~ new monthly playlist!! March 2022 ~

added to regularly, a mix of new tracks from my favourite artists and exciting new discoveries, mostly made via submissions to my music blog (www.coolmusicandthings.co.uk/) - a chance to share things that I enjoy but might not get round to writing a post about :)

for something a bit more heavily curated, check out the blog's main Spotify playlist which I update weekly: open.spotify.com/playlist/3cUmjDhCtwBrilcJMCb4vq

acoustic/folk/chilled playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/47kVuG60PJokywkb74tBob

girls allowed: open.spotify.com/playlist/3GNrMJ29veOfSwdybKq9pO

the CMAT office stereo: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07UM0wCfNhjcF3XeZMD30n?si=f5e022b6cb654f1d

enjoy

cool music and things: March 2022

Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Wednesday evening (or when we receive 200 submissions, whichever is sooner) - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 28th March: from Friday afternoon you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch442

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves or on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape during the last three months — we ask that artists featured on either wait three months before resubmitting to give others a chance. 

We also don’t accept short previews or SoundCloud Go tracks that can only be heard as 30 second previews, and tracks made private after submission, which cannot be included in playlists. You will be able to resubmit the track in future. Tracks (and remixes of tracks) that have been previously submitted, and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 442

Discover the best new indie/rock/alternative music in our April 2022 compilation! Thank you for listening and for supporting independent artists :)

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A Lover's Plea (Act II) feat. Julien Baker

A Modern Life

Expectations

Debut Album 'Overflow' out now.
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White Flag

POSE

Folk duo Megson go back to their roots to find the inspiration for their tenth studio album UNKNOWN WATERS -  an imaginative compilation of songs by written by the songwriters who inspired them - all from their native North East of England. 

During the last fifteen years, Debbie and Stu Hanna have established themselves as “one of most original acts on the British folk scene” (The Guardian) by combining their own sensitive compositions with traditional music from the North East. Now, for the first time,  they have recorded nine songs written by their favourite north eastern songwriters, all arranged for guitars, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and accordion with typical Megson elegance. Their trademark soaring harmonies bring a refreshing bite to classics such as Chris Rea’s ROAD TO HELL as well as compositions from undiscovered aritsts like Middlesbrough’s Richard Grainger. 

And to top it all off included as a bonus track is their composition THROUGH THE WINTER. Written during the dark days of January 2020 it tells the emotional tale of a couple making the most of a tough winter - we all know what that was like!

Debs says ‘ Putting together this album has been a refreshing journey for us. We started with songs and songwriters we’ve always known and performed - like the wonderful Vin Garbutt’s ‘NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME’ and Lindisfarne’s ‘MARSHALL RILEY’S ARMY’  and it paved the way for us to record some songs from writers we’ve always admired but never found the reason to perform like Jez Lowe, Richard Grainger & Martin Stephenson.”

Megson will be performing songs from UNKNOWN WATERS during their UK Tour in Spring 2022.

03 - Megson - Marshall Riley's Army

CRY MFER

Crutch

Pressure

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LYRICS: 
Somewhere we broke down
Did you feel it?
Run into the ground
Will you leave it?

Give up or get better
Out of your head
Fight or surrender
Is this over yet?

Hold onto center
Away from the end we're seeing

But oh you know
Where you go
I will go
My love is with you

Oh you know
Where you go
I will go
My love is with you

Dark is spreading out
Can you see it?
When it all seems over now
Will you still believe in it?

Hands clasped together
Eyes straight ahead
Fight for forever
Isn't that what we said?

Hold onto center
Away from the end we're seeing

But oh you know
Where you go
I will go
My love is with you

Oh you know
Where you go
I will go
My love is with you

CREDITS:
Yoo Soo Kim - writing, production, vocals, guitar, drums, synth, engineering, mixing, mastering
Evan Pinter - production, guitar
Trevor Jones - bass
Christine Nguyen - artwork

© 2020 Death Wave Records

Where You Go

Used To It

Lost Track

Bellagio

'The Children of Scorpio’ is the first single and title track from Project Gemini’s forthcoming album. Project Gemini, aka Paul Osborne, has created a cinematic musical journey that plays out like a long-lost soundtrack (think cult B-movies of the 60s and 70s); 'The Children of Scorpio’ was formed from Paul's love of a myriad of genres; from European library music, acid folk, psych-funk, vintage soundtracks and the contemporary breaks scene. 

The single ’The Children of Scorpio' started life as a demo 12 years ago, when Paul's time playing in various bands had come to an end and he started recording music at his home studio. Paul took inspiration from many sources including his obsession with Lalo Schifrin’s soundtrack to the Clint Eastwood film, 'Dirty Harry’, and artists like David Axelrod and his work on The Electric Prunes 'Release of an Oath’ LP. Paul channelled these influences into his creation, titled it in a nod to the villain in 'Dirty Harry', shelved it and moved on. 

After the release of his first single as Project Gemini in 2019 Paul decided to start work on an album project and revisited the original demo. He described the process, “I stripped it right back to its bare bones and started reconstructing it from scratch (although the vocals and middle guitar break survived from that original 2010 demo), and once I’d nailed the bass sound it all came together. Haifa-based multi-instrumentalist Shuzin brought some serious heat on the drums, and Barrie Cadogan, aka Little Barrie, put the icing on the cake by adding the solo you hear at the tail end of the track. It turned out to be the creative trigger for the whole album, and for that reason, it’s a really important track for me personally.”

Download

Project Gemini - The Children Of Scorpio

Mirror Mirror - Out Now! https://slinky.to/MirrorMirror

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'Mirror Mirror' - Music and Lyrics by Joe Hicks

Produced & Mixed by Sam Winfield studio91.net
Engineered by Tom Millar
Mastered by Robin Schmidt

Vocals and Guitar performed by Joe Hicks
Keyboard performed by Sam Winfield
Drums performed by Ed Broad
Bass Guitar performed by Joshua Rigal
Percussion performed by Tom Millar

Artwork by Casey Roarty https://caseyroarty.studio 
Photography by Jack Margerison www.jackmargerison.co.uk/



'Mirror Mirror'

I don’t wanna die, leave my soul with my body
Lonely in the night, I need someone to hold me 

And tell me it’s alright
Tell me I’m gonna make it
Through the fire
And into the light 

Mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
‘Cause I’m paranoid my reflection is showing the years
And a fortune teller told me I was gonna be rich (hey)
So won’t you show me a future that’s better than this 
Better than this 

I don’t wanna live, with a chip on my shoulder
Racing round the sun, why must I get any older 

So, show me I’m alright
There’s no need to be jaded
When it feels like my world is burning 
I won’t be scared anymore 

Mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
‘Cause I’m paranoid my reflection is showing the years
And a fortune teller told me I was gonna be rich (hey)
So won’t you show me a future that’s better than this
Better than this 

Lift me up
Show me all the things that make me good enough  
Show me love
Show me love 

I don’t wanna die, leave my soul with my body 
Lonely in the night, I need someone to hold me 

Mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
‘Cause I’m paranoid my reflection is showing the years
And a fortune teller told me I was gonna be rich (hey)
So won’t you show me a future that’s better than this
Oooo, mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
Show me a future that’s better than this
Better than this

Mirror Mirror

Avalanche

LIFE CAN BE

Singer-Songwriter from Newbury, UK.
http://www.joehicksmusic.com