Bedroom Demos, by Natalie Holmes

Bedroom Demos

by Natalie Holmes

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) Since Natalie Holmes' album "Bedroom Demos 2" is so great, I had to purchase the first volume, too - and I chose "Bandcamp Friday" to do so. It's another set of perfect demos of perfect songs by a perfect singer-songwriter with a perfect voice. Favorite track: Bloodflow/Sirens /2015.

Paul Bishop Hey Guys, It's Natalie . . believe me, it's amazing from the beginning to the end.

David McCarthy Occasionally I trawl through Bandcamp looking for something new and good - very often it's a fruitless search.

Then I found Natalie Holmes.

What an amazing voice ... beautifully crafted songs, accomplished playing.

Such a joy to find a new (to me) talent. Favorite track: Shifting Shapes /2016.

keith holt Natalie at her best so beautiful. Favorite track: Arm Around Me /2015.

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Songs that were eaten by time and simply became fond memories, and I wished to share them with you. My 'Logic Projects' folder on my computer just isn't conscious like you guys.

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1.	Dropslide /2016 04:38	lyrics	buy track
Can I shut the curtains Baby cos the outside isn't doing much for me Something bout the low light Helping me to feel like I don't need to care Cos every time I meet you it's so new Find out bout your family, find out bout you Maybe I'm stuck in what I know And who I know how to be It's uncertain It's unkind But when it's right It's so so right Just one push on A dropslide I need to get past, the point of no return So close, then gone in a flash Are you gonna be the face I can't get out my mind 3, 2, 1 drop slide Will you be my weakness Close the gap between us Everybody's strangers But I think we might change this Cos every time I meet you it's so new Find out bout your family, find out bout you Maybe I'm stuck in what I know And who I know how to be It's uncertain It's unkind But when it's right It's so so right Just one push on A dropslide I need to get past, the point of no return So close, then gone in a flash Are you gonna be the face I can't get out my mind 3, 2, 1 drop slide Push me over the edge Push me over the edge
2.	Bioluminescent /2016 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Everyday I open my eyes But keeping them open is tiring Whatever became of natural light It used to make my body glow Woah Woah I’m trying every other kind of light Like letting music fill my insides I wonder if I could be bioluminescent Ooh I gotta change it up I gotta move on Ooh I’m taking in all the light that I can In the place that I stand What if we didn’t have to rely On people and coffee and weather What if we had it all of the time and only had to realise Woah I’m pushing through all of the eery black To find the part of me that’s intact What I’m already bioluminescent? Ooh I gotta change it up I gotta move on Ooh I’m taking in all the light that I can In the place that I stand You’ve got it in you You light up the room You’ll find it soon Ooh, you light up the room.
3.	Barriers Down /2016 03:24	lyrics	buy track
We had birthdays We had down days We saw things the other wouldn't believe We got hurt to different degrees I've got habits I've got a world before you It's not like back in the day when all it would take was an undefined pull I've got reasons For being the way that I am No I don't want you to change If it goes against the life that you planned We had birthdays We had down days We saw things the other wouldn't believe We got hurt to different degrees We made mistakes Learnt our own way But we swim out when there's sharks around We both live life with the barriers down I was honest Laid out my Sunday brain Couldn’t keep it inside so I drove through the night while you worked until late Whatever you do to me it keeps me calm but it isn’t enough no we need to talk We had birthdays We had down days We saw things the other wouldn't believe We got hurt to different degrees We made mistakes Learnt our own way But we swim out when there's sharks around We both live life with the barriers down (We’ll be fine we’re built for worse, better straight than in reverse)
4.	Shifting Shapes /2016 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Sleep now your body’s had enough today Over out, under and in. Still life lets your shadow move You gotta let one story end to begin again Don’t let the illusion mask your eyes You don’t need somebody to bring you love Stay in the moment Feel your dear life dancing, dear life dear life How do I keep track of who I am if I’m shifting shapes How do I keep track x2 Lights shine a million hearts are one The ecstasy soaring We are all we need and we can’t let go Don’t let the illusion mask your eyes You don’t need somebody to bring you love Stay in the moment Feel your dear life dancing, dear life dear life How do I keep track of who I am if I’m shifting shapes How do I keep track x2 Under all this mess are little creatures Dancing all night long
5.	Bloodflow/Sirens /2015 02:39	lyrics	buy track
You make my blood flow quicker than the bullet you fired Staring at walls but I'm thinking sirens Get away get away cos you’re poisonous You have nothing to say but you make noise, you’re merciless Is it fun for you to play childish games? Get away get away cos I won’t let you pass the blame You make my blood flow quicker than the bullet you fired Staring at walls but I'm thinking sirens Don't come any closer I'm burning my tongue as I sip on your lies You got me in a headlock, mind block Can I ask why you entered my life? You make my blood flow I was walking alone when you found me I drowned in your eyes and you sat back, Just let me wash over Like I wasn’t human But my blood flowed for you then You make my blood flow quicker than the bullet you fired Staring at walls but I'm thinking sirens Don't come any closer I'm burning my tongue as I sip on your lies You got me in a headlock, mind block Can I ask why you entered my life? You make my blood flow Faster than you deserve Hanging on your silent words Don't come any closer Don't come any closer
6.	Step Back /2015 03:08	lyrics	buy track
If we only live once then why are we killing time? Breaking our backs to be part of the tracks they walk along. When I speak my mind there's a pressure to watch my mouth. I think it's the air of superiority you have So take a step back Cos you're poisoning my mind It's a death trap So take a step back Take a step back Why did this become a game I wasn't ready to play. When I speak to you Its like moving boulders, Would ya look at me, am I strong enough for that? You take the weight and put it all on my shoulders, In a front row seat you laugh the night away. So take a step back Cos you're poisoning my mind It's a death trap So take a step back Take a step back Why did this become a game I wasn't ready to play. You throw me into the crowd Knowing full well, They’re gonna stand down Tell me it’s a nightmare tell me, tell me, tell me that you still care. How is this meant to be if it calls for Selfish behaviour, there must be a way I don’t wanna go there, I don’t don’t, wanna be the nightmare.
7.	Both Worlds /2015 03:42	lyrics	buy track
I know a place Where nothing else matters All to myself Maybe a few others Open the blinds so the light streams in Cos the sun makes me happy Pass the phone and we'll order in Already know what you're having I like to plan my every move Do you understand? cos there are few. I have a dream and so do you. If I reach high enough I might win If I lean deep enough I’ll fall in I am a wild thing dressed in a suit and tie If I turn the lights down I can see, Daylight reveals instability I am a stranger living in company Feel like I’m from both worlds We cry when we’re down But my eyes keep stinging Covered my ears when it was too loud They are still ringing They open the curtains I see dots When I was a kid, I’d join them up, Nobody said I’d lose my touch If I reach high enough I might win If I lean deep enough I’ll fall in I am a wild thing dressed in a suit and tie If I turn the lights down I can see, Daylight reveals instability I am a stranger living in company Feel like I’m from both worlds I've been playing with the idea It's kinda perfect that I'm right here Ooh Yeah I'm caught between the lines But maybe now isn't the right time to up and go
8.	Arm Around Me /2015 03:59	lyrics	buy track
cover me up when i’m bare to my toes take me and hold me wherever you go is it all that bad to want what i don’t have is it all that bad? since i’ve been alone i have been alright this way go about my own things about my own day since i’ve been alone i have been alright this way time is ticking on now i need a shoulder, i’d like an arm around me. you see on tv all the guys n their girls they’re on a fantasy ride in a make believe world since i’ve been alone i have been alright this way go about my own things about my own day since i’ve been alone i have been alright this way time is ticking on now i need a shoulder, i’d like an arm around me.
9.	Running After You /2014 03:06	lyrics	buy track
What do you want from me What do you want me to do I'm running out of ways of running after you I feel let down By all that I knew Are you honestly telling me to Pick up where I left off back then, I was a teenager I believed in Everything they said was true, I'm running out of ways of running after you Give me a glass of ice Think that I caught the sun I told you I had tried I told you I was done My breath is sharp, The knife is blunt Counting down from 3, 2, 1 then Pick up where I left off back then, I was a teenager I believed in Everything they said was true, I'm running out of ways of running after you Some way back there I made a wrong turn, You'll find me crawling on the floor in the dark Take my hand and show me another route.
10.	Minimal /2014 03:18	lyrics	buy track
You out there, Too far to care The words I need are minimal Once we thrived, Let’s turn back time, What we had was minimal. Living in a desert house Where all the hope is dried out The heat is soaking through My thinning love for you Following the floating dust I absent mindedly stare Avoiding everything So I don't have to think How were we so crazy perfect, spiralled down The moves you made were minimal Children caught up in a fantasy we played out What we knew was minimal Living in a desert house Where all the hope is dried out The heat is soaking through My thinning love for you Following the floating dust I absent mindedly stare Avoiding everything So I don't have to think
11.	If I Do Nothing (studio demo) /2014 03:55	lyrics	buy track
I've been workin all day tryin to make one change but I can't do it People keep sayin stop for a breath, stop stop for a few minutes I'm feeling worn out, But mostly I am feeling fired up now. It's my own choice, Doing nothing makes me feel much worse cos If I do nothing then why am I here? If I do nothing I'm living in fear. Say what now, you want me to believe, that I should fall asleep for days on end If I do nothing then why am I here? if you see pretty things that you want do you save all your pennies up? If you love to dance do you move till your poor little legs drop? I'm feeling inspired, Can't you understand I will not waste time, It's my own choice, Doing nothing makes me want to burst cos, If I do nothing then why am I here? If I do nothing I'm living in fear. Say what now, you want me to believe, that I should fall asleep for days on end If I do nothing then why am I here? Done with feeling useless Fraying at the end but I'm still playing tug of war (heave ho) What's the point in dreaming, When making it real is so much fun.
12.	Spin /2014 03:04	lyrics	buy track
Let me sew up your broken wings Darling let me know if it stings, I'm gonna get you back up to the sky if I die trying. I'm a robot programmed to fix, You're an angel, I don't think we mix, You still make my head spin. Just moved house, all the boxes cluttered about, Need to sort my thoughts out. Write your worries onto my skin and I’ll try, everything. I’m an engine and I’m starting to rust, You’re losing out with only me to trust in yet, You still make my head spin. There’s a million flakes in the dancing snow, I’m only one. As long as it takes, and it can be slow, You’ll find someone. Spinning fast, in a whirlwind All that was safe, is breaking apart. I am so undeserving of love you are serving, Warm from your heart. I’m sorry I’m run out of things to say, You’re on the mend and now I’m wrecking your way.
13.	Zoom /2014 03:05	lyrics	buy track
I wouldn't know where to find you, If I scaled the whole earth At the same time If you came running at me I'd probably disperse We crave this attention Surrounded by love But it isn't enough We are human Zoom in Zoom in Out of focus Take a closer look at me Wish it was enough But I'm human Two sides to the coin you can never know where it’ll land Getting tired of spinning round like it's out of my hands We act so helpless Two legs but won't stand. But it isn't enough We are human They say to love that you must first love yourself But I am done with that my hearts on the shelf Collecting dust i need someone to care So I am asking you
14.	Weatherman /2014 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Speechless Appearing from nothing you held my gaze, Guardian angel you amaze, What did you do with my tied tongue? Can’t seem to find it, What have you done? You left me speechless the moment we met, I think it’s needless to say… You froze my every move like I’m a statue in the rain, Ooh Ooh let me feel again Have I seen you on the TV You look like the weatherman Ooh ooh you make the sun come out. Year after year we built a wall, Nothing could knock it down, Nothing at all. Thunder and hail we stood strong, How did you find me? Where did you come from? You left me speechless the moment we met, I think it’s needless to say… You froze my every move like I’m a statue in the rain, Ooh Ooh let me feel again Have I seen you on the TV You look like the weatherman Ooh ooh you make the sun come out. You put me on the highest branch so I’d come to no harm, You wrapped me tightly in the safety of your arms, I know I’m gonna be here till an unearthly hour, Cos you left me speechless, you left me speechless.
15.	Snowdrop (studio demo) /2013 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Am I a window pane cos you look right through me Under the ice I'm a snowdrop trying to break free I'm with you just for a little while, Feel like I could drop dead and you wouldn't dial 999 And we'll do this all over all over again, I may as well fall over, fall over just to prove that you'd leave me there. Well do this all over all over again. I'll live in a charity shop cos I'm second hand baggage, Under the ice, like a snowdrop. I miss being in your arms and knowing you meant it, Wish I could be in those shoes but I don't think they'd fit, Treat me like I'm old but incapable Would you just love me like you're meant to do. Feel like I'm losing you. And we'll do this all over all over again, I may as well fall over, fall over just to prove that you'd leave me there. Well do this all over all over again. I'll live in a charity shop cos I'm second hand baggage, Under the ice, like a snowdrop. Not sure how I feel bout being your hand me down hand me down I'm poor but I'm loving life till you go shut me out, shut me out I'm with you just for a while, Feel like I could drop dead and you wouldn't dial 999
16.	Starved of You /2013 03:10	lyrics	buy track
Notes they bounce of walls, Creating highs, creating love. Ears are ringing loud, My heart pumps blood at the speed of sound. And there’s nothing I can say when you look at me that way, And I feel wanted. Like a photographic flash, splintered light turns me to ash, And i crave your touch. In this wilderness I never knew, Fending for myself, I’m starved of you. Proud the lone wold howls, It senses fire, Somebody lit the explosive, Drunk on you again, I hold my breath and I count to ten. And there’s nothing I can say when you look at me that way, And I feel wanted. Like a photographic flash, splintered light turns me to ash, And i crave your touch. In this wilderness I never knew, Fending for myself, I’m starved of you. Intoxicated, I never knew, I could be so full of life yet so starved of you.
17.	Sticks & Stones /2013 03:20	lyrics	buy track
I think of yesterday, When all of this was gone and gone away, I breathe an icy breath, Cos boy it's getting cold as death. Try to put on a smile, But inside I could run a mile, You think it's a joke, But I know now. This ain't sticks and stones now, Your words cut and burn now This ain't sticks and stones now, My shell is cracked, front to back. How is this desert plain, Forming icicles without a drop of rain? I'm out there on my own, My head's still sore from your sharp tone. You threw a pebble and, It turned into a boulder as it crashed, You think it's a joke but I know now. This ain't sticks and stones now, Your words cut and burn now This ain't sticks and stones now, My shell is cracked, front to back. Come on look up and say it to my face, I had to hear it from a secret place, Cos you, think its a joke, but you're hurting me.
18.	Stab in the Dark /2013 03:03	lyrics	buy track
Close, breathe in my ear, Whisper to me, I'm yours to Keep taking me out, Spinning me round, We dance all night, We dance all year. Frightened as we were, Up on the ledge about to jump, Skydiving down, Spinning into the clouds like butterflies in tears, I'm ready when you are I'm gonna take a stab in the dark, And say we're meant to be honestly, I'm gonna take a stab in the dark, And if there's trouble there, Are we prepared? I, I was unsure, Vulnerable to the danger, You were a total stranger to me, I closed my eyes tight shut and followed you. I'm ready when you are I'm gonna take a stab in the dark, And say we're meant to be honestly, I'm gonna take a stab in the dark, And if there's trouble there, Are we prepared?

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Songs that were eaten by time and simply became fond memories, and I wished to share them with you. My 'Logic Projects' folder on my computer just isn't conscious like you guys.

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released February 5, 2018

Photo: Transluceo Photography (Emilie Cotterill)

Snowdrop & If I Do Nothing: Produced by Josh Pamplin at Chalk Hill Studios. Electric guitar - Sam Shute // Drums - Ali Wells

Starved Of You: Mixed by ortoPilot

Zoom: Elec guitar - Sam Shute

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Natalie Holmes Bristol, UK

shows

Apr 19

Harwell Village Hall

Didcot, UK
Apr 26

Sofar Sounds

Bristol, UK
May 23

The Star Inn

Guildford, UK
May 24

St Edith Folk Club

Sevenoaks, UK
May 26

Bates Green Farm

Arlington, UK
Jun 14

Hopton Court

Cleobury Mortimer, UK
Aug 22

Between the Trees

Bridgend, UK
Sep 5

The Unicorn Theatre

Abingdon, UK
Sep 6

Hangar Farm Arts Centre

Southampton, UK
Sep 7

Barbican Theatre

Plymouth, UK
Sep 10

Oporto

Leeds, UK
Sep 11

Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre

Barnoldswick, UK
Sep 12

Cafe #9

Sheffield, UK

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