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Lead single from Katie Spencer's sophomore album 'The Edge of the Land' due for release on 6th May 2022.

Pre-order and listen: https://katiespencerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-edge-of-the-land

Official video: https://youtu.be/0aVHfB9jtOM

Tour dates: https://www.katiespencer.net/tour

The Edge of the Land

The Edge Of The Land

Trying To Be You

An indie funk explosion of sunny day festival vibes.

Calm Down

Cowards

A lucid dream-like adventure where a godlike figure attempts to grant all of a person’s wishes by carving them all kinds of exciting things out of the clouds. But a sad dog keeps appearing so the deity swallows the sky not understanding that the person wanted to confront the whole spectrum of their emotions, including the sad dog chasing them around.

Black Dog

Track one from ep1, the follow-up to amateur theatre group's debut album, races 1990 - 2021. The four-track EP is the beginning of a string of releases planned for 2022, including a second album towards the end of the year. ep1 is out 18 March 2022.

itch

Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1GHdPgQiuhWDwq0FULcWtG?si=IzAORWGkTxyOSg9tK205bw

LYRICS

A penny for my thoughts doesn’t go a long way
When I’ve been chasing lanes on a motorway
The necessary evils coming out to play
Remind me you’re gone

I’m still on my own but I’m breathing
I smashed up my phone for no reason

I’m a lonely heart in a lonely town
And I build you up but you let me down 
I’m a lonely heart in a lonely town
And I build you up but you let me down

Silence only comes when you scream the most
Can we keep it down? No-one has to know
Start another fire when you see the smoke
We’ve still a long way to go

I’m still on my own but I’m breathing
I smashed up my phone for no reason

I’m a lonely heart in a lonely town
And I build you up but you let me down 
I’m a lonely heart in a lonely town
And I build you up but you let me down

It only takes a flicker
To know you’re still alive
My tongue is burnt and bitter
We’ll keep running reds to burn this city down

I’m a lonely heart in a lonely town
And I build you up but you let me down 
I’m a lonely heart in a lonely town
And I build you up but you let me down

Running Reds

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Trying To Be You

Drew Thomas

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