Limited edition Signed 1st pressing of A Better Way on a gorgeous transparent teal vinyl (140 g Crystal Blue Curaçao, to be exact.). Only 200 available! It sounds incredible and looks amaze balls on your mantle or your wall, if you’re one of those legends who buys vinyl but doesn't have a record player! The vinyl album contains a 4 page booklet with lyrics for all songs + liner notes. Manufactured in Paris, France.
"There’s no true environmentally sound solution to producing vinyl records. After months of research into the options, given global supply chain issues and up to a year-long delay in delivery times, the best option for A Better Way was to go with an energy efficient manufacturer who creates as little waste as possible, and who was based in Europe to reduce delivery distance. The 140g weight was chosen to reduce PVC needs without jeopardising sound quality and the exterior is packaged in 100% compostable film that meets EN13432 standards. Each vinyl album sold is offset with a carbon credit."
Side A
Awakening
The Basics
Obsolete (feat. Precious Okpaje)
Gone In A Minute (feat. J Smith)
Calm Down (feat. Jess Kav)
Lesson Learned (feat. Faye O’Rourke)
Side B
Just For One Day (feat. Melina Malone)
What Are We Doing?
Nothing But You (feat. Tolü Makay)
Out My Hands
A Better Way (feat. Carly Coonagh)
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The first track off my new album A Better Way. It's a track about gentrification and the insane costs of rents & basic necessities that forced me and my family (and countless other creatives) out of Dublin City.
lyrics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
The beautiful, emerald Isle
The greenery, so fertile
Where money reigns, and vultures smile
Our heritage, now defiled
Their icy grasp has dropped the ball
The cost of the basics has gone awol
I look around to see and can’t believe
The gentrified cold streets, I’m now forced to leave
I grieve
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
As usual, we toe the line
The boys in green, can’t find the time
Bail us out, and keep them sweet
Live in debt, eternally
Generations against the wall
Austerity staring straight at us all
The strings on my guitar they gently weep
For all the promises that they never keep
I grieve
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
Ireland you don’t know the basics (Ireland)
from A Better Way,
track released January 26, 2022
Lead Vocals - Max Zaska
Backing Vocals - Neil Dorrington, Dylan Lynch, James Smith
Guitar - Max Zaska
Bass - Neil Dorrington
Drums - Dylan Lynch
Synth & Percussion - James Smith
Violin - Lucia MacPartlin
Violin - Naoise Dack
Viola - Philip Keegan
Cello - Gabriele Dikicute
Executive Producer - James Smith
Co-Producer - Max Zaska
Recorded in
Hellfire Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Recording Engineer - Joe McGrath
Stank Face Studios, Kildare, Ireland. Recording Engineer - James Smith
Harmony Lodge, Westmeath, Ireland. Recording Engineer - James Smith
Anchored in Harden's radiant vocals, the Brooklyn ensemble's debut showcases an exuberant blend of ’70s soul, R&B, and psychedelia. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 14, 2023
