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Brighten your day with the best indie-folk music in our spring compilation! Thank you for listening and for supporting independent artists :)

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Indie/Indie-Folk - Spring 2019 (alexrainbirdMusic)

lit shit

moke

5. FOUNTAIN______BONES______SATURN

Call

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https://spoti.fi/2I6ZNbL

Gracious

JOEL PORTER: MOUNTAIN TWIN EP
Written by: Joel Porter
Produced by: Eric Hillman
Mixed by: Joe Visciano
Mastered by: Chris Gehringer

www.joelportermusic.com

Mountain Twin

Small flakes of snow or just grains in a globe that you shake
Passenger trains getting slower the older you get

But time don't scare me, no
The future's still so young

All of my friends
All of their ghosts
They try to remember the days when they 
Drew all their plans,
All of their hopes
But we'll never bend cause you know that
Once it was impossible to fly
Follow the ones with dreams too high

Stars studded sky, or just cheap plastic lights that just blink
Waiting on magic, won't find it if you don't believe 
But time don't scare me, no

All of my friends
All of their ghosts
They try to remember the days when they drew
All their plans,
All of their hopes
But we'll never bend cause you know that
Once it was impossible to fly
Follow the ones with dreams too high
Follow the ones with dreams too high

Still So Young

Swing on the moods 
Watch the thread, it’s quivering
Alter you
 Dance in the gloom
Hold the hand, I’m lingering
Rally you

I want to be with you
but dear,
you veer, you veer

I want to be with you
but dear,
you veer, you veer
you veer

Sway on the lake
Grey, the swan you’re living in
Master you

Leap off the break
Void, the gap you’re conquering
Love you

I want to be with you
but dear,
you veer, you veer

I want to be with you
but dear,
you veer, you veer
you veer

I’m forever at the moorings of your heart

Veer

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/61RsA1VPJu0JFVsxMxwW6b
iTunes/Apple Music: https://itun.es/us/1sDqkb

Lyrics:

all day
and all night
we'd stay up
it felt so right

we were so young
we were so dumb
we would get drunk
and then hook up

we were ok 
we were alright
stayin awake 
till the sun rise

we were in love
couldn't stop us
like a good drug
never enough

we'd hook up in my car
drive it so far 
play you guitar
you'd show me ur art
let down our guards
think with our hearts
Stare at the stars
we were never apart

drinking to young
way too much fun
out in the sun
or in when it's gone
took you to prom
dance to our song
dance all night long
till the lights come on

but it's too late now i remember everything
and how careless we could be
but it's too late now i remember you and me
and how careless we could be

it's too late now I remember everything
and how careless we could be x3

verse 2:
late nights
long fights
it felt right
we were alive

we would go out
we were so loud
we were so proud 
we had no doubts

week ends
and week days
we'd spend
our own way

we were careless
we were fearless 
we were reckless
time was precious 

we loved to waste time
whiskey and wine
drinking all night
asleep by your side

finally alive
we would just drive
never arrive
our journey was life

staying out late
testing our faith
running away 
we lived for today

young and so bold
never get old
screw what we're told
we can't be controlled!

but it's too late now i remember everything
and how careless we could be
but it's too late now i remember you and me
and how careless we could be

it's too late now I remember everything
and how careless we could be x3

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Careless [Copyright Free]

"Oh that’s fantastically gorgeous, isn’t it? Bit Bon Iver for sure, but absolutely wonderful." Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6 Music

Chaos Is The State Of Heart - Firewoodisland

It's On Fire - written by Stian Vedøy & Stephen Allen
Soldier - written by Stian Vedøy
Dearest Brother - written by Stian Vedøy
Knot - written by Stian Vedøy
Carry Me - written by Stian Vedøy
Wither & Grow - written by Stian Vedøy
Molehills - written by Stian Vedøy
Higher Place - written by Stian Vedøy
Row - written by Stian Vedøy
Flee & Faint written by Abi Eleri Vedøy & Stian Vedøy

Produced by Stian Vedøy
Mastered by Chris Sansom at Propeller Mastering

Released by:
Firewoodisland
Album release date:
20 April 2018

Chaos Is the State of Heart

Wither & Grow

A Lullaby was produced by Matt Ingram (Laura Marling, The Staves, Lianne La Havas) at Urchin Studios.

A Lullaby

Music Video: http://tiny.cc/thesamejob
Download/Stream: http://smarturl.it/thesamejob

"In the single “The Same Job” by TS Bright, the band only needed 2 verses and a chorus, consisted of 4 lyrical lines each, in order to create probably the greatest poetry in the music of this century and answer any gnawing question that’s blowing in the wind." - Grotesqualizer.

"The song “The Same Job” is distinguished by gentle and unconventional vocal melodies, unusual not only for the folk genre, but in general." - Grotesqualizer.

"The simple and eccentric deviation to what music should be is entertaining." - comeherefloyd.

"‘The Same Job’ is a track that revels in it’s hooks but comes with it a solid level of depth too, making it one of the more enjoyable listens of the year." - Sounds Good.

You can choose any kind of Roman torture
Nobody leaves the line of suiciders
Please, pass me the ball,
I’ll just puncture it

In the beginning was the Sport
The fresh blood flows out of your throat
When you’ve caught a dirty shot
But now humor does the same job

You can try driving nails into hands
No one awakes from an infernal coma
All the naked bodies
Can not turn the tide

In the beginning was the Sport
The fresh blood flows out of your throat
When you’ve caught a dirty shot
But now humor does the same job

The Same Job

This song has been declared Hallowe'en Compliant. For full certification, please visit www.helphelpmonkeyfighters.com

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In deep, concealing doorways
'Neath dark, forbidding skies     
Get your sins reduced to lapses
Get your blessings in disguise

But don't look in those eyes

For a hundred awkward questions 
Got a thousand alibis
Got a quick effective answer
For anyone who tries

So don't look in those eyes 

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Website: www.helphelpmonkeyfighters.com
Youtube: youtube.com/monkeyfighters
Twitter: twitter.com/monkeyfighters
Facebook: facebook.com/monkeyfightersmusic
Instagram: instagram.com/monkeyfightersmusic

Monk Fright Eyes

My original song 'Ego', is for everybody out there who feels all they hear in their relationship is:  
“That’s enough of ME talking about MYSELF; let’s hear you talk about ME”

Natalie Banna: Singer/Songwriter
Iago Guimarães: Producer/Mix/Mastering

Ego (official song)

LOOK AT ME

A song compiled from the eye-witness accounts of those present that fateful evening. Some scars never heal. True story...

A Bear In The Gypsy Rover

intro: Am Em B Em
verse: Em Am B Em
chorus: C G B Em

It was a Wednesday night
and the Open Mic
had just begun.
Mark was up
and he hadn't quite finished
his very first song.

And the bar was buzzing
'cos the night
had so much fun in store.
When the relative peace
was shattered
by what came through the door.

It was six feet long
and three feet wide
with a gaping maw
and blood-shot eyes.
Legs as stout
as an English oak
and fur the colour
of dirty smoke.

It booled along to the
end of the bar and
caused a stir,
then bounded back to
the startled front
and gave a grrrrr!

And the panic
only started
when it became clear
we were sharing the
Gypsy Rover
with a pretty mad bear.

It was six feet long
and three feet wide
with a gaping maw
and blood-shot eyes.
Legs as stout
as an English oak
and fur the colour
of dirty smoke.

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

Well Jackie Pink
she didn't think
she dived right in;
and we ended up
with the landlady
bear wrestling.

Then it spied
a spaniel underneath
a table, hunched.
And it dragged
poor Jackie with it
as it went for lunch.

It was six feet long
and three feet wide
with a gaping maw
and blood-shot eyes.
Legs as stout
as an English oak
and fur the colour
of dirty smoke.

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

As the spaniel
gave a series of
blood curdling howls,
it was lifted up to
safety but
relaxed it's bowels.

The cast iron table
got flipped like
it wasn't there,
as beer and wine
and something else
flew through the air.

It was six feet long
and one inch wide
and sprayed us all
from side to side
it covered us
both up and down
and left us the colour
of chocolate brown.

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

To end all this commotion
and this monologue,
a man from Westbourne Grove
arrived to claim his

...dog?

(woof)

Now maybe on reflection
I should change
the song,
but thirty people
saw it and can't
all be wrong.

It was six feet long
and three feet wide
with a gaping maw
and blood-shot eyes.
Legs as stout
as an English oak
and fur the colour
of dirty smoke.

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover
We thought our lives were over
There was a bear in the Gypsy Rover

NIC HOY - A Bear In The Gypsy Rover

The Dance And The Wonder - Sam Garrett

Jared Salte

When I Grow Up

"When I Fell", single by Canyon City, released Feb. 22, 2019.

Written by Canyon City

Produced by Canyon City & Zachary Kuykendall
Mixed by Zachary Kuykendall
Mastered by Joe Causey

When I Fell

April

ty 2:

Dad
Mom
Marian
Oma
Uncle Kev & company
Uncle Steve & company
Uncle Dave & company
Aunt Katie
Unc Scott & company
Unc Rob & company
The Boyz (Gray, Tan, Dave, Wags)
lul cousin Grant (happy one year birthday homie)
Lucas
Jance
Zoren
Jordan
Ember
Valerie B
Bryce M
(Other supportive people; Raquel, Hailey, Elliot, Eli, Sam L & others)
Skylar Wannemacher
& God.

Thank you for letting me grow and learn from mistakes. I'd be lost without you. Y'all the best.

Smile & Nod

Pall Mall

Working backwards from Woody since '97.

'Pushing the boundaries of folk' The Line of Best Fit

A Lullaby

Thomas Bull