This song is pretty much me wanting to write like David Gedge/Wedding Present.. that's what inspired it anyway

Very cool and relaxed vibes... like this very much

Love this track! I’d listen to this anytime.

Great sounds Jan. love the vocals. Awesome work.

A song about leaving people who belong in the past, in the past. Breaking away from those who treated you badly and didn't value you. Watching them disappear in the rear view mirror and never looking back again.

Life

Rear View Mirror

hey everybody, thanks for checking out this updated version of Roots.
featuring on the guitar solo, another local Enid legend Mr. Billy Beck! 
my hometown is full of killer musicians, and I'm so honored to feature these guys in these songs. please share it with your friends!

be sure to check out the Rock Island instagram for updates, @rockislandok

Thanks again for your support!

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Lyrics:

tonight's dance is one to regret.
her secrets kept in the scars of her dress.
she's alone, so alone.
times kept the beat of her heart - though her tempos changed from the beat at the start.
she's alone, so alone.

she sings:
"I need someone to carry me back home. The road I've known was paved and this one's stone."
the breeze of wind across her lips takes any man's breath with just one kiss - 
but she's alone, so alone.

tonight's song is one that she wrote. she's telling tales about her roots back at home. 
she wanted to be free, so free.
she's been locked in walls in a world so tall -
so she sings.

she sings:
"I need someone to carry me back home. The road I've known was paved and this one's stone."
the breeze of wind across her lips takes any man home with just one kiss - 
but she's alone, so alone.

she sings:
"i'll count on myself to make my way home. The road I go is rock, gravel, and stone."

becoming free, beautifully, involves breaking down and believing.

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Album pic courtesy of Mitch of Higher Image, LLC.
Thanks Mitch!

Rock Island

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Roots

First single off Chapters Missing. 
Released 17th of november 2023.
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Jan aka Sönderrevet.
Cover art by: Sofiindra22 https://www.fiverr.com/sofiindra22

Lyrics 

I've been waiting for 
a second chance
to take you out
Like you said "this seems like a strange place to leave it"
Thinking of that time before
When you stumbled in
Looking so forlorn and-
We found comfort in each other 

But in your eyes, I saw there was something hidden
Or maybe plain in sight, maybe I didn't want to believe it? 
And if you had told me about all the complications 
It still wouldn't have kept me from falling for you 

Slow dancing 
In a crowded place
The two of us alone, and
hopes were building again
You looked at me with such anticipation, and-
with my hand on your waist, how-
did we let that moment slip away?

For in your eyes, I saw there was something hidden
Or maybe plain in sight, did I not want to believe it?
And if you had given me your explanation
It still wouldn't have kept me from falling for you  

In your eyes, I saw there was something hidden
Or plain in sight, maybe I didn't want to believe it 
And if you had told me about all the complications 
It still wouldn't have stopped me from falling for you

Chapters Missing

Something Hidden

Second single off Chapters Missing.
Released 1th of December 2023.
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Jan aka Sönderrevet.

Vocal contributions from Zaeli 
https://www.fiverr.com/elisabank
https://instagram.com/zaelith

Cover art by:
Sofiindra22 
www.fiverr.com/sofiindra22

On trombone:
Michele F. aka Trombonhero:
www.fiverr.com/trombonhero

Lyrics
Lately it's been a world of pain
And all I want is to escape 
All those memories of tranquilized bliss 
How do we keep hanging on like this?

Been thinking about all the laughs we shared 
It turns into pantomime to pretend we never cared 
I've sensed for so long that your will's been daunted
When you stopped talking about the things you said you wanted

As we're trailing off
With failing hope to piece it together
Have we've given it all I've got?
Have we've reached the end of our tether?
When there is only so much that I can do
Wearing this heart on my sleeve 
I'll wear it all out for you 

I hate to be the one who's living in hope 
Still craving your affection at the end of the road
Just think of all the chances that we blew 
And all those weak parts we just couldn't face up to 

We used to show them that we dared
Now we're serving all the things that we fear
And it's getting heavier than what we can carry
Please don't tell me that silver lining was only imaginary

As we we're trailing on
with failing hope to piece it together
Have we given it all we've got?
Have we reached the end of our tether?
When there is only so much that I can do
Wearing this heart on my sleeve 
I'll wear it all out for you 

And all the love we thought we knew
Like shooting stars, it fades from view
You think I'd fall this hard, if I only knew
We were like shooting stars, just like shooting stars

And there is only so much that I can do
Wearing this heart on my sleeve 
I'll wear it all out for you

On My Sleeve (Feat. Zaeli)

Merry Andrew's debut single, "Young Again," is a nostalgic tale of two brothers who grow up in the 90s, drift apart in their 20s, and their desire to reconnect and recapture their youthful spirit. 
Mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Death Cab) and mastered by Greg Calbi (John Lennon, Bob Dylan), "Young Again," seamlessly blends soft indie rock, à la The National and classic Beatles-esque songwriting, with bursts of 90s Alt Rock, reminiscent of Third Eye Blind.

Young Again

Surfing save me, in surf I'm free. 
Summer blue skies, air so sweet.
Waves of hope delight my heart.

After wave. Wave after wave. 
Ooooh—------- wave.
Wave after wave.
Ooooh—------- 

A dawny break, is worth the wake. 
Feel her calmness, washed through my soul.
It's why I'm here, I live to ride….

Wave. Wave after wave. 
Ooooh—------- wave.
Wave after wave
Ooooh—------- 

Sat out back, between the lines. 
My ride will come, no matter time.
Lose your worries, find yourself. 

After wave. Wave after wave. 
Ooooh—------- wave.
Wave after wave.
Ooooh—-------

Why should i be so scared?

Surfing saved me

This song is about my struggles with depression.

Lithium (demo)

All Songs by me (Written, Performed, Ruined, Resuscitated, Mixed, Re-recorded, Abandoned and all other possibilities) with the following exceptions:

Lehi, Sugarbaby, Gypsy and Some Sort of Magic written by Benjamin Nix and Dani Ford
 Special thanks to Dani Ford, Kahlan Davis, John Moreland, and the Toxic Brothers.

Cover by Izzyserious (Pixabay)

State Of Your Mind (Blue As You Mix)

A bloody and smoky blues that makes you dance without stopping

PUT MY LOVE INSIDE A LIGHT BOX

Rear View Mirror (Closer Than They Appear Mix)

Open Season (demo)

Indie rock, post-punk. Backed by high energy strums, synth leads and earworm guitar hooks.

Debut "Songs That Wouldn't Die" was released in October 2021 and created during the pandemic lockdown in Oslo.

Sophomore album "Chapters Missing" was released on the 5th of January, 2024.

All songs are written, recorded, mixed & mastered by Jan aka Sönderrevet.

On My Sleeve (Feat. Zaeli)

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