A taster of upcoming Arts Council-funded debut EP 'Fly' out later this year and currently being recorded at Airtight Studios, Manchester, this song was written for and about my Dad. The vocals and guitar were recorded one night while travelling for work, far away from home while thinking about family, the past, and how for some people just getting up in the morning is an act of daily heroism. While a new version is being developed for the EP, this one features the original vocal and guitar from the day the song was written, and represents the first tentative steps of an anxious singer towards letting a vocal stand alone without hiding behind too much production and harmony. The track is available on Soundcloud and at https://testcardgirl.bandcamp.com/ or a little lo-fi version live from Britain's most depressing work hotel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0HsrW5n950

This track will be released on all platforms on 25th June 2021

Voices from the past beat down the waving blades of grass and end our summer time,
Smashing plates and glass and questions trapped inside unasked invade your other time.

A loss of home and warmth, loss of centre and form turn over tables
So every step you took was ever harder than it looked but still you're able
To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the win die down in your sails
To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the wind die down in your sails
And remember - we'll always be there.

Words said by those who didn't think have sometimes bought you to the brink and swirled around just out of sight
Left alone and lost in thought a ghost hung up upon the door waits in your childhood night
A loss of home and warmth, loss of centre and form turn over tables
So every step you took was ever harder than it looked but still you're able
To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the wind die down in your sails
To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the win die down in your sails
And remember - we'll always be there.

Out across the dark blue sea, a beam of light revolves
It always comes back round again, watch for it and resolve
Out across the dark blue sea, a beam of light revolves
It always comes back round again, watch for it and resolve

To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the wind die down in your sails
And remember - we'll always be there.

We'll Always Be There (Acoustic)

Fly is the 2nd single from Manchester artist Test Card Girl's debut synth-folk EP due out in July. Written during the long hot days of lockdown, the song is about feeling trapped inside, whilst jealously watching a fly explore the 4 corners of the room and then fly off through the window to freedom. Sonically, it is a result of hearing Kraftwerk's 'Autobahn' playing in the background while half-watching a programme about colliery bands in British mining towns. It's a rallying cry to stand up and walk to nowhere.

The track was produced by Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios in Manchester and features I Am Kloot drummer Andy Hargreaves. Production was funded by an Arts Council England grant gratefully received in 2021. Test Card Girl will be releasing another single at the end of April and her debut EP in July 2022. She was recently chosen as one of Manchester International Festival's MIF Sounds 2022-23 artists and will be performing regularly in and around the North of England and beyond this year.

Fly (Full Release 25.02)

Released 18th March 2022.
Written and produced by Seaker
Mixed/mastered by Rick David and Buzz Allan

Shadow

An introspective song based on the obscurity of memories from childhood. How disturbing and confusing these memories can become when carried unresolved into adulthood. Produced by Alex Hall, Mixed/Mastered by Jay Pocknell

Creepy Creepers

A song about love life and new beginnings 

Produced by Alex Hall
Mixed and Mastered by Jay Pocknell

New Life

Control

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After I'm Gone

Blow Away is about feeling trapped and longing to break free. 

It was influenced by the poetry of Rumi who I take reference to in the second verse of this song.

Blow Away

Ashes by Seaker.
Released 12th Feb 2021.
Written and produced by Seaker.
Mixed and mastered by Rick David @ Pink Bird Recording Co.

Ashes

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

YouTube→https://youtube.com/channel/UCvl1_TY3L1hPIfPkFsekuxA

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