Thea Gilmore - These Quiet Friends | NEW ALBUM, NEW SONG - The KILLING MOON

 So Thea Gilmore's Newsletter shared this . . . . 

BUY/LISTEN TO  “THESE QUIET FRIENDS”

THESE QUIET FRIENDS is OUT NOW!

And a brand new video!

Hello you lovely lot, Today’s the day! These Quiet Friends is officially out in the world, and I can’t wait for you to hear it. ♥️ To celebrate, I’ve just released a brand new video for The Killing Moon – watch it now at the top of this email or over on YouTube! The album has already been getting some incredible reviews: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “A fabulous album that already feels like an old friend itself” – Mail on Sunday ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Delivered with breathtaking skill and empathy by an artist at the top of her game” – Get Ready To Rock ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Rounded and sensitive acoustic readings” – Mojo 8/10 “An almost obscene level of intimacy... one of our most intelligent and challenging singer/songwriters” – Americana UK If you’ve already pre-ordered, THANK YOU. If not, you can grab your copy here: 🎧 Stream/Download: HERE 💿 CD & Vinyl: HERE And don’t forget, my tour kicks off in just a few days! Some dates are already sold out, and the rest are flying – don’t miss out! 🎟 Tour tickets: HERE Thanks for being part of this journey with me. Now go and take These Quiet Friends for a spin! With love and gratitude, Thea x

Thea Gilmore says of her new titular album . . . . . .

Writing the new songs . . . . . .The Bright Service (New Single out now)

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO!

My new album has been out for nearly a week.!

It’s been shown some real love by you guys. Thanks so much for reaching out and being kind, it means a lot!

You can’t please everyone though and I told you it’d be Marmite, so as expected, it’s had a little hate too. But I see that as a real achievement. 

I'm 20 records deep! Who wants to keep making the same album over and over again. If I’m not upsetting some of you, am I really even trying to make good art?

So to the haters. Thank you. You gave it a go, you didn’t like it, you had a moan. No one died (I hope!)

If you haven’t heard it yet.. please do check it out. Just follow this link https://orcd.co/theagilmore-thea-gilmore and go to wherever you buy or stream music. 

Below is the good, the bad and the ugly. Because I always like to keep it real kids!

Here is a video to The Bright Service. I hope you enjoy it. It’s cheaper than therapy 👀

The Bright Service . . . . . 

The Bright Service

From the brand new album Thea Gilmore.

Stream/buy/download here: https://orcd.co/theagilmore-thea-gilmore

THE BRIGHT SERVICE

I hope you rest

Tonight

I’ll sing it right

I’ll sing

The bright service

Lend me your heart

A while 

I’ll start

To sing you the bright service

One of the hardest things I think I’ve learned is

How much easier it is to see the shadows than the light

Makes for a better song too

Who wants to hear if you’re looking up Thea

It’s the darkness that makes you relatable to

That makes you, you.

And I get that

I do

But here’s the thing

It’s been a tough few years

I know you know

We’ve all just muddled through

But I’ve been paying more attention

To what I pay attention to

And there’s a short in the circuit somewhere

And it’s deep at the root

At the centre of the algorithm

And the algorithm’s coming for you

Make no mistake.

It takes a lot more energy these days not to hate doesn’t it?

But here’s my light

Brace yourself

This won’t take long

I got the choice

And I think I was doing it wrong

The choice isn’t which side are you on

At the risk of sounding dumb

I think its..

Yeah..

It’s love.

Don’t get me wrong

I see the cracks

I’m still the belligerent

Malcontent

Original insomniac

And when I eventually sleep

My heart still takes me back

Born like a tsunami

A one woman army

Took a pharmacy to calm me

I am intimately familiar with the wringer

And when all else was lost

I still had the middle finger

But now

I’ve learned the curve

Learned to lean in

Found some temporary meaning

And when I wake up?

I wake up dreaming

I wake up dreaming

I wake up dreaming

Do you?

Just hold it tight

Keep it in sight

Tonight I’ll sing

The bright service

It’s time to rise

Just close your eyes

Tonight

I’ll sing

The bright service

Peace to you Thea . . . . take the greatest of care . . . out there . . .and in here too!

THEA GILMORE - NEW ALBUM

               THEA GILMORE

So it’s here. Finally. A brand new album. You might think I'd be used to this process by now, right? Over 20 records, I should be an old hand at it. But here’s the truth: It’s terrifying. Making music and calling it a job is the biggest privilege. I never forget that. One day, my luck may run out, or I'll be too exhausted to keep going. So, I genuinely cherish every day I get to do this. A privilege, yes. But it’s not easy. These songs are hard earned. I often liken albums to kids. Making a record is a birth process of sorts and can be equally painful (man, that’s a new level of wankery, even for me! Bear with me.. it’s a train of thought.. it’ll arrive at a station soon I hope!) Basically, these songs hurt. They’re built with real-life, blood and bone experience. Writing a song feels a bit like chopping a chunk of you out and carving it into a pretty shape so people can bear to look at it. And that’s what it’s all about. Trying to re-shape experience so we can make a connection to each other. We've all felt our hearts break, felt lonely. We're all just doing our best. The beauty of music is those moments where we reach through the notes and hold onto each other. It's real and becoming more important every day in a polarized and ever-darkening world. But releasing an album is a terrifying thing. Opening yourself up, putting every bloody organ and muscle on display. I spend most of my time scared, for anyone who thinks I’m some slick, cynical pro. We live in times of hot takes and micro reactions. No one has space to breathe any more. Our inner and outer critics are so loud. But we need to connect to live well. That’s why music always delivers hope. So yeah. These songs hurt. They burned on the way out.. some with sadness, some with joy. But all of them with love. And that is the point of the whole thing I guess. Love. My wish for this album is that it finds you well, finds you open, brings a little light to your day and reminds you to hope. Hold onto it if you want to. Pass it by if it’s not for you. But whatever you take from it, know it was made with honesty and light. Good luck little record. You have the floor.

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