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by WESTHINDER

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1.
FORGET 04:09
FORGET I could write about your greatness I could write about your radiance The way you enter a room and you fill it up with light The way you hold me and assure me that everything will be alright But now times are changing And life just carries on and on So I wrote you this song To make you forget about it all I could write about your braveness I could write about your softness The way you care about us and you always give the best advice The way I just can’t imagine you not being in our lives But now times are changing And life just carries on and on So I wrote you this song To make you forget about it all Forget about it all Forget about it
2.
STATE OF EMERGENCY Lower the flags, strike every fight Send for Sekhmet, black all light Burn the moon, freeze the sun Autumn the trees, winter has come I am carrying my heart for the world to see I am calling for a state of emergency Darken the clouds, fade out the skies Empty the seas, muffle the stars Murder the clocks, wound the brave Silence the rooster, there’s no escape I am carrying my heart for the world to see I am calling for a state of emergency
3.
ME & HER 03:52
ME AND HER Who is this I see She kind of looks like me Something restless in those eyes Songs of sorrow, well-disguised I know, but she’s not sure Is this the new me She can’t bear to see All of this pain, hiding away, she doesn’t know where to run to Try to escape, smile as a fake, I don’t see how this will be okay All of this pain, hiding away, she doesn’t know where to run to Try to escape, smile as a fake, I don’t see how this will be okay What is this I feel Shoulders high and heavy heels I try to walk, she’s bound to crawl Someone catch me before she falls I know, but she’s not sure Is this the new me She can’t bear to see All of this pain, hiding away, she doesn’t know where to run to Try to escape, smile as a fake, I don’t see how this will be okay All of this pain, hiding away, she doesn’t know where to run to Try to escape, smile as a fake, I don’t see how this will be okay
4.
THE DREAM 02:59
THE DREAM I saw you last night in a dream Didn’t know which way to go or who I was supposed to be I started running up and down all kinds of stairs Opening doors but never finding anything A dark hallway led me to that stage When I was bound to break But there you were just like before All smiles, your warmth I don’t need more So can we stay Will you hold me close I don’t want to wake up no more A sudden comfort came over me, with one look in your eyes Nowhere to go, no-one to be, remembering the good times And I knew that you couldn’t stay long and I had to leave soon But dreaming about you is still better than not seeing you at all And there you were just like before All smiles, your warmth I don’t need more So can we stay Will you hold me close I don’t want to wake up no more
5.
HEY MAMA 04:18
HEY MAMA Hey mama, hoe gaat het met jou Ik mis je, ’t voelt nog allemaal koud Ben je nog hier, kan je ons nog wel zien ‘k Wil je weer hier, voor een eeuwtje of tien Oh mama, kom maar terug Oh mama, met elke zucht ben jij bij mij Hey mama vind je daar al wat rust ’t Voelt nog zo vers en ik lijk uitgeblust Ben je wel blij, heb je ’t daar niet te koud ‘k Wil je bij mij want ik lijk plots zo oud Hey mama, kom maar terug Oh mama, met elke zucht ben jij bij mij En ik ben bang dat jij nooit weer En ik ben bang dat wij nooit weer En ik ben bang dat wij nooit meer
6.
UPSIDE DOWN 04:12
UPSIDE DOWN I feel ok and that’s been way too long But I’ll keep my hands busy for they want to reach out ‘Cause somehow it seems, people all seem to feel Like it is evanescent but your chair is still empty So take me back, please take me back For I cannot live in that dream anymore, oh life has just switched upside down And I cannot live in that dream anymore, oh life has just taken my all I still don’t know who I see in the windows A reflection so strange so let’s keep up the pace shall we And baby it’s fine, we could go for it now but I’ll keep my own heart warm ‘cause it cannot take anymore So take me back, please take me back For I cannot live in that dream anymore, oh life has just switched upside down For I cannot live in that dream anymore, oh life has just taken my all
7.
ONCE MORE ONE MORE TIME The scent that feels like home The white between your hair I hope to see you everywhere But all is lost and scattered still I’m trying to feel your touch within My heavy heart still carries you beneath But there’s no air to breathe Hold me now, once more one more time The way you smell your skin Those funny clothes you wear I hope to see you everywhere But all is lost and scattered still Trying to feel your touch within My heavy heart still carries you beneath But there’s no air to breathe Hold me now, once more one more time
8.
AT THE BEACH 03:52
AT THE BEACH So here we are now together There’s someone missing forever My three companions, my daddy cool We carry her heart within, what else is there to do Time moves so fast and time moves too slow But life starts to make sense again The golden city has all there is to know The sun will always shine for us, the brightest star of all Blackbirds and magpies dance on by Sparrows and butterflies fill the sky Lilies of the valley burst through the ground From 11 to 11 I know that we’ll find you again We’ll see you standing at the beach by the sea You’ll glisten and smile under the pink and blue clouds And the wind will clear out all the systems of our down And the waves will take with them our weary, weary minds Blackbirds and magpies dance on by Sparrows and butterflies fill the sky Lilies of the valley burst through the ground From 11 to 11 I know that we’ll find you again
9.
MY MOON MY MOM I once heard that when an unborn child dies they call it A star in the sky So how would you then be able to find the right word For a mother who died I once heard death is a part of our lives A name won’t be killed when you die But how is that true for the only one who I can call Mom in my life Would you call her your moon Would you call her your sun, your light Would you call her your world Would you call her your sky, is that right So I guess I’ll just wait till the moment arrives When I call you by your name again And you’ll reply I will call you my moon I will call you my sun, my light I will call you my world I will call you my sky and that’s right I will call you my moon I will call you my sun, my light I will call you my world I will call you my sky and I I’m alright
10.
BABY MINE Baby mine, don't you cry Baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart Never to part, baby of mine Little one, when you play Pay no heed what they say Let your eyes sparkle and shine Never a tear, baby of mine If they knew all about you They'd end up loving you too All those same people who scold you What they'd give just for the right to hold you From your head down to your toes You're not much, goodness knows But, you're so precious to me Sweet as can be, baby of mine

about

In October 2016, Stien Carlier’s mom Solange passed away. Stien wrote a first song ‘Forget’ as a lullaby to comfort her mom in her final moments. Coping with this great loss, Stien noticed that writing songs worked therapeutically and almost five years later, the full album "I" is born featuring 9 songs. Each song represents a different stage or aspect of Stien's grieving process.

The name WESTHINDER originates from a lightship “West-Hinder II” that is anchored in Zeebrugge, the favorite place of Stien’s mom. Lightships used to function as beacons at high seas, like floating lighthouses.

"I" is an album about unconditional love and how all-consuming painful the loss of that kind of love is. But it’s also about the light that always finds a way back, no matter how dark the darkness can be. WESTHINDER tells a story of grief, loneliness and gratefulness, because a mom’s love is forever.

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released January 26, 2022

Stien Carlier :: vocals, synth, compositions
David Demuynckk :: electric piano, synth, bass synth
Daniel Vanderhoydonks :: drums
Jan Viggria :: guitar

Recorded at FARRM (Hasselt, BE), mixed by Jan Viggria, mastered by Laurens Grossen.

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WESTHINDER Hasselt, Belgium

Dark & light, heavy & bright. Groove-based electronic pop music from the heart.
Debut album "I" coming on 26.01.2022.

"Because a mom's love is forever..."

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