City Bells, by Deerful

City Bells

by Deerful

supported by

John Winston I love the mini synth sound.
Just lovely. Favorite track: City Bells.

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

City Bells itself is available for free or pay-what-you-want (click the track title), but if you order the full release for a pound or more, you get a synthy cover of a traditional German carol, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, and a template (pdf or png) for some Deerful badges you can craft yourself using shrink plastic! Also my eternal gratitude.
ALSO NOW AVAILABLE ON CD WITH BADGE, see below.

Purchasable with gift card

£1 GBP or more
Limited Edition CD
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Very limited edition CDs (that look like tiny vinyl!). You get City Bells, a cover of the German carol Es ist ein Ros' Entsprungen, and a Deerful badge with my beloved OP-1 synthesiser on it.

Includes unlimited streaming of City Bells via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Sold Out

1.	City Bells 04:01	lyrics	buy track

2.	Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (15th century German carol) 03:15	lyrics

about

A festive single, if not an absolute Christmas one.

I used to live and study in Cambridge, the most festive city I've ever been to, but terms were short and celebration started early, and by the time it was really Christmas we'd all travelled home to our families.

The midnight snowball fight in the second verse was probably the happiest night of my life.

Catalogue number DEERFUL1

credits

released December 15, 2015

license

about

Deerful London, UK

I'm Deerful, aka Emma Winston.

I write lush, sad electropop about feelings on synthesisers small enough to use on the bus, and in tiny live-coding environments.

I love making music more than anything in the world. ... more

contact / help

Contact Deerful

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Track Name: City Bells: We walk the icy pavements in the morning
The wind burns cold against our skin
We part, another day begins
The lines of ancient spires on the horizon
Meet with the sky's December mist
Between the two a frozen kiss

The lights this year were early in the market
And you and I'll be gone before it's time
It's funny still to think they call it it Michaelmas
We're happy just to watch the city shine

And some day this will all be done
And some day we'll be older
And some day this will all be ours to tell
And sooner still we'll all be gone
Before the air gets colder
But 'til that day we'll dream of city bells

That night, I hear a tap upon my window
I look outside, the world is white
The snow has cast the dark sky bright

We laugh and dig through handfuls of the crystals
We build a fort on frosted grass
The ice as thick and smooth as glass

At midnight we drink whisky in your room
And we toast the winter present and to come
We tell each other stories of traditions held at home
And we stay awake until we see the sun

And some day this will all be done
And some day we'll be older
And soon we'll all be far away from here
And even though we'll be apart
Our steps are somehow bolder
We'll find a way to draw each other near

Yes some day this will all be done
And some day we'll be older
And some day this will all be ours to tell
And sooner still we'll all be gone
Before the air gets colder
But 'til that day we'll dream of city bells
Track Name: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (15th century German carol): Es ist ein Ros entsprungen,
aus einer Wurzel zart,
wie uns die Alten sungen,
von Jesse war die Art
Und hat ein Blümlein bracht
mitten im kalten Winter,
wohl zu der halben Nacht.

Das Röslein, das ich meine,
davon Jesaia sagt,
ist Maria die reine
die uns das Blümlein bracht.
Aus Gottes ew'gem Rat
hat sie ein Kind geboren
Welches uns selig macht.

If you like Deerful, you may also like:

Peach
by Deerful

supported by 48 fans who also own “City Bells”

An album that directly plucks at my heartstrings. Incredibly honest, full of emotions, both subtle and poignant. The perfect album to put on headphones and listen to on a cold day with a cup of tea. Truly beautiful. Cam
go to album
Moon Maps / Hush Me
by Deerful

supported by 32 fans who also own “City Bells”

A lovely pair of tracks, perfect for stargazing and daydreaming. Nostalgic and tinged with a certain sense of longing. Gorgeous. <3 Cam
go to album
Indietracks Compilation 2014
by Various Artists

supported by 23 fans who also own “City Bells”

Another great album - dean wareham, joanna gruesome, lonely tourist, dorotea, the chills, manhattan love suicides & spearmint are all highlights but the whole lot is pretty darn great really martin kiosk
go to album
Under The Weather
by Candy

Sweetly melancholy bedroom pop is rarely as actually vulnerable and personal as it is in this Australian artist's hands. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 21, 2018
go to album
Safe In Sound
by MERK | La Familia

Soulful dance music with a big sound; evocative vibes with great international resonance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 31, 2017
go to album
Jay Pray
by Jay Pray

Chilled out synthwave with undeniably hooky melodies and dancefloor-ready beats. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 10, 2017
go to album
Moonchild
by Kenneka Cook

featured on Bandcamp Weekly Jan 16, 2018
go to album