Third single from Posters Paints forthcoming self titled debut album

Written by Simon Liddell / Carla J Easton

Produced by Simon Liddell
Mixed by David R Simpson @ Mircalla Studios
Mix Assistant - Scott Paterson @ Mircalla Studios
Mastered by Paul Gallagher @ Glenwood Studio

Released by Ernest Jenning Records / Olive Grove Records.
Published by Domino Publishing Co. 

Made with support from Creative Scotland

Falling Hard

Lyrics: 

I brush my teeth for the first time
In who knows how many days
We’ve been living like wild animals
Eat, sleep, sustain

This life that I created
Takes all I have to survive
If only we lived as long
as the things we make to keep us alive

Why do we make things from plastic
When they’ll ever be is replaced
I should have made you from plastic
What else can I do to keep you safe
Who would make something just to throw it away
It’s all such a beautiful waste
It’s all such a beautiful waste

I’ve been counting your eyelashes
While time melts away
How to soak up each second of every day
Without being washed away
And when those waves come crashing in
There’s just no way we’ll survive
If only we could be built to last
Instead of born to die

I should have made you from plastic
What else can I do to keep you safe
Why do we make things from plastic
When all they’ll ever be is replaced
Who would make something just to throw it away
It’s all such a beautiful waste
It’s all such a beautiful waste

It’s a fearful thing to love what death can touch
Tell me why on earth would I make something I love so much

I should have made you from plastic
What else can I do to keep you safe
Why do we make things from plastic
When all they’ll ever be is replaced
I should have made you….

Toothbrush

Joe Stevens' Peel Dream Magazine project has dazzled savvy listeners for the last several years with its tuneful yet hypnotic synthesis of post-punk, shoegaze, 60s pop and motorik Krautrocky grooves. Their most recent salvo of the album "Agitprop Alterna" and companion EP "Moral Panics" was one of the few bright spots of a pandemic-wracked 2021.

Now Joe is back with a more conceptual work with "Pad," drawing on his own journey in and out of Peel Dream, his experiences with soundtrack scoring, and his abiding love of Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson and The High Llamas. "Pad" draws on influences as from baroque pop to bossa nova, country and mid-century orchestral, from Burt Bacharach-era 60s pop to first wave homemade post-punk. It's a unique sound that is at once relaxing and engaging and makes a most satisfying next step in the Peel Dream Magazine trajectory.

Peel Dream Magazine - Pad

Be That Guy

Taken from the 3-track 'Never Have I Ever' EP on Matinée Recordings.

Never Have I Ever

Bubblegum Lemonade - Never Have I Ever

I’ve been so tired
Do you know why?
Could you read my mind? 
The truth’s been hard to chew 
That if it’s not you
Then our end is soon 

I know that if ever I fall
They’ll never mean as much as you 
I’d talk but the words feel too tall 
And I’ve never felt that much in me
I could love you better, better 
No, I would love you better, better 

With time, will it pass me by?
Just a glint in the eye
A tale shared like wine
Is it true
That to love you bruise?
And that’s what you choose
How does that feel good? 

I know that if ever I fall
They’ll never mean as much as you 
I’d talk but the words feel too tall
And I’ve never had that much in me
I know that if ever I fall 
They’ll never mean as much as you 
I’d talk but the words feel too tall 
Guess I've never seen that much in me 

I know that if ever I fall
They’ll never mean as much as you
I’d talk but the words feel too tall 
And I’ve never felt that much in me 
I could love you better, better
No, I would love you better

I Could Love You Better

In the Garden Digging

Taken from the 10-track album 'The Swiss Army' on Matinée Recordings.

The Swiss Army

Long Live Tonight

Northern Portrait - Long Live Tonight

before you let go

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/leave-love-behind/1639370064?i=1639370071
https://open.spotify.com/track/0PtUiWJ2g6wCHrijXKtc4X?si=c863963024db43fa
https://paulcookchronicles.bandcamp.com/track/leave-love-behind

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Are you better off alone?
Or do you need a ride?
You walk along the pavement
And hide from the pain, wait for the night

And you only need a centred mind
To pray through the rain, wait for the light
If you only leave love behind
You’ll stay through the rain, wake in the light
So how can I, how can I, how can I explain?

You’re better than you think
And stronger than you know
Just need a little patience
There’s room in your heart for feelings to grow

And you only need a centred mind
To pray through the rain, wait for the light
If you only leave love behind
You’ll stay through the rain, wake in the light
So how can I, how can I, how can I explain?

Don’t let no one bring you down, down
Let life come and take you where it takes you, where it takes you

You only need a centred mind
To pray through the rain, wait for the light
If you only leave love behind
You‘ll stay through the rain, wake in the light

Cos you only need a centred mind
To pray through the rain, wait for the light
If you only leave love behind
You’ll stay through the rain, wake in the light
So how can I, how can I, how can I explain?

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Produced & mixed by Julian Simmons
Written and performed by Paul Cook & Julian Simmons
Drums by Martyn Kaine

Leave Love Behind

Sleep Talker - Alts

Late Night (Alt)

Poster Paints are Glasgow based duo Simon Liddell (Olympic Swimmers, Frightened Rabbit) and Carla J Easton. Introduced via The Vaselines, Poster Paints create visceral dream pop and shoegaze; the perfect amalgamation of Liddell’s wondrous guitar work and Easton’s dreamlike vocals to stargazing effect.



Individually, they have enjoyed success as parts of other bands and as solo artists. Liddell came to prominence through band Olympic Swimmers before going on to join the highly celebrated Frightened Rabbit, while Easton’s solo work, and with her band TeenCanteen, has seen her constantly reinvent her sound all while maintaining consistent critical acclaim.



Debut single ‘Number 1’ was described as “Reverb-splattered, riotous guitar melodies and supercharged vocals with jangle-pop primacy” (Line of Best Fit) and received extensive play from Marc Riley via BBC6Music, BBC Introducing and BBC Radio Scotland.



Carla J. Easton is an Award Nominated singer and songwriter with a background education in Visual Arts based in Glasgow, Scotland. She has collaborated with Scottish Opera for BBC Arts, National Theatre Scotland and written/co-written for TeenCanteen, BMX Bandits and Belle and Sebastian. Championed by Marc Riley on BBC6Music, she has performed at National and International Festivals including Pop Montreal, Indiefjord, The Great Escape, Edinburgh International Festival and Kendal Calling.



Simon Liddell is a Glasgow based guitarist and composer. He was a member of the band Frightened Rabbit, touring internationally and releasing via Atlantic Records. Major festival performances (including Glastonbury / Lollapalooza / Pukkelpop), TV appearances (David Letterman / Conan O’Brien). Notable collaborations include Aaron Dessner (The National), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Julien Baker. He was a member of the Owl John side project, also on Atlantic. Prior to Frightened Rabbit, Simon wrote and released with Olympic Swimmers, and more recently, a live guitarist for Paws and Gretta Ray. Since 2018 he has also contributed music and sound design for various theatre productions which have toured domestically and internationally.

Falling Hard

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