Black Water - Angus Powell

Written and performed by by The Trusted (Tom Cunningham, Dale Holt Mead, Finlay Cunningham, David Batchelor)

Produced and Mixed by Rees Broomfield
Mastered by Doug van Sloun

Release date:
16th June 2023
P-line:
℗ The Trusted

Doomsday

Human Rain Delay is an EP consisting of reworked versions of songs recorded at various points over the last ten years or so that never found their way onto a record. If that makes them sound like sweepings from the cutting room floor then, well, there's probably some truth in that. But having gone back to them I think they're worth putting out into the world anyway. Hopefully you'll agree. On Repeat has been sat on my phone as a rough demo for years. I'm fond of it, but it never seemed to quite fit with previous collections of tunes. The Final Hit is a tune originally intended for the album Out Beyond the Radar that I never got around to finishing until now. One Twenty Four is new and was originally going to be on a new album called Free the Night which will definitely be coming out this year (I've been saying that now for three years, but this time I really mean it). Human Rain Delay is a song I recorded 10 years ago and if you dig around in the Victory Kicks back catalogue on Bandcamp you can still find that version. This one isn't much different, but it does have a backing vocal cameo from my sister - thanks Harriet. And for anyone wondering, Human Rain Delay is one of the many phrases from baseball glossary that I'll probably end up stealing for a song title. It was coined for former Cleveland Guardian's first baseman Mike Hargrove, each of whose plate appearances took roughly the length of time it will take you to listen to these four songs.

Human Rain Delay [EP]

The Final Hit

Stomping bass, frenzied city street beats, joyful vocals, and an electric guitar solo like a siren, this raucous riot of a single sees Mulele Matondo Afrika collaborating with world renowned world music artist Jupiter Bokondji on irresistibly impelling Afro-rock grooves, written and recorded in Jupiter's music shrine, in the Lemba district of Kinshasa, DR Congo, the capital of music.

Kinshasa Kiese is an homage to the vibrant musical city these rebel musicians call home… Welcome to Kinshasa!

X Jupiter Bokondji - Kinshasa Kiese

FELICITY.m4a

On 'I wish I had a dog', Aderyn sets her sights (and tongue-in-cheek lyrics) on the state of her generation. In a punchy 2 and a half minutes, Aderyn lambasts landlords and music scene rich kids, with a breathy insouciant vocal in the verses that explodes into a singalong chorus. 'I wish I had a dog' is a song that would sound at home on any 90s movie soundtrack, and yet uniquely encapsulates the disenfranchisement of the 2020s. Aderyn says of the song "I wrote this song about the surreal times we are living in. The lyric 'all the girls are selling pictures of their feet' really sums up the absurdity of my generation. It's probably more common for a girl in her twenties to have an OnlyFans than own a house. As an artist, I want to talk about that."

I Wish I Had A Dog

Saytr play are an indie-pop outfit known for their electric live shows, in iconic venues (gorilla, broadcast, ebgbs...) And the festival circuit (great escape, ynot, neighbourhood, 110above...) alike. 

Sharing influence with Circa Waves, the strokes, sundara karma and cage the elephant, and recieving playlisting from radio x, Spotify (New Music Friday, Hot New Bands, Indie List) Amazing Radio and bbc introducing, the band have racked up over a million streams on Spotify & a dedicated fanbase. 

Following their hiatus, Saytr Play came back this year with 'The Butterfly Stitches EP', amassing over 150,000 streams, Editorial support on Spotify's Fresh finds and New Music Friday, playlisting on XS Manchester and national radio coverage on Radio X. Off the back of this success, Saytr Play sold out their headline show at Manchester's Deaf Institute a month in advance. 

Saytr play release 'Brother' on 1st September and headline Manchester's Canvas on the 8th September.

Brother (YKTDY)
Is a very nostalgic song for me. Most songs touch on the subject of love, the only difference here is that I wanted to write a song about how much I love my mates. I wanted to share some of the story’s and memories we lived through in our younger years. Growing up in Moston (Manchester). The good times. The bad times. It’s celebrating he family we choose, in our case our brothers. Life is never plain sailing but I like to think that is about who you are with not where you are. In this industry iv met a lot of privileged people but I honestly wouldn’t change our upbringing for the world. I’m proud of where I’m from & I love my mates so I wrote a song about it. Enjoy.

Brother (YKTDY)

Driving at night

'Jupiter' is the second single from Pocket Sun's debut album 'Mirror in Blue Light'.
Released 1st December 2023.

~ Credits ~
Produced by Josh Best-Shaw at Small Hours Studio
Mastered by James Trevascus
Artwork by Gina Marie Tratt

Official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLcXo753-CM

~ Video Credits ~
Alien played by Laurence Fazakerley-Buglass
Directed by Gina Marie Tratt & Laurence Fazakerley-Buglass
DOP & Editor - Gina Marie Tratt
Make Up & Assistant - Tarryn van Biljon

Jupiter

Just a Little Too Sensitive 4 U

Lyrics:
Chez nous je gronde — pas excuse, habitude,
Mes beaux souliers désormais pleins de poussière rude.
Parmi des sentiers où la mémoire s’effrite,
Nous marchons lents — trop tôt, trop tôt, toujours trop vite.
Elle était là — la veuve — droite, sans détour,
Sa voix, tranchante et vraie, surgit hors du parcours;
Et cela fit en nous un calme apaisant,
Comme une épée brisant le collier contraignant.
De petits cailloux, serrés au creux de la main,
Balisaient notre route et traçaient le chemin.

Que laisse-t-on, quand il n’est nulle sépulture ?
Des cendres dans le vent — et la mémoire dure,
Nous essayons encore d’aimer sans talisman,
Sans marque ni emblème — juste un signe. Un signe. Lentement.

« Je le mets dans sa boîte ? », dis-je, l’air étonné.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi cela m’a paru sensé.
Mon ami se tait, puis répond net, sans manière :
« Des cendres, pas de stèle. Comprends, mon frère. »
Il rit — non de bonheur, mais d’un chagrin amer :
« Pas dans une boîte aux lettres… sois humain, frère. »

de l’air…

Petits cailloux — prière lourde sur la terre,
Que donner, sans un corps, juste un silence austère ?
On n’a pas toujours besoin d’une tombe pour voir,
Parfois… suffit un caillou dans la poche, pour croire.
Avec eux, simple geste — une pierre qu’on apprête,
Une petite pierre… mais en elle — tout ce qui reste.

Petits Cailloux

Songwriters Willebrand & Nylund doing whatever they feel like doing – and having fun.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7u1A9QKIKf5tCkOGamjfmH?si=cFoOOEsKQLuKnrzBegzx2A

More bio: https://bcnvt.se/2022/10/07/penguins-martingales/

Just a Little Too Sensitive 4 U

Penguins & Martingales