Lyrics:

Brought on the ballast, shipped from the south 
You and I don’t belong on these city streets 
But you keep growing through the cracks 
You grow through all of these broken things 

Amaranth, you’re not alone 
Love lies bleeding bright red through the winter 
Brooklyn rising up grey all around her 
Unfading flower 
Amaranth 

Maybe I was already gone 
But I guess I thought it was fine 
To live my life on the run 
And not even know I was dying 

Amaranth, you’re not alone 
Love lies bleeding bright red through the winter 
Brooklyn rising up grey all around her 
Unfading flower 
Amaranth 

It’s hard to pull yourself up 
When you don’t think you need it
It’s hard to dig for the root 
When you can’t even see it 
And if you don’t know 
That you’re bleeding 
You can’t heal your wounds
When you think you’re bulletproof

Amaranth 
Instrumental chorus

I buried myself under the snow
I used to think spring could save me
The thing is, what I know now
Is only I can do the saving

Amaranth, you’re not alone 
Love lies bleeding bright red through the winter 
Brooklyn rising up grey all around her 
Unfading flower 
Amaranth 

Amaranth


Song and lyrics by Alicia Best and Robert Jackson 
Copyright A Different Thread 2024

Amaranth

An alt country banger for dive bars, fast cars, and making scars, perfect for rowdy nights with friends or campfires

Bleeding Heart

This is a compilation of the most finished songs off my two upcoming albums (Gap Creek Falls & Bootgaze). Every song is self-produced by me (Hag) and features some vocals from Hati and Eva ilov. Most songs are written about my girlfriend and how awesome it is to fall in love, be silly and happy and gay in your 20's. Let's go lesbians

1. Poot

8. Waiting Room ft. Hati

6. Lotus

14. Winterhawk

16. I Leave Food Out For Ants And Get Surprised When They Come

10. Oh!

12. Bug Party

11. Bandit Queen

Coyote boy from the desert city of Phoenix, Arizona. Keep howlin’

“One road is ending, another road begins, come on let’s do it over again” - A Different Thread

Some things are just meant to be. Alicia Best (US) and Robert Jackson (UK) met while busking on the cobbled streets of Ireland and discovered both a musical and personal harmony that was serendipitous. In the decade since forming A Different Thread, Best and Jackson have taken their act on the road, touring over a dozen countries, supporting artists such as The Milk Carton Kids and Jody Stephens (Big Star), and garnering critical praise from the likes of Folk Radio UK, which hailed the duo as “warm, deep songwriters that have drank from the well of 20th century tradition.”

Their new album, Over Again (out Sep 2nd 25’), was written during a period of transition, marked by their arrival stateside and a solar eclipse. Recording began in their tiny home studio, continued in Sylvan Esso's Betty's (The Mountain Goats, Watchhouse), and finished at Alma Vale Studio (Phantom Limb/Yola, Elles Bailey) in the UK. 

Their sound is transcontinental, blending Jackson's British folk rock background with Best's North Carolina-bred alt-country melodies. Informed by their life experiences (navigating visas, vanlife, love across oceans) and liberal commentary on both environmental and social justice topics, the album mixes electric guitars with Appalachian dulcimer, gospel-tinged vocals with honky-tonk fiddle. While inspired by artists like Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, and John Prine, A Different Thread maintain a distinct sound that is all their own. 

Alicia and Robert see the creation of Over Again as a testament to the power that music has to heal and transform: “For us, this album marks a new beginning—like a rebirth—as we shed negative cycles to work towards a brighter future.”

Merida of the music world. Here to CONQUER

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