The Death of the Cog

'Drink Alone' is a tale of love gone wrong... of loyalty tested... of a relationship so spectacularly destructive that the only sensible course is to curl up inside a bottle until it's all over. We've all got a friend who's been there - this song is dedicated to a friend who took what didn't kill him, and used it to make himself stronger.

The first single from our EP 'Mass Trespass', 'Drink Alone' is available now on iTunes.

Lyrics: 
Mot juste, the perfect word, it’s one of those tricks I never learned
Like Charleston, bridge, bodyshots or Go
So let there be no pontification here
The man who owns the dice owns every throw

No, nobody else can make you realise
The naked truth slow-dancing right before your eyes

Knowing you like I do 
You’re thinking this time you’re through
One thing I know is true
Sometimes you got to drink alone

When something’s got to give, when you’re tearing yourself apart
A little silence can be hard to come by
Some find theirs through temperance and austerity
Brother, that’s not the only way to fly

They say "Demon drink makes every man his fool"
But if nobody winds up getting hurt and it works for you then [Hey!] that’s cool

Knowing you like I do 
You’re thinking this time you’re through
You beat me black I’ll beat you blue
Sometimes you got to drink alone

Seeing what you seen, and 
Being who you been
Go lick those wounds all nice and clean
Sometimes you got to drink alone

Knowing you like I do 
I know that this time you’re through
She may have been your Betty Blue
Sometimes you got to drink alone

Seeing what you seen, and 
Being who you been
I can’t say I disagree...
Sometimes you got to drink alone
[Lyrics (C) Andy Logan]

Ringlefinch - Drink Alone

The Clockwork Quartet - The Watchmaker's Apprentice

Aurelio Voltaire - Dirtiest Song That Ain't OFFICIAL

Terrance Zdunich - Grace For Sale

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09 Pass the Kerosene

"Hell" is a cover of a track by Squirrel Nut Zippers from their seminal new-hot-jazz 1996 album 'Hot'. Intense garage folk by way of swinging calypso, it's a cautionary tale about the torments in store for us all. Featuring the insanely talented Angie Rance from London alt-folk faves Patch And The Giant on trumpet!

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The first release from our long-awaited, self-produced album, we're very excited to share our new 'Gory Stories' EP! We've been wanting to do a Halloween EP for a little while now, so we decided to have a little fun with the B-Sides when putting out "Edward Gorey's Gory Stories" as the lead single from the album. The video for "Edward Gorey..." goes live on YouTube on 25th October as well - it's hilariously macabre (if we do say so ourselves), so do check it out (https://youtu.be/kz0AxmNdRPw)! 

Edward Gorey was a 20th century writer and artist, and his beguilingly dark illustrated books have been Ringlefinch faves for many years. We particularly love his work 'The Gashlycrumb Tinies', a delightfully morbid A-B-C book (or abecedary, word fans) whose protagonists get bumped off in rhyming couplets, and in hilariously unlikely ways. Special shout-out to artist Lolita Blaga for the artwork for the 'Gory Stories' EP, she absolutely nailed the Gorey style!

Track listing:
1) Edward Gorey's Gory Stories
2) Hell (Squirrel Nut Zippers cover - ft. Angie Rance of Patch & The Giant on trumpet)
3) Mysterious Mose (from a 1930 Betty Boop cartoon - ft. Johnny Craike on musical saw)
4) The Monster Mash (with thanks and love to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band)

All of our songs can be found on iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify and the rest. If you can afford it and want to support us to make more music, please consider buying or streaming from a paid service as well! We've also got some rather lovely t-shirts and tote bags available at https://ringlefinch.teemill.com.

Thanks!

Hell (Squirrel Nut Zippers cover - ft. Angie Rance of Patch & The Giant)

Dirt Poor Robins - We Forgot We Were Human

Would You Be Impressed?

***Debut album 'Tall Tales' out now!***

A core part of the scene built around boutique label Folkroom Records, London-based alternative folk seven-piece Ringlefinch have been described as "Like Bellowhead before them... just one appearance on ‘Later With’ away from becoming nationwide favourites". 

With scores of gigs under their belts and over a million streams on SoundCloud alone, they released debut album 'Tall Tales' in summer 2021 to widespread critical acclaim (and a Fatea 'Debut Album Of The Year' award nomination!).

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Featuring:
Andy on vocals, banjo, ukulele, guitar, charango, melodica, etc
Arun on guitar, vocals
Graham on bass, vocals
Emma on cello, vocals
Nicole on violin, vocals, kazoo
Philip on mandolin, vocals, kazoo
William on cajon & percussion

Hell (Squirrel Nut Zippers cover - ft. Angie Rance of Patch & The Giant)

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