Clay, by Flo Perlin

Clay

by Flo Perlin

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Includes digital pre-order of Clay. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

digital album releases June 7, 2024

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Includes digital pre-order of Clay. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.

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Purchasable with gift card

releases June 7, 2024

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1.	Feels Like Yesterday
2.	Mother Tongue 03:27	lyrics	buy track
Intro Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Emaj6 G#min \| Amaj Emaj \| Dmaj \| Dmaj \| Verse 1 Watch us adapt in the strangest of ways Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| watch us exist with the fears that we made Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Oh I’m packing my bags - I won’t be long Dmaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Take all, the comfort in me Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Pull me apart and let everyone see Emaj6 G#min \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Oh I’m packing my bags - I won’t be long Dmaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj \| Emaj \| Chorus I tried to speak but I said none Dmaj \| I tried find my mother tongue Emaj \| The house I knew was filled with doubt Dmaj \| The clothes I wore were inside out Emaj \| Sometimes I ask, is it here where I’m from Dmaj \| Emaj \| Sometimes I ask what it means to belong Dmaj \| Emaj \| Sometimes I think, I’ve been thinking too long Dmaj \| Emaj \| Tryna find my mother tongue Dmaj \| Emaj \| Tryna find my mother tongue Dmaj \| Emaj \| Emaj \| Post Chorus Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Emaj6 G#min \| Amaj Emaj \| Emaj \| Emaj \| Verse 2 Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Dmaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Emaj6 G#min \| Emaj Emaj6 \| Dmaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj \| Emaj \| Chorus Dmaj \| Emaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj \| Dmaj \| Emaj \| Outro Dmaj \| Cmaj \| Amaj \| Amaj \| x4 Emaj6 G#min \| Amaj Emaj \| x4 Emaj6 Emaj7 \| Emaj Emaj6 \|\|
3.	At Your Prime
4.	Friend Of Mine
5.	The Room That He Grew Up In
6.	Share My Heart
7.	Clay
8.	Where She Started From
9.	Bedroom
10.	Part Of Me

about

‘Clay’ is a metaphor for the human capacity to adapt and adjust to different experiences/challenges. Just like clay, we mould and change shapes. This album reflects my personal experiences of belonging and growth.

credits

releases June 7, 2024

This album is dedicated to my nephew, Ezra, whose first year it is in this mad world. I hope that one day he will listen to this album and it will bring him great comfort. I love you too much.

Written by Flo Perlin
Recorded in 2023 at MAP Studio in Kentish Town, London Produced by Flo Perlin and Duncan Thornley
Recorded and mixed by Duncan Thornley
Mastered by Cicely Balston at Air Studios
String arrangements by Duncan Thornley, Flo Perlin and Ellie Consta Strings recorded at Fish Factory
Cover photograph by Christopher Andreou
Cover design by Toby Larnder

Musicians
Flo Perlin - acoustic guitar and lead vocals
Duncan Thornley - synthesiser, electric guitar and percussion
Adam Hayes - drums and percussion
Jasper Osborn- electric and double bass
Ellie Consta - violin
Julia Maria - cello
Simone Seals - cello
Tim Gardener - piano, synthesiser and violin
Irene Katsenelson - viola
Kaidi Akinnibi - soprano and tenor saxaphones. Co-lead vocals on ‘Part Of Me’,
Matteo Busti - electric guitar
Simeon May - bass clarinet and tenor saxophone

A huge thank you to all the incredibly talented musicians whose instruments grace this album. They have all shared a piece of their character with their contribution. A special thank you to Kaidi Akannibi for featuring on this album, for his limitless musicality and inventiveness as a player.

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Flo Perlin UK

Flo Perlin is a contemporary singer-songwriter from London, UK with Iraqi and Belarusian heritage. She has been hailed as a ‘true storyteller’ by BBC Radio 6 with a style that blends contemporary folk, jazz and soul. The songs explore themes such as family history, human nature and being good to yourself. ... more

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discography

Clay

Jun 2024
Characters

Jul 2021
Baghdad

Jun 2021
Back In Time

May 2021
Life Lives Inside

Nov 2020
Stories

Mar 2019
Cocooned

Mar 2017

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