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Dancing in the Face Of Danger

by Exploring Birdsong

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Nickie Harte Kelly
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Nickie Harte Kelly A second EP from this trio, who do not feature guitar in their instrumentation. Despite that, it is a very satisfying progressive rock outfit, which veers into pop territory at times. The layered vocals are the pivot from which the drummer and both keyboardists turn. There is some violin, viola, and cello, adding to the density of the production, which maintains a delicacy, even in the heaviest parts Favorite track: Bear the Weight.
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pfm2007 Absolutely beautiful songs, great music, and outstanding vocal performance. Every song is an adventure in sonic paradise. Bravo!
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Alan Schoen Excellent from top to bottom. It's unfair to ask for a favorite track cause the whole album is that AMAZING Favorite track: Bear the Weight.
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1.
Pyre 04:53
Pyre Our eyes refuse to rest And show no sign of closing The longest night is met With breaking light (approaching) We tread grounds that hold our weight But seeds of dread are flowering Can our will survive? Or will the fire below devour it Only with you will I embrace my sleep My demons are roaming beneath Bright burns the pyre (But will you join me in the fall?) And I can tell that you’re losing the fight As light dissipates from your eyes Still bright burns the pyre Behind these eyes I know The love they bear is torn with heartache Will the world forget my name And all I’ve done be erased? Replaced? Prise my eyes awake Only with you will I embrace my sleep My demons are roaming beneath Bright burns the pyre And I can tell that you’re losing the fight As light dissipates from your eyes Still bright burns the pyre Hold me close Don’t ever let me lose The thing I love the most Let die the embers
2.
The Way Down 04:59
The Way Down Those grey clouds Are rolling in fast The way down Looks further than you had planned I only found My way through bloodshot eyes My way down Go and sharpen your knife Hard to pretend that the worst part’s over The rain will come in from the sunlight And you know that the cracks will start to show I tried to hide I knew you’d never find Peace of mind Go and sharpen your knife Hard to pretend that the worst part’s over The rain will come in from the sunlight And you know that the cracks will start to show Don’t reopen the wound You’ll need a way just to stop the bleeding Better pray for it soon ‘Cause you know that the gaps will start to grow Now the water’s seeping in You can never start again Nothing left for you at all What made you walk will make you crawl Now the water’s seeping in You can never start again Nothing left for you at all What made you walk will make you crawl You cannot come back Go and sharpen your knife Hard to pretend that the worst part’s over The rain will come in from the sunlight And you know that the cracks will start to show Don’t reopen the wound You’ll need a way just to stop the bleeding Better pray for it soon ‘Cause you know that the gaps will start to grow
3.
Bear the Weight Strip me to my core Close these vacant doors Just to be sure We’ve been hollowed out Knees and heads bowed Then drowned in our doubt Lies come from their mouths Just you wait ’til the world falls apart We bear the weight To defend the man who would Fall in your place at the hands Of a king who is lost See how we’re bled dry? The sky runs red tonight Veins torn open wide Alone is how we die They consume Blood spills from the open wound Cut too deep to start to heal The only thing we’ll ever feel Try to make the moment last Even when they break your back This might be the only time You’ll know you’re alive We bear the weight To defend the man who would Fall in your place at the hands Of a king who is lost The view of the horizon Must be nice from up inside The ivory tower So sit and find watching Though eyes so blind that Nothing ever could go wrong We bear the weight To defend the man who would Fall in your place at the hands Of a king who is lost
4.
Ever the Optimist Loss of control The gears twist and the clock turns Ever the optimist ’til The clouds roll in and the bridges burn The aggravation of drawing blood out From the stone We’ve hit the bone Kingdoms fall With the weight of it all And we’re gone I hate to tell you but the setting sun won’t rise The shepherd lost his grip and Now the wolf’s inside Now the paragon has poison in his veins We’ll wash away We’ll all decay A slowing breath A sharpened tongue for comfort Ever the optimist ’til The deluge hits, but the famine first The final reckoning The action and the consequence You’ve drawn your breath A fumbling king Only chaos he’ll bring An obedient queen Forced in between The obscene I hate to tell you but the setting sun won’t rise The shepherd lost his grip and Now the wolf’s inside Now the paragon has poison in his veins We’ll wash away we’ll all decay
5.
No Longer We Lie Leave it be Never pay your mind to What only hells have seen Don’t believe On soil and sky comes a Fury from beneath From a lying tongue comes Only blasphemy Truth we speak We’ll watch the world From under blind belief No longer we lie Tears fall from their eyes Slow comes death (When the fire fuels the upset) Alone we tread (We were a step away from descent) We could see But we didn’t want To make this real Hear us plead But they’ll never show us mercy No longer We’ll let them see us We will let them see hell now Our hell now They will hear us No longer We’ll let them see us We will let them see hell now Our hell now They will feel it We will let them feel hell now Our hell now They will taste it We will let them taste hell now Our hell now They will hear us

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A beautifully curious blend of pop-sensibility, delicacy, experimentation and heaviness. Piano led, guitar-less trio Exploring Birdsong are paving their own musical path with their latest record Dancing in the Face of Danger.

Dancing in the Face of Danger, recorded and mixed at Northstone Studios, Bridgend, builds on the musical foundations of The Thing With Feathers. The five track EP has an evolutionary growth; synthesizers and a live string section add texture and gravity to the piano led core, and whilst the record isn’t conventionally conceptual, lyrically, the band describe each track as ‘having its own tale to tell’.

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released March 24, 2023

Music & lyrics by: Lynsey Ward, Jonny Knight & Matt Harrison

Engineered and produced by: Jayce Lewis & Abe Fihema at Northstone Studios

Mastered by: Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios

Additional musicians: Tee Soulful (programmed drums), Elaine Ambridge (Violins & Viola), Luke Moore (Cello)

Artwork by: Paul Phillips (True Spilt Milk Designs)

Photography: Will Norbury (Blessuh Visuals)

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Exploring Birdsong Liverpool, UK

Exploring Birdsong are a piano driven progressive rock band from Liverpool, UK.

After launching in September 2017, the trio have developed a truly unique sound drawing influence from both 70’s pioneers ELP, Genesis and Kate Bush to modern progressive poster boys Tesseract and Steven Wilson. ... more

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