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As winter drags on, it's the little things that keep us going. Winter's Long is a wistful ode to unrequited love and what we do to keep busy and keep moving on.

Winter's Long

我 喜 欢 你 的 头 发哎哟 你 很 漂 亮
Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de tóufǎ, āiyō Nǐ hěn piàoliang
(I like your hair, oh my, you're very pretty)
我 喜 欢 你 的 头 发 你 很 漂 亮
Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de tóufǎ, Nǐ hěn piàoliang

我 喜 欢 你 的 头 发 哎哟 很 高 兴 见 到 你
Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de tóufǎ, āiyō, Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ
(I like your hair, oh my, nice to meet you)
我 爱 你 姑 娘 你 很 漂 亮
Wǒ ài nǐ, gū niáng Nǐ hěn piàoliang
(I love you, girl, you're very pretty)

我 喜 欢 你的 头 发 哎哟 我 爱 你
Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de tóufǎ, āiyō, wǒ ài nǐ
(I like your hair, oh my, I love you)
我 爱 你 姑 娘 你 让 我 的 心 爆 炸
Wǒ ài nǐ,gū niáng, nǐ ràng wǒ de xīn bàozhà
(I love you, girl, you make my heart explode)

我 喜 欢 你 的 头 发 我 喜 欢 你 的 头 发
Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de tóufǎ, Wǒ xǐhuan nǐ de tóufǎ,
我 爱 你 姑 娘 你 很 漂 亮
Wǒ ài nǐ, gū niáng Nǐ hěn piàoliang

All I know in Mandarin is how to chat you up,
now I have got nothing more to say

Music, Lyrics & arrangement by Liam S Rickard
Featuring Muqi Li on zheng (Chinese zither)

Produced by Francesco Carrer & Liam Rickard
Mixed by Francesco Carrer at DSI studios, London.
Mastered by Tom Williams

Liam S Rickard - guitar & vocals
Muqi Li - guzheng
Giusy Cancellara - violin
Adam Brown - drums
Nick Wood - bass
Ciara Rickard - backing vocals
Rebecca Swinn - backing vocals

Wǒ Xǐ Huān Nǐ De Tóu Fà 我喜欢你的头发 (I like your Hair)

Meltwater EP

Last Rites

Ortus

Downtown is a song about personal freedom in this crazy COVID era a song that looks forward to better times to come!
Featuring the amazing vocal talents of Taylor Jackson who has worked with The Brand New Heavies, Gorillaz and Nicole Scherzinger.  A tour de force in her vocals which has really added to the tracks soulful and energetic vibes!

Downtown MASTER 24bit 44.1kHz

Ugh, not this guy again.

Written and performed by Joel Dear. Artwork by Tora Lucy.

LYRICS:
I think I've got a live one here
I think this time it's right
I've been working all weekend
And much to my delight
This one's looking just the way it looked inside my head
This time I'll be proud to share it once it's put to bed

But when the better bird flies in
The whole thing falls apart
He perches on my windowsill
And doubt fills up my heart
He cocks his head and tells me "I expected more from you
Be honest with me now: is that the best that you can do?"
And I say "No - I'll have another go."

I tried to write a second verse
Despite creative drought
The song was not quite long enough
It needed padding out
Words were hard to come by, but I wrote them, one by one
I guess I liked the tune enough to somehow struggle on

But then the betterbird came
And my confidence went slack
He spread his perfect wings so wide
They turned the daylight black
"I see you're writing me an ode," he whistled with a frown
"Have you included lines about my plumage and my crown?"
And I said "Damn! I guess I'll start again."

The Betterbird

Drown

12 Get Down (LIVE REMIX)

Peggy says: "My older son Neill MacColl was hesitant for ages about co-writing with me. He turned up at my home one day, laid his 6’1” self along my two-seater sofa and laconically offered a possible subject for a song. ‘The Invisible Woman’ strolled in gradually, wearing clown shoes and lace underwear. We ended up with a song that expressed an uncomfortable new feeling that was creeping up on us both but that echoed the folk songs that I’d sung to him since birth."

First Farewell

The Invisible Woman

Blind

A letter to a bully: all the things I would say to you ten years later. Check out my homemade video for this track on youtube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCyf1ny12So

“Jess has done it again - a master of taking the trash of life and making a smash from it, in ‘The Bushiest of Beards’ she’s not only shown off her multi-faceted creativity again in the jubilant video, but she’s made a joyous, rage infused ode to self-sufficiency. As the song suggests, it seems like there's not much she can’t do!” Sarah Gosling, BBC Introducing in the South West

“Jess McAllister calls to mind some of my favourite artists: Feist, Laura Marling and This Is The Kit to name a few. She possesses a powerful and dynamic voice, and the songs move from playful to mournful then back again covering a spectrum of moods that keep the listener engaged for the whole album. The folk indie pop production fits these songs so brilliantly. Courage Fear is a record to listen to on repeat!” Emily Barker 

Written and performed by Jess McAllister
Produced by Michael Mormecha
Brass section composed by Joe Duddell
Mastered by Stardelta
Artwork photography by Jess McAllister

The Bushiest of Beards

The Bushiest Of Beards - CLEAN Radio Edit

To celebrate 10 years since their debut 'This day is a good enough day', Prince Edward Island are remastering and reissuing the album on 14th February accompanied with the single release of 'Let's stay in and go to town'

This day is a good enough day

Let's stay in and go to town

Let's Stay In And Go To Town (Radio Edit)

Magic Wool

My Name is Ian - For Love

Lines in The Desert

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