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'Shake It' Mastered

Released by:
amilost

Release date:
24 March 2023

P-line:
℗ 2023 Circumnavigate Ltd.
C-line:
© 2023 Circumnavigate Ltd. 

Lyrics:
Good morning
Good morning, friend
Put lights in the corners
I’ve been hiding thoughts in them
Wake slowly
Slowly today
The night was loud It woke me up again
Good morning
Good morning, friend 
Silence the night let it end 
Fill the air ultraviolet 
Good morning
Friend
Old morning
Bring rays with you 
Your silence 
Glows gratitude
Like you’re glad I’m still here 
Like your silence could speak 
Slowly shifting
Breathing life into me
Good morning
Good morning, friend 
Silence the night let it end 
Fill the air ultraviolet 
Good morning

Tread lightly my porous mind has not yet bounced back from the night 
Soon I’ll tuck my heart into my sleeve but right now I'll light up in peace
Good morning 
Good morning

Good Morning

** Embargoed until Thursday, March 23rd **

JAMES OR releases new single, ‘Wild’: a tribute to the lockdown moments that kept us going.

For fans of: Bear’s Den, Elbow, Frightened Rabbit, Blur & Counting Crows


Written during that time, JAMES OR’s latest single is one of endearing optimism: a celebration of the quietly beautiful moments that live on amidst headline-consuming chaos. 

Recalling the songwriting process, James says “We were a bit shell-shocked coming out of the first lockdown - but then our niece was born and things started to make sense again. It felt like taking in a big gulp of fresh air for the first time in months. She became a lifeline for us all”.

Opening with an uplifting guitar hook and Elbow-esque strings, Wild is a song of real heart that succinctly captures the mood of an unprecedented time (evident in lyrics like 'a crowd of strangers making up the rules as they go; odd jobs and favours', written about the frontline staff working tirelessly against unthinkable odds.) 

Wild’s infectious and instantly hummable chorus melody stays with the listener; as does its underlying message: that good things can still happen in shit times.

As the song builds, so does the reassurance and imagery of James’ lyrics (“gave us something to be hopeful for; a summer on the coast, somewhere on the coast”). 

“I wrote Wild for everyone that wasn’t there with us; for the people who had to witness special moments from afar. I know everyone was craving connection at that time, and I think our niece’s arrival gave us that.”

James plays Sofar Sounds, Bristol on Thursday, April 6th and a headline show at The Harrison, London on Wednesday, April 19th. For a full list of upcoming tour dates, see https://jamesormusic.com/epk

Wild

BEST BEHAVIOUR CLEAN

The best riff I've come up with so far in my musical career!

The Heat

An original piece of work; vocal exploration  :)

Little Bit Of Nothin' - Niamh Byrne

Written and produced by Oh Wonder
Debut album OUT NOW!

Available on iTunes: po.st/OWDebutAlbum 
Buy signed CD/Vinyl: po.st/OWStoreSoundcloud

Apple Music: po.st/OWAppleMusic
Amazon: po.st/OWAmazonYT
Google Play: po.st/OWDownloadYT 
Follow Oh Wonder’s official Playlist on Spotify: po.st/OhWonderPlaylist
Follow Oh Wonder’s Radio Playlist on Spotify: po.st/OWRadio

Website/Live: po.st/OhWonderWebsite 
Facebook: po.st/OhWonderFacebook 
Apple Connect: po.st/OWAppleMusic 
Twitter: po.st/OhWonderTwitter
Spotify: po.st/OhWonderonSpotify
Instagram: po.st/OhWonderInstagram

LYRICS

Sat back with the window down
Eighty an hour and the radio loud
The same songs with the same old rhymes
Tell me to shake it off and swing from the lights

But I can’t help but drive away from all the mess you made
You sent this hurricane now it won’t go away
And I promised I’d be there but you don’t make it easy
Darling please believe me 

Cos loving you, loving you is too hard
All I do, all I do’s not enough 
Loving you, loving you
I cannot be loving you, loving you
Loving you, loving you leaves me hurt
All I do, all I do is get burnt
Loving you, loving you
I cannot be loving you, loving you

Count stacks of the routine lies 
Funny how easy you could see my blindside
Still the same songs with the same old beats
Sure I could stay but there’s a place I’d rather be 

But I can’t help but drive away from all the mess you made
You sent this hurricane now it won’t go away
And I promised I’d be there but you don’t make it easy
Darling please believe me 

Cos loving you, loving you is too hard
All I do, all I do’s not enough 
Loving you, loving you
I cannot be loving you, loving you
Loving you, loving you leaves me hurt
All I do, all I do is get burnt
Loving you, loving you
I cannot be loving you, loving you

See I remember all the times you made me covered in crazy
I can’t forgot about the way you played me
Like I was never gonna change your world
It ended long ago so please just let me go
It ended long ago so please just let me go

Drive

I song I "wrote" sometime after starting college. Presented here with sampled drums, questionable guitar tones and completely incomplete lyrics

Hello, Hello

Naomi Mc Swiney - Vocals
Barry Wilson - Drums
Carol-Ann Goold - Piano 
Lee Kennedy - Bass 
Tom Cahalane - Guitar

No Other Way

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Wild

JAMES OR

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