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An upbeat country anthem about chasing freedom, raising hell, and living every second like it's your last. Currently charting August 2025 on the Hotdisc 40 in Europe.  Grit, heart, and summer swagger all packed into one unforgettable song. For fans of Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Line.

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Ain’t Done Livin’ Yet

"Ashes in the Rain" is a gothic post-punk song that explores the lingering traces of a lost love, haunting the protagonist like a shadow. Inspired by the melancholic and minimalist style of The Cure during the "Boys Don't Cry" era, the song blends clean and reverberated guitars, pulsing bass, and painfully restrained vocals, sometimes layered with ghostly echoes.

The lyrics navigate nostalgia, loss, and obsession. The sonic world is introspective and timeless, dominated by sensations: rain, ashes, silence, haunted sleep.

Sound effects amplify this atmosphere: distant whispers, heavy reverberations, subtle vocal modulations. The bridge loses its melody, giving way to ghostly percussion and distorted murmurs, before the final chorus returns in a kind of emotional catharsis.

"Ashes in the Rain" is both a lament and a dance frozen in memory. It touches those who love sadness set to music, with elegance and restraint.
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« Ashes in the Rain » est une chanson post-punk gothique qui explore les traces persistantes d'un amour perdu, hantant le protagoniste telle une ombre. Inspirée par le style mélancolique et minimaliste de The Cure à l'époque « Boys Don't Cry », la chanson mêle guitares claires et réverbérées, basses pulsées et voix douloureusement retenue, parfois parsemée d'échos fantomatiques.

Les paroles naviguent entre nostalgie, perte et obsession. L'univers sonore est introspectif et intemporel, dominé par des sensations : pluie, cendres, silence, sommeil hanté.

Des effets sonores amplifient cette atmosphère : murmures lointains, réverbérations lourdes, subtiles modulations vocales. Le pont perd sa mélodie, laissant place à des percussions fantomatiques et des murmures distordus, avant que le refrain final ne revienne dans une sorte de catharsis émotionnelle.

« Ashes in the Rain » est à la fois une complainte et une danse figée dans la mémoire. Il touche ceux qui aiment la tristesse mise en musique, avec élégance et retenue.
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„Ashes in the Rain“ ist ein Post-Punk-Gothic-Chanson, das die anhaltenden Spuren einer ewigen Liebe erforscht und dem Protagonisten ein Ombre erzählt. Inspiriert vom melancholischen und minimalistischen Stil von The Cure aus der Epoche „Boys Don't Cry“, ist der Chanson eine Mischung aus Gitarren, Klar- und Halltönen, pulsierenden Bässen und zurückhaltenden Stimmen, parfümiert durch fantasievolle Echos.

Die Parolen navigieren zwischen Nostalgie, Frechheit und Besessenheit. L'univers sonore ist introspektiv und intemporel, dominiert von Empfindungen: Pluie, Cendres, Stille, Sommeil Hanté.

Die Klangeffekte verstärken diese Atmosphäre: Lendenwirbel, laute Widerhall, subtile Modulationen und Gesang. Der Brückenkopf liegt in der Melodie, an einem ruhigen Ort mit fantasievollen Perkussionen und verzerrten Geräuschen, bevor der letzte Refrain in einer Art emotionaler Katharsis wiederbelebt wird.

„Ashes in the Rain“ ist eine Klage und ein Tanz, der im Gedächtnis ertönt. Es berührt die Tristesse der Musik, mit Eleganz und Zurückhaltung.

Ashes in the Rain

The Indie Pea – Electric Bloom

With Electric Bloom, The Indie Pea unveil their most vibrant single yet — a radiant showcase of growth in both songwriting and composition.

From the very first notes, it's clear: this is a band hitting its creative stride. The signature elements are all here — blooming piano, sweeping strings, soaring vocals, glistening guitars — but this time, everything breathes wider and shines brighter. There’s a clarity and freshness to Electric Bloom that feels like a new season breaking through.

Campbell Anderson’s vocals float effortlessly above layered arrangements that are both intricate and immediate — like a kite held aloft by a storm of melody. It’s a sound that’s lush, considered, and undeniably alive.

As the third release from their upcoming EP (due October 17), Electric Bloom cements The Indie Pea as one of the most exciting acts in indie orchestral pop today. Grand yet grounded, this is music that blooms in every sense of the word.

The Indie Pea - Electric Bloom

Nobody Likes Me

BUILDINGS TO BURN

Ferris

Dear friends, we have seen many videos from Gaza, but I have never seen a flower there. Nor any green trees - only ruins!

Where do the Flowers Bloom

They sent their kids to the place where they
have heard is help
but they did not realise the danger
for the kids when they seek for
something to eat because hell is here
They have to run through the streets
between volleys of fires from soldiers guns
But where can we see them bloom, the flowers in our world

In other parts of the world we see
healthy children play 
under green trees with birds who are singing
for all kids who are stopping to
listen to their song since they live where they
take peace for granted when they are out on the 
streets also when the night has come
But where can we see them bloom, the flowers in our world

The nature gives so much life to all
of us who live
on this planet whereever we may be
it’s also for the people who are un-
lucky to be in the middle of disgusting hell
but they will raise and show everybody 
that the peoples wish is powerfull 
But where can we see them bloom, the flowers in our world

Lyrics in Swedish

Var slår blommorna ut

De skickade sina barn till den plats där de
har hört talas om hjälp
men de insåg inte faran
för barnen när de letar efter
något att äta eftersom helvetet är här
De måste springa genom gatorna
mellan eldsalvor från soldaters vapen
men var kan vi se dom slå ut, blommorna i vår värld


I andra delar av världen ser vi
friska barn leka
under gröna träd med fåglar som sjunger
för alla barn som stannar upp för att
lyssna på deras sång eftersom de bor där de
tar fred för given när de är ute på
gatorna även när natten har kommit
men var kan vi se dom slå ut, blommorna i vår värld


Naturen ger så mycket liv till alla
oss som lever
på denna planet var vi än må vara
det är också för de människor som har
otur att befinna sig mitt i det vidriga helvetet
men de kommer att resa sig och visa alla
att folkets önskan är kraftfull
men var kan vi se dom slå ut, blommorna i vår värld

Where do the Flowers Bloom - 2025-08-13 18.02

A new surf blues rock track I wrote, a cover of one of my guitar recordings, performed by my Suno AI surf rock persona. 

I hope you like it!

Lyrics © Señor Barends

The words I saved never made it through  
Every moment I lost, I lost with you  
I reach out for you, but you were gone 
Whatever I held was already wrong  

Like broken glass in my hands  
It didn’t work out like I planned  
Broken glass in my hands  
I can’t undo where I stand  

The silence grows when the room is bare  
I turn my head, but you’re not there  
I counted the cost, it was more than I knew  
Every step I take only leads back to you  

An empty chair where you should be  
That’s the only truth I see  
An empty chair, it doesn’t change  
Everything’s gone, it stays the same  

I dig through the dark, nothing to find  
Every word I lost still claws at my mind  
I call to the night, but it answers in pain  
With a silence that puts me to shame

Broken glass! Broken glass!  
Cut too deep, cut too fast!  
Broken glass! Broken glass!  
In my hands, in my hands!  
Empty chair! Empty chair!  
You’re not there, you’re not there! 

Broken glass…Broken glass…
Broken glass… empty chair…  
Nothing left but the weight we share ...

Broken Glass

Tired Of Trouble

Mason Dixon Byway

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Powerful uplifting track with a glam-punk vibe , driven by PJ Harvey meets Blondie style vocals Lucigenic were joined by 2 amazing drummers Dave Barbarossa (Bow Wow Wow/Republica) and Simon Wolstencroft (The Fall/Ian Brown)Mark Refoy (spiritualised) added  mesmerising guitar extras. Produced by Mike Bennett ( The Fall/ Fat White Family/Ian Brown)

Still Breathing

Manchester based collective fronted by lead members Lucy Davies -Wyatt (vocals/songwriter) and Gary Wyatt ( guitar/keys/composer) with a passion for hypnotic post punk flavours mixed with swirling melody and varied influences including Kate Bush , Patti Smith , Mazzy Star, Blondie , Chameleons , Siouxie …. Recent tracks feature Simon Wolstencroft ( The Fall, Ian Brown) Dave Barbarossa ( Bow Wow Wow , Republica/John Dwyer) Mark Refoy ( Spiritualised, Spacemen 3) Latest singles were co-written /produced by David Tolan ( Chameleons, Denise Johnson , Tori Amos) , Simon Wolstencroft ( The Fall / Ian Brown) and producer Thomas Twemlow ‘Twem’ .. Hope Studios Mcr

First Album set for release in Oct 25 

Album Launch event Night & Day 12th October 25

Still Breathing

Lucigenic

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