Alt-rock/indie-pop banger - a lovechild of Florence Welch and Foals. With a dash of ‘RHCP’ this funky/but punchy/up-tempo track, is driving drums, big vocals and bouncy guitar riffs. Celebrating individualism & freedom from social pressures.

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Lyrics:
She’s the baddest social work of art
And we just follow closely to her heart
Where she’s got to go who knows for sure
What will tear her
What will tear her apart
What will tear her apart
In the name of who?
To be a work of art
For the love of what?
To be a work of art
We’re the baddest social works of art
And we won't follow no we won’t follow
And where we’ve got to go who knows for sure
What will tear them
What will tear them apart
What will tear them apart
What will tear us apart
What will tear us apart
In the name of who?
To be a work of art
For the love of what?
To be a work of art
In the name of who?
To be a work of art
My oh my
What a time to be alive
My oh my
What a time
In the name of who?
To be a work of art
For the love of what?
To be a work of art
To be, to be, a work of art (to be a work of art)
To be, to be, a work of art (to be a work of art )
To be, to be, a work of art (to be a work of art )
To be, to be, a work of art (to be a work of art )
What a time

Black Dahlia is a tale about betrayal, as the black dahlia variant symbolises; specifically self-betrayal, and overcoming that. I suppose it’s almost a diary entry into my life, as I got sick of people taking me for granted, and so I kept telling myself “do it for YOU”.

Moss - Black Dahlia Extended Mix

Taken from the Dan Lyons album SubSuburbia
Stream the whole album(or buy Vinyl/CDs)here: bit.ly/3olENTb
or on YouTube here: bit.ly/3INOOD9

Part two of the SubSuburbia skits, this alternative spoken word piece details the dysfunctional life of suburban english districts and its issues. 

LYRICS//

Half cut at The Rose and Crown 
The landlord's not doing any more favours 
Throw another log on that fire before the gypsies get cold and reach for the petrol 
Fill that hole in the old driveway and charge them three times the going rate
Lay the decking flat, put your brand new sausages on your frozen barbecue 
And hope and pray that there won't be rain tonight 

Curtains twitching, this small town is wriggling 
Man you’ll never catch him looking like that 
What a state, stupid c*** has got his shirt the wrong way round
Get a haircut, clean your nose, where are you going to work? 
Jesus lives next to the Methodist hall and he’s lending me his drill 
No more nails for me to stick this lonely mess, just a will and some elbow grease  
I’m off to Biarritz.

SubSuburbia

SubSuburbia (Pt. 2)

5) Dan Lyons - SubSuburbia (Pt.2)

Romel / Mind Blown ft. Sweet Billy Boy is available on all digital platforms via this link (please follow for updates):
https://bit.ly/3959wJU

* * * We're pleased to announce that Mind Blown has now made No. 1 on the UK's Music Week Official Black Music Club Chart * * *

Having played to sold-out clubs in Coventry, whooped up the crowds on the floats at Notting Hill Carnival and recently supported Burna Boy, UK based Grafton Entertainment urban-pop artist Romel comes with his latest release, Mind Blown featuring Sweet Billy Boy.

Produced by Slic Vic (currently producing Tinie Tempah and signed to Tinie’s Imhotep/Sony ATV label), plus Kansas City based Matthew Boda (part of the US music production house JTL Group), new single Mind Blown originally came about as a freestyle jam when working with Slic Vic at Pirate Studios - a place where many top artists have worked including BRIT & NME Award winner Kate Nash. Once the track was bangin’ Romel invited friend and fellow singer Sweet Billy Boy (who’s been enjoying support for his own work recently from BBC Three Counties DJ Edward Adoo) to spit some verses to complete the production. 

On the making of the track, Romel says “I was not meaning to write a song like Mind Blown but it just poured out of me in a wave of positivity. This was after spending a fair few years of not working with the right teams, but then things started to go really well, and working with Slic Vic was part of that transition. The spontaneity is really infectious and at this point in time I’m in a really good space with the songs flowing nicely”.

Mind Blown ft Sweet Billy Boy

Here's a taste of what's to come from me later this year. This track I recorded with Fred Abbott (from Noah & the Whale). 

First single Superman is out in the spring with more to come - follow for updates!

If Only They Knew (sample)

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5) Dan Lyons - SubSuburbia (Pt.2)

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