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RDFO Monthly Picks [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 4th April: 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/batch443

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 443

An underdogs tale, Abigail is a metaphor, the voice inside your head, that reminds you how great you are, when you're consumed by self doubt.

recorded at home on my 8 track during isolation.

lyrics

boy when you are down and low
boy don't let those feelings grow
she'll be there and without fail
my Abigail

when your passions overflow
boy don't let those old seeds sow
she'll be there and without fail
my Abigail

She'll be there in the morning
she'll be there in the evening
she'll be there and she's wearing bells
just you wait and see x2

boy if you're feeling weak and slow
like you've lost your ebb and flow
don't let the big kids steal the show

boy when you are down and low
boy don't let those feelings grow
she'll be there and without fail
my Abigail
She'll be there and without fail
my Abigail
my Abigail


My Abigail

Westminster's on Fire

A kinda upbeat song I wrote, thanks for listening 💜

sense of time (look inside)

This is the story of Seagrave Tiller Hook and ladder 5211 who served with the Glencove Volunteers fire fighters  in Glencove, Long Island, new York from 1987 until 2011. when she finished service she was  bought by an Irish man called Liam Moore who has a passion for Fire Brigade and has quite a collection. He transported her from America to Ireland and this song tells the true story, or maybe a part of the true of her travels from Glencove and her arrival here in Dublin. she is 56 foot long, 30tonne and has a 100f foot ladder, driven by a V8 engine and it was my pleasure to ride in her for a few hours with Liam.  Liam brings her to charity events and exhibitions to show her off and spend most of his time underneath or on top working on her. here is a youtube link to her arriving in Ireland, we will be putting a  youtube video for the song together in due course . 

Written sung and produced by: Johnny Mc Farlane 

https://youtu.be/nnL5kTOqckI
Verse 1 
The story starts in  Glen Cove, long Island USA 
Ladder  5211 starts up  for her last day 
All the boys from the volunteers 
Could have filled up the water tanks with tears,  
They didn’t want to see her go away 
But they knew she had done her stint and that she couldn’t stay 
So they gave her a big send off and sent her on here way 
flashing lights and sirens blazing 
they all said their good bye that night
from the Station to the docks there wasn’t one dry eye in sight 

Chorus 
Oh Liam Moore’s fire Brigade is the best you’ve ever seen 
She’s 50 foot from front to back and he keeps her very clean 
She came all the way from Glen Cove City in the USA 
Now she’s parked in Liam Mores driveway and she’s here to stay 
 
                                Verse 2                                     
She was loaded up on a ship bound for Dublin IreLand 
Where Liam moore agus Laim Beag had everything in hand 
They couldn’t  hold in the  excitement 
when the ship docked at Dublin Keys 
And when the dockers took her off the ship they  both got weak at the knees

They drove her home via  pears street past Tara street fire station 
Where all the boys from the fire brigade  gave her a standing ovation 
They drive up O Connell street 
and past the GPO  
With the sirens on and flashing Lights it’s the only way to go . 

Chorus 
                             Verse 3 
All the neighbour on the road  were excited to see her arrive 
Liam knocked down half the house trying to get her in the drive 
And Annies from number 10  
Said Liam lock hard try that again 
He’s never going to get her in the drive 

Liam Moore ahus Liam beag  Took turns on the steering wheel 
And between the shouts and curing the grinding of the steel 
They eventually inched that big yoke in 
To a very small  tight space 
And when they turned the engine off see  the grin on Liam moors face

Chorus and change 
Well Liam loves this engine with all his heart 
and love nor money wouldn’t pull the 2 of them to part 
His heart his soul his everything has gone into this truck
Its cost him quite a lot of Do but he doesn’t give a Fiddlers

Liams Fire Brigade ( Acoustic version )

Behind Closed Doors

Changes

When's It Gonna Happen

Elliana's "Mirrors" takes you through the gruelling process of a breakup; the anger, confusion, and realization. Sometimes the best thing to do is sing it out when it feels like you're getting rid of gasoline with a flame.

Lyrics: Elliana Stocks

Mirrors

Pandacar's latest single Get Out will be available across all good streaming platforms on April 29th 2022.

"It starts like a caged tiger prowling and circling until at the halfway point it pounces and tears your head clean off."
- besttuna.blogspot.com

Artwork by Norrie Millar

Get Out

So Much Love

Ashes Into The Sea (From Sophie Jones: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Ashes Into The Sea (From Sophie Jones: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Extended) [feat. King Isis]

Available to stream/DL now - https://ada.lnk.to/Freedom-Rmx

Freedom (Sam Divine Remix)

Junior Sanchez - Freedom ft. Charlie Vox (Sam Divine Remix)

💿 "WALKING ON THE LINE": idol-io.link/WalkingOntheLine
⏰ FOLLOW LATER.: idol-io.link/Discover-Later

Download

Later. - Power

He Don't Like the Sun

He Don't Like The Sun

This track is based on static observations from the middle of my hallway, welcome to my home x

Title track from the EP "The Whole Hog" 

The Whole Hog

Another song I wrote from 1979. Played this song in various incarnations of guitar based bands throughout the early/mid 80's.

This is how I would have liked it in 80's electronic format if I'd had the chance.

Yesterday Once More - 80's - RD

"Born performer, whose smile has the ability to blind and whose voice has the ability to pierce the heart" - Musicroom.com

"Perfect vocals, and the way his story telling lyrics unfold keep you transfixed from beginning to end” - WalesOnline

“John Adams has the ability to capture a mood and emotion solely through his voice” - Music Crowns

John Adams is a Singer/Songwriter/Busker hailing from Aberdare in the South Wales Valleys. With a reach in his tone to match Sam Smith and James Blunt he draws influences from the likes of honest songwriters such as James Morrison, Damien Rice and David Gray. John’s acoustic approach and atmospheric piano accompaniment compliment his unique and impressive vocal ability as he earns the undivided attention of the listener by addressing them directly with emotive and heartfelt narratives.

This faithfulness to personal story is mirrored in how John came into the musical world, and continues to progress as a musician. A truly homegrown talent, he began his career busking on the streets, using the money to pay for his first release, fittingly entitled "The Pavement is My Stage". After the album reached No.7 in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts in 2016 he took a leap of faith and left his job as a Mathematics Teacher. That gamble paid off and John has gone on to support household names such as Take That, Lemar, T’Pau and Katherine Jenkins. His hard work and impressive live performance has built a strong following of 50,000 online followers, over 6 million views on YouTube and a steady 300,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. 

Eager to show his progression John released his album “You Never Know Who’s Listening” in 2018 which combined his live organic sound with a minimal electronic production to make a sound that is satisfyingly different from the usual guitar wielding Singer/Songwriter. The album was very well received by fans and the music industry alike and has already accrued over 6 million plays on Spotify. All 4 singles were playlist by the BBC and Spotify editorials with “See You Again” and “Dandelion Wishes” becoming Radio 2 favourites. He spent the year up and down the country performing at the UK’s largest festivals such as The Isle of Wight Festival, Great Escape and Victorious Festival, and his headline tour sold out in just two days from release. To end the year on a high his festive hit “Lost In Christmas” became the soundtrack for “La Feltrinelli” Christmas campaign all across Europe. 

Not showing any signs of writers block, John intends to build on the momentum of last years success by releasing his EP “No White Lies” this year and embarking on his largest UK tour to date. “No White Lies” comes from a songwriter that sounds older, wiser and a little more aware of life around him. John has continued to marry easy melodies with strong digital rhythms to create a collection of songs that arrive at a sweet spot between todays pop and the traditional evocative folk he was raised on.

Changes

John Adams Music