Of course it's a pop song! Written about a girl who just likes to go a little crazy from time to time....

MantraRay - The Collection

This is not a pop song

This Is Not A Pop Song

A song about not really knowing which way to turn when events take a turn for the worst....
Lyrics:
Pursue the impossible
Until it’s in your hands
Breath in every moment 
From the heart of the land 
Chasing down feelings
From deep in your soul
Scatter the emotions
Until you regain control 

Then someday, maybe 
I’ll come knocking baby 
But most days lately 
It still drives me crazy
And you know once you’re in, it’s a hole that’s so hard to get out

Avoiding the obvious
Until you find your space
Ignore all rationale 
Until you’re in the right place
Cancel out advice
Taking over your thoughts
Good or bad 
They will tie you in knots

Then someday maybe 
I’ll come knocking baby 
But most days lately 
It still drives me crazy 
And you know once you’re in, it’s a hole that’s so hard to get out

I'll come knocking

I’ll Come Knocking

A song about the different stages of a relationship that ultimately doesn't work out like you thought it might....

Lust Rust Dust

Described as The Charlatans meets The Chemical Bothers meets The Cult, this three minute banger was mixed and produced by Fresh on the Net curator Invisible Squirrel (Joe Adhemar). Unlike any of their previous releases in style, MantraRay continue to challenge any pre-conceptions about them.

Forever Your Pleasure (ft Invisible Squirrel)

Mantra Ray - Forever Your Pleasure

A moody 80's style Synth-pop track about the fragility of our relationships with each other and our planet.

Just Like The Sun

A melodic 3 minute rock song, inspired by the war in Ukraine, specifically about the brave woman who approached Russian soldiers asking them to take sunflower seeds and to put them in their pockets, so that something good would grow from their death on Ukraine soil. The track was produced by and features Joe Adhemar on keys.

Sunflowers

Inspired by TV shows Benidorm and Duty Free, this song celebrates the joy of being on holiday, having a great time and not wanting to return home to the daily grind. Unlike anything we have done before and unashamed cheese! All work and no play makes music a very dull boy!

Lazy Days

A song about fading away from when you were on top of the world. From the famous footballers to the Top Dog in your local boozer – always someone younger to take your crown. A real singalong chorus.

Between The Lies

RockStar

"Pounding drum beats and catchy riffs topped off with an emotive vocal, complete with scorching lead solos that scintillate and ooze power" - Upcoming Bands review.

My Broken Heart

Sick of being taken for fools by those who wield power, this rocking track hits back at all those people with their snouts in the trough....

Filthy

As yet unreleased elsewhere as it needs "tidying up" but it's too good a riff to stay in a dusty cupboard....another song about the pain of failing love....sensing a theme here?

My Broken Heart (Demo version)

MantraRay is two long-time friends, Trevor Brill and Billy Raymond-Barker. Trevor lives in Cardiff, South Wales and Billy lives in Brixham, Devon. Back in the 90’s, Trev and Billy worked together in London and were part of a five-piece band gigging around the London pub circuit, Billy on guitar and Trev on the drums. Then life got in the way, children were born and the band went their separate ways. Fast forward thirty years and the boys, well, two of them, are back! The magic of electronic file transfers has made their collaboration a reality despite the geographical separation. 

Their music covers a variety of genres but is mostly filed under Alt Rock. Musical  influences include the Manic Street Preachers, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Super Furry Animals, The Cure, Rush, Stone Temple Pilots…..the list could go on and on….way too many artists that they both love and enjoy, mainy from the “rock” genre but not exclusively, also enjoying Ska, Motown, Pop and Electronica. Their lyrics often reflect the emotional turmoil existing within personal relationships, grief, loss, love, sex as well as events such as 9/11 and the war in Ukraine. 

They released their first album, MantraRay – The Collection, in October 2021 and quickly found themselves many new fans who enjoyed the diverse range of songs, even being nominated for Tim Burgess’ Album of the Year 2021 by Ricky Spence. Their single releases have been similarly well received, Just Like the Sun being voted into the top 30 songs of 2022 in the Indie 100 Cup on In Your Ears Music and Sunflowers being selected as Duggystone Radio’s single of the month for January 2023. 

Their second album, Between The Lies, was released on 1st December 2023 and all profits from sales were donated to the mental health charity, Mind, Body and Sole. Reviews were glowing; "Stunning" "One of the best albums of the year" "Awesome - full of soul" "WOW - something else this album - I'm hooked" "My God - such a fantastic album"...a CD is available for purchase from our Bandcamp page (see our linktree below).

Active on social media, they are big supporters of the new music scene and love to see people they know doing well. They have no interest in “monetising” their music but get their thrills from knowing that people are playing their music on the radio or listening to them on streaming sites.

After a lot of discussions around practicalities, the band have decided that they will not be playing live gigs and will simply concentrate on sharing the creation of new music online. They continue to live the message “Enjoy yourselves, it’s later than you think, but never too late!”


Links:
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