You heard it here first!

Myself and Marcella met at a friend’s gig at The Brunswick Ballroom and got to chatting about our mutual love of retro pop; artists like Silk Sonic, Electric Light Orchestra, Parcels, Belinda Carlisle, Kate Bush and Dua Lipa and we decided then and there that we had to work on something together.

We wrote and recorded the track over two days at Fallback Studios, drawing on our relationship struggles (mostly mine!) and a classical piece that Marcella had stuck in her head which inspired the bass line (we're still not sure which piece that was - any takers?).

Enjoy! ✨🕺💃 🎶

Shine A Little Light - Marcella Wright & Sean Frayne

I wrote this song to annoy my gf coz she kept stealing my t-shirts but turns out she really likes it 🤷‍♂

It started with a recording of the chorus hook on my phone then I built it around a cosy, warm, fuzzy synth (like how I’d feel if I had any t-shirts left), adding a distorted bass guitar riff, some nylon string & electric guitar, a bunch of samples/foley, 808s and drum loops.

Cover art by cottonbro / pexels

Better On You

Sonoma Coast

Ever heard a song in a dream & thought "wait, this doesn't exist yet". That's what this was.

Lyrics and chords if anyone wants them:

[VERSE 1]
 Gm   B♭   F    E♭ 
Keep layin’ waste to my plans
As I bury my face in my hands
Always sayin’ I should’ve known
Tell me somethin’ I don’t

In the shadow of doubt’s where I stand
Searchin’ for the courage to be my own man
I get this feelin’ I’ll be someone
Next minute it’s gone

[PRE]
Gm   F/A# (D/F#)  E♭     B♭
There I’ve said it, such a disappointment
Can you tell that I lost my way, eh
(Don’t know) Where I’m headed, living for the moment
Only woke up when I heard her say - oh she said..

[CHORUS]
 Gm   B♭   F    E♭ 
It only takes a feelin’ to start it all
It only takes a feelin’ to start it all oh oh oh
I can feel it in my bones
One minute here and the next it’s gone
It only takes a feelin’ to start it all
It only takes a feelin’ to start it all

[VERSE 2]
Can’t blame it on circumstance
All I know is I get this one chance
Listening to that voice inside
Telling me never hide

When we get there we’ll do a little dance
Staring out at the endless expanse
Never knowing what turned the tide
At least I can say I tried

[PRE]
Now I do it, just for the enjoyment
Yea I know it’s the only way, eh
Getting through it, loving every moment
Glad I woke up when I heard her say - oh she said..

Start It All (Ft. MOZË)

Remember when we sat above the city lights
Took me by the hand and said to me
“If I say I love you, would it be alright?”
Yea my heart skipped a beat

Then there was the time we had that stupid fight
I came home to get the third degree
Making up was heaven, when you held me tight
Such sweet memories

We still come back
Come back
Come back to that

You said we should go
Each our own way
But I’m still holding on coz
I don’t have the words to say
Now tears start to fall
Can’t keep them at bay
What are you waiting for?
Coz I don’t have the words

In December we were dancing in the pale moonlight
Barefoot in the sand out by the sea
Holding you so close I never felt so right
Is this how love feels?

Together in your driveway when you said goodbye
Leaning in so you could kiss my cheek yeah
I swear I saw little glimmer in your eyes
I thought this was real

We still come back
Come back
Come back to that

You said we should go
Each our own way
But I’m still holding on coz
I don’t have the words to say
Now tears start to fall
Can’t keep them at bay
What are you waiting for?
Coz I don’t have the words to say

I ask myself
What would I change
If we could start again
Would it still end the same
A cry for help
I could beg you to stay
But I’m all out of hope
Thoughts fly away

You said we should go
Each our own way
But I’m still holding on coz
I don’t have the words to say
Now tears start to fall
Can’t keep them at bay
What are you waiting for?
Coz I don’t have the words to say

(c)2022 Sean Frayne & Parke O'Dwyer

I Don't Have The Words

Cut our losses
The game is up
It’s our fault
And no one’s

What’s left of us
Blown wide open
All we’ve done
and undone

Didn’t have no soul in my life for so long
You saved me from my own
Realised that kid inside my heart was into you
When I started to fall too

Ooh can we go
Get flurries with Oreos?
Sitting beside you
Midnight at the drive-thru
The streets ablur as we float on by
Levitating on a Beach House vibe so
If you wanna let’s go
Get flurries with Oreos
Sitting beside you
Midnight at the drive-thru

Lost my cool
Saw you and him
Said some things
I shouldn’t

Our whole world
Came crumbling
You moved on
I couldn’t

Didn’t have the courage inside to say I’m wrong
You left me on my own
Realised that kid inside was hurting coz of you
But I know I hurt you too, oh

Ooh can we go
Get flurries with Oreos?
Sitting beside you
Midnight at the drive-thru
The streets ablur as we float on by
Levitating on a Beach House vibe so
If you wanna let’s go
Get flurries with Oreos
Sitting beside you
Midnight at the drive-thru

Midnight At The Drive-Thru (Mix 1.2)

Lay off my heart
It's had more than enough for one day
Stay on my guard
Who cares for consequences, come what may
Did I survive?
Am I dreaming?
Am I still alive?
Way off the mark
A single tear on her cheek made me sway

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent
Seven kisses I'm still missing what we had

Play off my nerves
Did I deserve all she did to me
A way with words
Hope deserted like I'm nobody
Left me deprived
Seeking solace
Was I ill-advised?
Weigh up it's worth
No point cursing my reality

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent
Seven kisses I'm still missing what we had

Light is fading from my heart, oh
Trying to stay on this path, oh oh oh oh
Glowing embers of this fire, ooh
Burning image of desire, yea

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent
Seven kisses I'm still missing what we had

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent
Seven kisses I'm still missing what we had

Seven Kisses (Ft. Portia Tang)

I wrote this song for ya
It's just a little ditty
Coz I've been down baby
While you've been sitting pretty
So turn it on honey
Not just an itty bitty
All the way up now
Apocalypse this city

You couldn't handle my tears
So what did you do
Don't be turning your back
Coz I'll be haunting you
You're playing on my worst fears
My nightmare's come true
And when the night turns black
Yea I'll be haunting you
Yea I'll be haunting you

So let's get down to it
We'll talk the nitty gritty
You slept around baby
You know it's such a pity
Been underground honey
From the day you quit me
But I hear a sound coming
Soon you'll be right here with me

You couldn't handle my tears
So what did you do
Don't be turning your back
Coz I'll be haunting you
You're playing on my worst fears
My nightmare's come true
And when the night turns black
Yea I'll be haunting you

I'll be haunting you
I'll be haunting you
I'll be haunting you
Don't ever forget me

You couldn't handle my tears
So what did you do
Don't be turning your back
Coz I'll be haunting you
You're playing on my worst fears
My nightmare's come true
And when the night turns black
Yea I'll be haunting you
You couldn't handle my tears
So what did you do
Don't be turning your back
Coz I'll be haunting you
You're playing on my worst fears
My nightmare's come true
And when the night turns black
Yea I'll be haunting you

Haunting You

Lay off my heart
It’s had more than enough for one day 
Stay on my guard
Who cares for consequences
Come what may
Did I survive?
Am I dreaming?
Am I still alive?
Way off the mark
A single tear on her cheek made me sway

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent, oh oh 
Seven kisses I’m still missing what we had

Play off my nerves
Did I deserve all she did to me
A way with words
Hope deserted like I’m nobody
Left me deprived
Seeking solace, was I ill-advised
Weigh up it’s worth
No point cursing my reality

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent, oh oh 
Seven kisses I’m still missing what we had

Light is fading from my heart
Trying to stay on this path
Glowing embers of this fire
Burning image of desire

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent, oh oh 
Seven kisses I’m still missing what we had

Am I lucid in my head
Honey left me here for dead
Her love was heaven sent, oh oh 
Seven kisses I’m still missing what we had

Seven Kisses (In The Half-light)

It's getting light out, I see red
Running in circles through my head
Load up my medicine
My coping mechanism
Still waiting by the watershed

Ooh ooh oh,  stuck frozen
Ooh ooh oh, eyes open
Shallow breath, heart racing
Standing still, vermilion hue
Ooh ooh oh
Ooh ooh oh

Drifted so far back I was young
Before the hurt had left me numb
Hold up my bare hands
Asleep, paralysis
Pulled on a trigger with no gun

Ooh ooh oh,  stuck frozen
Ooh ooh oh, eyes open
Shallow breath, heart racing
Standing still, vermilion hue
Ooh ooh oh
Ooh ooh oh
See the light of a new dawn breaking through
Ooh ooh oh

Crushed beneath the weight of my intention
Left to try and make some sort of sense of
Why the colours always seem to dull
As I am washed away

Ooh ooh oh
Ooh ooh oh

Vermillion Hue

Cut up through the catacombs
Just to kill some time
Lipstick tip of your tongue
Said you were never mine
(you were never mine)
Hung up the telephone
To get you out of my mind
Lights on Rue De Babylone
As our night unwinds

Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down
Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down

We stepped off at La Defense
The end of the line
You turned to walk away
Then asked to stay at mine
I'd yet to understand
It was a last goodbye
Your fingers slip through my hand
Whisper a lullaby

Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down
Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down

Lay down before me
Giving completely
World fades to the background
Your breath the only sound

So lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down
Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down

Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down
Lay down my love
My love, lay down
Lay down

Lay Down My Love

Love the lyrics to this track...

Larry call a load of smoke in I wanna lose a couple days
We've probably never struggled coping but I never want to
Promise again that I would call her
Forget the time because I'm 7 hours behind
It's probably good I didn't call though but I always want to

An' I'd beg you but you know I'm never home
An' I love you but I need another year alone
An' I've tried to ignore it every time you phone
But I never come close

7 - Catfish and the Bottlemen (Cover)

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