The Songs of May 2022

Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky

Trying

My Other People

Limehouse Cut

Mewn - Two Days

First single from upcoming EP2. Released 28/04/2022.

Mewn - Two Days

Oh God

North Wales Psychedelic rock band 'Holy Coves' return with a brand new single 'Desert Storm' which is set for release on 29th of April via prolific North Wales Label 'Yr Wyddfa Records'.

Dropping swiftly into the slip-stream and following on from the successful 'The Hurt Within' which was released last month, 'Desert Storm' really sets the psych mood with droney riffs, hazy vocals on an epic musical landscape.

Lead by Welsh Singer-Songwriter Scott Marsden, 'Holy Coves' find themselves crossing an unseen threshold on a fantastical new journey where new psych-hazed material spells an exciting new era for the collective.

Through long time friend and Producer David Wrench, 'Holy Coves' were put in touch with Texan Producer Erik Wofford (The Black Angels / Explosions In The Sky) and have built quite a magical working relationship, one where Wofford found himself on Mixing and Mastering duties for the material and certainly contributes to their new sound.

Desert Storm

Game Of Cards

Led by enigmatic songwriter Rowan Sandle, Crake is driven by her endless curiosity. Armed with her gently cracking vocal, and inspiration from writers like Shirley Jackson and Nan Shepherd, she sings of crinoids, slime mould and pussy willow. When they supported Buck Meek at Brudenell Social Club, Buck found himself so beguiled by Sandle and her band that he invited them to support Big Thief on their UK and EU tour in 2019. Crake duly obliged and have been building towards their debut full-length ever since. 

Much of the forthcoming album revolves around the death of Sandle’s friend Anna, who died in Syria after being hit by a Turkish air strike. Anna was working for a woman’s liberation group in the 
war-stricken country when the tragedy took place. ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ explores the grief that followed and the lessons learnt from dealing with such a significant loss. 

Sandle does, however, find space to explore more themes alongside this grief, such as cruelty and queer nature. On lead single ‘Winter’s Song’ she acknowledges the cruelty and coldness that exists within us all, and questions how we can continue to grow and love whilst remaining true to that. 

Speaking about the track, she said: “Winter’s Song is about the absolute mundane beauty of being fallible. It's a true story, I saw the moon rise but swore it was the sun setting. I think about this line a lot: “keep a little coldness in you, just wear it soft and gentle” Be soft, be kind, be honest. Being unremarkable has its own beauty.” 

Sandle’s love for queer nature is so fervent that it makes the experience of listening to Crake akin to that of stumbling on an entirely new world. Sandle believes that life isn’t as black and white as we’ve been taught, and thinks nature holds the key to revealing the true nature of human experience. The appearances of things like slime mould - single-celled organisms that form a single body when in search of food  - brittle starfish - a type of starfish whose awareness isn’t concentrated in one place - and other such oddities furnish ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ with a folklore all of its own. 

‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ will send you down multiple rabbit holes and you’ll emerge from each with a newfound appreciation for the complexities of the world. Perhaps even more important than this though is the humanity that lies at the very heart of this debut full-length. Whether it’s in the sensitivity in how she portrays the loss of her friend, the depiction of our most base instincts - namely cruelty, passion and love - or the 
sincere, pure quality of the songwriting itself, it’s this that makes ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ essential, and 
invaluable listening. 

“A pensive, dejected moment of magic, but magic nonetheless” Gold Flake Paint
“Charming and intimate alt-folk” Dork
“The guitars sizzle like lightning bolts striking against an otherwise clear sky, while Sandle’s distinct, hoarse vocal plays like another instrument” Secret Meeting
“In a world of cynics, [Crake] make you believe anything might still be possible” For The Rabbits 

https://fikarecordings.com/artists/crake

Crake are:
Rowan Sandle - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Russell Searle - Electric Guitar, Piano
Rob Slater - Drums / Backing Vocals
Sarah Statham - Bass / Backing Vocals

Humans' Worst Habits

Rabbit

Crake - Rabbit

Hundred Plus Club's new single "Garden Cruise" off their new EP Doom and Bloom (out 5.12.23).

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Written by Hundred Plus Club
Released by Admirable Traits Records
AT060

Hundred Plus Club - "Garden Cruise"

Diving

Diiiiiiiiivvvvvviiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnggggggggg (feat. Holly Humberstone)

What Do We Do Now

I Can’t Find You

Double Yellow - out now
Recorded at FOLD with Patrick James Fitzroy
Performed by Ski Lift
Vocals and guitar by Benji Tranter
Vocals and bass by Elizabeth Walsh
Drums by Adam Fletcher
Additional guitars by Patrick James Fitzroy
Mastered by Ed Woods
Artwork by Max Bloom

Double Yellow

Odie Leigh on Audiotree Live

Chutes & Ladders (Audiotree Live version)

Going Through It

Strike

Star Milk DNA (Dance with the cosmos)

This one’s about no matter what darkness people tried to throw your way—lies, betrayal, judgment—you refused to be dimmed. You turned every scar into fire, every pain into power. You’re not just surviving—you’re thriving and unstoppable.
This song is the definition of survival and strength. It’s about standing tall even when the world tried to push you down, about refusing to let hate, pain, or betrayal define you. Instead of being broken, you became unshakable. Every scar turned into fuel, every heartbreak became a lesson, and now your light burns brighter than ever.

It’s an anthem for anyone who has been through storms and came out stronger. A reminder: they can’t silence your name, they can’t take your fight away—because you are the unbreakable flame.

Unbreakable Flame

X_X // HALO
──────────────────────────────
Light your world spilling down  
Like it’s law, fire, flaw, fuck so loud  
Like worship wrapped in smoke doubt  
Purity delight but now begging to be lit at night  

Halo slow burn sin  
Tastes like sugar, choke on it  
Exhale lust, I kill you sweet and low  
Good — now let it glow  

You talk about God like it’s not me  
Like I don’t own the breath you breathe  
Each word you whisper tragedy, half a choke  
Back for more sin worth dying for  

Halo slow burn sin  
Tastes like sugar, choke on it  
Exhale lust, I kill you sweet and low  
Good — now let it glow
──────────────────────────────
[TRANSMISSION://HLO-030]
──────────────────────────────

∴ light spills like law/fire/flaw // worship in smoke  
∴ purity ignites / begging to be lit at night  
∴ halo registers as slow burn sin  

signal logs:  
> sugar-choke protocol active // exhale lust / kill sweet & low  
> god addressed but host declares ownership of breath  
> whispered tragedy = choke / sin worth dying for  
> glow initiated  

Δ :: halo ignition  
Σ :: sugar choke / exhale lust  
Ψ :: divinity claimed in breath  
Ω :: glow sustained  

      01101000 01100001 01101100 01101111  

[Halo burns slow inside host]  
[Divinity inverted into lust]  
[Entity glows beyond purity]  

_end of sequence_  
[halo active]

HALO_

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