Weekend Showcase 4.14 features forty-three (43) buzz-saw new music singles from artists and bands representing 13 countries.  Learn more here:
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Weekend Showcase 4.14

Wide awake that night under the moon — lying just inches apart, both quietly wondering if we should’ve snuggled. Ha-ha. That pretty much sums up our early days… full of hesitation, unspoken feelings, and way too much overthinking.

For me, it was this maddening loop: “She’s right there. Say something. Or just scoot a little closer. Or maybe... don’t.” Even with her right next to me, my head wouldn’t stop spinning. Silly?

This duet captures that weird, sweet, slightly awkward magic of that moment — when you're close enough to touch, but too scared to cross the line.

These days? She steals the blanket like it’s a competitive sport, and I freeze through the night like a very polite popsicle. (She denies everything, obviously.)

But sometimes, out of nowhere, I feel two arms wrap around me in the dark — her signature sleepy sneak-attack cuddles. Not that I’m complaining. I’m just as guilty now.

I think we finally figured out how we fit together in sleep... and maybe in life, too.

[Lyrics]

My eyes are wide, the red moon's in view
It’s not quite the hue, but it’s tied to you
A sign of the one who's in my head—
Why I'm awake, lying in bed
Now what?

It hasn't been long, yet my fingers still ache
Your freckles, a map of every heart quake
Your voice still lingers in my memory
Whispering secrets meant only for me
The sight of you is fading away
But your blazing hair continues to stay

It hasn't been long, yet my fingers still ache
Your touch is a comfort I wish I could awake
Your perfume lingers as if you’re still near
It wraps around me like a hug so dear
Maybe she is?
Maybe I should act on it?
But I have my doubts

Oh, please show me, so I could see
How your eyes sparkle like a playful sea
Oh, please tell me, so I could hear
Your voice, like a song I long to hear
Oh, please guide me, so I could feel
My hands around you, like it's meant to be
But how can I be so selfish
When you appear so at ease?

It hasn't been long since you fell asleep
Your kiss still haunts me, a feeling so deep
Your voice still echoes in my mind
Carrying whispers of a past entwined
The thought of how you hold your composure
Draws me closer, wanting nothing more

It hasn't been long since you fell asleep
Your gentle touch is a treasure I still keep
The scent of you lingers, as if you’re next to me
It’s a fragrant trace of the love I always see
Maybe he is?
Maybe I should act on it?
But I have my doubts

Oh, please show me, so I could see
How your eyes sparkle like a playful sea
Oh, please tell me, so I could hear
Your voice, like a song I long to hear
Oh, please guide me, so I could feel
My hands around you, like it's meant to be
But how can I be so selfish
When you appear so at ease?

Hey
Are you awake?
I thought you were sleeping
How can I
When you're next to me?
I missed you so much
I missed you more!
Come here
No! You first
Together
Always together

Oh, please show me, so we could see
How our eyes sparkle like a playful sea
Oh, please tell me, so we could hear
Our voices, like a song we long to hear
Oh, please guide me, so we could feel
Our hands around us, like it's meant to be
But how can we be so selfish
When we appear so at ease?
Yes, we can!

Oh, please show me, so we could see
How our eyes sparkle like a playful sea
Oh, please tell me, so we could hear
Our voices, like a song we long to hear
Oh, please guide me, so we could feel
Our hands around us, like it's meant to be
But how can we be so selfish
When we appear so at ease?

How can we sleep?

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Sky Full Of Song

After releasing debut single ‘Oceans’ at the end of 2017 and being featured in Upset Magazine, Alternative Press as one of the 20 bands you need to hear, and being asked by huge supporter Steve Lamacq to introduce themselves with a 60 second CV on his BBC 6 Music show, The Yada Yada Yadas have returned to show their songwriting chops once more in ‘Woke Up Strange’. 

This second offering from the band is made of sharp guitars, twisting together harmonically in all their fuzz and distortion, across a landscape of familiarity, forced under a more traditional pop songs skin. It's playful, aggressive, and fuelled with intention. In this latest installment from The Yada Yada Yadas, their US alt-rock influences really shine through, with tones reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr’s J. Mascis, and the playful craftsmanship and lyrical stylings of bands such as Pavement, Yuck, and early Flaming Lips. 

An ironic tale of the mundane and boxed in nature of northern life, Woke Up Strange provides an insight into the band on a social level though it’s relatable narrative. Here, The Yada Yada Yadas are more earnest lyrically than in previous offerings, more deliberate, and at times downright heavier musically. 

Speaking of the release, the band explain “Woke Up Strange is alternative rock in disguise. Hiding behind it’s unfolding overlapping hooks lay a pool of screaming guitars bathed in fuzz, rising upwards as they’re kissed by the light of the morning sun and born again to lay the foundations of a pop song. Narratively, the track has many insights to offer about the nature of conformity, the ever pesky and elusive ideological ‘Man’, and simple agreed fashion etiquette. Dynamic contrast is a huge part of our sound, and here in Woke Up Strange, this is demonstrated once more as screams dissolve into sweet melodies, and horrendous dissonance builds toward serene resolution.”

‘Woke Up Strange’ is set for release Friday April 6th 2018 via Silent Kid Records.

Woke Up Strange

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