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Speaking Stones

by Sona Koloyan

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1.
I cracked my neck Trying to see up Wind through the cracks Red rocks like thigh gaps I ate those men And you will be next Until you see These curves were built for me
2.
Bog Body 03:31
I woke up angry again I'm pissed off at someone again I'm pissed off at someone again It doesn't matter at all Cause everyone's got shit with them Cause everyone's got shit with them I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged I love so many things, I'm just chemically challenged, chemically challenged
3.
In the Air 04:30
I'm not here In the crowds Thunderclap I'm in the air... Everything I have is on loan Overdue Dust floating in The air... Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan Everything I have is on loan
4.
Under my own gaze Slowly I began to unravel And thought to myself "Mountains were never meant to be swept off" Don't look at me With pitiful eyes Bet you didn't think I could go on my own She warms her bed alone No disturbing my heart The body is the gate before the door guarding the final form Don't look at me Don't look at me at all I'm covered in thorns Set to calcify Changed the way I breathed Sat and stood But this is the last time I'll bend my back I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine I'm fine
5.
I come home in the morning light my mother says "when you gonna live your life right?" Oh mother dear, we're not the fortunate ones Girls just want to have fun Oh, girls just want to have fun The phone rings in the middle of the night, my father yells "what you gonna do with your life?" Oh daddy dear, we're not the fortunate ones But girls just want to have fun Oh, girls just want to have That's what they really want Some fun When the working day is done, oh, girls just want to have fun Oh, girls just want to have Girls, they want to have fun Girls, they want to have fun Girls, they want to have fun Girls... Some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world I wanna be the one to walk in the sun But girls just want to have fun Oh, girls just want to have That's what they really want Some fun When the working day is done, oh, girls just want to have fun Oh, girls just want to have They just wanna, they just wanna They just wanna, they just wanna have fun Girls just want to have They just wanna, they just wanna They just wanna, they just wanna have fun Girls just want to have They just wanna, they just wanna They just wanna, they just wanna have fun Girls just want to have They just wanna, they just wanna They just wanna, they just wanna have fun Girls just want to have fun Some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world I wanna be the one to walk in the sun But girls just want to have fun Oh, girls just want to have fun

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Recorded at Zig Zag Recordings, "Speaking Stones", is a 5-track EP exploring the growing pains of your 20s, interlinked with the idea of "belonging" as a Diasporan. These themes permeate through all areas of life, including relationships, body image, and self-empowerment. The EP ebbs and flows amidst delicate orchestral arrangements in “In the Air” and the louder sonic confessions of “Under My Own Gaze”, culminating in a re-harmonised explosion of a cover of “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”; turning the lyrics on its head and shining a new light on the pop classic. A contrast to her earlier DIY and minimal works, Speaking Stones is her first studio-recorded body of work, with the larger instrumental ensemble reflecting her classical background. The EP embodies the indie bands she grew up listening to, her love for folk music, and her Western classical education.

"Speaking Stones" is named after the prehistoric stone circle from her home country, Armenia, where legend has it that if the wind blows in a specific direction through the meticulously carved stones, they themselves “sing”. The name is an homage and token of gratitude to her greatest inspiration - her home and the preservation of a culture in peril.

The making of Speaking Stones was graciously supported by Arts Council England and Help Musicians UK.

credits

released March 28, 2024

Drums: Heledd Owen
Trumpet: Anna Baily
Cello: Mat Roberts
Violin: Anne Han
Additional vocals: Harri Chambers, Abi Sinclair
Piano, guitar, bass, Hammond organ, vocals: Sona Koloyan
String arrangements on tracks 4 and 5 by Mat Roberts

Recorded and produced by Harri Chambers
Assistant engineering by Callum Haynes
Additional engineering by Armando González Sosto
Mastered by Jon Astley

Tracks 1-4 written by Sona Koloyan
Track 5 written by Robert Hazard

Artwork by Sona Koloyan, watercolour on paper

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Sona Koloyan London, UK

Armenian. Based in London/sometimes other places

"Speaking Stones", my new EP, out now

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