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An ever growing list of favourites from my musical rummaging

The Big Grey Playlist

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Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Wednesday evening (or when we receive 200 submissions, whichever is sooner) - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 27th May from Friday afternoon you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch531

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves or on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape during the last three months — we ask that artists featured on either wait three months before resubmitting to give others a chance. 

We also don’t accept short previews or SoundCloud Go tracks that can only be heard as 30 second previews, and tracks made private after submission, which cannot be included in playlists. You will be able to resubmit the track in future. Tracks (and remixes of tracks) that have been previously submitted, and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 531

Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 531

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On The Back Foot

One Small Mistake

Adam Ross is a songwriter based in north-east Scotland. He has led the cult indie band Randolph's Leap for over a decade, releasing music with King Creosote and Pictish Trail’s Fence Records and Lost Map as well as Olive Grove Records and Fika Recordings. He released a debut solo folk album 'Staring At Mountains' in 2022 with Jenny Sturgeon and Pedro 'Man of the Minch' Cameron accompanying him on the record.

2024 will see the release of a brand-new solo album produced by multiple Scottish Album Of The Year Award nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Wasylyk. Arts body Creative Scotland have supported and funded the album in recognition of what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting musical collaborations of 2024.

The album is a heavily lyrical collection of warped 70s-esque indie-folk ballads inspired by Adam’s relocation to the coast. The title is Littoral Zone, a term associated with shorelines but also a nod to a style of direct, literary observations about the people, landscapes and states of mind Adam has discovered since moving there. The lyrics cover themes of nature, politics, aging, love and death and are surrounded by Andrew’s deft production featuring luscious string ensembles and brass.

Adam has a track record of playing at festivals and arts centres across the country such as Celtic Connections, Belladrum, Eden Court, Edinburgh Fringe, Findhorn Universal Hall, Lyth Arts and An Tobar plus venues such as St Lukes, The Glad Cafe and Stereo in Glasgow, The Queen's Hall, Summerhall and Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh and The Lexington, Shacklewell Arms and Green Note in London. His reputation as an engaging, witty, storytelling performer was further cemented by his role in ‘The Isle of Love’, a country-wide touring theatre show inspired by his songs.

His music has received regular airplay on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 6 Music including various singles and albums of the week. He has also received excellent press in newspapers such as The Herald and The Scotsman.

Adam is touring the album in 2024 with a 4-piece band consisting of guitar, piano, bass and drums. He is also available for solo performances.

“One of Scotland’s most talented singers and songwriters”
– Folk Radio

“Ross’s storytelling and songwriting is still second to none”
– The Skinny

“Sheer class” – BBC Radio Scotland

“Charm and character to spare” - The Scotsman

05 - Ego

Poppy Smallwood's debut EP explores the emotional landscape of a decade of song writing. Let the music and the words weave tendrils of friendship around your tired shoulders.

Helen

Produced by me and J.Christopher Thomas. Bass by Matthew Insco. More credits to come.

No Way!

‘The Man at the Party’ a striking alt hip hop dialogue between B and one of ‘those’ guys at a party…
You know the fella. Kinda offended by a woman having the temerity to disagree/ correct him/ have her own opinion. It’s a confrontation and catharsis in song form!

The Man at the Party

Here's an early mix of a track, 'Teetering On The Edge', which will be on this year's - 2024 - album ('It's Nice To Be Niche'), due out in October. Is it a song for the Flat Earth Society? No, but it could be. Is it a song about falling over? No. Do I like the word, 'teetering'? Yes, I do. It's a great word! But also, sometimes it does feel as though we are all Teetering On The Edge.

Teetering On The Edge

Beast Mode

SYLVIA

Surf rock influenced post punk tune duet about social anxiety and existential dread

Sometimes_Geography of the Moon

Sister Peyote

If Not There, Then Where?

Learn To Surf

God Rays is essentially a song I wrote when I needed inner peace ... so that is what it sounds like. A warm cloud of sounds wrapping you up. Do you know the feeling you get when you see god rays in the sky? That feeling of peace and longing? That's what the song is about ... I hope you enjoy!

lyrics:

Peaceful inside
With a quiet mind
You walk along this world
Peaceful inside; all your life

I'm staying; all along the way
As long as it takes
Moonshine
My heart's breathing with you

Darling, feel my wings
They're for you
To be free

To be here with me


credits
released May 3, 2024
Written, produced and performed by Valeska Rautenberg
Mixed by Marian Kuch
Mastered by Zino Mikorey

God Rays

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"Voltage" - a high-octane, electrifying track that's set to ignite dance floors worldwide. Get ready for a sonic journey pulsating with acid-infused beats, a relentless kick drum that pounds through your chest, and trance-inducing synths that soar to euphoric heights.

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Voltage

midnight pulse

Leave Me Now

Two guys writing and recording remotely because events have conspired to keep them many miles apart. For now.

The Privacy Of Rooms (Radio Edit) - Master

The Bull and The Butterfly - Jess Marie Music

TheresALeechInMyBoot (prod. tyler creed)

Pink Cliffs is the alt rock/psych pop band of London-based Si Miller. 
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https://www.instagram.com/pinkcliffs
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3t6Vqb1272CMc0pvKZi55z

The atmosphere created by this  psychedelic crooner is inky-black and cinematic: spaghetti western bass plucks and guitar twangs hang from loping off-kilter drums. All drenched in swirling reverb.

Stuck in a dark corner of your mind. Trapped in a nightmare. The interminable sensation of… bureaucracy. A song about helplessness in a diabolical scenario: Homework… Forever.

Homework Forever

TrenchWorld (feat. Grim Salvo) (prod. ³³marrow)

Cadillac (feat. Элджей)

Kate Bush-Babooshka on electric guitar by Tobee Paik COVER

pshyco

psycho

Pink Cliffs is the new project of Si Miller, a London-based musician originally from Bristol.

Inspired by grand geographical forces, and the pursuit of pure joy through natural psychedelia, the music of Pink Cliffs captures a voice wrestling with expectation and desperation amid the patina and patterns of the physical world.