Sometimes hard to remember all I've seen,
Sometimes feels like a dream
The morning light would be kissing the kitchen wall
Waking up, was I ever there at all
Do you still remember me?
Do you still remember me?
I traveled for days through the forests out of sight
I watched the fires burning through the night
Listened to the wind calling out your name
Against the sky, oh mother, can it ever be the same
You said I was strong, and I would never break
It's not that easy, it's not a choice that you make
That day when the trucks arrived, I knew I had to leave
Never saw what life could be and it brought me to my knees
Makes me scared for what's coming
Makes me scared for what's coming now
I burnt your name on my skin to remind me
Walk the roads far from home far behind me
Do you still remember me?
I'm not sure if i remember you
I have got, nothing that I need
When nothing is coming your way
And nothing's going right
You're walking with an angel in your dreams
But walking the night in your life
What does the future hold
As it shows a hand so cold
Where is the hand of love
You've been hurt before
You remember the times
And still you want to take your place
With the hopeful and the blind
And when you start to feel
All your wounds begin to heal
You've found the hand of love
I've heard this song since I woke
And morning after we met
And as long as you know what we could be
I will not regret
It's calling out to you
Though I don't expect you to
Show me the hand of love
Well, nothing is coming my way
And nothing's going right
But I know that that will all change
When I can trust again
And when I start to feel
All my wounds begin to heal
I felt the hand of love
I felt the hand of love
I felt the hand of love
Written by Adrian Borland
about
Two artists who need no introduction in their homeland of Ireland, David Long and Shane O'Neill have announced their 'Far From Home' 3-track single. While each of them are perhaps best known as frontmen / vocalists of successful 1980’s post-punk / indie rock bands, the two songwriters have now joined forces to create some inspiring new music.
This maxi-single features title track 'Far From Home', b-side 'Shake Me, I'm Magic' and bonus track 'Hand Of Love', a cover of a song by Adrian Borland's The Sound. Recorded remotely over a distance due to lockdown limitations, this release previews the duo's 'Moll & Zeis' LP, to be released in August 2021.
David Long was the face of 1980s band Into Paradise, who released two albums and several EP’s on legendary British independent label Setanta Records and also one major - Ensign. Their most successful album was their major record label debut, the Adrian Borland-produced 'Churchtown'.
Shane O’Neill fronted Blue In Heaven, who recorded / released a few singles and demos (including one produced by U2's The Edge) before signing to Island Records in 1985. Their debut album 'All The Gods Men' was produced by Martin Hannett (Joy Division, Magazine, New Order, OMD, Happy Mondays). 1986 brought the 'Explicit Material' LP, produced by Island Records head Chris Blackwell and Eric Thorngren. Their popularity grew as they toured with the likes of U2, Echo & The Bunnymen and The Damned. In 1990, the band reformed as The Blue Angels.
Hailing from the same part of Dublin, Long and O'Neill have known each other since they were 6 or 7, when they knocked over Shane’s TV set, fighting over which channel to watch. Their first band was a trio called amuse with David on bass and vocals, Shane on guitar, and Dave Clarke (Warren Zevon, now Hothouse Flowers) on drums. After splitting and doing their separate thing, around 1996 they recorded an album as Supernaut.
Their new music output can be described as folk art garage rock, recalling a time when bands were clumsy and unrehearsed. Atmospheric, emotional, not interested in technique, or campfire sing-songs. The reverb is as important as the notes in some places, and it’s a good thing if you cannot recreate the full sound live.
"We wanted to make an album that could and should be listened to all the way through. It was an equal collaboration, Shane and myself have known each other so long that there was never a problem editing each other if something didn't fit with the song. We had no time restrictions, or release dates to go by, so we took our time with this album and thought about every aspect of it, song titles, running order, album cover, album name, and what songs to leave on and leave off. The instrumentals are very important to the album's story.," says Dave Long.
"We were always the kind of musicians who couldn't play other people's songs properly, barely able to play some of our own songs. We’ve always loved music but didn’t always get some of the community surrounding it. I was trying to use my memories of working with Hannett to help create atmospherics and space behind the guitars and drums, (he used to stop the tape and joke it was mixed if the echo was interesting). Dave wanted an early style of guitar I used to play, less bar chords, more angular ringing notes," says Shane O'Neill.
credits
released July 16, 2021
Written, arranged, recorded and produced by David Long & Shane O'Neill
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