Money Talks (Radio Edit)

Beach Lizard

Something About This Place

This tune is a reminder and a plea. Our current economic climate doesn't make it easy for all to step outside and breathe, take notice of the small things and reliece the pressures that exist in our individual worlds. How wild swimming and standing by trees can regulate our vagus nerve, grounding us in our nervous system allowing us to connect with each other, relax. So it's a reminder, that even if accesss is hard, and housing is hard, and everything is hard, get a bit of fresh air, fresh water, when you can, find a plant, even in the most concrete of landscapes there is always a bit of life.

Opening with a variation on the Georgian folk song 'ბინდისფერია სოფელი' Bindisperia Sopeli taught to me by @nino.naneishvili
Part of the lyrics translates as -
The color of the world is twilight, and is getting darker. In an age where it is easier to imagine dystopia than a hopeful future this song really touched on some of what I was feeling whilst writing 'staring at the grain'.


Lyrics -
Slate and grass and water running fast and o’er over hill,
Over hill and to the lake here there will find the freshest fill,

Undulating mountains pasture slowly beginning to fade,
Hoping that the life clings on here even in the summer’s shade,

Our trees are arteries and our trees are arteries

Twigs and leaf and bark are witness
To the drowning of the hill
Over copse and to the vale here
We won’t find the waters still, mmm...

Beckoning the forest shelters
Axed and planed and sawn in shape
Sweep away last cherry stones
Burn humble hope in fire place

Our trees are arteries and our trees are arteries

Cos nothing cures delirium like staring at the grain the tiny knotted faces help the trees to explain about their life before the plank, the twisted beech and straightened ash

staring at the grain

I Like It

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# SayNoToTheDeteriorationOfImmigrationLaw(English translation)

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https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230218/p2a/00m/0na/027000c
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/03/japan-endless-detention-migrants-speak-out-as-government-proposes-harsh-immigration-bill/
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New single by Geordie punk group Swine Tax, featuring guest vocals by Robyn of bigfatbig fame.

Words & music by Swine Tax.
Artwork by Vince L.

Swine Tax - Annual Leave

Glue is a lively and energetic song that's sure to get your toes tapping, but beyond the catchy beat and upbeat tempo lies a deep exploration of vulnerability, connection, and the power of interpretation.

Overall, the lyrics of Glue are poignant and evocative, capturing the feeling of finding safety and comfort in someone else's care.

Glue

Don't Ever Hide Your Face

Plato had it easy
Right place right time
To write down his lessons
And make them last through time
I'm lacking inspiration
I'm already past my prime
The grass was always greener
When you're on the other side
I don't know what to do
In this world

So I did my research
I looked it up online
I asked Jeeves
He shrugged and deeply sighed
He said, "you're not like Sinatra,
No, you don't have his eyes
And you don't like dancing
When your feet are getting tired."
I don't know what to do
In this world
I don't know what to do
In this world
I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do

I don't want the dreaming
I don't want the hope
I gave my all already
And now I wish I'd never spoke
If "everyone's an artist"
Then who is left to gaze?
Will the seats lie empty
When we're standing on that stage?
I don't know what to do
In this world
world
I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do

Aaron Neville - keyboards, backing vocals
Adam Kidd - composer, rhythm guitar, lead vocals, production
Adam Whittles - bass guitar, backing vocals
James Crump - drums, percussion, engineering
Tom Alty - lead guitar, backing vocals

Tristan Maclenahan - mixing and mastering (Aquitaine Sounds)

Don't Know What To Do

Vignettes

punk yacht quintet...
"We're never going to give up on you."

Don't Know What To Do

Fragile Creatures