Not as easy to write well about places in the UK (vs all the great songs we’ve heard about US locations) but this works amazingly well. Lovely atmospherics, vocals, production. Great song!

'Untamed' is the 2nd single from Firewoodisland's 3rd album, 'Further Then My Fear'.

LYRICS
We were young and untamed
And no one knew our names
We worked hard for nothing
Just enough to live

We were born to make 
something greater than ourselves
We were born to last until the end
We were born to make
A horizon for the next
We where born to last until the end

We grew old and wiser
And life was moving with
Day by day just left us
never found again
 We were born to make 
something greater than ourselves
We were born to last until the end
We were born to make
A horizon for the next
We where born to last until the end 
We will never get an other moment quite like this To build a bright tomorrow, we can reminisce Everyone is beautiful, everyone Brighter is a future we can pride ourselves on
 We were born to make 
something greater than ourselves
We were born to last until the end
We were born to make
A horizon for the next
We where born to last until the end  We were born to make 
something greater than ourselves
We were born to last until the end
We were born to make
A horizon for the next
We where born to last until the end

©2023Firewoodisland

Untamed

I, Hope asks what Hope would say if it were a person in relationship with us - would it be offering empty or superficial platitudes? Would it be bitter if (and when) we leave it for disappointment? Or would it say something else?”

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km3ypTFlxSE

Lyrics:
I was found by the river of the damned
The waters rising, one more minute till I drowned
The hands that laid me, wrapped me tenderly in white
Fingers found me, reaching desperately for life

Where, where shall I go? 
Father, where, where shall I go?

I was raised in a foreign family
The things unknown were my soliloquy
To look beyond and see the things unseen
But when they heard, oh how they despised me

Where, where shall I go?
Father, where, where shall I go?

And I sung, oh I sung into your soul
Into things you didn’t know weren’t whole
But when disappointment took your eyes
You left me on a rugged tree to die

I came back, 
I came running back
I came to take you home

Where, where shall I go?
Father, where, where shall I go?

I, Hope

Pearl

Behind the Curtain

Lose This

Lyrics:

Laugh with me brother,
‘Til the daydream ends,we,
Walk slow along blue fences,
And the cold fronts on our faces,
Walk backwards to high places. 
My memories unchanging while my life flows by. 
Well maybe you can see more than me? 

Who says we’re not gonna see each other? 
Lucid but suddenly older. 
Truth is my heart beats as strong as ever, 
Years pass but youth keeps a hold of me. 

Pass me another, 
And let's pretend we skipped class to hop fences. 
Smoke would leave our faces, 
In a camry in dark spaces. 
We were never any good at small talk,
Cause we knew so much.
But maybe we just couldn't bear to see the clock ticking. 

Bat an eye
Sunken teeth
All alone 
Your body sleeps 
Ride tonight 
The in between 
Know it’s there
But can’t be seen

Who says we’re not gonna see each other, 
Lucid but suddenly older. 
Truth is my heart beats as strong as ever, 
Years pass but youth keeps a hold of me.

Suburban Movie Song w/Nick Horn

Sparrow

St. Agnes

Mirror Mirror - Out Now! https://slinky.to/MirrorMirror

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'Mirror Mirror' - Music and Lyrics by Joe Hicks

Produced & Mixed by Sam Winfield studio91.net
Engineered by Tom Millar
Mastered by Robin Schmidt

Vocals and Guitar performed by Joe Hicks
Keyboard performed by Sam Winfield
Drums performed by Ed Broad
Bass Guitar performed by Joshua Rigal
Percussion performed by Tom Millar

Artwork by Casey Roarty https://caseyroarty.studio 
Photography by Jack Margerison www.jackmargerison.co.uk/



'Mirror Mirror'

I don’t wanna die, leave my soul with my body
Lonely in the night, I need someone to hold me 

And tell me it’s alright
Tell me I’m gonna make it
Through the fire
And into the light 

Mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
‘Cause I’m paranoid my reflection is showing the years
And a fortune teller told me I was gonna be rich (hey)
So won’t you show me a future that’s better than this 
Better than this 

I don’t wanna live, with a chip on my shoulder
Racing round the sun, why must I get any older 

So, show me I’m alright
There’s no need to be jaded
When it feels like my world is burning 
I won’t be scared anymore 

Mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
‘Cause I’m paranoid my reflection is showing the years
And a fortune teller told me I was gonna be rich (hey)
So won’t you show me a future that’s better than this
Better than this 

Lift me up
Show me all the things that make me good enough  
Show me love
Show me love 

I don’t wanna die, leave my soul with my body 
Lonely in the night, I need someone to hold me 

Mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
‘Cause I’m paranoid my reflection is showing the years
And a fortune teller told me I was gonna be rich (hey)
So won’t you show me a future that’s better than this
Oooo, mirror mirror won’t you take away my fears
Show me a future that’s better than this
Better than this

Mirror Mirror

Breathe is about reveries and crazy projects we have that never come true. It is also about the desire to escape society in order to refocus on oneself.

When we met with Mathieu Grillo at his studio to start recording a new song, we first worked a few hours on a completely other song, but without being convinced by it. By the end of the session, I jammed with my guitar and started playing something else. Mathieu liked what I was playing, so I stayed a bit longer to put some structure to it and record a maquette. Ten sessions later, we gave birth to what is now my new single, "Breathe".
credits
from Uvarious Artists Vol.13, released March 11, 2022
Mathieu Gombault - guitar and voice
Mathieu Grillo - Synthe, bass, drums

It was recorded at Mathieu Grillo's studio in Brussels. He helped me out with the recording, production and mix of it. Mastering has been done by Equus mastering studio. 

"In the material world, one who is unaffected by whatever good or evil he may obtain, neither praising it nor despising it, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge." B.G. 2.57

released March 11, 2022

There is always some upheaval in the material world which may be good or evil. One who is not agitated by such material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As long as one is in the material world there is always the possibility of good and evil because this world is full of duality. But one who is fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not affected by good and evil, because he is simply concerned with Kṛṣṇa, who is all-good absolute. Such consciousness in Kṛṣṇa situates one in a perfect transcendental position called, technically, samādhi.

- Srila Prabhupada

Тот, кто, живя в материальном мире, свободен от мирских привязанностей, кто не слишком радуется, когда с ним случается что-то хорошее, и не злится, когда случается что-то дурное, обладает совершенным знанием. Б.Г. 2.57

В материальном мире постоянно что-нибудь происходит, хорошее или плохое. Следует понимать, что тот, кого не беспокоят мирские события, кто одинаково реагирует на хорошее и плохое, уже развил в себе сознание Кришны. Пока мы находимся в этом мире, с нами в любой момент может случиться что-нибудь хорошее или плохое, поскольку материальный мир — это мир двойственности. Однако человека, обладающего сознанием Кришны, не беспокоят проявления двойственности, ибо все его мысли сосредоточены на Кришне, всеблагом абсолютном Господе. Тот, чье сознание поглощено Кришной, достигает высшей ступени духовного совершенства, которая на санскрите называется самадхи. 
#nowar #нетвойне #uvariousartists

Uvarious Artists Vol.13

Matt Gombau - Breathe | Uvarious Artists 13

Vacant Airport

Jolé & Nettwerk Records are pleased to announce the release of Let Go EP on the 5.5.23.

The Single of the same name releases on 20.1.23

'This is the title track of the EP and I wrote it about coming out the other end of a break up or losing someone you love. The verses talk about coming to terms with the the feeling of losing someone and the choruses about being able to move on from those feelings. There is more of a positive tone to this song and gives the listener some hope that it’s possible to move on.' -Jolé

Let Go

UK based, indie-ambient folk, singer-songwriter Ollie Dixon has become well known on the South West music scene. With 2019’s debut EP (favorited by BBC Introducing) Here & Now and the success that followed a year of touring, playing major festivals and venues across the UK it closed with the pandemic grinding to a halt. Through 2020 into 2021 Ollie spent most of the past year writing, playing small shows and sought out band member(s) Lee Croad, who helped shape and evolve his sound into something new and unique. 

After playing a few prestigious festivals in 21’ such as Between The Trees in Wales, Ollie and Lee set out recording the new EP, Islands set to be released early 2022. With the new single due on Jan 14th 2022. Inspired by the likes of Bon Iver, Daughter, Bear's Den and Novo Amor, these new songs are a big stepping stone in his career. Blending indie acoustic folk and ambient-indie/folk-rock, With atmospheric & ambients (from the likes of Vaudlow, We Lost The Sea and This Will Destroy You). Mixing these two genres together they have created a very unique, emotional, energetic yet intimate and chilled sound. Not straying too far from the ‘true roots’ of his acoustic music Dixon believes this is his best and most proud work to date.

2022 is set to be a busy year, full of continuous new music, UK tours, prestigious festivals and supporting well known artists.


“Ollie Dixon proves that original, grass roots music is in safe hands. Talented singer-songwriter and guitarist Ollie Dixon, is creating something very special, with great on-stage energy and music that reaches into your soul”. 

- Exeter Street Arts

Angela; Manager, Festival Promoter & Music Business Mentor says:

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what more the male singer-songwriter genre might still have the offer the world, Ollie Dixon can set you straight. Ollie has got a voice that stretches back through the ages, with a nod to Ben Howard, Jack Johnson and Xavier Rudd but with a unique slant and structure and progression to his songs arguably more compelling than any of those three. Evocative vocals with a gorgeous tone and some seriously accomplished guitar playing, these are songs equally suited to fading out with in a hot sunny festival field as holing up in a darkened room with a broken heart. Ragged Mile is a beautiful EP and Ollie is a very special artist.

St. Agnes

Ollie Dixon

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