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no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


ha!

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm

ha!


I'm slow to do anything. People don't change if they keep whining and complaining.
If then, then

何をするにも　もたついている
ぐずりなやみ続けても　人は変われない
なら　なら

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


I've gone a little too far and now I regret it. I keep obsessing over small things.
If then, then

少しやりすぎちゃって　後悔してる
小さなことに　こだわり続ける
なら　　なら


I'll keep painting your words, tomorrow's sun, with the brush of my heart.

君の言葉を　明日の太陽を
一枚描き続けるさ　心の筆で


I don't know, but I'll blow my dreams on the conch. 

A buzzard dances through the gaps in the trees. 

Don't get too impatient about where I'll 
end up.
Slow, slow

わかっちゃいない　夢をほら貝で吹いて
木々の隙間から　トンビが舞うさ
どこにたどり着くか　痺れ切らさないで
スロウ　スロウ

Even if I fail at the time, I want to live. My heart may not burn, but that's also part of the path.
 

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm









ときに失敗しても　生きていきたいんだ
心は燃焼しないことも道の上である

My words, the sparkle of yesterday, are confirming my hopes on the path to you.

僕の言葉を　昨日の煌めきを
確かめているのさ　君のもとへゆく道



The water I scooped up fell to the ground again. 


掬われた水は　地面にまた落ちて
掌の隙間から　光が溢れた
会いたい気持ちは　消えることはないさ
スロウ　スロウ

スロウ　スロウ

Light spilled from the gaps in my palm. 

My longing for you will never fade.


Slow, slow

Slow, slow

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no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


ha  ha  ha  ha!

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm





ha  ha  ha  ha!



no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


year!!!

ha  ha  ha  ha!

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ha  ha  ha  ha!

Slow スロウ

for the late-night drive where the bassline hits deep. this is not soft R&B; this is neo-soul.

press play. don’t ask questions.

🔥 produced by desyire
💋 after hours • bedroom energy • night-time vibes

Good morning

Lyrics

I fall back into my teens
Whenever I get close but

You don’t feel like home
To me anymore
You don’t feel like home
But you did once and if time stood still

I’d wait for hours for a glimpse of those child like chills
But all the things i’ve said move further from my mouth

You don’t feel like home
To me anymore
You don’t feel like home
When I fall backwards

You’re no more than births and funerals
You’re no more than all I’ve been
Where there once was grudge there’s now peace and a sense of end
I’ll mourn your gradual death but cherish every breath

You don’t feel like home
To me anymore
You don’t feel like home
When I fall backwards
You don’t feel like home
To me any more
You don’t feel like home
But you did once

You Don't Feel Like Home

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

"Belfast Bobsled duo create a laid-back hazy jangle pop atmosphere on their latest single ‘Drive’."
Nialler9
12 new songs from emerging Irish artists you should hear

"Irish duo bobsled team have swooned their way into our hearts with their latest offering, “Drive.” It’s a humble, but hooky dream-pop song, lush with jangly guitars and ethereal vocals. These two seem to thrive in this bedroom niche, but have a real knack for rhythm and melody. “Drive” evolves into a catchy chant while never losing it’s in-the-aether vibe that makes it sincere and heartfelt in the first place. We think you’ll love this one too – check it out below or add it to your Spotify playlist."
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"Channelling some dreamy goodness of acts of the 90s with some soothing atmospheric production that perfectly compliment their dream-inducing vocal work and arrangements. The track is a bit of an ear-worm that slowly but surely showcases a hint of art-pop appeal, the sort of song that will help lift your spirits a bit during this pretty tough time. There’s a genuine heartfelt emotional element to “drive” that casts its spell on you and never lets go, and before you know it you’re hitting the replay button and let the music do the rest."
We All Want Someone To Shout For

"The band only released their debut single, This Pink Moon, back in July, yet have already caught the ear of BBC Introducing as well as a smattering of the best small blogs around... The track sits neatly alongside This Pink Moon’s indie-pop influenced sounds, and previous single You’re So Cool, which dialled up the slacker-rock tones to create a slice of fuzz-pop perfection. What impresses most about Bobsled Team is the way they dip their toes into a vast array of styles while still maintaining their own unique sound; even right at the beginning of their musical journey, they’re a band more than worthy of your time.."
For the Rabbits

Drive

Track 11 of 12 

A crippled space laboratory falls rapidly towards the Earth...

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Old Ways (Radio Edit)

Ave Life

Helly Hansen 4

Pivotal Orbit

Look what happened when Rope Store got back in the studio in 2020.

Because 2020's been a very 'different' year, this is a very different Rope Store!

Written, played & sung by Jason & Gemma.

Recorded, mixed & mastered at The Crunch, UK.

Isabella

Two brothers versus the machines. Clusters of Eyes debuted at Smugglers Festival 2018 and have since been inhabiting coastal Kent’s subterranean network of tunnels, honing their set of gritty electronica and robot-rock.

This latest track features guest vocals from Troy of punk/hardcore band The Long Knives.

Imagery of a dystopian post-Covid, post-Brexit landscape is set to an irrepressible groove - inspired in equal parts by The Fall’s ‘Blindness’ and Death In Vegas’ ‘Aisha’.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/QaII3ePbDtc

This Is Transformation (feat. Troy)

Can We Stay

I am the garden
that backs on to your train;
graffiti on a hoarding
sordid reading at close range.
Tights in the gutter.
Another shutter down forever.
I am bouquets at the side of the road.

Look for me in the tailback
as you drive the flyover.
I’m the wall of the underpass
Everyone’s eyes slide off me like egg. At last.

I’m the dark sockets
of a house with no power.
Trip switch lips.

Look for me in the now.

Have I broken into your heart yet?
Have I broken into your heart yet?
I’m talking in tongues again, I know. I know.
But have I?
Broken into your heart yet?

Look for me in the trees
at every roundabout you approach,
in hot black rubber tracks.

I am nettles in the hedgerow
a balloon, a blister pack.
I’m teething again
but this time it’s words, it’s words.

Stand firm Kate:
I make a sweep of my face,
and fake my forehead terror proof.
This is not the time to step out into your headlights.
Look for me in the now.
This is not the time to step out into your headlights.
Look for me in the now.

It’s in the words, the words, the words.
The words, the words, the words.
Look for me in the now.

The Now

Weakness

Stand Up

Glitter

Powerfully uncool electronic pop grooves for sarcastic introverts.
Working the Recovery Chronic Depression/Anxiety
Trekkie 🖖

Marrying the sounds of vocal Soul, modern Jazz and 90s Hip-hop; Bristol collective CURA offer a new twist to the emerging UK Neo-Soul scene. Comprised of saxophonist and vocalist Rosie P, George Thomas on the bass, and producer beat maker Ben Charlton as multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. After assembling in June last year, CURA have already been championed by BBC Introducing. With their debut single ‘Full House’ scoring in BBC Music Introducing in the West's top 20 songs of 2020, the new year is set to hold multiple exciting releases for this up-and-coming trio.

Can We Stay

CURA

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