The song’s actually come about through a collection of influences. 

Its heart lies in the life of my hedonistic late teen to mid-20s. 

I was like a puppy learning for the first time how great it was to run and run and run. And then fall into a deep, satisfying sleep. 

Remember when we were young?

We’d discovered sex. 

We’d discovered cigarettes and alcohol. 

Nightclubs. 

Weekends. 

And the comedown of hangovers. 

Remember the first time you drank way too much...

Woke up feeling worse than you’d ever felt...

And discovered how magical that WATER was?

I tried to capture that in this song.

Dependent On - Tash Hagz

A hurdy-gurdy psychedelic trip of acoustic loveliness that grows into a gentle beast of prog-rock grooviness before climaxing in a rather stylish finale.

The Ballad Of Sanaleigh - Tash Hagz

A short bouncy synth-laden track with chomping guitar designed to make you smile and tap your toes.

Manchester Terrier - Tash Hagz

The harpsichord riff that I played is obviously - and unashamedly - reminiscent of Because by The Beatles. Though I might have been playing around with the riff of Every Breath You Take by The Police too. The songwriting for this track went so deep at times I thought I was going to suffer from vertigo! There was a multitude of verses drawing in the Ancient Greek’s views about self-pleasuring and it’s associated harm, right through to references from Shakespeare’s Imogen. In the end, I cut all that stuff out and just left in a basic narrative inspired by a footballer’s secret affair with a Welsh model. But there are hints at other stuff.

Images Of Imogen - Tash Hagz

Singer-Songwriter still living in the late 60s. 

“From beginning to end, the layers of majestic audio that form the fabric of this song are nothing short of spellbinding."

Melody Maker - October 2021

“Continuing his experiments with psychedelia and conventional pop structures, he is a professional when it comes to arrangements. This arrangement is specifically… Brilliant!"

Ballyhoo Magazine - October 2021

“There’s not a songwriter alive that won’t graciously extend their respect to Hagz. He’s either a genius or a savant. Or riding a fine line between the two."

Mobyorkcity.com - October 2021

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