Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 554

There are different seasons of life reflected from the impact of heartbreak and deception in Someday and the personal struggles reflected in Voices (identity), Dear Son (family), Lavi (bereavement), Groundhog Day ( existential crisis) and Vision Blurred (uncertainty, loneliness and the lack of connection). 

There is also a season of growth, hope, contentment and acceptance reflected in, In Quiet Moments, Let Me Go, One in A Million and the dewy sound that is gospel tinged Rainbow

Different facets and seasons of life

The styles of music in the album also stretches past generic Soul to incorporate pieces of hip hop, neo soul, folk, funk, gospel and jazz

In Quiet Moments

Rainbow

Someday

Lavi

Let Me Go

Dear Son

One In A Million

British Nigerian Singer songwriter Eyitemi’s (means ‘This is Mine’ in the Nigerian language, Itsekiri) sound stretches past generic Soul, weaving in a diverse range of music influences from Jazz, Gospel to Hip Hop, Folk and laid back funk

Groundhog Day is taken from new album Kaleidoscope, which was released in Sep24. 

Groundhog Day represents a few perspectives but same effect and conclusions - 

(1)When life just seems to be in repeat…the numbness, emptiness and listlessness that produces; 

(2) The impatience of the same pattern of trying to learn from experience but making the same mistakes again and again; 

(3) The existential crisis that comes from doing continuously what is expected of us (by family, society…etc) instead of daring to follow our own path

INSTAGRAM - eyitemi_o1

Groundhog Day

Uateke (Reunion) is a song that is sure to get you moving. With its catchy beat and infectious melody, this song is perfect for any occasion.


Uateke (Reunion)

Feeling Good

Trying

Bright Air

paper – amateur theatre group

Exploring textures, simplicity, noise and repetition without using looper pedals.

Aspiring towards hypnotic and meditative.

This is a follow-up to the Looms album from a couple of years ago.

Equipment used: Eastman T486; Roland JC20; SM57 mic; Chase Bliss: CXM 1978, Dark World, Tonal Recall RKM; Boss: RV-6; JHS: Pulp ’n’ Peel.

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Adam Walton - Corona Borealis

For my dad, Graham, who's been gone too long, and for anyone missing their dad today, or any day.

Dad took us all to Italy in 1977. He borrowed John Selby's Maxi and we drove from Nannerch to Lucca. It took three or four days: three or four days of a leaky tent; little bro Danbles demanding fish 'n' chips from bemused French, Swiss and Italian waiters; me completely refusing to go to the toilet. 

It was the most exciting holiday I've ever been on. Sometimes the smell of the Tuscan hillsides comes back to me, or the feeling of absolute contentment reading my dinosaur book by candlelight in our rickety, leaking villa.

And there were scorpions and lizards... SCORPIONS AND LIZARDS!!

Love you and miss you dad.

There is a new album coming soon. This isn't on it.

Thanks for listening.

Written and played by Adam Walton
Drums by Rachel Williams (Peaness)  https://www.facebook.com/rachelwilliamsdrummer
Produced by Adam Walton & Russ Hayes
Recorded at Orange Sound Studios, Penmaenmawr by Russ Hayes.
Field recording courtesy of Eliseo Di Malto & Roberta Musillami
Artwork by Adam Walton

Adam Walton - On a Hillside (With The Fireflies)

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Groundhog Day

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