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Almanack EP

by Edward Randell

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anniewhouse Loving the poetry and the backing too - great song beautifully sung Favorite track: Plough.
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1.
Cold Snap 03:02
I've heard there's a cold snap coming Patch the roof and fix the plumbing Put your house in order Stack the roof and stock the larder Nights are falling hard and harder Put your house in order Put your house in order When it's due no-one knows for sure A sudden snow can land on tiptoes And bar the door For the wayward son returning Light a lamp and keep it burning Put your house in order For the disenchanted daughter Strangers huddled at the border Put your house in order Put your house in order Draw the curtains tighter And soon We'll make a list of all our wishes And dream of June I've heard there's a cold snap coming Put your house in order Put your house in order
2.
Wild Garlic 03:18
It is the wild garlic time of year That's why I roved out to find you here Where every green tongue is gonna sing About the high fever of the spring Oooh... And in this cool shady glade of trees I hear those wild garlic harmonies The way the juice hits me with its hum Between my first finger and my thumb Oooh... Must be the wild wanting mood I'm in Makes every touch crackle on my skin So let your heart open like a bud For we have wild garlic in our blood Oooh... Down on that green blanket we could pull Enough to fill all our pockets full So let your tongue take another taste Before the young season goes to waste Oooh... Aaah...
3.
Nightjar 03:33
I am in the arms Of the in-between The colours of day Wash into grey Now the nightjars brim With their rattling hymn And you are a world and a half Away Away Now it's been an age Since we made believe Building our lair Monsters beware See the nightjar float Like a paper boat Holding its breath as it cuts The air The air Keep turning back Keep turning back to catch us in the act of growing Our bodies never throwing shadows in the gloaming So cross your heart and never tell A single word can break the spell
4.
Plough 03:45
What must you think of me now? Stubbornly pushing my plough Fifty yards, turn around Over the same old ground Tilling new lines on my brow I walked ten years in your shoes Stumbling after a muse Seasons that thaw and freeze Autumns that turn the trees Ten thousand shades of a bruise Burgundy, sepia, gold The older they’re growing, the bolder the flame Turmeric, auburn and rust Trusting that losing’s just part of the game If you had known what I know Could you have let me let go? Watch me jump in a pile of leaves Scrape a knee, stain my sleeves Purple with bramble and sloe Burgundy, sepia, gold The older they’re growing, the bolder the flame Turmeric, auburn and rust Trusting that losing’s just part of the game What must you think of me now? Stubbornly pushing my plough Fifty yards, turn around Over the same old ground Tilling new lines on my brow

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released July 2, 2021

All songs written, performed, produced and mixed by Edward Randell
With special guests:

Thomas Broda - drums and percussion (2,3,4)
Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson - vocals (2,4)
Simon Marsh - bass clarinet (3)
Freya Ward-Smith - piano (4)

Recorded in Devon and London, summer 2020 – spring 2021
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at Technology Works
Artwork by Emily Vanns

With thanks to Hannes Plattmeier for mix mentorship; Aaron Jensen, Louis Doyle, David Abelman and Becca Stevens for thoughtful feedback; Max Hunter for his room of requirement.

This record is dedicated to the P-Ts: Jeremy and Fiona for their kindness and hospitality in the strangest of years, and Rosie for her love, support and appetite for adventure in all seasons.

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Edward Randell London, UK

Edward Randell is a singer and songwriter from south London. With a warm blanket of a voice, slyly sparkling lyrics and melodies that evoke instant nostalgia, his music sounds like James Taylor and Rufus Wainwright sharing a pot of English Breakfast.

Formerly a member of legendary vocal group The Swingles, Edward is due to release his full-length debut in 2024, co-produced with Chris Hyson.
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