swagg

Some of my favourite songs

goooooddd

folk

vocals

The Eastern

ECR ZaZa "Temporary" [Prod. Tobi Aitch x KF]

From the forthcoming studio album release - as yet untitled.

Written and performed by Wes Finch (guitar & vocals)
Produced by Gerry Diver (all other instruments)

Southern Cross

Newcastle-based singer songwriter Jake Houlsby is very pleased to announce the release of his indie folk-infused debut EP ‘Yannina’.

Having previously released material under the guise of Suntrapp, Jake stepped out of the limelight six months ago to consider his artistic direction and is now ready to return and release music under his own name.

The folkster has gained widespread acclaim in the last few years with national radio airplay on BBC 6 Music courtesy of Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson as well as considerable blog coverage on the likes of The 405, For Folk’s Sake and The Mad Mackerel.

In 2013, Jake was also the proud recipient of the Alan Hull Award for Songwriting in addition to being selected for the Roundhouse 3030 Project which saw him perform at the Roundhouse Rising Festival.

The talented folk musician has clearly honed his craft on the live scene and is ready to kick off this new phase of his career with a series of live shows dedicated to debut release ‘Yannina’.

The six-track EP will feature tracks including title track ‘Yannina’, ‘Fuel For The Fire’ and ‘Beyond All This’ and promises to show a side to him we’ve never seen before.

‘Yannina’ is officially released on Monday 8th June.
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New Morning

winterkill

talking advertising cellular sell out blues

Misty And Jimmy

What happens if you take 3 great jazz musicians, put them in recording studio, and throw electronic music at them?

This project was an experiment into exactly that, with my long running collaborator Kathrin deBoer on vocals, and the greatest trumpet player I've yet to hear - Quentin Collins, with Jack Stevens on bass for this one track from the EP too. 

We made some recordings where Kathrin and Quentin played at the same time, which was really interesting - I love the way you can hear Kathrin and Quentin almost talking to each other during the track, they sort of imitate and bounce off each other as they go along. They were having a lot of fun during the recordings and I think it comes through.

The fun we were having making the recordings was aided by the fact that Gearbox records (who are releasing the EP 6th Oct on vinyl, and 3rd Nov on digital) had provided Mark Ronson's recording studio for us to work in, so it was a pleasure all round.

There are 3 more tracks to come from the release, 2 ambient, and one absolute abomination where I wanted to see what would happen if I made the most f*&ked up track I could and then asked them to improvise over it - more clips and info coming soon.

If you want to catch Quentin Collins playing, he does regular gigs in London at Ronnie Scotts, amongst other places. And Kathrin deBoer has also launched a new solo project under her name, which is also touring and highly recommended.

Chronology - with Quentin Collins, Kathrin deBoer and Jack Stevens

The first song on our new record 'The Territory'
out oct 31st
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The Territory

from our new record 'The Territory'
out oct 31st
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The Stepping Razor

from our fourth album 'The Territory'
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The Road To Erewhon

from our fourth album 'The Territory'
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Murder Ballad

first song from the easterns second album 'Arrows'

the engineers promise

I had hopes as high
As rockets can fly
Now, when I look back
I can say that I knew
I would be disappointed

I was not too surprised
That´s why I didn´t cry
A month and a half
Wasted summertime
It´s not worth regretting

All this love turned into
a nod and a smile
Now you are "someone I know"
You can feel free
To dance the kakapo

If I could reset
All these things we did
Or didn´t do
Then I probably would
You know you sound kitschy?

All the songs you sing
Just stop it – they won´t change anything!
And all these poems
You stuff into my box
Are just made for the bin.

Because our love turned into
A “hello” and “goodbye”
Now you are someone I know
You can feel free
To dance the kakapo

When you wonder what has happened
Maybe it will calm you down when
I say I am not so sure myself
When you wonder where things started
To get a little out of hand than
I can say I´m not so sure myself
I´m not so sure myself 

Zille and Claudy - Dance the Kakapo

The first single from The Unfaithful Ways debut album, Free Rein.

Katie My Darling

Trouble I'm In

the first song of our new record 'Hope and Wire'

lyrics
'Gone'
McGrath 2011
Well put ‘em down tonight you know I’m South Island bound
Had enough of these cities, going home to my little town
Tired of all these dirty, choking, stinking fucking ugly roads
Gonna find a place in the mountains, a place nobody knows
Maybe I’ll write a poem maybe a history or two
But it’s hard to leave you
You look like someone I once knew

But its all right tonight
I’m gettin’ gone

Just keep them glasses coming its just the afternoon
When the evening twists I’ll be looking just howlin' at the moon
‘Cause there ain’t no use living in a faded picture show
I feel like killing something I think that’s something you should know
I got two fists of iron but my hearts as good as gold
If you’ve heard a different story then I’m glad that its been told

I hear those boys just up the road are bringing the steam drills down
They can smell the gold and the oil too, I say let the motherfuckers drown
Maybe we’ll burn the beehive baby wouldn’t that be grand
Teach ‘em all a lesson something they might understand
Cut the fat right from their bones and give it to the poor
Fry it up and salt it till they can’t stand no more


Gone

from the album 'Hope and Wire' in store march 5th
Stat Houses by the River
(Mcgrath) 2011
State houses by the river
State houses by the sea
I don’t remember the city does the city remember me
I took all that was owing me
And I laid it cross my days
I don’t see nothing coming
No matter what the government says

Some things are clear to me 
Some things they will never be

Oh I see the clouds they’re ganging up
Mean across the sky
The ground fells and its rolling
Turning over so it can die
I knew there were better times somewhere in the past
I tell you friends I’ve been looking but better times won’t ever last

Who was the girl that was walking there
Calling out their names
Have you got one thing to offer her
Something other than your shame
So divvy up the change boys
I’ll get those glasses in
The city fields are drying up
The wheat is looking thin

Well just wrap me up in the drowning light
On this land I’m here to sit
I maybe way to tired to fight
But it ain’t the same to quit


State Houses by the River

Copper Line

The Waterside

The James Girl

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Here's our remix for Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie - This Is What It Feels Like. Coming out the 5th of April!