Discover the best new indie/folk music in our Winter 2018 playlist! Thank you for listening and for supporting independent artists :)

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Indie/Indie-Folk - Winter 2018 (alexrainbirdMusic)

morning vibes

یو

Peace...

Sunday morning acoustic

night times

Goodnight & Goodbye -  Mree

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Crossroads(Heartsong)*Ruu Campbell

Buy 'Ghostess': http://po.st/ghostessitunes

Buy 'Falter': bit.ly/falterrrr-uk (US: bit.ly/falterrrr)

Album 'The Manual' available from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-manual/id1118469736

Debut album 'Many Fish To Fry' available from iTunes: bit.ly/JM-MFTF

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The Manual

Ghostess

@alinabaraz

Artwork by: Oska
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Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Can I

Jade

Already Gone

Haley Reinhart - Can't Help Falling In Love

Sunday

Stonefox - Hands Of Gold

Artist: Curtis Walsh
Single: Full Recovery
Label: Paragon Records
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@curtiswalsh

Full Recovery

Cyrus Reynolds releases his new single ’Foraker’ featuring S. Carey on September 14th through Swedish label Dumont Dumont  (Ry X, Josin, Charlie Cunningham). ‘Foraker’ features Bon Iver member (backing vocals and drums) S. Carey on vocals.

Crafting a sound out of both love for the orchestra and for modern songwriting, Los Angeles-based artist and producer Cyrus Reynolds leans towards the cinematic and dramatic. A classically trained composer (Royal Academy of Music) turned electronic sound designer (Output, Kanye), he draws his own sound from familiar textures and twists them into new sonic landscapes, finally holding them together by threads of interwoven narratives and personal lyrics.

http://phonofile.link/cyrusreynoldsforaker

Cyrus explains ”Foraker, at its heart, is a love letter to my wife, harpist Lara Somogyi, and set in the Denali region of Alaska through the eyes of a wayward traveler. There’s this deep connection with the heart of the glacier (Foraker) and the outdoors and he keeps coming back to this same place to look for something that’s actually inside himself. It’s a harkening back to why I write music."

”S. Carey came on to the song through a mutual friend I’ve written a couple of orchestral songs with, Ivan Howard. He recorded the vocals and it immediately had all of this character; introspection and the kind of joy you want to shout off a cliff. I know Sean must have really connected with the message - because he really just got the song in every way. The song had a heart, and then S. Carey came in and gave it a pulse.”

Artist links:
instagram.com/cyrus_reynolds
www.facebook.com/cyrusreynoldsmusic
https://youtube.com/c/CyrusReynolds
https://cyrusreynoldsmusic.com

S. Carey:
http://scarey.org
https://www.instagram.com/scareypics/
https://soundcloud.com/scareymusic

Press contact:
UK – Charmfactory
US – Force Field PR
Germany – Snowhite PR
Sweden – Skiva Promotion
Norway – On It
Denmark – Tambourhinoceros
ROW – Dumont Dumont

Sync:
info@friendlyfirerecordings.com

Label:
www.dumontdumont.com

Foraker

Foraker ft. S. Carey

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Produced by Chris Bond
Bvs by Lydia Clowes 

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Collide

"BYE" - Small Culture is OUT NOW!

Recorded, mastered, and piano played by Chris Hobson
Mixed and produced by Jerik Centeno

Lyrics: 
Dont you think that
The words in your head — the words on your chest
Should stay there? 
Stay there?
Stay there?

Intertwine these palm lines
Are our soles the same size
Distill us in time
Lets make up their lives 

I shouldn’t have moved
Because it woke you
Sent you back to your room
No i shouldnt have moved
Because it woke you 
Sent you back to your —

I shouldn’t have moved
Because it woke you
Sent you back to your room
No i shouldnt have moved
Because it woke you 
Sent you back to your —

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"Rise and rise again until lambs become lions” 
― Robin Hood

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• Apple Music - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/robin-hood-single/1433976017

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• Lyrics

VERSE
Could have been my happy ever after
Living like we’re in a fairy tale
But you and me were more like a disaster
I should have known
Intoxicated by your reputation
I can see the mischief in your eyes
Trusted you despite my reservations
Now I’m alone

PRE
I was so rich
With all this love
You wanted it
And I was so dumb
I let you in
When I should have run
Now all that’s left
Is something numb

CHORUS
I gave you all I had to lose
My skin, my soul, my finest jewels
You stole it all for someone new and then
You gave away the best of me
My sins, my sweetest ecstasy
To someone worth much less than me
Yeah you’re my Robin Hood

VERSE
Everybody says that you’re so great, yeah
Walk around like you deserve that gold
But what would happen if they knew the place that
You got it from
I guess that I was just another victim
Someone that you thought that you could play
I had a feeling and I should have listened
Now there’s no us

PRE
I was so rich
With all this love
You wanted it
And I was so dumb
I let you in
When I should have run
Now all that’s left
Is something numb

CHORUS
I gave you all I had to lose
My skin, my soul, my finest jewels
You stole it all for someone new and then
You gave away the best of me
My sins, my sweetest ecstasy
To someone worth much less than me
Yeah you’re my Robin Hood

BRIDGE
So alone
So alone
So alone
So alone

CHORUS
I gave you all I had to lose
My skin, my soul, my finest jewels
You stole it all for someone new And then
You gave away the best of me
My sins, my sweetest ecstasy
To someone worth much less than me
Yeah you’re my Robin Hood

Label: @koalakontrol

Robin Hood

Stuck On You is a Pop ballad using piano and acoustic guitar with little drums. The track is featuring John Vincent III.

Stuck On You- Kylie Spence and John Vincent III

Listen to James Ollier's new single 'Glory Days', released October 5, 2018

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🎧 'Glory Days', released 05-10-2018
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📝 Lyrics:

These are the glory days
So why are you scared we are young
We are the risks we take
I breathe strong 

Starlings free-form
Over these moors 
Where my heart lies
Cemented in all of time
And all past loves

Over on the hills 
In five years still
All remains here
Untouched by the turns of life
And I get lost in my mine

I'll be still as the wind spills its body
I'm breaking out of the line
I'll be calm as the winter storms surround me
I'm heading out this time

Look into the stars
I've been thinking more
About this whole thing
Through the gaps of a moving train
For who we are

Little do I know
Come come and go
And love
We build up

I'll be still as the wind spills its body
I'm breaking out of the line
I'll be calm as the winter storms surround me
I'm heading out this time

Who plays the fool
When we've failed out last hurdle
Who claims the crown
When we've poisoned the rest of our lands

These are the glory days
So why you scared 
We are the risks we take
I've breathe strong

I'll be still as the wind spills its body 
I'm breaking out of the line

Glory Days

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Martin Garrix & Pierce Fulton - Waiting For Tomorrow feat. Mike Shinoda
♫ Waiting For Tomorrow is out now: http://stmpd.co/MGWFT

So proud to release Waiting For Tomorrow with Pierce Fulton and Mike Shinoda after all these years! Hope you liked all tracks on the BYLAW EP! 

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Martin Garrix & Pierce Fulton feat. Mike Shinoda - Waiting For Tomorrow

2018

Circles

Listen to Ocie Elliott's new single 'Hold My Name' from the upcoming album 'We Fall In', to be released February 8, 2019

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🎧 'Hold My Name', released November 2, 2018
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📝 Lyrics:

In the morning cold, you do wake up slow
And I get up quick, make the kettle click
And I know I do sometimes annoy you
But you know it's true, that I adore you

Would you rub my back, if I sang you to sleep
Would you hold my name, like you hum so sweet
Would you keep me up, if gravity's not enough
Will you be there 'till the end, I know that I will

When you go away, I gotta go and play
'Till the end of day, 'till I hit the hay
'Cause when I'm alone, and you aren't home
I'm a lonely one, always on the run

Would you rub my back, if I sang you to sleep
Would you hold my name, like you hum so sweet
Would you keep me up, if gravity's not enough
Will you be there 'till the end, I know that I will

Hold My Name

Ocie Elliott - Hold My Name

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Helga mourns the destruction of our environment on ‘In The Wilderness’

Hailing from the forests of Dalarna, Sweden, Helga writes music from the confines of her cabin. Living in the wilderness with just her guitar for company has given her songwriting a unique sense of introspection.
New track ‘In The Wilderness’ is taken from upcoming EP Nebulous. Helga tells us that the new songs are “a musical translation of my inner and physical world. I personally love reverb-drenched music and sounds, drawing inspiration from my dream world, the misty forests, and Swedish folk music.”
‘In The Wilderness’ reflects on the state of the natural world from the perspective of someone that spends their life close to nature. In a time when the environment is ever more under threat, it’s only natural that meditation upon the state of the world, while full of beauty, is tinged with darkness and melancholy. 
Heavier than previous efforts, the tracks pounding drums and mournful guitar lines are juxtaposed with Helga’s haunting, soaring vocals – building to an epic climax like a classical symphony.
Helga is furious at the political reaction to the impending destruction - “clearly Trump’s environmental policy is alarming, leading this world to the path of destruction. We currently live under capitalist insanity. Mankind’s insatiable greed is slowly destroying this planet. We perceive ourselves as separate from nature and dominant over it and it’s incredibly sad. When will we ever realise that we are a part of the natural world and not superior to it? An overwhelming feeling of sadness is washing over me. Sometimes I wish Carl Sagan were still with us today. I’m sure he would have many great things to say.”

D I S C O V E R
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In The Wilderness

Helga - In The Wilderness

“There’s a marvellous sense of balance in Sean's songwriting, with those lingering guitar notes underpinning his softly intense vocal” - CLASH

"Heart-touching lyrics, soothing vocals and a melody to die for” - Stereofox

“Something really warm about his voice... it’s reminding me of Jeff Buckley, it’s beautiful."
Georgie Rogers, Virgin Radio

Having released his stunningly beautiful debut album ‘Yonder’ in May 2018, Bristol-based musician Sean Christopher, releases a stripped back acoustic version of the album entitled ‘Yonder After Midnight’ available November 23rd on Dumont Dumont (RY X, Charlie Cunningham, ViVii, Josin). The album sees a full re-working of the original record which includes the acclaimed singles 'A Thousand Hues' - which as amassed over 3 million streams -'Carry On', 'Paper Plane Pilot' and Cherokee. As with the original record, it’s entirely written and recorded by Sean, with each track linked by his use of flamenco guitar.

Sean Christopher links:
Facebook www.facebook.com/seanchristophermu/?fref=ts
Twitter twitter.com/seanchristophr
Instagram www.instagram.com/seanchristophermusic/
Soundcloud @seanchristophermu
Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/0e4vnHBYwY6LQqrhutIcnj
Label www.dumontdumont.com
Website www.seanchristopher.mu

“A beautifully composed piece of music, there's a marvellous sense of balance in Sean's songwriting, with those lingering guitar notes underpinning his softly intense vocal” CLASH

“His vocals pour like honey into the mix and the whole track feels like an elixir for simple happiness“
Indie Shuffle

Yonder (After Midnight)

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Paper Plane Pilot (After Midnight)

'Light Up The Dark' - out now at http://po.st/iLUTD
'English Rain' EP - out now at http://smarturl.it/englishrainep

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Mountains

Side Door

The Paper Kites - Bloom (Bonus Track)

Small Culture is a kaleidoscope of sounds. The name represents coming from a small island with lots of culture.
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