a celebration of being a woman.... a sister.... a friend....


"Sister" is the 5th of 13 or so songs from my debut solo album, Year Zero.

"Sister" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, TikTok, YouTube etc etc etc...

AVAILABLE TO BUY here:  https://miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/sister


(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald


Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.


lyrics:

hey... my sister
won't you come to me
we can walk on the wet sand
and cry in the sea
hey... my sister
won't you come to me
i'll brush your hair
until you fall asleep.......

hey... my sister
i'll be home soon
we can sing in the kitchen
and howl at the moon
hey... my sister
i'll be home soon
and we'll dance in the forest
and sleep until noon...

and sleep until noon...


released March 12, 2021

credits:

Engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the 'Aged Choir Boy'.

Miaow McDonald: Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Synths, Tambourine Tickles & Scratches

Additional Musicians:

Robert Davidson: Drums, Additional Bass

all rights reserved

Sister

my eulogy for our dying rainforests...


"Giants" is the 6th of 13 or so songs from my forthcoming debut album, Year Zero.

"Giants" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, YouTube etc etc etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.

lyrics:

if you listen hard, you can hear them
their stories, their secrets, their scars...
if you touch them, you'll realise what we have

they pre-date us...
they will out live us...

giants give us life - do you know what that means?
giants, they give us life - d'you really know what that means?

they stand tall and they're wiser
than you and i can comprehend.
if you embrace them, you'll realise what we have...

they breathe in for us...
they breathe out for us...

giants give us life - do you know what that means?
giants, they give us life... d'you really know what that means?

credits

vocals & words: Miaow McDonald
piano: Miaow McDonald
bass: Miaow McDonald
eBow'd guitar: Miaow McDonald
trees & forest sounds: Mother Nature

co-produced by: Robert Davidson, aka @agedchoirboy

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Giants

mathematical poetry.... just how soon is 'soon'?

"Soon" is the seventh single from my debut solo album, Year Zero, to be released soon....

"Soon" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream.... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, YouTube etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the 'Aged Choir Boy'.

Miaow McDonald: Vocals, Guitars, Synths and other sonic perversions
Robert Davidson: Drums, Additional Synths

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.


lyrics:

oh the unquantifiable weight...
the undeniable... wait...
oh irrefutable beauty
of mathematical poetry...

one critical sum in my bed
infinite variables in my head
one critical sum in my bed
infinite variables in my head

soon = |x|
soon = |x|
soon = |x|
soon = |x|

there's no indifference
or uncertainty...
we both know what we want
(can you feel it?)
can you feel the urgency?

one critical sum in my bed
infinite variables in my head
one critical sum in my bed
infinite variables in my head

soon = |x|
soon = |x|
soon = |x|
soon = |x|

Soon

welcome to our new 'reality'...

"The Somnambulist" is the eighth single from my debut solo album, Year Zero, to be released soon....

"The Somnambulist" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream.... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, YouTube etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the 'Aged Choir Boy'.

Miaow McDonald: Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Drums, Xylophone and other sonic perversions
Cameron Jay: Trumpets
Robert Davidson: Drums

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.


and here are the words:

take off that mask
i just wanna see you
is it too much to ask,
that i see the real you?
plasticene brain
you're not the same girl -
weathered and vain -
fake in the real world....

you're sleepwalkin'
shut your mouth!
i'm tired of your talkin'
open your mind -
i'll give you a word of advice...
open your eyes and...
WAKE UP!

take off those gloves
'cos i don't wanna fight.
bare me your soul in
unfiltered light...
fuck, you look tired
of all this pretending...
you're totally wired
it's never-ending....

you're sleepwalkin'
shut your mouth!
i'm tired of your talkin'
open your mind -
i'll give you a word of advice...
open your eyes and...
WAKE UP!

wake up, wake up
wake up, wake up
wake up, wake up
(mmm-hmmm)
wake up, wake up
(you've got to...)
wake up, wake up
(uh-huh huh)
wake up, wake up

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2021

If you wanna hear more from Cameron Jay, you can visit his YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/user/zoots251

or you can find him on Facebook...  @cameronjaytrumpet

buy me a coffee...

The Somnambulist

you've only been here a short while
and i already hate you
you've taken what was mine
and i can't forgive you...

you got a God complex
you think you're so superior
you think you know best...?
ha! i beg to differ....

oh... why d'you do what you do to me?
oh... why d'you do what you do to me?

i'm not blind, i'm sick of the sight of you
i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you
i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you
i'm not blind...

in your ivory tower
with your guns and toys...
if you don't want a war
then don't ignore my voice!

oh why d'you do what you do to me...?
oh why d'you do what you do to me...?

i'm not blind, i'm sick of the sight of you!
i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you!
i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you!
i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you

i'm sick of the sight of you
just sick of the sight of you

i'm not blind... i fucking hate you!


Words & Music : Miaow McDonald
Vocals, Bass, Guitars : Miaow McDonald
Drums, Guitar Solo, Bass : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

all rights reserved

I Hate You

in my boat
like a bed
candy clouds
pass like fleeting thoughts
above my head

turquoise sheep
floating free
cut adrift
i'm losing count in my
codeine dream...


Words & Music : Miaow McDonald

Vocals, Xylophone, Harp, Synths : Miaow McDonald
Ocean Sounds : Mother Nature
Nautical Sounds : IMAS (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies)

Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Turquoise Sheep

Poo-doo, poo-doo...
Schmoooooo

[adlib]


Words & Music : Miaow McDonald

Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Tibetan Meditation Balls : Miaow McDonald
Vocals, Bass, Drums, Percussion : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)


Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Little Spoon

[part i]

we come from the same womb
you're in my blood.
we're ashes of dead stars
you have my heart...

but i can't sleep at night
i worry about you...
no, i can't sleep at night
i worry about you.

one day you'll return to
the star that we call home.
will i ever be ready
to walk this world alone?

'cos i don't sleep at night
i worry about you.
no, i can't sleep at night
i worry about you.

[break]

[radio tune up]

[part ii]

you are my blood, my family
you're my home, my ancestry
you're my brother

the one who taught me to believe
and find the girl lost inside me
you're my brother

you are my blood, my family
you're my home, my ancestry
you're my brother

the one who taught me how to be
you're always constant, you're always here
you're my brother

now i'm not ready to let you go
without saying what you need to know...
you're my brother....


Words : Miaow McDonald
Music : Miaow McDonald & Stewart McDonald

Vocals, Electric Guitar, String Arrangement : Miaow McDonald
Backing Vocals : Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Dobro, Guitar Solo : Stewart McDonald (Big City Picker)
Drums, Bass & Backing Vocals : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

 Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Brother

sleepless nights
hazy days
i laze around my little cage
it's been crazy
mhm...

wasting time with a bottle of wine
i prowl around with my head held high
i've been lazy...
uh-huh...

i feel like a lion tamer
i've got a whip crack in my head.
i've six big cats
to keep in check...
Lord knows, they're all in my head
all in my head

my mind is a circus
and God knows, it's not what i need right now.
my mind is a circus
God knows, it's not what i need right now...

"don't do this"
"you can't say that...!"
hours and hours of juggling hats
i'm going crazy...
uh-huh!

i feel like a lion-tamer
i've got a whip crack in my head
i've got six big cats to keep in check
Lord knows they're all in my head
they're all in my head...
they're all in my head
all in my head...
they're all in my head
all in my head...

(adlib)

lala-dee-ta da
lala-dee-ta da
da-da...


Words & Music : Miaow McDonald

Vocals, Guitars, Jaw Harp : Miaow McDonald
Drums, Bass, Organ, Slide Guitar : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)
Lions : themselves....

Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Lion Tamer

turn off your phone and take off your clothes
change your perception,
open the door...
everything's infinite
feel the connection
reach up and write your name on the sun

i'll show you colours that noone has seen
you'll be my king
and i'll be your queen...

lose yourself, find yourself
stop time, forget yourself
you hold the world in the palm of your hand...

[break]

i'll show you colours that noone has seen
you'll be my king
and i'll be your queen...

lose yourself, find yourself
stop time, forget yourself
you hold the world in the palm of your hand...

[break]

turn on the radio of your subconscious
you'll thank me for shaking your very existence...
intoxication...
amplification...
heartbeat to heartbeat
your feet in the ground

i'll take you somewhere 'tween Heaven & Hell
you'll drink the beauty from my wishing well...

lose yourself, find yourself
make time to love yourself
you hold the world in the palm of your hand...

[break - and some words from Terence McKenna]

i'll take you somewhere 'tween Heaven & Hell
you'll drink the beauty from my wishing well...

lose yourself, find yourself
make time to love yourself
you hold the world in the palm of your hand...


Words & Music : Miaow McDonald

Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Synths : Miaow McDonald
Drums : Joshua Jamieson (CyberneticZ)
Percussion & Synths : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

spoken word... from the 'stream of consciousness' from an old limping iPhone 7.... the piano, the stream of consciousness from my unskilled hands... it may jar, it may amuse... it may terrify.  but isn't that what art is supposed to do?  


i'm not going anywhere near the border with a new song.
this is the BEST of all time favourite songs that you can listen to... but...
i'm not sure what the future is.
i'm so tired i can't even see the point of having to wait until
the end of the year.
the fact is, you can do this for free but it would mean the world...
it's not an option!
the fact is... it's a very long and slow process.
the only way you can get the chance of winning this game
is by being the most beautiful thing that you could've been
and you know what you want to be.
just because i don't have a perfect example - that's not a bad thing.
by the way, you can be a great way to let me shine.
this isn't the only thing i love about you....

i'm so excited about the new update for Earth
and the best bit is the people don't know what i intend to do with it!
aliens are real, and the other side is a great way to back to...

i will most likely be sleeping on the way home
and you can do the rest.
be careful with your friends and family members.

this girl said i looked like a good one for you and your guitar hero
to play with...
trust me... when i get a new song...!

why do people have stupid grins and square feet in my head?
it hurts to know the future is bright... and yet, the rest of the year
too dark...

tomorrow will bring me some food for thought 'cos i have no clue
how much i love you 'cos you simply can't measure it.
wild animals are my life
and death of the year is going well.

you will find me, listening to music while playing the piano in a bar,
barefoot...

she said that it would mean the world to her and her friend
to be in the first half of the best thing.
this is not the only thing that would make me laugh so hard
i cried for the rest of the year...

before you go back & forth between the new song and the other hand,
please fix the problem with this phone.
it is happy to have a nice dream...

i can see it as an excuse for the next few weeks of tomorrows.
i'm big on this way home from work thing.
i don't think it's time for hours and hours of sleep
until i see the new version...

the ultimate use of the year is where you were in the Amazon basin
for a while... proving to be the best of the year for you.
high quality of life... oh... try and open up.

it's true - you have the only thing.
we have to get back up and get it right away.

your phone is fun... play this and
you'll never get tired when you go to the gym today besides...
it's not the year you get it right away...
i just want you to love it.
it hugs you back, in my head and it's not even the new version!

stars are the only thing that would've made sense...
up and down, across the Earth... their emotion
that's used as a statement to those i love.

planet Earth is my only love... i love it
AND the voucher programme under which it has just enrolled
made me laugh so hard for the first half of the year...

it will not have a nice dream about the future.


Words : Miaow McDonald's broken iPhone 7

Voice & Piano : Miaow McDonald

Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (Aged Choir Boy)

Stream Of Consciousness From A Broken IPhone

HAVE YOU EVER known the real fear of losing someone you love?  this is what this song is about.   we must nurture and protect those close to us.

"Ambulance" is the first of 13 or so songs from my debut solo album, Year Zero.

this song is available to BUY on bandcamp https://miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/ambulance

"Ambulance" is also available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, TikTok, YouTube  etc etc etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the Aged Choir Boy, who also plays drums on this track.

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.

LYRICS:

how did we get here?
t-t tell me 'cos i don't know
what went wrong.
your door is open
another closes in my face.
i'm gonna kick kick kick it down.

pills and letters
your mind is scattered on the floor.
i'm shocked to the core.

blue light flashing
my heart's racing
your getaway car's too slow
i can't let you go

(no, no no no no)

it's taking too long
it's taking too long

22 minutes
is a fu-fu very long time,
when you're losing your mind.

blue light flashing
my heart's racing
your getaway car's too slow
i can't let you go
i won't let you go
i can't let you go

Ambulance

HAVE YOU EVER loved someone so much it burns?

"Fire with Fire" is the 2nd of 13 or so songs from my debut solo album, Year Zero.

this song is available to BUY on bandcamp https://miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/fire-with-fire

"Fire with Fire" is also available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, TikTok, YouTube  etc etc etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the Aged Choir Boy, who also plays drums & additional slide guitar on this track.

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.

LYRICS:

you can't fight fire with fire
someone always gets burned.
i've got this raging desire
tidal waves can't be turned.

ooh ooh...

i could burn down your house
turn your whole world upside down.
don't swim in deep water, girl, no...
there's every chance that you'll drown

ooh ooh...

and you...
what would you do for love?
would you cry for me?
yeah you!
what would you do for love?
would you die for me...?

you can't fight fire with fire
someone always, always gets burned
you'd do exactly the same
if the tables were turned...

Fire With Fire

a pink song about feeling blue.

"Pink Lemonade for a Blue Girl" is the 3rd of 13 or so songs from my debut solo album, Year Zero.

this song is available to BUY on bandcamp miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/Pink-Lemonade-For-A-Blue-Girl

"Pink Lemonade for a Blue Girl" will also be available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, TikTok, YouTube etc etc etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the 'Aged Choir Boy'.

Miaow McDonald: Vocals, Guitars, Piano & Synth
Additional Musicians:
Robert Davidson: Drums, Tuned Percussion and odd field recordings
Joshua Jamieson aka CyberneticZ: Accordion


Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars.

To hear more from featured artists visit their profiles here>>

Aged Choir Boy    https://soundcloud.com/agedchoirboy
CyberneticZ    https://soundcloud.com/cyberneticzmusic

LYRICS:

last time i saw her she was barefoot,
smoking grass,
alone in the park.

summer has spoken in engaged tones,
honey bee drones and the hum of traffic.

why does it always end the same?
why does it have to be this way?

pink lemonade for a blue girl
pink lemonade for a blue girl
pink lemonade for a blue girl
she wants to escape to her own world.

i hear her voice in the sea's breath,
whispering 'goodbyes' from the dark depths
of the high tide;
in the gulls' cries;
in the blue blue eyes and the clink of ice...

why does it always end the same?
why does it have to be this way?

pink lemonade for a blue girl
pink lemonade for a blue girl
pink lemonade for a blue girl
she wants to remain in her own world.

la-la-lahhh [ad lib]

Pink Lemonade for a Blue Girl

a deeply personal song about almost losing someone close to me, and coming to terms with that.  something i don’t ever want to re-live, but it made me love them so much more.  more than i ever thought possible.

this song is available to BUY on bandcamp https://miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/a-fucked-up-lovesong

"A Fucked Up Lovesong" is also available on all other digital platforms to download and/or stream... iTunes, Spotify, Napster, Deezer, GooglePlay, AppleMusic, TikTok, YouTube  etc etc etc...

(c)(p) written & performed by Miaow McDonald

lyrics:

don't say you love me - or that you want me now...
don't say you want me - or that you love me now...

never been this high
i'm scared of heights
i'm scared of falling down.
never in this life
have i swam in sunlight
i'm scared i'm gonna drown.

'cos i love you more now
than i ever thought i would
i ever thought i could...
i love you more now
than i ever thought i would
i ever thought i could...

just say you love me - and that you want me now...
just say you want me - and that you love me now...

close the door
and hold me tight...
don't ever let me go
when i saved your life
you saved me from myself...
don't let that go...

'cos i love you more now
than i ever thought i would
i ever thought i could...
i love you more now
than i ever thought i would
i ever thought i could...


Words & Voice : Miaow McDonald
Acoustic Guitar : Miaow McDonald
Electric Guitar : Miaow McDonald
Broken Heart & Percussive Sobbing : Miaow McDonald
Piano & Keyboards : Robert Davidson (@AgedChoirBoy)
String Arrangement : Robert Davidson (@AgedChoirBoy)
Bass : Robert Davidson (@AgedChoirBoy)
Grinder Train : Scot Rail / GNER

Produced & Mastered : Robert Davidson (@AgedChoirBoy)

A Fucked Up Lovesong

hello!  i'm Kat but you can call me Miaow, like my cat does....  i'm a singer/songwriter/musician/music-lover from Scotland and have been all my life.  this is my first solo project.  my debut album, Year Zero, will be out on all digital platforms soon...

DOWNLOAD / BUY my music here:

https://miaowmcdonald.bandcamp.com/

you can also find these tracks on iTunes, Spotify, Deezer, Napster, Applemusic, Googleplay, etc etc etc.

Miaow McDonald: words, vocals, guitar, bass, piano, Theremin, synths and is responsible for some other sonic perversions and samples.

Additional players named on individual tracks.

i would like to give a very special thank you to the Aged Choir Boy (my fellow Pilgrim, Robert Davidson) for his impassioned production skills, patience and believing in me, even when i felt like an imposter, i know i can be pretty difficult to work with some days…  “you are my dragonfly” x                                                                                                                        – Miaow McDonald

Check out my other music project, Pilgrims, where myself and Aged Choir Boy craft songs about our journey into love, and our love of the animals that have been totemic in our travels around the sun:
https://soundcloud.com/pilgrimsuk
https://pilgrimsuk.bandcamp.com/

and if you want to hear more from my producer, Robert Davidson aka Aged Choir Boy, go here:  https://soundcloud.com/agedchoirboy or here https://agedchoirboy.bandcamp.com/

Thank you for tuning in!  

Love,
Miaow x

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