In the two years that have passed since the release of Joe Mungovan’s debut album A Flower In The Weeds, the performer has been touring consistently around Australia, spreading the energy of his dynamic and striking performance talent to audiences full of new and long-time fans alike.

In that time, he has become one of the East Coast’s exciting new voices, bringing together a natural musicality with a defined storytelling tone. And in pouring inspiration found across these last few years into new sessions, Joe Mungovan has now found himself at the doorstep of a brand new phase: the release of his second studio record, SUGAR, CANDY, LIPS.

Recorded between his own studio on the NSW South Coast, and at the iconic Grove Studios, the album is a beautiful representation of Joe Mungovan’s creativity and artistry as he heads into a brand new year and chapter as a musician.

Sugar, Candy, Lips

Suzanne

mico - make me leave [mice Remix]

When There's Darkness

Red Light

Falling Down

Let Go

Stay In Your Own Lane (draft 1)

I am a 60yo+ hobbyest songwriter, this EP is a small collection of home-made original songs, recorded and produced over the last few years as a pre-retirement hobby, please have a listen and let me know what you think!

Staring at the Moon (© 2023 Mark McShane)

Shaking hands ‘cross the table
With a fist clenched underneath
Both of them knowing
An agreement won’t be reached
And at the end of the meeting
He smiles to himself alone in a silent room
Staring at the moon

Can they see?
Do they even care
What it means anymore?

See the children running
But it’s not part of a game
Dust clouds behind them
It’s always been the same
Now their parents are missing
And they find themselves
A home in a broken room
Kneeling down, staring at the moon

And are they free?
Do they even know
What it means anymore?

To be free
I don’t think they know
How it feels

Do they do it for love?
Do they do it for their God above?
Nobody cares anymore
It’s not enough to stop a war

And if there is a God above
Have they made Him proud?
If there is a God above
Why won’t you stop the war?

Staring at the moon
(Why won't you stop the war)
Just staring at the moon
You’re just staring at the moon
(Why won't you stop the war)
Staring at the moon

05 Staring At The Moon - 2024 Mix

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Amateur songwriter over 60yo (ie well-developed ears)

05 Staring At The Moon - 2024 Mix

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