"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
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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'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)
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A taster of upcoming Arts Council-funded debut EP 'Fly' out later this year and currently being recorded at Airtight Studios, Manchester, this song was written for my Dad as a reminder he is not alone in overcoming the past. While a new version is being developed for the EP, this version was recorded the day the track was written and captures the frame of mind being far away from home and thinking about family. The track is available on Soundcloud soundcloud.com/user-673619404 and at testcardgirl.bandcamp.com
lyrics
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.
credits
from The Fly Ep (23.09.2022),
track released May 31, 2021
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
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
supported by 5 fans who also own “We'll Always Be There (Acoustic)”
Well, does it live up to the hype? It's okay, not as good as 'Loops' or the 'Fenella' stuff; i doubt i'll be listening to it in full very often.
Her mojo is waneing in my 'umble opinion. vykr
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