The Family Business

Produced by Exsonvaldes.
Recorded by Exsonvaldes @ Soyuz, Paris.
Mixed by Etienne Caylou.
Mastered by Antoine Bernard @ Square Mastering.
Artwork by Exsonvaldes with help from Aurélie Ingrato.

Words & music by Exsonvaldes. Published by Finalistes.
P & C 2022 Finalistes.

Torino

Words & Music by Terje Kleven
Recorded by Ole & Silje Huleboer @ Chaka Khan studios
Produced by Ole & Silje Huleboer and Sleep Kicks
Mixed by Morten Øby @ Taakeheimen Lydrike
Mastered by Christian Obermayer @ Strype Audio

Cover photo by Jørn Landbakk
Artwork by Terje Kleven

Words In Vain

Crawl

No. 2

Following the release of their highly playlisted success 'Like a Ghost',
Manchester's Saytr Play come back with the second single from their
anticipated EP this spring.

Crowded Room, written and self-produced by Fred Farrell and Callum
Hignett, is an indie-pop record set to please fans and newcomers alike.

The track mixes heart breaking lyrics which Farrell describes as 'an honest diary entry' about a 'classic case of self sabotage', with a refined 80s influence. 

Crowded Room is perfect for dancing with your friends and belting in the shower. A song to soundtrack this year.

Crowded Room (Radio Edit)

Revealing their first song of 2023, Christchurch based indie rock duo The Response return with new single. Opting to release their album one track at a time rather than all at once, the new song “Over The Moon” is the 8th release in the series. The farcical lyrics about not being able to slow down when confronted with the passing of time, coupled with the angular note choices and ceaseless rhythm make it feel like a chase scene in a thriller movie. Skittering drums and pulsing bass are punctuated by guitar that puts the whole song on edge.

Over The Moon

Leaving

Old Homes

End of line
no more singing lullabies to adults
Never take the time
I don’t want to be alive

Fed the mind
underlying, underlining trauma
Never had the time
No more ‘it will be alright’

Feeling like a lion behind bars
watching as our lives are going under
Handsome boys obsessing with their cars
while pretty girls are yearning for the summer

Felt my spine
As I took the fall from Jacob’s ladder
Never had the time
Didn’t want to be in a fight

Hate my kind
Hating all the violence in our karma
Yet I lie
Acting like a frightened child

Feeling like a lion behind bars
watching as our lives are going under
Handsome boys obsessing with their cars
while pretty girls are yearning for the summer

I’d rather dream of life on Mars

Everything is under no control
Everything is under no control
Everything is under no control

Hurricane

Stoned

WHY 

Intro

"Why… why… why…"
"Ohhh… tell me why…"

Verse 1

Why abandon me?
Why… why…
Without you, I am lost,
Your kisses, your scent,
mmm-hmmm, your scent…
Haunt me in the night.
in the night… in the night… (écho)
Tell me why you leave?
why… why…

Chorus

No, I cannot,
"cannot…"
Live without you, it’s the end.
the end… the end…
My heart cries, where are you?
where are you… ohhh…
I am here to cherish you,
cherish you… mmm… cherish you…
Listen to me, love me,
love me… love me… (effet stéréo gauche-droite)
Not everything is lost, believe me.
believe me… ohhh… believe…

Verse 2

Does this man have more?
I lose myself in doubts.
doubts… doubts…
I would give everything,
everything… For our love.
for our love… ohhh…

Chorus 2

No, I cannot,
cannot… noooo…
Imagine a world without you.
without you… ohhh…
My heart cries, where are you?
where are you… I need you…
I am here to cherish you,
cherish… cherish you…
Listen to me, love me,
love me… love me… yeah…
Not everything is lost, believe me.
believe me… believe me…

Outro

Why abandon me?
why… why… why…
Without you, I am nothing,
nothing…
Come back, come back to me…
come back… to me… ohhh…

LOVE ME (Feat. Sylvano Moore)  (Dance Floor - Latina)

After meeting at Jazz School and refining their sound through several releases and a stint living in Canada, The Response craft alternative pop songs that are both introspective and energetic. The Christchurch native band perform as a duo, combining a variety of live electronic instruments with guitar and vocals resulting in a familiar yet entirely unique sound.