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1.
New Town 05:07
It's a lot to do but not much to see You're walking round and round The dead centre you found The concrete ground Alone in a new town Alone in a new town There's nothing to eat No people to see No one out on the street No one under your feet There is nothing to do and nowhere to be You're walking in a new town You're walking in a new town Open empty spaces Fountains splashing everywhere You're alone in a new town New town Alone in a new town Left one life and ran to another and you led yourself back to the heart You didn't mean to get here You're not sure how you found yourself in a new town You're alone in a new town Buildings tall and empty Here from long ago Shiny and new for a past generation Relics of old Standing in a new town Still standing in a new town New town New town New town Alone in a new town It's a lot to do but not much to see You're walking round and round The dead centre you found The concrete ground Alone in a new town Alone in a new town There's nothing to eat No people to see No one out on the street No one under your feet There is nothing to do and nowhere to be You're walking in a new town You're walking in a new town Open empty spaces Fountains splashing everywhere You're alone in a new town
2.
Radiation 03:50
Everything we touch Everything we see Everything we hear is degraded Everything we do Everything we say Everything we think is transmitted Climb the tower Find the power Climb the tower Find the power Radiation Everything we vote Everything we buy Everything we eat makes us smaller Thinking we’re apart Thinking we’re afraid We know who they are Implore them Climb the tower Find the power Climb the tower Find the power Radiation Climb the tower Find the power Radiation Climb the tower Find the power Radiation Everything we say is real Everything we say is real Everything we say is real Everything we say is real Everything we say
3.
Grey Room 03:29
You freak You sneak Invited into the room It's dull and grey I wish it was over soon The windows don't look outside Your eyes glaze over And you stare right through me Right through me Can't you see what's going on? I don't know What you're waiting for I wish it was over Over now I'm looking at the door Thinking of out side I ask you a straight question You give me slippery answers You're bending and wriggling but you're totally still Stare through me Right through me Can't you see what's going on? I don't know what you're waiting for Stare through me Right through me Can't you see what's going on? I don't know what you're waiting for Meanwhile in another dimension of my own invention You eat all your words I give you double detention and pop your pretention Your palace in shards Stand in the room Sit in the chair I'm looking at your balding hair My eyes glaze over I stare right back at you Like I'm looking at the door Thinking of outside I stare through you I stare through you I stare through you I stare through you
4.
The Sea 03:08
Down by the sea Down by the sea It's you or me It's you or me So much to be So much to see Surrounded by the ruined used-to-bes When they were walking in sunshine They couldn't see it's against time Nobody's sick Nobody bleeds You can't be free You can't be free Go wander off in the darkness Go run and hide in your playpen I know we've got something hidden We can't keep anything from them Down by the sea Down by the sea It's you or me It's you or me Down by the sea Down by the sea It's you or me It's you or me The knives are out They're coming out You can't be free You can't be free Open your eyes and arteries Life's never free down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea Down by the sea
5.
I go invisible under your cloak We rock in time on the Southern line I go invisible release the choke-hold Fast and slow the monster grows Safe in light Hide in plain sight Don't lift your head Go straight to bed Stares go through me I'm never there Safe in light Hide in plain sight Don't lift your head Go straight to bed Stares go through me I'm never there I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible Locked inside I think you know why Empty your head Quit playing dead Safe in light (Stares go through) Hide in plain sight (Never there) Don't lift your head Go straight to bed Safe in light Hide in plain sight Safe in light (Stares go through) Hide in plain sight Safe in light (Stares go through) Hide in plain sight (Never there) I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible I go invisible (Stares go through) Stares go through Stares go through
6.
Is it real Can it hear me Does it feel me when I'm walking Can it see Does it know what I'm thinking Can it work out what I'm dreaming Does it care Span the ocean Dig the gold out of my eyes Diamond feelings Diamond feelings with a bullet-proof design Span the ocean Dig the gold out of my eyes Diamond feelings Diamond feelings with a bullet-proof design In the sky In the water In the ground In the signals, in the airwaves and in everything you think you found Give your body Iron creases from your mind Find your demons Fight your feelings Taste the thoughts that you left behind Span the ocean Dig the gold out of my eyes Diamond feelings Diamond feelings with a bullet-proof design Two three four Is it real Can it hear me Does it feel me when I'm walking Can it see Does it know what I'm thinking Can it work out what I'm dreaming Does it care Span the ocean Dig the gold out of my eyes Diamond feelings Diamond feelings with a bullet-proof design
7.
Live Rail 03:50
One minute there's no one there The next we're face to face And now you vanish with no trace Strip light - copper cable Current kicks - burning sable Motors running in the dark Oil and dust - the smell of sparks I see shivers - linger Details slip between my fingers Strip light - copper cable Current kicks - burning sable Empty suit - shuffled paper Broken nails - metal flavour I see shivers - shadows linger Details slip between my fingers Empty suit - shuffled paper Broken nails - metal flavour I see shivers - shadows linger Details slip between my fingers Strip light - copper cable Current kicks - burning sable Motors running in the dark Oil and dust - the smell of sparks One minute there's no one there The next we're face to face And now you vanish with no trace One minute there's no one there The next we're face to face And now you vanish with no trace Trace Strip light - copper cable Current kicks - burning sable Motors running in the dark Oil and dust - the smell of sparks Strip light - copper cable Current kicks - burning sable Motors running in the dark Oil and dust - the smell of sparks Strip light - copper cable Current kicks - burning sable Motors running in the dark Oil and dust - the smell of sparks
8.
Rewild 04:28
The crashing leaves You feel the breeze You're running out of this town Your eyes are far You won't be long You left the radio on You quit the room You'll get yours soon The buildings are flashes of grey in the night Then you see the moon You're getting out You cross the field You leave the glow of the town You're riding wild ponies Given permission to pass through You're witnessing something you once knew It's a part of you When will you leave the city far behind? You're in the dark and you hear The thunder of the hooves You hear the thunder of the hooves And your eyes are searching through the gloom Somebody's playing tricks on you You try to leave You cannot see You touch the trees - they breathe warm You try to run but now you're charmed You cannot win Or go back home Now this is where you belong You said you wanted to get away from it all You said you wanted to get away from it all When will you leave the city far behind? You're in the dark and you hear The thunder of the hooves You hear the thunder of the hooves And your eyes are searching through the gloom Somebody's playing tricks on you When will you leave the city far behind? You're in the dark and you hear The thunder of the hooves You hear the thunder of the hooves And your eyes are searching through the gloom Somebody's playing tricks on you Somebody's playing tricks on you
9.
Fairy Tale 03:52
In the darkest corner of the outer spiral arm Lived a race of monkeys with a thirst for causing harm Banging the rocks together! Frightened of the sparks It's just a fairy tale It's just a fairy tale It's just a fairy tale It's time to set sail! Giving birth to combustion to chase away the dark Plutonium out of Uranus Frightened by the sparks We crack your skull wide open We're drinking in your thoughts You crack their skulls wide open and feed them to the dogs It's just a fairy tale It's just a fairy tale It's just a fairy tale It's time to set sail! Time to end what we've begun Time to burn down what you've become In your widest deserts we're clawing up the ground We found an astrolabe and a skull that's far too round Bony fingers pointing to the stars and far beyond Why can't you realise that that's where you came from Banging the rocks together! Frightened of the sparks Banging the rocks together! Frightened of the sparks It's just a fairy tale It's just a fairy tale It's just a fairy tale It's time to set sail! Time to end what we've begun Time to burn down what you've become Time to leave your only sun Time to end what we've begun It's just a fairytale It's just a fairytale
10.
Backburning 05:06
From the North darkness fell These fires start themselves Cracked earth Crying leaves Your voice carried by the breeze Rough smoke dusts my eyes Your hand guiding mine Running wild leave no trace We go through the haze Sweeping forth, we're ablaze These fires start themselves Disintegrate the bad old days These fires start themselves From the North darkness fell These fires start themselves Cracked earth Crying leaves Your voice carried by the breeze Rough smoke dusts my eyes Your hand guiding mine Running wild leave no trace We go through the haze Sweeping forth, we're ablaze These fires start themselves Disintegrate the bad old days These fires start themselves Sweeping forth, we're ablaze Disintegrate the bad old days

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“8.5/10 - All killer no filler … Highly charged electronica with incredibly addictive melodies ... One of the year’s most enjoyable albums”
- Louder Than War

"Self-produced, artistically assured and backing up their synth connoisseur claims with some fantastic and engaging sounds."
- Give it Back Magazine

"From an immediate percussive pound, through subtle instrumentation ... it just won’t let go. The truth is, that Radiation wouldn’t have fit in amongst the pop of the 80s, it’s far more intelligent than that."
-hiapop

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released August 1, 2016

Chris Black and Brigitte Rose

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Battery Operated Orchestra Newhaven, UK

Chris + Brigitte make inter-dimensional indie synthpop.

“Highly charged electronica with incredibly addictive melodies” -Louder Than War

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