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Off Your Face

All The Pretty Flowers

She Said

https://alexeishishkin.bandcamp.com/album/good-times

https://www.getalternative.com/premiere-alexei-shishkin-disco-elysium

upcoming album.

press @ audioantihero.com 
whoisruedefense @ gmail.com

Good Times

Disco Elysium

Chrysalis

Mixed and co-produced by Mika Sellens 
Mastered by Katie Tavini @ Weird Jungle 
Written by Megan Black 
Co-produced by Megan Black
Recorded by Megan Black and Jolon Yeoman
Lead vocals by Megan Black
Guitar by Paul Lamberton
Backing vocals by Katherine Aly
Bass by Fraser Urquhart 
Backing vocals by Maria Turnbull 
Guitar by Lewis Ross 
Drums by Sam Ward-Hardy 
Backing vocals by Eve Simpson

Megan Black - Clementine

A disassembling of the lies governments tell when they seek to rule through autocracy and deceit. A dissection of how the secret services are not the glamour of the movies, but are actually the levers of rogue states to undermine democracy.

Lyrics: Richard Pierce
Vocals: Richard Pierce
Music: The Big Grey Man
Guitar, Bass, Drums: The Big Grey Man
Keyboard: Richard Pierce

Whisper it, whisper it.
James Bond is dead.

Whisper it, whisper it.
James Bond is dead.

The snow geese are safe again,
From misdirected or deliberate sniper fire,
Incompetence or practice,
Here on the borders of tundra
And western civilisation.
Until the next story invents itself.

James Bond is dead.

Secrets aren’t such clever agents in the end,
Arrogance overlooking the obvious,
And exceptionalism blind.

Fiction is a real fact
Not exaggerated or purpled by prose.
It is.

In the corridors of power,
Incompetence or practice?
Until the next story invents itself,
Until they invent their next stories
In the corridors of power.

Shout it, shout it!
James Bond is dead!
Rejoice, rejoice!
James Bond I dead!

The real world took him apart
Piece by piece,
Myth by myth,
Broken ceasefire by broken promise,
War by war by bloodier war.

Blessed are the codebreakers,
The peace makers,
The pacifists,
Not the agents of the rogue state.
Not. The. Agents. Of. The. Rogue. State.
No, not the agents of the rogue state.

James Bond and Felix Leiter are dead.

And blessed are
The peace makers,
The pacifists.

And blessed are
The peace makers,
The pacifists.


Richard Pierce feat The Big Grey Man - James Bond Is Dead

Pinky Promise Girl

CAN YOU FEEL IT?? MORMONS MIXTAPE COMING SOON!!
Out on DSPs: https://album.link/Feelthevibe
Music Video OUT NOW! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zbNkmOZS18

[Verse 1]
(HixMusi) Back again!
Going all the way in everything my mind says
Focus is on me and currently optics stare
The whole world is fighting I’m at peace on the fence
Lending out my hands to this girl who is scared
Looking at the battlefield where can she fit in?
Asking me what if she “falls behind” in life?
Roles and jobs taken by frauds and bots on sight 
Everybody’s out there fighting for survival 
Saving money it gets taken by higher people
So confused bout certain people that she spirals
I told her that God will take care of all of her rivals
But for now I will be your light
Help you throught it all and uplift you to the sky
I’ll tell you how my life’s been while we’re on a drive
Let’s play a 90s CD and let the beats ride

[Pre-Chorus]
Let the beats ride
Feel it in your heart
Feel the vibe
Feel alive 
Let the beats ride
Let the beats ride
Feel so alive 

[Chorus]
It’s so loud
It’s so lush
So alive
Can you feel it?
It’s so loud
It’s so lush
So alive
Can you feel it?
It’s so loud
It’s so lush
So alive
Can you feel it girl?
Can you feel it? (can you feel the vibe)

[Verse 2]
Gold and diamond is my lifestyle I’m achieving stars aligning 
Show you niggas Hix is better with beats and rhymes go spit elsewhere
This my era til next summer all day all night dropping dropping
Mixtape rapper can I slow down no no no no ain’t no stopping 
Albums coming college done and multitasking keeps me locked in
Dial comrads that I made it rocking all crowds within London
Going crazy they all love me come and test me I’ll kill lames on
Wax won’t even be a serious rap
Bronze and Silver is their lifestyle because cheating just gives you fouls 
Son I’m slicker smooth and polished c'mon it’s not The 6th Day now
Where is your sound following crowds 15 seconds go on countdown 
But to be fair many’ve been there so who’s to say I won't get shutdown
(What if I get signed but then get put on the sidelines)
If I do you know it’s true I will come back looking more fly
Going on and on until it all just dies
And if that's the case, just let the beats ride

[Pre-Chorus]
Let the beats ride
Feel it in your heart
Feel the vibe
Feel alive 
Let the beats ride
Let the beats ride
Feel so alive 

[Chorus]
It’s so loud
It’s so lush
So alive
Can you feel it?
It’s so loud
It’s so lush
So alive
Can you feel it?
It’s so loud
It’s so lush
So alive
Can you feel it girl?
Can you feel it?
Can you can you feel it?

[Outro]
You should feel free
The world should see you
I’m feeling so alive
come on go feel the vibes x2

Prod. Charles Hamilton the GOAT.

Feel The Vibe

Non Raedam Spatio Parts 1 and 2. We've all been there, no ?

Non Raedam Spatio

Non Raedam Spatio (Feat. Elevator Icons)

Sad-girl song to vibe to. Night time vibes.

Cold Call

Everything's A TV Show

Loved By You

Charity single, ‘A Wild Christmas, We Broke Santa’ is the perfect addition to your alternative holiday season collection, and all for a great cause! This Christmas song is raising funds for the Stars Appeal, available for download on Bandcamp from December 1st. For a minimum donation of £1 (with the option to increase if desired), all Bandcamp profits for the track from the whole of December will be donated to the Stars Appeal on New Years Day.

This original song was intended for the new Shapes Like People album, but didn’t quite fit. It was too good a pop song not to use, so we’ve given it a Christmas makeover and thought it would be the perfect release to give something back to our community. From December 1st please do share the Bandcamp details as far and wide as you can!
Stars Appeal are aiming to raise £2million this calendar year to enhance care for patients across all wards and departments at Salisbury District Hospital, and support the NHS staff who care for them.

A Wild Christmas, We Broke Santa

Turning around, I promised
I will find my peace of mind
Today's kinda long
I think I lost my sense of space and time

All of my thoughts, I'm gonna
Put them down the drain
I'll be an optimist
With a big smile on my face
Cannot control
What's going through my head
Have you tried before to, let's say, meditate?
You're acting kinda anxious
You're acting somehow blue
Has anyone mentioned that smile looks good on you?

Ticking bomb at 29
I think that I forgot
I could be anything
I could be anything
Counting my head from 10 to 1
I think I could believe
I could be anything
I could be anything

Bury my head in papers
And I'll ignore the news
I'll be the best version of the girl that you knew
Holy shit! I feel so cured
And it won't phase me anymore
And what if I ignore
The voices in my head!

Ticking bomb at 29
I think that I forgot
I could be anything
I could be anything
Counting my head from 10 to 1
I think I could believe
I could be anything
I could be anything

Turning around, I promised

Disco Elysium

Alexei Shishkin