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LYRICS

Tell me it's the best for us
Take away the truth because 
Sleeping top to toe with me
Isn't what it used to be

So I'm changing all my days to make your nights
It's just not right
And you tell me I'm a child and take my light
To smoke your mind
But I don't smile like before
And you take him to your bed, it's all been said
You need this more

Tell me I'm a time you'll miss
Feelings always change like this
But you are all the words I need
To explain myself, it seems

So I'm changing all my days to make your nights
It's just not right
And you tell me I'm a child and take my light
To smoke your mind
But I don't smile like before
And you take him to your bed, it's all been said
You need this more

Please don't go, I need you 
Take control, you tell me
Please don't go, I need you
Take control

So I'm changing all my days to make your nights
Its just not right
And you tell me I'm a child and take my light
To smoke your mind
But I don't smile like before
And you take him to your bed, it's all been said
You need this more
Won't you take me to your bed
I should have said
I need you more

Top To Toe

'Bread and Circuses' from driftbox's EP titled 'memory blocks'

memory blocks

Bread and Circuses

What The Fuck Am I Doing?

We are stoked to present Nugget's heartbreaking, visceral cover of 'Watermelon', originally by Human Bones. This is the first track to be released from the upcoming compilation 'Elevenses' to mark the first birthday of Breakfast Records. Featuring eleven artists performing incredible, creative covers of their favourite song to be released on the label so far, the album will be released initially as a limited run of just eleven bundles including a cassette, tea towel, word search and download code, all for just eleven pounds, before becoming available digitally. Launch tickets: https://dice.fm/event/breakfast-records-elevenses-launch-20th-may-hours-space-tickets 
Photo by Ellie Kate Gray.

Nugget - Watermelon (Orig. by Human Bones)

The third track to be released from our upcoming covers compilation,  Cagework's blistering take on Slonk's incredible 'We're Both Going to be Fine' transforms the tender vulnerability of the original into oh whatever just listen to the song and see for yourself.

Cagework - We're Both Going To Be Fine(Orig. by Slonk)

MGL Consultancy

'Mackerel (Single Version)' by Sandtimer, out August 3rd on Lost Forest Records

Listen on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/track/1FNPJYNIvMYGvX4aV6wLLO?si=NcPH7B7TSbqNe4Jk4q64XQ

Robert Sword - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Synths
Simon Thomas - Vocals, Guitar, Bass

Written by Robert Sword
Produced and arranged by Robert Sword and Simon Thomas
Mixed by Giles Thomas 
Mastered by Terry Waker at Tonalex Mastering

Mackerel - single

Mackerel (Remix)

Taken from Roxanne de Bastion's new album, Heirlooms & Hearsay. 
CD & Vinyl available at: www.roxannedebastion.com/shop 
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2X5uUMDFi3I73qbxapgwCH

Artwork by James Gardiner

The Painter

On The Mend

Ignored

Links...

For Idris - www.soothsayers.net
                 www.illconsidered.net 

Afua Hirsch - https://twitter.com/afuahirsch
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/1079598/afua-hirsch.html

Akala - http://www.akala.moonfruit.com

Jeffrey Boakye - https://twitter.com/unseenflirt?lang=en

Bumi Thomas - https://twitter.com/bumithomas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-49065905/bumi-thomas-british-born-jazz-artist-faces-deportation-from-the-uk

Nehru's book on India - https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Discovery-of-India-by-Jawaharlal-Nehru-author/9780143031031

KUTCHA BUTCHA PODCAST 1 - IDRIS RAHMAN

Following on from the incredible success of her phenomenal debut EP 'Centella', we are over the moon to be welcoming into the world Kate Stapley's amazing new AA release 'The Hours / Hermit' on December 6th. A unique and powerful voice, Kate has made a name for herself as one of the UK's most essential young songwriters, and this stunning double release builds on her incredible musical momentum. Drawing on the heartfelt lyrical complexities of Centella, this new offering is something altogether more tenebrous, with all the caustic power of a dormant volcano.

Hermit

Be with the people that love you and those that you love. 
Artwork by Kieran Dhanjal.
Free download.

Pondering

Bubble-machine powered sparkly guitar janglers playing songs with so much reverb you could live in them.

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