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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 392

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Thanks to everyone who came by Fresh On The Net at the weekend to check out  Listening Post 392 and tell us which tracks they liked best. Here, in alphabetical order, are our readers' top favourites. Our reviews are written by Fresh On The Net's Andy Page - and you can read them at http://freshonthenet.co.uk/faves392

Fresh Faves: Batch 392

Song of the Day 2021 (Jan-Apr)

Includes all tracks selected for the weekly Eclectic Picks Playlist on Freshonthenet in 2021.  

Part 1 - https://soundcloud.com/signalcommittee/sets/eclectic-picks-2021-1
Part 2 - https://soundcloud.com/signalcommittee/sets/eclectic-picks-2021-part-2-of

ECLECTIC PICKS - 2021 (Part 1) (Freshonthenet)

Connecting Flights

Lost Goals

"Lost Goals" - Jacques Labouchere

Dream-pop/folk project Rosemary & Garlic, solely lead by Dutch singer Anne van den Hoogen, return with their first new track in nearly two years. Recorded earlier this year with mixing done by Ian Grimble (Daughter, Mumford & Sons, Bear’s Den), “Frames” is an atmospheric slice of delicate melancholy which Rosemary & Garlic have finely crafted over the past few years, all underpinned by van den Hoogen’s strikingly ethereal vocals.

Rosemary & Garlic recorded and self-released their debut EP The Kingfisher in 2014. Since then the popularity of the band’s brand of indie-folk infused dream-pop has grown, gaining attention and a fanbase across the world. “Old Now”, taken from the debut has amassed an impressive 34 million-plus streams and placed prominently on key streaming playlists. 2018 saw the release of their self-titled debut studio album via Nettwerk Records (Passenger, The Paper Kites, Boy & Bear). Contemporary artist Gregory Euclide, who is most famously known for creating the artwork for Bon Iver’s critically acclaimed second album, created the album’s gorgeous and striking artwork. They have since then appeared at renowned international festivals such as SXSW (US), The Great Escape (UK) and Reeperbahn Festival (DE). Since the departure of co-founding member Dolf Smolenaers, R&G is now a solo project of singer Anne van den Hoogen.

Press contact: 
Penny Palmer | ppalmer@nettwerk.com

One Stop Clearance (Master & Pub): jasper@thehiddentrack.nl

Frames

I Won't Forget

A conversation with my future self about all the things I’d give up to be where I think I want to be. Writing ‘Whippoorwill’ was a challenging exploration into the world of personal sacrifice and the meaning of success. A passion piece from start to finish. Produced by Ben Cramer (Old Sea Brigade) and Owen Lewis (Phillip Phillips, Banners, Lady Gaga), this tune took on a form of its own. I have never been more proud of a song than I am of this work. I sincerely hope you enjoy it and that it speaks to you in some way.

Whippoorwill

Music, Production & Video Edit - The Zeropoint Projects
Lyrics & Vocals - Lohrd Snohw

Lohrd Snohw 
Twitter - @lohrdsnohw
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ISnfDHnLM1dSdkzsnuzmi


The Zeropoint Projects 
Twitter - @zeropointprojx
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2R6Z7PtT1bNyB0rCjnqten
Bandcamp - https://thezeropointprojects.bandcamp.com/

Official Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8Enk8cWbTE

Available on all major streaming sites as of October 2nd

Resist

Resist - Feat. Lohrd Snohw

My love, since when,
Moved on, so now I pretend,
Does anybody know yer name?

Hand inside a glove, spitting image of you,
Baby it’s true,
Automated and factory demand too,
What should I do?

And as I look long and hard in the mirror,
The mirror hung on the wall,
It doesn’t feel like there’s anyone left,
And I see nothing at all

My love, it seems,
Is like a hologram that plays on repeat,
Coz I fell for this torment,
And it’s not like real life when we try to pretend,
Does anybody know yer name?

Hand inside a glove, spitting image of you,
Baby it’s true,
Automated and factory demand too,
What should I do?

And as I sail by myself down the river,
Collecting memories before,
The river runs to the edge of the sea,
I know I’ll never be sure

BRB - 
Vocals, Backing Vocals - John Tydeman
Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals - Henry Tydeman
Bass, Backing Vocals - Jack Hosgood 
Drums - Lawrie Miller
Guitar - Rax Behéshti 

Produced, engineered and mastered by Paul Steel at Jelly's Hook Studios, GBMet Northbrook Studios and Brighton Electric
Engineer at Brighton Electric - Alex Gordon

"Morning Light" by Bengal Lancers

Recorded by Olly Betts at Crows Nest Studios
Mastered by Neil Pickles at Reveal Sound

Morning Light

KIMO - HOME ALONE

Old Ways (Radio Edit)

The second single from Josie Lockhart. Mixed by Chris Coady (Future Islands, Beach House, TV On The Radio)

One Second To Midnight

Journey To The Sun

High Vibrations

I'll Write Your Constellation

Falling

Don't Call Me Calm

Reuben

Entanglement

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)

Artwork by Lucy Calderbank
Mastering by Aidan Hendrickse
All other credits go to Mari



Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHcQA5a-Hl8&ab_channel=Mari
Bandcamp: https://marimusic.bandcamp.com/track/doldrums
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/31lgOxiPo2I5oqcjyXAgac?si=dIJEJyyNR82fUH6RziYeCw 
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/doldrums-single/1547963321

Doldrums

Lay Down

Recorded at WaveLab Studio, Tucson.
Musicians
Dean Owens - vocal, nylon string guitar
Joey Burns - upright bass, electric guitar, accordion, BVs
John Convertino - drums, percussion
Jacob Valenzuela - trumpet
Sergio Mendoza - percussion

A reinterpretation of an old song... now in technicolour! Sweeping desert noir, and an old, sad story. A bittersweet love song. From upcoming album, Sinner's Shrine, and also on The Desert Trilogy EPs (5 Mar, 7 May, 9 Jul)

Pre-order all 3 Desert Trilogy EPs here: 
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/the-desert-trilogy
Dean on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/dean-owens
www.deanowens.com

The Desert Trilogy EPs Vol 1/Sinner's Shrine

New Mexico

Bandcamp

Dean Owens - New Mexico (ft Joey Burns and John Convertino) - WAV

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

Ruth wrote Way the Wind Blows when she was 12 years old. The lyrics reflect on missing her dad whilst growing up as he worked as a touring musician. Now 23, she has reimagined the song with her band, featuring guitars from James Cooke, recorded by Mark Lewis at Germanium Studios in Manchester.

Way the Wind Blows

Originally hailing from Buckinghamshire, South London based indie quartet Bleach Lab are establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with, conjuring spaced-out melodies alongside jangly guitars. Taking the heart-on-sleeve vocals of Julia Jacklin and mixing it with the opalescent soundscapes of Mazzy Star and Cocteau Twins, Bleach Lab have fused their own introspective yet emotionally frenetic soundscape.