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Beds Of Stone

by Austel

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Teaming up with Grammy-award winning producer and engineer Guy Massey (The Beatles, Manic Street Preachers, Richard Hawley, AJIMAL), Austel shares her most evocative work yet - embracing expanse and depth on new single ‘Beds Of Stone’. Led by Austel’s signature haunting vocal, the lyrics depict a longing to reconnect, while feeling immobilised and adrift.

Inspired by a love of bands such as Cocteau Twins, The National and Daughter, ‘Beds Of Stone’ fuses wistful piano and ethereal vocals with swirling soundscapes and sonic artefacts.

The single artwork is an image of a salt cave by Colombian visual artist Natalia Giraldo Giraldo.

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Lock yourself in a cave
Pull the stone across the hole you made
So you no longer hear the sea, the never-ending waves
That crash against the door, you’re not out there anymore
You’re hiding away

Is it lonely?
You must be lonely

We are so cold
In our beds of stone
How I long
To feel warm

Days drift apart in the clouds
Try to hold them, but air runs out
And I no longer see the stars, the never-ending space
That’s howling at my door, I’m not out there anymore
I’m hiding away

Is it lonely?
You must be lonely

We are so cold
In our beds of stone
How I long
To feel warm

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released September 15, 2023
Written by Annie Rew Shaw
Piano, bass and vocals by Annie Rew Shaw
Drums by Louie Rew Shaw
Drums recorded at Small Pond Studios
Additional programming by Guy Massey
Produced by Guy Massey and Annie Rew Shaw
Mixed by Guy Massey
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Artwork by Natalia Giraldo Giraldo

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Austel London, UK

Austel - aka Annie Rew Shaw - is a Devon-born London-based artist, songwriter and producer, crafting introspective, brooding music led by ethereal vocals and intimate lyricism.

Influenced by artists spanning from Bon Iver to Cocteau Twins to Jon Hopkins, Austel fuses a background in classical music and songwriting with ambient textures, cinematic soundscapes and contemplative electronica. ... more

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