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Highway To The Lost & Found

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We are pleased to announce that our brand new single “Highway to the Lost & Found” will be released on 3rd Sept and it is available to pre-save now by clicking HERE

Highway to the Lost & Found is the fourth single from our upcoming EP ‘No Hope Without Love’. It is also a celebration of our 20th single. The single continues with our strategy of releasing a single every 7 weeks since 2020.

Check out the trailer video below:

Recorded during lockdown completely DIY. The song is filled with antidotes about being a musician, touring and life on the road. Going from town to town, hotel to hotel and also, playing another show for no fee. Musically, the sound reflects the somewhat frantic nature of life on the road and the hussle of trying to make it in the music industry. Illustrating the harder edge to the duo’s sound. The song was written around the title idea and a central guitar riff. Once those two elements were in place, the song was written pretty quickly. Then refined and arranged in the studio. 

Filled with energy and bite the song was made for a live show. As such, the song was debuted on the mainstage at Pub In The Park, Warwick. Their first gig since the pandemic. The crowd response to the song was electric. So hopefully, the song will enter people’s lives and become a live favourite.  

New Single – Break The Chains

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We are so happy to announce our new single, “Break The Chains” is out now. “Break The Chains” is the third single from our upcoming five-track EP ‘No Hope Without Love’.

You can listen to the single across all digital platforms by clicking HERE.

You can also buy a signed limited edition (Limited to 50) CD copy of the EP.

No Hope Without Love [EP – Signed]

Physical CD single of ‘No Hope Without Love’.
Limited to 50 copies
Fully Signed

Track Listing
1. You Had It All ft. Stephen A. Quinn
2. Bruise You Left
3. Break The Chains
4. Highway to the Lost & Found
5. —To Be Revealed—

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Break The Chains’ is the duo’s most socially aware/political song to date. Inspired by the protest songs of Dylan, Woody Guthrie and of course, our namesake “Bruce Springsteen”.

The song was written after seeing the news throughout 2020 onwards where allot of social topics such as racism, gender equality and human rights were brought to the fore. We were compelled to write this song as a reply to all of this and also as a way to make sense of it all. The song is a call to arms to every human on the planet to come together as one united human race, be kind to each other and put out the fires of hatred and discrimination before it’s too late and there is no way back for us.

New Single – Bruise You Left

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We are so happy to announce our new single, “Bruise You Left” will be released on 4th June 2021. Bruise you left is the second single from our upcoming five-track EP ‘No Hope Without Love’. You can pre-save the song on all digital platforms by clicking HERE.

You can also buy a signed limited edition (Limited to 50) CD copy of the EP.

No Hope Without Love [EP – Signed]

Physical CD single of ‘No Hope Without Love’.
Limited to 50 copies
Fully Signed

Track Listing
1. You Had It All ft. Stephen A. Quinn
2. Bruise You Left
3. Break The Chains
4. Highway to the Lost & Found
5. —To Be Revealed—

£2.00
Shop now

The song was written and recorded completely independently by Chris and Chantelle during lockdown at their own recording studio. The Drums however, were tracked by Chris Brush in Nashville, TN. The track was Mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Rolling Stones, The Killers, Snow Patrol and many more). 

Written by the duo the song started out as a title, melodic idea and a drum machine pattern. Since the beginning, the duo have kept with a routine of keeping a weekly allocated “writing session”. This is where the duo get together to focus solely on writing. They will swap ideas, show each other what they have been working on or start a brand new song together. This song was written over the course of two weekly writing sessions. 

The premise behind the song is the hurt caused by a long-term relationship coming to an end. Despite promising never to hurt each other, in the end, they do. Those wounds take a while to heal, some never do. So, whilst they may be in a better place apart the wounds/bruises of the relationship will stay with them forever.

In something that has become something of a trademark, the duo enjoy putting darker lyrics with upbeat music. 

Throughout the making of this song the duo experimented with sound and sonic textures. One such example of this is the percussion elements. Pinned against the live drum kit is a series of drum loops that were made by chopping up percussion sounds, processing and reversing the sound to create a interesting texture. Something the duo really enjoyed doing. Treating the recording studio like another musical instrument. Something they look forward to exploring more in the future.         

New Single – You Had It All

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We are so happy to announce that our brand new single “You Had It All” is out now. You can stream the single across all digital platforms by clicking HERE.

The Rising - You Had It All

We are super excited about this single because its the first time we have featured a guest singer on any of our music. Namely, this track features Stephen A. Quinn. Stephen initially brought the song to us and we collaborated heavily on the song. Bringing it to life. Stephen is also a super talented artist and his art adorns the cover of the single. 

The song itself is based upon the story of a very personal breakup. But, we all thought that it would be interesting to turn the song into a duet. Allowing us to take the listener on a journey and explore two narratives. In essence, making the song a conversation between the two characters. Where the characters jostle with their respective emotions until they realise that neither has won, they have both lost something.   

“You Had It All” is the first of five singles from the upcoming EP “No Hope Without Love”.  

New Single – Aint Nobody Got Me Here But Me

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We are so happy to announce that our next single will be called ‘Aint Nobody Got Me Here But Me’ and it will be out on 29th January 2021. It is available to Pre-Save on Spotify now by clicking HERE.

The song itself is probably the most personal song we have ever written. It is written about the inner battles we face as independent musicians and all the sacrifices we make in the pursuit of our dreams. Be it a steady income, the ability to have a comfortable life, the ‘normal’ life path and of course dealing with the constant rejection. Knowing that your love of music will carry you forward. However, what happens when love isn’t enough to get you through and you want to give up. But we learn to accept this situation and as much as we may moan about it and wish for a more comfortable life we know that we cannot blame anyone for the decisions we make and we have to live with those decisions. There “ain’t nobody got me here but me”. 

The song is written about the personal account of Chris and his most recent struggles of whether to continue with music or give up, realising that time may have indeed run out, especially as lockdown began and all planned work, festivals and tours were cancelled. Recalling the various stages of depression with lyrics that recall “spending my life thinking of a way I can make it out”. Also, the somewhat tragic yet witty recollection of buying a phone to make an urgent call for help only to find that the phone didn’t work. The song also recalls all the people who have come and gone and all the people who constantly tell you to “get a real job”. The song does however have a slight glimmer of hope when Chantelle spends her last pay cheque on a guitar as a declaration of faith and belief that everything will be alright.     

You can also buy a limited edition CD of the single direct from us. These will be limited to only 50 copies and will be hand signed by us. You can get a copy below