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2020/1 January

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MusicOTFutureSoundcloudPlaylistMix #35

[Weekly Mix] 2020.01 (3)

The Ongoing Sounds of the AM 2020

fmf stream song #5

OCEANs

New Seattle Yacht Club track, Those Dancing Shoes

Those Dancing Shoes

70's inspired summer lovin electro-cool- lounge-pop

Feeling The Sunshine

Discogenic

Made By Desire

We Lie To Ourselves

Taken from the forthcoming album "Cave Vaults On The Moon In New Mexico" by Tan Cologne. To be released 14th February 2020.

Tan Cologne - Alien

"Count On You" by Banoffee

Banoffee's debut album "Look At Us Now Dad" will be released via Cascine + Dot Dash on February 21, 2020. 

Pre-save + Pre-order: https://banoffee.lnk.to/LAUND

Song written by: Banoffee 
Song produced by: Banoffee, Yves Rothman and Sophie

#SCFirst

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LYRICS:

I’ll sit here till the lights go down 
You can fall asleep
I’ll sit here till the breaks go on 
In your head 
And body 

You feel safe when you’re with me 
I won’t let nobody in
You know you
And You know me 

I see you are where you wanna be 
Energy so fizzy
I know I’m so lucky
(I know I..) 

I can count on you now 
I know
I can count on you now 
I knowww 
you now
I know
I can count on you now
I knowww
You now I know
I can count you now
I know
You now
I know
I can count on you now I know
I can count on you 

We can weep till the salt runs dry 
Crystals on our cheeks
Make a cocktail from the tears you cry 
Raise our glass and drink 

Cos we are safe and we are free 
No one touching our bodies 
We can learn to breathe with ease 
Even when they’re around
Cos I know I’d be nobody
Without all the things I’ve seen 
We can turn the tears to tea 

You can count on me now 
You know
You can count on me now
You know 
Me now
You know
You can on me now you know
Me now
You know
You can count on me now
You know
Me now you know
You can count on me now you know 
I can count on you 

Nah nah nah nah 
Nah nah nah nah 
Nah nah nah nah 
Nah-nah nah-nah 

You can on me now
You know
You can count on me now 
You know
Me now 
you know
You can count on me now 
You know
I can count on you now
I know
I can count on you now
I know
You now I know
I can count on you now
I know I can count on you 
You can count on me
I can count one you
You can count on me 
I can count on you

Look At Us Now Dad

Count On You

VICTORS - Craving

lately I’ve been floating by
won’t take much to drift into the night sky
with shallow breath and hollow bones
one more gust might fly me to your room
but is there even room?

maybe we’re destined
to be felt and forgotten
all at once
I think of you often
you’re something to get lost in
and I’ve got losing to do

some of us are made of string
others break and never feel a damn thing
can’t remember which I am
lying here in this hotel bed
just imagining 

maybe we’re destined
to be felt and forgotten
all at once
like Egyptian Cotton
you’re something to get lost in
and I’ve got losing to do

lately I’ve been floating by
won’t take much to drift into the night

Felt & Forgotten

Foyer

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what did i miss, i miss?
are you keeping me in the dark?
timeless, you think you're timeless
a verified work of art.

well it's silent
bet you're nervous now. 
'cause I get violent
when you drown me out.

wanna hold me closer
like the war is over
(don't say you've had enough
fight for a better love)
wanna make it brighter
like there was no fire
(light my hysteria
burn thru millennia) 

what did I miss, i miss? 
it's a little bit impolite
how you keep quiet
thinkin' it's dignified (FINE.)

well it's silent
bet you're nervous now. 
'cause I get violent
when you drown me out.

wanna hold me closer
like the war is over
(don't say you've had enough
fight for a better love)
wanna make it brighter
like there was no fire
(light my hysteria
burn thru millennia) 

nothing makes it lighter
you never take the pressure off me
nothing makes it lighter
(burn thru millennia) 

nothing makes it lighter
you never take the pressure off me
nothing makes it lighter
burn thru millennia 

what did I miss, I miss?
are you keeping me in the dark?
FINE. 


wanna hold me closer
like the war is over
(don't say you've had enough
fight for a better love)
wanna make it brighter
like there was no fire
(light my hysteria
burn thru millennia) 

nothing makes it lighter
you never take the pressure off me
nothing makes it lighter
(burn thru millennia) 

nothing makes it lighter
you never take the pressure off me
nothing makes it lighter
(burn thru millennia)

what did i miss? 
are you keeping me in the dark?

**
Written by Luna Shadows, Chelsea Jade, Sombear, and Thomas Powers
Produced by Sombear, Thomas Powers, and Luna Shadows
Mixing/Mastering/Additional Production by Ryan Shanahan
Cover Art by Luna Shadows & Sombear
Photo by Larsen Sotelo

millennia

Wide Awake And Waiting

Happy Spendy - Feelings 2

New Congress, New Father

On April 3, 2020, Toronto’s Scott Hardware will be releasing Engel, his second full-length album, and first on Telephone Explosion Records. It will mark the end of a three-year process of writing, recording and letting down his guard (for better or worse.)

His last album, 2016’s Mutate, Repeat, Infinity, was the culmination of a years-long obsession with the HIV/AIDS crisis and how it was shaped by capitalism. Hardware’s early years after coming out were shaped by the courage of people close to him who were dealing with difficult diagnoses. 
 
“Looking at these situations from a macro/societal lens
must have been the only way I could process and share
those years of my life and my loved ones’ lives with an
audience” Hardware recalls. “From a writing and
production standpoint, I was trying to re-imagine various
eras of dance music and sound as urgent and vital as they would have in their heyday of the ‘80s and ‘90s.” 

These are artists who visualize monsters and demons hiding in plain sight. Like singing to dead queer ancestors on Mutate, Repeat, Infinity, Harwood is trying to make sense of another queer cross-to-bear, this time coming from within. The image is gory and difficult, not unlike the process of digging shame from one’s spirit. Engel, in its preoccupation with angels, the afterlife and private thoughts holds hands with the image.

This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada. www.canada.ca

Scott Hardware - Joy

first single from our upcoming ep 'lobotany'.

lobotany

say 2 u

Hey little lady give me back my tongue
You got a Chesire Cat grin and your black boots on
You got a look that say nobody's ever told you your wrong
You're just a prong-tailed devil with your best dress on

And my friends they tell me that I should just forget about it
I need another drink 'cause I won't be no good without it
Don't think another's what I need to be saved
'Cause you're a bullet wound, babe, you won't be fixed with bandaids

Oh
See what you do to me
Yeah
See what you do to me

Come one come all, witness the fall
To a Goliath all of five feet tall
The way to her heart is both winding and long
Like a minefield stroll with a blindfold on

And my friends they tell me that I should just forget about it
I need another drink 'cause I won't be no good without it
Don't think another's what I need to be saved
'Cause you're a diamond-eyed demon with the blood of champagne

See What You Do To Me

Going Deep is a about the feeling of going deeper into all aspects of a human being; body, mind, spirit, dreams, soul...My goal was to capture the essence of not only the physical depiction of going deep, but also the unseen and indescribable points as well.

Going Deep

I might have to tie it up...

Prod. Level & JoelDemora

Lyrics:
https://genius.com/Caleb-cruise-tied-up-lyrics

Also available on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysweT-a8CWg
https://open.spotify.com/track/78t5F26QR1M8b1mLLmFRWq?si=Eh6F2GzlTIWY7l-vzURpXQ
https://music.apple.com/us/album/tied-up-single/1491871082

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Tied Up

2nd single from The Hazy Seas debut s/t album due January 2020

Release date:
03 January 2020

Old Clothes

Осень

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9-V30Yn6Zo

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Held out for days but I've fallen at the crux
I could read it out now but the meaning's all but lost

Trembling in the shadows
Constantly heavy and hollow

We could walk along the edge and tell each other what it's worth
It's only natural to worry about the truths you'll unearth

Trembling in the shadows
From malevolent plagues of Apollo

The underlying thought isn't definite or true
It's hard to relax when they're calling out for you

Trembling in the shadows
Constantly heavy and hollow

The underlying thought isn't definite or true
It's hard to relax when they're calling out for you

I get a lot done when the pressure is on
But I can't be expected to relate
To every fucking thing on your plate

erebus

Free download

Debut EP out January 17th 2020 via Howlin' Banana.

Pop Crimes - Goes

From the album Stray Fantasies available January 31, 2020 on Western Vinyl.

Pre-order / Stream: http://hyperurl.co/2f98x8

Stray Fantasies

Mint Julep - "Stray Fantasies"

These limbo days and this lifestyle vague.

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14/01/2020

Think Face

from youbet's debut LP 'Compare & Despair,' out January 31st on Ba Da Bing Records.

Compare & Despair

youbet - Volcano

This song promotes a positive change in one's mindset after going through difficult times. It has a triumphant uplifting feel. Surfy guitars over a driving groove. Soft vocals interlacing with whispering harmonies and guitar flourishes.

Change

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/62BNj4SU1eMqpL8BaD7CVd?si=z0zbaT7eSHOUpyi504ro3Q
Bandcamp: Zapworldrecords.bandcamp.com

Fever

First single track off of "Slitty Wrists LP"!!!
M/V : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F1wtCk8vQU

Produced by David McGregor
Recorded by Sean Dizzy Blade @ B08Studios
Mixed & Mastered by LarryOhh
Cover Art by @Nudrawbes
Additional Vocals by Sin Seven, YSANEL, Izzy

SCHMOKE!!! [VISUALS OUT NOW!!!]

Taken from the AA side 12", out 14th Feb 2020. Pre-order here - https://smarturl.it/WhiteFlowers 

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On the third floor of an abandoned textile mill to the north of Preston, a wave of strange musical beauty is blossoming. Brought up on the sounds of 80s Manchester though too young to have experienced it first hand, White Flowers, made up of Katie Drew and Joey Cobb, make gloriously gothic dreampop that’s as ambiguous as it is beautiful and exciting.

On 15th January 2020, the duo release Night Drive the first track from their debut double A-sided single Tough Love Records which also features the track Portra.

Co-produced by Doves’ guitarist, Jez Williams, Night Drive’s guitars carry a Kevin Shields-esque drone, as they swirl above its fragmented arrangement. Apocalyptic in nature, it twists and turns - thematically covering anxiety, fragility and frustration, while reminding that, even in the lowest of moments, one should not lose hope. 

‘Creating and crafting the songs has always been a therapeutic outlet for us,’ Cobb stated. ‘It’s been a long process, but it’s been one which has helped us deal with the frustration, worries and difficulties that come with every day life. It’s definitely a very cathartic record. It serves as a kind of journal of growing up and maturing in the 21st Century.’

Having begun life as scraps of ideas on a laptop, the songs were carefully crafted by the pair, before Williams got on board. 

‘At times, it’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture when you’re so involved in the song,’ Drew noted. ‘Jez was great at drawing out the most important aspects. A lot of the songs are first takes - recorded at home in a very lo-fi way, but Jez gave us confidence. He made us realise that the rawness and the accidents are where the magic is. As fans of Doves, we’ve always admired the soundscapes and sampling techniques that they use, so it was a privilege to work with him.
Prior to the release, White Flowers will be heading out on tour with Toy to celebrate Independent Venue Week. The dates are as follows:

25.01.20 – Independent – SUNDERLAND
26.01.20 – The Live Rooms – CHESTER
27.01.20 – The Boileroom – GUILDFORD
28.01.20 – The Cookie – LEICESTER
29.01.20 – The Smokehouse – IPSWICH
20.01.20 – Esquires – BEDFORD
31.01.20 – The Joiners – SOUTHAMPTON
01.02.20 – Ramsgate Music Hall – RAMSGATE

The double A-side single, Night Drive / Portra will be released on 12” vinyl on February 14th and is limited to 100 copies. It comes in a hand stamped sleeve and includes a ‘zine produced by the band. The band’s debut album will be released later in 2020.

White Flowers - Night Drive

I Don't Really Know
Loose Buttons
Something Better
2020

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I don’t really know
Whether five years ago
We thought this out
Time turns to doubt
And I’m ever down

Monumental or middling?
Will we read between the lines? 
Have you heard this old song before?
Should we be happy or resigned?
Try to peek inside a critic’s mind?
Or thank you for giving us the time?

I don’t really know
If in five years or so
We’ll figure out
Time turns to doubt
And I’m ever down

Where do we go from here
(Some one-star review)
Where do we go from here
(Start on something new)

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Recorded at Spaceman Sound in Brooklyn, NY
Produced by Gus Oberg
Mixed by Jeremy SH Griffith
Mastered by Manny Silverstein

Graphic design by Zack Kantor

Stream Loose Buttons' debut album Something Better here: https://awal.ffm.to/somethingbetter 

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Something Better

I Dont Really Know

Andras - "Honeybird"
From Joyful

Learn more here: smarturl.com/andras-joyful

Joyful

River Red

Andras - River Red

'Same Old Questions' available on download iTunes and all the other digital platforms ...download and enjoy. SYC x

Same Old Questions

GRACE GILLESPIE - For Nick Drake

You set your sights on some faraway shores
But it’s all there in your mind, you have all you need and more
And you left me in the basement learning finger-picked guitar
With Joni on the stereo and Bobby in my heart
 
And now I set my sails for a small whitewash house
And I suppose I’ll get to know what domestic life is all about
For I did not learn the poets but they’re burned into my bones
I’m ready for to meet them you can say I’m going home
 
So I howl for Allen Ginsberg
And I cry for Kerouac and Plathe
And for Dickenson and Angelou finally set free
And for Nick I will stand before the sea
Only silence for your sweetest tragedy
 
So I read from your back pages because I know the story well
Suspending my disbelief in your effervescent spells
And Neil on in the background, Alabama have you not learned?
And Peter Green my saviour, heavenly man of the world

So I howl for Allen Ginsberg
And I cry for Kerouac and Plathe
And for Dickenson and Angelou finally set free
And for Nick I will stand before the sea
Only silence for your sweetest tragedy
 
So I tried to live in lyric, I suppose a life like you
Gathering up words and trying to make them stand up tall and true
But poetry’s not dead, I saw her shiver in the draught
Nick I’m sorry they did not listen, you know it nearly broke my heart

© 2020 Kaleidoscope

For Nick Drake

Theres never been a war caused by kindness 
Theres never been wound suffered by acceptance and compromise 
Theres never been a life taken by the use of an open mind 
But it seems like understanding is hard to find

  I read about a man who suffered for what he believed in 
He dreamed about a day that’d bring equality to human kind 
Somebody shot the man down, for the thoughts in his mind  

What happened to understanding 
What about the dream of love 
Never did the act of sharing this whole world 
Cause humanity to fall  

* I just wanna live my life on the bright side 
I wanna choose to believe, in the quality of human kind 
Because there’s going to be some hard times 
Somethings got to push me through the night
 I just want to live, I just want to survive this old world 
I just want to live, on the bright side

  Now we around the world, know the feeling of mistrust 
Its been bred throughout the centuries, and human lives 
But we’ve got to break this chain if we ever gonna, 
Continue as a civilization no 
Got to break this chain, or just, deepen the divide  

Now maybe theres a heaven up above or on the other side 
And maybe theres a god, who knows that we ain’t never gonna understand, or get along 
No we can't conceive to living like the one who calls the shots without the open mind 
Cause what about our children, how they gonna survive 
What about your brothers and sisters now, you gonna wait for them to change the tide  

* I just wanna live my life on the bright side
 I wanna choose to believe, in the quality of human kind 
Because there’s going to be some dark times in the fight, to survive 
Cause what if theres no heaven 
What if theres no God 
What if theres no understanding 
What this is all about   

*Maybe we could live this life on the bright side 
And maybe we could choose to believe, in the in the goodness of human kind Because there’s going to be some hard times Somethings got to push us through the night 
I just want to live, I just want all of us to survive this old world
 I just want to live, and die, on the bright side

Brightside

Produced by Ryan Worsley at Echoplant Recording Studios
Engineered by Matt Di Pomponio
Mixed by Ryan Worsley
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound

Performed by MONOWHALES

Sally Shaar - Vocals
Zach Zanardo - Guitar, Bass, Synthesizers, Keyboards, Background Vocals
Jordan Circosta - Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals

Additional instrumentation by:

Holly Jamieson - Synthesizers, Backing Vocals

Scott Hardware - Joy

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