First demo · 3:42
Ferry Light
One take on a borrowed Casio, the night we wrote it.
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No. 01 · Ferry Light
Liner notes
Every track has the band's own notes. Here are the first.
- Where
- Orla's front room on Greyfriars Wharf, the night we wrote it, with the window open to the harbour.
- Who played
- Orla on voice and a borrowed Casio. Sol kept time on a biscuit tin with a pencil.
- What went wrong
- The ferry horn at 2:10. We kept it, and it gave the song its name.
Pull a record out to see it spin. Press play to listen.
Early tracks
Insider and Backstage
Rough mix · 4:15 · New
Salt in the Hinge
From the spring sessions. The bridge is still being rewritten, so bear with the second verse.
Session take · 2:58
Cold Coffee Waltz
One go with the door open. You can hear a bus go past at 1:40.
Piano and voice · 5:06
Glass Harbour
Juno and Orla, no band. Likely to end up on the album in a lower key.
Rough mix · 4:15 · New
Salt in the Hinge
From the spring sessions. The bridge is still being rewritten, so bear with the second verse.
Session take · 2:58
Cold Coffee Waltz
One go with the door open. You can hear a bus go past at 1:40.
Piano and voice · 5:06
Glass Harbour
Juno and Orla, no band. Likely to end up on the album in a lower key.
Insider and Backstage
Rough mix · 4:15 · New
Salt in the Hinge
Insider and Backstage only. From the spring sessions. The bridge is still being rewritten, so bear with the second verse.
Insider and Backstage
Session take · 2:58
Cold Coffee Waltz
Insider and Backstage only. One go with the door open. You can hear a bus go past at 1:40.
Insider and Backstage
Piano and voice · 5:06
Glass Harbour
Insider and Backstage only. Juno and Orla, no band. Likely to end up on the album in a lower key.
Demo archive since 2019
Backstage · three from the archive of 41
Demo · the net loft, June 2026 · 3:19
Bus Shelter Hymn
Orla sang it into a phone on the 14 bus; we built the chords around the cough.
Demo · Ezra's kitchen, January 2026 · 3:42
Pilot Light
Ezra's four-track and a bass line written the morning of the session.
Demo · 2019, first album sessions · 4:48
The Last Train Out of Saltcote
The very first thing we recorded together, with a borrowed mic stand.
Backstage
Demo · the net loft, June 2026 · 3:19
Bus Shelter Hymn
Backstage only. Orla sang it into a phone on the 14 bus; we built the chords around the cough.
Backstage
Demo · Ezra's kitchen, January 2026 · 3:42
Pilot Light
Backstage only. Ezra's four-track and a bass line written the morning of the session.
Backstage
Demo · 2019, first album sessions · 4:48
The Last Train Out of Saltcote
Backstage only. The very first thing we recorded together, with a borrowed mic stand.
Backstage
Demo · the net loft, June 2026 · 3:19
Bus Shelter Hymn
Backstage only. Orla sang it into a phone on the 14 bus; we built the chords around the cough.
Backstage
Demo · Ezra's kitchen, January 2026 · 3:42
Pilot Light
Backstage only. Ezra's four-track and a bass line written the morning of the session.
Backstage
Demo · 2019, first album sessions · 4:48
The Last Train Out of Saltcote
Backstage only. The very first thing we recorded together, with a borrowed mic stand.
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