Debut album is a raw and heartfelt journey through love, loss, and life in a small North East town. Blending gritty British indie–folk with warm acoustic storytelling, Rook captures the quiet beauty and harder edges of growing up around Horden and Peterlee. These songs move between aching love letters, memories of old friends, nights that won’t come back, and the pride and pain of a town that shaped him. Honest, nostalgic, and deeply human.  This record feels like a late-night walk home through familiar streets, carrying both the weight of the past and the hope that still lingers in the dark.

This Town

How I Long To Be With You

When You're Not Around

Vanessa

Steel In Our Heart, Salt In Our Blood

What Do You Want From Me

Horden - Empty of People, Full of Heart

The Anchor (Peterlee Edition)

(Verse 1)
Woke up doomscrollin’ with a headache buzz
World’s glitchin’ out but no one knows what it does
Got billionaires playin’ Space Invaders in the sky
While the rest of us grind just to stay alive

Microplastics in my lunch, smoke in the breeze
Politics stuck like a frozen PC
Everyone’s yellin’, no one’s patched the leaks
Guess we’ll duct-tape the future for another week

(Chorus)
We’re loud, we’re fast, we’re barely holdin’ on
Static in the wires, punchin’ through the wrong
Raw sneer vocals, boots on the ground
If the world’s goin’ down, we’re goin’ down loud

(Verse 2)
Climate freakout, heatwave slam
But they tell us “relax,” like it’s all part of the plan
Rent goes up like a broken hack
Paycheck flat like a 2D map

Got AI writin’ essays while folks can’t eat
Code runs perfect but the system cheats
They say “future’s bright,” yeah, maybe on Mars
Down here we’re fightin’ with duct-taped guitars

(Chorus)
We’re loud, we’re fast, we’re barely holdin’ on
Static in the wires, punchin’ through the wrong
Raw sneer vocals, boots on the ground
If the world’s goin’ down, we’re goin’ down loud

(Bridge)
No polish, no filter, no fix in the queue
Just rage, cheap amps, and a blown-out fuse
If nobody’s listenin’, we’ll scream twice as strong
Punk’s still alive ’cause the world’s still wrong

(Final Chorus)
We’re loud, we’re fast, we’re breakin’ every norm
Static on our teeth in the middle of the storm
Middle fingers up, we won’t quiet down
If the world’s goin’ down
we’re goin’ down loud

These Tricky Times - Going Down Loud

[Verse]
Cracks in the wall
Paint's peeling fast
Screams in the hallway
Echoes that last
Dead lightbulb swinging
Shadow's cast
No answers
No mercy
No past

[Chorus]
Burn it down burn it all to the ground
Ashes to ashes where nothing is found
Burn it down burn it loud burn it bright
Let the flames take the night

[Verse 2]
Trash in the gutter
Dreams in the dirt
Glass underfoot
Every step hurts
The city's alive but it's choking to death
Spits out its venom
Steals your breath

[Prechorus]
No way out no place to hide
We’re the fire
Let it collide

[Chorus]
Burn it down burn it all to the ground
Ashes to ashes where nothing is found
Burn it down burn it loud burn it bright
Let the flames take the night

[Bridge]
Kick the doors
Smash the locks
Let it crumble
Let it rot
Tear it apart
Don't look back
Set the match
Let it crack

These Tricky Times - Burn it Down

North East indie–folk singer blending melancholic guitars, gritty vocals, and stories shaped by life in Horden and Peterlee.

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