The cold hand, on the warm land 
We were younger, those days ago 
The city, with the luminance 
I was younger, than I knew 

'It's alright', you say, 'Come back home, 
don't stop running til you get here.
My arms are open, my door is open for you'. 'For you'. 

Her cold tears, left a painful line 
Between winter and all the choices we made
I lost myself, when I lost you 
But you are the light in my shadow 
Always the same, every season 
You never change, always there 


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Live track mixed by John Lovell.

David Grout - Vocals/Guitar
Daniel Fitzgibbon - Bass
Kevin Smith - Drums

David Grout and Band - Leaves (Live @ Matthews Yard 21.08.15)

In this world where everything sometimes seems to be nothing but darkness, it is music that heals and saves. It's interesting that this attack happened in a venue whose soul purpose is to bring forth that light. And those that were attacked were simply trying to celebrate love of life and rock n roll. I think it was no accident that those forces of evil chose that type of place and event.  A place of expression and freedom. A place designed to allow people to worship (in a way) spirit. When you think about it, places like this are churches in a way. And for all of us (and there are many) who are saved by music, a dark cloud has descended. 
It's design is to keep us locked in and afraid and away from the music. I think we all feel somewhat helpless in these situations. I know I do. But I do have music to offer. A little more light coming up against the dark. In that spirit here's my song In The Sun recorded as a duet with Michael Stipe. It originally was part of an EP he made to help New Orleans during Katrina. 
Hope it someway it helps and that none of us cave into fear.  Sending all my love to Paris. Photo by Bill Dobrow taken last time we were in Paris. Where I found a door and was inspired to paint it in my hotel room by the endless voices of freedom, rebellion and creation that always echoes off the street there. 

- Joseph Arthur
Nov. 14, 2015



In The Sun (Free Acoustic Couch Rehearsal) - Joseph Arthur & Michael Stipe

Premiered by Julie Adenuga on #Beats1 

LYRICS:
I sat here for hours, counting the minutes
hoping for you to say, you wont be in this anymore.
These days oh my love, I have been here before. 
I want you to be someone i can look up in the morning.

Don't say 'We're so much better of alone'. 

I sat here for days, waiting for something
Its harder to take but i think i can take a little more. 

Promise me we'll never be alone again. 

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Produced by Jason Wilson at Stakeout Studios 

Picture by Graham Turner, edited by Daniel Lukes



Pepper Tea

she’s a good girl but she knows better,
there’s misery in staying together.
and she’s old enough, to hate her mother,
and to believe that the guy she’s seeing has one lover.
and I see her on the weekends, she says it’s a lot like hanging out with her best friend.
does that make me a cool dad?
Or just the worst role model a young kid could ever have.

and I’ll, be proud, of however you turn out.
and I’m sorry, If I failed, If I messed you up somehow,
I was just trying to figure it out.

She still asks me, how were the noughties?
did your old band just give up completely?
Did you an mum ever think to abort me?
come on now you know I’m no good at talking.
I’ll admit it weren’t easy,
Tory tax cred and selling old ciggarrettes
that your mother brought me,
before she worked out I’m going nowhere,

and she left, she said "with you, I’m always miserable."
I don’t blame her it’s cool, maybe I should’ve stayed in school,
and maybe you should too.

i”ll build a fort, when everything is sea, 
promise to give you more time than they gave me.
I’ll teach you all, the things that I believe,
we don’t kill the little things we set them free. 

Role Models

First Light (rough demo)

my woman’s so cold, she’s automatic, my woman’s so cold, that little tongue’s on ice.
are we going somewhere? I keep falling around, I could say it’s unfair but a kiss is all I get now,

Oh I know you want it, now.

my little lover, she’s underwater, now we got a daughter, stop, what did you say?
I said I’ve made it, Mortgage and a baby, 29 and lazy. and I’m not even trying.

You know I’ve got it, now.

Cheeky Five OH

featuring co-production by Japanese Wallpaper & Aaron Mohr

Jon Jasper-Lawless aka swim good now - vocals, guitar, piano & synth bass
 Nandi Rose Plunkett aka Half Waif - vocals, co-production 
Joelle Westman of Georgian Bay - vocals 
Kelly Lefaive of Georgian Bay - violin
 Gab Strum aka Japanese Wallpaper - ambience/sound manipulation/co-production 
Aaron Mohr - ambience/sound manipulation/co-production

executive produced by Ryan Hemsworth

single art by Jakub Blank

swim good now - It Was The Longest Day Ever (with Half Waif & Georgian Bay)

I've thrown shame to blame, 
it can grow old there, insured in it's own fate. 
Does death really feel no pain, 
well ask him yourself dear, when you head that way.

Dust consumes us all and controls the graves.

I hear the world is caving in, what if my enemies are friends, would it come easy to my head. 
Whatever hallelujah means, it was dead by 17, so come and cage your collared dreams, where's the innocence in me.

Listen with covered eyes and deafened hearts, I'm always drunk on words with flavour to pull me apart, 
they say go on and churn out lies in your factory, 
I know you really hate who you are so you're a hundred different people to me.

Truth will always stay the same in your chronic brain.

So the world is caving in, well if my enemies are friends, will it comes easy to my head. 
Whatever hallelujah means, it was dead by 17, so come and cage your collared dream, and burn the innocence with me

Eleven for eleven (pulling on parachutes version)

new single from forthcoming swim good now album via Secret Songs.

"Daylight"
with Daniela Andrade, Ryan Hemsworth, Lontalius & olli

written by Daniela Andrade / Ryan Hemsworth / Jon Jasper-Lawless / Eddie Johnston / Aaron Mohr / Olli Suominen

produced by Ryan Hemsworth, Jon-Jasper Lawless, Lyle Jasper, Aaron Mohr & olli

additional percussion by Lyle Jasper
additional instrumentation by olli 
bass by Jon Jasper-Lawless 
vocals by Daniela Andrade, Jon Jasper-Lawless, Aaron Mohr & Lontalius

engineered by Ryan Hemsworth, Jon Jasper-Lawless, Eddie Johnston, Aaron Mohr & Olli Suominen

mixed and mastered by Darren Seltmann (of The Avalanches)

art by Kelly Zutrau (of Wet)
design by Jakub Blank

exec. produced by Ryan Hemsworth

https://soundcloud.com/swimgoodnow
https://soundcloud.com/danielaandrade
https://soundcloud.com/ryanhemsworth
https://soundcloud.com/lontalius-official
https://soundcloud.com/totototoro

                              

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swim good now - Daylight (with Daniela Andrade, Ryan Hemsworth, Lontalius & olli)

new single from forthcoming swim good now album via Secret Songs.

"Tell Me Love"
with Merival & Torquil Campbell

written by Jon Jasper-Lawless / Torquil Campbell / Anna Horvath / Aaron Mohr / Luke Pretty

produced by swim good now & Aaron Mohr
featuring guitars by Aaron Mohr
piano by CutMyLips 
piano sample by Tennyson
vocals by Merival, Aaron Mohr & Torquil Campbell
add. percussion by The Techno Hall of Fame 
add. production by Japanese Wallpaper
engineered by Anna Horvath, Jon Jasper-Lawless, Alexey Kovalenko, Aaron Mohr & Luke Pretty
special thanks to Joel Karlsson of the late, great Air France

mastered by Ryan Schwabe
art by Jakub Blank & Paul Chin

exec. produced by Ryan Hemsworth

Daylight

swim good now - Tell Me Love (ft. Merival & Torquil Campbell)

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