Any artist is welcome to send us ONE track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Thursday morning - and all our moderators will listen to every track*. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 9 October: from mid-day on Friday 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/batch257

*Note: we don't listen again to tunes we've already heard, and automatically block artists who send more than one track a week (our moderators can manage to work their way through 140 tunes overnight, but 280 would be impossible!)

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 257

Taken from MIXTAPE//002: https://smarturl.it/GAWJUSS-Mixtape002

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/gawjuss_boys
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gawjussband/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gawjuss_band
Spotify: https://smarturl.it/GAWJUSS-Mixtape002/spotify
Apple Music: https://smarturl.it/GAWJUSS-Mixtape002/applemusic

MIXTAPE//002

Gawjuss - Sleepwalker

Ocean Shell

Recorded at WaveLab Studio, Tucson, Arizona, with members of Calexico; featuring Gaby Moreno on duet vocals. Dark, sultry and mysterious, with a seductive dance groove. Sung in English and Spanish. From Sand And Blood (The Desert Trilogy EPs, Vol 2).

Musicians:
Dean Owens - vocals, nylon string guitar
Gaby Moreno - vocals
Joey Burns – upright bass
John Convertino – drums
Sergio Mendoza – piano, percussion
Naim Amor – electric guitar

Dean Owens Soundcloud link - https://soundcloud.com/dean-owens
www.deanowens.com

Sand And Blood (The Desert Trilogy EPs Vol 2)

Land Of The Hummingbird

Dean Owens: Land Of The Hummingbird (Ft Gaby Moreno)

Dirty driving bass, pulsing synths, shimmering and sawing guitars. Topped with twin harmonies crying out for love.

Produced by Gavin Monaghan. Recorded at Magic Garden Studio.

Mastered by Jason Mitchell at LOUD Mastering.

Harder Now (For Love)

See You In The Funny Papers

Ready for the next banger? "Worry Them" by Gambino Akuboy ft. Yun Kilz and Uncle Bimz. Be assured you will press replay.

Watch official video: http://bit.ly/worrythem_youtube

Worry Them

💐 Free Download

Gambino Akuboy - Worry Them (ft. Uncle Bimz & Yun Kilz)

Apparition

Jazz Trio, first release by The London Jazz Players

The News Where You Are

Magazine Girls

Kite

Available to download at www.newteethleith.bandcamp.com (pay what you want)

The debut single from multi instrumentalist Daniel Crichton is a slice of warm DIY indie pop. Stepping into the spotlight for the first time as a solo artist, the entire single was recorded in lockdown on his phone (it's a decent phone). 

An honest and ambitious first offering, at 2:43 the track is a bite-sized insight into an artist discovering their voice.

Lyrics:
And it would seem that your sentences have become a jumbled mess,
And what it is that you meant to say has been usurped by predictive text,

But you don't have to reach for the delete button,
You're not an error,
Maybe you're not all that broken

What you see seems like fantasy,
slight of hand to deceive your eyes,
Your sullen head glitching back and forth until normality returns again,

But you don't have to reach for the delete button,
You're not an error,
Maybe you're not all that broken

Released: Friday 5th March 2021

User Error - Astroturf Inspector

Your Silence is an introspective and reflective song which stems from a scientifically proven fact that the brain responds to being ignored in the same way as it does to physical pain. Your Silence captures both the agony and ferocity one encounters in this situation, as well as the elements of undisputable beauty experienced alongside silence itself. 

Made in collaboration with hugely talented Alex Hall, praised by DJs, press and critics for his DIY approach to his 'British Pop' sound, and heavyweight mix engineer Jay Pocknell (whose past associates include Alt-J and Marika Hackman).

Your Silence

Following on from the spacious, glacial electronica of previous single, Opaque Crater, 5 March 2021 sees Ritual Cloak release their latest track, White Noise. Written from the perspective of a close friend of the band before they passed away, and drawing on real-life conversations, the track marks the first introduction of lyrics and vocals (Daniel Barnett) into their sonic arsenal. Woven seamlessly into their traditionally synth-based approach, these new melodic textures work symbiotically with the track’s inherent, bittersweet gravity.

Amidst the darker weight of the subject matter and lyrics, White Noise also evokes an ever-burgeoning cocoon of light, offering some calm amidst the chaos. Initially built on the backdrop of arpeggiated synth strings and heart-wrenching vocal melodies, the track swells and evolves unexpectedly over its four minutes. This culminates in an almost triumphant progression of minimalist techno beats that boldly carves out the path forwards, only reaching its full power when each element is conjoined to the next.

The track was completed just a couple of days before the untimely death of their friend, Chris, who was its inspiration. Given he was such a big supporter of the band, it’s a massive shame he was never able to hear it. Naturally, it is dedicated to him.

White Noise will be released across digital platforms on March 5, 2021 with Divine Invasions following on 7 May, 2021.

Divine Invasions

White Noise

Weakness

Fresh On The Net is a music blog hosted by Tom Robinson and Team Freshnet, offering independent artists an open door and a level playing field for their music. Our inbox is open at http://freshonthenet.co.uk every Monday to Thursday morning - if you share a track with us there it will be heard by every member of our moderation team.

IMPORTANT: 
Only send ONE track, and make sure the dropbox says "OPEN".  Sorry, but tracks sent while the dropbox is closed - or shared drectly with this Soundcloud account - will not get heard.

Apparition

Mere Child

Related tracks