Above the Fray
from Chapter One - a collection of 3 songs by Fridolijn
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I'm excited to bring you Chapter One: Above The Fray. Chapter One is a collection of 3 songs. You might have heard the first two tracks; Merry Go Round and Truth or Dare. Today I complete this chapter, by releasing Above the Fray.
Above the Fray is a song about taking an unexpected turn. Something happens, and you suddenly catch a glimpse of an alternative storyline for your life. A different reality. As if it were a trick of light. Above the Fray is about being caught in the promise of that different story...
(If you ever experienced anything like this, please send me your story!)
The song starts eerily thin and up close, but dives into new territory as monk chants, and tribal-like drums set in during the chorus. I recorded this track in London, working with producer Troy Miller. Troy was the drummer for Amy Winehouse, and produced the latest albums of Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, and Jamie Cullum. I met Troy in London in 2018, when pianist Oli Rockberger made our paths cross. After having visited Troy in his West London studio I knew I wanted to bring him a special song to record and produce. I had written Above the Fray with Danny and Dave a few months prior, and really wanted something beautiful to happen with it. I'm so proud to share the result of that experiment with you.
Above the Fray is a song about taking an unexpected turn. Something happens, and you suddenly catch a glimpse of an alternative storyline for your life. A different reality. As if it were a trick of light. Above the Fray is about being caught in the promise of that different story...
(If you ever experienced anything like this, please send me your story!)
The song starts eerily thin and up close, but dives into new territory as monk chants, and tribal-like drums set in during the chorus. I recorded this track in London, working with producer Troy Miller. Troy was the drummer for Amy Winehouse, and produced the latest albums of Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, and Jamie Cullum. I met Troy in London in 2018, when pianist Oli Rockberger made our paths cross. After having visited Troy in his West London studio I knew I wanted to bring him a special song to record and produce. I had written Above the Fray with Danny and Dave a few months prior, and really wanted something beautiful to happen with it. I'm so proud to share the result of that experiment with you.
lyrics
You set the pace
With your 4am dance in the rain
When you called on the gale to play
The sky was a tangle of golden lace
We were out in the fire
Is that where we'll stay?
Forever chasing the storm
In a garden we never made
Acting on plans that were never laid
Held in a promise we cannot break
CHORUS
High above the fray
I sing your name
And whatever come what may
Remember me this way
Out in that night
we invited the lightning to strike
was it all just a trick of light?
Exposing a glimpse of a storyline
it won't leave my mind
Word to the wise
how to play under trembling skies
in a game where rules don't apply
to win or to lose an illusive line
caught in a promise we can't deny
CHORUS
High above the fray
win or lose I sing your name
Oh whatever come what may
I will remember us this way
With your 4am dance in the rain
When you called on the gale to play
The sky was a tangle of golden lace
We were out in the fire
Is that where we'll stay?
Forever chasing the storm
In a garden we never made
Acting on plans that were never laid
Held in a promise we cannot break
CHORUS
High above the fray
I sing your name
And whatever come what may
Remember me this way
Out in that night
we invited the lightning to strike
was it all just a trick of light?
Exposing a glimpse of a storyline
it won't leave my mind
Word to the wise
how to play under trembling skies
in a game where rules don't apply
to win or to lose an illusive line
caught in a promise we can't deny
CHORUS
High above the fray
win or lose I sing your name
Oh whatever come what may
I will remember us this way
credits
from Chapter One - a collection of 3 songs,
track released July 3, 2020
Above the Fray was created with these talented souls:
Music & Lyrics: Danny Fisher, David Austin, Fridolijn van Poll
Production & Mix: Troy Miller
Mastering: Barry Gardner / Safe and Sound Mastering UK
Played by:
David Austin & Danny Fisher: Guitars
Oli Rockberger: Fender Rhodes
Troy Miller: Drums, synths, piano, ukelele
Fridolijn van Poll: Vocals, Synths
Cover Photo: Marinka Grondel
Above the Fray was created with these talented souls:
Music & Lyrics: Danny Fisher, David Austin, Fridolijn van Poll
Production & Mix: Troy Miller
Mastering: Barry Gardner / Safe and Sound Mastering UK
Played by:
David Austin & Danny Fisher: Guitars
Oli Rockberger: Fender Rhodes
Troy Miller: Drums, synths, piano, ukelele
Fridolijn van Poll: Vocals, Synths
Cover Photo: Marinka Grondel
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Fridolijn Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam based singer and songwriter Fridolijn aims to find pockets of intimacy and connection in a fast and disconnected
world. Her music comes in soft layers of swirling synthesizers, acoustic folk guitars, ambient electronics and distant drums, wrapping around you like a blanket.
She brings a dreamy style uniquely her own.
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