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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

2AM Call

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We are so happy to announce that our next single will be called ‘2AM Call’ and it will be out on 30th Oct.

The song will be the first song we have released to feature a co-write. For this song we have the immense pleasure of writing with fellow Northern Irish Artist and Songwriter Eilís. You can check out their music HERE.  

The song is available to Pre-Save on Spotify now by clicking HERE

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

The song is written after a night out in a bar (The Parlour – mentioned in the song) where we observed a guy sitting at a bar talking to the bartender. He then went outside where he had an argument with a Girl. Minutes later He arrived back in to the same place and began talking again to the bar tender who began to console him.

We later found out that he had arrived with the Girl and they had just broken up. After witnessing this we thought that it would make a great narrative for a song. So after arriving back to Eilís’ apartment we wrote down the skeleton of the song. We constructed the narrative that the couple had broken up and in a distraught state the guy calls the Girl every night at 2am after drowning his sorrows asking for forgiveness. Wondering why She left him and dreaming of a way to get her back. 


The song was finished after several writing sessions and a demo session where we fleshed out the arrangement.        

Better Than This

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We are so pleased to announce that our brand new single will be released on 11th Sept and it will be called “Better Than This”.

The single is available to Pre-Save now via Spotify. Just CLICK HERE to pre-save.

As usual being independent artists we urgently need every pre-save we can get. So we beg you to please save our new single. Are are running a competition for pre-saves.

However, if streaming isn’t your thing and you prefer a physical CD. Well, do not fear we have a limited number of CDs available for pre-order below. We also have digital singles and artwork available to buy directly from us. Check out the items exclusive to this single below.

The single was recorded during lockdown in the band’s own recording studio Renegade Studios and also remote recording in Nashville, TN with drummer Chris Brush. 

Better Than This is an uplifting story which deals with the theme that no matter how hard things seem, they can always get better. It follows the two central characters. One, is a singer songwriter who is struggling hard playing in all the dive bars She can to make a go at being a successful musician. But no matter how hard they try they just can’t seem to make any progress. The second character a successful business Man who ends up loosing everything because they squandered all their money playing a game of keeping-up-with-the-Jones’. So they are forced to get a new job to rebuild everything. As the two characters continue on with their journeys they cross paths in the middle and realise that things will get better and they just have to keep working on their dreams. 


This song recalls heavily on the duos love of storytelling and the musician character is semi-autobiographical, covering the struggles of being an independent musician in today’s world. Especially with the current climate where musicians main revenue stream is being pulled away from them due to the worldwide pandemic. But within that darkness we must have faith in our dreams and push through, knowing that things will indeed get better. A universal message for everyone.  

I Want You – Radio Exclusive

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Exciting News!!!
We are so happy to announce that the legendary Matt Spracklen will be exclusively playing the first play of our brand new single “I Want You” on Country Hits Radio. 

Tune into Country Hits Brits at 7pm this Sunday to hear the new track. 

You can tune in online or via DAB. For more info go to: https://planetradio.co.uk/country-hits/

After sitting on this track for a while we couldn’t be happier to get it out on the airwaves and letting you guys hear it. 

Make sure you tune in tomorrow and don’t forget to tag us on socials if you hear the song