love this. i posted it on http://new-music-daily.tumblr.com

really solid track. love the vocals, and the guitars. I especially dig that melodic trilling guitar/synth(?) during the bridge

u have bright future bro, u gotta work hard

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Less than a year has passed since Naomi Baguley spotted Ben Lewis wearing a Perfect Pussy t-shirt in a Leeds nightclub and they began trading song ideas through phone voice memos. A first batch of ramshackle demos recorded in Lewis’ bedroom soon led to a sold-out debut show at Leeds’ Oporto, before Bruising began hosting a series of cult house parties in Hyde Park living rooms with the likes of Waxahatchee, Twin Peaks and Trust Fund. Word soon got out, and praise started coming in from the most unlikely of places – Andrew W.K, for instance and, in true fairy-tale style, Perfect Pussy’s own Meredith Graves.

Off the back of two stand-out contributions to our own Vol. 3 and Art Is Hard’s Family Portrait Pt. II earlier this year, Bruising return with their debut single ‘Emo Friends’, with a re-recording of early demo ‘Honey’ making up the AA single. Now split between Berlin and Leeds as Baguley begins a year studying abroad, the band reconvened at Suburban Home Studios in Leeds to record the single with Hookworms’ MJ. 

‘Emo Friends’ deals with the pains of helplessly watching both your own and your friends’ lives falling apart, and all that you can do to combat it is to have fun with them. Infectious guitar melodies contrast with Baguley’s softly layered cries of “I want to feel okay” before the song climaxes, in Lewis’ tongue-firmly-in-cheek words, “like the big smoocher hit at the end of an American teen movie circa 1999”. ‘Honey’, on the other hand, is a re-recording of the first song the duo wrote together, transformed from bedroom demo to straight up pop-punk hit. Baguley and Lewis try and out-do each other throughout, with floating vocals and ever-more venomous guitar lines thrown back and forth.

‘Emo Friends’ / ‘Honey’ is released 20th November on 7” vinyl and digitally via Beech Coma. Pre-order the single and/or sign up to the Beech Coma Singles Club here - https://beechcoma.bandcamp.com/album/emo-friends-honey-single

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Francis Trouble

Albert Hammond Jr - Muted Beatings

Albert Hammond Jr’s fourth solo album Francis Trouble explores a deeply personal topic – the stillborn death of his twin brother, Francis, and the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music.
In November of 1979, Hammond Jr’s mother, Claudia, miscarried. Although they rushed to the hospital, Claudia and Albert Hammond Sr. were told that the baby was far too premature to live. Albert continued to grow inside of his mother undetected until she was nearly six months pregnant.

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Stream on Apple Music: ffm.to/mutedbeatings/applemusic
Buy on iTunes: ffm.to/mutedbeatings/itunes
Buy the album: ffm.to/francistrouble/

Lyrics:
Darker side where you no longer have a right
I fear what i'll do tonight

Can't decide does everybody feel alright
I made a mistake to hide 

My left side companion enjoys when we're not polite
But he leaves me stranded when we get confronted by right

I'm not the same as I was before
I'm not the same as I was before

There is an emptiness that I cannot describe
What wasn't mine to take I took in double time
Out of perfection nothing can be made
What must be broken down is left to rearrange

You sit pretty still as they tell you
You're fucked inside
I can't seem to think another round of those drinks
What was your question
I can't seem to fill the blank
Watch as I begin a sentence that I can't win

I'm not the same as I was before
I'm not the same as I was before

There is an emptiness that I cannot describe
What wasn't mine to take I took in double time
Out of perfection nothing can be made
What must be broken down is left to rearrange

Albert Hammond Jr - Rocky's Late Night

Albert Hammond Jr’s fourth solo album Francis Trouble explores a deeply personal topic – the stillborn death of his twin brother, Francis, and the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music.
In November of 1979, Hammond Jr’s mother, Claudia, miscarried. Although they rushed to the hospital, Claudia and Albert Hammond Sr. were told that the baby was far too premature to live. Albert continued to grow inside of his mother undetected until she was nearly six months pregnant.

Stream on Spotify: ffm.to/mutedbeatings/spotify
Stream on Apple Music: ffm.to/mutedbeatings/applemusic
Buy on iTunes: ffm.to/mutedbeatings/itunes
Buy the album: ffm.to/francistrouble/

Lyrics:
Say no more I was yours 
When your silence came over me

Head to toe dangers own
You're afraid to throw away the key

Tell all your friends cover your losses on my expense 
Tell all your friends while we burn at both ends

Brief collisions in the passing lane
Your turning signals light me up but nothing's changed
Red tap, silver lines, tuff breaks, working overtime
Is there something that you're looking for
It's hard to tell when your ear's against the door
Nice shot, old flame can't stop but nothing lasts forever

Say it matters if it ain't from the heart then it ain't for me
Say it matters your secret is safe when you're close to me
Say it matters I know that I'm touched but you're out of reach
Tell all your friends while we burn at both ends

Brief collisions in the passing lane
Your turning signals light me up but nothing's changed
Red tap, silver line, stuff breaks, working overtime
Is there something that you're looking for
It's hard to tell when your ear's against the door
Red dots, white wine, safe sex, fighting all the time

Brief collisions in the passing lane
Your turning signals light me up but nothing's changed
Red tap, silver line, stuff breaks, working overtime
Is there something that you're looking for
It's hard to tell when your ears against the door
Nice shot, old flame, can't stop but nothing lasts forever

Albert Hammond Jr - Muted Beatings

Red Bull Records

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