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Hotel Europa 2020

by Adrian O'Connell

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    First Bandcamp release, a re-worked version of my debut studio album. It contains two new and never before heard tracks. The first, "Just Hold On" seems a decent thing to be telling ourselves considering "what's happening now". And speaking of which, the second is a rare cover of a Windings song called "Pull Me In". Which is funny when you consider where the next release has ended up. Enjoy, and of course (cue evil laugh), buy it in droves, in droves!
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1.
In a Bar 04:21
just like on tv I’m going out to meet the girl of my dreams I’ll have strangers at my feet don't live in a bar don’t live in a bar you can be sure they won’t show the broken hearts It doesn’t see the next day; I’m puking, not getting laid how did it end this way? I’m going back to complain don't live in a bar don’t live in a bar you can be sure they won’t show the broken hearts you can be sure they won’t show the broken hearts so protect yourself they’ll only show what they can sell
2.
I don’t know a thing about you but I could spend the day around you I’m feeling love oh it won’t kill you I could cut your hair or shout for you I feel so love for you do you approve? this time I can spend the hardest signs of feeling love I’m such a silly person I can mime and I can hurt them/then and feel so oh the fool do you approve? do you approve? do I make it up to you? oh it’s never enough
3.
Why don't I love you like I really should? why don't I love you I really should all the time such a lovely way to be all the signs tend to disagree why don't I love you look I really should! why no love for you to put me in a good mood do I turn my back on you or turn against myself is it loving you or is it something else? some big waste of time where everything gets worse; oh the thought of you crying! I never want you to feel hurt why don't I love you why no love for you? I wish I knew I wish I knew why I do what I do
4.
Here To Stay 02:38
It’s too quiet with you and me if you’re worried you give yourself away I hold with all my weight that hole is here to stay if you’re leaving how can I stand by ‘cos all I wanted you give yourself away I hold with all my weight that hole is here to stay its too quiet my love still burns its too quiet (do we care who we hurt?) with all my weight that hole is here to stay
5.
I'm done making mistakes Mistakes, can fuck right off I'm no worse today Then when I started out Oh the wheel has turned And my luck might rise I'm done with my mistakes Its time to take the weight off (no worse) then the day I realised what had been missing all along Oh the wheel has turned And my luck maybe too No longer stuck, ruined No longer lost
6.
7.
Is there someone worth waiting for? don't want to stay here by myself I've been living but not so well and avoiding all of my friends is there someone worth waiting for? some time alone seemed good back then though I met a girl and she seems sweet no its not clear if shes keen on kissing again oh change is allowed oh change. allow come on baby it'll be ok we can just walk together again. when I'm with you I don't feel need or want anything else
8.
whats happening now is enough to do me in I replayed your voice but it just didn’t sound the same and I walked on and on turned my back on everything I walked on on you I turned my back Lyrics by S. Ryan
9.
No-One Knows 04:11
won't somebody help me? I might, have done anything but they don’t suspect a thing no-one knows the trouble I’m in (waiting)..just to see you you can tell from the look in her eyes she’s got all she’s ever dreamed of and you love her but something ain’t right and she don’t suspect a thing no-one knows the trouble you’re in you keep it inside you keep it all inside is it helping, who? If it leaves you like this? take her hand and go take her hand and go you know you love each other so take her hand you love each other so
10.
there must be some way out of here I just haven’t found it yet we don’t need to break ourselves knowing our regrets another lie we don’t have to fight I don’t know but honesty doesn't always seem to fit if we’re only telling half the truth are we killing the best bit? another lie we don’t have to fight you’re that someone I I haven’t failed with yet oh do you know whats next? will you choose the best? we don’t have to fight I just need this off my chest we don’t have to lie
11.
just hold on; things will improve right infront of your eyes love will appear to you though it depends on where they look leave your problems under your feet don’t look down except when you need I know you try hard more can be found they want to breed and multiply just hold on the best you can do the best of us make mistakes too let love appear to ya let love appear to ya

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released August 20, 2020

Recorded and mixed by Andrea Cajelli at La Sauna Studios, Varano Borghi, Varese, Italy. Additional mixing and production by Enrico Mangione/Mr. Henry. Track 1 mixed by David Ayers. Photograph by Konstantinos Gkoumas, cover by Noel Farrell. Backing vocals on track 4 by Lisa O'Donovan. New York street sounds on Wheel Has Turned thanks to Eoin O'Sullivan.

Mastered by John Davis at Metropolis, London.

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Adrian O'Connell

Musician from Ireland, working in a project with Ropes of Sand (IT) and occasionally releasing some solo music. Brand new single called "Patience" co-written with Ken Nolan (Cayna, The Floors) (Jan 2024)

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