The storm is coming 
The storm is here
Take shelter
Stay near

Withstand
The wrath
Withstand
The pain

Open the drain
Open the drain

Love can rescue
From emotional darkness
Love can rescue
From emotional darkness

Let the water flow
Flow it all down
Let the water flow
Wipe off the frown

Lift yourself up
Get strong again
Walk along
Always defend

Open the drain
Open the drain

Love can rescue
From emotional darkness
Love can rescue
From emotional darkness

Let the water flow
Flow it all down
Let the water flow
Wipe off the frown

Lift yourself up
Get strong again
Walk along
Always defend

Open the drain
Open the drain

Love can rescue
From emotional darkness
Love can rescue
From emotional darkness

Your heart
Your emotions
Your dreams
Your devotion

Can make you fly
Can make you live
Can help you get
To where you've been

Open the drain
Open the drain

Love can rescue
From emotional darkness
Love can rescue
From emotional darkness

Open the Drain

"Stadium worthy" - Gordon Smart, Radio X

“There's a steady sense of calm running through the music of Shanghai Blues. Perhaps it's an innate sense of zen, or maybe it's simply confidence in their abilities” – Clash Magazine

“Definitely ones to keep an eye on” – Abbie McCarthy (BBC Intro Kent/BBC Radio 1)

“Indie excellence” – The Evening Standard

“Shanghai Blues have serious festival headline potential.” – Josh Hannen, Amazing Radio

Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden track Studios, Kent

Artwork by SHANGHAI BLUES

Honey

Facebook: www.facebook.com/catryan17
Spotify: http://bit.ly/Cat-Ryan-Spotify

Lyrics:
Mannerism mixed up,
You keep looking at your fingers,
And the conversation lingers,
And you never fail to cut me off.

But then sometimes you seem to wanna talk to me all day,
And point out little things we do
Only between me and you.

Not good for me I know
So I say that I need to let you go.
Try and act like I don't care,
But I love you so the fight ain't fair.

You never try to see me,
Or go out of your way,
But your smile always deceives me,
I'm blind and led astray.

I think I'm slowly falling for someone else I met,
But it's hard to know what's going on up inside their head.

It's good for me I know,
But it's har to try and let you go,
With all the things you said,
I don't think I can leave you yet.

I hate how you have control over me,
And the things you don’t see will be the death of me,
I hate how you have control over me,
And the things you don’t see will kill me.

I hate how you have control over me,
And the things you don’t see will be the death of me,
I hate how you have control over me,
And the things you don’t see will kill me.

Cat Ryan - Mannerism

The new single from the forthcoming Nah... album, out in September 2020.

Nah... "Under The Radar"

Feed Me - Slim TIn Fox
Slim Tin Fox Design

Arthur Lopes
Justin Capocci
TJ Lynn
Robert Grehan

Feed Me (Floor Sex)

nobody knows

Years Go By

http://penfriend.rocks

I can’t do much of anything when I’m feeling down, let alone write a song about it, but one day in 2019 when I was trudging my way back, I made an attempt to leave a breadcrumb trail for my future self. 

"The Only Way Out Is Through" is my attempt to trap the "shapeless forces" that "pull at me", making them solid by assigning words to them, reducing their power and size to something I might feasibly be able to overcome. The aspirational sentiment that “resistance is crucial, forgiveness is beautiful” is one I find very hard to enact in the moment, but something I can at least continue to strive for. 

Ironically, this song is being released during my lowest fortnight of the last 12 months, so the safety line of lyrics I knotted inside the music is a helpful reminder of brighter days. 

The choice to release music in a universally dark time isn’t one I take lightly. “The Only Way Out Is Through” is the most resonant and useful piece of music I have to offer right now, a rescue raft for whoever needs one. 

That’s what this song is for me.

LYRICS 

Gotta get out of this 
Making a meal of distress 
Fatalistic to the bone 
Thunderclouds in every home 
Gotta get out of this 

The only way out is through 
Not gonna lose my heart - I never meant to 
The only way out is through 

Gotta get out of this 
Drowning in yesterday's tears 
Intimate conspiracies 
Shapeless forces pull at me 
Gotta get out of this 

The only way out is through 
Not gonna lose my heart - I never meant to 
The only way out is through 

The only way out is through 
Not gonna lose my heart 
I never meant to wish on a falling star 
But I won't let it go 

Denial take me away 
Pretend like I'm not the queen of stretching the days 
In all the wrong ways - til they break 
Denial take me away 
I crave your sweet mistakes but 
Resistance is crucial 
Forgiveness is beautiful 

The only way out is through 
Not gonna lose my heart - I never meant to 
The only way out is through

CREDITS
released September 8, 2020 
Written, produced, performed and engineered by Laura Kidd. Mixed by Dan Austin. Drums by Max Saidi.

The Only Way Out Is Through

Stupid Luck (Radio Edit)

Destroy Everything

Between lockdowns Telemarkk delved deeper into their fascination with atmospheric synth pop, exploring dreamily layered arpeggiated tones and crisp defined drum sounds to ignite inspiration for their latest modern electro 80s synth pop banger. Drawing influences from artists such as ‘the 1975’ and ‘Chvrches’, 'Reflection’ explores the theme of patience to the point of realisation and the ability to let go when reflecting on past experiences.