Name: Motormouth by Ruth Lyon
Duration: 3 min 3 s
Description: Featured on Spotify editorial: FRESH FINDS, FRESH FINDS: POP, SALT - vicious hard hitting pop

Featured on Spotify editorial: FRESH FINDS, FRESH FINDS: POP, SALT - vicious hard hitting pop

Motormouth

Conquistador

Only Mystery

"There Is A Club" & "Solitary Girl" are companion singles from the new Jenny O. record 'Spectra' (out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.). Order on LP & CD + more digital options here: https://mamabird.lnk.to/mb059

/// Credits:

Produced, engineered, mixed & mastered by Kevin Ratterman.
Written by Jenny O.

/// Players:

Jenny O. - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drum Machine
Josh Adams - Drums
 
/// Lyrics:

I'm alone in this world
I'm a solitary girl
Got no number to call
Got nobody if I fall
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone

I am quiet in a group
I am spacing out, I am good
Got no reason to talk
I regret it when I squawk
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone

Well, if I needed you
Could you meet me there today?
And if I had a revelation
On a subject I’ve been on about
Would you go there too?

I am soft and introspective
I am outwardly protective
I'm a fossil, I'm a star
In my electric car
I'm from the 21st century
I'm from the 21st century

Well, if I needed you
Could you meet me there today?
And if I had to see a giant in a redwood grove
Ten hours away, would you go there too?

I'm alone in this world
I'm a solitary girl
Got no number to call
Got nobody if I fall
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone
I am alo-lo-lo-lo-lone

Well, if I needed you
Could you meet me there today?
And if we fell in love
Would you keep me, would you stay?

Spectra

Solitary Girl

Order/stream Album

Jenny O. - Solitary Girl

Skullcrusher - It's Like a Secret

“Hiraeth: A Welsh word with no literal translation meaning a longing for something, especially home”. The only way to describe the tragedy and euphoria that washes over you as Trouble, the latest single from Broken Fires sophomore album “HYMNS” carries you back to your spiritual home. 

For fans of Frightened Rabbit, Biffy and Phoebe Bridgers this is Broken Fires most epic effort to date. The band throw absolutely everything at your ears: rumbling synth pads, violins, soaring guitars, intricate overlapping vocals and a bucket load of raw emotion. 

Trouble was the final song recorded at Mwnci Studios, West Wales as part of the sessions for the sophomore album HYMNS out 28 October. Gareth, Tom and Justin added vocals, synth pads and additional guitars from their bedrooms in Swansea, Wales and London in 2021 before sending the raw tracks to Toronto, Canada for mixing. 

Singer and guitarist Tom: “I cut up a camping mat, glued it to the sides of my wardrobe, put a duvet over my head and worked on that vocal outro for hours. I’m pretty sure that’s why the neighbours moved out”. 

Matt Lederman (!!!, Rural Alberta Advantage) instantly understood the vision for the song and added the final touches.

Trouble

“It’s impossible to bottle lightning, Saytr Play come pretty bloody close” ​- Louder Than War

Manchester Indie Pop outfit Saytr Play have been making waves across the UK for some time. Led by wild and captivating front-man Fred Farrell, Saytr Play are known for delivering an astonishing live show.

Over the past few years the band have performed several headline shows at some of Manchester’s most iconic music venues as well as becoming a fan favourite on the festival circuit & several tracks landing playlisting on Radio X, Italian and German national Radio stations, Spotify’s New Music Friday, BBC introducing sessions and more …

Saytr Play return with new single ‘Like a Ghost’ after taking some time to work on themselves as people post covid. The direction of the music may have changed slightly but the band's passion for music is as strong as ever.

“‘Like a Ghost’ is a story of the feeling of hopelessness when you fall so deep for someone that you subsequently lose yourself. It might not be the case for everyone but for me personally I love very hard. It can make me overthink and question the little things. The song is a reminder to myself that I’m only human and I’m probably not alone in the feelings I have”

Like a Ghost

Gallipoli

"I’m not proud of what I do to get to sleep."

Small Million's latest bop is not about your fun night out but about stumbling home afterwards relentlessly churning on everything you overshared.
The Overkill is for people who cringe back on everything they’ve said at a party to see if they were obnoxious, messy, hurt someone’s feelings, or disclosed too much of themselves. It’s about the ways we can seek connection through vulnerability (on a night out, posting online, or in song lyrics), and grappling with the regrets of confessing too much and losing control.

“This might be my favorite bridge we’ve ever written.” -Malachi

Small Million - The Overkill

I Like It

"Offbeat, sophisticated chamber pop and anti-folk commanded  by soulful vocals and raw lyricism"

Newcastle artist Ruth Lyon releases her new single "Trouble", teasing a new chapter for the project following her recent appearance at SXSW 2022 and the release of her 2021 debut EP 'Nothing's Perfect'.

​Influenced by acts such as Fiona Apple, Aldous Harding and Regina Spektor, on new single "Trouble" and her soon-to-be-released new material, Lyon explores themes of self-doubt, insecurity, emotional masochism, and the weight of arbitrary expectations - all unravelling through offbeat, sophisticated chamber pop and anti-folk, commanded by her soulful vocals and witty yet raw lyricism.

Produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Aldous Harding), new single "Trouble" opens with the line “I woke up wondering when I’m going to die.” It’s a track that captures the essence of anxiety, of the expectations heaped upon us at every turn; yet at the same time, it celebrates unknowingness and wildness.

Speaking more on the lyrical inspiration behind new single "Trouble", Ruth said:

“This is a reaction against this idea of perfection that society has us believe is the goal, when actually it’s a short cut to death. I’ve never been able to tread the path of least resistance, but nor would I want to. I am hard work, I am difficult, I don’t want to be boxed up with a neat little bow with my labels printed on it. I am trouble and I love it.”

 

Known for her work as a key and active member of the Newcastle music scene, notably her role on the board of directors at Sage Gateshead and vocalist and co-founder of Newcastle cult folk-rockers Holy Moly & The Crackers, Ruth Lyon is also an ardent advocate for the Disabled community through her work as an ambassador for Attitude Is Everything - a charity that aims to improve accessibility for Deaf and Disabled people in live music; Lyon herself has been a wheelchair user since the age of 21.

Ruth Lyon's debut appearance at SXSW earlier this year was another key point inspiration. Not only performing at the British Music Embassy showcase alongside Walt Disco, Lottery Winners and Self Esteem, she also spoke on a panel and performed at a showcase with fellow Disabled artists Eliza Hull and Lachi, from Australia and the US respectively. Here, she heard brand new perspectives on community and accessibility, and was deeply moved to witness the performances from her fellow artists which spoke to their own experiences. “It was almost like a spiritual thing for me,” she says. “I came back and realised this career is so much bigger than myself. I think I have a duty to push this as far as I can and to be as honest as I can.”

Ruth Lyon's new single "Trouble" is out now, with upcoming headline dates in October in London, York and Newcastle.

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