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First single off PORTS debut album "The Devil Is A Songbird"
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Gameplay

Return To Form, taken from the album Let Bad In. 

Out Now: https://ciaranlavery.lnk.to/LetBadIn

Buy 'Let Bad In'

Return To Form

This track was inspired by a series of artworks by Irish artist Josephine Geaney. 

Floating Ballroom : https://www.facebook.com/floatingballroom/

Written by Floating Ballroom
Mixed by Owen Geaney
Artwork by Josephine Geaney (https://www.facebook.com/Josephine-Geaney-Artist-223721547…/)

WISH

Okkervil River, taken from the album Let Bad In. 

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Okkervil River

From the stunning new album from 'EPHRATA', released May 5, 2017
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Ephrata

Blood Drive

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Beastie Boys - An Open Letter To NYC (Rub n' Tug Remix) [White]

Shame

Listen to somee chill riddims and enter the Oort Cloud x

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DARK TROPICS
‘BADLANDS’
THE DEBUT SINGLE OUT FEBRUARY 14 VIA QUIET ARCH RECORDS

Pop noir duo Dark Tropics announce debut single ‘Badlands’

The 14th February 2020 sees the release of ‘Badlands’ – the debut single from a brand new Irish duo – Dark Tropics out via Quiet Arch Records.  

Dark Tropics: “Badlands is an attempt to capture the feel of an epic feature film in a 3 minute pop song.”

Taken from their upcoming debut album, due out later this year, the moody ‘Badlands’, encapsulates the world of Dark Tropics perfectly. Highlighted by lead singer Rio’s striking vocals, biting strings, and bright keys, ‘Badlands’ occupies a crepuscular realm inhabited by emotional beings that exist purely in states of betrayal, heartbreak and revenge. With a diverse, deep sound palette that straddles contemporary pop, neo-soul and classical arrangements, its the ideal introductory track to Dark Tropics swirling musical world.

The formation of Dark Tropics was inevitable. Drawn together by a bond that stretched from Ireland to Morocco, musicians Rio and Gerard found common ground in the form of Radiohead, Aretha Franklin and The Velvet Underground. Armed with the influences of William Somerset Maugham, Paul Aster and John Cooper-Clarke, the pair formed a partnership - one that relies equally on instinct and guile.

Their creative vision has bore fruit with timeless, cinematic, pop-noir. Powered by analogue instruments and retro recording techniques the music sways and breathes naturally. Their themes are everywhere - the burning highs of lust, the fragility of heartache, the sting of betrayal and defiance in the face of hurt. A meld of contemporary and classic, the individual and universal, the scope of Dark Tropics is limited only by 
how far down the rabbit hole you wish to follow.

‘Badlands’ is out 14 February, stay tuned for more news on the debut album.

Dark Tropics - Badlands

All guitar stuff here is done on my nylon-stringed classical guitar - there might just be a smidgen of distortion on it 😬 Tuning is C, F, C, C, G, D. Yes, two strings are tuned to same note. Less to go wrong in theory - just in theory.

Lyrics:
Caught between your brother and his wine
You wanted to free your mind 
Born between your sister and the dole
You wanted to cleanse your soul

Genotype
Gene I want to run with you to the playground
DNA
Dean I want to see you get diagnosed 

Living with your ribosomes
All in your genes
Linking up the peptide chains
Your very being

All the busy RNA
Unzips and dies
Waiting for a mutant code
Genes never lie

The love between a mother and her son
I’ve never been so alone
A quiet rumination of ideas
But then you reject it all

Genotype
Gene I want to run with you to the playground
DNA
Dean I want to see you get diagnosed

Living with your ribosomes
All in your genes
Linking up the peptide chains
Your very being

All the busy RNA
Unzips and dies
Waiting for a mutant code
Genes never lie

Genotype

Told You

So It's Said - The Emperors Of Ice Cream

File: Mister_Salmon-NATURE_TRAIL_[-10dbLUFS]

Mister Salmon Cries Out

Nature Trail

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Dark Tropics - Badlands

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