My version of Tom Forbes' track 'Stay For Alice' for the BBC Introducing Cover Roulette challenge. Tom Forbes also did a cover of my song Vice Versa. An interview and both covers were aired on BBC Introducing Hereford and Worcester on 31/01/2022.

Vocals, guitar and music - Natalie Bouloudis
Violin - Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar - Luke Novak

Stay For Alice (BBC Introducing Cover Roulette / Tom Forbes)

From the EP 'Dead Sea Scripts'

Recorded LIVE at Wax Studios March 2016
Main vocals and guitar Natalie Bouloudis
Violin and backing vocals Laura Forbes
Drums and Rhodes piano Hannah Stacey
Bass guitar Luke Novak

Mixed by Robert Strauss
Music and lyrics by Natalie Bouloudis © 2016

Photo by Luke Novak

Burning Pier

Main vocals and guitar: Natalie Bouloudis
Drums: Hannah Stacey
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar: Luke Novak

Recorded by Forbes Coleman at AudioBeach Studios
Mixed by Ed Deegan at Gizzard Recording Studios
Mastering by Nik Kozub
Music and lyrics by Natalie Bouloudis ©

Lyrics

I watched the wave curling
That monster towering
But I wouldn’t listen, I wouldn’t hear the warnings
And now I float among ruins

A-hoo here comes disaster
A-hoo and I’m the outlaster

Great shadows cast, turquoise grey
Savage beauty in the decay
But I wouldn’t listen, I still wouldn’t listen, I wouldn’t hear a thing
My world left spiralling

And the world becomes a silent place
When fate is a lost race
Then the sky fell
And the waves did swell
And this land of broken dreams
Neither heaven or hell

You go running for your shelter
I’ll be dancing
Dancing in the rain
Outlasting
Outlasting

Devil Is Doubt

Outlaster

Buy it now

Vocals and guitar: Natalie Bouloudis
Drums and keys: Hannah Stacey
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar: Luke Novak

Recorded by Forbes Coleman at AudioBeach Studios
Mixed by Ed Deegan at Gizzard Recording Studios
Mastering by Nik Kozub
Music and lyrics by Natalie Bouloudis ©

Lyrics
I’ve been scared of bad choices
Like the ones I’ve already made
And I’ve been afraid of chasing tumbleweed
And time running away

But you can climb any mountain
Or keep treading the same flatland
Watch the world shrinking
Or open your eyes
And let it expand

I’ve got this little shiver
A flame that’s quivering
But I won’t let it catch me
Shattered illusions lead to more confusions

I’m not damned, I still stand
I’m not damned, I still stand
I’m not damned, I still stand
I still stand

Just let it expand, expand, expand, expand.

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Lyrics

Once there were diamonds
We both had diamonds in our eyes
But now all I see 
Is dark, dirty coal 
Taking its toll
 
It’s a myth that two extreme can counteract
And a tragedy when opposites do attract
 
Once there were diamonds
We both had blinders in our eyes
But now all remains
Is but a shell of us
Diamonds to dust
 
That spotted dress marks our decline
Stained with bad recollections and cheap wine
 
Those naive days became one troubled night
Infectious shadows 
Smothering
A flickering light
 
Coal did crumble
Dust to the wind
Coal did crumble 
Dust to the wind

Vocals and guitar: Natalie Bouloudis
Drums & keys: Hannah Stacey
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar: Luke Novak

Recorded by Forbes Coleman at AudioBeach Studios
Mixed by Ed Deegan at Gizzard Recording Studios
Mastering by Nik Kozub
Music and lyrics by Natalie Bouloudis ©

Devil is Doubt

Coal

Vocals and guitar: Natalie Bouloudis
Drums and keyboards: Hannah Stacey
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar: Luke Novak

Recorded by Forbes Coleman at AudioBeach Studios
Mixed by Ed Deegan at Gizzard Recording Studios
Mastering by Nik Kozub
Music and lyrics by Natalie Bouloudis ©

Vice Versa

Vocals and guitar: Natalie Bouloudis
Drums and keys: Hannah Stacey
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar: Luke Novak

Recorded by Forbes Coleman at AudioBeach Studios
Mixed by Ed Deegan at Gizzard Recording Studios
Mastering by Nik Kozub
Music and lyrics by Natalie Bouloudis ©

How Many Winters?

The new album 'Devil Is Doubt' is available on a limited edition vinyl now through my bandcamp & website.

Vocals and guitar: Natalie Bouloudis
Drums: Hannah Stacey
Violin: Luke Waterfield
Bass guitar: Luke Novak

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"the track is full of smouldering atmospherics that is befitting of its title, allowing her smoky vocals to shine...Bouloudis is a narrative songwriter who tells stories through her music; her instinct and imagination fuelling her unique and compelling artistic vision."
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“oozes shades of the likes of PJ Harvey and Nick Cave. A powerful, folk-inspired offering, the track flows with the soulful, husky vocals of Bouloudis and rich, soaring melodies.”
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