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The Fly Ep (23​.​09​.​2022)

by Test Card Girl

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    "That has Manchester's musical heritage running right through it like the writing in rock"
    - Guy Garvey (Elbow) BBC 6Music

    "Life-affirming Mancunian electro-pop"
    - Tom Robinson BBC 6Music

    "Lush"
    - John Kennedy Radio X

    1. Like A Train
    Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
    Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Clarinet: Catherine Burgis
    Bass: Nathan Sudders
    Drums: Andy Hargreaves
    Mixed and Produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
    Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

    ​2. Fly
    Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
    Vocals, Synths: Catherine Burgis
    Drums: Andy Hargreaves
    Mixed and Produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
    Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

    3. We’ll Always Be There
    Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
    Vocals, Guitars, Synths: Catherine Burgis
    Bass: Ray Mitchell
    Mixed and Produced by: Catherine Burgis and Ray Mitchell
    Mastered by: Ray Mitchell

    4. Solitary Beat
    Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
    Vocals, Synths: Catherine Burgis
    Additional Synths: Peter Jobson
    Guitars: Danny Becker
    Bass: Nathan Sudders
    Drums: Andy Hargreaves
    Co-mixed and co-produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios and Peter Jobson
    Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

    5. Fade Out
    Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
    Vocals, Clarinet, Synths: Catherine Burgis
    Piano: Seadna McPhail
    Bass: Nathan Sudders
    Mixed and Produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
    Mastered by: Two Zero Nine Mastering

    6. The Beyond
    Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
    Vocals, Guitar, Piona, Synths: Catherine Burgis
    Bass: Nathan Sudders
    Drums: Andy Hargreaves
    Mixed and Prodcued by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
    Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering


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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    'That has Manchester's musical heritage running through it like the writing in rock' - Guy Garvey (Elbow) BBC 6 Music

    A limited edition cassette single featuring Test Card Girl's 5th single 'Fly' (Side A) and an acoustic version of 'We'll Always Be There' (Side B). Written by Catherine Burgis (Test Card Girl) featuring Andy Hargreaves (drums) and produced at Airtight Studios, Manchester by Seadna McPhail. Mastered by Two Zero Mastering.

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    'That has Manchester's musical heritage running through it like the writing in rock' - Guy Garvey (Elbow) BBC 6 Music

    A limited edition CD single featuring Test Card Girl's 5th single 'Fly' (Track 1) and an acoustic version of 'We'll Always Be There' (Track 2). Written by Catherine Burgis (Test Card Girl) featuring Andy Hargreaves (drums) and produced at Airtight Studios, Manchester by Seadna McPhail. Mastered by Two Zero Mastering.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Fly Ep (23.09.2022) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Like A Train 03:31
2.
Fly (Single) 04:14
A little bit of time goes by again when sitting on your own, That you could use to fly, or sing, or cry when talking on the phone. A happy little fly goes by again just searching for a stone, Where she can go to hide herself before she flies off to her home. What is love with nothing but a firelight burning embers for a higher life? I never thought I’d walk this road again. I’ve fallen foul of foolish, got nothing more to do this.
3.
Voices from the past beat down the waving blades of grass and end our summer time, Smashing plates and glass and questions trapped inside unasked invade your other time. A loss of home and warmth, loss of centre and form turn over tables So every step you took was ever harder than it looked but still you're able To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the win die down in your sails To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the wind die down in your sails And remember - we'll always be there. Words said by those who didn't think have sometimes bought you to the brink and swirled around just out of sight Left alone and lost in thought a ghost hung up upon the door waits in your childhood night A loss of home and warmth, loss of centre and form turn over tables So every step you took was ever harder than it looked but still you're able To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the win die down in your sails To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the wind die down in your sails And remember - we'll always be there. Out across the dark blue sea, a beam of light revolves It always comes back round again, watch for it and resolve Out across the dark blue sea, a beam of light revolves It always comes back round again, watch for it and resolve To give and not to count the cost, to overcome the human loss, don't let the wind die down in your sails And remember - we'll always be there.
4.
5.
Fade Out 02:21
6.
The Beyond 03:07
On the way to the mountains On the way to the sea Happy in the silence Content as you and me Looking out the window As the white lines pass Aware of the darkness Somewhere in the past If I could only see Over the next hill Under the bridge to the beyond To the beyond Ah - ah Ah - ah More than half to go now Less than half again Waiting for the right time Not knowing to say when One day feels certain The next feels overwhelmed Existing to the sound of Ever present bells If I could only see Over the next hill under the bridge to the beyond To the beyond Ah - ah Ah - ah And if my chain breaks in the morning It doesn’t mean I’ll stay And if my trains late in the evening I haven't run away Run away On the way to the mountains On the way to the sea.

about

"That has Manchester's musical heritage running right through it like the writing in rock"
- Guy Garvey (Elbow) BBC 6Music

"Life-affirming Mancunian electro-pop"
- Tom Robinson BBC 6Music

"Lush"
- John Kennedy Radio X


Test Card Girl is hugely grateful to everyone who took the time to listen, feedback and mould her sound, and all the laughs along the way.
Find out more and follow test card girl at www.testcardgirl.co.uk T: @testcardgirl84 F: @testcardgirl I: @testcardgirlmusic

credits

released September 23, 2022

1. Like A Train
Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Clarinet: Catherine Burgis
Bass: Nathan Sudders
Drums: Andy Hargreaves
Mixed and Produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

​2. Fly
Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Vocals, Synths: Catherine Burgis
Drums: Andy Hargreaves
Mixed and Produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

3. We’ll Always Be There
Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Vocals, Guitars, Synths: Catherine Burgis
Bass: Ray Mitchell
Mixed and Produced by: Catherine Burgis and Ray Mitchell
Mastered by: Ray Mitchell

4. Solitary Beat
Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Vocals, Synths: Catherine Burgis
Additional Synths: Peter Jobson
Guitars: Danny Becker
Bass: Nathan Sudders
Drums: Andy Hargreaves
Co-mixed and co-produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios and Peter Jobson
Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

5. Fade Out
Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Vocals, Clarinet, Synths: Catherine Burgis
Piano: Seadna McPhail
Bass: Nathan Sudders
Mixed and Produced by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
Mastered by: Two Zero Nine Mastering

6. The Beyond
Written by Test Card Girl (Catherine Burgis)
Vocals, Guitar, Piona, Synths: Catherine Burgis
Bass: Nathan Sudders
Drums: Andy Hargreaves
Mixed and Prodcued by: Seadna McPhail at Airtight Studios
Mastered by Two Zero Nine Mastering

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Test Card Girl Manchester, UK

Test Card Girl is a solo project by Manchester indie singer-songwriter Her first single 'Holds Me Down' was released in 2020 and picked up by BBC 6Music, Radio X, Absolute Radio and XS Manchester and she was named Steve Lamacq's BBC 6 Music 'One to Watch' in January 2021. She released an EP in Spetember 2022. ... more

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