<img align=left src="http:\/\/www.bid.clara.net\/swell\/dr-spid-l.jpg"><\/img>The new <a href="http:\/\/www.scarletswell.co.uk\/">Scarlet's Well<\/a> album is called "The Dream Spider Of The Laughing Horse", and is released this May on <a href="http:\/\/www.siesta.es\/">Siesta Records<\/a>. <\/p>\n
It's a glittering gem of a record, and features more cinematic fop-pop from legendary songwriter Bid, at turns wry, arcane, evocative and ornate. <\/p>\n
Bid describes the album as "A happy pig walking through the forest, looking different through the varied foliage and dappled light."<\/p>\n
As no singles are to be released from "Dream Spider…", I thought it would be a nice idea to make some of the songs available in advance, one by one, as mp3s. People can treat them as singles of a sort. Bid has now granted me permission to do this, and each song will be available to download for a limited period. <\/p>\n
Needless to add, if you like what you hear, do tell others. And please <b>buy the album<\/b> when it comes out.<\/p>\n
So, here is the first such release <a href="http:\/\/www.fosca.com\/Scarlets-Well-How-The-Cypress.mp3">(click here for link)<\/a>. <\/p>\n
This is a rather gorgeous slice of androgynous English Psychedelia, called <b>"How The Cypress Made Apollo"<\/b>. Written by Bid, vocals by Florence and Bid, and, I feel, the most dreamy and sensual song in the Scarlet's Well repertoire. <\/p>\n
<i>Green leaf for his tongue
\nPetal make his lungs
\nBreathe deep, scents in the air
\nLive, live, live<\/p>\n
Mute swan weave his hair
\nStarling make it fair
\nCurls kiss his golden brow
\nLive, live, live<\/p>\n
Through woods far away
\nForget-me-knots will play
\nLeap high, up to the sun
\nLive, live, live<\/i><\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.scarletswell.co.uk\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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