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Back To Zero

by Brand New Zeros

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1.
LOVE YOU IF YOU LET ME Standing on the corner of this dirty street Moving to the rhythm of a different beat In your town It’s not my town Cos this time it’s not about you I can’t see nothing but a silhouette No smile, no tears, no blood, no sweat No nothing, but I need a little something Something to pull it all through You don’t get me I could love you if you let me I could love you if you let me If you just let me in I woke this morning with a shattered dream All just red lights, nothing green In your town, How am I ever gonna get down? Will I jump or will you push? You don’t get me I could love you if you let me I could love you if you let me If you just let me in Standing on the corner of this dirty street Moving to the rhythm of a different beat You don’t get me I could love you if you let me I could love you if you let me If you just let me in You say “you don’t know me” I could love you if you show me I could love you if you show me If you just let me in © 2020 Fretsore Records
2.
MONEY GOES TO MONEY I felt the hands around my throat I felt the fear was here to stay Can't keep my head above the water Can't keep my poor face dry today Feel like I'm running Feel like I'm running away Running from me and... Running from myself Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money You'll never know how it feels Living your whole life in the red I can't eat I can't sleep Turning over and over and over in my bed Feel like I'm falling Feel like I'm falling I can't catch myself I can't catch myself (I can't catch myself) 'Cos money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money Money goes to money
3.
Can't Do It 02:22
CAN'T DO IT Everybody got some what everybody need Some people got the race done I can't even breathe I can't make the first rung It's just too steep So I just wanna get one Cos I don't wanna see I can't do it, can't do it, can't do it, Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it I don't want to be here Nowhere to go Staring at the ceiling Keep the curtains closed I can't make the first rung It's just too close So I just wanna get one Cos I don't wanna know I can't do it, can't do it, can't do it, Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it I can't do it, can't do it, can't do it, Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it Can't do it, can't do it
4.
FREE AS A BIRD In the arms of a blue sky morning Am I gonna be alright? I’m just so sick and tired of talking Just wanna stay home tonight In the midday sunshine I’ve moved that weight off my chest If I can breathe and I see this one time Then I can lay it all to rest And I’m free as a bird This freedom’s been a long time coming And it’s hard fought war I don’t want to fight with you any more And I’m free as a bird
5.
ANGELS WITH GUNS All you little angels with your guns You stand accused, all over the news Daddy wouldn't watch it and your mama refused They still think that butter wouldn't melt But inside your mind burns the fires of hell All you little angels with your guns All you little angels with your guns Seconds out, minutes being taken Hour after hour they've been working at the station You're in the basement tasting all the medicine This bleeding is just another feeling to jettison All you little angels with your guns All you little angels with your guns All you little angels with your guns All you little angels with your guns All you little angels with your guns All you little angels with your guns
6.
SONG FOR RICHENDA I don’t know why I am here If it’s not to hold you in my arms and dry your tears I never thought I’d let you down I don’t want to get used to you not being around And I’m not ready to say goodbye This part of my heart where you are Is never gonna heal And these days in this place I can’t face them without you I was the first word from your mouth You were my one and only sunlight through the cloud It feels like we had still so far to go Though I feel like my world has stopped Forget-me-nots will grow And I’m not ready to say goodbye This part of my heart where you are Is never gonna heal And these days in this place I can’t face them without you I can’t pretend on that day my world didn’t end Now I don’t where to begin This part of my heart where you are Is never gonna heal And these days in this place I can’t face them without you
7.
This Love 02:54
THIS LOVE Gold and silver Turns to lead I gave you green lights But you turned them red You show me your hand Closed in tight I gave you everything that I had in mine This love is not enough This love is not enough This love is not enough This love is not enough I gave you three words You gave me two I did everything I could do to hold on to you I gave you sunrise You made it set My heart is in the east And baby, your's in the west This love is not enough This love is not enough This love is not enough This love This love This love Yeah, yeah, yeah
8.
HUMAN KINDNESS Can you hear the words that you are saying? What's going on is something strange When people stop hoping and start praying That's when you know it's time to change Do you know you're taking the food out of their mouths? Do you keep you're taking the heat out of their house? Is compassion just a fashion that's fading out Cos I'll tell you what I've found It's not the dollar or the pound What makes the world go round is human kindness What makes the world go round is human kindness The words are empty, there's no feeling And the time is running out When promises just have no meaning All ambition turns to doubt Do you know you're taking the food out of their mouths? Do you keep you're taking the heat out of their house? Is compassion just a fashion that's fading out Cos I'll tell you what I've found It's not the dollar or the pound What makes the world go round is human kindness What makes the world go round is human kindness Oh brother make me strong So I can swim against the tide Oh brother keep me strong In hope and faith and pride Cos I'll tell you what I've found It's not the dollar or the pound What makes the world go round is human kindness What makes the world go round is human kindness
9.
Cigarette 03:05
CIGARETTE I was getting high trying to stop myself from feeling low The devil came and took me from the sky to the valley below The sound so sickly sweet from the radio I see your face by the light of a cigarette Bring it on, feeling strong, gonna take the world on Cocaine go away come again another day Hear your voice, no choice, try to silence all the noise I see your face by the light of a cigarette I see your face by the light of a cigarette And it’s not your eyes And it’s not your smile I see your face by the light of a cigarette I was getting high trying to stop myself from feeling low The devil came asked me am I about to sell my soul Then I heard a guitar screaming on the radio I see your face by the light of a cigarette
10.
THE RIGHT ONES Slow down, take it easy You're trying so hard but there's no fight left in these bones Right now, anger is easy You tried to look away but those cold eyes turned you to stone THE RIGHT ONES Hey we're the right ones I don't want to see you and I don't want to say it again Hey we're the right ones I don't want to see you and I don't want to say it again Breathe in and keep your head down It's not always right that actions speak louder than words Get on your feet and take the eight count You can't make decisions with precision when your vision's blurred Hey we're the right ones I don't want to see you and I don't want to say it again Hey we're the right ones I don't want to see you and I don't want to say it again Hey we're the right ones I don't want to see you and I don't want to say it again Hey we're the right ones I don't want to see you and I don't want to say it again I don't want to say it again I don't want to say it again
11.
I CARRY YOUR HEART IN MINE I carried you on my shoulder Spoke to you on my bended knee I won’t accept that it’s over It’ll never be over for me I walked away with my head down Tears for all to see Your words ringing out that read aloud It’ll never be over for me Forgetting is a part of forgiving Like the rivers run to the sea Death is just another part of living Like you’re still a part of me We sang to you until we could no more We cried until our tears ran dry We drank to you until we hit the floor Sleep now to this lullaby Forgetting is a part of forgiving Like the rivers run to the sea Death is just another part of living Like you’re still a part of me Death is another part of living Wherever I go I’ll be fine I’m gonna take your love with me I carry your heart in mine I carry your heart in mine I carry your heart in mine

about

Brand New Zeros is singer-songwriter Ronan MacManus and lead guitarist Luke Dolan.

Cutting their teeth (and hair) at rehearsals in Dolan’s barbershop in Watford, the pairing quickly struck-up a potent creative relationship and began writing music together. Realising their potential, events escalated rapidly from there and before too long Brand New Zero’s had grown into a fully fledged band project with label signings and tour opportunities soon landing at their feet. Releasing their s/t debut album in 2015, the Zeros also landed a breakthrough tour with Ronan’s big brother Declan MacManus, perhaps better known as Elvis Costello.

Signing to Fretsore Records in 2019, after a succession of warmly received singles, the band are finally ready to release their long-awaited follow-up album: ‘Back To Zero’ this Summer.

Laying out a smorgasbord of influences in songs that take-in the sounds of classic rock, grunge, folk, new-wave, Americana and much more; listeners of ‘Back To Zero’ will be disarmed by heart-on-sleeve tenderness akin to Paul Weller one moment, charmed by Squeeze-style curiosities the next, and exhilarated by Who-esque rock rampages, all in one session.

Led by MacManus’ impressively versatile vocal, ‘Back To Zero’ finds a band unafraid to speak their mind and speak it loud. Hard-hitting songs about the staggering wealth divide (‘Money Goes To Money’) and commentaries on the alarming escalation in mass-shootings in schools (‘Angels With Guns’), sit alongside more introspective songs about facing your demons in the face of temptation (‘Cigarette’) and the substance of ‘Human Kindness’; the latter being a topic we have perhaps all dwelled on over the past year. As MacManus says of the song:

“I wrote ‘Human Kindness’ some time ago from personal experiences, but the current global situation has elevated how the song resonates with me, adding a new dimension of relevance. We had recorded this with the full band for our upcoming album and thought now would be the right time to send it out into the world. As my wife is a nurse, I think we have all seen how the human experience is at its best when we work together, thus inspiring the message of the song.”

An emotive piano-ballad and a centre-piece of the new album, ‘Human Kindness’ found a whole new audience during the pandemic when it was featured on Artists4NHS. A fundraising initiative founded by MacManus, Artists4NHS was launched with the assistance of Elvis Costello, who performed at an organised live-stream performance in its honour, alongside global stars such as Joss Stone and Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers.

A sophomore effort that is so much more than a back-to-basics; taking their cues from the classic to forge something fresh, Brand New Zeros deliver an album of extraordinary range, accomplished performance and emotional heart for the ages

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released July 9, 2021

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