Best of October 2022

Timothy Haines
Taycian Lord

Mixed and extra production Finn Keane
Mastered Brian Lucey

Bats Over The Eastern Freeway

Indian Radio Values

Waiting On My Girl

Morning Song

Intrinsic

I made this last summer (2021) when I would wake up feeling like shit every day. Hope you can vibe to it lol
Produced by joshwa

Wake Up

Bloom

If something starts, must it also end? Do all things have to change? Are we really breaking up? Hallam London, slightly otherworldly, close to humanity but still not part of it, is asking difficult questions in this vigorous indie rock song. Does he know the answers? As contradictory as Hallam himself, End of Days is uplifting but also dark and aggressive. It’s a sunny afternoon in the park when the world happens to be ending.

music by Hallam London
lyrics by Ian Badcoe

Hallam London: vocals, guitars
Dave Sanderson: bass guitar, synths, programming
Kris Tearse: drums

produced by Dave Sanderson
mixed and mastered by Dave Sanderson

Cover drawing by Floris Hansberg
Cover layout by Hallam London, incorporating Jenn Zed’s album artwork

End of Days [Single]

End Of Days [Single Edit]

Composed, produced, performed 
and recorded by Penny Loftéen.
Additional recordings, mixing 
and co-production by Anton Toorell.
Additional synths: Alex Zethson.
Mastering: Hans Olsson, Svenska Grammofonstudion.
Artwork: Nicky Kokkoli. 
Artist photo by Penny, editing by Johan Bergmark.
Executive production: Alex Zethson.

Penny – CRUCIAL

What If You Fly

through the fire

Released on 7th October 2022.

I have built my own recording studio, and this is the second release to escape! I teamed up again with Ed Ripley (NOFX/Frank Turner/Goat Girl) to master 'The Guy With A Black Eye'.

TGWABE, was inspired by a passerby in the street. A skateboard tucked under his arm, attitude for days and a big black eye. 

Written & produced by Chris Barnes.

The Guy With A Black Eye

Warm Tones is a folk song at heart, largely influenced by Rafael’s roots in the genre. It is a melancholy and uneasy journey made even more expressive by Joseph's orchestral and ambient bass tracks and Ben's dynamic percussive framework. Rafael recalls being initially unsure if the song had a place in the shadow work discography, but was pleasantly surprised by Ben's and Joseph's enthusiasm. They happily incorporated their ideas into the track.  This track represents our desire to wander outside of our creative comfort zones and keep bringing something new to the table.

Warm Tones

Never Said featuring Sophia Prise

Libra Libra

Self-proclaimed retro gaming addict Garvie’s self-produced single ‘Decisions Decisions’ is about the big boss in his life… decision making.

Garvie’s lyrics audibly pace back and forth pondering religion, hustle culture and smartphone addiction amongst other things before arriving at the simplest of truths in the unshakeably hook-y chorus - ‘my only choice is you’. Garvie commented on the lyric: “I'm terrible at decision making - I wrote this to convince myself that 90% of the decisions I make are meaningless. That’s a lie… but I can’t make choices when I think they’re important.”

The indecision runs through Garvie’s production - in the best possible way, of course. It’s an OTT soundscape where we hear shades of Remi Wolf and Still Woozy - it travels from bit-crushed drums and latin-inspired acoustic rhythms through to driving indie rock rhythm guitars and (of course) a liberal sprinkling of the 8-bit synths that inspired Garvie’s retro gaming aesthetic. 

Just when it seems like Garvie’s reached a conclusion and all is calm, Garvie thrusts us headfirst into his heaviest rock moment yet before deciding against it and slamming the brakes in an abrupt close. It’s all packed into a very tidy 1 minute 50 seconds. 

Who needs coherence when indecision is this fun?

Garvie - Decisions Decisions

Smooth Water

Liar

Verse:

To get burned
And have scars

Almost absurd
Certainly farce

Never enough 
Making it tough

To open your soul
To let in  Someone

Chorus:

You are liar
And I know that one for sure
I have no desire
To explain
you
Why
i think
you are liar

Verse: 

And call it done
And stare at the sun

Which is brighter 
than night
When you said

"Hold me tight!"
  
And we smiled
At the sky
Full of diamonds. 

Chorus

Solo.

Bridge:
 
To save face
And keep peace
memories 
Are dying
You  Wiping
Me out   
Of your mind

Liar

"k-town (Radio Edit)"

LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4R7MeFL-7qQ
EXPLICIT: https://on.soundcloud.com/jQgV4

Written By
Matty Bedrosian (https://linktr.ee/yummmmm)
Christine Joyce Lam
Christian Young (https://linktr.ee/imtryingmusic)

Vocals By
Christine Joyce Lam

Instrumentation, Produced By
Matty Bedrosian

Mixed By
Bob Li (https://linktr.ee/boblimusic)

Mastered By
Gabi Grella
PR By
Gracie Kahn

Photography By
Ciara Nicdao (https://ciaramisst.com/)

Makeup By
Hannah Lauren (www.instagram.com/hannahlaurenmua/)

Cover Art By
Brian Scagnelli (www.brianscagnelli.com)

Best of October 2022

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