Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
TO MY FORMER SELF is taken from ALANNA LYES' critically acclaimed debut album LIES HERE out now on Freshly Squeezed. The song closes her album and although less typical of the music on it, we felt it's downtempo vibe and personal lyric made a more interesting vid... idol.lnk.to/lieshere - We hope you enjoy.
ABOUT:
With eclectic influences from Jazz to Electronica, Billie Eilish to Pink Floyd, ALANNA LYES is a British singer, pianist and songwriter from Leeds. More by accident than design she became the go-to session singer and top-line writer for the Electro Swing community creating melodies and contributing vocals to numerous songs for labels including Wagram, Ragtime Records, Electro Swing Thing, Adapted and of course Freshly Squeezed. She worked with numerous producers including Riff Kitten, Wolfgang Lohr, Balduin, Emma Clair, Varrick Frost and Duke Skellington.
For this project she decided to focus instead on a solo path, taking a creative lead and working with guest producers on a long-form album that dropped the tempo but turned up the heat to create a smouldering new sound that is all her own.
Sultry, confessional and highly personal lyrics fuse with a dark, contemporary and jazz-infused electronica. Lush and deep, this music will whisper in your ear one minute and slap you round the face the next!
Producers and co-writers ATOM SMITH and RIFF KITTEN worked with her to craft an album of darker leftfield pop. Hear them talking about this album on the teaser here for the Track By Track release... youtube.com/watch?v=ZWONCU4i8c8
"Simply breathtaking... unique, but more importantly coherent. Listening to the Lies Here from start to finish is a consistent experience, and one you can get lost in." (York Calling)
"It’s not often that an artist comes along with a totally unique sound, but that is what Alanna Lyes has managed to do here." (Chris Swinglis Blog)
"Both haunting and comforting... Alanna’s symphonic melody ensures a sense of freedom. Hypnotic." (Wonderland Magazine)
LYRICS:
Pick yourself a 6 six string
Feel it when your singing
Ain't nobody's loaded gun
Feel a little frozen
Keep on all your clothes
Be selfish when you're having fun
Buy yourself a big dream
Cash it when your sixteen
Useless sitting the shelf
Shout a little louder
Stand out from the crowd
Take over girl and give em hell
To my former self
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Today is stronger
Now there's nothing left
Of my former self
Wipe off all that make up
They don't like it, so what?
There's another on the way
Look into the mirror
Don't care if you got thinner
Finish eating off your plate
Choose your own direction
Don't have to be sex
No pleasure if you're not yourself
Say if you don't want this
Only if the shoe fits
Power isn't up to sell
To my former self
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Today is stronger
Now there's nothing left
Of my former self
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Today is stronger
Now there's nothing left
Of my former self
Now that it is clear
Nothing feeds these fears
Like you
Goodbye to you
My former self
Words and Music by Alanna Cowley, Atom Smith
c and p 2021 Freshly Squeezed / Copyright Control
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
___________________
VIDEO credits:
Direction and Editing: Life is Art Visuals - liav.co.uk
Locations: TankSpace and Vanishing Point Photography Studio
Make up: Chloe Airstone / Jasmine Doherty
Fire/Silk Fans Performer: Zuza Tehanu
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FRESHLY SQUEEZED are "world leaders in putting a modern dance music spin on vintage records" (Mixmag) - we are the independent British label behind the award-winning compilation series, night club and live events including "Electro swings first landmark moment" WHITE MINK and the world's first ELECTRO SWING club, London plus ground-breaking brands like ELECTRO BLUES or VINTAGE REMIX (with Island Records). We have released music and compilations from artists including SWINGROWERS, CUT CAPERS, LITTLE VIOLET, ODD CHAP, RIFF KITTEN, MISTA TRICK, SWING REPUBLIC and many many more. Promoting sell-out UK shows by artists including CARAVAN PALACE and PAROV STELAR.
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TO MY FORMER SELF is taken from ALANNA LYES' critically acclaimed debut album LIES HERE out now on Freshly Squeezed. The song closes her album and although less typical of the music on it, we felt it's downtempo vibe and personal lyric made a more interesting vid... idol.lnk.to/lieshere - We hope you enjoy.
ABOUT:
With eclectic influences from Jazz to Electronica, Billie Eilish to Pink Floyd, ALANNA LYES is a British singer, pianist and songwriter from Leeds. More by accident than design she became the go-to session singer and top-line writer for the Electro Swing community creating melodies and contributing vocals to numerous songs for labels including Wagram, Ragtime Records, Electro Swing Thing, Adapted and of course Freshly Squeezed. She worked with numerous producers including Riff Kitten, Wolfgang Lohr, Balduin, Emma Clair, Varrick Frost and Duke Skellington.
For this project she decided to focus instead on a solo path, taking a creative lead and working with guest producers on a long-form album that dropped the tempo but turned up the heat to create a smouldering new sound that is all her own.
Sultry, confessional and highly personal lyrics fuse with a dark, contemporary and jazz-infused electronica. Lush and deep, this music will whisper in your ear one minute and slap you round the face the next!
Producers and co-writers ATOM SMITH and RIFF KITTEN worked with her to craft an album of darker leftfield pop. Hear them talking about this album on the teaser here for the Track By Track release... youtube.com/watch?v=ZWONCU4i8c8
"Simply breathtaking... unique, but more importantly coherent. Listening to the Lies Here from start to finish is a consistent experience, and one you can get lost in." (York Calling)
"It’s not often that an artist comes along with a totally unique sound, but that is what Alanna Lyes has managed to do here." (Chris Swinglis Blog)
"Both haunting and comforting... Alanna’s symphonic melody ensures a sense of freedom. Hypnotic." (Wonderland Magazine)
LYRICS:
Pick yourself a 6 six string
Feel it when your singing
Ain't nobody's loaded gun
Feel a little frozen
Keep on all your clothes
Be selfish when you're having fun
Buy yourself a big dream
Cash it when your sixteen
Useless sitting the shelf
Shout a little louder
Stand out from the crowd
Take over girl and give em hell
To my former self
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Today is stronger
Now there's nothing left
Of my former self
Wipe off all that make up
They don't like it, so what?
There's another on the way
Look into the mirror
Don't care if you got thinner
Finish eating off your plate
Choose your own direction
Don't have to be sex
No pleasure if you're not yourself
Say if you don't want this
Only if the shoe fits
Power isn't up to sell
To my former self
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Today is stronger
Now there's nothing left
Of my former self
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Are you here?
Can you hear me?
Today is stronger
Now there's nothing left
Of my former self
Now that it is clear
Nothing feeds these fears
Like you
Goodbye to you
My former self
Words and Music by Alanna Cowley, Atom Smith
c and p 2021 Freshly Squeezed / Copyright Control
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
___________________
VIDEO credits:
Direction and Editing: Life is Art Visuals - liav.co.uk
Locations: TankSpace and Vanishing Point Photography Studio
Make up: Chloe Airstone / Jasmine Doherty
Fire/Silk Fans Performer: Zuza Tehanu
If you enjoyed this, we'd be delighted if you shared it...
Even more so if you SUBSCRIBE to this channel here: youtube.com/user/freshlysqueezedmusic/?sub_confirmation=1
Or our new JUKEBOX CHANNEL for audio streams, radio shows, DJ mixes (and more) here: vid.io/xca6
___________________
freshlysqueezedmusic.com
About the LABEL:
FRESHLY SQUEEZED are "world leaders in putting a modern dance music spin on vintage records" (Mixmag) - we are the independent British label behind the award-winning compilation series, night club and live events including "Electro swings first landmark moment" WHITE MINK and the world's first ELECTRO SWING club, London plus ground-breaking brands like ELECTRO BLUES or VINTAGE REMIX (with Island Records). We have released music and compilations from artists including SWINGROWERS, CUT CAPERS, LITTLE VIOLET, ODD CHAP, RIFF KITTEN, MISTA TRICK, SWING REPUBLIC and many many more. Promoting sell-out UK shows by artists including CARAVAN PALACE and PAROV STELAR.
If you read this far, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!
youtube.com/user/freshlysqueezedmusic/?sub_confirmation=1
Tags: [#AlannaLyes, #AtomSmith]
