Our moderators listened to every track we were sent this week and have picked their favourites for your listening pleasure this weekend:

Listening Post: Batch 531

Pluto

On The Back Foot

‘The Man at the Party’ a striking alt hip hop dialogue between B and one of ‘those’ guys at a party…
You know the fella. Kinda offended by a woman having the temerity to disagree/ correct him/ have her own opinion. It’s a confrontation and catharsis in song form!

The Man at the Party

Learn To Surf

Leave Me Now

Two guys writing and recording remotely because events have conspired to keep them many miles apart. For now.

The Privacy Of Rooms (Radio Edit) - Master

Kyoshi Driftin

(I say 'start' not 'stars')

Mixed and Mastered by Fergus Belfrage Bordoli
Additional Engineering by Charlie Sloper and Jacob Stirrat
Drums by Antonio Roldão
Trumpets by Adam Laurence

safe to them

Chuggy Funk

Silvering

Trip to Southall No.1
Trip to Southall No.2

Both tunes written by Matt Tighe PRS/MCPS

Southall

'Father Figure'
Written and Produced by Michael Burrows

Michael Burrows: Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Percussion
Marco Spaggiari: Guitar, Keys

Lyrics:
Have you ever seen a father figure look beaten down
He wants to make ends meet, but he just doesn’t know how
I’ve seen men give away themselves to make things right
I hope it doesn’t come to that

I can feel the weight, I can feel the weight
As I tread my own circle
I know it won’t compare, to the cross
The other bears

An old man’s stop on a young man’s back
A pallid complexion from the late nights and early starts
It can’t be good to see so much
Of the streetlights and so little of the sun
I see him struggling to hold it together
But he’s still standing, trying to make it last

I can feel the weight, I can feel the weight
As I tread my own circle
I know it won’t compare, to the cross
The other bears

We’re all still here, plugging away 
Asking the same old questions
It’s so easy to do too many things badly
How can you give enough, and keep a little for yourself?

I can feel the weight, I can feel the weight
As I tread my own circle
I know it won’t compare, to the cross
The mother bears

Father Figure

Solved

i was listening to bill wurtz's song, and the day goes on, and I wanted to make an 8-bit cover of it. i'm really proud of this.

and the day goes on (8-Bit)

i wrote this song back in spring 2018. i was feeling homesick and lost. during this difficult time both of my older brothers were so supportive and helpful. our bond has always been insanely strong and sincere. we have always been there for each other. 
this is a song about us.

Master and Recording: Herbie Walker 

Voice, Backing vocals and Guitar: Giulia Pedrana

Backing vocals and Guitar: Carlo De Ferraris 

Violin: Gabija Kasiliauskaitė

Bass: Ludovico Salvadori

We Are Golden

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Raised in London and living in Brighton, Leo Aram-Downs is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His music comes from a unique blend of influences ranging from fingerstyle acoustic guitar to jazz to tech metal, and everything in between.

Since graduating from The BRIT School and Goldsmiths, Leo has been touring, gigging and writing constantly, keeping up a prolific and diverse output of music.

In 2019, he completed his Year of Everything, releasing 54 songs in the space of a year.

We All Have Our Place, Part 1 is out now.

Pluto

Leo Aram-Downs

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