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Happiness Is Letting Go - Album

by The Greeners

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  • Poster/Print + Digital Album

    The gorgeous new artwork for our second album 'Happiness Is Letting Go' on recycled, sustainable, unbleached A5 paper
    With original artwork from Alex Brown (Instagram - @alexandersoncrowbrown), typeface Amberin Huq (@amberinhuq) and design by Sonya Cullingford.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Happiness Is Letting Go - Album via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Poster/Print + Digital Album

    THIS IS NOT A CD! Our solution to CDs - we hope to make vinyl one day instead, but until then..! Have a print of the same beautiful artwork that you can display for all to see and download the album instead :)
    Size - 148mm x 148mm (slightly larger than a CD)

    This is the gorgeous new artwork for our second album 'Happiness Is Letting Go' on recycled, sustainable, unbleached paper. With original artwork from Alex Brown (Instagram - @alexandersoncrowbrown), typeface Amberin Huq (@amberinhuq) and design by Sonya Cullingford.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Happiness Is Letting Go - Album via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      £10 GBP

     

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    LIMITED EDITION LP SIZE print!
    Either album cover or The Greeners logo

    *LET US KNOW IF YOU"D LIKE TO PICK THIS UP AT OUR GIG ON NOV 10th, THE VICTORIA, DALSTON*

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1.
I Want To 03:35
I Want To Running through St Pancras station I couldn't catch my breath I couldn't find the words I wanted to say Pushing through the crowds I'm chasing rainbows in the rain I'm making more mistakes along the way I always think that we've got time So run your fingers down my spine Cos we've reached the end of the day Oh I want to... with you Monday morning underground I don't know if I'm lost or found Been thinking about the night before You know your secret's safe with me We'll leave the human factory I'll soon be walking through your door Cos every day's the same to me The only thing that sets me free is you Yeah I want to... with you I want to I want to with you
2.
Soho Alone 04:43
Soho Alone All my life I've been waiting for you Like a perfect storm you arrived like a bolt from the blue Maybe a trick of the light under Soho skies And you helped me to see that it's not about me all the time Now the days are the nights and the night just goes on And you promised you'd meet me on Wardour Street the next morning Out in Soho alone Soho alone I wanna grab it before it slips away Because things never last when you're stuck in the past always You said it’s time to talk (we both know what that means) We’ll go our separate ways (Don't ever wanna be schooled on the rules) So what makes you think that you know better than me? And the days are the nights and the nights drip away And you say that you've changed but I let myself go I'm still falling Down in Soho alone Now the days become years like lines on my face I've been waiting to meet you on Wardour Street - the same place Down in Soho alone Summer sacrifice kicked me out the back door Don’t know what I did but you left me on the floor Woke up outside by that telephone box Bright red like your lips I’ve never forgotten We sheltered in there from the wind and the rain And you pulled me inside and whispered my name Oh my darling I want to go back there again Scratch your heart on my arm with your new Bic pen All my life I've been waiting for you
3.
Happiness Is Letting Go Listen my boy you’ve got time on your side If you could open your mind, learn to swallow your pride I know forgiving is hard Only you can make it better Come on pick up a pen Put your heart into it write a letter Listen my boy you can shout all you want But know that raising your voice Won’t ever get you what you want it to I know that it’s hard, it’s so hard to believe Just take it step by step by step Open your lungs and just breathe Happiness is letting go come rain come wind come sun come snow Happiness is letting go Listen my boy don’t follow my advice (I never said I would follow Won’t ever follow you into the darkness) Make your own mistakes cos you only live twice Kick off your shoes and move your hips to the beat Now take it step by step by step Now you can dance with your feet Happiness is letting go come rain come wind come sun come snow What dreams may come you’ll never know Old man river told me so Happiness is letting go No no nobody taught me about letting go No no nobody nobody nobody
4.
Breath and Bones I’ll promise you the stars above Below your feet And everything you ever loved Take my soul I don’t need it anymore You’ve torn my heart apart Oh take me home nah nah nah nah nah Nah nah nah now take me home Just take me with you Wherever you may be going I can no longer stay Take my breath my bones my lungs They’re all I’ve left to give They’re all I’ve left to give
5.
Dismember Me (feat. Bellatrix) Dismember me she said Walking through my dreams Undo all my threads Pull me apart at the seams I’m yours I’m undone already By the hands of another Precise and steady I need to feel the wind on my bones Whistling through the cracks that I’ve shown you I need to feel that you’re not made of stone Making me feel empty and alone here Remember me she said Underneath my skin Share with me your bed Forget where you begin I’m yours I’m undone already By the needs of another So sweet and heady I need to feel that I could say no Crumbling before you have known me I’ll promise you the stars above The moon and everything you love for free For free She led my soul down a rabbit hole I couldn’t see, I couldn’t see She said I’ll promise you the stars above The moon and everything you love for free Dismember me he begged Just before the end Break me like you said Show me where I end I’ll promise you the stars above The moon and everything you love For free It’s all free I want to I need to I want you but can’t have you She led my soul down a rabbit hole I couldn’t see I couldn’t see She said I’ll promise you the stars above The moon and everything you love For free
6.
Set Me Free 04:03
Set Me Free If I could live my life once more I’d leave this all behind You know I loved you like a fool I cut myself in two I’ll catch up with you some other time Maybe some other place I can bathe in your grace Until then I’m gonna see what I find Till then I’ll keep me away from you Yeah I’ll keep me away from you Set me free So what happened to you, you’re not the human that I knew But there’s no law against change It’s something that we do No living ain’t easy behind closed doors Been losing my mind, have you been losing yours Trying to keep me away from you Trying to keep me away from you Set me free I know we’re not the only ones I’ll meet you by the setting sun Set me free When will you call All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put us back together again
7.
I'd Rather 03:32
I’d Rather I’d rather a short life in the wild Than this captivity For though I don’t wear chains My future isn’t free I’m paying through the nose Everywhere I go I’d rather the earth beneath my feet Than this flying machine For though it gets me high There’s nothing here to lean on As I fall I fall into the blue They say that nothing beats the bang of the drum They say that soon there’ll be nowhere left to run Can you hear me now? I’m fading down Can you hear me now? I’d rather an hour in your arms Than this eternity The taste of your lips The medicine I need And so I’ll say goodnight See you the other side
8.
Take Me Home 03:56
Take Me Home Stole my money and ran away To the Cayman Islands Know I'll never find them Corporate kings get political asylum And I've noticed that I couldn't care less What happened today Yeah the future's on its way Now take me home Nah nah nah nah nah Oh take me home Seems to me you want it your own way The bigger the better the brighter it's okay I know you want to chop it all down Suck it all up and then frack underground Pop my pill, I’m walking a tightrope Take that knife away from my throat It happened today Yeah the future's on its way now take me home Nah nah nah nah nah Oh take me home Yeah take me home When will you come take my hand in the sunshine I’ll be your guide till the end of this dark time Jumped a train to get away From the forest fires They’re getting higher and higher I called them out and they called me a liar Tried to claim my social credit Don’t misbehave or you won't get it Forced to lie to the best of my ability Soon ended up in a criminal facility No nobody’s going to come and bail you out When your house is underwater and you’re screaming You’re shouting It happened today Yeah the future's on its way Now take me home Nah nah nah nah nah Oh take me home No no no no no no It’s all happening today
9.
Sunrise 03:41
Sunrise Sunrise it's a quarter to five but it's dark outside it's your daytime Though I mumble and moan I'm still happy to share in The light in your eyes boy I want you to keep it bottle it up Yeah the light in your eyes oh I'm gonna be there Right by your side Time flies though it won't be long till you're sleeping all day wearing dark eyes With an army of facts and cynical lines But it's home time so go get your coat and jump on your scooter The light in your eyes boy I want you to keep it bottle it up Yeah the light in your eyes oh I'm gonna be there Right by your side When you fall in love don't hold back When you fall Sunrise, though my body's in pain let's go jump on a train to the seaside Yeah we'll stuff all our faces and go for a ride But it's home time so go get your coat and jump on the boat to The light in your eyes boy I want you to keep it bottle it up Yeah the light in your eyes oh I'm gonna be there Right by your side
10.
Are You With Me I rowed my boat out to sea last night A cold black heart in the pale moonlight We’ll sail away for a year and a day We’ll rest our head on a spider’s web Set course for the sun till evening comes We’ll sing for our supper to the beat of the drum Are you with me? I want to be a sailor and sail out to sea With a hey and a ho and the wind and the rain Are you with me?
11.
Don’t Leave Me Behind Don’t let them steal away your mind Don’t let them drive away your hope Cos pretty soon you’ll be unkind And they’ll be handing you a rope No I don’t like what I’ve become An angry soul out on the run Don’t hold a mirror up to me Cos I won’t like what I see Hey love They’ll soon be taking us away love They’ll soon be taking us away Yeah see that girl out with a gun I thought that she would be someone That I could follow and believe Though she may flatter to deceive It seems she played me for a fool A mindless zombie to be ruled But this dominion is a lie And I’ll resist until I die Hey love They’ll soon be taking us away love You’d best be careful what you say love They’ll soon be taking us away Don’t leave me behind Nobody cares about nobody nobody

about

This album has been brewing for years, going in and out of the studio, back and forth from the mixing desk, and we are so happy to be finally sharing it with the world. We've loved working with a wider sound, more ambitious instrumentation and even deeper harmonies! And a HORN SECTION!

We've worked with an enormous roster of INCREDIBLE musicians, to whom we are eternally grateful, made a music video, released 2 singles, created new artwork, and gone WAAAY over budget..! But we are here at the finish line, smiling :) and we look forward to playing these songs live for you at The Victoria in Dalston on November 10th 2022.

We hope you enjoy it! And even if you don't, let us know, as it reminds us that you are out there!

Love, Us xx

The Greeners are Sonya & James & Gus! They are a London/Bristol based trio who record with a wide range of collaborators, using multiple acoustic instruments and intricate vocal harmonies to create their innovative sound. Their roots are in folk/pop/bluegrass, featuring evocative lyrics, ear-worm riffs, lush strings and soaring melodies.

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released November 4, 2022

All songs written by The Greeners

Sonya Cullingford - vocals, fiddle
James Traherne - vocals, guitar
Gus Seymour - vocals, cello

Alex Vann - Electric guitar & Mandolin
Pete Bennie - Double Bass & Electric Bass
Myke Vince - Drums & Percussion
Dorian Ford - Piano
Charlie Chambers - Electric guitar (I'd Rather, Don't Leave Me Behind)
Matt Hartnell- Drums (I Want To)
George Garford - Saxophone, & Brass Arrangements (Take Me Home, Don't Leave Me Behind, Sunrise)
Marty Gionis - Trombone (Take Me Home, Don't Leave Me Behind, Sunrise)
Ruby Elizabeth Barber - Trumpet (Take Me Home, Don't Leave Me Behind, Sunrise)
Anna Carter - Tuba (Take Me Home, Don't Leave Me Behind, Sunrise)
Rick Leigh - Flugelhorn (Soho Alone, Are You With Me)
Bellatrix - Beatboxing (Dismember Me)


Recorded at Press Play Studios, London
Produced and Engineered by Dom Kirtley
Mastered by Nick Powell

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The Greeners London, UK

THE GREENERS are a London based trio (and
sometimes more), who use multiple acoustic
instruments and intricate vocal harmonies to
create their innovative sound. Their roots are
in folk/pop/bluegrass, featuring evocative
lyrics, ear-worm riffs, lush strings and soaring
melodies.
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