We’re nearly able to complete the set as ‘Run Honey’ is the third single release from Rye Milligan’s forthcoming EP i. Milligan is the singer/songwriter/producer and guitarist in Luna Bay, and the tracks taken from the EP also feature best/friend drummer and fellow Cardigan Bay native Ceri Bain.
Milligan is a master sailor who navigates the choppy waters between indie and pop without crashing on either shore. ‘Run Honey’ has acoustic guitar and drums bouncing over the waves with swelling keyboards and vocals which switch between a lilting tune, laid-back rap and some fine harmony work.
The song is “an honest insight into the pressures of growing up” and the loss of his beloved dog Rebel during recording led to his bark being included in the track. This is bitter-sweet pop, but it’s not artificial sweetener as the soulful quality of Rye Milligan’s voice is compelling and honest.
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Lyrics:
Under pressure
I don’t think they’ll last too long
Second guessing
Every move he makes away from home
And now he’s on the run honey
Forecast a little bit lost alone
Another night of fun money
Spend that another night not sleeping at yours
Another night without sleeping
The bed frame holds it’s own but squeaks when I breathe in
Why’s my body so tired when I wake
But I’m wide awake when not needed?
My three tense passed slash future and self are creeping
Bringing all my worries to ceiling
Bitter from the bite of anxieties bee sting
Just give me one evening
When all I need is a little space to breath
But conversations keep on turning back to me
And I’ve been trying,
To balance all life’s heat
But lately its been taking over me
Under pressure
I don’t think they’ll last too long
Second guessing
Every move he makes away from home
And now he’s on the run honey
Forecast a little bit lost alone
Another night of fun money
Spend that another night not sleeping at yours
Fun money, fun money
I’m spending all my pennies like I hit the ground running
It’s so sudden the pays up but it changes nothing
I keep pumping the same blood but lately I’m bluffing
Fun money, fun money
I’m spending every minute within my minds’ rushing
Man I need to sit in silence or something
Somehow I built a house from match sticks and catch twenty two shit
The fames are coming.
All I need is a little space to breath
Your conversations keep on rolling back to me
And I’ve been trying, to balance all life’s heat
But lately it’s been taking over me
Under pressure
I don’t think they’ll last too long
Second guessing
Every move he makes away from home
And now he’s on the run honey
Forecast a little bit lost alone
Another night of fun money
Spend that another night not sleeping at yours
Another night not sleeping at yours
Review by Paul F Cook
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