I loved you then in those idyllic days, we promised then that we would never change..

Idyllic Days

when our time is done, we'll stop and we'll move on..

We Move On

I sent you a postcard, you read between the lines..

Find Myself

Our influences come shining thru here, Bowie, Smiths alternative 80's vibes.
This is a song about clinging on to the past and not letting go, which is by no means a bad thing.

Ghosts Of The Past

This is another song steeped in the music that has lived with us all our lives. Glam sounding guitars and drums echoing T Rex or perhaps Teenage Fanclub. 
Lyrically it's about a guy that's been very straight laced and well mannered all his life then one day he thinks 'fuck it!' I want to live a little, you can use your imagination to what may happen next.
It would make a great music video!

Saint

We're always looking for a new challenge and to try something different.
I asked Dave (Bass) the guitarist to write me a Northern Soul influenced tune. In the early hours of the next day he dropped the instrumental version of this. Fuck me I thought, he's nailed it!
We later got a real Brass section on board (The Brassholes Horns) borrowed from Tom McGuire & The Brassholes which added a massive impact to the sound.
Lyrically... it's about a girl on a dance floor, that can't be touched and won't get close..

Hard To Hold

Dave Bass guitars / Dave Beattie vocals Dumfries / Carlisle
1989-2021
An Excursion into music New and Old.
Selective unpolished covers, older songs and Brand New material.
The first FADED EP released July 2020 
Idyllic Days
We Move On
Your Enemy
Find Myself
Lindsay Carroll plays bass on idyllic days

Second release Hard To Hold EP released October 30th.

Don't Fall Apart
Hard To Hold
Ghosts Of The Past
Saint

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