Written by Moonpools
Mixed by Alain Meyer
Mastered by Benjamin Gut

© Moonpools & Young and Aspiring 2022

Damaged Goods

Will It Ever Stop

Coming of Age

T. G. Shand - WAWO

Something Good

Produced by Exsonvaldes.
Recorded by Exsonvaldes @ Soyuz, Paris.
Mixed by Etienne Caylou.
Mastered by Antoine Bernard @ Square Mastering.
Artwork by Exsonvaldes with help from Aurélie Ingrato.

Words & music by Exsonvaldes. Published by Finalistes.
P & C 2022 Finalistes.

Torino

Exit Sign

Track 4 of 'Field Trip To Coney Island EP'

Produced by Guilherme Machado Correia and Miguel Vilhena
Recorded and mixed by Miguel Vilhena
Written and composed by Guilherme Machado Correia
Mastered by Pieter De Wagter
Arranged by Guilherme Machado Correia and João António Nunes da Silva

Drums played by Hugo Luzio
Bass played by Guilherme Machado Correia
Guitars played by Guilherme Machado Correia and Miguel Vilhena
Synths played by Miguel Vilhena
Percussion played by Miguel Vilhena
Vocals by Guilherme Machado Correia
Backing vocals by Miguel Vilhena and Guilherme Machado Correia

Lyrics:
late night
come home
they’ll thank you now for it

midday
we’ll have fun
heal our bodies

the dealer wants to keep in touch
I can’t forget to thank my luck
the dealer wants another round
I’ll thank you all for it

I don’t even mind just got us playing
keep the volume up cause we’re not getting old
baby it’s a sin, it’s entertaining
in the nighttime

late night
I see you
hearts around your head

bright lights
and fast rides
diamond lovers

the dealer wants to keep in touch
I can’t forget to thank my luck
just got us in we’ll do our jobs
they’ll thank us all for it

I don’t even mind just got us playing
keep the volume up cause we’re not getting old
baby it’s a sin, it’s entertaining
in the nighttime

nothing brings me down 
I just found a way out
it’s so much to feel
at the same time

Lush

Stoned

Can't Do Anything

From the Ursa Minor EP marsicans.ffm.to/ursaminorep

Obsessed

Moonpools are a five-piece band from Basel, formed in 2016 by Marcie Nyffeler (vocals/ guitar), Jasper Nyffeler (drums), and Francesco Vona (keyboard) and completed in 2017 by Matthias Gusset (guitar) and David Blum (bass). The latter are known from various Basel-based projects such as She Loves You, Don't Kill The Beast, and Mastergrief.

Their second EP 'Damaged Goods' was released in August 2022 via Young and Aspiring. All songs received international airplay (e.g. BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio UK & USA, byteFM) and were included in various Spotify and Apple Music playlists (e.g. Fresh Finds Indie, Indie Brandneu, New Music Friday Switzerland, ALT CTRL). Since the release, the band has played several concerts, including performances at Montreux Jazz Festival, Winterthurer Musikfestwochen, Locarno Film Festival as well as support shows for Mild Orange, The Grogans and Pile. Out of over 1,000 songs submitted, Moonpools won over the jury of the m4music Festival Demotape Clinic in 2023 with their song 'Damaged Goods' and thus won the award in the Rock category.

Their third EP 'Hide and Seek' will be released on 19 April 2024, all of which, apart from the drums, the band recorded independently in their rehearsal room. In contrast to their previous releases, the songwriting process was much more collaborative: The majority of the songs were written by guitarist Matthias Gusset. Inspired by bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Ruby Haunt or Ride, the songs, whose melodies and lyrics were written by singer Marcie Nyffeler, move between Indie Rock and Shoegaze. Countless distorted guitars lay the bedrock on which ecstatic synth melodies, rousing basslines and heavy drums meet.

The concise arrangements, however, only form the backdrop for the catchy and touching vocals that form the heart of the band. Marcie Nyffeler, whose lyrics are often a balancing act between melodrama and kitsch, sings about forgiveness, feelings of guilt, self-doubt and self-discovery. This honest and at times self-deprecating view, together with the tumultuous music, unfurls a charm that makes Moonpools' music so irresistible and brings a smile to your lips while you are still wiping a small tear from your eye.

Damaged Goods

Moonpools

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