Brook (small stream)

Have you ever seen those chains hanging down at the harbour? Thick as fists, they are. Covered in lichen and slime, hanging so heavy, so immovable and dead, determinedly pulling downward despite the salty westward gales ripping by. This song was written on a day where I waded down at the harbour, aching with depression and grief. It’s inspired by the chains, because they remind me of what it is just to exist, when ‘exist’ is all you can do. And in the likeness I found in those chains, with links like fists, I found a moment of peace.
Sonically, this track is inspired by Ben Howards music in the album ‘I forget where we were’, based around an electric guitar riff with a solid delay. The lyrics are an absent minded conversation with late friends.

Links Like Fists

Geese

Original music by the amazing Adam4le
https://soundcloud.com/adam4le
I added lyrics and vocals.

lyrics
And when we hit the ground
I'll never say a word
I'll never let you down
our nights were long and dark
but I was never hurt
you're fears were just a thought

Can you feel the sun rise again?
You're home again
Can you feel your heart beat again?
You're whole again
Can you see the past fade away
You're home again

Don't give up the fight
for you will be the change
you can make it work
the past will never change
but you can always win
just never let you down

For in your heart you're free, bright, enough
you are the key
you're free, bright, enough
all in your heart
you're free

Soar (original music by Adam4le)

Holding out for Days

https://windupcrows.bandcamp.com/album/goodnight-lad-2

Artist : Seán R McLaughlin & The Wind-Up Crows 
Single : Wishing Well
Release : 29th March 2024
Genre: Indie Rock/Alternative Folk 


Following the critical praise for The Ninewells E.P.:

“tremendous rootsy collision of Americana and folk influences” - Folk Radio 
“a testament to McLaughlin’s incredible songwriting skills” - EARMILK

Seán R. McLaughlin returns with this glorious folk-tinged indie-rock family affair - the track features award winning singer-songwriter, Lewis McLaughlin (Seán’s cousin) and is produced/mixed by their shared cousin, Andy Monaghan (Frightened Rabbit).

Wishing Well deals with the desire to disappear in a time when our lives are increasingly lived and captured online. McLaughlin sings:

…I’m wishing that I could roll my car in the sea
Throw the television off the end of the quay 
And delete all the data they collected on me
My birth, my death, and my family tree

Of the song, Seán R. McLaughlin states:

“…it started as a character song about this person who just wants to disappear, but knows it’s almost impossible these days…finding the constant sense of being observed, and the daily data capture that takes place in most of our lives, a bit overwhelming and unhealthy…

…I loved working with my cousins on this one, and the viola I played in the choruses was rescued from my grandfather’s fireplace. He was a luthier and was so unhappy with it, he tried to burn it. I saved it. It’s one of the best instruments I own and I’m so attached to it now. ”

The track comes ahead of the eagerly awaited full album, Goodnight Lad, due for release on 3rd May 2024. The record is available for pre-order in limited edition transparent blue vinyl and CD from the Wind-Up Crows Bandcamp.

Seán R. McLaughlin & The Wind-Up Crows - Wishing Well

Trust Me When I Tell You

growing up can be scary and full of the unknown - do the things that make you feel young at heart!

can't wait to get out and play this one at festivals - get learning the lyrics and come sing along with us!

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young

[Verse]
Out in the dark
Where shadows play
Fading faces
Only strangers get a say
Abstract thoughts
Whispered echoes down the hall
Splinter dreams
Never fit into the wall

[Chorus]
Beneath the stars
We’re always outsiders
Chasing lights
Just to break through the dark

[Verse]
Twisted paths
Neon signs that lead nowhere
Electric nights
Disappear into the flare
Wandering stars
We just fade into the mist
Futures gone
An echo’s all that will exist

[Chorus]
Beneath the stars
We’re always outsiders
Chasing lights
Just to break through the dark

[Bridge]
Beyond the lines
We drift like secrets
In looping time
Where no sun greets us

[Chorus]
Beneath the stars
We’re always outsiders
Chasing lights
Just to break through the dark

[Chorus]
Beyond the scars,
We’re always outsiders.
Chasing rights,
Just to break through their lies.

We’re Always Outsiders [Chasing Rights]

Balance by ZEN

https://open.spotify.com/track/54UXb0Z2gZ97cnzx8XIYAT?si=3aUQCchtTwKtFqfoSLD3QA

Seán R. McLaughlin & The Wind-Up Crows - Wishing Well

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