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Debut album from Scottish band, Galileo's Fan. 

Tracks written by Fi Vass (1,3,6,7,9) and Martin Vass (2,4,5,8,10) (PRS, MCPS)

Recorded by Iain Hutchison at Glowormrecording 
Produced by Iain Hutchison, Fi Vass and Martin Vass
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork and Design by Kim Richards

Fi Vass: vocals, piano/keys 
Martin Vass: vocals, guitars
Iain Hutchison: piano (tracks 3,6,10), guitars, programming, synths 
Graeme Smillie: Bass (1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10)
Louis Abbott: Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9)
Scott Mackay: Drums, percussion (1,4,8)
Mike Vass: fiddle, vocals (3,6)
Euan Burton: Bass (7)
John Lowrie: Drums (7)

I Won't Be Found

Waterfall

In Truth

Waiting to Hear

Waiting To Hear

Debut album from Scottish band, Galileo's Fan. 

Tracks written by Fi Vass (1,3,6,7,9) and Martin Vass (2,4,5,8,10) (PRS, MCPS)

Recorded by Iain Hutchison at Glowormrecording 
Produced by Iain Hutchison, Fi Vass and Martin Vass
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork and Design by Kim Richards

Fi Vass: vocals, piano/keys 
Martin Vass: vocals, guitars
Iain Hutchison: piano (tracks 3,6,10), guitars, programming, synths 
Graeme Smillie: Bass (1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10)
Louis Abbott: Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9)
Scott Mackay: Drums, percussion (1,4,8)
Mike Vass: fiddle, vocals (3,6)
Euan Burton: Bass (7)
John Lowrie: Drums (7)

Lyrics

Rushing forth to save me one last time
But the force has drained me, out of line
You must try not to treat me so kind
Who'd have thought your love could stifle mine

Jealousy and doubt not welcome here
I can call you out, my conscience clear
Ride this out with me, beat the fear
Ride it hard and ride it strong, my dear

I don't need this, all I need is time
And I don't feel this, all I feel is fine

Who'd Have Thought

Debut album from Scottish band, Galileo's Fan. 

Tracks written by Fi Vass (1,3,6,7,9) and Martin Vass (2,4,5,8,10) (PRS, MCPS)

Recorded by Iain Hutchison at Glowormrecording 
Produced by Iain Hutchison, Fi Vass and Martin Vass
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork and Design by Kim Richards

Fi Vass: vocals, piano/keys 
Martin Vass: vocals, guitars
Iain Hutchison: piano (tracks 3,6,10), guitars, programming, synths 
Graeme Smillie: Bass (1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10)
Louis Abbott: Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9)
Scott Mackay: Drums, percussion (1,4,8)
Mike Vass: fiddle, vocals (3,6)
Euan Burton: Bass (7)
John Lowrie: Drums (7)

Lyrics

Call it now, call it now
This is a waltz for all things lost
Where it ends, not where it starts
We sing it loud, what's that about?

And my head hangs low

They played this well and called my bluff
Sometimes your best's not good enough
But I'll play again before too long
But play it safe, I'm not that strong

And my head hangs low

Now watch them sink and watch them swim
Then think about how deep you're in
Cloud your mind with other things
Yes, lots of clouds come rolling in

When my head hangs low

So what's the harm in playing the game?
The price you pay is mostly shame
Rise again, get on your feet
Shouldn't dwell on a small defeat

Still my head hangs low

The Lost Waltz

Debut album from Scottish band, Galileo's Fan. 

Tracks written by Fi Vass (1,3,6,7,9) and Martin Vass (2,4,5,8,10) (PRS, MCPS)

Recorded by Iain Hutchison at Glowormrecording 
Produced by Iain Hutchison, Fi Vass and Martin Vass
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork and Design by Kim Richards

Fi Vass: vocals, piano/keys 
Martin Vass: vocals, guitars
Iain Hutchison: piano (tracks 3,6,10), guitars, programming, synths 
Graeme Smillie: Bass (1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10)
Louis Abbott: Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9)
Scott Mackay: Drums, percussion (1,4,8)
Mike Vass: fiddle, vocals (3,6)
Euan Burton: Bass (7)
John Lowrie: Drums (7)

Lyrics

Did we not
Do we ever
Spare a thought
Become clever

Are we not
Are we even
Feeling caught
It’s hunting season

Thunder drum, like an earache
Euphoria, heavy breathing
Trapping light, and releasing
I’m coming up

Coming Up

Arranging Time

Debut album from Scottish band, Galileo's Fan. 

Tracks written by Fi Vass (1,3,6,7,9) and Martin Vass (2,4,5,8,10) (PRS, MCPS)

Recorded by Iain Hutchison at Glowormrecording 
Produced by Iain Hutchison, Fi Vass and Martin Vass
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork and Design by Kim Richards

Fi Vass: vocals, piano/keys 
Martin Vass: vocals, guitars
Iain Hutchison: piano (tracks 3,6,10), guitars, programming, synths 
Graeme Smillie: Bass (1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10)
Louis Abbott: Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6,9)
Scott Mackay: Drums, percussion (1,4,8)
Mike Vass: fiddle, vocals (3,6)
Euan Burton: Bass (7)
John Lowrie: Drums (7)

Lyrics

More tired than yesterday
You have dragged me down
This camp's ripped at the seams
I had to flee these grounds

I'll never fit, you see
Because I won't be found
No, I won't be found
You placed your faith in me 
And then we ran aground

I knew that this would be
But I won't say how
I guess I missed something all the way
And I find that now

Footloose, I'm feeling free
And I won't be found
I know I won't be found
You'll find your girl, you'll see 
But she is not me

I have walked where the wind is coldest
I have walked where the wind is closest

Say I Am

We Are The Lucky Ones

They told me to dream big
So I dreamt of the sun
And its gravitational pull
its gravitational pull
And all the life it breathes into everything
And its gravitational pull

How can I ensure when I am fully grown
That the Milky Way will make room 
So that I can ever-glow?

How can I be centre of this universe 
(I know I know)
How can I be anything but disappointed?

(I can't match up, I can't match up, to any of my own...)

And now it's reached the stage
Where I am jealous of birds
and their levitational art
and their levitational art
And how their lightest hearts
Can help them reach the stars
and their levitational artistry

How can I ensure when I am dead and gone
That my legacy endures
My reputation twinkles on?
How, when I explode, can I shoot eight million eons?
Then how can I get further still?

(and yeah, I think I was about 16 when I learnt about the greeks and mythology and how they could talk mostly deeply about what it means to be a human being... and I learnt about Icarus and all of those events before his fall.... and I wondered... and I kept wondering.... and I kept wondering... how he must've felt in those few minutes just before he melted... to be the highest one... to be the highest one... to be the closest one...)

Icarus

From the new album 'Seven for A Secret' out 01/01/20 in all digital stores. The first track on the album, it sets the scene for what's to come. The album tells the tale of two murders from the perspectives of the people involved. Produced by Gavin Monaghan (The Blinders, The C33's, Pagans SOH)and recorded at Magic Garden Studio, Wolverhampton. The album started life as a rough screen play which spawned a song and grew into a full album. Next stop is a graphic novel and/or video clip if funds allow.

Seven For A Secret

THE BALLAD OF BROKEN BONES

The Ballad Of Broken Bones

Burden

Fire On At Me - T.E.G


“I’m on my way home, I want to get back,
I know it feels good, and I don’t wanna leave”

Fire on at me if you don’t have more to say
Come and get it cos you’ve got nothing to stay
You and I both know that it don’t work this way
Put your gun down, I put mine down, put them away
We both got reasons but these reasons aren’t enough
It’s my vendetta and yours, you just had it rough
But things are changing and though I know it’s tough
Put your gun down, I put mine down, put them away

Here we are -  away from home
I close my eyes I visualise 
I wanna go home
Not on your own - but fighting solo
The end is near, I feel the fear
I wanna go home

We take our prisoners who just want their release
They say they’re sorry but we’re not easy to please
Their freedom’s ours and we’ll sort ‘em out with ease
Put your gun down, I put mine down, put them away
Any action will so make you pay the price
So no decision is without sacrifice
Just ‘cos I pity doesn’t mean I am nice
Put your gun down, I put mine down, put them away

Feel these tears, they’re filled with rage
Fell off my horse I’ve got back up
I wanna go home
Don’t pretend, that your not scared
This war right here’s been on years
I wanna go home

Don’t think you can stop me
I am trying and succeeding 
You cannot see me I’m invincible
And I stop stop wanna come home

Fire On At Me

Lyrics

V1
paint me in colours that you want to see
I'll be the person that you wanted to know before you met me
and I'll hold your hand until my blood runs blue
I'll be the person that you wanted to know, the girl you once knew

Pre Chorus
oooooh what am I to do
call me crazy but I'm just a little stuck on you

Chorus 
oh I'd mould my brain to fit with yours
and I'd sing this song until my lungs are sore
oh I'm sorry if you're bored of questions 
and second guessing
oh I'm hopelessly asking for more
cause I'm not sure I love you really means that much at all

V2
tell, tell me something is on your mind 
cause I can't talk for the two of us and I know something isn't quite right
and is this how I'm meant to spend my time
oh staring into dead eyes wondering if I cross your mind

Pre Chorus
oooh what am I to do
call me crazy but I guess I gave it all for you

Chorus

Outro
oooooh what am I to do
call me crazy but I just can't give it all for you

ALEX CARROLL- Paint Me In Colours

A full-bodied Indie-band sound that incorporates subtle electronic themes and textures. Owed to their Highland roots, writers and siblings, Martin and Fi Vass compose anthemic melodies that are undoubtedly of the north.

Powerfully uncool electronic pop grooves for sarcastic introverts.
Working the Recovery Chronic Depression/Anxiety
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The Lost Waltz

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