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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 515

Back to doing soundcloud playlists. It won't be a monthly thing, will just share once i have 40 tracks i like & am happy with. Next one is already on the way. You want to be on a future playlist, follow me here and if i like your stuff i'll follow you back. Reb

Rebjukebox 2024 - No. 1

Thanks to everyone who came by Fresh On The Net at the weekend to check out  Listening Post 515 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 Louise Toal - and you can read them at http://freshonthenet.co.uk/faves515

Fresh Faves: Batch 515

The Worm

Peacock Followed the Hen is an old Northumbrian Smallpipes tune and song. It has lyrics too which are cryptic in parts but quite clearly talk about lust and sex. “Aal the neet ower and ower” (all night over and over) “the peacock follows the hen”. So it’s a very one-sided thing where one person is chasing or pressuring another person for sex. Normally this is interpreted as a man chasing a woman for sex.. I wasn’t a big fan of this message so I added another verse, quite cryptic again but basically saying: stop the one-sided pursuit. That’s not cool. Step back and listen to what the other person wants, have respect for their bodily autonomy and their wishes. If  it’s a two-way thing, if you listen to each other, then maybe both people can have more fun.

Never So Red

Peacock Followed The Hen

Pagi

Selamat Tidur Bidadari

Save My Soul

Pohon

You're no one's friend but your own
I tried to reach out
But every touch leaves me cold
You locked me out

Took what you wanted
Not what you needed
I was blindsided 
To your faults

Coat my skin in salt
I want it to
Burn
'Cause nothing hurts like you

Coat my skin in salt
I want it to
Burn
'Cause nothing hurts like you

You're no one's friend but your own
I tried to reach out
But every touch leaves me cold
You locked me out

Took what you wanted
Not what you needed
I was blindsided 
To it all

Coat my skin in salt
I want it to
Burn
'Cause nothing hurts like you

Coat my skin in salt
I want it to
Burn
'Cause nothing hurts like you

✦

Written and produced by Annie Rew Shaw (Austel)
Mixed by Jess Camilleri
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork by John Williams

https://linktr.ee/austel

Salt (Single Version)

Rule The World

‘Feeling For Edges’ is about finding stillness in the chaos. The initial idea for the song came in one of those still moments, after watching ‘Reality Bites’ in the middle of the UK lockdown. We thought it would be fun to try and capture the feeling of that world as a writing exercise, as those characters felt like they were forever on the cusp of finding themselves and that was a fun starting place. In some ways it wasn’t that far from our own situation, as we had just recently returned from living in Japan for several years and in this way the lockdown felt like a period of re-invention and forming Wynona was a part of this process. 

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it 🧡

Song Credits

Songwriter(s): Richard Willats, Natalie Woodward
Vocals: Natalie Woodward
Guitars: Adam Hailstone, Richard Willats
Bass: Adam Hailstone
Drums: Kurt Phillips
Production by Adam Hailstone
Recorded By: Owain Fleetwood-Jenkins, Tom Sinnett
Mixing: Ross Gilmartin, Adam Hailstone
Mastering: Ross Gilmartin

Lyrics

I’ve been feeling for edges
Lead me into my room, my room where I tune out
I’ve been sitting on fences, for the longest time
Now I’m pulling out splinters

& we keep moving together
Find a place to keep us centered, while we try to make things better

We’re living way too fast, if forever never lasts
I’m gonna miss this so much

We’re trying to pretend it's alright
But really we’re holding handstands on high wires
We’re trying to pretend it's alright
But right now it feels like we’re falling apart

Wake up, wake up, my face needs cleaning up
Been a mess for a while now
I was trying to help you out, there was no need to shout
Rents expensive, so we’ll sleep on the floor of your brother’s house

Moving together, find a place to keep us centered
While we try to make things better

Links
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3oy7blpOzOCXEUDtrF0Snd?si=LxkqnPmbR1mqih9NL53wHA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wynonaband/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wynonaband
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wynonaband?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wynonaband

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Feeling For Edges

"Vanishing Point" is a tender felted piano piece with an enchanting, contemplative melody. The composition explores the theme of seeking tranquility - finding that serene moment when worries fade to nothingness.

CrusaderBeach is the pseudonym of composer Adrian Webster, a self-taught pianist from the North West of England whose neoclassical solo piano pieces blend captivating melodies with emotive moods. Discover more at: https://crusaderbeach.com/

Vanishing Point

Tested Waters

Rabenschwarz

Stream 'Every Day A Weekend' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/21AtVxQ5sW7QiUDot6hsaZ?si=4728de9dc82943d5

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badjamusic/

LYRICS;

VERSE 1
Here now, you know how it goes
Fears fall down like dominoes 
Leave your questions at home
Take this somewhere we don’t know

Let’s go!

Riding on the fast track 
Rolling with the rat pack 
Hit em with the tap tap 
Get ready for hand clap

Walking like a wild cat 
In a wild habitat
Make them all step back 
Are you ready for the impact? 

CHORUS
We make every day a weekend
Come play, every day’s a weekend
You can be free, it’s just a feeling
We make every day a weekend

VERSE 2
Rewrite the rules
Too cool for school
No time to lose 
It’s what we do

HOOK
Ooh
Ah 
Mmmm
La la la la la

Every Day A Weekend

All the Same

Burning Down the House

04 LAUNDRY DAY

The Delta Shake - I’ll Be Your Man (Alternative Version)

I’ll Be Your Man (Alternative Version)

The Past Is In The Way

We Can't Lose What We Never Had

Mastered at the infamous Abbey Road by Tom Hall (The Snuts, Elton John, The Beatles etc.) and recorded with Jamie McIntyre of The Covasettes. King of Broken Hearts is an anthem for anyone out there who may have ever mistreated anyone in a relationship and got things wrong. The heartbreakers of our society! Stacked with a driving rhythm section, a massive floor filler of a chorus and some luscious vocal harmony stacks.

King of Broken Hearts

George Boomsma - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Ally McDougal - Drums, Percussion
Will Looms - Electric Guitar
Adam Ridley - Wurlitzer
Harry Fausing Smith - Strings

Music & Lyrics by George Boomsma
String Arrangements by Harry Fausing Smith
Recorded by Jamie Graham at The Washoose, Crawfordjohn
Mixed by Adam Gorman, Pinhole Sound Studios, Manchester
Mastered at Raretone Mastering, Leeds
Photo by Sam Wood
Design by Chris Hood, Things On Fire

With special thanks to Graham and Bone.

Cashmere Grey

CallMeNancy - Mein Schatz (mixed bootleg)

Mum-Jean Rock 🇬🇧

Bookings: plomas@wmeagency.com
MGMT: jeremy@laissezfaireclub.com