Another of my playlists - a collection of songs that i've discovered here on Soundcloud, where there's an abundance of incredible talent and creative sprites, that have moved me. THIS series is full of songs from the underbelly of a city... in all seasons... they say there's four but i can count ten...   i hope they move you too - go show them some love, godammit!   much love...  and stay weird, keep creating, keep supporting new music!

SKIN & BONE

In here you will find some extraordinary tracks by artists/bands that deserve a wider audience.  Edgy, untamed, and dark...  please explore some more of the magic i have found here in the Soundcloud community, in my other playlists and maybe even my own music... if you like what you hear, please visit the artist/s page and show them some love... tell them what you liked about the song, how it moved you... it's all good feedback. support all new music, nurture new artists...

SUNBATHING ON THE RAILWAY

And you'll find him here: https://soundcloud.com/fl-souto

And you'll also find him here: https://www.youtube.com/@looplicator

<3 to you, Fabio.

Feat. FL Souto ~ Master of all Beats <3

Nic Evennett

Words and Music © Nic Evennett 2021
Beat by FL Souto (Master of all beats <3 )



~

The joke's on you, 
Careless little thing. 
Bold unyielding, 
Bouncing round a ring. 

So whose side were you on?
Whose side were you on?
Turns out they all decide. 

Merge with the motion... 
The blow, the cornering, 
Just for the simple things, 
Just for arrival. 
You want to take me on?
So won't you show yourself.
I bleed survival. 

Masked marvelling!
Pointed, china chin...
Just keep the peace, girl, 
Keep the weakness in. 
So who'll guide you along?
Who'll guide you along?
Turns out it always turns out. 

Merge with the motion... 
The blow, the cornering, 
Just for the simple things, 
Just for arrival. 
You want to take me on?
So won't you show yourself.
I bleed survival. 

Merge with the motion...

Merge

We've Been Going About This All Wrong

When I Die

Words & Music © Nic Evennett 2023
Feat. beats by FL Souto (Master of all beats... <3)

~~~

with bitter wings on broader shoulders,
here lies my sense and curiosity.
here lies their lies told, shaped and bolder,
until i don't recognise the me in me in me in me.

be kind, be kind...

some words
to please June
like we pleased December

(takes courage, too much courage, to hear all sides)

your glorious eyes see more than any others'
your gracious mouth curls around every light.
whose life is this, above, beyond all others?
whose is this body, this oversight?

rewind/be kind

some words to please June
like we pleased December

~~~

Please June

Words, Music, and Image  © Nic Evennett 2014



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Should have known,
My cornerstone.
You should have known;
Too little, too late...

All I ever wanted was silence, silence,
All I ever saw was the good of the moon,
All I ever felt was raw. 

Cover's blown,
My cornerstone.
Your cover's blown. 
Evaporate...

With all the world's riddles leaning on you,
When every hand you hold is chaos renewed,
And every out-breath shudders cries of war. 

My cornerstone,
All flowers grown,
My cornerstone.
Too little, too late...

My cornerstone.

I should have known. 

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Cornerstone

"Cannibal" from Jill Andrews' The War Inside. 

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Cannibal

Vocals by Courtney, Irina, Alan, Nic, Julia, Madi  and myself. 
Poem written and performed by Sintamental

Prologue feat. the cast and crew

out now on Mom + Pop music

buy/listen: smarturl.it/JaiWolf_Starlight
download sheet music: http://smarturl.it/StarlightRemixes

[Lyrics]

Starlight raining over me
Like drifting through a memory
Wake up in your crystal sky
We're floating to just to feel alive

Starlight raining over me
Like drifting through a memory
Wake up in your crystal sky
We're floating till we fly 

We're slowly falling through the night
Illuminating coastlines
Headlights toward the afterline
Bright enough to shine

Colors fade into the waves
Swimming through reality
I see your eyes above it all
I can hear you call

Starlight raining over me
Like drifting through a memory
Wake up in your crystal sky
We're floating till we fly

--

The Cure To Loneliness - debut album out April 5th, 2019
 
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TOUR DATES:
4/10/2019 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 
4/11/2019 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer 
4/12/2019 - Boston, MA - House of Blues - Boston 
4/13/2019 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 
4/17/2019 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom 
4/18/2019 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount 
4/19/2019 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground 
4/20/2019 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre 
4/21/2019 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection 
4/23/2019 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone 
4/24/2019 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue 
4/25/2019 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre 
4/26/2019 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall 
4/27/2019 - Minneapolis, MN - The Loft at Skyway Theatre 
5/1/2019 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman 
5/2/2019 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 
5/4/2019 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot 
5/5/2019 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Concert House 
5/6/2019 - Missoula, MT - The Wilma 
5/8/2019 - Vancouver, BC - Venue 
5/9/2019 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo 
5/10/2019 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater 
5/11/2019 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre 
5/14/2019 - San Louis Obispo, CA - Fremont Theater 
5/15/2019 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades 
5/16/2019 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst 
5/17/2019 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield 
6/1/2019 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Expo Hall 

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Listen/Download

Starlight (feat. Mr Gabriel)

Composed by Nic Evennett (@wingless-night)
Piano and vocals by Nic, 
Bond arrangement by Robert (@cinematic)
Thanks, Nic, for the license to remix :)

Hold On

More tracks

Hold On  | Nic Evennett

Composed by Kate Bush
Lead and backing vocals by Nic Evennett (@wingless-night)
Additional choir vocals by Madi and myself.
Arrangement by Robert (@cinematic)

Nocturn is part of the Campfire Stories project.

Nocturn  feat. Nic Evennett (2022)

Queen

Hey friends / I started a new band / I watch their eyes roll / I watch their eyes roll / Caitie says / "What does it sounds like?" 
and I say / "It's hard to explain but kinda like Radiohead / but it's different."/ 

and she says / "Make sure you let me know / if there's an early show"/ I will / I will 

Hey team / I'm releasing a new song / they say there's no wrong way / except that way / Brendan says / "We need a release plan. It's gotta be so cutting edge, uh, something like Radiohead's . . . / but different." / 

and he says / "Don't you go and be silly / and put that shit out for free." / I will, / I will

Early Show

Produced by LegPuppy & Paul of Sound
Mastered by Doug Shearer

Taken from the album 'You Should Be Paranoid' Released Feb 02

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Q8vvSmk_Q

Leather

i sure hope it does

Among many other things, Vera Sola is a poet, composer, Harvard literature scholar, and – of course – a songwriter. Although she’d written her own material over the years, it wasn’t until last year that she shared her music with another living soul. After serving as a touring member with Elvis Perkins’ band, Sola holed herself up in Native Sound Studio in St. Louis to record her songs for the first time ever, resulting in her debut album Shades, which she’ll self-release on Nov. 9. In the spirit of found object art, Sola used everything from bones to glass and filing cabinets to flesh out the folk arrangements she was creating.

The original version of the album’s single “The Colony” features Sola crooning with a vicious vibrato over brooding instrumentation that feels like it could’ve come from a long-lost spaghetti western classic. Sola was inspired to write the song after witnessing the native water protectors at Standing Rock, singing from the perspective of colonizers venturing to what’s now known as North America and claiming, defiling the land. The clatter of the rhythms and Sola’s merciless perspective of white colonialism is powerful in itself, but now the song has found itself diving even deeper into darkness.

Zola Jesus’ take on “The Colony” embraces the sinister edge stewing in Sola’s original song, unearthing swells of distorted bass drums and turning Sola’s voice into a ghostly haze. The pulse of the rhythms rattles viciously, shaking wildly alongside Sola herself. It creates a tension that’s drawn out throughout the entirety of the song, finally opening up to a clamor of beats erupting near the end. It’s hard to think of an artist more adept at breaking apart Sola’s already stirring work – performing a musical biopsy that stays true to the original’s core while and opening up new aural paths to the spirit of Sola’s work.
- Dusty Henry, KEXP

Vera Sola - the Colony (Zola Jesus Remix)

Title track from the EP. Link below. 50% of proceeds go to mental health charities.
https://nicevennett.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-money
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/nicevennett


Words and Music © Nic Evennett 2019
Beat by FL Souto

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBjAol_3A4&feature=youtu.be

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Things of consequence
Make such perfect sense.
And once again, two and three make five...
Such pressings on your time,
Ambition's not a crime.
Holoparasites are pretty when they thrive. 

'Grace can't pay the rent', 
She's broken and she's spent.
But underneath she is made from gold. 
This sparkling hinterland
Put logic in your hand, 
Gave all herself so you could trade her soul.

The good will surely come, 
Your swindling undone...
We still get to taste
What you wouldn't pay for.
The power became mine, 
The notes fell off the line - 
They won't dance while you are
In it for the money. 

Insincerity
Made a fool of me. 
We fell for that one once too often. 
You painted my blues red,
The colours ate your head
To find your heart and make it soften. 

The good will surely come,
Your swindling undone. 
We still get to taste what you wouldn't pay for. 
Your powers become mine,
The notes slid off the line...
They won't dance while you are in it for the money.

For the Money (Feat. FL Souto) *EP OUT NOW*

Words and Music © Nic Evennett 2019
Feat. beat by FL Souto

From the EP 'For the Money', available now at:
https://nicevennett.bandcamp.com/album/for-the-money
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/nicevennett


With a thank you to the little girl playing in my road who shouted, 'The monsters are coming - RUN!' at a perfect time in the song. :)

~

Neither the  time or the space,
Neither the good or the good grace.
Caught in this middle and wildly free,
Known at this distance and too close to see.

Sensational
Sensational

Crystal and crime halted our tongue,
Breathing was mine while they held my lung.
Caught in this middle, falling outside.
We were the pure and still purified.

Sensational.
Sensational. 


(we turned to the shore, tears turned to water...)

Crystal and Crime ~ Feat. FL Souto

Words & Music © Nic Evennett 2020
Featuring beat by FL Souto
And song number 100. Yippity. 

Official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u_m4jUyd1M

~

So where's the fire here? 
The heat is strong.
I'll mop your fever, dear,
Cos they've got you wrong.

Your nose is over there.
You're bleeding doubt.
I'll wash it from your hair,
And your insides out. 


wrong side, right side
dark side, light side
push me, pull me
round and round in bitter circles...

We're here to motivate,
So come along!
No time to hesitate:
Whose side are you on?

Oh, your significance!
Vowels loud and bold.
This is no game of chance - 
Welcome to our fold!

lose me, find me,
bruise me, blind me, 
use me, wind me, 
round and round in little circles...

We're here to motivate,
So come along!
No time to hesitate:
Whose side are you on?
It's time to celebrate
Where you belong!
No time to hesitate:
Whose side are you on?

Whose Side Are You On? Feat. FL Souto

Ever so thankful to work with the amazing Nic Evennett on this song.  Her talent is special and I strongly recommend you listen to more of her wonderful work
https://soundcloud.com/wingless-night
Pleased to report this piece recently aired on Exile FM in the UK.
For a video version go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxq88LAwrtc&amp=&feature=youtu.be

Whispers

The upside
We're in this together.
My ally,
Faring the weather.
Mistaking
The wicked for the wise,
They're shaking
The thunder from the skies.

I worry, I worry...
Is that the wind in the tree?
The swaying,
Is she waving goodbye to me?
Oh darling,
Cradle my fears,
They're pooling
Under my head.

You'll surely listen, you'll surely listen now,
Whispers tell you everything.

She's waiting
For sorrys on the breeze.
The sun is sore,
The rain is hard to please,
The silvergrass
Is curling around me,
Forgiving,
And soft on my feet.

You'll surely listen, you'll surely listen now.
Whispers tell you everything.

(lyrics by Nic Evennett)

Whispers (Classical Glass and Nic Evennett)

“Definite fan of these kids, they have that special something” – BBC Fresh on the Net
“INDIGOS have managed to blow us away with their sonic spectrum” – Bristol In Stereo

INDIGOS, the latest export of Bristol’s vibrant and significant live music scene, are pleased to announce their signing to premiere shoegaze bastions Club AC30 with the release of their heavenly self-titled debut EP.

An effortless blend of 90s post-punk grunginess mixed with layers of psychedelic guitars and irresistible pop hooks makes ‘INDIGOS’ an enchanting prospect, steeped in that ever popular juxtaposition between dark existential angst and blissful summer licks.

The 4-track was produced by Ben Johnson and IDLES guitarist Lee Kiernan with individual parts recorded from different studios, born as much from the bands financial limitations as anything else. Within these constraints they were able to pull together from various sessions and with the help of multiple collaborators, crafted something that sounded unexpectedly polished and extraordinarily expansive.

Opener ‘Silhouette Of You’ enraptures with its dreamy duel harmonies, marching, anthemic beat and blistering chorus while follow-up and lead single ‘I’m Healed’ goes to ever darker depths. ‘Animalistic’ leans into their cool slacker grooves and nonchalant delivery before euphoric closer ‘Out Of Body’ displays their more intimate stylings beautifully paired with a brutal cascade of riffs.
Lyrically the writing is diverse but always viewed through a poetic lens, exploring themes of self-reflection, projection, nostalgia, dystopia and more. They tells us that “our lyrics very often grow out of streams of consciousness as we bounce off each other’s ideas. We usually don’t know what a song is even about until it’s very nearly finished. Rather than trying to force a song into a preconceived ‘box’, we feel that creativity thrives on letting go of attachment to the end result, leaving the song to take on a form of its own, guiding the next steps we take, and essentially writing itself. Each song is as much a mystery to us as it is to anyone else, and that’s the way we like it.”

Recalling the likes of Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins and The Brian  Jonestown Massacre, their songwriting knack and live reputation piqued industry interest early on, with two Dot to Dot Festival  appearances, a support slot with Cherry Glazerr and 6 Music airplay.

Credits

Produced by Ben Johnson &amp; Lee Kiernan
Drums recorded at Monochrome Studios by Tom Gittins
Guitars recorded at Bink Bonk Studios by Mat Sampson
Vocals recorded at Ben Johnson's home studio
Mixed by Ben Johnson
Mastered by Pete Maher 
Artwork by Helen Lucy

Photography by Simon Holliday

INDIGOS - I'm Healed

based on the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea

Aphrodisia

Independent singer-songwriter from Kent, UK. 
Little video introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKMPLBJBK6M

'No Sheet Music' Artist. https://www.nosheetmusic.tv/artists/nic-evennett

"Evennett’s voice is a delicate mystery, warm and lustrous, yet fragile and crystalline – a bewitching blend of Kate Bush and Linda Perhacs, surrounded by dolorous, reverb-drenched piano and woven into broken-hearted balladry." Andee Connors, Pandora 

"Moving, delicate and introspective. As always, Nic Evennett's voice washes over the listener creating an incubated space I didn't want to leave."
Rapt.

Interview: 
https://cocamidemea.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/indieterria-meets-nic-evennett/

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Part of duo Cellar Door. We're over here:
https://soundcloud.com/cdoor