Heart Beat EP

"This is classic pop songwriting from a band that have clearly grown together musically." Brighton Source

"The instrumentation echoes The Doors if they were potentially tripping on a faster paced substance, some sort of ‘fear and loathing’ style concoction." Quasar In The Mist

"Fragile Creatures are definitely getting away with pushing the boundaries in their music." The 411

Heart Beat EP is the first fully independent release from Fragile Creatures. Having been frustrated by the time it took to get our debut album released we were keen to get to work on a follow-up straight away. We bought recording equipment, and started experimenting with demos in our rehearsal room. I started to think we had a shot at recording ourselves to a standard that was worthy of release but I wasn't sure how to actually release stuff – did we need a publisher? A new label? I decided to go back to college, studying an MA in the Music Industry at Brighton's new independent music college, WaterBear. As I learnt more and more about the industry, I became more and more interested in working as a fully independent act.

For this release we picked 4 songs to finish off, as a way of testing the water with our new independent approach. The songs are all loosely themed about different kinds of love, and the project is having the affect of resuscitating the band: getting our collective hearts ticking creatively again! I think the songs from this EP, and the album which will follow hot on its heels, are some of the best we've ever written. It's been incredible being able to work this freely: earlier this week we finished the mix of 'Can You?' and 24 hours later it was being played on the local BBC Introducing Show! I hope you like the stuff, and want to join us for the rest of this adventure! Adam Kidd 31/3/19

Credits:
Adam Kidd – vocal, guitar, composer, production
Aaron K. Neville – vocal, keyboards, composer
James Crump – drums, percussion, engineering
Tom Alty – lead guitar, vocal
Adam Whittles – bass guitar, vocal
Toby Moran – mixing, mastering

 

Lyrics

Can you?
Get an invite to the party
Can you?
Pass for glitterati
Can you?
Wear their clothes, act like no one knows,
You're dressed in lies from your head down to your toes

You can talk but can you listen?
You say all the glistens is not gold
Can you tell me truly that your idea of beauty
Ain't turning up in the emperor's new clothes?

Can you?
See me on the TV
Can you?
Believe they've made it into a movie?
Can you?
Watch my show, now everybody knows
I'm real I've got a brand and a cologne

You can talk but can you listen?
They say all the glistens is not gold
Can you tell me truly that your idea of beauty
Ain't turning up in the emperor's new clothes?
Can you?

You can talk, talk, talk, but can you listen?
They say all the glistens is not gold
Can you tell me truly that your idea of beauty
Ain't just stealing Atahualpa's gold?

That Spanish gold it can't help you now
Cos this is just a lie you stole
Can you tell me truly your quest for fame and booty
Ain't just digging you a deeper hole?
Can you?

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Little Man
Hey little man with the big ideas
Tell me where did you hide your fears
Do you wake every single day
Believing the world can be changed?

They cut a hole in the atmosphere
And now they can't stop selling our future
Share the world

Little man found it hard to breathe
This was back in the 80s
Little man kept on planting trees
He was dying but he still believed

They cut a hole in the atmosphere
And now they can't stop selling our future
You say you love your children
But you're saving up for your own retirement
Share the world

Hit rock bottom
Grab a bottle
Don't change nothing?
Grab another
You keep saying
That it's not your fault
So why are you so sad?
You can't sleep at night, night

They cut a hole in the atmosphere
And now they can't stop selling our future
You say you love your children
But you're saving up for your own retirement
Share the world, world

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You caught the last train out of here
Cashed in and disappeared
There won't be a next time
And it's too late to apologise any more

Was it the worst lie you ever told?
To stay quiet while the trail went cold
I'd destroy the evidence, if I were you,
Pointing to your negligence, while you still can

Falling out of love again
Went to the doctor to ask for a cure
He just said, "Others are suffering more
But these little white pills will make you smile some more
Just never stop taking them
Or you'll fall to the floor
Much worse than ever before"

When the cold light of day slips in
And the old wounds begin to heal
I don't know what it was for
Once skin and bone, now charred remains on the floor

Falling out of love again
Went to the police to report a crime
They just say, "We've got others in mind"

Falling out of love again
Went to the priest to pray for my soul
He just said, "I've got nothing more"

Falling out of love again
Back to the doctor to settle the score
We've seen it before
Kamikaze's all fall
For love we can't afford
A love we can't afford

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