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Five Things We Liked This Week - 01/09/23

Shock the Algorithm

+ MAY 2024 PART II

psychedelic rock 1

"Break My Heart" explores the emotions of a failing relationship, where one party recognises the impending end while the other remains oblivious.

Break My Heart

CATCH A VIBE!!

Prepare for a hard-hitting dose of raw talent with "Fairly Odd Flow" by Scooter La Strange. This gritty and relentless hip-hop track showcases Scooter La Strange's commanding presence and lyrical prowess.

Fairly Odd Flow was written by Scooter La Strange and the beat was produced by TyDavid - https://youtube.com/@tydavid8372 all rights reserved 
Genre: Hip-Hop, Rap

Fairly Odd Flow

Stalking in the night I don't know what to do
Looking through the window I am waving at you
Then you see me and I can feel all that you feel
You know it's not the first time I'm snooping around you
Don't be scared in the night
I want you to stay
Walking in your tights I don't know if it is right
I'm sure we've got so much to share together tonight
Why you're always slipping through the hands of your dreams
Let me have a look in your room, where is your bed now
Don't be scared in the night
I want you to stay
Don't you know I want to come in come in
Just because you are too fine
So warm, too fine
So warm, too
Count the days 'till my conviction life behind bars
Russell didn't bank on this when he wrote my stars
Oh maybe should I learn to keep my love in my pants
Or not because within the stalker always around you
Don't be scared in the night
I want you to stay with me baby
Don't you know I want to come in come in
Just because you are too fine
I'm walking in your tights
I don't know if it's right
I'm sure that we have so much
To share together tonight

Bass : Frédéric Van Linden @mokeit 
All other instruments & vocals : Christophe

Baby, I'm a Stalker

Baby, I’m a Stalker

Deadweights is the new single by Brighton's Seadog to be released as a limited edition 7" lathe cut vinyl on Austerity Records. Produced by Jack Wolter, the track features the vocal harmonies of Jack and Lily Wolter, both from the band Penelope Isles, while Jack also drums on the track. Deadweights is taken from Seadog's forthcoming album, Internal Noise, recorded at Bella Union's Brighton studio and due to be released this autumn on Austerity Records.

The song's theme encapsulates a sense of relentless heaviness that the burden of insomnia can inflict on a mind that refuses to shut down. Having suffered from insomnia for many years, vocalist Mark wanted to express the type of feeling the body can experience when you're emotionally and physically exhausted from sleep deprivation, and it can feel like you're stuck in a rut that's hard to climb out of.

Seadog - Deadweights

Keep your past on the right side of history.
Don’t get left leaving it to chance.
Sitting on the fence can be so uncomfortable
but who doesn’t like to lead a merry dance?

And you might think you're in Heaven
but you might find that it is Hell.
Just as well you didn’t waste a lifetime.
Just as well you didn’t choose to go.

Humble pie gives you indigestion.
If you have a cake you want to eat it too.
When you make a bed you always want to lie in it
and it might seem nice with someone next to you

and then you might think that you have gone to Heaven
but you might find yourself in Hell.
Just as well we can’t read the future.
Just as well we don’t have a clue.

Big questions leave you sinking
to the sleep of salty murky seas.
I hope you find the answer.
I only know it isn’t me.

Sometimes things that are reflected
seem clearer than the ones that you can see.
Every single mirror can show who you might have been
and it only takes two to reach infinity.

And you may think you’ve found your way to Heaven
and feel it’s unfair when it turns into Hell.
Maybe you won’t ever know the reason
and maybe that is just as well.

You might think you’re in Heaven.

You Might Think You're In Heaven

I'll Be Your Star

Empire

Because sometimes you feel like life is stringing you along… and so your only choice is to give in and dance….

Marionette

I had a debate over uploading this,
I said, "I can always work on it again later."
But I will say it was really good practice.
Kinda feels like I'm becoming an impatient waiter;
You should all keep calm and focus,
There is no need to become stuck in an emotional wager.
Hope you enjoy this,
Catch you all later.

Can You Feel My Heart [C.y. Remix]

Melt

Taken from the upcoming untitled yet debut album (TBR mid-2024)
(c) & (p) 2023, all rights reserved.
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/zx-OJMRaDuk?si=amkWhS-vgAJeabr6
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Explicit lyrics:
I think i had too much last night
i got shitfaced but nothing learned

Another lesson for trying to avoid reality
another trip into the dark insanity

The devil is a bottle and it's rotten to the core
Bring the fckn bottle, until i reach the "shore"
Listen UP everyone i got news for you
Bring this fckn bottle, and no one's gonna, no one's gonna, no one's gonna get harmed!

i think this headache don't wanna leave me
i got shitfaced but nothing learned

Rock and Roll Kills

The Devil is a Bottle

News of the Universe

Close Your Eyes

Enhancer

one last hurrah for tru believrs like zoryan, ronit, terry, keith, valis, rob, pedro, santtu, todd, garadys, chiara, time machine, and so many others..i pray we may cross paths before i'm asked to leave this hallowed orb..served my time and served it well..??

Live And Let Live

Found a Job

Dig (feat. Rhian Teasdale)

'Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra)' (Release Date: August 2, 2024)
Order / Stream Now: https://music.subpop.com/jrcg_grimiconic

J.R.C.G.: 
Bandcamp: https://jrcg.bandcamp.com
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On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/j_r_c_g
 
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Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra)

Dogear

J.R.C.G. - Dogear

STREAM 'JUST WANNA GET TO THE OCEAN' - https://found.ee/justwannagettotheocean

PRODUCED BY THOM SOUTHERN
WRITTEN BY THOM SOUTHERN/STEVIE SCULLION

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JUST WANNA GET TO THE OCEAN

Killer Italian Library album from 1970. Music by H.Caiage aka composer Gerardo Iacoucci.

1.  VIOLENZA
2. TRADIMENTO
3. SPEEDWAY
4. FROM TOKYO TO LAS VEGAS

L'AVVENTURA N.2

H.Caiage - L'AVVENTURA N.2

Let's to the Wood

Debut record by Family Dynamics: Laura Ortman, Shelley Burgon, Ryan Sawyer & Shannon Fields, all formerly of Stars Like Fleas. A couple of years ago the Fleas came to an end and we kept going with a new name. We played a bunch of shows and made this record and then didn’t do anything with it…for mostly personal reasons we’re still trying to figure out. We’re making that record public now. We have a lot of love for it.   

Safe Operations (feat. Matt Lavelle)

Danny McCulloch, a British born musician,
most known for having been the bassist
of the Eric Burdon and The Animals.
From his 1969 album "Wings of A Man."

Danny McCulloch - Mirror Of The Sky 1969

My suggested songs to go by are any of the following:

- Summer of Seventeen
- Keep The Light On
- Need You Tonight
- Thinking About You

THINKING ABOUT YOU

Seadog is the Brighton-based dream-pop project led by musicians Mark Benton and Tom Chadd. Blending lush melodies with anthemic electric and acoustic textures, Seadog crafts songs that drift between lullaby and anthem, weaving influences into a rich tapestry of sonic storytelling. Following their debut album Cabin Fever Blues —produced in part with legendary engineer Phill Brown (Talk Talk, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones) Seadog returned with their second album, Internal Noise. Born in the stillness of the 2020 lockdown and brought to full life at Bella Union Studios in Brighton, the record features production from Jack Wolter of Penelope Isles, who also contributes drums, guitars, and backing vocals. His sister and bandmate Lily Wolter adds further depth with her guest vocals on the album, enhancing the intimate yet expansive feel of the recordings. Seadogs music has been championed by a range of respected voices, earning airplay on Amazing Radio, BBC Introducing The South. Their single Tidal Wave marked a major step forward, selected for Tom Robinsons BBC Introducing Mixtape on 6 Music and spotlighted on Lauren Laverne's BBC 6 Music Recommends show. With Internal Noise, Seadog continues their ascent, creating music that's as emotionally resonant as it is sonically adventurous songs that soar, shimmer, and stay with you.

"Tidal Wave ticks all the boxes for me...but above all, it sounds like it's flying and I have a soft spot for songs that sound like they are flying." - Jason Lytle (Grandaddy)

"Really love Tidal Wave, lovely melody and the chorus lifts off so well." - Matthew Caws (Nada Surf)

"Seadog have been quietly working their way into our hearts through a consistent run of tracks released over the last few years. Seadog's home within our hearts is set for many more years to come." - Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins/Bella Union)

"Really pretty good and nice voice"- David Crosby