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Ruins By The Sea

by Sunspire

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Rene The bass on "Ruins By The Sea" recalls the more melancholic side of New Order. After listening to the full album you are left with that satisfaction of listening to unclassifiable style material, although with a constant touch of melancholy and emotionality. Favorite track: See You In My Sleep.
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1.
Sirensong 02:52
I see a figure on the rocks then she’s not there anymore misty voices breathe release but they don’t care anymore I hear songs at night down by the shore I hear songs at night beneath the waves washed out grey the sun dissolves the waves shine white in the dark and there’s nothing, there’s nothing, but the silent tide and the shipwreck, dashed on the rocks they look up the glass, to the towering stars and their eyes like pearls in the depths but the clouds never part, and the night never lasts but they don’t care anymore
2.
Wildflowers 04:14
I awake, several hours before the dawn beneath a galaxy of leaves strands of ivy whisper through your hair abandoned fleets on moonlight lakes maybe, I am waiting to be well wildflowers fall behind my eyes and maybe I am dancing with myself ooh, darling, run away with me I look at you, with crystal eyes wait alone as midnight falls away wander through a garden in the sun and wait for it to gently fade away maybe, I am waiting to be well wildflowers fall behind my eyes and maybe I am dancing with myself ooh, darling, run away with me
3.
Delirious 02:48
oh, I could look at you for hours and never find a single thing to say oh, I wanna sit with you for hours delirious and whispering your name I walked to watch the sunset as the leaves fell from the trees and found myself adrift upon imaginary seas I wandered through the gateway and I waited by the shore I let the tide wash over me as I sank once more
4.
there's a ruin by the sea but you know that don't you where the silence breaks like snowfall over the ocean there's a fading tree that reaches out towards the sky and there's a wall of black and grey too high to climb ooh there's a ruin by the sea ooh I want you here with me oh beneath the ruined sky there's a place where the concrete grows like trees I'll meet you at the place beneath the waves at the ruin by the sea I watch the branches all aflame the stars go out like candles in the sun ooh there's a ruin by the sea ooh I want you here with me
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as I wander through the city at night beneath a black and iron sky I picture and isle of windswept hills and dive beneath the crystal waves sink beneath the shadow of the sea my worlds are yours, my worlds are yours fall between the space of what could be my worlds are yours, my worlds are yours my worlds are yours, my worlds are yours my worlds are yours, my worlds are yours my worlds are yours, my worlds are yours my worlds are yours, my worlds are yours
6.
Echo Down 02:34
oh I think I can see it now, a castle beneath the leaves I wonder if you'd take a walk with me, though I know that I'm lost in a dream the walls fall anyway I race through the stars, and you're waiting there for me someday I'll wake up by four barren walls, but I don't think that day is today
7.
The Waves 03:18
imagine, that this is the last time we are here floating above the bottomless green imagine, that this is the last time the waves are quite like this, quite like this and what if I am lost in a far off place where the sun is not the same and what if I return to a different sky a strange and distant plane and ooooh, I can barely picture it if I could see it then, what now and ooooh, beneath the opal sky I watch the distant lives, and mine
8.
Halogen Sun 03:24
oh tell me, tell me, is it the last time standing with you in the halogen sun oh tell me, tell me, do you remember feeling close to this before and maybe I could tell you everything, darling and maybe you would leave my head alone but what if we pretend that we are dancers and step together up between the stars in the halogen sun, in the halogen sun in the halogen sun in the halogen sun
9.
staring at the ceiling as I listen to the whispers on the tv screen the forest is on fire and I'm running like a deer between the trees we dance along the sunset and dive together into the bay I see you in my sleep already, it’s only been a matter of days mmmm and I miss you already, and I wish you were here I've never had a dream like this before and I miss you already, and I wish you were here I've never seen you like this before I've never had a dream like this before a haze of greyish mist appears upon the ruined castle on the hill what's it have to take for me to make myself believe that this is real I see you in my sleep already, it’s only been a matter of days I stare into your eyes but suddenly I find there's nothing to say mmmm and I miss you already, and I wish you were here I've never had a dream like this before and I miss you already, and I wish you were here I've never seen you like this before mmmm and I miss you already, and I wish you were here I've never had a dream like this before and I miss you already, and I wish you were here I've never seen you like this before I've never had a dream like you before I've never had a dream like you before

about

Sunspire is Jack Jazrawy-Brown from the British countryside (Wiltshire). He currently lives in Birmingham and creates dream pop music from his university bedroom. His debut album "Ruins By The Sea" is set to be released on vinyl on indie label Crafting Room Recordings.

"'Ruins By The Sea' is my first fully produced album, and the culmination of two years of songwriting and producing. The first demo for the opening track, 'Sirensong,' was completed in July of 2020 in the midst of the UK's coronavirus lockdown. In comparison to much of the album, this is a rather gloomy track; inspired by myths of sailors lured onto the rocks by the siren's beautiful song, it reflects a collective time of hopelessness in all of our lives. But, as the album progresses a general sense of hope is established - despite the occasional melancholy of the lyrics, I hope that the overall message is one of joy, a reflection of a year perhaps not so full of despair after all.

The album is a serious departure from my first EP, 'Euphoria' - the lo-fi production and vague lyricism of those songs has been replaced by cleaner, catchier songwriting, with new production methods being explored as the album progresses. The addition of a quality microphone to my bedroom studio has been hugely important to the more professional sound of this record; vocals are clear and with audible lyrics, and the inclusion of acoustic guitar on many tracks is a key addition to the sound of the album. In later songs, I also began to experiment with alternative guitar tunings, most notably my own adaption of Nick Drake's most commonly used open tuning.

Lyrically, this album explores numerous themes - despite the sense of stagnation that 2020 introduced, personally it was a year of change, with a move across the country to the University of Birmingham. A lot of the record deals with the effect of that change, most significantly to relationships with friends and family - while some songs are wistful and reminiscent, there is a continuing sense of joy at life and change taking place, against the odds. Opening up to more personal lyrics has allowed this album to become something intensely meaningful to me personally - a record of the emotions, both painful and uplifting, that I have experienced over the past six months."

Reviews:

"featherlight male vocals alternating dreamy hums, angsty broods, and intoxicating echoes into a seemingly weightless pastoral atmosphere of tranquil bliss." - WhiteLightWhiteHeat

credits

released May 23, 2021

All songs written and produced by Jack Jazrawy-Brown.
Mastered by Archie Sagers.
Special thanks to Ellie for her beautiful vocals on halogen sun,
and to Archie for his continual support and friendship.

the tree is stripped,
all colour, fragrance gone,
yet already on the bough,
uncaring spring!
- ikkyu

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