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Never Given A Chance

Shelter Me From The Storm

For Hungrier Hearts

I Need You

Space Between

MOTHLOOP_WE BUILT THIS MACHINE

The cherry blossom start
A summer with all the bugs
We stumble out for air
Like we've never seen the world
The tags inside our collars
Cut them out for good
And wash them till they're soft

I can tell
You're gonna leave a mark on me
All as well
We're weaning off cetirizine

The skin we lost is settled
In corners we don't go
And growing like the guilt
Of never calling home

I can tell
You're gonna leave a mark on me
All as well
We're weaning off cetirizine
I can tell
You're in it till you can't be seen
For a while
And then we're trading allergies

Performed by Stray Fossa (W. Evans, N. Evans, Z. Blount)
Lyrics by Nicholas Warren Evans
Music by Nicholas Warren Evans and William J Evans

Produced by William Evans

Cover art by Melissa Santamaría

Blossomer

Buy on vinyl

Backwards

One Shot

Before

Before (Choir Version) [feat. Brooklyn Youth Chorus]

A Sweet Thought

Packaging

Always Calling (feat. Flaural & Spirit Award)

Cityscape

Whirl

come see us on tour: www.yndling.news/tour

Lyrics: 
suddenly, what’s left of me
a skeleton of what could be 
you gave me a lesson
there’s no need to keep pressing
your presence on to everyone 
they’ll hardly notice that you’re gone 
keep up your fences
shut of your senses 

let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?
let go, stay close 
let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?

see it all now that you’re gone
most of the time I was wrong
used to think I was so strong
most of the time, I was wrong

i’ve run out of sympathy 
for everyone but you and me 
they all seem so scripted 
can they tell I have drifted? 
my spine I’ve left somewhere behind
it’s done me good to kick it out
it’s weird when you care less
people think you are fearless

let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?
let go, stay close 
let go, stay close 
what else could you need?
what else could you need?

see it all now that you’re gone
most of the time I was wrong
used to think I was so strong
like with everything else, I was wrong
see it all now that you’re gone
most of the time I was wrong
used to think I was so strong
like with everything else, I was wrong

Fences

Finding Myself in You

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GEORGE BLOOMFIELD is an artist and film composed based in Leeds, who possesses the intriguingly rare gift of being able to perfectly capture a feeling with nothing more than a few microphones and the musical tools laid around him. 

George draws inspiration from a wide variety of genres including Jazz, Indie, Funk & Psych. Influenced by artists such as Skinshape, KOKOROKO, and Khurangbin, he combines soulful horn and string arrangements with a classic indie band setup in a fusion of styles that is all about textural contrast. 

His upcoming second EP 'Space Between' will released with Nice Guys records, and promoted with a run of gigs with his 7 piece band, inviting special guests to perform songs such as 'Intertwined', to make up the vocal section for the harmonies. There will also be a number of music video's, and a BBC Introducing live session and interview.

His upcoming second EP 'Space Between' will released with Nice Guys records, and promoted with a run of gigs with his 7 piece band, inviting special guests to perform songs such as 'Intertwined', to make up the vocal section for the harmonies. There will also be a number of music video's, and a BBC Introducing live session and interview.

“that tune is just breath-taking isn’t it? Big fan of that!” – Emily Pilbeam (BBC Introducing)

“Musicianship and sensitivity of this nature is what I strive to promote” - Bedroom Frequencies 

"wonderfully arranged pieces of melancholic dripped indie-jazz-funk." - Jazz Revelations

Space Between

George Bloomfield

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