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Mixtapes were made to be passed around. I would like to share mine with you.

Take a listen. If you like it, pass the tape.

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Rainy Daze

https://www.beatport.com/track/the-destroyer/15423549

Searching For Serenity

The Destroyer

The Destroyer (Big Tunes Records)

Seal the Deal
Lyrics & Music: Michael Perry; Max Ovenden

“Seal the Deal” is a gritty punky Pop song about feeling desperation and despair from intense desire. Falling in love with somebody who doesn’t love you back is a soul crushing experience and this song reveals the turmoiled inner monologue of a heartbroken guy. In the chorus the lyrics refer to his love flowing down the drain, which is exactly how it feels when you have so much love but nobody to give it to. Michael’s powerful performance lets you explore his mind as he ruminates about his love.

Seal the Deal - Single

Seal the Deal- Single

Seal the Deal

What Did You Expect

The Haunting

A Minute In This World, self produced in our home studio, mixed by Bruce Rhintoul (Twin Atlantic, Fatherson) and mastered by Streaky (Ed Sheeran, Snow Patrol). The track is about reflection of times gone past and expressing how you'd do anything to feel that way again. A juxtaposition of a happy 3 and a half minute pop song with dark contrasting lyrics. It's what Layaway is all about. Cinematic epic music.

A Minute In This World

50/50

Likened to a combo of Lianne La Havas and Massive Attack - Ripple explores feminist themes, imagining a world without sexism and misogyny where everyone can just be...

Ripple

HOW CAN I BE SATISFIED - Lyrics - 

How can I let you go?
I want you, too, would miss you so.

Give me one reason
One very good reason
Why I should have to choose
Love’s all around us
So much to inhale from
Neither of us should have to loose

You like me, I like you
He likes me, I like two
I would like to like whomever I like

How can I be satisfied?
There’s so many things I haven’t tried
How can people say to me
It’s my turn to let it be?
How can you call me rough? 	          
Your love for me wasn’t enough, 
wasn’t enough, wasn’t enough

Come a long way
Climbing up the ladder 
From here I can look down
Gone to my limits
Still need to climb higher
Otherwise I feel like I will drown

Gotta keep on moving 
Things are actually happening 
Sometimes it feels like it’s a dream
Gotta keep on pushing 
Surrounded by you boundaries 
Is anything really what it seems 

I strive yes, don’t blame me 
I love yes, unshame me 
I would like to be whatever I like 

How can I be satisfied?
There’s so many things I haven’t tried
How can people say to me
It’s my turn to let it be?
How can you call me rough? 	          
Your love for me wasn’t enough, 
wasn’t enough, wasn’t enough

I heard your cry
You heard my cry
We’re out here crying together
You always want more
I always want more
We’ll be out here crying forever

How can I be satisfied?
There’s so many things I haven’t tried
How can people say to me
It’s my turn to let it be?
How can you call me rough? 	          
Your love for me wasn’t enough, 
wasn’t enough, wasn’t enough 

How can I let you go? 
I want you, too, would miss you so

How Can I

Anxiety

Secret Places (Single)

Secret Places

Chiefs

New album 'Get The Band Back Together' out June 4th on On The Grind. 
Written, recorded & mixed to 4 track tape by Neil Jarvis, April 2020-June 2021.
Buy tape: www.neiljarvis.bandcamp.com

Neil Jarvis - Old House

Bloodlines - INWARDS remix

Electronic producer Inwards twists Night House’s indie folk into a dark late-night deep groove with bursts of warm orchestral strings and swirling distant choirs.

Inwards is the alias of Kristian Shelley, a multi-instrumentalist and music programmer from Worcestershire, UK. His work exists in the experimental domain and draws influence from the far borders of dance music, using modular synths with acoustic and electronic sources to create a nostalgic and colourful sonic palette.

Night House songwriter Nick Williams “I’ve long been a fan of Inwards music, but I was absolutely blown away by what Kris has done to Bloodlines. The way he’s restricted the track around the strings section and glitching beats is mesmerising”

Bloodlines (Inwards remix) is out now via Back In The Woods records.

bloodlines inwards remix

Music & Lyrics - Amy Webber (Eimie)
Release date -2/07/2021

Mourning the moment

panic attacks, at least that's what I assume they are, a very strange feeling of disconnect and fear, it's scary when it happens as you can't control your own mental health, so I wrote this song. Heavier than normal and started as a jazz guitar riff, then got heavier

Help me

A little ditty about getting my front door(mistakenly)smashed in by the dibble!

THE BIG, RED KEY (Radio Edit)

Released: 2nd July 2021
Links: ffm.to/ocean-moon
Video: youtu.be/tnT2JhhgyMI

Ocean & the Moon is the first in a series of singles that The Daydream Club have planned this year leading up to an album release on 24th September 2021 titled All Our Born Days. During the recent trying times for everyone around the world, one positive that comes out of the chaos is the spotlight it shines on the people you care about and who you couldn’t imagine living without. The duo wrote the heartwarming song as an open love letter to each other, “You were meant to be my home, Like a force that can’t be known, Like the ocean & the moon, I’m connected to you.” The sound blends dream-like ambient atmospherics with a summery groove and lush harmonies throughout.

All Our Born Days is the seventh album release from The Daydream Club in 11 years. Made a decade after forming, All Our Born Days draws upon the lifespan of the band to date. Having formed in 2010 a lot has happened in global and personal events. Lyrically Adam & Paula explore what they have witnessed and experienced, the good and the bad. Musically it's a culmination of all of the duos sounds over the years coming together in one album, combining influences from alternative, ambient, electronic, folk, classical crossover, soul, dub and trip-hop.

As with all of The Daydream Club’s releases they have personally created every aspect of the album from writing, recording, producing, mixing and mastering to the artwork, photos and music videos… there’s no big team between audience and artist, just two people creating art.

Record Label: Poco Poco Records
Publisher: Wise Music group
Written & Performed by The Daydream Club
Recorded, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by A. J. Pickering
Artwork by The Daydream Club

Ocean & the Moon

For music, events, tickets and updates - https://floperlin.com 

Written specifically about her Baghdadi side of the family, Flo’s longing to understand her heritage and her family’s journey was what inspired her to write this song. Many people don’t get to hear stories of the past, how their family got to where they are and the experiences they had. Flo imagines her family’s stories, the life they lived, the life they left and the life she could have had. Flo dedicated time to exploring her roots, travelling to countries such as Burma to find where her Jewish Iraqi family lived - where she was ordained as a buddhist nun. Through exploring her roots she could identify repeated patterns within herself - like pieces in a jigsaw.

Characters

Baghdad

First Class

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