daughter a few steps further. 

Love // Zebra Safari Edit

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Rae Morris - This Time

I started watching The Bridge a few days ago. For the uninitiated, it's a Swedish/Danish crime series on TV.  Or DVD, in my case ...  
Barely got past the first few seconds of the title sequence before the need to get into the studio overcame me.
This is my version of the theme toon.
I hope you enjoy it.

Hollow Talk (Choir of Young Believers)

DMM is an artist, engineer, and producer from Kentucky.

How It Fades

Daniel Martin Moore