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On Home

Bojockey

The Water

Vienna's Song

Notes

Facelift

Little Sister

Start From The Endless

SALUT SALUT

Being my second solo track, this is a musical form of pixie dust with a little stomp of techno. Throwing in some experimental sounds & samples, you now have Celestial Awakening. 

It's time to wake up!

Celestial Awakening

WHY - NUUXS - RADIO EDIT

Guitar tuning is: C F C g c d. 

Caught in a storm
The lucid beginnings are long gone
No escape from the storm
The lucid beginnings
Destroyed by a torrent
That’s pushing her under the sea

She clings to the sides
With her nails digging in
As the storm rages on
She just turns within herself

Here comes the storm
A deluge, a maelstrom before long
Fear the storm
A deluge, a maelstrom
That pushes her under
So much that she struggles to breathe

The lights that diminish
To nothing but black
How can I 
How can I
See her safe to shore

When you make it out the storm
It’s so beautiful to me

When you make it out the storm
It’s so beautiful

Doireann

This will be the first release from a forthcoming album. It's partly about the current political climate we live in but also delves a little bit into my time at school. I tried to create a character that is dissolution with his social predicament that ends up succubming to right wing propaganda. It's not as bleak as it sounds! 
The chorus focuses on an imagined political figure that uses propaganda to change the minds of millions within the U.K. It takes part around 2016. I wonder who I might be singing about? You can't break the heart of the nation essentially means you can fool some of the people most of the time but not ALL the people ALL of the time. I have used the question in the last phrase of the song; can ya? Because lets face it they did. The right sort of broke the heart of the nation but the nation hasn't realised it yet!

Heart of the Nation

"SUITCASE" is the debut single of the wandering songwriter Meri Lu Jacket, released on all digital platforms on Friday, February 23, 2024. It's more than just a song; it's a journey through soulful indie pop that tells the story of a seemingly trivial argument between two lovers. But beneath the surface, there's a profound sense of loneliness and the unease of feeling incomplete without each other's love. 

The song was produced by Alex Marton for Firstline Production with guitars by Filippo Scandroglio. 

With her captivating voice and enveloping melodies, Meri Lu Jacket captures the essence of this universal human experience, turning it into a track that strikes straight to the heart. It's a fusion of emotions and sounds that leaves an indelible impression.

Suitcase - Meri Lu Jacket

Little Strange - Alright Now 

Released 22/02/24 via Play Loud Sound

Written by Jamie Thompson, Olly Davis, Jack Clynes and Charlie Harris 
Recorded at Play Loud Sound
Produced & Mixed by Olly Davis 
Mastering by Charlie Harris

Alright Now

With rhythms inspired by UK garage, lyrically Clydecore is a tale of coercive control told through the romanticised lens of a survivor and offset by imagery of the real experiences of the Barrow Gang. In an instant, guitars and electronics switch from atmospheric to stabbing in a dance of freedom and rage.

Clydecore

Now I've Got Me (Jodie Vinall Ft. Noodle Beard)

A little stripped back acoustic and piano tune with a gentle plea to look after our wellbeing

Sleep through alarms

'What Will Be' are: Abe Shimmin, James Holman, JK & Chris Balmer linktr.ee/whatwillbe.band

Stream our music here: open.spotify.com/artist/6e3ibcG1I…xaQkSnuE_i0YO4Rw
Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatwillbe.band/
Twitter: twitter.com/WhatWillBe_Band
Tiktok: www.instagram.com/whatwillbe.band/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatwillbe.band

2024 Gigs: We're headlining Night & Day, Manchester on February 27th. Tickets here: https://www.seetickets.com/event/n-d-showcase-what-will-be/the-night-and-day-cafe/2838666

Produced by James Holman and What Will Be
Mixed by James Holman
Recorded and Mastered @ Brunswick Mill Studios, Salford 2023
Distributed by Tunecore

My Days

It won’t take so long
to sing this sad song.
I wrote this short song
so long ago.

When we said so long
I knew that it was wrong
but we said so long
so long ago.

As long as I am here
I’ll be longing for that year
I spent with you
so, so long ago

but if my memory serves me well
you didn’t take it well
when I said so long
so long ago.

So it’s so long Mary Ann
you were named after that man
who sang So Long, Marianne
so long ago.

Wish I’d found a better end
to this song I won’t be sending
you lost your heart
so long ago.

So Long

Warmest Regards is the first single from the Fishery Commission's returning E.P. "Four Under Three". 

The track addresses the concept of the overwhelming bleakness facing humanity, with the firm belief that the planet will one day fight back and overcome the mess we have made of it. 

Mort Garson meets 8bit over a heavy dub sound system to accompany a set of songs written by a late night torch singer.

Warmest Regards

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