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I began writing 'State of Mind' in Hawaii in April 2023, and completed the song in December 2024 in South Korea. The collaboration with Flambeau, a fellow Uni student, marked a significant turning point in the song's development and we created a piece that we both adore and believe has potential. We have uploaded to Distrokid, shared the Pre-Save link and plan to submit to playlists, music blogs. The song explores the pursuit of an elusive "ideal" dictated by society and encourages self-discovery.

State of Mind

Grime's Graves EP

Give Me Some Time

LYRICS
Run, run little rabbit 
The fox is laughing in this midnight hour
Sating all my desires
Through the stone cold heart of liar

Sha na na na na 
I don’t care
My soul is on fire
It’s burning to hell 
Sha na na na na 
Don’t you dare
Your heartbeats turn dire
Sweet hunted beware 

Sha na na na na
Sha na na na na

Craving the spell that you’re under
Fear is the drug that’s making you falter (run run little rabbit)
Chasing your lips and my secrets (run run far away) 
Dirty seed sprouting in your brain 

Sha na na nan na na
I don’t care
My soul is on fire
It’s burning to hell 
Sha na na na na
Don’t you dare
Your heartbeats turn dire
Sweet hunted beware 

Sha na na na na na na na oh
Sha na na na na na
Sha na na na no
Sha na na na 

Little rabbit stalked by the fox
Taking short breaths an aching paradox 
Little rabbit bewildered by thought
Give in open pandora’s box

Run run little rabbit
Run run far away

Run run far away

Run RRRABBIT

Leave Him Behind was the other A-side to the 'Caroline' single and included on the album 'The Family Grave play Songs About Love' available on bandcamp here https://thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/the-family-grave-play-songs-about-love and all good digital places

The Family Grave play Songs About Love

Leave Him Behind

Arches & Enemies

7. Smoking Gun

Arzantiera - Radio Mix

A haunting lullaby that explores loneliness, self-sabotage, and the tension between art and commodification.

Performance Credits:
Courtney McMahon - Vocals, Songwriter & Guitarist 
Chris Bull - Lead Guitarist
Samuel Hart - Bassist
Frankie Di Stani - Clarinet, Vocals
Pitt Vitheethum - Drums

Public Domain

A track that blends melodic UK rap with variety of influences. Beneath its uptempo bounce, the song carries a deeper narrative, exploring how toxic cycles rooted in negative upbringings, surroundings and past situations; can impact relationships.

Hall Of Fame

What It Is / Final Round

Final Round

Super Love Me

Safe Travels

Shallow Water

it's nice to see you, stranger

wishing coin

'Cindy Sherman' is the sixth single by UK band Spirits of Saturn.
Released 27.05.25

Written by Spirits Of Saturn
Mixed + Mastered by Tucan

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linktr.ee/spiritsofsaturn to follow, stream, purchase etc

Cindy Sherman

The latest song from the upcoming album Here Come The Real Flower Pots

Indie Rock (42%)
Indie Pop (31%)
Folk Rock (22%)
Alternative Rock (20%)
Folk (14%)

Birdie

A raw and unflinching meditation on isolation and reckoning, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat is the first glimpse into flakebelly’s forthcoming album, The Boy In The Diving Bell. Stripped-down yet searing, the track drifts between hushed, palm-muted acoustic guitar and an aching string quartet, all anchored by flakebelly’s intimate, unvarnished vocal delivery.

A reflection on a lifetime of social missteps and unseen struggles, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat channels the weight of unfinished business into something both deeply personal and quietly vengeful. It’s a reckoning, a release, and a question left hanging in the air - what happens when you come calling for the ghosts of your past?

The album as a whole grows from the alt-folk roots of At The Prow Of The Lifeboat to more experimental, psych-folk territories, blending raw acoustic textures with surreal, otherworldly soundscapes. With its lo-fi aesthetic, first-take performances, and the imperfections of an ancient analog Akai tape machine, The Boy In The Diving Bell embraces its rawness, mistakes left in, and a uniquely unpolished atmosphere. For those drawn to the stark honesty of Elliott Smith or the simmering intensity of early Nick Cave, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat offers a haunting introduction to the diverse and immersive sonic world of The Boy In The Diving Bell.


At The Prow of The Lifeboat

Buy on Bandcamp

This is a song about my belated love for house music and a celebration of that feeling of always being late to the party

Retro And Beyond

Sell-By Date

Back Down The Well

The third track from the EP "broken Pieces'.

Composed & performed by Chris Brambley & Catherine Rudie. Production: Chris Brambley & Catherine Rudie. Mixing; Jamie Lockhart/Greenmount Studios. Mastering; Eric James/Philosophers Barn Mastering

Butterfly Wing

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