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Wales-based songwriters release covers record in support of domestic violence charities

WALES-based indie songwriters Aderyn and amateur theatre group have collaborated to produce Yearning when i sleep, a pair of covers of each other’s songs, in order to raise funds and awareness for Shropshire Domestic Abuse Service and Calan DVS.

Every penny received from the Bandcamp-only release, out on 14 February with pre-orders live from February 3 (Bandcamp Friday), will be split evenly between the two charities who do vital but underappreciated work helping those affected by domestic violence across the areas in which the two artists grew up.

Triskel Award-winning singer-songwriter Aderyn (Lisa Martin) spent her youth in Powys, an area covered by Calan DVS who are among the biggest domestic abuse charities in Wales. Their service focuses on helping those in crisis, providing five refuges with immediate and long-term support, while also supplying community education in order to break the still significant taboo surrounding domestic violence. (Their website can be found at www.calandvs.org.uk.)

Andrew James Murphy, who releases music under the moniker amateur theatre group, currently lives in Powys having grown up in Shropshire, where Shropshire Domestic Abuse Service offers a similar combination of safe accommodation and outreach for people of any gender and any age who might be suffering due to domestic abuse. (Their website can be found at www.shropsdas.org.uk.)

The aim of the release is to raise funds, but also awareness that these dedicated local charities exist and can offer tremendous, sometimes life-saving support if people only know where to seek help and are empowered to do so.

Yearning when i sleep is titled after the two songs that make up the release. The first track hears Aderyn covering when i sleep from amateur theatre group’s 2022 release ep1. Despite the track still capturing much of the original’s more sombre atmosphere, Aderyn’s own insuppressible brand of infectious indie-pop shines brighter as the cover crescendos toward its end.

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Track two is amateur theatre group’s version of Yearning, a brokenhearted love song released by Aderyn as a single on Valentine’s Day last year. It is somewhat of a departure from the original, muted and ethereal while pulsing at a slower tempo, offering an alternative reflection on the track’s title.

Yearning when i sleep will be released on Bandcamp on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

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