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Leeds quartet Crake have today announced their debut album, ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’. It arrives via Fika Recordings on April 8th. The band have also shared the album’s lead single, ‘Winter’s Song’. 

Led by enigmatic songwriter Rowan Sandle, Crake is driven by her endless curiosity. Armed with her gently cracking vocal, and inspiration from writers like Shirley Jackson and Nan Shepherd, she sings of crinoids, slime mould and pussy willow. When they supported Buck Meek at Brudenell Social Club, Buck found himself so beguiled by Sandle and her band that he invited them to support Big Thief on their UK and EU tour in 2019. Crake duly obliged and have been building towards their debut full-length ever since. 

Much of the forthcoming album revolves around the death of Sandle’s friend Anna, who died in Syria after being hit by a Turkish air strike. Anna was working for a woman’s liberation group in the war-stricken country when the tragedy took place. ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ explores the grief that followed and the lessons learnt from dealing with such a significant loss. 

Sandle does, however, find space to explore more themes alongside this grief, such as cruelty and queer nature. On lead single ‘Winter’s Song’ she acknowledges the cruelty and coldness that exists within us all, and questions how we can continue to grow and love whilst remaining true to that. 

Speaking about the track, she said: “Winter’s Song is about the absolute mundane beauty of being fallible. It's a true story, I saw the moon rise but swore it was the sun setting. I think about this line a lot: “keep a little coldness in you, just wear it soft and gentle” Be soft, be kind, be honest. Being unremarkable has its own beauty.” 

Sandle’s love for queer nature is so fervent that it makes the experience of listening to Crake akin to that of stumbling on an entirely new world. Sandle believes that life isn’t as black and white as we’ve been taught, and thinks nature holds the key to revealing the true nature of human experience. The appearances of things like slime mould - single-celled organisms that form a single body when in search of food  - brittle starfish - a type of starfish whose awareness isn’t concentrated in one place - and other such oddities furnish ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ with a folklore all of its own. 

‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ will send you down multiple rabbit holes and you’ll emerge from each with a newfound appreciation for the complexities of the world. Perhaps even more important than this though is the humanity that lies at the very heart of this debut full-length. Whether it’s in the sensitivity in how she portrays the loss of her friend, the depiction of our most base instincts - namely cruelty, passion and love - or the sincere, pure quality of the songwriting itself, it’s this that makes ‘Humans’ Worst Habits’ essential, and invaluable listening.

Winter's Song

Crake - Winter's Song

Please allow us to introduce you to 'Stop and Listen', an upbeat stomper that tells the story of two people pulling in opposite directions throughout a fractious relationship. Born out of a period of negativity and frustration, writing and recording the song has been a cathartic process - one that has taken what was once a sensitive subject matter and bundled it into our own little sing-a-long anthem, all tied up with a soul-pop bow. On a thematic level, ‘Stop and Listen’ is for anyone who’s been through troubles and disagreements with friends, struggles with anxiety, control and inward reflection, but it’s also just for anyone who wants to dance!

Tickets for our headline show at The Lexington, London 26/02/22: https://bit.ly/3t3rbiO

April tour tickets on sale from 10am Friday

Stop and Listen

Stop And Listen

The Call was a real turning point in the making of our debut album. After a pretty gloomy period around the first lockdown, the season began to change and we managed to get together to turn what was originally a downbeat solo ballad into a summer pop song, which has become one of our collective favourites to play. It's a tune about not wanting what's around the corner and the uncertainty that comes with thinking about what the future has in store for you and those closest to you. So right now try not to worry about the future, just concentrate on the now and be grateful for the moment you're in. Here's three and half minutes from us to you xx

The Call

Listen/Stream: https://song.link/fool4u

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Lyrics: 
I thought, I thought that I saw you in my dream last night
And I thought that I saw that crewneck top of mine
Clementine dye.

You said 
That I’ve been acting up 
And I see it too. But I swear it won’t last
And you call my bluff. Come on. Shake it off

I don’t know what to do
Cuz I’m a fool for you.
You know that I’m a fool for you

You know that i’m a fool for you

Fool4U

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Show Her You Love Her

ross aronow - drums, guitar, vox, bass
logan otis - piano

recorded by noah zadispinner

mixed and mastered by ross aronow

original song by hippo campus

way it goes (hippo campus cover)

A track about the turmoil that comes with a lifestyle reliant on late nights.

Everything Is Fine

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7oJjhJKF1x7D4GWZlWU90o

Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/can-i-call-you/1545328867

Can I Call You

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