MUSIC ON MERMAID
MARIA + KIERAN REHEARSAL
A new album
It is recorded Live ….as we rehearsed for the upcoming shows…… no overdubbing or comp-ing , just as it was, Live in our kitchen. There are some mistakes….. some new notes or melodies that I go for in exploring….I don’t quite understand or land all of them but I’m happy to share that and I’m really happy that the Oracle
( KK) liked it so much …..it was his idea to release it as an album
artwork by @misskittymoss
2025
COLOUR CODE
This song was written in honour and memory of Sandra Bland and inspired by her family’s “Say her Name” campaign. Sandra Bland was found dead in police custody in Texas 3 days after her arrest at a traffic stop. Her death was ruled a suicide but her family did not believe that to be true and body cam footage released 4 years later challenged the law officer’s version of the events of the arrest. In reading about Sandra I uncovered a long list of unarmed men and women of colour who had died in suspicious circumstances and my heart was broken, particularly for the mothers … trying to teach their children how to be independent in a world that may face them less then fairly only because of the colour of their skin. We recorded a different version of this song on the Maria DK album but began to play it in this new pared back way in response to the state of the world atm.
2025
ALL THE FEELS
This is a hard song to describe , it makes me uncomfortable, brings me to a place when I was afraid….. but talking is always good and by the time I wrote it I was out of the scary feeling ….and writing it helped me to understand the feeling and to know that it could pass. I have been witness to a lot of mental health issues among my close community and I try to be vigilant, I try to check in with/on friends ….and with myself …and when I feel the Blue coming I make myself walk and be active and fight to resist the deep temptation to crawl under a blanket…..there are always demands you have to fulfill that keep you (one) upright ….the needs of children or other dependents, work tasks or obligations …. But in the other time we have for ourselves , try to mind your minds….. they fly away sometimes ….. call them gently, kindly back.
2025
