Step into the nostalgic world of acoustic FolkRock with "Shadows We Left Behind", a bittersweet storytelling ballad about memory, loss, and love that lingers. With warm baritone vocals, fingerpicked guitar, and hauntingly poetic lyrics, this song captures the emotional ache of moments that time rewrites, but never truly erases.

If you love reflective folk songs with rich storytelling in the style of Gordon Lightfoot, Nick Drake, or Ray LaMontagne, this nostalgic folk-rock ballad will speak to your heart. Think cabins by northern lakes, faded letters in hidden drawers, and autumn leaves falling like memories you can't forget. This is music for long drives, quiet evenings, and anyone who's ever felt the ghost of a past love.

"Time rewrites what once was true, but can't erase what I felt for you."

Let the storytelling guide you. Let the shadows remind you.

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Shadows We Left Behind

Currents Calling

graveyard rodeo (movement iii)

rotten halo (movement iv)

A mid-tempo, melancholy-yet-hopeful breakup song. Think Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, and Coldplay.

Don't Tell Me

Step onto Revolution Road, a soul-stirring folk rock protest song that blends raw storytelling with a powerful call for change. With a chorus that chants “rise up” and verses grounded in personal truth, this track echoes the spirit of Tracy Chapman and the urgency of today’s social movements.

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Revolution Road

Take a journey through heartfelt folkrock storytelling with “Crossroads”, a coming-of-age ballad that speaks to every soul torn between home and horizon. This emotional anthem explores the universal tension between loyalty and ambition, as a young woman stands at life’s most defining intersection.

If you love storytelling folkrock, emotional coming-of-age songs, and lyrical journeys that echo your own path through life, add “Crossroads” to your playlist of soulful, acoustic anthems.

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#FolkRock #Storytelling #ComingOfAge #EmotionalBallad #AcousticFolk #HeartfeltLyrics #DreamVsDuty #ModernFolk #SingerSongwriter #FolkAnthem #FolkRevival #IndieFolk #BalladOfChoices #FamilyAndDreams #RootedAndFree #NarrativeFolk #WisdomSongs #AnthemOfGrowth #SoulfulMelody

Crossroads

Escape, legacy, and the open road, Fast Car Dreams is a stirring FolkRock anthem that weaves raw emotion with powerful storytelling. This soul-stirring narrative follows a young woman breaking free from generational poverty. The haunting acoustic melody builds to a crescendo, honoring the resilience of women who dreamed before her. A freedom anthem for dreamers and fighters alike.

🔥 Add Fast Car Dreams to your FolkRock or Empowerment playlist now.

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#FolkRock #StorytellingMusic #FreedomAnthem #EscapeSong #GenerationalDreams #AcousticSoul #WomensVoices #HeartlandRock #ContemporaryFolk #HopeSongs #IndieFolkRock #DreamToDrive #SocialConsciousMusic #NarrativeFolk #EmpowermentAnthem #EmotionalFolk #WorkingClassStories #FolkGospel #AcousticHope #RoadTripAnthem

Fast Car Dreams

New LQR single: Roundtrip (Through My Head)
From the upcoming album Infused (to be released in 2025).

Lyrics:
Welcome inside my head, let me be your guide
I’ll show you everything you want to know
We can cruise down my memory lane, from birth to childhood’s end
Every year sorted in a row

All my ex-girlfriends and all the one-night stands
The reason they’re no longer in my life
My work, my education and all my favorite bands
It passes me by while we drive

Come and take a trip with me
Through my lusts, my fantasies
The hopes and the fears in my life
It’s all here for you to see
My dreams, my friends, my family
Waiting for you to arrive

Better stay by my side, when we’re in my head
It’s dangerous to wander around
Crazy thoughts and nightmares, undiscovered facts
When you’re lost you won’t be found

Everything I’ve been through, it’s all in my mind
Everything, the good and the bad
Every memory, every moment in my life
It’s all been stored… ‘till I’m dead

Come and take a trip with me
Through my lusts, my fantasies
The hopes and the fears in my life
It’s all here for you to see
My dreams, my friends, my family
Waiting for you to arrive
Waiting for you to arrive

Of course there are some skeletons in the closet over there
And fantasies I would rather like to hide
The infamy when I was dead drunk, the infamous scandalous times
Maybe I’ll show them our, our next ride
Our next ride

Come and take a trip with me
Through my lusts and my fantasies
It’s all here for you to see
My dreams, my friends and my family
Waiting for you to arrive
Waiting for you to arrive

Track credits
Written by LQR (lyrics: Arjan Bogaerts, music: Arjan Bogaerts, Johan Loos, Tim Maas, Niels Wijten, Wim Wouters, Coen Floren)

Johan Loos - Vocals
Arjan Bogaerts - Accordion
Tim Maas - Acoustic Guitar
Coen Floren - Electric Guitar & Backing Vocals
Niels Wijten - Bass & Backing Vocals
Wim Wouters - Drums

Recorded by Wessel van den Broek at VVESSEL Audio, Tilburg/Eindhoven, September-November 2024
Vocals recorded by Johan Loos at his home studio, Eindhoven, November-December 2024
Mixed by Wessel van den Broek at VVESSEL Audio, Eindhoven, February 2025
Mastered by Jelle Goossens at The Mastering Factory, Hoogeloon, March 2025
Artwork by Frank van Hees

Infused

Roundtrip (Through My Head)

A 1960s pop/rock song about a silver-tongued con man who preys on desperate hopes, ultimately becoming a powerful story of community resilience and self-reliance. With its unforgettable hook and sing-along chorus, this timeless tale transforms from cautionary warning to triumphant declaration of human strength.

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The Man Who Sold the Rain

Godvliet Records | Where Stories and Music Converge

Welcome to Godvliet Records, your destination for music that transcends genres, decades and speaks to the soul. 

🔍 Our Mission:
At Godvliet Records, we are passionate about exploring new technologies and diverse musical genres to produce music that is both innovative and emotionally resonant. Our goal is to connect with listeners on a deeper level, offering music that mirrors their experiences and aspirations.

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Singer/songwriter from the Chicago area. Don’t Tell Me out now!!

inner inadequacies invite oppositional fury. their voices play the prosecutor, judge, and jury.

How does a bottle of whiskey sound when you let six musicians with a passion for folkrock, gypsy ska and true rock'n roll, do their thing? And what if those six musicians sound like a mixture of folk legends like The Pogues, Flogging Molly and Gogol Bordello? The answer is LQR! Up tempo folkrock shifts easily to a beautiful ballad, leaving the crowd in extase. LQR always a delivers a full-party guarantee!

New tracks tagged #FolkRock