The Songs of May 2022

RDFO Monthly Picks [May 2022]

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Beautiful Sounds - New (July 2022)

My Other People

Limehouse Cut

Mewn - Two Days

First single from upcoming EP2. Released 28/04/2022.

Mewn - Two Days

Weird Nightmare

Wrecked (feat. Bully)

Mad Invite

Answers

Quick Hands

growing pains

North Wales Psychedelic rock band 'Holy Coves' return with a brand new single 'Desert Storm' which is set for release on 29th of April via prolific North Wales Label 'Yr Wyddfa Records'.

Dropping swiftly into the slip-stream and following on from the successful 'The Hurt Within' which was released last month, 'Desert Storm' really sets the psych mood with droney riffs, hazy vocals on an epic musical landscape.

Lead by Welsh Singer-Songwriter Scott Marsden, 'Holy Coves' find themselves crossing an unseen threshold on a fantastical new journey where new psych-hazed material spells an exciting new era for the collective.

Through long time friend and Producer David Wrench, 'Holy Coves' were put in touch with Texan Producer Erik Wofford (The Black Angels / Explosions In The Sky) and have built quite a magical working relationship, one where Wofford found himself on Mixing and Mastering duties for the material and certainly contributes to their new sound.

Desert Storm

Clearly

Rosewood

Having made it through many forms of abuse, poverty, and adversity, I wrote “Get Up Again” as a proclamation of strength and resilience.  Taking the best parts of R&B and Pop laced with soulful overtones, youthful energy, and a deep groove, "GUA" grabs you with its infectious swagger & comes through with an anthemic backbone. Recorded at the renowned Black Bird Studio in Nashville, ensures top-notch quality & has Payn Kyller Records team ready to flood every media outlet to bring GUA to the top!

Get Up Again

GET UP AGAIN

SUNBOY

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. 

“A pensive, dejected moment of magic, but magic nonetheless” Gold Flake Paint
“Charming and intimate alt-folk” Dork
“The guitars sizzle like lightning bolts striking against an otherwise clear sky, while Sandle’s distinct, hoarse vocal plays like another instrument” Secret Meeting
“In a world of cynics, [Crake] make you believe anything might still be possible” For The Rabbits 

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Crake are:
Rowan Sandle - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Russell Searle - Electric Guitar, Piano
Rob Slater - Drums / Backing Vocals
Sarah Statham - Bass / Backing Vocals

Humans' Worst Habits

Rabbit

Crake - Rabbit

"Blindside" is me kissing myself on the mouth + drawing a lifeline from the person I've been to the person I am. Evolution, growth, empowerment.

♥ Sh!ner

// Produced by Keith Armstrong. Mixed by Keith Armstrong. Mastered by Justin Shturtz. Artwork by me. //

LYRICS:
You know I smoked before I claimed edge
Was a republican before I waved a black flag
Now fuck the president
You know I tried to be straight
But I'm Mulholland Drive
A double helix limp wrist
And I'm your dad's type

Don't nail yourself to the floor
There's always a way through the trap door

They'd say it was a blindside
I'd say I opened up my third eye (Wide)
They just call it a plot twist (Plot twist)
But the plot became a bad bitch from something tragic

You know I prayed until I met god
Now I'm agnostic and I pray to Lady Gaga and Jerry Finn
You know I tried to blend in
But I'm the northern lights
A motherfucking alien
And I'm still your dad's type

Don't nail yourself to the floor
There's always a way through the trap door

They'd say it was a blindside
I'd say I opened up my third eye (Wide)
They just call it a plot twist (Plot twist)
But the plot became a bad bitch from something tragic
Tragic

Never say never say never say
Never say never
Never say never say never say
Never say never
Never say never

They'd say it was a blindside
I'd say I opened up my third eye (Wide)
They just call it a plot twist (Plot twist)
But the plot became a bad bitch from something tragic

They'd say it was a blindside
I'd say I opened up my third eye (Wide)
They just call it a plot twist (Plot twist)
But the plot became a bad bitch from something tragic

Never say never say never say
Never say never

Blindside

Grow As We Go (feat. Sara Bareilles)

Grow as We Go (feat. Sara Bareilles)

Listen to ‘Wish You'd Hate Me’ by Cody Francis here on Indie Folk Central. Lyrics and song meaning are included in the description! Enjoy our albums & playlists: https://indiefolkcentral.com/ifc Subscribe & Discover the best new indie folk: https://goo.gl/58cjHJ

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📖 About the song:
This song is about those breakups that don't end terribly but you somehow wish it would have to make it easier.

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📝 Lyrics:

I still think of the nights that we spent
Wish you were here that we didn't end

And even though we're on good terms
I feel like that just makes it worse
Cause it still hurts

I wish you'd say you hate me
Cause I can't stop thinking about us lately
Even though we called it off as friends
I keep on wondering
So please just say just say you hate me
So I can move on from maybe

I tried to watch that show that you love
I turned it on but it was too much

We both agreed to disagree
We knew that we should give it up
Last thing you said was I was enough

But I wish you'd say you hate me
Cause I can't stop thinking about us lately
Even though we called it off as friends
I keep on wondering
So please just say just say you hate me
So I can move on from maybe

I think I'm going crazy
Thinking about what-ifs and maybes
I wish you'd say you hate me

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Cody Francis - Wish You'd Hate Me (lyrics)

New summer single
Written and recorded by Federica Tassano and Matt Sklar
Mixed by Matt Messore
Mastered by Carl Saff

The Flowery Man

Out now!!! Stream here: https://onerpm.link/letyoudown

'Let You Down' is about losing yourself while struggling with depression, and worrying that you will lose those you love. 

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The Satellite Station - Let You Down

Seasick

Time Waits For No One

Why Would I?

Once Upon a Bombshell

Almost Here

Slow Down

Commit This To Memory

Everything Is Alright

Ocean Avenue Acoustic

Empty Apartment Acoustic

Since emerging in 2014 with their debut album This Is How I Let You Down, The Franklin Electric (TFE) have logged over 400 shows, canvassing the world alongside artists such as Mumford & Sons,  Ben Howard, Half Moon Run and City and Colour before headlining their very own tours around the world. Along the way, their 2017 album Blue Ceilings marked a major milestone, leading to a nomination at the 2018 JUNO® awards in the category of “Breakthrough Group of the Year''. Building on this momentum, TFE released their full-length LP  In Your Head / In Your Heart in 2020, accumulating over 4 million streams of the title track In Your Heart alone. The group then released the EP  Never Look Back, and full-length album This Time I See It in 2021. 2022 began with a steady release of five singles: Borderline, Answers, Rabbit Hole, Lesser Of The Worst, A Token Of Your Purpose. Led by the heartfelt folk anthem Answers, the group saw monthly listeners triple in the last 6 months. This release cycle helped refresh the group’s success in their backyard of Quebec, while broadening their reach internationally. 
On the next single Call Me, Jon feels at home, finding his way back to an extremely open and vulnerable place with acoustic-based instrumentation and raw, honest lyrics. The song was written in a small coastal town in Nayarit, Mexico, as a live improv jam recorded on his phone, and then produced at his home studio just outside Montreal. 
Jon states “ It felt easy and honest.” He goes on to say,  “ I feel I've reached the point that I can now make the music I want to make freely and say the things that are closest to me. Call Me is about the ideas we've created about ourselves or others have created about us. I've seen many versions of myself come and go and I'm now able to let go and share them as if it was just another story.”
The single is accompanied by a breathtaking music video filmed while Jon was traveling around Portugal. The video captures gentle moments of a mother's love, portraits of local fishermen and lifestyles, and sceneries of Portuguese coastlines. 
Franklin is poised for the next chapter with a full length album set to release this year. Tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks.