June 2020

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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 368

marky's fresh faves pt2

My favourites from Freshnet 368

totd tracks of the day 6 13

tracks of the day

Again is a mellow but uplifting folk song about the power of hope, doubt and imagination when falling in love. The age old conflict of "he loves me, he loves me not”...

Music & Lyrics by Marit Røkeberg
Additional music by Anil Sebastian and Sam Vicary
Produced by Anil Sebastian and engineered, mixed and mastered by Cherif Hashizume
Recorded at Cafe Music Studios, London

Silences

Again

Slow down
You’re moving too fast
Can’t you find the beat?
Pick your feet up
You know it won’t last
If only you could see yourself
Caught up, 
What’s there to prove
Who’re you trying to be?
Just a big man
Caught in a loop
What else is there to see?

You’ll get dressed up
Jacket and tails
Ready for the day
Like a magpie, caught in the nude
You hide yourself away
You’ll put one foot forward
Then you take it back
Restless feet on a broken track

You’re a loud-mouth
Say what you hear
And speak before you think
Put your ear that close to the ground
And dirt will soil you speech
Won’t you let us in
And we’ll watch you cry
Smiling broadly with arms held wide

Don’t mind me, I’ll mind myself
Don’t Mind me, I’ll mind myself
Don’t you go
No don’t you go
Don’t you, don’t you, don’t you

When you gunna 
When you gunna 
When you gunna 
When you going to learn?
How long, how long, until you learn?
I said when you gunna
When you gunna
Learn?

I won’t

Slow down
You’re moving too fast
Can’t you find the beat?
Pick your feet up
You know it won’t last
If only you could see yourself
Caught up, 
What’s there to prove
Who’re you trying to be?
Just a big man
Caught in a loop
What else is there to see?

Don't Mind Me

Dotty

Written by Melissa Bel. 
Produced by Joseph Cross.
Guitars by Steve Down.
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound.
Artwork by Baffled.

Can't Go Home

The first proper and full length tune from Flat MOOON

Vultures

Recorded at Pivotal Music, Studio Gidley and The Mixed Business. Produced by Ben Cauduro and Mason Rhys Lewtas. Mastered by NinetyNine100. Artwork by Kara Agostinho

Benjamin Cauduro- Vocals/Keyboards
Mason Rhys-Lewtas- Guitars/Vocals
Kieran Parker- Drums/Percussion
Lachlan Parker- Bass
Tom Smithson- Trumpet
Mitchell Lowe- Trombone
Mario Bonaccorso- Tenor Sax

Clutching At Shadows

Heart Food for Hard Times is out on Friday 15th May 2020. 

Track credits: 
Nealo - Vocals & Lyrics
Adam Garrett - Music 
Uly - Trumpet
Adam Shanahan - Production 
Marcin Ciszczon at Diffusion Lab - Mixing & Mastering


For more information please contact: 
Sheena Madden
+353 87 245 8046
sheena@amplifyagency.ie

HEART FOOD FOR HARD TIMES

Forgive Myself

It's never been easy for us my dear,
To understate a thing or two.
It's been a long road of hardship, of pain and tears,
But I'd walk it all again just for you.

A fool and his money are easily parted,
And a fool and his heart even more.
I've been climbing to reach you for so damn long,
But I never quite get off the floor.

I'll be a fool for you,
'Cos no-one loves me, the way you do.
I'll be a fool for you,
I'll make a sacrifice, until the day I die.

I'm all alone out here my dear,
There's no-one here to hear me shout.
I'd look for a place I could make my home,
But I'm in space and I'm freaking out.

Out of all the places that I could go,
And all the things that I could do;
When there are so many different infinite choices,
And the only thing I choose is you...

I'll be a fool for you,
'Cos no-one loves me, the way you do.
I'll be a fool for you,
I'll make a sacrifice until the day I die.
I'll be a fool for you,
'Cos no-one moves me, the way you do.
I'll be a fool for you,
Until the day I die...the day I die.

And I know that some things ain't meant to be,
But there's a feeling I get when you're close to me;
And this foolish old heart that's inside of me,
Just keeps me hanging on...

I'll be a fool for you,
'Cos no-one loves me, the way you do.
I'll be a fool for you,
I'll make a sacrifice until the day I die.
I'll be a fool for you,
'Cos no-one loves me, the way you do.
I'll be a fool for you,
I'll make a sacrifice until the day I die.

I'll be a fool.
I'll be a fool for you,
I'll make a sacrifice, until the day I die.
I'll be a fool.


Credits:

Chris Howard: Vocals, Keys, Guitars, Synth Bass, Percussion
Jake Woodward: Drums
Callum Williams: Bass Guitar
Emilie Johannessen: BV's
Alec Brits: BV's, Mix Engineer/Production
Chris Taylor: Mastering Engineer 

Releases 18/04/2020

CHRIS HOWARD - Fool For You

French Sunset

The Light

No Doubt

Baby Brain

Babababo

Firebreather

Place Is Here is a wonderfully textured call to arms for people to seize the day led by resplendent piano hooks and the velvety tones of former Faithless singer Harry Collier. A feel good summer anthem all the way, demonstrating The Hempolics can execute Indie Pop to match their vaunted Reggae numbers.

Kiss, Cuddle & Torture Volume 2

Place Is Here

Track from my new album, due for release soon. Thanks for listening

Bad Date

Lyrics-

V1

Swear I don’t usually do this I’m not really used to it
I never thought i’d do what I did
But now I’m back alone I’m feeling so sick

Pre Chorus

Why you have to put that glass in my hand
Now I’m falling for it
No I’m not the girl you think i am
But its too late to show it

Chorus

Im so split down the middle, cant work myself out no
I didn’t mean to belittle one side of myself
Now we’re in conflict me, myself and I
Don’t know which is wrong or which is right

V2

Never been one to deny things
I put my hands up no disguising
But this time my conscience is fighting with my head who says its worth lying

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Bridge

Oh its moments just like this you wonder how can you forgive yourself
For living in the moment and doing what you wanted 
So i’ll bare the weight on my shoulders

And my temperature still rises when I think about that night
And I will hate that i can smile at something that just don’t feel right
And I know its far from over

Chorus

Split Down The Middle

Mi Amor

I can't bear it
This feeling tugging at me
I swear it's coming out of nowhere
Now it's swirling, curling 'round my sanity
You hold me to calm me 'cos I'm gasping for air

We gotta get out of here
Gotta run, gotta jump, gotta land right
And then I know we'll be alright
We gotta get out of here
Gotta run through open spaces
With no familiar faces
Just you and me

I can't take it
Can't take any more fear
It's pouring through my body like rain
My reserves are depleted
I'm weak and I'm needy
You want me to believe that I'm not going insane

We gotta get out of here
Gotta run, gotta jump, gotta land right
And then I know we'll be alright
We gotta get out of here
Gotta run through open spaces
With no familiar faces
Just you and me

No more isolation
These walls are crashing in on me
The lights are flashing, blinding me
You're my inspiration
You see in me what I don't see
You bolster me 
Cos you believe in me

We gotta get out of here
Gotta run, gotta jump, gotta land right
And then I know we'll be alright
We gotta get out of here
Gotta run through open spaces
With no familiar faces
Just you and me

Out Of Here

Written by Carla J. Easton and Scott Paterson
Produced by Scott Paterson
Mixed by Stephen Watkins
Mastered by David Simpson
Released by Olive Grove Records 2020

Get Lost

GET LOST | Carla J. Easton

It's soulful, jazzy with laid back hip hop vibes. Very chilled and I hope it keeps you calm in these strange times that we are all experiencing. Hope you like it. Unreleased at present.

Goodge - Yesterday

Just like all musicians around the globe, the Coronavirus has stopped all our live appearances. So to keep up the feeling of playing together, here are 4 players smashing out an original instrumental , "Funk in the Trunk", over a Zoom meeting & you're invited. Simon Reich - Keyboards. Mark Lowrie-Guitar. Steve Gray-Bass. Graeme Patterson-Drums. Song written by Simon Reich.
You can find the YouTube clip of this at
https://youtu.be/wxTANPp-PGo

Split Down The Middle

Nuala