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The highly anticipated single, ‘Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day’, marks the second release of 2025 from John Jenkins and the James Street Band. This captivating rendition of the classic Iris DeMent song features lead vocals by Pippa Murdie, a valued band member known for her remarkable talent. Pippa has been performing this song for years, whether as a solo artist, in duo performances with John Jenkins, or as part of the band’s full ensemble.
This track will be part of John Jenkins and the James Street Band's upcoming second album, set for release later this year. It follows the July 4th launch of Restless Hearts, John Jenkins’ eagerly awaited solo project.
Pippa Murdie, previously a mandolin player and backing vocalist for Storm the Palace, has collaborated with John Jenkins since 2019. In addition to her work with the band, she is a familiar face at open mic nights and acoustic clubs in the local music scene. Pippa’s accomplishments include being a finalist in the West Kirby Arts Centre Friday Live Songwriter Challenge 2024.
Co-produced by John Jenkins and Jon Lawton (Sami Yusuf, Ian Prowse, Only Child), and expertly mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2, Patti Smith), ‘Easy’s Gettin’ Harder Every Day’ will be released on April 4th, 2025. This collaboration delivers a timeless performance with a modern touch, underscoring the band's dynamic artistry and musical excellence.


Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day

Written and produced by © Don Minolta // Minolta Records

I'd travel round the world
just to see you girl
2 years I drove four hundred weary miles a day
just to see your face
I close my eyes and pray
we will be together
forever 'till the end

they say the end is near
they say the end is nigh
sometimes it makes me wonder why i even try

and i don't pretend to know
what time could bring tomorrow but i know
something could change it all

We walk into the deep
the land of vast and steep
we walk amongst the broken, the weary and asleep
this god forsaken place
we march without a trace
somehow we learn to muster
to find the strength again

and i don't pretend to know
what time could bring tomorrow but i know
something could change it all
something could change it all
something could change it all

Something Could Change It All

Could've Been Us

Depthera

Hypnotic Whispers

14 Juni 2025

Echoes of Solitude

This is Melissa
She's married with children
She loves her husband and three little tots
But today it is raining
The kids won't stop fighting
And she's stuck in the house cause her car's in the shop
And she thinks as she kisses their bruises and tears
"What kind of difference am I making here?"

CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
Later we wonder if we've chosen well
We listen to voices
We spin to Life's dances
But what might have been, no one ever can tell
Each woman becomes the sum of her choices

This is Priscilla
Professional, pretty
She's climbed the ladder that leads to success
But a week ago Friday, Priscilla turned forty
As she blew out her candles, she had one request
Now she's lost in her thoughts at her table for one
What would her kids look like if she had had some?

BRIDGE:	
Mildred is sixty and lives all alone
Her husband is gone and her kids are all grown
But decades and heartaches have made Mildred wise
Now she sees Life through Love's eyes….She says…..
    
LAST CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
But somehow Life balances everything well
We listen to voices
And spin in the dances
But each woman has her own story to tell
			
TAG:			
Ev'ry struggling soul
Is a part of the whole		
As hist'ry unfolds…..through our choices



Words: Mary Dawson
Music: Cheryl Bocanegra
Copyright 2020/ CQK Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved



Choices

Better to burn intensely than to fade away

Fireworks

If the past could send us a message? Well what message could we send to the future

© lyric here https://allpoetry.com/poem/18608393-A-Stranger-Face-by-Lockdown-Larcs

with music and vocals provided by AI for the future 

Something Could Change It All

Minolta Records

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