[Weekly Mix] 2023.02(2)

CREDITS
Shalom Obisie-Orlu: Vocals
Ryan Hemsworth: Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Programming


LYRICS
i did a bunch of drugs before i turned 21
ate two tabs once a week for a whole month straight 
don’t know if i remember what i looked like back then
when i said yes stood still head down took the bait

now enough time has passed for me to know what the fuck was up
introducing her royal highness, it’s me — i’m a royal screw up
i drive around listening to soccer mommy 
whisper i’m so sorry 
to the girl you ate alive 

and i’m not sure when it changed but i’m bored of being ashamed
i danced myself clean and i own a denim jacket now
my plants are still alive but the jade i got around you has long died
some things just suck
they aren’t always lessons either 

now enough time has passed for me to know what the fuck was up
introducing her royal highness, it’s me — i’m a royal screw up
i drive around listening to soccer mommy 
whisper i’m so sorry 
to the girl you ate alive

now enough time has passed for me to know what the fuck was up
introducing her royal highness, it’s me — i’m a royal screw up
i drive around listening to soccer mommy 
whisper i’m so sorry 
to the girl you ate alive


#SCFIRST

Sublimation

Soccer Mommy

Single releases January 24, 2023
on Spirit House Records
from upcoming album "Waiting for the Sky to Speak"

Knocking Down Flowers

Oropendola - Knocking Down Flowers

Rum Jungle - 'Back Home'

Meanjin (Brisbane) based vocalist Hannah Macklin enters 2023 with the release of Stars, a glittering piece of cosmic neo soul with its eyes fixed on the night sky and the wonders of the galaxy. Hannah’s commanding voice shares the spotlight with strings and is backed by spacious production featuring mostly acoustic instruments. Sonically, producer Nick Herrera has brought a reassuring chunkiness to this unplugged palette, in particular the head nodding drums. Soulful, jazz-informed vocals are married with triphop and prog influences and the result is reminiscent of Homegenic era Bjork or Portishead as much as contemporary soul artists like Solange. 

Stars’ lyrics dwell on tricks of scale - The inconceivable size of those “colossal fiery gems” which are rendered by distance into “teeny tiny glimmers.” The perspective of the story shifts back and forth from second to first person, initially making the listener the protagonist “when you’re in the country, you really see the stars” and then swapping to a firsthand view “the moon is my companion, the planets are my friends.” In addition to songwriting,the keyboards, string arrangements and composition are all Hannah’s own work and Stars is a brilliant introduction to her considerable powers as a multi instrumentalist and all-round musical powerhouse. Stars is Hannah’s first release on Hopestreet Recordings and the first look at a body of work which will comprise an album coming later in 2023.


Hannah describes her writing process:


“The melody for Stars came to me first; I heard it inside my head. It felt like a phrase, a statement; hence it opens the piece and is referenced several times post. I was writing on a Yamaha CNR-80 synth organ at the time and the gentle velocity, the whir of the keyboard’s sound lent itself well to conceiving the rest of the song. The rest flowed from there; lyrics and melodies entwined, snaking their way through the piece. I wrote the string parts last; using a demo of the finished song in GarageBand to compose over. Most of the string parts were melodies I first sung and then transcribed.”

Hannah Macklin - Stars

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You go wherever that the lightning goes 
I know you’re hurting but it barely shows 
I wonder where you are when your eyes close 
You give me more than I was asking for 
You are the light, you are my only source 
Are you the one? 
Are you the one? 
Are you the one?
Are you the antidote? 

 
I’m out of practice 
I’ll let gravity have this 
And if you’re asking if I’m all in 
It’s automatic 
Sadness will always know sadness 
Oh how It’s everlasting 

 
You go wherever that the lightning goes 
I know you’re hurting but it barely shows 
I wonder where you are when your eyes close 
You give me more than I was asking for 
You are the light, you are my only source 
Are you the one? 
Are you the one? 
Are you the one? 
Are you the antidote? 

 
Breathless  
You left me breathless 
With the lights out 
Baby you’re so electric 
Baby you’re so electric 
Baby you’re so electric 

 
You go wherever that the lightning goes 
I know you’re hurting but it barely shows 
I wonder where you are when your eyes close 
You give me more than I was asking for 
You are the light, you are my only source 
Are you the one? 
Are you the one? 
Are you the one? 
Are you the antidote?

Antidote

OUT NOW, ON LOLIPOP RECORDS!!!
Crocodiles - "Degeneration" (DIGI SINGLE)
the badass debut single off of Crocodiles up-coming album "Upside Down In Heaven" 
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CROCODILES - "Degeneration"

You hurt me so bad even when you’re not here
the truth is that
I can’t imagine things
without you
without you
I want you so bad even when you’re mine
believe me if I say
I can’t see myself
without you
without you
What if I’m doing it all wrong?
It’s too late
what if I’m doing it all wrong?
It’s too late
To go back
to go back
to go back
to go back
I miss you so bad even when you’re here
the thing is that
I don’t want to be
without you
without you
What if I’m doing it all wrong?x2
It’s too late
to go back
to go back
What if I’m doing it all wrong?
It’s too late
to go back
to go back
to go back
to go back
to go back
to go back
to go back

simmcat - without you

Something’s on your mind
We say it all the time 
Are we just about to cry 
Really we’re just tired 

You wanna go outside
The kids are so hyped
Are we just about to die here
You say we’re alright 

We don’t have to talk about it much 
To know it’s real 
To know you got me feeling it 
I don’t care if no one knows about us 
Your kiss is enough to know it’s a crush 

And it cuts to your bone 
Straight off of your tongue 
Your the only one I want 
We’re still holding on 
I break for your love 
Straight off of my heart 
You’re the only one I want 
We’re still holding on 

The day is in your eyes 
Beautiful eyes 
Are you just about to smile 
You’re such a blue sky 

Nothing’s in your mind
We sit a little while 
Are we just about to find 
What it feels like 

We don’t have to talk about it much 
To know it’s real 
To know you got me feeling it 
I don’t care if no one knows about us 
Your kiss is enough to know it’s a crush 

And it cuts to your bone 
Straight off of your tongue 
Your the only one I want 
We’re still holding on 
I break for your love 
Straight off of my heart 
You’re the only one I want 
We’re still holding on 

CRUSH
You crush me baby
You know that I’m crazy
I’m still
I’m still crazy for your love
Ufff CRUSH 
You CRUSH me baby
You CRUSH me

Crush

GOOD GOOD BLOOD - When Your Wings Get Light

I EXPIRE

Good Luck (You're Fucked) by Vivek Shraya
Out on Mint Records February 7, 2023

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Composed by Vivek Shraya and James Bunton
Produced & Mixed by James Bunton

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Lyrics

(You say) It’s so hard to be a man in this world now 
(You say) It’s so hard to not offend every girl now 

So you look to me for consolation 
You want me to tell you you’re the exception 
But you should get a shrink for that!

Good luck! You’re fucked!
Hats off! I’ve had enough!

Cause you don’t care about me
You just care what I think about you 

Guess what? I don’t!
You don’t even cross my mind
You don’t even cross my mind

(You say) It’s so hard to compliment a woman 
(You mean) It’s so hard to accept rejection

So you look to me for affirmation 
You want me to tell you you’re so awesome 
But you should call your mom for that!

Good luck! You’re fucked!
Hats off! I’ve had enough!

Cause you don’t care about my friends
You just care what they think about you 

Guess what? They don’t!
You don’t even cross our minds
You don’t even cross our minds

Maybe next time
You’ll treat a girl better 
Than just your reassurance bitch…

Good luck! You’re fucked!
Hats off! I’ve had enough!

Cause you don’t care about me
You just care what I think about you 

Guess what? I don’t!
You don’t even cross my mind
You don’t even cross my mind

Good Luck (You're Fucked)

Vivek Shraya - Good Luck (You're Fucked)

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Lyrics:
I stop and watch the scene
Never seen it before
It's one you've probably seen
You seem to remember them all

I'm watching all the films you told me to see
I'll make a list of books I think that you should definitely
read

I'll tell you something, might mean nothing
Competition is on

If you can't lose, you can't win it

A victory, a loss, or a draw
As long as this goes on
It's hard not to play along
I'm not keeping score

The competition is on
Extra time has begun
It's hard not to play along
I'm not keeping score

We are not playing, but you got me stuck
No system change, no half-time breaks, no time-out, I'm out of
luck

You come in and say
Haven't I seen you before?
You're gonna make me pay
Teasing is hard to ignore

You knew
Did you practice at all?
I'm out of breath; keep talking

I stay around and wait for you to tell me
You tell me nothing, might mean something
Competition is on

If you can't lose, you can't win it
If you can't lose, you can't win it


A victory, a loss, or a draw
As long as this goes on
It's hard not to play along
I'm not keeping score

The competition is on
Extra time has begun
It's hard not to play along
I'm not keeping score

The competition is on
Extra time has begun
It's hard not to play along
I'm not keeping score

[Weekly Mix] 2023.02(2)

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