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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again, time to think about our favourite songs of 2016. Below are sixty of the tracks that stood out alongside our pick of the best lines and lyrics. It gets a bit (extremely) long, so feel free to scroll to the bottom where we&#8217;ve collected the tracks into a handy 8tracks playlist. Or perhaps read the entire thing as some experimental poem. And the usual disclaimer applies, there were too many great tunes to include [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again, time to think about our favourite songs of 2016. Below are sixty of the tracks that stood out alongside our pick of the best lines and lyrics. It gets a bit (extremely) long, so feel free to scroll to the bottom where we&#8217;ve collected the tracks into a handy 8tracks playlist. Or perhaps read the entire thing as some experimental poem.</p>
<p>And the usual disclaimer applies, there were too many great tunes to include them all, so treat this more as a selection rather than a comprehensive round-up of the year. Enjoy.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/11/25/best-rest-things-missed-5/">Leanne Betasamosake Simpson</a> &#8211; Constellation</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>You&#8217;re used to quiet words</em><br />
<em>and so am I</em><br />
<em>so I&#8217;ll just whisper</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/07/14/tiny-ruins-new-single-dream-wave/">Tiny Ruins</a> &#8211; Dream Wave</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>always a dream wave drawing you off track </em><br />
<em>dream wave, a coast calls you back</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/10/31/magana-golden-tongue/">Magana</a> &#8211; Get it Right</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>You were red but my gold turned you green</em><br />
<em>So you stood there lying through your teeth</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/07/19/deer-scout/">deer scout</a> &#8211; holy ghost</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I could find a new kind of devotion</em><br />
<em>I could know you by another name</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/09/hovvdy-taster/">Hovvdy</a> &#8211; Meg</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;S<em>peak because i know you feel a certain way </em><br />
<em>but ill pass it along anyway</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/10/03/album-premiere-bedbug-i-got-smaller-grew-wings-flew-away-good/">Bedbug</a> &#8211; Leaving Town, Moving to a National Park &lt;3</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I’m too young for that anyways </em><br />
<em>everyone&#8217;s just tryna skip town these days</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/07/06/soccer-mommy-young-hearts/">Soccer Mommy</a> &#8211; Skinned Knees</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>i left </em><br />
<em>burning streets in tennessee </em><br />
<em>for a north east feel</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/19/pre-order-puberty-2-new-album-mitski/">Mitski</a> – Your Best American Girl</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Your mother wouldn&#8217;t approve of how my mother raised me</em><br />
<em>But I do, I finally do</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/09/29/lvl-return-love/"><strong>LVL UP</strong></a><strong> – Hidden Driver</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>God is peeking</em><br />
<em>softly speaking</em><br />
<em>fucking everything</em><br />
<em>until I slowly do see</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/07/18/lisa-prank-adult-teen/">Lisa Prank</a> – Starting Again</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>You say you’re not still drinking</em><br />
<em>you just started again</em><br />
<em>I swear I don’t still miss you</em><br />
<em>I just started again</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/10/13/dicktations-super-paradise/">Dicktations</a> – Dicktations Forever</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s hard to say when I first figured out something was wrong</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/11/16/joyride-half-moon-bay/">Joyride!</a> – Running on Empty</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Young and running on empty</em><br />
<em>you said that you thought I looked pretty with my makeup on</em><br />
<em>so I went home and I took it off</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/20/sioux-falls-rot-forever/">Sioux Falls</a> (now <a href="https://strangeranger.bandcamp.com/">Stranger Ranger</a>) – Dom</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;S<em>pending too much time on the internet </em><br />
<em>are you ok? you don&#8217;t seem very into it</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/03/camp-cope-st/">Camp Cope</a> – Jet Fuel Can&#8217;t Melt Steel Beams</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s the trophy wives raising trophy wives raising children on TV</em><br />
<em>Scared of people like you and me</em><br />
<em>Just don&#8217;t ask questions you&#8217;ll sleep peacefully</em><br />
<em>We will not go out in silence and we will not go quietly</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/13/fake-boyfriend-mercy/">Fake Boyfriend</a> – BUMTOWN</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Why do I cling to the threads that mean the least?</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/05/outer-spaces-shedding-snake/">Outer Spaces</a> &#8211; I Saw You</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I saw you, a shedding snake</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/11/28/song-premiere-american-enthusiasm-limbaud/">American Enthusiasm</a> – Holy Wow</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Make a note of all the words I cough out on my death bed</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/02/18/the-hotelier-announce-new-album-goodness/">The Hotelier</a> – Soft Animal</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Fawn, doe, light snow</em><br />
<em>Spots on brown of white </em><br />
<em>make me believe that there’s a God sometimes</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Beach Slang – Future Mixtape for the Art Kids</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>We&#8217;re not lost, we are dying in style</em><br />
<em>We&#8217;re not fucked, we are fucking alive</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/09/08/chuck-band-computer-audio-antihero/">CHUCK</a> – Death</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>You hold on to whatever kin</em><br />
<em>that keeps on breathin’ in</em><br />
<em>that keeps you from driftin’</em><br />
<em>like paper in the wind</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/03/16/wont-announce-new-album-unveil-single-ya-ya-ya/">You Won&#8217;t</a> – Ya Ya Ya</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>So your daddy was a poltergeist</em><br />
<em>sent your little sister screaming down the hallway</em><br />
<em>well I don’t know about the afterlife,</em><br />
<em>but I can help you to forget about the old days</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/31/song-premiere-almanac-mountain-kids-playing-outside-2/">Mountain Almanac</a> &#8211; Kids Playing Outside</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Saturday morning, cartoon time, let’s go</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/11/basement-revolver-st/">Basement Revolver</a> – Johnny</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Please just stay away from Johnny</em><br />
<em>cos I love him understand</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/11/07/boy-scouts-homeroom-breakfast/">Boy Scouts</a> &#8211; Did You See My Cry</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>walking walmart shopping center </em><br />
<em>i’d never been better </em><br />
<em>on my own two feet </em><br />
<em>i guess</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Free Cake For Every Creature – First Summer in a City</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>i&#8217;ll be singing when i&#8217;m 90 </em><br />
<em>climb a tree to see </em><br />
<em>what tastes to smokey sweet </em><br />
<em>first summer in a city</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/01/25/haley-heynderickx-fish-eyes-ep/">Haley Heynderickx</a> &#8211; First I&#8217;m Sorry</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Mother knows I drown in my lies</em><br />
<em>Father knows I learned my lesson the second time.</em><br />
<em>Ask me where I’ll go I’ll say do not know</em><br />
<em>No, I do not know</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/02/arms-patterns/">ARMS</a> &#8211; Missing<br />
</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I don&#8217;t want to force your hand</em><br />
<em>but wishes disguised as plans will never do</em><br />
<em>Like the king of deathbed regrets</em><br />
<em>and the queen of last requests could ever choose</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/23/napsyikes-beautiful-place-earth-commercial-music/">Naps</a> &#8211; Bad Vibrations</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Can’t stand up to the world’s expectations</em><br />
<em>I’m living on a bad bad vibration</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/03/18/washboard-abs-u-scanned-ur-club-card/">The Washboard Abs</a> – Day Draws Nearer</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Your backyard</em><br />
<em>you talked to God</em><br />
<em>about the heartbreak you forgot</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/06/28/trace-mountains-buttery-sprouts-songs/">Trace Mountains</a> – Forgiveness</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>old dirt you thrown underneath the stair</em><br />
<em>is right there</em><br />
<em>right where you said i’d tremble and stare</em><br />
<em>at the vast unforgiving spirit lurking there</em><br />
<em>but it takes time, to realise forgiveness</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/07/20/nassau-hoss/">Nassau</a> – Desert Blues</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I took a marker and wrote your number on the bathroom stall</em><br />
<em>That&#8217;s just my way of reaching out cos I&#8217;m too proud to call</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/04/song-premiere-adeline-hotel-near-you/">Adeline Hotel</a> &#8211; Near You</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Sleep better tonight </em><br />
<em>In the heat of red moon light </em><br />
<em>Whatever we are, whatever we&#8217;ll be </em><br />
<em>I used to live near you, you used to love near me</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://simonbalto.bandcamp.com/track/foothills">Simon Balto</a> &#8211; Foothills</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I’ve never been a faithful man</em><br />
<em>I’ve always been too proud to pray</em><br />
<em>But won’t you come out to the foothills</em><br />
<em>And hold me together for one more day</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/11/30/cloud-cult-announce-new-album-and-film-seeker/">Cloud Cult</a> &#8211; No Hell</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>There&#8217;s no use in running unless you run like heck</em><br />
<em>The best things we&#8217;ve learned we learned from the wreck</em><br />
<em>Jesus coming back as a woman this time</em><br />
<em>Handing out hugs in the clinic line</em><br />
<em>Someone tell the devil we don&#8217;t need no hell</em><br />
<em>We&#8217;re all pretty good at beating up ourselves</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Slingshot Dakota – Break</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>And in the end there&#8217;s two of us</em><br />
<em>it was always two of us</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/07/04/good-good-blood-passing-place-2/">Good Good Blood</a> &#8211; No Sadness/Furrowed Brow</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>We&#8217;ll have no sadness/furrowed brow </em><br />
<em>There is no shame in dying now </em><br />
<em>I said from my death bed</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/06/20/song-premiere-ben-seretan/">Ben Seretan</a> &#8211; Bowl of Plums</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>My friends call me when they&#8217;re feeling low </em><br />
<em>We talk quietly for hours and walk the room </em><br />
<em>Flowers growing in a coffee can </em><br />
<em>Our lives are wonderful and sad sometimes</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/03/30/chris-bathgate/">Chris Bathgate</a> – Big Ghost</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I got a Big Ghost </em><br />
<em>of static in my throat </em><br />
<em>from coming up too short</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/01/13/wintersleep-announce-new-album-the-great-detachment/">Wintersleep</a> &#8211; Metropolis</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>The man that you are, the man you were, the man you left</em><br />
<em>Turn into stars, flowing in through the wilderness</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Mothers – Lockjaw</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I don&#8217;t want your kind words</em><br />
<em>I want your ghost inside a thimble</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Car Seat Headrest – Drunk Driver / Killer Whales</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>You build yourself up against others&#8217; feelings</em><br />
<em>And it left you feeling empty as a car coasting downhill</em><br />
<em>I have become such a negative person</em><br />
<em>It was all just an act</em><br />
<em>It was all so easily stripped away</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/10/space-mountain-announce-big-sky-on-super-fan-99-and-dust-etc/">Space Mountain</a> – Never Lonely</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Met a friend today</em><br />
<em>And im feeling okay</em><br />
<em>She’s in my head</em><br />
<em>I’m never lonely</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/26/hallelujah-hills-band-something-figure-2/">Hallelujah the Hills</a> – What Do the People Want?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>What do the people want? </em><br />
<em>The people don&#8217;t know what they want</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/03/29/mount-moriah-how-to-dance/">Mount Moriah</a> – Calvander</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Carry on and on and on on</em><br />
<em>With your cosmic reach</em><br />
<em>Newport river whispered fate</em><br />
<em>Spells cast with every crashing wave</em><br />
<em>Neon lines and a new name</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/06/21/frederick-squire-spooky-action-distance/">Frederick Squire</a> – Bike Thief</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>The lights are on </em><br />
<em>And we are sinking way down in our chairs </em><br />
<em>We don’t say much of anything </em><br />
<em>Even though there’s still a lot to say</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kevin Morby – We&#8217;ve Been Here Before</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Running my mouth off at the storm</em><br />
<em>Yelling, &#8220;man, what the hell did you do that for?</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/04/premiere-sam-moss-unveils-new-track/">Sam Moss</a> – Vertebrae</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Did you watch my vertebrae</em><br />
<em>Slendering out</em><br />
<em>Or did you watch your own?</em><br />
<em>Stretching skin over the bone</em><br />
<em>I’ve grown</em><br />
<em>Learning to be proud</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/02/26/arlo-aldo-house-home/">Arlo Aldo</a> &#8211; House &amp; Home</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>O’er the mountains out past the trees</em><br />
<em>where the grasslands, meet the sky</em><br />
<em>you’ll find me singin’ my songs</em><br />
<em>with my lover in my mind</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/11/25/best-rest-things-missed-5/">Will Johnson</a> – Nervousness Fangs</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Jesus what a mess</em><br />
<em>what they’re all selling</em><br />
<em>and what’s being sold</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/03/01/jeremy-squires-announces-new-album-shadows/">Jeremy Squires</a> – After All</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>There’s an old painting of Jesus on a wall</em><br />
<em>and a tapestry that hangs by a cross</em><br />
<em>that weighs heavy on my shoulders now and then</em><br />
<em>I get caught up with why the things we love ain’t never last</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/16/dead-tongues-montana/">The Dead Tongues</a> – Stained Glass Eyes</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Fifth wind brought a howl got me in a storm</em><br />
<em>I saw a lighthouse spinning at the edge of the world</em><br />
<em>like looking through a window to the day</em><br />
<em>I was born</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/10/10/kyle-morton-what-will-destroy-you/">Kyle Morton</a> – Automatic</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>It’s my head, it’s my head</em><br />
<em>breaking itself to make a thought but instead</em><br />
<em>Just some pornographic images to stave off my death</em><br />
<em> It’s all automatic</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Keaton Henson – Alright</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Obviously</em><br />
<em>My wounds are open to see</em><br />
<em>But don&#8217;t take them seriously</em><br />
<em>I&#8217;ll be fine</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/07/talons-work-stories/">Talons’</a> – Work Stories</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Is this what the end of the world looks like? </em><br />
<em>Or is this just life?</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/09/15/jordan-ojordan-through-tough-thoughts/">Jordan O&#8217;Jordan</a> – A Lonely Road</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>There are truths we may or may never know friend<br />
and that is the point</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/03/15/mal-devisa-kiid/">Mal Devisa</a> – Sea of Limbs</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>Honey-lover</em><br />
<em>keeper of the bees</em><br />
<em>Soft-spoken</em><br />
<em>seldom-seen</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/19/young-jesus-void-lob/">Young Jesus</a> – Hinges</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;I&#8217;<em>m pretty sure I&#8217;m a kind of collection of things </em><br />
<em>scattered throughout the backyard </em><br />
<em>under the moon </em><br />
<em>pulling weirdo slow dance moves </em><br />
<em>maybe always losing it a little </em><br />
<em>i am ashamed to believe in myself!</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/12/12/lung-cycles-lumpy/">Lung Cycles</a> &#8211; For a While</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>I feel like sharing</em><br />
<em>so I&#8217;ll press record</em><br />
<em>and I&#8217;ll tell you that I had a vision</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/06/02/sister-grotto/">Sister Grotto</a> – UNCANNY</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>When we go, we go alone</em>&#8220;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/17/john-k-samson-weakerthans-new-solo-winter-wheat/">John K. Samson</a> – Virtute At Rest</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&#8220;<em>You should know I am with you, know I forgive you</em><br />
<em>Know I am proud of the steps that you&#8217;ve made</em><br />
<em>Know it will never be easy or simple</em><br />
<em>Know I will dig in my claws when you stray</em>&#8220;</p>
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<p>If you missed it, you can see the list of our favourite albums of 2016 <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/12/22/wake-deafs-favourite-albums-2016/">here</a>, and stay tuned for our collection of the best name-your-price releases on Bandcamp next week.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/12/28/wake-the-deafs-favourite-songs-of-2016/">Wake the Deaf&#8217;s Favourite Songs of 2016</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>August 2016 Roundup</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 19:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mixtapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monthly Roundups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Day Without Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albosel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Almanac Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[August]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basement Revolver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camp Cope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Cover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Tracks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Space]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guppy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John K. Samson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[porridge radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pslamships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychic Shakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real swell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serial Chiller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Space Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunshine Faces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Perennials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Saxophones]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Another month, another whole host of positively brilliant music we&#8217;ve had the pleasure of writing about. If you missed anything, or maybe took a much needed internet-free holiday, then here&#8217;s a playlist featuring every artist we covered. Tracklisting: 1) Lost (Season One) &#8211; Camp Cope 2) Johnny &#8211; Basement Revolver 3) Can U Hear Me Now? &#8211; Porridge Radio 4) All 4s &#8211; ARMS 5) If You&#8217;re on the Water &#8211; The Saxophones 6) In Ribbons &#8211; Psychic Shakes 7) [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/09/01/august-2016-roundup/">August 2016 Roundup</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another month, another whole host of positively brilliant music we&#8217;ve had the pleasure of writing about. If you missed anything, or maybe took a much needed internet-free holiday, then here&#8217;s a playlist featuring every artist we covered.</p>
<p>Tracklisting:</p>
<p>1) Lost (Season One) &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/03/camp-cope-st/">Camp Cope<br />
</a>2) Johnny &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/11/basement-revolver-st/">Basement Revolver<br />
</a>3) Can U Hear Me Now? &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/09/porridge-radio-rice-pasta-fillers/">Porridge Radio<br />
</a>4) All 4s &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/02/arms-patterns/">ARMS<br />
</a>5) If You&#8217;re on the Water &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/01/saxophones-youre-water-ep/">The Saxophones<br />
</a>6) In Ribbons &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/29/psychic-shakes-psychic-ep/">Psychic Shakes<br />
</a>7) a good pet &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/04/real-swell-everything-else-terrible/">Real Swell<br />
</a>8) Breadcrumbs &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/26/perennials-announce-debut-ep-brassland/">The Perennials<br />
</a>9) Father is a Craftsman &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/25/modern-studies-announce-debut-album-song-toad/">Modern Studies<br />
</a>10) Aligning With the Sun &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/23/dear-tracks-unveil-new-single-aligning-sun/">Dear Tracks<br />
</a>11) Cake Bath &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/22/song-premiere-cloud-cover-cake-bath/">Cloud Cover<br />
</a>12) Postdoc Blues &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/17/john-k-samson-weakerthans-new-solo-winter-wheat/">John K. Samson<br />
</a>13) Room For Love &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/12/song-premiere-wooden-dinosaur-room-of-love/">Wooden Dinosaur<br />
</a>14) Crab Line &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/05/trust-fund-unveil-new-video-for-crab-line/">Trust Fund<br />
</a>15) 1 &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/08/young-jesus-neverending-catalogue-total-garbage/">Young Jesus<br />
</a>16) Life&#8217;s Rough &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/08/serial-chiller-lifes-rough/">Serial Chiller<br />
</a>17) Never Lonely &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/10/space-mountain-announce-big-sky-on-super-fan-99-and-dust-etc/">Space Mountain<br />
</a>18) I Wish I Was Plural &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/16/free-space-ahead-myself/">Free Space<br />
</a>19) More Than Science &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/22/sunshine-faces-science-party-dresses/">Sunshine Faces<br />
</a>20) Maya &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/23/competition-clean-eating/">Competition<br />
</a>21) Fireball &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/18/albosel-container/">Albosel<br />
</a>22) It Hurts- <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/30/day-without-love-solace/">A Day Without Love<br />
</a>23) That Went Well- <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/29/guppy-one-day-will-laugh/">Guppy</a><br />
24) Kids Playing Outside &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/31/song-premiere-almanac-mountain-kids-playing-outside-2/">Almanac Mountain</a><br />
25) Patience To Undo the Patience &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/18/psalmships-obvious-unafraid/">Psalmships</a></p>
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<p>You can check out the previous monthly roundups <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/category/mixtapes/roundup-mixtapes/">here</a>, and our various other playlists and mixtapes <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/category/mixtapes/">here</a>. Be sure to pop back throughout September and beyond to see what autumn brings!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/09/01/august-2016-roundup/">August 2016 Roundup</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>Arms &#8211; Patterns</title>
		<link>https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/02/arms-patterns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 18:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indie pop]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paper Garden Records]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A while back we told you that Todd Goldstein&#8217;s Arms were readying a new album, Patterns. The album is now upon us (it has been for a while, because we&#8217;re behind the curve as always) and proves to be what is perhaps Arms&#8217; most interesting release to date. As the title suggests, Patterns deals with patterns of all kinds, something Goldstein explained in an interview with Gimme Tinnitus: &#8220;The title refers to behavioral patterns, patterns in nature, patterns in pop music; the songs [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/02/arms-patterns/">Arms &#8211; Patterns</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/11/arms-announces-new-album-patterns/">A while back</a> we told you that Todd Goldstein&#8217;s Arms were readying a new album, <em>Patterns</em>. The album is now upon us (it has been for a while, because we&#8217;re behind the curve as always) and proves to be what is perhaps Arms&#8217; most interesting release to date. As the title suggests, <em>Patterns</em> deals with patterns of all kinds, something Goldstein explained in <a href="http://gimmetinnitus.com/2016/06/q-and-also-a-arms/">an interview with Gimme Tinnitus</a>: &#8220;The title refers to behavioral patterns, patterns in nature, patterns in pop music; the songs are about acknowledging those things, finding the fragile humanity and humor in those idiosyncratic, quasi-universal truths&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>Patterns</em> sees the band (Goldstein plus drummer Tlacael Esparza) explore a big stylistic range, mining depths that Arms have never been to before. Its triumph lies in how all of these elements are brought together. As the blurb describes, it &#8220;lassoes every last one of ARMS&#8217; sprawling stylistic and emotional tendencies and channels them into a handsome, wild-eyed suite of guitar pop. <em>Patterns</em> is a love letter to letting go&#8221;.</p>
<p>Opener &#8216;Laughing Academy&#8217; is jaunty indie pop, complete with a feel-good guitar solo and held together by Goldstein&#8217;s signature vocals, while lead single &#8216;Keep It Light&#8217; sounds like the Arms we know and love amped up a few notches, revealing a band that could write bona fide smash hit pop songs if they were willing to part with the wiry indie rock bedrock of their sound. Luckily for us, they haven&#8217;t done that just yet, a fact confirmed by the song&#8217;s pounding finale.</p>
<p>&#8216;Stellary&#8217; slows things down a touch, swaying smoothly to and fro as Goldstein&#8217;s vocals snake around the central kick drum, hitting the high notes during the chorus in an almost R&amp;B style falsetto. This lull in tempo remains on &#8216;Goodbye to All That&#8217;, Goldstein&#8217;s vocals again leading things, smouldering amidst the lush instrumentation.</p>
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<p>Things get acoustic on the somewhat paradoxically titled &#8216;Wall of Sound&#8217;, a track that shows that Arms don&#8217;t require indie rock bombast to make an effective tune, while the instrumental interlude &#8216;Red Rover&#8217; sounds like that feeling of watching a sleeping city at night. This dreamy reflection is punctured by &#8216;All 4s&#8217;, where Esparza attacks his drum kit with gusto as the guitars swell and lift around Goldstein&#8217;s familiarly off-beat lyricism:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a restless energy<br />
it lurks behind your eyes<br />
dormant like a gene<br />
it will express itself in time&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Goldstein gets to fully air his croon on &#8216;Turnstiles&#8217;, with its slow thwacking drum beat and reverb of piano, again suggesting the band could achieve stardom if they were willing to swap out the eclectic stylistic range and odd, intriguing lyrics. Luckily for us they have bigger ambitions than radio air-time, enabling them to pursue strange, striking tracks such as &#8216;Missing&#8217;. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to force your hand,&#8221; Goldstein sings. &#8220;The witches disguised as plans will never do / Like the king of death bed regrets / and the queen of last requests could ever choose&#8221;. The song pushes forwards with insistent energy, the constant percussion and Goldstein&#8217;s free-flowing delivery conjuring meaning out of the most cryptic of sentences, demanding you make sense of the peculiar verses, before culminating in a finale of sparkling noise.</p>
<p>This grand finish is rounded off by the otherworldly &#8216;Sticks and Stones&#8217;, the track feeling like an epilogue with its tidal synths. These electronics flood over Goldstein&#8217;s vocals and the background harmonies, ebbing and flowing and pulsing outwards with an almost astral air, growing more strange as the song shimmers toward a close and proving the value of experimentalism and atypical art.</p>
<p>On <em>Patterns,</em> Arms prove they have it all, they can do big and catchy, smooth and heartfelt, raucous and a little bit weird. If you want an album to make you dance and sit still and think, then you&#8217;d be hard pressed to find a better example than <em>Patterns</em>. Grab your copy now from the Paper Garden Records <a href="http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/arms-patterns-lp">online store</a> or the Arms <a href="https://arms.bandcamp.com/album/patterns">Bandcamp page</a>.</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/08/02/arms-patterns/">Arms &#8211; Patterns</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>April 2016 Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</title>
		<link>https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/02/april-2016-roundup-mixtape/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 09:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mixtapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monthly Roundups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adeem the Artist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adeline Hotel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio Antihero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bedbug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benni Hemm Hemm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cayetana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cereal + Sounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daytime TV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erin Tobey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fake boyfriend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good good blood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hallelujah the hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In Love With A Ghost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jake Rollins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lance bangs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moin moin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nice legs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nice Try]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[outer spaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Radical Face]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryder Eaton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Moss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sioux Falls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talons']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Second Hand Marching band]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Spring seems a bit non-committal around these parts, with every day seeming like an advert for weather and all of its variety. If your days are similarly sunny/snowy/confused, fear not, we have just the tonic. Good music! Here&#8217;s a round-up of everything we covered during April 2016. As per usual, click on the artist&#8217;s name in the tracklist to be whisked away to the specific post. Tracklisting: 1. Your Best American Girl &#8211; Mitski 2. Shine &#8211; Solids 3. Vertebrae [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/02/april-2016-roundup-mixtape/">April 2016 Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spring seems a bit non-committal around these parts, with every day seeming like an advert for weather and all of its variety. If your days are similarly sunny/snowy/confused, fear not, we have just the tonic. Good music! Here&#8217;s a round-up of everything we covered during April 2016. As per usual, click on the artist&#8217;s name in the tracklist to be whisked away to the specific post.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tracklisting:</span></p>
<p>1. Your Best American Girl &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/19/pre-order-puberty-2-new-album-mitski/">Mitski</a><br />
2. Shine &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/22/solids/">Solids</a><br />
3. Vertebrae &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/04/premiere-sam-moss-unveils-new-track/">Sam Moss</a><br />
4. Joy Lies Down &#8211; Cloud (<a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/01/audio-antihero-release-bern-yr-idols-bernie-sanders-benefit-comp/"><em>Bern Yr Idols </em>comp from Audio Antihero</a>)<br />
5. Near You &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/04/song-premiere-adeline-hotel-near-you/">Adeline Hotel</a><br />
6. I Saw You &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/05/outer-spaces-shedding-snake/">Outer Spaces</a><br />
7. Madeline &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/15/yoni-geti/">Yoni &amp; Geti</a><br />
8. Keep it Light &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/11/arms-announces-new-album-patterns/">ARMS</a><br />
9. Figure It Out &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/08/song-premiere-jake-rollins-figure/">Jake Rollins</a><br />
10. We Learned to Cry &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/06/adeem-artist-kyle-adem-dead/">Adeem The Artist</a><br />
11. ant hill paradise &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/27/bedbug-buzzing-like-bug-snow/">Bedbug</a><br />
12. I&#8217;m Young &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/25/erin-tobey-releases-new-single-im-young/">Erin Tobey</a><br />
13. coca cola purgatory &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/18/interview-ryder-eaton/">Ryder Eaton</a><br />
14. Muppet Babies &#8211; Nice Legs (<a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/21/z-tapes-cereal-and-sounds-fry-yr-brn/"><em>FRY YR BRN</em> comp from Cereal + Sounds &amp; Z Tapes</a>)<br />
15. Dawn Raid &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/05/second-hand-marching-band-benni-hemm-hemm/">The Second Hand Marching Band &amp; Benni Hemm Hemm</a><br />
16. President &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/12/nice-try-st/">Nice Try</a><br />
17. SHIP &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/13/fake-boyfriend-mercy/">Fake Boyfriend</a><br />
18. If You Let It &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/20/sioux-falls-rot-forever/">Sioux Falls</a><br />
19. sorry for not answering the phone, i&#8217;m too busy trying to fly away &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/14/love-ghost-lets-go/">In Love with a Ghost</a><br />
20. Clueless &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/08/holiday-home/">Holiday Home</a><br />
21. Realistic Birthday Music &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/26/hallelujah-hills-band-something-figure-2/">Hallelujah the Hills</a><br />
22. Age of Consent &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/07/cayetana-tired-eyes/">Cayetana<br />
</a>23. Seattle &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/28/video-premiere-tincho-seattle/">Tincho<br />
</a>24. Lance bangs #1 single released on 4/20 &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/27/lance-bangs-unveil-new-single/">Lance Bangs</a><br />
25. Cigarettes &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/29/song-premiere-daytime-tv-cigarettes/">Daytime TV</a><br />
26. Everything Costs &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/15/radical-face/">Radical Face</a><br />
27. Tired of IPAs &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/07/talons-work-stories/">talons&#8217;</a><br />
28. Soak &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/01/song-premiere-good-good-blood-soak-2/">Good Good Blood<br />
</a>29. Heavy as a mountain &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/26/moin-moin-dawn/">Moin Moin</a></p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/05/02/april-2016-roundup-mixtape/">April 2016 Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>Arms announces new album Patterns with first single, &#8216;Keep it Light&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re big fans of Todd Goldstein&#8217;s Arms project here at WTD. Not only have we covered several of his releases, we were lucky enough to have him record a cover of Magnetic Fields&#8217; &#8216;The Book of Love&#8217; for our Quiet, Constant Friends compilation last year. It&#8217;s no surprise then that we are rather excited about Patterns, a new album from the former Harlem Shakes man that&#8217;s coming out this spring on Paper Garden Records. Patterns is apparently a &#8220;love letter to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2016/04/11/arms-announces-new-album-patterns/">Arms announces new album Patterns with first single, &#8216;Keep it Light&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re big fans of Todd Goldstein&#8217;s Arms project here at WTD. Not only have <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/arms/">we covered several of his releases</a>, we were lucky enough to have him record a cover of Magnetic Fields&#8217; &#8216;The Book of Love&#8217; for our <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/quiet-constant-friends-arms-the-book-of-love/"><em>Quiet, Constant Friends</em> compilation last year</a>. It&#8217;s no surprise then that we are rather excited about <em>Patterns</em>, a new album from the former Harlem Shakes man that&#8217;s coming out this spring on Paper Garden Records.</p>
<p><em>Patterns </em>is apparently a &#8220;love letter to letting go&#8221;, using Arms&#8217; trademark blend of sad and emotional sounds with wry observations and clever turns of phrase to create guitar-drive indie pop that fulfils the dual motives of being fun and accessible but also interesting and strange. As the press release describes:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The songs on <i>Patterns</i> are as keenly aware of their place in the continuum of wry, melancholic songwriters (the Cohens, Merritts, Wainwrights, and Stipes that Goldstein likes to cite) as they are willing to twist those conventions into odd, intriguing new shapes.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>The first single, &#8216;Keep it Light&#8217;, is the perfect example of what makes Arms so great. The instrumentation skips along at a fair tempo as Goldstein&#8217;s vocals drawl and drag along behind, the words worming their way into your head between the sparkling guitars and shimmering reverb and Devendorfian drum work. The song gathers in intensity in the latter half, lyrics pressing forward with urgency, as if the subliminal message in your new favourite pop song has grown tired of being so cryptic and decided to make itself heard.</p>
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<p><em>Patterns</em> is due to be released on the 6th May via Paper Garden Records and you can <a href="http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/arms-patterns-lp">pre-order it now</a>.</p>
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		<title>Quiet Constant Friends: A Christmas Sale (40% Off!)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 17:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you have visited our site in the past few months, you will more than likely be familiar with Quiet Constant Friends, a literary-themed compilation in support of the global literacy Worldreader. If you want to read about the project in more detail, you can visit our original post from back in October. Because we still have a fair amount of tapes left, and obviously want to raise as much as possible for Worldreader, we have decided to run a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/11/28/christmas-sale-40-off-quiet-constant-friends/">Quiet Constant Friends: A Christmas Sale (40% Off!)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have visited our site in the past few months, you will more than likely be familiar with Quiet Constant Friends, a literary-themed compilation in support of the global literacy <a href="http://www.worldreader.org/">Worldreader</a>. If you want to read about the project in more detail, you can visit our <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/08/quiet-constant-friends/">original post from back in October</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/discount1.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="wp-image-7132 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/discount1.jpg?resize=1170%2C925" alt="Quiet Constant Friends discount" width="1170" height="925" /></a></p>
<p>Because we still have a fair amount of tapes left, and obviously want to raise as much as possible for Worldreader, we have decided to run a special holiday offer. So, as suggested below in stylised sans serif, entering the code &#8216;HOHOHO&#8217; at the checkout on <a href="https://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends">Bandcamp</a> will get you a handsome 40% off both digital and physical copies of the compilation. This will still cover the production cost of the cassette, but remember all profits go to charity, so every extra pound you give will be a pound well spent.To refresh your memory, here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll be getting if you put some of your hard earned cash towards <em>Quiet, Constant Friends</em>:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Side A</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://danielle-fricke.com/">Danielle Fricke</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/22/quiet-constant-friends-danielle-fricke-the-well/">The Well</a><br />
<a href="https://lottekestner.bandcamp.com/">Lotte Kestner</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/07/quiet-constant-friends-lotte-kestner-cattleya/">Cattleya</a><br />
<a href="https://westirey.bandcamp.com/">Wes Tirey</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/17/quiet-constant-friends-wes-tirey-akhnilo-blues/">Akhnilo Blues</a><br />
<a href="https://pasturedog.bandcamp.com/">Pasture Dog</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/06/quiet-constant-friends-pasture-dog-everything-that-rises-must-converge/">Everything That Rises Must Converge</a><br />
<a href="http://www.oldearthcontact.com/">Old Earth</a> &#8211; <a href="http://milwaukeerecord.com/music/stream-old-earths-european-single-pretty-steep/">Pretty Steep</a><br />
<a href="https://saltaltars.bandcamp.com/album/parcels">Salt Altars</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/08/quiet-constant-friends-salt-altars-little-big-man/">Little Big Man</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thehenrydemos/">Henry Demos</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/14/quiet-constant-friends-henry-demos-not-her/">Not Her</a><br />
<a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/30/quiet-constant-friends-beat-radio-mexico-city/">Beat Radio</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/30/quiet-constant-friends-beat-radio-mexico-city/">Mexico City</a><br />
<a href="https://sondrasunodeon.bandcamp.com/">Sondra Sun-Odeon</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/05/quiet-constant-friends-sondra-sun-odeon-hair/">Hair</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Side B</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://rivulets.bandcamp.com/">Nathan Amundson</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/26/quiet-constant-friends-nathan-amundson-haruki-murakami/">Haruki Murakami</a><br />
<a href="https://windmill.bandcamp.com/">Windmill</a> &#8211; <a href="http://musicforants.tumblr.com/post/131229492962/windmill-jim-and-the-rather-large-nectarine-im">Jim &amp; The Rather Large Nectarine</a><br />
<a href="http://armsarms.com/">ARMS</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/quiet-constant-friends-arms-the-book-of-love/">The Book of Love</a><br />
<a href="https://ohrose.bandcamp.com/">Oh, Rose</a> &amp; <a href="https://sawtoothfolk.bandcamp.com/">Sawtooth</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/16/quiet-constant-friends-oh-rose-sawtooth-tv/">TV</a><br />
<a href="https://freecakeforeverycreature.bandcamp.com/">Free Cake For Every Creature</a> &#8211; <a href="http://thegreyestates.com/post/130260547316/dont-go-away-ahumpf-acgroomf-free-cake-for">Don&#8217;t Go Away (Ahumpf Acgroof)</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildpinkwildpink">John Ross</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/23/quiet-constant-friends-john-ross-the-overlook-hotel/">The Overlook Hotel</a><br />
<a href="https://kissingfractures.bandcamp.com/">Kissing Fractures</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/15/quiet-constant-friends-kissing-fractures-i-drank-phosphorus-with-my-aunt-lucy/">I Drank Phosphorus With Aunt Lucy</a><br />
<a href="https://wearenicelegs.bandcamp.com/releases">Nice Legs</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/premiere-nice-legs-reveal-new-song-video-past-lives/">Past Lives</a><br />
<a href="https://benseretan.bandcamp.com/">Ben Seretan</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/28/quiet-constant-friends-ben-seretan-king-of-crumbs/">King of Crumbs</a><br />
<a href="https://lejsovkaandfreund.bandcamp.com/">Trouble Books</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/09/quiet-constant-friends-trouble-books-oak-and-liden-tree/">Oak and Linden Tree Abridged</a><br />
<a href="https://foxfoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-was-trying-to-get-there-but-it-was-hard-to-see-from-the-balloon">Lewtrakimou</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/08/quiet-constant-friends/">I&#8217;m a Book on Tape</a><br />
<a href="http://nadiareid.com/">Nadia Reid</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/14/quiet-constant-friends-nadia-reid-runway/">Runway</a></p>
<p><center><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2207221552/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=512355668/transparent=true/" width="300" height="150" seamless=""><a href="http://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends">Quiet, Constant Friends by ARMS</a></iframe></center><a href="https://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/0005813777_101-e1448732061585.jpg?resize=957%2C660" alt="Quiet Constant Friends Cassette" width="957" height="660" /></a>If that wasn&#8217;t cool enough, we also got a troupe of artists to produce a piece for every track on the release, a few of which will come packaged up with your cassette. You can see the full collection of artworks below (click through the pictures to be taken to the artist&#8217;s page):<a href="http://www.jeandewet.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WNDM_nectarineTim_jdw.jpg?resize=1170%2C830" alt="WNDM_nectarineTim_jdw" width="1170" height="830" /></a>  <a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/freecake.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/freecake.jpg?resize=1170%2C778" alt="freecake" width="1170" height="778" /></a><a href="http://cargocollective.com/minahamada"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mina-Hamada-Nice-Legs.jpg?resize=1170%2C830" alt="Mina Hamada Nice Legs" width="1170" height="830" /></a><a href="http://www.heatherswenson.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/heatherswenson_collage.jpg?resize=954%2C1428" alt="EPSON MFP image" width="954" height="1428" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.hallierosetaylor.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Wake-The-Deaf.jpg?resize=1170%2C780" alt="Wake-The-Deaf" width="1170" height="780" /></a> <a href="http://henrymccausland.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MexicoCity1.jpg?resize=1170%2C1649" alt="MexicoCity1" width="1170" height="1649" /><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/KFauntlucy1.jpg?resize=960%2C632" alt="KFauntlucy" width="960" height="632" /></a> <a href="http://teresaromo.tumblr.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cattleya3-copy-1.jpg?resize=1170%2C830" alt="cattleya3 copy (1)" width="1170" height="830" /></a> <a href="http://www.mounifeddag.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mounifeddag.png?resize=1058%2C748" alt="mounifeddag" width="1058" height="748" /></a> <a href="http://www.amorcoetzee.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/arms.jpg?resize=1170%2C1692" alt="arms" width="1170" height="1692" /><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/acedit.jpg?resize=1170%2C759" alt="acedit" width="1170" height="759" /></a> <a href="http://www.williamexley.co.uk/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Pasture-Dog-Final-page-001.jpg?resize=1170%2C1628" alt="Pasture Dog - Final-page-001" width="1170" height="1628" /></a> <a href="http://www.rachaelperisho.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hairbyrachaelperisho.jpeg?resize=1170%2C873" alt="hairbyrachaelperisho" width="1170" height="873" /></a> <a href="http://playthetriangle.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FullSizeRender.jpg?resize=1170%2C869" alt="FullSizeRender" width="1170" height="869" /></a> <a href="http://www.lindsaystripling.com/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Stripling_WakeTheDeaf_WorldReader.jpg?resize=1170%2C1170" alt="Stripling_WakeTheDeaf_WorldReader" width="1170" height="1170" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TVohrosepastelsnake.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TVohrosepastelsnake.jpg?resize=1096%2C1595" alt="TVohrosepastelsnake" width="1096" height="1595" /></a> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HenryDemos.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/HenryDemos.jpg?resize=1170%2C774" alt="HenryDemos" width="1170" height="774" /></a><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/falcon2.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/falcon2.jpg?resize=1170%2C783" alt="falcon2" width="1170" height="783" /></a>Grab a download or cassette now via <a href="https://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends">our Bandcamp page</a>, and be sure to remember to use the code &#8216;HOHOHO&#8217; for your discount.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/11/28/christmas-sale-40-off-quiet-constant-friends/">Quiet Constant Friends: A Christmas Sale (40% Off!)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>October Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</title>
		<link>https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/11/02/october-roundup-a-mixtape-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Another month has gone by! October was a bit swamped by our coverage of Quiet, Constant Friends, although we still managed to write about some absolutely great acts and albums. So have a listen to the player below and click the artist names in the tracklisting to be beamed straight to a review of the people in question. On a related note, things are gradually getting busier for us in other areas &#8211; Liam works full-time and I&#8217;ve gone back [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/11/02/october-roundup-a-mixtape-2/">October Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another month has gone by! October was a bit swamped by our coverage of <em>Quiet, Constant Friends</em>, although we still managed to write about some absolutely great acts and albums. So have a listen to the player below and click the artist names in the tracklisting to be beamed straight to a review of the people in question.</p>
<p>On a related note, things are gradually getting busier for us in other areas &#8211; Liam works full-time and I&#8217;ve gone back to school &#8211; so the old two posts a day routine might not be maintained too often any more. That said, in an effort to keep things ticking over, we&#8217;re going to introduce a new &#8216;Flash Review&#8217; feature where we cover albums in less words than we would otherwise use. It&#8217;s not ideal but a short piece is better than no piece. There&#8217;ll still be a good smattering of the usual style too.</p>
<p>Tracklisting:</p>
<ol>
<li>Birthstone (Reprise) &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/30/pet-cemetery-dietary-requirements/">Pet Cemetery</a><br />
2. Vice &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/08/the-return-of-late-night-music-in-the-museum/">Roundheels</a><br />
3. Forever &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/07/interview-boosegumps/">Boosegumps</a><br />
4. So Long &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/09/premiere-a-new-video-for-so-long-from-heavy-boots/">Heavy Boots</a><br />
5. Long Walk To All Sorts of Place &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/23/fanpage-lya/">Fanpage</a><br />
6. Feathers &amp; Leaves &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/13/ocean-floor-old-haunts/">Ocean Floor</a><br />
7. Down Predator Souvenirs &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/27/lejsovka-freund-fatal-strategies/">Lejsovka &amp; Freund</a><br />
8. Vacation &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/12/florist-unveil-first-single-from-new-ep/">Florist</a><br />
9. 2. &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/28/old-earth-i-prefer-the-ladder/">Old Earth</a><br />
10. Never Good Enough &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/26/eerie-summer-the-way-i-dont-understand-anything-anymore/">Eerie Summer</a><br />
11. EZ River &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/01/wilder-maker-everyday-crimes-against-objects-of-desire-vol-iii/">Wilder Maker</a><br />
12. Thumbs &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/26/sports-day-records-relay/">Claire Cottrill</a><br />
13. If I Were A Portal &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/19/evening-hymns-quiet-energies/">Evening Hymns</a><br />
14. Jenny Come Home &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/new-music-from-andy-shauf/">Andy Shauf</a><br />
15. Only Friend &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/05/valley-maker-when-i-was-a-child/">Valley Maker</a><br />
16. The Flood &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/06/premiere-double-a-side-single-from-mike-pace-and-the-child-actors/">Mike Pace &amp; the Child Actors</a><br />
17. Close Call (Adderall Anxiety) &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/22/album-premiere-shaky-shrines-shaky-at-best/">Shaky Shrines</a><br />
18. Nancy Kerrigan &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/29/frog-st/">Frog</a><br />
19. Kaleidoscope &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/26/sports-day-records-relay/">Arbes<br />
</a>20. The Book of Love &#8211; <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/quiet-constant-friends-arms-the-book-of-love/">ARMS</a></li>
</ol>
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<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/11/02/october-roundup-a-mixtape-2/">October Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>Quiet, Constant Friends: ARMS &#8211; The Book of Love</title>
		<link>https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/quiet-constant-friends-arms-the-book-of-love/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our benefit compilation Quiet, Constant Friends came out last weekend after a steady drip of tracks over the past few weeks. We didn&#8217;t reveal everything though, keeping one or two back to give us something to tell you about after Cassette Store Day had passed. Surely you have all heard of ARMS? We have certainly mentioned them a few times. For the uninitiated, ARMS is Todd Goldstein, the ex-Harlem Shakes guitarist, and a variety of friends. We were honoured and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/quiet-constant-friends-arms-the-book-of-love/">Quiet, Constant Friends: ARMS &#8211; The Book of Love</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our benefit compilation <em><a href="https://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends">Quiet, Constant Friends</a></em> came out last weekend after a steady drip of tracks over the past few weeks. We didn&#8217;t reveal everything though, keeping one or two back to give us something to tell you about after Cassette Store Day had passed.</p>
<p>Surely you have all heard of ARMS? We have certainly <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/arms/">mentioned them a few times</a>. For the uninitiated, <a href="http://armsarms.com/">ARMS</a> is Todd Goldstein, the ex-Harlem Shakes guitarist, and a variety of friends. We were honoured and delighted when Todd offered to record a version of &#8216;The Book of Love&#8217; by The Magnetic Fields.</p>
<blockquote>
<p class="verse">The book of love is long and boring<br />
No one can lift the damn thing<br />
It&#8217;s full of charts and facts and figures<br />
And instructions for dancing</p>
<p class="verse">But I, I love it when you read to me<br />
And you, you can read me anything</p>
</blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/arms.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-6621" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/arms.jpg?resize=1170%2C1692" alt="arms" width="1170" height="1692" /></a></p>
<p>You can buy <em>Quiet, Constant Friends</em> now via the <a href="https://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends">Wake The Deaf Bandcamp page</a>. Remember, all tapes come with super-limited edition art print postcards. You&#8217;d be a fool to miss out!</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/10/21/quiet-constant-friends-arms-the-book-of-love/">Quiet, Constant Friends: ARMS &#8211; The Book of Love</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wake The Deaf presents&#8230; Quiet, Constant Friends</title>
		<link>https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/08/quiet-constant-friends/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Doyle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 18:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers” So says Charles William Eliot, and I tend to agree with him. And not just because I&#8217;ve thrown my lot in with the literary world. Books are where you learn that others share your weirdest thoughts and experiences, and are able to describe them in a way that makes you want to squee with delight or [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/08/quiet-constant-friends/">Wake The Deaf presents&#8230; Quiet, Constant Friends</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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<h5>“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers”</h5>
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<p>So says Charles William Eliot, and I tend to agree with him. And not just because I&#8217;ve thrown my lot in with the literary world. Books are where you learn that others share your weirdest thoughts and experiences, and are able to describe them in a way that makes you want to squee with delight or tattoo the words into your skin. What&#8217;s more, they let you experience life as someone else, allowing you to get a grip on the unseen forces which batter some while you relax in ignorant shelter. I can confidently say I would be a different person had I not become acquainted with John Singer and Don Gately and Ignatius J. Reilly, with JR from New York and Ruthie from Fingerbone and Oscar Wao from the Dominican Republic, now of Paterson, New Jersey. That&#8217;s without mentioning Esther Greenwood or Hazel Motes or the Glass family, nor Mr Small or Spot the Dog or any of the menagerie of <em>Redwall</em> mammals, <em>ie.</em> any of the hundreds of fictional folk who helped build the world as I now see it.</p>
<p>If, then, you cannot read, you automatically miss out on an army* of literary friends to entertain you and hold your hand and generally remind you that you are not alone. You may or may not know that UNESCO estimate there are 757 million adults, including 115 million youths (15-24), who cannot read or write the simplest of sentences. They even have a <a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/literacy/Pages/literacy-day-2015.aspx">cool interactive map</a> to give you a better idea of where the problem is biggest.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.worldreader.org/">Worldreader</a> is non-profit organisation dedicated to creating a literate world through digital education. Their <a href="http://www.worldreader.org/what-we-do/worldreader-mobile/">Worldreader Mobile</a> app (available on even the simplest feature phones) brings digital books to families around the planet, allowing communities without access to any print books to connect to a library of over 28,500 titles in over 40 languages. And this sort of programme extends far further than helping people gain basic skills. Take the current Ebola outbreak as an example. With such a deadly disease it can be difficult to provide adequate information to those in danger, particularly when moving around increases the risk of transmission and worsens the situation. <a href="http://www.worldreader.org/blog/e-books-against-ebola/">Worldreader are utilising their mobile reading app to disseminate information to help save lives</a>, from vital health advice to inspiring stories from survivors, while minimising the need for movement on the ground, and thus transmission.</p>
<p>Of course, all this ignores the whole special, reading-as-a-magic-activity side of things that Charles William Eliot was getting at. Books are fun and comforting and inspiring and door-unlocking in so many ways, and I believe quite firmly that increasing the number of young people reading is one of the best ways to deal with current issues and prepare ourselves for future ones. Worldreader actively curates books by African and Indian authors, so rather than just beaming the same dusty classics all over the world, they&#8217;ve developed a library representative of the diversity of interests, tastes and subjects seen around the globe. Better still, the mobile aspect will help transform education into an unstoppable force. No longer will your gender or religion or race prevent access to education, nor any disabilities, nor your social standing. With a small amount of help from charities like Worldreader, we can overcome privilege and prejudice by placing education in the hands of the people. We can be each other&#8217;s quiet, constant friends.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s all pretty inspiring. So much so that I decided to try to help with my own version of community and worldwide collaboration.<em> Quiet, Constant Friends</em>, a compilation of literary-themed songs by some of my favourite artists, will be sold in support of Worldreader, with every penny of the profits going straight into their good work. Some of the songs were recorded especially for this release, some are from upcoming albums and others are old favourites which fit nicely with the theme. You can listen to one new track, &#8216;I&#8217;m a Book on Tape&#8217; by Lewtrakimou, right now:</p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">I&#8217;ll be unveiling more songs between now and release, so keep your eyes peeled for that, and check out the artwork and full tracklisting below:</span></p>
<p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/crop-cover.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/crop-cover.jpg?resize=622%2C970" alt="crop cover" width="622" height="970" /></a></p>
<p>1. The Well – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/danielle-fricke/">Danielle Fricke</a><br />
2. Cattleya – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/lotte-kestner/">Lotte Kestner</a><br />
3. Akhnilo Blues – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/wes-tirey/">Wes Tirey</a><br />
4. Everything That Rises Must Converge – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/pasture-dog/">Pasture Dog</a><br />
5. Pretty Steep – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/old-earth/">Old Earth</a><br />
6. Little Big Man – <a href="https://saltaltars.bandcamp.com/">Salt Altars</a><br />
7. Not Her – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/henry-demos/">Henry Demos</a><br />
8. Mexico City – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/beat-radio/">Beat Radio</a><br />
9. Hair &#8211; <a href="http://sondrasunodeon.com/">Sondra Sun-Odeon</a><br />
10. Haruki Murakami – Nathan Amundson (of <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/rivulets/">Rivulets</a>)<br />
11. Jim and the Rather Large Nectarine – <a href="https://windmill.bandcamp.com/">Windmill</a><br />
12. The Book of Love – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/arms/">ARMS</a><br />
13. TV – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/oh-rose/">Oh, Rose</a> &amp; <a href="https://sawtoothfolk.bandcamp.com/">Sawtooth</a><br />
14. Don’t Go Away Ahumpf Acgroomf – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/04/27/free-cake-for-every-creature-moving-songs/">Free Cake For Every Creature</a><br />
15. The Overlook Hotel – <a href="https://wildpink.bandcamp.com/releases">John Ross</a><br />
16. I Drank Phosphorus with my Aunt Lucy – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/2014/11/20/kissing-fractures-lost-self/">Kissing Fractures</a><br />
17. Past Lives – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/nice-legs/">Nice Legs</a><br />
18. King of Crumbs – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/ben-seretan/">Ben Seretan</a><br />
19. Oak and Linden Tree Abridged – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/trouble-books/">Trouble Books</a><br />
20. I’m a Book on Tape – <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/lewtrakimou/">Lewtrakimou</a><br />
21. Runway – <a href="https://nadiareid.bandcamp.com/">Nadia Reid</a></p>
<p>As if collaborating with 20-odd acts wasn&#8217;t exciting enough, we&#8217;ve also enlisted the talents of a range of artists and illustrators to design special-edition postcards for each song. Again, I&#8217;ll be unveiling these as time goes on, but check out the piece for Lewtrakimou&#8217;s song by <a href="http://www.hellohowdyhiya.com/">Ji Hyun Yu</a> below:<a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ji_I_39_m_a_book_on_tape_RGB.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ji_I_39_m_a_book_on_tape_RGB.jpg?resize=1170%2C1649" alt="Ji_I_39_m_a_book_on_tape_RGB" width="1170" height="1649" /></a>Huge, huge, <em>huge </em>thanks go out to everyone involved. It has been so great to see how nice and enthusiastic people can be about a simple idea, and how it can evolve into something much better than I ever expected. I owe you all.</p>
<p><em>Quiet Constant Friends</em> is out now. You can <a href="https://wakethedeaf.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-constant-friends">buy it from our Bandcamp page</a>, including a limited edition cassette, complete with some super-limited edition art postcard prints (you can browse the complete set of artworks <a href="http://www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/category/quiet-constant-friends/">here</a>).<a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/0005813777_10.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-6453"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/0005813777_10.jpg?resize=977%2C733" alt="0005813777_10" width="977" height="733" /></a>We decided against having this as a free download in an attempt to raise as much for Worldreader as we possibly can. Obviously, if you choose to pay more than the suggested amount you are donating more to Worldreader, so feel free to do that. That said, we know times are tough, so if anyone wants a download, just drop us a message/tweet/email and we&#8217;ll sort you out, no questions asked.</p>
<p>* I&#8217;m taking suggestions for the best collective noun for friends who only exist in books.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/09/08/quiet-constant-friends/">Wake The Deaf presents&#8230; Quiet, Constant Friends</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A day or two late, but here is a playlist of all of the artists we featured during August. Listen in the player belowe. Enjoy! Tracklist: 1. She Reminds Me &#8211; Family Video 2. Jean Skirt Mystique &#8211; Naps 3. Sail &#8211; Swim Lessons 4. Mirror Threat &#8211; Waiters 5. Tibetan Clouds &#8211; Chips Calipso 6. Smokesquare &#8211; Fanpage 7. This City Will Eat Itself &#8211; Blush Response 8. Undone &#8211; Phoria 9. Lungs &#8211; Pixel Fix 10. Ancient Ways &#8211; Interpol 11. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2014/09/03/august-roundup-a-mixtape/">August 2014 Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A day or two late, but here is a playlist of all of the artists we featured during August. Listen in the player belowe. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Tracklist:</p>
<p>1. She Reminds Me &#8211; Family Video<br />
2. Jean Skirt Mystique &#8211; Naps<br />
3. Sail &#8211; Swim Lessons<br />
4. Mirror Threat &#8211; Waiters<br />
5. Tibetan Clouds &#8211; Chips Calipso<br />
6. Smokesquare &#8211; Fanpage<br />
7. This City Will Eat Itself &#8211; Blush Response<br />
8. Undone &#8211; Phoria<br />
9. Lungs &#8211; Pixel Fix<br />
10. Ancient Ways &#8211; Interpol<br />
11. Have You Seen My Son &#8211; Benjamin Booker<br />
12. Ballad of Big Nothing (Elliott Smith cover) &#8211; Arms<br />
13. Stupid Boy &#8211; Owl John<br />
14. Memento Mori &#8211; Hollow Wood<br />
15. It’s the End of the World As We Know It (R.E.M. cover) &#8211; Free Cake For Every Creature<br />
16. Youth &#8211; Thad Kopec<br />
17. You Belong &#8211; Lucas O&#8217;Connell<br />
18. Knives &#8211; The Meanest Creature Ever Known<br />
19. Accept That the Mark Will Outlast You &#8211; Old Earth<br />
20. If I’m &#8211; Sea Oleena<br />
21. Joni &#8211; Old Amica<br />
22. Autumn in the New Canaan &#8211; Lejsovka &amp; Freund</p>
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<p class="_8t_embed_p" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://8tracks.com/wake-the-deaf/august-mix?utm_medium=trax_embed">August Mix</a> from <a href="http://8tracks.com/wake-the-deaf?utm_medium=trax_embed">Wake The Deaf</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com?utm_medium=trax_embed">8tracks Radio</a>.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2014/09/03/august-roundup-a-mixtape/">August 2014 Roundup &#8211; A Mixtape</a> appeared first on <a href="https://varioussmallflames.co.uk">Various Small Flames</a>.</p>
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