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Freedom is the 5th single from south London alternative-indie/post-punk duo Shiny Brain Crayons. Celebrating life as a game, pulsating dark grooves, thumping bass, and the familiar angular guitar and synth combo maps out Freedom as the soundtrack to your epic quest called LIFE. Shouting is encouraged ‘let your bloody heart sing’ and don’t take yourself too seriously with this bouncy indie-post-punk-pop hit.

LYRICS

This is higher so much higher than I ever thought it be
better focus on the moment that is right of front of me
Every second is the present gifting infinity
In my mind a multicolour canvas expressing

Freedom freedom bayadadada
the place I wanna be
Freedom freedom bayadadada
Unleash your energy

Coins in the air spinning winning me a fair share
Feeling I got 1 up cus I took a massive run up
And my bounce is boosting higher now my name is on the flyer
The meaning is what you ascribe it that's what I'm told life is
Running rainbow rings
The level that you wanna reach, the journey is what life is
Let your bloody heart sing
We all just want to be free

Freedom freedom baya dadada the place I wanna be
Freedom freedom baya dadada unleash your energy

unleash your inner Bowser in the boxing ring,
take a minute breath a bit and let it swing

Reaching for the future, many overlapping futures
no more excuses we are powerful as humans
In this game we set the scene be a star, be a queen,
life’s a Peach, let your bloody heart sing
Freedom freedom bayadadada
the place I wanna be
Freedom freedom bayadadada
Unleash your energy
Freedom freedom baya dadada what do you think it means
Freedom freedom bayadadada we just simply be

Freedom

This is a song from the EP "Here" - stergin.bandcamp.com/album/here

Stergin, the eclectic indie artist known for genre-bending explorations, is set to release Here, the first of a two-part EP series that will culminate in the full-length album Here And Now. Written over a reflective and wildly creative 10-day residency on the Atlantic island of Gomera, Here embodies the joy and curiosity of its surroundings—surf pop vibes, playful synths, and dreamy vocal choirs.

With only a laptop, microphone, a mini keyboard, and a beat-up guitar, Stergin crafted songs that are fun, whimsical, and textured with sounds both intimate and psychedelic. Expect indie rock and twee pop riffs mingling with surf and chamber psychedelic twists—a mix that one friend has aptly called “Napoleon Dynamite in band form.”

The EP’s track, “Roly Poly,” captures a memorable moment from Stergin’s island life. Each night, he encountered a troop of tiny centipedes (affectionately nicknamed Roly Polies), which he carefully escorted outside before bed. “At first, I was a bit horrified,” Stergin laughs, “but eventually, we made peace. Now they have a song!”

LYRICS

Roly Poly roll
role into my arm
Roly Poly roll
I won’t do you no harm

Roly Poly roll
I role into your arm
Roly Poly roll
you won’t do me no harm

I see you
Crawling all around
On my walls 

Easily fall into my arms
In my arms
Roly Poly roll
role into your arm
Roly Poly roll
I won’t do you no harm

Roly Poly roll
role into my arm
Roly Poly roll
I won’t do you no harm

Roly Poly roll
I role into your arm
Roly Poly roll
you won’t do me no harm

Easily fall into my arms
In my arms
Roly Poly roll
role into your arm
Roly Poly roll
I won’t do you no harm

Roly Poly

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Set List: 

1. Roly Poly  by Stergin
2. The Lion's Share by Lee Pierre
3. Away Sometimes by Camille Baziadoly and The Filthy Honey
4. zed zero by Flyswatter Maestro
5. ZAUBER FRAU by Mimi and That Guy
6. Found another year by Sidebanks
7. thisisDJSHAYA4 by Jeff Adams ft DJ Shaya
8. Azure by Raised by Puritans
9. You're So Good by Retro Kid
10. Oh Smile by The Equatoreal Group
11. 8 by Paine Paul
12. Tomorrow by The Shops
13. Bobo by Escape Hatch
14. MadHouse (Jiggy with it) by Honkey Bitch
15. Levi by Leva for King
16. Sideways by Camille Baziadoly and The Filthy Honey
17. The Catch by Girobabies
18. Find Your Tribe  by Lewis Daniel
19. Anuran Magic (Extended Mix) by St3v3L33
20. Return of the Masked Marauder by Junkyard of Silenced Poets
21. Walk a Mile In My Shoes by Alexys
22. HMS Albion by KID SCARAMOUCHE
23. I'm too goth by Pet Twin
24. The Hand That Did the Deed by Erotic Secrets of Pompeii
25. Time Stands Still  by Gitika Partington
26. john simpson by dead things
27. The Future Is Leisure by Thomas Truax
28. He by Rochelle Rochelle
29. I'm Glad Its Not Sunny by Novelty Island
30.  Morro Bay by Combover Beethoven
31. Roboto by Shugorei
32. Fake Teenage Romance (Single Version) by Grungy Bill
33. The Truths You Collect by Prodbear
34. Yaya by Anichi
35. Be There by Arpraxis
36. Cobra by Lamia 
37. KINGOFHEARTS by Blaise MC
38. Brave New World by The Ethal Skinners
39. Why Mi Gwaan Suh by Tha M3
40. WHITE WEDDING by Bloody Tourist
41. The Drought Is Coming by Andy Smythe
42. Birds aren't real by Baffo d'Oro
43. Ataxia mp3 by Secret Rivals 
44. Cherry tree by Katarina Kitka
45. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things Ozone mix by Pulses 
46. I Wake Up Slowly by Oslo Twins
47.  honey locusts w plant thief (prod. n0vals) by n0vals
48. The Standing Stones of Stenness by Ant Smith
49. Scatterbag by Peter McDonnell
50. Moonbeam by Robert Maitland
51. Hai-Am-Koo by Marble Stars
52. Bossa Doll by Nylon Nyeshi
53. Girl in the Bar by The New Music Sculptors
54. FREE by Andonie
55. rooks by lost signal 
56. Say it like you mean it by Stephen Folkes
57. Hisayasu Satō Voyeurism Blues by Spectre Horsemen, Pale With Dust
58. Made In Heaven by Lex Vervain
59. On Love by Battery Point
60. Pedestrian Sex by Machine Music
61. National Hero by Televised Mind
62. Stella by All Mad Here

Will Farr's Eclectic Mix Volume 4

Still Lookin For

Produced by Exmoor Emperor & Bellatrix
Mixed by Emre Ramazanoglu

Be Your Bitch

The Future Of Lovers

Now That I Burn

The Waz Exp., a veteran producer and Dj from Austria created the rework of this track in collaboration with Mr. Kju. The original tune was done by STERGIN.
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Friend

Pass The Salt

Love You

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[Lyrics]

What do you
Really want
Free your mind look inside
What do you really want, us to see

What do you
Really want
Speak your mind reach inside
What do you really want, us to see

All hail to the lovers
And their journey
All hail to the lovers
And dare to be free

What do you
Really want 
Safe at home
Or in the unknown

What do you
Really want
Your life to be?

Amy Kelly - vocals, drums 
Marianne Canning - bass, backing vocals 
Stergin - synths, sound design, backing vocals 
Audio recorded at Shaken Oak Studios
Mixed by Stergin & William Turner Duffin
Mastered by William Turner Duffin
Copyright 2020 Ode To Lucius

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All Hail the Lovers

Multi-instrumentalist, producer & dreamer. Currently living in South London. I like the mountains and the motorway. 

“Oddly infectious, the sheer alien nature of the sound is allied to a whimsical pop touch that truly gets under the skin.”  (CLASH)

“This is a record that you just couldn’t have heard five years ago. It’s completely in the now, in the moment trying to push the boundaries of what’s possible and what can be done.“ (Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music)

Roly Poly

Stergin

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