I chose my favourites from the Fresh On The Net Full Inbox (batch 537).
You can find that here:
https://on.soundcloud.com/nVy1PYW651hpURwv5

Will we agree when The Listening Post shortlist is announced in a couple of days?

FRESH ON THE NET 537 - MY FAVS

Wrapping Cellophane
Les Manteez 
Album Magical Seeds
MAY I Records

Magical Seeds

Wrapping Cellophane

喜び

WESTERN ISLES

This song is about seeing things differently after a period of time has passed and then trying to accept and appreciate 'what is' rather than 'what isn't'. 
It started with a riff I really liked playing and grew from there. It's had a few different versions of lyrics and sections but I eventually got it in an order that was as concise as I could get it, while still fitting in all the things I wanted to include, like the (to my mind) Fleetwood Mac ending. I wrote a string part that we recorded with a string quartet, which I hadn't anticipated doing when we started making this song, but now I can't imagine it without them. I love all the glissando's!

New Eyes

Punch Drunk - Honey Motel

Bite It

this is definitely one of my more prosaic songs and i don’t love it, but wrote it to help me get through a tough time and it served me in that way. maybe someone going through a similar situation could appreciate it


my face glows like your brake lights
they warm me all these miles away
what’s it that you’re slowing down for?
did you hear me calling out your name?

before you left, you broke a glass
and swept it under your side of the bed
and it hurts to turn in my sleep
but some mornings, i still think i’ll find you there

i want a love that loves me back
but i want you more than that

do you think i’ll let you put me down
and pick me up whenever you get lonely?
well, it looks like i’ve taught you well
‘cause i still haven’t moved from where you left me

you told me that you care for me
and i wish i didn’t always believe you
it’d make it so much easier 
to make sense of why you treat me like you do

i want a love that wants me back
but i want you more than that

brake lights - voice memo

Woioi are a blend of cosmic, psych and global grooves. Based in Manchester, they draw inspiration from a wide range of music from around the world, combining a blend of genres to create a unique sound.


Their debut EP ‘gumreader’ is out on Friday 26th July. The first single from it, Black Villa, came out on the 21st of June. It's a mix of old school hip hop beats, funk and pysch.

Black Villa

Prologue - Sun Moon And Talia Remix
Original track by Minimums
Remixed by Sun Moon And Talia
Mastered by Minimums

Sun Moon And Talia Remix Of Prologue

I can hear you looking at me.
You’ve got to plant a pretty penny to grow a money tree.
You can taste victory but still not see
that a winner is a loser if it’s not for free - is this thing broken?

Judge a book by its cover, read it in reverse,
starting at the end just means the last comes first.
Turning water into wine won’t quench your thirst.
There’s not a lot of laughs in the back of a hearse - is this thing broken?

If I could walk a mile in someone else’s shoes,
get out of the red and stop singing the blues.
If I could stop time and make a wish come true
I could fly the sky and swim the air with you.

A sight for sore eyes is a scene to behold.
You’ll never find your fortune digging for gold.
You can’t buy love if your soul’s been sold.
You’re only as lonely as the person you hold.

Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief.
It’s not what’s on your skin it’s what’s underneath.
A word to the wise keeps the sentence brief.
If it’s written in stone it’s full of grief - is this thing broken?

A week’s worth of worry’s not a day too long.
No good being a singer if you don’t have a song.
It’s pointless pointing out the point that’s wrong.
If you want to see truth don’t look at The Sun.

There’s a silence so loud you hear every sound.
You can’t get lost if you’ve never been found.
If I had a penny for every pound
there’d be enough cash to turn the whole world round.

Between the future and past you’re gonna get drawn
into a battle of presents that leaves you torn.
It’s a death wish wishing that you’d never been born.
If your life’s a bed of roses you’re gonna get thorned.

Rabbits caught in headlights shouldn’t drive cars.
You shouldn’t serve doubles in a singles bar.
Women firefighters shouldn’t burn their bras.
Don’t shoot for the moon if you can only see stars - is this thing broken?

False prophets won’t put you on the straight and narrow.
Money can’t buy you love but it can buy you sorrow.
It’s better to lend than it is to borrow.
There’s no guarantee you’ll even see tomorrow.

On my map all the roads lead South.
If you’ve got good teeth you better watch your mouth.
It’s hard to rhyme the next line so it’s thereabouts.
Better not get hung up if things aren’t exactly as you’d like them to be.
And you’d like them to be just fine - oh wouldn’t you.

Caught In The Web EP

Is This Thing Broken?

Mysteries Under The Southern Cross

The Wild - Master V1 48k 24b

Clouds Shine

obscure package

La peur dont tu feins de ne pas voir speed up

chill out featuring jazz guitar with electronic nuances...
#ambient #chillout #downtempo 

*selected for Eclectic Picks by Will Farr*  AND ON WILL FARR'S ECLECTIC MIX - see website! http://www.willfarrmusic.com/

Fresh on the Net Batch 537. https://freshonthenet.co.uk/2024/07/eclectic-537/

"INTRUSION" as featured on http://www.willfarrmusic.com/

Electronica with a soul. Funky darkness with a heavy dose of melody and a film quote or two. 
Also, check out my UNDISCOVERED playlists - shining a light on unknown, unsigned, and under-appreciated artists. 7 carefully curated playlists covering different genres.

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