The SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE signs really annoy me. Guys, he’s done the list, he’s packed the gear. This is a guy who lives and breathes logistics. Too late for this bullshit

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Dear readers, I am struck down with the pox, I may not see another springtime. Maybe I should have had the flu jab.

Quietly confident at this point that I'm going to make it to the end of 2024 without having any clue at all what Hawk Tuah was about.

Thanks! It works well for me!

if it's just a sprain they can ice it

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I've been away from social media a couple of days and have come back to find loads of new followers here. Thanks so much, I'm trying to follow everyone back but my thumbs are cramping up 😫

Handshakes And Hedgefunds, by Bransby track by Bransby

I know the rich and powerful will never be held to account but they can't stop me from dreaming of a time when they will

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I've been trying to workout how to play my songs live with the backing that I want. I've re-recorded a live-specific backing track for one track. I'm pleased with how it's going, it'll be a while but I'll be doing some live streams soon and then working out how to take it into the real world.

thank you very much!

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undiscovered indie - YouTube Under-appreciated indie bangers. I'm trawling Youtube to find songs with low play numbers that deserve a listen. I only add songs that I like!

I maintain a playlist on Youtube Music of "Undiscovered Indie". It's a load of songs I've found, that I really enjoy, that have very few listens, enjoy

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I lived in London for 11 years, for most of that time my nearest tube was the Central line. It's still one of my proudest achievements that I only ever woke up drunk in West Ruislip just once.

Whether this will please the streaming gods or leave them indifferent on their digital mountain tops, I don't know, I am but a mortal, on this earth to churn out bangers. (6/6)

I'm leaning into that, I love writing and producing songs, it's so much fun. A song a month is an arbitrary target, I did it from September to December last year, and have managed it from April to August so far this year.
(5/6)

It's easy to moan about the inequities of modern-day capitalism and the whims of algorithms but the reality is that as an independent musician it's never been easier to write, produce and release your own music. (4/6)

Nevertheless, I know that if I want people to hear my music, and I do, then that's where they're likely to do so. This means that I have to be consistently creative, or rather, as I am beginning to think of things, I get to be consistently creative. (3/6)

The gods must be pacified, as an indie musician I must worship at the altar. If this sounds a little insincere on my part it's because it is.
Try as I might I can't muster up enough enthusiasm about streaming services to really care how my songs perform there. (2/6)

interior shot of my studio the "bran cave" guitars hang from the walls, there is a piano and some microphones set up to record acoustic guitar

I'm releasing a song a month at the moment, the gods of the social media algorithms reward consistency apparently. Those in the know will tell you that the Spotifies of this world will look favourably on he who brings offerings regularly, so there's that. (1/6)

Right I'm seeing loads of cats and rabbits on here, and that's fine, nothing against cats and rabbits, but please show me some dogs. I'll go first, this is my mate Sid

Sunrise in Chester this morning #chester #theskyisonfire

I told Bluesky I liked animals and now all I can see is cat posts.

I have just joined Bluesky but not from the other place, from the other other place. #otherplace #amidoingthisright?