I want to make something beautiful
I said to a tree.
Well, here’s something beautiful
The tree said to me,
"A tree is a gesture of Love, you see!"

yadda hooooo hoo hee hooo
Love is an open door, I say.
yadda hoo hee hoo hee hooo
Love is an open floor, I say.

I want to make something bigger than me,
I said to the sky.
High as the sky and deep as the sea,
That might not die.
Something that might not die, I say.

yadda hooooo hoo hee hoor
Love's an unsettled score, I say.
yadda hoo hee hoo hee hooo
Love is a mouse’s roar, I say.

I wanna make someone smile like a bee,
When the bee smells the rose.
What could be better than thee and me,
In the wind like a rose?
Brave as a red rose grows, I say.

yadda hooooo hoo hee hooo
Love is a mouse's roar, I say.
yadda hoo hee hoo hee hooo
Love is a mountain’s roar, I say.

As performed by The Niceties.
Original lyrics and music ©2018 by Carl Davila and The Ace of Hearts Productions, all rights reserved, with a nod to PW.

"Get Together" music by Chester Powers/Di

A Song to Spring

Precious, this state of mind,
You know it's precious.
It's your life.
You know it's precious,
Completely still.
You know it's precious,
This state of mind...

Precious, this wondering heart,
You know it's precious.
It's a state of mind.
It's precious.
There's nothing more true.
You know it's precious.
This state of mind.
You know it's precious
This state of mind....

© 2016 by Carl Davila and The Ace of Hearts Productions, all rights reserved, y'all. 
As performed by The Niceties on their album Idiopop.

Precious

Have a bit o' these and a slice o' those.
Then have a bit of everything else.

I drive one o' these, you wear one o' those.
And there's no room for anything else.

One an' one is two, one an' one is two
One an' one is two, whacha gonna do
Whacha gonna do? Whacha gonna do gonna do gonna do?

You wanna piece o' me, don't wanna piece o' you.
Maybe you betta find some peace in y'self?

We're all on the bus, so don't make a fuss.
There's still a chance that you'll get well.

I jump into the sky and I don't know why,
And I don't believe in  anything else.

I go where I dare lookin' fo' fresh air
An' I don't keep it to myself.

Find a piece o' y'self, find some peace in y'self....
One an' one is two – Whacha gonna do?
One is two – one is two.

Written, produced, and recorded by Carl Dávila. As performed by The Niceties on their soon-to-be-an-album Emily Dickinson Discovers Post Punk (AoH20). ©2025 by Carl Davila and The Ace of Hearts Productions, all rights reserved y'all.
Release date:
20 March 2025

1 + 1 = 2

Making this song, I realized that I maybe was put here to make NES-style chiptunes, and SNES music was, for me, this huge, uninviting, unforgiving challenge that I still haven't mastered. NES's core sound, at least emulated using VSTs, is so much more instantly gratifying and achievable. This still is fakebit, the sample itself isn't even from an NES game, its from the game Baraduke. This was more just me trying to get that 2000s Anamanaguchi sound out of emulated hardware and guitars, no "real" anything.

(EP Preview) imyofriendo

In the little blue room
At the top of the stairs
You can hear your heartbeat
Almost the only sound in there

She sits by the window
In her favorite chair
She could be in a cinema
'Cause she just sits and stares

She doesn't worry 'bout her loved ones any more
And the daily news the same
She doesn't have to feed the cat now any more
And there's nobody to blame
She doesn't worry 'bout the snow now any more
She doesn't think about the rain
She's got nowhere else to go now any more
And no reason to complain
She doesn't want a cup of coffee any more
She doesn't want to change her blouse
She doesn't have to make your breakfast any more
It's like there's no one in the house.

Huh!

In the little blue room
At the top of the stairs
You will hear your heartbeat
It's the only sound in there

You'll find her sitting there, staring out the window
She's as still as stone
She doesn't even notice you, she's
Permanently alone

You won't worry 'bout your loved ones any more
And the daily news the same
You won't want to feed the pigeons any more
There will be nobody to blame
You won't worry 'bout the weather any more
You won't dream about the sky
You'll have nowhere else to go now any more
And you won't even wonder why
You won't want your cup of miso any more
You won't want a bowl of rice
You won't have to use the bathroom any more
And hey, ain't that kinda nice?

As performed by The Niceties ensemble on their upcoming album, ?? !! ?? (AoH17), produced by Carl Davila. This arrangement ©2017 and 2019 Carl Davila and The Ace of Hearts Productions, all rights reserved.

'Tis the Ghost of Christmas Past.

In the Little Blue Room (Hybrid Version)

We will sleep under orange skies,
Sing our songs and watch the world with dewy eyes.
Evening stars and morning Mars, yeah yeah yeah.

Every day, I look in the mirror and I see a different face.
People I know and people I don't, it's never the same.
Always the same, every day.

There's a dream drifting down that lane.
I let the wind lift me up beyond the rain.
Sunny meadows and moony shadows, you know yeah yeah yeah
We can lie down on the lap of the waves
On a river floating past our empty graves.
Dolphins swim by, and they smile at the sky.
Who knows why? Yeah yeah yeah

We will walk with the sun in our eyes,
Casting shadows with the tears of love we cry.
Hearts are burning, the world is turning you know, yeah yeah yeah
We can lie down on the lap of the waves
On a river floating past our empty graves.
Dolphins swim by, and they smile at the sky.
Who knows why? Yeah yeah yeah

Every day, I do the impostrable with nothing much more than a name.
Tears that I know from eyes that I don't, it's always the same.
Never the same, every day.


As performed by The Niceties on their album, Thee 'n' Me 'n' What's In-Between (AoH11).
Written, produced, and recorded by Carl Dávila.
©2018 Carl Dávila and The Ace of Hearts Productions, all rights reserved.
"Have you ever...?"

Impostrable

Beach Street

Georgi Markov : Drums / Karenpop : Bass / David Pilarsky : Guitar / Jesse : Vocals

SHAKE SOME - ALLOW ME

this is the instrumental of my new cover! listen to me sing too! https://soundcloud.com/sistersoftheumbralblood/itll-be-ok-with-laika
original song by sherclop pones

arranged mixed and performed by erin morose
5 song friendship is witchcraft cover ep on the way!



It'll Be OK (Instrumental)

The 90s had it all. Great guitar pop, optimism, & radios.  Stem: Found Out About You by Gin Blossoms. Music by MaxBadNewsCoyne & Gin Blossoms

Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You (MaxBadNewsCoyne Remix)

A bright, hook-driven power pop track with stacked guitar harmonies, punchy snare hits, and light Hammond organ swells that echo early new wave radio energy. A confident baritone vocal delivers a sharp, melodic kiss-off to a manipulative lover who mistakes control for connection. Upbeat, catchy, and slyly cutting with a polished but playful edge.

The energetic tempo and clear melodic phrasing make it well suited for romantic drama, character introductions, or scenes involving charm, tension, and shifting power dynamics. Works especially well under dating montage, breakup sequences, stylish nightlife scenes, or moments where a character reclaims control with a knowing smile.

Lyrics/License

Tulip (Power Pop)

Words and music by Josiah Lopez
Featuring Rhett Holland on bass guitar

Sphere Boy

Available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Amazon Music:
👉  https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/selorah/rise-and-shine-4?ref=release

An uplifting, synth-driven anthem about becoming the best version of yourself.
Driven by electric guitars, layered harmonies, and an 80s-inspired energy, this track is all about pushing forward, staying positive, and leading by example.

Rise and Shine

A Los Angeles-based show dedicated to outsider music. From obscure throwback gems and lo-fi oddities to left-of-the-dial classics, each episode celebrates raw and unconventional sounds that often exist beyond the mainstream pop zeitgeist.

From the host: "_All over the place. Punk, garage, power pop, soul and more. From Bo Diddley to Bikini Kill._" 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/outsider-oldies/episodes/outsider-oldies-19th-march-2026

The Outsiders w/ Rich Tupica 190326

rap under this name - prod for @laikaworldwide go listen to her
Sisters of the Umbral Blood - vocal indietronica/rock 
mxMXRXSE - bgm downtempo and beats
DJ L0V3L4C3 - hardcore techno and breakcore
Sister Viatrix - ambient noise and free improv
gero-mamire - noisecore cybergrind black metal

Failing to put alt rock in clubs since this status update

All lyrics written by a human.

This catalog is an ongoing experiment in songwriting, genre translation, and voice. I write the lyrics, then use AI as an instrument — not a replacement — to explore how the same lyric behaves across styles, tempos, and emotional frames.

Some songs exist in one form. Others exist in many. None are first drafts.

Phrases and Phrases Publishing is a one-person label and archive founded by J. Adam Walters — lyricist, satirist, and (non-practicing) lawyer — focused on work that sits somewhere between sincerity and analysis, humor and discomfort.

From post-punk monologues to Americana character studies to things that probably shouldn’t exist at all, this is a field study as much as a discography, exploring new tools with the intent not to go viral, but to be useful for sync and licensing.

Lyrics, licensing, and a searchable catalog: phrases.pub

Artist & musician living with chronic pain, but inspired by the fun things in life such as video games or a good book, or anything that takes you to another world for a little bit, as well as psychedelic experiences, happy/sad music.

Thank you all again for 300 followers!

Discord: Donny#1128
donovankirkmusic@gmail.com

NTS is a global radio platform broadcasting music from over 50 cities around the globe, live 24/7.

New tracks tagged #power pop