Name: Not Giving You Up by Porcelain Moon
Duration: 3 min 31 s
Description: Off their upcoming self-titled debut album, “Not Giving You Up" captures the intoxicating back-and-forth of a relationship where games are played and hard-to-get is the mood. Blending elements of bedroom, indie and pop/rock, honeyed vocals dance with an edgy 5/4 beat, harmonies and a wave of feel-good energy.

Vagabond

The first year at the University of Glamorgan, probably late 2002. I only attended 3 lectures or so my entire career, preferring instead to plumb the depths of my soul and examine my mind from both micro and macro viewpoints, like a man standing between 2 parallel mirrors. After doing something that tends to keep you awake for too long, then doing it again, again, & then again. A marathon. 3 days later and still no sleep, a spider absailed down the curtains in my Halls cell-like box room. For some reason this produced an intense few hours of nightmarish arachnids lurking on ceiliings, chasing me down corridors, webs thick across the common room. God knows what I looked like, tearing wild-eyed past the silent doored & slumbering student rooms. Eventually managing to wake Matt, Apprentice Green's drummer, multi-instrumentalist & all round good egg. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the spider invasion had not occurred & I had not, in fact, been whisked off as the Devil's plaything to the caverns of Hell. Even the original rappelling spider was actually a bit of fluff suspended on a thread of curtain material. Ah well. Stay in school kids. 

The song was written a year or so later, morphing through a few forms. Special mention goes to Brummy's loping bassline & Matt's guitar overdubs. All recreated here. I have no idea how I wrote the piano riff. Probably just mashed the keys until it sounded good. Much like I do now.

Apprentice Green

Nightspiders

I'm So Tired (feat. Drummo)

Kaleidoscopes

Austel - I'm No Home

Written, performed, produced and mixed by Annie Rew Shaw
With additional vocals by Heren Wolf, BLÁNID, and Liv Marshall
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork and photography by Maya Fineberg

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How many circles will I need to close
Until I find form?
How many others will fall?

Every thread that's sewn
Loosens at its own will
Every movement grown 
Slowly comes down to a still
And all that you have known
Every open door
I'd wait until

But I'm no home
I'm no closer to loving
I'm no home
I'm no closer to learning

Mirror the gaze in an old photograph
All at once there
Teasing the organ to care

Every dream that's flown
Landing at its own will
Every movement grown
Slowly coming to a still

And all that you have known
Every open door
I'd wait until

But I'm no home
I'm no closer to loving
I'm no home
I'm no closer to learning

I'm no home
I'm no closer to loving
I'm no home
I'm no closer to learning
To let go

I'm No Home (feat. Heren Wolf & Blánid)

“Taking Flight” is a heartfelt anthem about embracing change and finding strength in vulnerability. With soaring melodies and reflective lyrics, Carina Marie captures the bittersweet moment of letting go—whether of a person, a place, or a version of yourself—to step boldly into the unknown. The song weaves together gentle piano and lush harmonies to create a sense of motion, hope, and emotional release.

Carina’s voice, both intimate and powerful, guides listeners through a journey of self-discovery, inviting them to shed fear and reclaim their wings. “Taking Flight” isn’t just about escape—it’s about transformation, and the courage it takes to rise.

Taking flight_V3

Written and Produced by Euan Blackman
Backing Vocals by Olivia Rebel
Drums by Tom Lloyd
Drums engineered by Amelia Danby @ Kempston Street Studios
Mixed by Tarek Musa @ Musa Studios
Mastered by Graeme Lynch
Photo credit: Stu Price
Ripe Records 2025

Lyrics:

I don’t wanna think about
What I was back then
I’m a new man now
I’m a better friend

Find me by the reservoir
Humming to myself 
In a quiet thought
In a peaceful spell

Moving on is easy
You’ll be fine, believe it
Your heart is strong, it’s silver
Carry on, forgive her
Forgive her

Sometimes when I fall asleep
I see world war three
I see tidal waves
Crashing over me

Lately I’ve been doing fine
Working on myself
And I scream out loud
When I feel compelled

Moving on is easy
You’ll be fine, believe it
Your heart is strong, it’s silver
Carry on, forgive her
Forgive her

‘Cause a broken heart
Is still a beating heart
Is still a beating heart
Yeah a broken heart
Is still a beating heart
Is still a beating heart

Moving on is easy
You’ll be fine, believe it
Your heart is strong, it’s silver
Carry on, forgive her
Forgive her

forgive

Afrotrip

Nosebleeds

Off their upcoming self-titled debut album, “Not Giving You Up" captures the intoxicating back-and-forth of a relationship where games are played and hard-to-get is the mood. Blending elements of bedroom, indie and pop/rock, honeyed vocals dance with an edgy 5/4 beat, harmonies and a wave of feel-good energy.

Not Giving You Up

'Sugar Rush' is out now: https://porcelainmoon.ffm.to/sugar-rush

Pre-order the upcoming full-length album: https://ffm.to/porcelainmoon

Soundscapes of dreamy, synth-driven melodies, cinematic progressions, powerhouse pop vocals, and punchy beats – this is the sonic palate of indie pop duo Porcelain Moon.

More about Porcelain Moon at https://porcelainmoon.com

Listen to their Discography playlist: https://porcelainmoon.ffm.to/discography
 
Contact: porcelainmoonmusic@gmail.com

Not Giving You Up

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