Best of August 2023

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Desert duo makes me cry

“Where were you when I begged?” TR!Sabre

Lyrics, CDs and downloads are available at https://ringlefinchuk.bandcamp.com/album/tall-tales. 

Four years in the making and entirely self-produced, 'Tall Tales' is the first full-length album from London-based alternative folk band Ringlefinch. 

With dark-humoured, wittily introspective lyrics set to upbeat, offbeat earworm tunes and a strong folk-storytelling sensibility, 'Tall Tales' centres on themes of identity, exploring how we all tell ourselves stories of who we are to try and make sense of our place in the world. This sense of self-determination even extends to the production of the album - the band recorded and mixed it on equipment they built themselves.

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"Dust & Stones"
Our ancestors shape us in more ways than we can know. When wondering how we'll be remembered after our deaths, it's only right to tip a nod and raise a glass to those who came before - after all, we'll all be dust and stones soon enough. Until then, let's just carry on and pretend we'll live forever.

Song: Logan, Hunter-Gibbs & Teszke
Music: Ringlefinch
©&℗ Ringlefinch 2021, all rights reserved
Released on Folkroom Records

Dust & Stones

The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Song of Storms

Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land

Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land

Canary In A Coal Mine

Tongues And Teeth

you used to call me my heart
i used to call you my star

when i was a golden egg
and you bought me at the fair
raspberry on my leg
corncockle in your hair
you strangled the goose by the neck

stiff as a feather, light as a board
floating forever, wrapped in a cord

when i was a golden egg
and you bought me at the fair
raspberry on my leg
corncockle in your hair
you strangled the goose by the neck

Golden Egg

#Alternative #Indie #AltRock #IndieRock #HardAlternative #TikTok #NewMusic #PeterMcPoland #Tonight #PopPunk

Digital Silence

Labyrinth- Miracle Musical

Played by The Crane Wives...
Kate Pillsbury - Emilee Petersmark - Ben Zito - Dan Rickabus

featuring their friends…
Steven Leaf - Savannah Buist - Katie Larson - Seth Bernard
Justin Dore - Ian Gorman - Michael Dause

Produced by The Crane Wives & Ian Gorman
Mixed by Ian Gorman
Engineered by Ian Gorman & Ben Zito
Recorded at La Luna Recording & Sound in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mastered by Glenn Brown at GBP Studios in Lansing Michigan

Artwork by Rebecca Green

Thank you ~ our loving families, Ian & Rachel Gorman, Edith the Kitty, Carmen & Javier Vargas of Mi Pueblo in Kalamazoo, Rebecca Green, Joey Schultz of Chickenbach, The Accidentals, Seth Bernard & May Erlewine Bernard, Steve Leaf & the Ex Pats, Sean & Sarah Lamborne, Arlo Lamborne, Tyler Rehm, 88.1 WYCE, Matt Jarrells, John Sinkevics at Local Spins, Amber Buist, Josh Gibson, Bill Chesney, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, The Appleseed Collective, Kris Kessel, Marianne Fisher, Leah Pillsbury

Special thanks to our PledgeMusic campaign donors. We would not exist without our fans! We are so grateful.

Never Love An Anchor

The Moon Will Sing

Played by The Crane Wives...
Kate Pillsbury - Emilee Petersmark - Ben Zito - Dan Rickabus

featuring their friends…
Steven Leaf - Seth Bernard - Rachel Gorman
Savannah Buist - Katie Larson

Produced by The Crane Wives & Ian Gorman
Mixed by Ian Gorman
Engineered by Ian Gorman & Ben Zito
Recorded at La Luna Recording & Sound in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mastered by Glenn Brown at GBP Studios in Lansing Michigan

Artwork by Rebecca Green
Album Design and Layout by Bill Chesney

Thank you to our loving families and dear friends, Ian & Rachel Gorman, Glenn Brown, Rebecca Green, The Accidentals, Seth Bernard & May Erlewine Bernard, Steve Leaf & the Ex Pats, Joey Schultz of Chickenbach, John Campos, Kris Kessel, Sean, Sarah & Arlo Lamborne, Tyler Rehm, 88.1 WYCE, Matt Jarrells, John Sinkevics at Local Spins, Emily Fox & Michigan Radio, Kevin Romeo & Rhino Media, Joey Basch, Josiah Barber, Amber Buist, Josh Gibson, Bill Chesney, Leah Pillsbury, Mark Sturr, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, The Appleseed Collective, Joy & Tim Lago, Marianne & Jim Fischer, Carmen & Javier Vargas of Mi Pueblo in Kalamazoo and Edith the Kitty. Thank you to all of the people who have welcomed us into their homes, fed us a warm meal, or shared with us their stories. 

Special thanks to our PledgeMusic contributors. This album would not exist without the help of our fans! We are grateful for your support and humbled by your loyalty.

Curses

From//October - Somewhere Quiet

Rough time of year
Does it get to you too
When it rains and it rains
And your shoes never dry

I stay inside with my
Veins full of glue
And I stick to a screen
Till my battery dies

I don’t need to be rich
Only so wealthy as to pay for my food
I don’t need to be huge
Only so big as to ever be noticed

Rough time of year
Do you sit through it too
With that envy so strong
That you can’t even move

I must confess
An embarrassing truth
Almost nothing can hurt me
Like thinking of you

You’ve got a beautiful home
Bestselling novel and effortless style
You enchant the people around you
They swoon when you show even the hint of a smile

Rough time of year
Does it darken the doors
To the lofty salons
Of the luminaries

I wouldn’t know
I wouldn’t know
I only know
Weeks of godawful overcast days
Abstinence from sun on the skin
Drifting deeper and deeper into quarantine
Until my own company begins to wear thin

Envy

Hold Your Horses

The first single from Serious People.

https://www.instagram.com/seriouspeoplemusic/
https://seriouspeople.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fYw4yTUJN5Q1oWgrqGXGR?si=t8-2FOjNQR2f31dFrOy3lA

Nobody Knows I'm Twisted

In Circles

Bravely Default Flying Fairy Original Soundtrack [Disc 1]

You're My Hope

Beneath the Hollow Moon

Instant of Eternity

Charlie's Inferno

This song is not mine!
I just lowkey posted it here for myself and I didn't expect it to get attention. The artist is The Buttress on YouTube. They're a really good artist and you should check it out.

Brutus // The Buttress

indie chamber pop (bardcore)
pronouns: they/them

Envy

Sparkbird