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Old 06-03-2018, 21:16
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Had to re-read my post to see what you were replying to then Think you might've given it more thought than James did! I agree about being directionless though, what is there to believe in?
Ah my response was inspired by your response. I have little sense of direction in life or posts

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Porco if they're sitting on stools in the first place worry.
Less it's just for a quiet acoustic interlude and a cuppa to get the breath back in the middle. I suppose
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Old 06-03-2018, 22:19
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Ah my response was inspired by your response. I have little sense of direction in life or posts
And now we've come full circle Course I'm a scatterbrained rambler, spent most my life feeling like a directionless misfit too. Just like a certain band I suppose... Maybe not knowing our right from left isn't such a bad thing, music sounds more joyous than the lyrics at least.
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Old 06-03-2018, 22:48
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This has been the weirdest thread on here in a long time.

Distant Colours is a great song. Better than any "second single" since Empty Souls.
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Old 08-03-2018, 07:43
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Anyway, is Distant Colours getting airplay on British radio? International Blue was played twice on one Belgian radio station, no a single sign of Distant Colours here.
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Old 08-03-2018, 08:59
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Anyway, is Distant Colours getting airplay on British radio? International Blue was played twice on one Belgian radio station, no a single sign of Distant Colours here.
They got a play of both on Radio X yesterday.

Distant Colours is just entering the 'grower' phase for me, after initially disliking it, here I am humming it and tapping my foot again. Bastards.
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Old 08-03-2018, 09:35
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It's on BBC Radio 6's A List too, for now at least.
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Old 20-03-2018, 09:44
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Distant Colours (Live Acoustic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3lz9249G8

Lovely.
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Old 20-03-2018, 10:16
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They are really spoiling us.

You can hear the intricacies in the songwriting - and the great guitar parts - in the acoustic version.
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Old 20-03-2018, 10:27
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You can hear the intricacies in the songwriting - and the great guitar parts - in the acoustic version.
Yeah, it certainly brings them out - there are some great little guitar bits going on in all three songs so far IMHO, easy to miss if you just hear it on the radio or are watching on laptop or smartphone speakers or whatever...

Can’t wait for this album!
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Old 21-03-2018, 23:46
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Still really like this one. Trying not to listen to any of them too much so as not to wear a third of the album out before the whole thing drops but feel like putting this one on every now and then.
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Old 22-03-2018, 09:45
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Distant Colours (Live Acoustic) is so beautiful! Dylan & Caitlin (Live Acoustic) is yawnfest, but original is so damn good!
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Old 22-03-2018, 10:28
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Finding the mid section in Distant Lovers a bit odd, but otherwise a strong showing from the front 3 songs. Good old MSP.
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Old 22-03-2018, 16:26
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Best track out of the three for me, without a doubt. Chorus is absolute gold - probably just as good in acoustic form (the Absolute Radio session version was also brilliant). IB is my 2nd fav with the other one definitely in 3rd place - even that's a decent song.
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Old 22-03-2018, 19:43
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Finally got a listen of the acoustic version.

Well, it's much better. Really quite lovely, actually. Makes me wish they'd done a Small Black Flowers take on Distant Colours for the album track - mainly acoustic, with a bit of strings perhaps.

What a difference these versions make.
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Old 27-03-2018, 08:49
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Distant Colours is easily the stand out for me of the tracks released so far;

1. Distant Colours
2. International Blue
3. Dylan & Caitlin (acoustic)
4. Distant Colours (acoustic)
5. Dylan & Caitlin
6. International Blue (Bluer Skies)
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