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Belonging

by Dorothy Bird

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Crosstown Records is pleased to present ‘Belonging - Deluxe Edition’, the debut album by Berlin-born singer-songwriter Dorothy Bird. Originally released in 2022 by Klee Records, the new Deluxe edition features;

    Original 12” vinyl pressing of ‘Belonging’. Black vinyl in gatefold sleeve.
    Print by album artist Jo Pauli. 297mm sq. 350gsm.
    ‘Belonging - Live Sessions’ CD. 9 tracks in cardboard sleeve.


    "Belonging is a masterful piece of work" - fifty3
    "Lots of ear candy here... an album of beautiful performances on each track" - Platinummind

    Limited to 25 copies.
    5 art print variations are available.

    Select art print:
    1. Album Cover
    2. Galaxy Coral
    3. Galaxy Explorer
    4. Galaxy Hands
    5. Galaxy Snake


    CR0003

    Includes unlimited streaming of Belonging via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    ships out within 7 days
    edition of 25 

      £25 GBP or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Pressed in UK. Black 12" vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Belonging via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    edition of 250 

      £20 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £7 GBP  or more

     

1.
Galaxy 01:40
2.
Belonging 03:50
A red leaf between my fingers Footsteps too close to linger A pale hair has seen too much Follows the leaf to find its touch There’s no place that I can call home There’s no place where I belong anymore My roots are the wind in my hair When I was young they wandered there I’m longing to be safe somewhere But be still, behold, beware I miss places in my dreams Misplace them till they find me There’s no place I’d rather be There’s no place I’d rather be Than here Be here with me Be here with me
3.
The silent warrior holding together Holding the world, holding herself The silent warrior holding together Holding herself, holding the world The armour looks strong and glistening in the sunlight But when you go closer you see That it’s only written words on her skin It’s only written words on her skin Written with glitter ink And the lines of the words leaning on each other Hold me, I want to let go Hold me, I want to let go Hold me, I want to let go
4.
Ghosts 04:00
he hours are forming thick knots of knowing Yet we sit here timelessly In the landscapes of our broken-down walls We are determined to live I’m flipping the coin in my chest Making a wish what to feel It seems that one side scares away the rest So I keep it moving to keep you near You’re a ghost in me You’re a ghost in me My thoughts of you rattle in the frame They’re fantasmas burning night and day You have been woven into my being, the loops are infinite Yet dissolving in circles and you are fading and getting out of reach You’re a ghost in me You’re a ghost, please leave Seek out to find Another heart to bind The hours are forming thick knots of knowing Yet we sit here timelessly
5.
My Heart 04:02
The sun’s as bright as fire, and proud The moon is quiet, a paler form Its light a spray of stars in thousands My heart is like them, both of these The sky turns blue, it’s pure and clear The cloud becomes a thunderstorm One moment, then a dew of tears My heart is like them, both of these My heart, my heart My heart is like both of these My heart, my heart My heart is like both of these The nightingale that starts to sing The rose that’s full of blooms and thorns The winter followed by the spring My heart is like them, all of these There’s one thing on earth that it can’t be Although I have longed for it all of my life Peace and quiet are far off for me ‘Cause it’s never the same twice My heart, my heart My heart is never the same twice My heart, my heart My heart is never the same twice
6.
Kaleidoscope 03:50
All is full of wonder since you are around You marvel ’bout everything Pure beauty is what all new brings Can you grasp the breeze out of the air It’s luring you everywhere And all you see mirrors your moves All turning shapes, they become you When you go into the world, kaleidoscopes are your whirl I hope they compass you on your way And guide you when you go or stay Whatever may come with the breeze One will stay the same, you can count on me Don’t be afraid to be free everywhere ‘Cause each night that is dark still is home for the stars All colours and patterns they feed into your hope and love All rotates and so does your view But one will stay the same, I’ll always love you All rotates and so does your view But one will stay the same, I’ll always love you
7.
The Evening 04:01
The evening takes the clothes the skyline holds And puts them on, its rim of trees is old Two continents depart as you look round One’s headed heavenwards, the other down They leave you and you’re not quite part of either Nor dark as houses as the night grows quieter And not as sure that what you sing will last The way they do, each evening’s rising stars Impossible to pull apart, that life Of yours, that’s anxious, ripening, giant-like And taking turns to be obtuse or wise A stone within, an object in the skies
8.
Under Water 04:56
I am diving deep in the backlit My eyes are open but cannot see I disappear into nothingness I’m covered by a dress out of haze It floats away behind me. It floats away behind me Shallow lights are staggering through The closing cave Particles parting creating my own air I’m hunting underwater fern to wear It floats away behind me. It floats away behind me You changed like a butterfly And I was sleeping stuck in this timeline And I was sleeping stuck in this timeline But I am not holding back anymore It floats away behind me It floats away behind me
9.
Forgot 04:30
Glass hands, see-through heart, tender faces shivering I am trapped in my own whims, I hope I didn’t clip my wings How long can you hold, how long, how long Flocks of birds drum their wings, they shift the shape of fear They call for me, I hope I didn’t clip my wings How long can you hold, how long, how long Let’s break the glass, let’s drum our wings, let’s feel everything Let’s break the glass, let’s drum our wings, let’s feel everything Let’s break the glass, let’s drum our wings, let’s feel everything
10.
Change 05:09
What was scattered gathered, what was gathered blows away She’s trembling deep inside and falling on the ground Tectonic plates shift again, inhaling the paths that she knows A blanket of her memory is weighing her down All these moments won’t keep still in your hand All these moments won’t keep still in your hand The brittle ground won’t unfold her hidden strength in the haze Feeling all the previous falls, she’s drowning in midair All these moments won’t keep still in your hand All these moments won’t keep still in your hand Nothing endures but change Nothing ever endures They won’t keep still in your hands They won’t ever keep still All these moments won’t keep still in your hand All these moments won’t keep still in your hand

about

DOROTHY BIRD : BELONGING
10 songs

Produced by Dorothy Bird & Jon Lawton.
Music and lyrics written by Julia Fiebelkorn aka Dorothy Bird.

Except for 'My Heart', original poem by Theodor Fontane.
'The Evening', original poem by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Translated from German
into English by Alistair Noon.

Songs 2, 5 & 10 co-written with Jon Lawton.

Recorded and mixed by Jon Lawton
at Crosstown Studios, Liverpool.
Mastered by Pete Maher (Goldfrapp, U2).

Musicians:
Dorothy Bird (vocals, piano,
synthesizer, programming)
Jon Lawton (guitars, bass, keyboards,
percussion, programming)
Amy Chalmers (violins and string
arrangements for tracks 2 and 7)
Natasha Jaffe (cello).

Illustrations by Jo Pauli.
Design by Dorothy Bird.
Published by Klee Music / KMPUK.
All rights reserved.

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released April 1, 2023

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Dorothy Bird Liverpool, UK

Dorothy Bird is a singer-songwriter based between Liverpool and Berlin. With ringing endorsements from BBC Introducing, Tom Robinson's Fresh On The Net and BBC6music Mixtape, Mersey Radio and a plethora of magazines both in England and her native Germany, her music has been described as "haunting" Fresh on the Net. Her songs express emotions, soothing the soul, welcoming moments of calm & freedom. ... more

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