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You Cry (full EP)

by Portobello Express

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stevepaulkelly This is just a great EP - all four tracks are corkers ! Favorite track: Only When She's Gone.
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Storm of Crows Though I don't think Betty was very fond of the original Be Blues, I really liked it. The new version on this EP however is just perfect. Slowed down, but grittied up (Okay, I may have invented that word).

The whole EP is just sublime. I can turn on Portobello Express and lose myself in the rhythms, the wonderful guitar solos, and of course, Betty's incredible vocals. The band's music really can transport you to another time. Just close your eyes and take a journey back to the seventies! Favorite track: Be Blues Revisited.
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    As the world began to shut down due to the COVID pandemic, the band, clearly not bothered by a lack of real life, wasted no time and have been able to use the surplus of time to record during the opening periods and complete an EP. ‘You Cry’ is a record that takes the listener on a journey through many different genres and topics and that refuses to encapsulate the mood of living under lockdown alienation and claustrophobia. It has not been recorded remotely by gluing parts together bit by bit, but with musicians playing together live, capturing a few minutes of something happening.
    The group nailed the songs quite in single takes and recorded full-length, coherent takes as a unit, having the time to develop the character of their part in the studio. No cut ‘n’ paste, no shortcuts to perfection. The old-school recording technique focuses on expressions and emotions, it gives a human feel that no computer will ever match. Because the music matters more than the details.
    This EP has been recorded over one year and officially released in July 2021 first on CD, as it soon became clear that the vinyl wasn’t going to arrive in time.
    Demand for vinyl records is now far outstripping supply with the world’s small capacity vinyl pressing plants; also delays to vinyl releases have now been compounded by major artists block-booking pressing plants. Larger orders from majors – who in the past may have ignored vinyl completely – often take priority as they are paying more, pushing independent releases further down the list. It’s another sickening blow for independent artists, having to incur more delays and having to push their releases well into 2022 and 2023.
    We really appreciate your patience, your kindness, your support! You only can keep independent music alive!
    Please note: we are against the fetishization of coloured vinyl, which slows things down- as changing colours on a press requires cleaning. It reduces capacity of pressing compared to what would be viable if only black was being pressed. So doing we support fellow musicians who, too, wish to release a vinyl!

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So many years you've been searching for the one Who'll take you as you are You are the universe, you are her midnight sun You are her lonely star This is your way to say “no compromise I'm too old to fight” A kind of woman you have idealized No, you won’t change over night Say goodbye Love has passed you by And you cry You even don’t know what you want If it’s a boy or a girl You’re like a virgin And you should walk alone… So don't be angry if I tell you this one time Just stay on your own Invent a woman who lives only in your mind And makes you more alone Say goodbye Love has passed you by And you cry Say goodbye Ask yourself- why You cry You cry You cry Cry
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I was a little child when she left me by myself Already at 8, I wished I were someone else Chronically underfed, I nearly lost my teeth I was so insecure, I didn’t dare to even breath Only when she’s gone, only when she’s gone, Only when she’s gone, only when she’s gone, Only when she’s gone, gone I’ll be me Maybe when I’m gone, maybe when I’m gone Maybe when I’m gone, maybe when I’m gone Maybe when I’m gone, gone I’ll be free She was as cold as ice, never tried to console me crying She simply went and left me lying And since I had no money and the shelves were always bare I relied on my school friends and the food they had to spare Only when she’s gone, only when she’s gone, Only when she’s gone, only when she’s gone, Only when she’s gone, gone I’ll be me Maybe when I’m gone, maybe when I’m gone Maybe when I’m gone, maybe when I’m gone Maybe when I’m gone, gone I’ll be free How can a mother say you were her worst mistake? Can somebody tell me why she never cured of my heartache?
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I got up this morning About the break of day I’m searching for my babe But I think he went away I have lost all my money My friends and home are gone I’m gonna ask the good Lord What evil have I done? What I need do now is to sing the rhythm ‘n’ blues You’re all getting crazy because I look so cool The blues is in my blood and in my veins I know you want to see me that I act a bit insane I won’t get up this morning I’ll stay in bed today Don’t think about my babe Don’t care he went away I have pots, pots of money My friends are here at home I guess I’ll tell the good Lord You see? A star is born! I don’t want to sing anymore the rhythm ‘n’ blues Even when you’ve finished with the song, you’re feeling blue The blues is in my heart and in my brain And though I love to sing, I’ve no need to get insane I don’t want to sing anymore the rhythm ‘n’ blues Even when you’ve finished with the song, you’re feeling blue The blues is in my heart and in my brain And though I love to sing, I’ve no need to get insane
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Up all night losing my time It helps me not to think The sunrise welcomes another day And I get me another drink Be cool, be funky, be easy, why can’t you be a bit sleazy?! They couldn’t know the hell you’ve gone through The one torn up, is just you Don’t hurt me with your word It’s like a heavy rock lying in my soul Don’t watch me with that glance I can’t stand the pain because Everything you do, burns me- I’m A highly sensitive person, you see If you want to know me Welcome to my world Every time you open your mouth Be sure you switched on your brain Millions of people, millions of faces We are not all the same Be kind, be nice and respectful If you can hate, I can love We all shall try to be more careful And let the stars shine above
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So many years you've been searching for the one Who'll take you as you are? You are the universe, you are her midnight sun You are her lonely star This is your way to say “no compromise I'm too old to fight” A kind of woman you have idealized No, you won’t change over night Say goodbye Love has passed you by And you cry You even don’t know what you want If it’s a boy or a girl You’re like a virgin And you should walk alone So don't be angry if I tell you this one time Just stay on your own Invent a woman who lives only in your mind And makes you more alone Say goodbye Love has passed you by And you cry Say goodbye Ask yourself- why You cry You cry You cry Cry

about

Portobello Express’s upcoming EP, ‘You Cry’, sees them embrace a rockier side- by Sara at The Bucket Playlist

Vienna-based, female-fronted psychedelic blues band, Portobello Express, have upped the ante over lockdown, experimenting both sonically and lyrically to give us a new EP, ‘You Cry’, their most riffed up and rockiest offering to date.

The EP comprises 4 tracks, including two new ones: ‘Be Blues Revisited’ and ‘Only When She’s Gone’. ‘Be Blues Revisited’ is the kind of bluesy rock that we all need, combining frontwoman Betty’s powerful vocals with a seriously catchy main riff and 70’s vibe: ‘It's a new version of ‘Be Blues’ from our very first single,’ said Betty: ‘It has Maggie Bell-ish vocals and infectious guitar hooks with a 70’s retro feel. We wanted to pay homage to one of my fave singers and band, Stone The Crows.’

The other new track, ‘Only When She's Gone’, kicks off with feathery drums and a really hooky bass line and is a very personal song for Betty: ‘I made myself quite vulnerable with this one as it talks about my mother,’ she said. ‘Such lyrics are something I never would have done on previous recordings. This song helped me to identify the source of a lot of sadness and anger in my life.’

‘Highly Sensitive’, probably their best-known song to date and which was released as a single last year, also features on the EP, a song that Betty describes as being about #respect and #kindnessmatters and, ultimately, herself: ‘I’m highly sensitive, unfortunately,’ she said. ‘I wanted a song with heavy rock at the start, with big drums, like US rock band Grand Funk Railroad, so I said to our drummer “Please don’t hold back, use the double bass drum!”'
The message of the song is clear, think before you speak: ‘Every time you open your mouth be sure you switched on your brain, millions of people, millions of faces, we are not all the same. Be kind, be nice and respectful. If you can hate, I can love.’
Betty describes the EP’s title track, ‘You Cry’, as ‘a blues rock anthem about men’s unrealistic expectations in relationships’, which comes through strongly in the lyrics: ‘So don’t be angry if I tell you this one time, just stay on your own. Invent a woman who lives only in your mind and makes you more alone.’

‘With those two releases we tried to escape the frustration of being trapped through the pandemic and, at the same time, we wanted to give our followers some new material,’ Betty said. ‘We weren't sure if releasing an album made sense without performing live and maybe we simply didn't want its message to get lost in the noise of the pandemic. Despite the delay, the EP couldn't sound more relevant in a post-COVID world, it’s a decisive step forward in the band's evolution.’

In addition, they are working on two further songs that will likely be released as singles later this year.

credits

released July 14, 2021

Happy Betty – vocals, backing vocals
Patrick Slowhand – guitars
Danny Bianchi – bass
Martin Luif – drums & percussions

On 'Highly Sensitive' / 'You Cry'
drum accompaniment by Bertl Baumgartner

On 'You Cry'
organ by Chris L. Stone

All compositions © Happy Betty
Front sleeve conception by Happy Betty- Cover layout by Werner Krause

Engineered and produced by Andy Abraham, farbTon Studios, Vienna 2020/21- ATEG4/ abra FUN music


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