Thank you to everyone for sharing your Nightjar pictures, keep them coming. You can still order the LP directly from Schoolkids Records here.

This year has seen Record Store Day thrown into confusion with the cancellation of the annual April event. The powers that be came up with the idea of having three separate days in August, September and October under the banner of RSD Drops.

My contribution has come in September with the first vinyl edition of my 2008 album Nightjar. It will be released through Schoolkids Records on red vinyl and will be limited to 1000 copies.

Those of you in the know knew that I drew the picture on the cover and with this new gatefold edition there is unseen additional artwork from the same period.

The album contains some live favourites like Feed Your Mind and Lullaby For The Lonely as well as the often mentioned tracks The Sniper and More Is Less. The album is recorded and co-produced by longtime sonic collaborator Dare Mason.

The album seems to live in a genreless universe as it explores different styles from moody to Folk, Pop, Rock, Americana, lost love, grief, romance, hope and politics, and as always, one aspires to convey the songs with poignant lyrics and a memorable melody.

Thanks in advance for any interest you might have in picking up a copy at your local record store on Saturday, September 26th.

Great news this week, MOAT (Marty’s collaboration with Swedish/German multi-instrumentalist Niko Röhlcke) have released a new song, Gone By Noon, from the forthcoming album Poison Stream on Schoolkids Records. It is available via all the streaming services but you can hear it right now by clicking the YouTube link below:

THE BIG TAKEOVER presents MOAT’s GONE BY NOON.

The MOAT project is releasing a taster from the upcoming album, POISON STREAM (to be released in early 2021 through Schoolkids Records). It’s been cooked for a while but the world hasn’t allowed us to open the oven door until now when the aroma proved too much and now it sits on the kitchen table waiting to be consumed.

GONE BY NOON has been described as “Catchy harpsichord-induced melancholia by a protagonist juggling the aftermath of loss and betrayal”. It will be available from the 9th September 2020 through all your favourite platforms but you can hear it first and exclusively via THE BIG TAKEOVER magazine right now, click here.

Credits

Niko Röhlcke – acoustic guitar, keyboards
Marty Willson-Piper – lead vocal, bass
Olivia Willson-Piper – backing vocals
Dare Mason – additional keyboards
Eddie John – drums

Written by MARTY WILLSON-PIPER & NIKO RÖHLCKE
Produced by DARE MASON, MARTY WILLSON-PIPER & NIKO RÖHLCKE
Engineered, recorded and mixed by DARE MASON
at the VIP Lounge, Penzance, England
Mastered by POPPY WEINBERGER for Riverfish Mastering
Artwork by OLIVIA WILLSON-PIPER
Lyrics by MARTY WILLSON-PIPER

Lyrics

The blood on your lips
Drips, red honey slips into a pool
The lies that you tell
Corrupt my heart
Infect my soul

Silence spills like a wave in the dark
The films you play
Black and white
A final scene – crying
And you’re gone

The shock in your eyes
Lies, the wailing cries
Of a tragic fool
Your game hides the truth
Dice, playing cards
Mirrored in the roof

You cheat with the best
When you’re caught you’re aloof
An avalanche
That seals
A silent shroud
The noise has gone
All that’s left – speechless
An empty shell

Love’s last tears
Have fallen down
From your cheek
The loaded words
Ricochet
Around the room
Exotic birds
Against the glass – goodbye
Gone By Noon

Hey All!

Bandcamp are waiving their commission fees for one day only, kindly giving us musicians the chance to take advantage of a direct income source. So, 100% of the income will go to us. But, it’s specifically from Midnight Pacific time USA for 24 hours only (from 3AM New York / 7AM London / 6PM Sydney).

We have just added Noctorum’s Afterdeath EP for download. You can also download all four Noctorum albums, Seeing Stars and solo records, check it out to see what’s available. On the physical, we have also added some t-shirts and MOAT’s first album on vinyl (with free CD) and some In Deep tote bags. In Deep and Afterlife t-shirts have very limited sizes (all small and just one dbl XL), but we do have a range of Noctorum Honey Mink Forever t-shirts. Yay!

You can also get my entire discography for 50% off, so have a browse and thanks for all your support! Anything you want autographed, just ask. Stay safe out there! 

MWP

www.martywillsonpiper.bandcamp.com