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Taken from Music For Hauntings: Vol I
Listen everywhere here: https://smarturl.it/TeamPictureMFHv1

The incredible artwork is a hand-drawn interpretation of the cover of the band’s debut album The Menace Of Mechanical Music by artist Sarah Smith. 

2021 UK TOUR
28/9 - Bootleg Social, Blackpool
29/9 - The Parish, Huddersfield
30/9 - Broadcast, Glasgow
1/10 - Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough
2/10 - Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield
12/10 - Yes, Manchester
13/10 - Camden Assembly, London
14/10 - Komedia, Brighton
15/10 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
17/10 - Wild Paths Festival, Norwich
24/10 - Karma Festival, Nottingham
https://smarturl.it/TeamPictureMFHv1/tickets

Music For Hauntings Vol I

Phantom Limb

phantom limb

Dal i fownsio yn y goleua​dau... Still bouncing in the lights!

Noson Arall yn y Ffair

Down To Earth Ft. Josh Skints (Radio Edit)

Don't Break Me Up

Banging guitars, beats and bile. Siren’s Song was inspired by aspirational politicians who ooze their way to power with no regard or care for their people, only the desire to appease their paymasters.

sirenssong.wav

I Never Wanna Let Go

A track about the beauty and contrast of New York City. All music written and produced by Arthur "Junior" Robinson. Recorded April 2021.

Taxi

Silver Lake

I May Have Contributed To My Own Downfall

In The Light Of Day

The Future

A song to make you hopeful about the end of lockdown. Just for a laugh x

June Twenty First

Shelter (D.Harbottle)

May your home be a shelter
When you roam, won’t you know you’ve got home to comfort you

May your feet feel the blessing
Of the sacred earth, this ancient path To which we all once belonged

And we will return...

May the weight of this world fall
And lighten the load from the burdens you hold on your shoulders

And you will unfurl your sail
To awaken adventure, your spirit will navigate the stormy seas

For you were born to wander
For you were born to wander

(Wide open arms wait you)

Won’t you come home – with your eyes young again 
Won’t you come home – where your thoughts never think to wander

The Beacon

Shelter

Produced by Exire
Mixed and mastered by Exire

Video 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7d_Vb1S35c

Your Profile Is Dope (edit)

Lay it Down (4:41)

Written and arranged by Rhona Stevens. 

Featured Artists: 
Rhona Stevens - Electric Guitar and Vox
Euan McLaughlin - Electric Guitar ana Synth
Steven Stark - Kit and Percussion 
Ali MacKenzie - Bass

Recorded by Lewis McLaughlin.

Mixed and Mastered by Mattie Foulds @ Caribou Recording (www.caribourecording.com)

Lay It Down

Her Mind

verse: i’ve let some friends go like loose change and now
my wallets thinner than i would let on
maybe they’re laughing just to let me know
that’s it’s so funny that i’ve got so broke

chorus: wasting all my money, money, money, money, money
wasting all my money, money, money, yeah
wasting all my money, money, money, money, money
wasting all my money, money, money, yeah

spending all my money, money, money, money, money
spending all my money, money, money, yeah
spending all my money, money, money, money, money
spending all my money, money, money, yeah

verse: i got my savings and i’ll keep them tight
shame i learned permanence at 25
probably end up alone when i’m old
‘cause no one taught me my net from my worth

chorus: wasting all my money, money, money, money, money
wasting all my money, money, money, yeah
wasting all my money, money, money, money, money
wasting all my money, money, money, yeah

spending all my money, money, money, money, money
spending all my money, money, money, yeah
spending all my money, money, money, money, money
spending all my money, money, money, fuck 

bridge: maybe the family business of loneliness 
is all that i am cut out for

maybe the family business of loneliness 
is all that i am cut out for, for, for, for

Money

Running Through My Head

Musically inspired by the music of Black Sabbath and Ennio Morricone. There was an intention to combine the weight and attack of Black Sabbaths amped guitar riffs with the atmospherics and drama achieved through the use of chanting vocals and acoustic instruments in Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western soundtracks.

Reset

Skimming by PSiMiTAR
The first single of 2021.
19 / 03 / 21
It is a song about the struggles we face in life and how we pull ourselves through to the otherside. Focusing on mental health issues, such as depression. The feeling of just skimming through life without really taking the time to appreciate and acknowledge what is going on around us, when life sometimes feels too much and we feel out of our depth. The importance of talking about our problems and not being afraid to reach out to others for help and support. 
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DOWNLOAD: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/psimitar/skimming
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MUSIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LP1i_GkjsFQ
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This song was written as an ode to Mac Miller and the influence his music has had on my personal and musical growth.
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"Heads in the clouds,
Overlooking doubt,
Mists move in
'til I fill up and drown.
Forget how
I end up back here,
Guess the ripples
That Im skimming
through are tears.
But as real as it feels
I can see now,
Gotta reach out".

Skimming

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