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Winter Time Blues

from We Are Still Wild Horses by MF Tomlinson

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The carefully plucked notes that introduce “Winter Time Blues” are the songwriter’s first tentative steps into his psyche – and it’s a rocky ride ahead. Like a Leonard Cohen or Richard Thompson completely shorn of hope, Tomlinson describes his daily drudgery, his voice audibly sagging at his powerlessness to carry the weight of the world’s issues.

Spooky synth swells, tense strings and twirling brass leer up out of the shadows like psychedelic spectres welcoming him into the grotto of his unconscious. “Underneath the slow energy of the song is this feeling of wanting to punch the wall and tear everything down,” Tomlinson explains. One second he’s rolling oats, the next he’s in the midst of a firework display of indescribable anguish, a duo of explosive guitar solos fiercely interlocking in an expression of the songwriter’s pent up despair and anger. “It’s like a dangerous animal inside of a cage and someone’s kicking it,” Tomlinson describes.

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Winter Time Blues

Trying to catch a drop of sunshine
Dry a drop of rain
Trying to row my own boat and
Trying to hit snooze… No, I’m not
I’m trying to open up my eyes and get up
And pour myself a little loving cup
Of sunshine

Trying to read the mail
Trying to roll my own oats
And squeeze my own juice
But it ain’t no use - no not at all
It simply won’t do
To tell you the truth,
I’ve got the winter time blues -
The winter time blues

I’ve got the blues again
Doing my fucking head in
After all, for chrissakes I’m an Australian
I’ve got the blue, blue, blues down in my shoes
I’ve got the winter time blues -
The winter time blues

credits

from We Are Still Wild Horses, released February 17, 2023
Ed Grimshaw - Drums and percussion
Ben Manning - Double bass
Joe Connor - Piano
Gail Tasker - Flute
Connie Chatwin - Violin and vocals
Allexa Nava - Saxophone, Piccolo Flute
Alistair Welsh - Trombone and vocals
Jy-Perry Banks - Pedal Steel Guitar
Angus James - Lead Guitar
Dan Tredgold - Lead guitar
MF Tomlinson - Acoustic and electric guitar, autoharp, banjo, mandolin, synthesizers, and vocals

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MF Tomlinson London, UK

An eclectic singer/songwriter “who seems to use music as a means to excavate within the soul” - Clash. Primarily a storyteller, MF Tomlinson negotiates styles as varied as acid folk, soul, alt country & chamber pop to create a singular presence. He achieves this genre fluidity with the help of a close-knit group of collaborators he calls “the MFs, because they’re all very talented motherfuckers.” ... more

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