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Fragile Diamond

from Fragile Diamond by Howl Griff

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Geology, gemology and a child born years after her father died. Three-part harmonies recorded around one microphone, as they should be.

REVIEW PRAISE FOR THIS TRACK
"Gorgeous. Channelling The Beach Boys and Guided By Voices this
opens up endless possibilities for the rest of the album. It’s a crime that songs like this don’t top the charts anymore. Harmonies sway and melodies swoop, and all this in the space of three minutes." - Echoes & Dust

"The backing harmonies intertwine throughout verse and chorus, though only as an element to the overall gentle texture of the piece, never taking the fore. As with the album as a whole, the band revel in the tender simplicity of the songs; a defiant joy resonating throughout all the compositions" - 7bit Arcade

"[The title track] invites those ‘Welsh Beach Boy’ comparisons. A syrupy chorus, which is spread out like gooey chocolate spread, slathered onto creamy thighs, glisten with happy chords. This song gives each listener a love bath. Aromatic, healthy and healing, it will make you feel all warm inside" – Raw Ramp Mag

"laid-back and uplifting. As a title track, it does a fantastic job of summing the album up: sweet and catchy." – The Jitty

"[the title track] has a nice, warm feel to it. Again, the guitar is rather nice. The tempo is steady and drags you along with a gentle hand on the back. Amazingly, the song is inspired by a family member of one of the band, who had a baby two years after the father had died, thanks to IVF. It’s a really good track with a back story like no other I’ve ever heard" – Louder Than War

"Howl Griff really do show potential. Almost Fleetwood Mac-like, a catchy folk rock number that is eager to brighten up anyone’s day and it does a bloody good job of doing so" – Rock Reviews 24/7

"Insanely catchy. It really ought to have been released in the summer, since it has that anthemic quality that usually takes off at one festival or another, putting it on everyone's lips. The lovely harmonies and lilting tune lift this one to the top." – Vanguard

lyrics

LYRICS
Janet walks the planet perpetual as granite
Gentle as the rolling hills
Digging through the layers, all she's got to say is
"Man, we'll have to pay the bills"
Shining undermining, lift the silver lining
Running through her opal veins
Searching through the rubble, push will come to shovel
Finding the last remains

But it may seem that she's steady as a rock
But her heart is a fragile diamond

Isla is a minor, delicate as china
Found inside a Russian doll
Call it elementary, treat a creature gently
Precious as a gangster's moll
Hammering a sickle, flood becomes a trickle
Drinks you out of house and home
Coal will turn to diamond if you give it time and
Leave it to age alone

But it may seem...

Fools' gold that the hangman sold
Were true veins of gold with a diamond soul

credits

from Fragile Diamond, track released October 15, 2012
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Words and music (c) Howl Griff 2012
Recorded at The Fold Studios, London SE23
Produced by Howl Griff
Mixed by The Fold

Vocals, guitars, keyboards: Hywel Griff
Guitars, vocals: Gary Parkinson
Bass, vocals: Steve Kennedy
Drums, percussion: Nick Moore

Keyboards: Joe Price
Vocals: Emily C Smith

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Howl Griff Greater London, UK

Hailing from Aberystwyth, Bolton, Merseyside and Texas and based in London, UK.

BBC 6music's Lauren Laverne calls them "lush... a new band we love", and The Independent calls them "life-affirming".

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