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Electronic Producer/ Performer ‘Amongst The Pigeons’ is back with a brand new single ‘The Monsters Are Hiding In Plain Sight’.

Sussex based Amongst The Pigeons has teamed up with singer-songwriter and poet Alice Hale (With Sun) on this spoken-word electronica track, taken from the forthcoming EP ‘Why Does It Matter If We Hear Each Other’.

The two met when they played on the same bill at a gig in Summer 2021. After the gig, Daniel asked Alice if she’d like to collaborate – this track is the result. 

It features Amongst The Pigeons trademark beats, bass and synth soundscapes, overlayed with Alice’s spoken voice.

The new EP also features Helefonix, Helen Whale from Lines of Flight and Dirt Lane Cocktail Party.

The single is out on 15 July 2022 on all digital/ streaming platforms via Peace & Feathers. The full EP follows on 29 July 2022.

The Monsters Are Hiding In Plain Sight

The Monsters Are Hiding In Plain Sight (feat. With Sun)

Sun-kissed river drips a beacon of light 
I’ll bathe in its heat
Walk into the bright
From the cold
It’s just like I was told 
Look down at my hands 
Feel the heat
Know they’re mine 
Thoughts visit for a while
But they leave in due time 
Now I know
Life out the undertow

But if I knew myself better then it could’ve been love 
And if I worked a little harder then I wouldn’t need luck 
But is it ever worth the if?
The if...

Who knew feeling like a person could be this easy? 
22 with a gift for making it all seem wrong
Where did I ever go wrong?
I met myself for the first time here
Not much in common but I came with landing gear 
Oh, lock my body up here...

But if I knew myself better then it could’ve been love 
And if I worked a little harder then I wouldn’t need luck 
But is it ever worth the if?
The if...
The if!

I know I fall much harder than the others
It’ll feel like dirt when you chase a golden taste 
But you can make a mistake
I know I fall much harder than the others
It’ll feel like dirt when you chase a golden taste 
But you can make a mistake
I know I fall much harder than the others
It’ll feel like dirt when you chase a golden taste 
But I can make a mistake
I know I fall much harder than the others
It’ll feel like dirt when you chase a golden taste 
But I can make a mistake
I know I fall much harder than the others
It’ll feel like dirt when you chase a golden taste 
But I can make a mistake

What If?

Blue Rain.
Track By Inexistent.

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Blue Rain

Love In Lie

Vinciguerra

Long Way Home

Margaritas Podridas

Lie Detector if the first single taken from JJ Lovegrove's upcoming debut album 'the LInES we leave behind' due for release early 2023

Lie Detector

Janice Merritt: vocals, melody & arrangement
Peter Fulham: guitars and arrangement
Bud Merritt: bass, lyrics, arrangement & production
© 2022 J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham
Thanks to Peter & PG Music

Time is hard on your lies
Time wore down your lies
They’re easy to see in your eyes  

Time is hard on your secrets
Time showed me your secrets 
I’m left with nothing but regrets
 
Time is hard on a crossed heart 
You hoped to die crossing your heart
It was a vow broken from the start 

Time is hard on your fear
Time has exposed the fear
Now your judgement day draws near

Time Is Hard

Come On

‘Just a Little’ is a collaboration between NI songwriters Rory Nellis & Kris Marsden. Engineered & produced by Kris Marsden in his lo-fi studio, where he’s recording the third Kippysmuse album.
Drums by Stephen Leacock (General Fiasco, Nathan
Connolly).
Mixed & mastered by Phillip Watts d'Alton.

Just A Little

 天黑黑The Dark Day is a mandopop genre cover song music single. This is an acapella interpretation with no instruments added sound vocal audio included in the music release. It has already released through music distribution stores on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Tencent Music and others. 

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天黑黑 Tian Hei Hei The Dark Day

The Sea is a song about losing it all and starting again.

Taken from our most recent album , Between Antipodes, the track was produced in Colchester by Tom Donovan of hip-hop band Monster Florence.

Between Antipodes

The Sea

Tickly Synapse

Somebody New To Be Scared Of

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Formed in London, The Kubricks are a seven-piece band who mix ska, reggae, and infectious melodic pop.

After surfacing in 2013 with their debut EP, ‘Wasters & Wannabes’, The Kubricks soon became one of the must-see ska bands of this generation. Tracks from their debut release were supported by Huey Morgan on BBC Radio 2, and Tom Robinson (BBC Introducing – 6Music), and The Specials’ bassist, Horace Panter championed the band, claiming, “I can hear Madness, The Ruts, Squeeze and The Clash in there…” The timing was perfect, and coincided with a new interest in ska music, as many of UK’s festivals began dedicating entire stages to the genre. Riding on the back of this wave, the band soon found themselves supporting legends such as UB40, Bad Manners and The Toasters.

Produced by Toby Davies of Gentleman’s Dub Club, the band’s first album ‘The Heist’ was released in 2017. The UK’s longest-running skazine, Do The Dog, commented at the time that it was, “A very strong contender for album of the year”, whilst Bucketlist in Canada called it, “A gem of an album that makes ska and reggae seem like a perfect fit with 21st-century musical trends.” Tom Robinson (6Music) immediately shared the track ‘Down With the Dogs’ with his listeners, and BBC Introducing in Essex soon began supporting the album, inviting the band in for a live session.

Following two autumn UK tours, the band released a brand new album in December 2022 titled ‘Between Antipodes’. Their most ska-pop record to date, production duties were taken by Tom Donovan – producer and musician from hip-hop act, Monster Florence.

The Kubricks have honed their commanding live set, headlining their own shows and playing festivals across Europe. They have played to tens of thousands over the years with appearances at the Isle of Wight Festival, Kendal Calling, Green Man, Shambala, Boomtown Fair, Bearded Theory’s Spring Gathering, Godiva, Weinturm Open Air (Germany), Lott Festival (Germany), Zik ‘n’ Roll (France), Dance Ska La (France), and The London International Ska Festival, amongst many others.

The Sea

The Kubricks

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