The Walls, by Holly Henderson

The Walls

by Holly Henderson

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Favorite track: Sleep Until October.

kmouse76 Incredibly beautiful. Can’t stop listening to it. Favorite track: You're Crying.

Miki H The incredible reviews of this album are entirely justified. Beautiful songwriting & musicianship. And it's a rare & special talent that can create such sophisticated, but listenable musical art. It just gets better and better each time you hear it.

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Introducing "The Walls" Digipack CD, a mesmerizing musical masterpiece crafted by the extraordinarily talented artist, Holly Henderson. Within this captivating album lies a harmonious blend of sounds, meticulously composed to transport listeners to ethereal realms of sonic delight.

This Digipack edition offers more than just a collection of soul-stirring melodies. Joey Bullet's artistic vision adorns the packaging, creating a symbiotic relationship between sound and sight. Bullet's original artwork elevates the album's presentation, inviting listeners into a world where music and visual expression intertwine harmoniously.

"The Walls" Digipack CD is a testament to Holly Henderson's unwavering dedication to her craft, offering an immersive experience that captures the heart and ignites the imagination. With its delicate fusion of elegance and innovation, this extraordinary album promises to leave an indelible mark on the soul of every listener who indulges in its enchanting melodies and explores the intricate depths within.

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1.	Head Full of Soil 02:58	lyrics	buy track
Sober up I’m leaving early Wait for me, Fading into time I wonder if I made you surly There’s the sun, burning into night With a head full of soil and wonder In a field of lies What if I’m alone in your company? Will I live for nothing? Every week for months Can I leave your wandering eyes? I know you said you’d never leave me But I’m not convinced You’ve stolen my thoughts tonight You know I said I love you dearly Cradle me I don’t want to die With a head full of soil and wonder In a field of lies What if I’m alone in your company? Will I live for nothing? Every week for months Can I leave your wandering eyes? Flowering through frost and spring You’re serious this time You bloom with love In spite of cost Your heart is spilling over Well we can find a way, With my help We can find a way, With my help With a head full of soil and wonder In a field of lies What if I’m alone in your company? Will I live for nothing? Every week for months Can I leave your head full of soil and wonder In a field of lies? What if I’m alone in your company? Will I live for nothing? Every week for months Can I leave your wandering eyes?
2.	Wendy 01:54	lyrics	buy track
Who’s breaking your heart now Wendy? You smile and the sun begins to rise Don’t let it fade completely A little bit of patience for the sparkle in your eyes I know you’ve been low just lately I think a little seat in the sun will make it right When all that time is passing by You look out the window and you watch the fading light And it got cold real quick The scent of the trees and passing footsteps on the brick You’re not a loser girl you just don’t fit You’ve got that something You’re breaking my heart now Wendy, It’s a good day walking by your side You’re like a silver lining Don’t you get sad when it’s a lonely night
3.	The Planes 02:51	lyrics	buy track
I weaponised all my feelings to lock them up And to hurt But your reaction was that of a weary bird With no flight We got along Never really thought About the cost of living for nights Never waking up It’s enough, it’s enough, it’s enough We got distracted by the planes that would pass us by What a sound Hope they don’t crash in the sea and leave carnage behind What’s wrong with us? An intrusive thought Caught early enough Won’t materialise into a verb As long as you close, Your eyes It’s enough, it’s enough Ooh We got along Never really thought About the cost of living for nights Never waking up It’s enough, it’s enough, it’s enough
4.	Sleep Until October 03:47	lyrics	buy track
There’s a trial to take We’re crawling like leaves and wandering lakes A purple mist and sober Reach your arms and eyes for dawn sleep ’til October Fearing daylight It’s a race for tides Sweeping your knees like a raven feather If it means we fly I’ll try again when you recover It’s a race for tides Sweeping your knees like a raven feather If it means we fly I’ll try again when you recover Hey soul Where’s your hat today? I’m feeling a little burned A lucky strike got my feet and I’m dragging a shadow as big as my house spilling my life on the ground Keep closed like a book my love But when will you come back? Why come back To me I slept all the way to an ice age and woke with frost on my teeth Craving a little green my god where have the trees gone? It’s a race for tides Sweeping your knees like a raven feather If it means we fly I’ll try again when you recover
5.	You're Crying 03:22	lyrics	buy track
You’re giving up too soon We’re living on a long fallen empire If you keep being silent enough You’ll fool me too Got the free will to lie in the dark You’re living on fading photographs And I can see you’re silent for nothing I wouldn’t mind because You’re losing so much from crying You’re losing so much from crying Curl up and leave it inside While we’re sleeping how far can you run? even moonlight couldn’t reach you Burning feet on the ice as you cross over One step more and we lose God, You’re losing so much from crying You’re losing so much from crying Curl up and leave it inside You’re losing so much from crying You’re losing so much from crying Curl up and leave it inside
6.	Gold 02:51	lyrics	buy track
Keep a piece of time And carve your name in a gold mine I haven’t held on for long You know you’re not mine Ooh Ever held your name in my brain Pooling and decaying Curling at the sides When you never came back Just like the tides I look over the pier at the desert Something is missing Ooh
7.	Fight the Need 03:21	lyrics	buy track
And when we leave, I notice the skies aren’t quite what they were last night We did a little bit of wasting time, but mainly figuring out what we want I’ve never seen the moon hang on for so long When we step out of your high place I lick my wounds, I seek your light like a head case It gets too hard when I’m dark and derailing We’ve got needs but we fight the need to love I can’t help thinking, some of the words could be left out to burn in the garden I’m just a little less stern than I was when left to my own devices To lead my own feelings astray, with your guidance I tried it once, I never liked it Keep holding on, for it’s already gone When we step out of your high place I lick my wounds, seek your light like a head case It gets too hard when I’m dark and derailing We’ve got needs but we fight the need to love When we step out of your high place I lick my wounds, seek your light like a head case It gets too hard when I’m dark and derailing We’ve got needs but we fight the need to love And when we leave I notice the skies aren’t quite what they were, last night
8.	Back After Sunrise 03:51	lyrics	buy track
See if I can make sense of this mess we made Whether it’s the fire that we started when we last came Try to make sense of it all And we’ll come, celebrate, and leave our flags where we stood And we’ll know when we’ve departed that stains will remain in the dust I buried my head in the sand And dug all the way down to where the sun won’t land I lay there quietly waiting, For an eagle to snap me up and fade into the far away I’ll be there in the morning I see your sleepy eyes And I do my little dance where we all pretend we’ll be back after sunrise But I won’t Cause I care And I’m perfectly aware That it’s over I’m going away for a while There’s a cold snap to happen, It’s just for me, But he’ll be with you shortly But now he’s by the sea A different place That I can’t stand I see the drawn out shapes in the desert sand The drawn out shapes in the desert sand But I won’t Cause I care And I’m perfectly aware That it’s over Over
9.	Weary Stars 05:25	lyrics	buy track
A walk in sea You’re beyond life, Who isn’t marred? We’ll make it around You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’re not far behind What weary stars Don’t you keep it up Your shining stuff Is not enough You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind Oooh, Leave it all here Weary stars Keep it up Your shining stuff Is not enough You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind You’ve seen my mind
10.	Druxy 04:33	lyrics	buy track
Had a little altercation with myself Loaded up the gun then put it away With a little more persuasion I succumbed to a cake Waited 'til next November, and I caved I saw my own reflection and ran away You know you get to the point where you don’t know your own face? People come and go until they’re gone, and when they’re gone who you got, my love? Suppose I'll get myself together today Get a more convincing smile for the strangers that I meet I hope they don’t see the crazy that I’ve got underneath Cause I’ve a habit of falling over when I speak... Ahh, Who you got? Who you got? Who you got, my love? People come and go until they’re gone, and when they’re gone who you got, my love? Had a little altercation with myself Followed all the rules and still lost the game I never wanted to look back and wonder how I could’ve changed
11.	The Walls 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Leave it all week in mind Needless to say you fooled me once Come back and see just what you’ve done I hope only you won’t Come back haunt me Superficially Point the gun Do it once Hold me softly Make your ghost Spinning for hours at night Climbing the walls while you sit and watch You have all the power Lock all the doors and soak Come back haunt me Superficially Point the gun Do it once Hold me softly Make your ghost
12.	Weep Like a Willow 06:24	lyrics	buy track
Once was enough Every little thing you did is coming back, is coming back to you And it’s all around It always comes in spades It works in many ways Like a bloody waterfall I kept a warm heart I kept it for you and it’s blown A perfect picture overthrown I wouldn’t know, I just wouldn’t know I’ll just break like a willow Brittle seeds on your cold pillow Maybe we can just be friends And never do it again

about

This album sits within a sense of place. As a songwriter, I can only speak of my own thoughts of home and belonging. I suppose this record is a wandering eye over the fleeting moments from the last few years, of when I felt at home, and when I didn’t. When I felt like the walls were tumbling, when they kept me safe, and when they became my prison. I learned the only way of breaking these patterns, was to let people step over the threshold.

Due to the intimacy of the songs, I wanted to preserve the organic nature of the words and the arrangements. The heart of every song was recorded live, from the front room of a farmhouse in Sevenoaks - everyone facing each other, hearing each other, and working together. The sounds you hear are preserved in the moment that they happened. Only tentative and selective moments were never changed in post.

The other-worldly elements, synths, sounds, etc, were still captured live. Three to four of us, tinkering with analogue synths, percussion, voices, iPads, etc, while the songs played. Rowan’s sensitivity as an engineer and producer, preserved every magical moment in his safe hands, while every person in the band shines throughout, regardless of trying to make this happen during the times of Covid, nothing was missing.

credits

released February 10, 2023

Holly Henderson: Songwriting, vocals, guitar, keys/piano, synths, production

Jamie Chellar: Bass, vocals
Katy Chellar: Backing vocals
Luke Phillips: Drums, vocals, sound wizardry/production/synths
Harry Morley: Keys/piano, vocals, synths
Poggy: Flute
Pierre Flasse: Trombone
Andy Gladwell: Synths

Rowan: Production, engineering, mixing, barefoot wizardry
Mark Marler: Mastering
Joey Bullet:album artwork

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Holly Henderson England, UK

27 year old Composer/Musician/Producer from Kent, UK.

Holly plays a unique twist on 'Baroque Pop' with an immersive & dynamic 5 piece band.

Bells, harpsichord, layers of intricate guitar work, Holly's classic, rich voice, melodic harmonies and whimsical arrangements of original compositions that throw you back in time, and into the future. ... more

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