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Red Light District

written, produced and recorded by Nina Nesbitt

I have started a project called 'songs i'm writing about you'. Lots of you have been sending me in stories about your lives and I have been taking the most inspiring ones and turning them in to songs. This is the first one, it's a story of Forbidden Love. 

If you want a song about your life, best way to send one in is DMing me on instagram x

ONTARIO | Nina Nesbitt

Ne·ver Break is the 2nd track from the Jupiter EP, out now.
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Ne·ver Break Feat. Alyss

Fetherstone’s breakout single, ‘Don’t Look Back’ becomes the starting point for her new style of storytelling, detailing the struggle of the artist, and the seemingly endless waiting game for the next opportunity to come along. Produced in collaboration with London native Harry Tarlton (Signed to Kobalt Music Group, Chi), the upbeat, 80s synth-infused track showcases her new electronic direction, while putting her delicate yet powerhouse vocals front and centre.

'Don't Look Back' is the precursor to Fetherstone's debut EP. The EP is due to be released March 2017 (one track a month) and will be a collection of her stories, laying the platform for a series of future releases pulling inspiration from friends, family, and people she hasn’t even met yet.
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Don't Look Back

Øyvind Weiseth's upcoming single, 'Inside Our Minds'.

Recorded at LIPA Studios by Kyrre Gjerstad.
Produced by Kyrre Gjerstad & Øyvind Weiseth.
Mixed in Mouse House Studios by Rich Mauser.
Executive Producer: Bill Evans.

Music & Lyrics by Øyvind Weiseth.

©OW Records 2017.

Inside Our Minds

Following her break-out single ‘Don’t Look Back’ released in November 2016, Fetherstone, in collaboration with London-based Kobalt Music-signed producer Harry Tarlton, presents ‘Setting My Soul Free’, the first instalment of her self-titled 4-track EP. Under the guise of Fetherstone, her new electronic-pop-folk infused persona, Australian songstress Briana Cowlishaw brings the tradition of the troubadour storyteller into the modern electronic pop genre through her innate passion for storytelling, with this new release reflecting on the vulnerability of falling in love, and accepting oneself enough to be able to be loved in return.

Cowlishaw explains her raw and open approach to her songwriting as ‘…the only way I can write music. When I accept my vulnerability and allow myself to be completely honest with my lyrics, I can stop trying to create and the creation just happens on it’s own. It’s not always easy, though, to stand strong and look at your weakness face on.’ 

‘Setting My Soul Free’ launches at The Troubadour (SW5 9JA) with Fetherstone in full-band mode, on Friday 7 April. Tickets: https://troubadourlondon.yapsody.com/event/index/68241/bloom

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      Title: Setting My Soul Free 
      Artist: Fetherstone 
      Label: Fetherstone
      Catalogue No: FS002
      Release date: 7 April 2017

      CONTACT
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LYRICS
The winds never stop blowing, 
The seas never stop moving, 
I’ve jumped aboard many times before and the 
Roaring seas they swept me right away. 

I tried to lay still in bed before, 
I’ve tossed from side to side in endless thought, 
I’ve made my plans to run away once again from, 
All the things i’ll never understand. 

But now I awake with your arms around my skin and you're holding me. 

You make my soul run free, 
You stop me from sinking deep, 
You make me all I can be, 
Your soul was made for me. 

The trees never stop growing, 
The skies never stop changing. 
The world somehow seems so calm about it all, 
I need to know where the story ends. 

I close my eyes and let my thoughts go, 
Why I am here and how am I to know! 
I’ve landed in the setting of my dreams, 
Yet some days I really wouldn’t know. 

But now I awake with your arms around my skin and you're holding me. 

You make my soul run free, 
You stop me from sinking deep, 
You make me all I can be, 
Your soul was made for me. 

You say you understand me, 
But I don't even understand myself. 
You say just take it easy, 
I always feel the need to push myself. 
And through the years you watch me, 
I always seem to trip over my feet. 
You say you'll always love me, 
Do I deserve to be so lucky. 

You make my soul run free, 
You stop me from sinking deep, 
You make me all I can be, 
Your soul was made for me. 
You make my soul run free, 
You stop me from sinking deep, 
You make me all I can be, 
Your soul was made for me.

Setting My Soul Free

Fetherstone, in collaboration with London-based Kobalt Music-signed producer Harry Tarlton, presents 'Nicole'’, the second  instalment of her self-titled 4-track EP. Under the guise of Fetherstone, her new electronic-pop-folk infused persona, Australian songstress Briana Cowlishaw brings the tradition of the troubadour storyteller into the modern electronic pop genre through her innate passion for storytelling. 

Nicole is the persona that Cowlishaw wishes she could be, wishes she could give in to, the night owl. Where there is so much peace and no longer the overwhelming pressure to succeed, why wouldn't you succumb to the temptation?

The single will be out on the 5th of May, 2017, on all the usual platforms.

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NICOLE

There’s something about the night,
That makes me open up, that makes me open my mind.
There’s something about the night,
That makes room for us, space to breath.
There’s something about the way the shadows fall,
The moving leaves, they dance for me. 
Then I step in, Then I step in. 

Nicole nicole you’re falling, 
Nicole nicole you’re lost inside, 
Nicole nicole we’re losing you top the night.
Nicole nicole you’re falling,
Nicole nicole you’re lost inside, 
Nicole nicole we’re losing you top the night.

When the light fades,
And all the people retreat, the day is put to sleep. 
All their thoughts and their lingering fears, 
Don’t whisper to me anymore, 
The silence grows long and clear,
It sings to me, sings to me. 
So will I step in? Please take me in!

Nicole nicole you’re falling, 
Nicole nicole you’re lost inside, 
Nicole nicole we’re losing you top the night.
Nicole nicole you’re falling,
Nicole nicole you’re lost inside, 
Nicole nicole we’re losing you top the night.

I’m fading away, 
I know that I should stay,
And make an effort. 
I’m fading away, 
Why should I stay?
Why should I bother?
Nicole nicole you’re falling, 
Nicole nicole you’re lost inside, 
Nicole nicole we’re losing you top the night.
Nicole nicole you’re falling,
Nicole nicole you’re lost inside, 
Nicole nicole we’re losing you top the night.

Self Titled EP 

Nicole

'The Last Time'

Written by A.Francis & K.Hussain
Produced by Alex Francis, Ben Simon & Eddie Serafica
Mastered by Chris Kimsey 

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Alex Francis Music 2017

The Last Time

Fetherstone, in collaboration with London-based Kobalt Music-signed producer Harry Tarlton, presents 'All You Need to Be'’, the third instalment of her self-titled 4-track EP. Under the guise of Fetherstone, her new electronic-pop-folk infused persona, Australian songstress Briana Cowlishaw brings the tradition of the troubadour storyteller into the modern electronic pop genre through her innate passion for storytelling.

A note from Briana...

All You Need to Be is one of the most honest and raw songs I've ever written and reminds me WHY I make music.  It came from one of those dark moments that swallow you whole and then spit you out the other side. We all spend so much time justifying who we are, why and if we are important in the world, but most importantly if who we are is ENOUGH, for other people and for ourselves. I would never question my best friends and beautiful family for all their crazy, imperfect quirks that make them unique and hilarious, but I don’t make that exception for myself and continue to dangerously critic myself. . . . 

I wrote this song in about an hour, completely balling my eyes out, so hurt from my own self destruction and ready to heal. I feel like these lyrics that came out were aimed both at myself but also to all the beautiful people in my life who I want to remind how epically awesome they are.

All You Need to Be will be out on all platforms Friday 2nd June, 2017. 

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ALL YOU NEED TO BE 
LYRICS
What's the point of seeing,
When the worlds a reflection of your clouded mind?
What's the point of sleeping,
When you feel tired all of the time?
 
What's the point of breathing, 
If you can't feel your lungs moving in and out?
What's the point of loving,
If you can't love yourself?
 
You, are beautiful and 
You, are wonderful and 
You, don't see what others see,
You are all you need to be.
 
Why do we all keep trying, 
When you don't give yourself the credit you deserve?
Why do we bother listening,
When you don't hear anything but the voices in your head?
 
What's the point in sharing,
If you don't stop to take in there blessing?
What's the point of living,
if you live to put yourself down?

You, are beautiful and 
You, are wonderful and 
You, don't see what others see,
You are all you need to be.
 
You, are beautiful and 
You, are wonderful and 
You, don't see what others see,
You are all you need to be.

All You Need to Be

Lyrics:

We’re traveling, always traveling
It’s a long and lonesome road we’ve set out on
When we wake up together in a strange place
I’m so glad to see your face
In the morning sun

So let’s load up, now we’ve grown up
Get back on the road in a rental car
To New York City or maybe Nashville, Tennessee
Just us three, you and me
And my guitar!

I don’t know (I don’t know) where this leads us
But this old road is big enough for two of us to share
So come along my friend
We’ll find it in the end
And we’ve still got some traveling to get there

We’ve been everywhere, but there’s nowhere we belong
And we’re still trying to find out who we are
How ‘bout we ease up, settle down, build ourselves a life
And maybe someday they can call us man and wife

I don’t know (I don’t know) where this leads us
But this old road is big enough for two of us to share
So come along my friend
We’ll find it in the end
And we’ve still got some traveling to get there

Sometimes it seems like there are stop signs
You want to run the red light

I don’t know (I don’t know)
I don’t know (I don’t know) where this leads us
But this old road is big enough for two of us to share
So come along my friend
We’ll find it in the e-e-end
And we’ve still got some traveling to get there

© O&O 2017

Credits:
Songs written + produced by O&O | Recorded at Great Divide Studios | Engineered by Jamie Rosenberg + O&O | Mixed by Alec Brits | Mastered by Rogan Kelsey | Artwork by Garrett Marks | Front Cover based on photo by Max Weir | John Michel - Drums, Percussion | Michael Jude - Bass | Obadiah Jones - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion | Orian Peled - Vocals

Traveling

Fetherstone, in collaboration with London-based producer Harry Tarlton, presents 'Two Hands on Deck’, the fourth instalment of her self-titled 4-track EP. Under the guise of Fetherstone, her new electronic-pop-folk infused persona, Australian songstress Briana Cowlishaw brings the tradition of the troubadour storyteller into the modern electronic pop genre through her innate passion for storytelling. 

The single was featured on the Richer Unsigned August 2017 Highlights playlist, which was then later hand picked by Newton Faulkner to feature on the Richer Unsigned record store day vinyl compilation, April 2018. 


A note from Briana.... 

Often as artists we think we need to go the road alone, tough it out and struggle to make things work on our own, because we should be capable, right? In this fight to be strong enough, good enough, noticed, credited as an artist, I often find myself lonely, doubting my art and it's validity. 

This song is about letting that go and celebrating collaboration. Letting people in to bounce off, create with and feel like you are part of something bigger than yourself. This track is intended to capture what it feels like that moment you let go - a feeling of release, weight lifted from your shoulders, excitement, playfulness ... and potentially a little party dance to celebrate!

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LYRICS 

The road is speaking, 
It talks to me. 
The road, is whispering, 
Change tactics. 
Go on, and open, 
Those doors you’ve been watching oh. 
Cause doors don’t open themselves. 

I’ve been rowing my canoe, 
Without knowing where I’m going to. 
I’m sinking under soon I’ll have to, 
Throw my ore in. 

Cause I don’t need another morning crying here alone. 
So take my hand it’s easier to steer a boat with two. 
Two hands on Deck, oh. 
Two hands on Deck, oh. 

A rose is blooming, 
Just cultivate the soul. 
It’s opening. 
A chance to feel alive, again. 
Feel the power in your hands. 
This road was made for us. 

I’ve been rowing my canoe, 
Without knowing where I’m going to. 
I’m sinking under soon I’ll have to, 
Throw my ore in. 

Cause I don’t need another morning crying here alone. 
So take my hand it’s easier to steer a boat with two. 
Two hands on Deck, oh. 
Two hands on Deck, oh. 
Two hands on Deck. 

Help me, let me, keep moving forward. 
Help me, let me, move on. 
Help me, let me, keep moving forward. 
Help me, let me, move on. 

Cause I don’t need another morning crying here alone. 
So take my hand it’s easier to steer a boat with two. 
Two hands on Deck, oh. 
Two hands on Deck, oh. 
Two hands on Deck.
credits
released July 7, 2017 
Production: Harry Tarlton 
Music, Lyrics and vocals: Briana Cowlishaw 
Artwork: Original print by Edith Cowlishaw, Digital editing by Ryan Khoury aka Tryangle Man.
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Two Hands On Deck

Fetherstone combines jazz, pop, folk and electronica to showcase a very personal, modern expression of her luscious songwriting and sublime vocals. Working as a seasoned jazz vocalist and composer in Australia since 2009, Briana Cowlishaw moved to the UK in 2015 where she started a new musical adventure; Fetherstone. The project is named after Bri’s grandmother (Edith Featherstone/Cowlishaw), a renowned printmaker in Australia, and is what Bri channels all her creative energy through; songwriting, painting, performing and creative play. Fetherstone’s debut EP was produced by UK’s Harry Tarlton (Union J, WarnerUK), followed by 3 singles released between 2018 and 2020, and she is now about to release her first self produced body of work, "Full Turn", due out 1st June 2023.

The album "Full Turn" is a fusion of songs and interludes, capturing the essence and energy of the places where Fetherstone’s stories came from; the frantic streets of London to the quiet and serene bush in the Australian Blue Mountains. Ambitious at heart, Briana Cowlishaw started the journey of learning how to produce and mix her own music 3 years ago during the pandemic lockdown, which has allowed her music to tell raw and personal stories about her connection to nature, finding resilience through darkness, the bumpy and joyful road of being an artist and the cycles of death and rebirth. “Full Turn” was recorded, produced and mixed in a marriage of home studio setups between Sydney, Central Coast NSW and Berlin, alongside Berlin based Aussie singer and producer, Matilda Abraham.

Performances in Brighton, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Prague and Brno have seen Fetherstone utilise a 5 channel vocal loop pedal and beats machine to craft stunning vocal arrangements of her songs, as well as acapella arrangements of covers from her artistic role models, such as Madison Cunningham, Phoebe Bridges, Tom Misch, Lianne La Havas, Emily King, Bon Iver and Joni Mitchell.