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Year Zero

by Miaow McDonald

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bazil
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bazil 15 well written tracks, brilliantly executed and mixed. All her vocals are outstanding with plenty of human touches.
I'm hard pushed to choose a favourite song, because they are all so good.
You deserve many more successful albums after Year Zero. 🤠 baz Favorite track: The Somnambulist.
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Emmet "A Fucked Up Lovesong" was the track that introduced me to Miaow McDonald's music, and by extension, Aged Choir Boy and their work as Pilgrims. Their music and production style is detailed and lived-in, a sort of world-building.

The production on "Sister" is bonkers and wonderfully dark. "Soon" is a masterpiece with it's lyrical theme. There's a consistency of quality from track to track while each is distinct from each other in style and composition.
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1.
you can't fight fire with fire someone always gets burned. i've got this raging desire tidal waves can't be turned. ooh ooh... i could burn down your house turn your whole world upside down. don't swim in deep water, girl, no... there's every chance that you'll drown ooh ooh... and you... what would you do for love? would you cry for me? yeah you! what would you do for love? would you die for me...? you can't fight fire with fire someone always, always gets burned you'd do exactly the same if the tables were turned...
2.
Giants 02:38
if you listen hard, you can hear them their stories, their secrets, their scars... if you touch them, you'll realise what we have they pre-date us... they will out live us... giants give us life - do you know what that means? giants, they give us life - d'you really know what that means? they stand tall and they're wiser than you and i can comprehend. if you embrace them, you'll realise what we have... they breathe in for us... they breathe out for us... giants give us life - do you know what that means? giants, they give us life... d'you really know what that means?
3.
I Hate You 03:10
you've only been here a short while and i already hate you you've taken what was mine and i can't forgive you... you got a God complex you think you're so superior you think you know best...? ha! i beg to differ.... oh... why d'you do what you do to me? oh... why d'you do what you do to me? i'm not blind, i'm sick of the sight of you i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you i'm not blind... in your ivory tower with your guns and toys... if you don't want a war then don't ignore my voice! oh why d'you do what you do to me...? oh why d'you do what you do to me...? i'm not blind, i'm sick of the sight of you! i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you! i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you! i'm not blind, i'm just sick of the sight of you i'm sick of the sight of you just sick of the sight of you i'm not blind... i fucking hate you!
4.
don't say you love me - or that you want me now... don't say you want me - or that you love me now... never been this high i'm scared of heights i'm scared of falling down. never in this life have i swam in sunlight i'm scared i'm gonna drown. 'cos i love you more now than i ever thought i would i ever thought i could... i love you more now than i ever thought i would i ever thought i could... just say you love me - and that you want me now... just say you want me - and that you love me now... close the door and hold me tight... don't ever let me go when i saved your life you saved me from myself... don't let that go... 'cos i love you more now than i ever thought i would i ever thought i could... i love you more now than i ever thought i would i ever thought i could...
5.
Sister 03:03
hey... my sister won't you come to me we can walk on the wet sand and cry in the sea hey... my sister won't you come to me i'll brush your hair until you fall asleep....... hey... my sister i'll be home soon we can sing in the kitchen and howl at the moon hey... my sister i'll be home soon and we'll dance in the forest and sleep until noon... and sleep until noon...
6.
DMT 04:14
turn off your phone and take off your clothes change your perception, open the door... everything's infinite feel the connection reach up and write your name on the sun i'll show you colours that noone has seen you'll be my king and i'll be your queen... lose yourself, find yourself stop time, forget yourself you hold the world in the palm of your hand... [break] i'll show you colours that noone has seen you'll be my king and i'll be your queen... lose yourself, find yourself stop time, forget yourself you hold the world in the palm of your hand... [break] turn on the radio of your subconscious you'll thank me for shaking your very existence... intoxication... amplification... heartbeat to heartbeat your feet in the ground i'll take you somewhere 'tween Heaven & Hell you'll drink the beauty from my wishing well... lose yourself, find yourself make time to love yourself you hold the world in the palm of your hand... [break - and some words from Terence McKenna] i'll take you somewhere 'tween Heaven & Hell you'll drink the beauty from my wishing well... lose yourself, find yourself make time to love yourself you hold the world in the palm of your hand...
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spoken word... from the 'stream of consciousness' from an old broken iPhone.... i'm not going anywhere near the border with a new song. this is the BEST of all time favourite songs that you can listen to... but... i'm not sure what the future is. i'm so tired i can't even see the point of having to wait until the end of the year. the fact is, you can do this for free but it would mean the world... it's not an option! the fact is... it's a very long and slow process. the only way you can get the chance of winning this game is by being the most beautiful thing that you could've been and you know what you want to be. just because i don't have a perfect example - that's not a bad thing. by the way, you can be a great way to let me shine. this isn't the only thing i love about you.... i'm so excited about the new update for Earth and the best bit is the people don't know what i intend to do with it! aliens are real, and the other side is a great way to back to... i will most likely be sleeping on the way home and you can do the rest. be careful with your friends and family members. this girl said i looked like a good one for you and your guitar hero to play with... trust me... when i get a new song...! why do people have stupid grins and square feet in my head? it hurts to know the future is bright... and yet, the rest of the year too dark... tomorrow will bring me some food for thought 'cos i have no clue how much i love you 'cos you simply can't measure it. wild animals are my life and death of the year is going well. you will find me, listening to music while playing the piano in a bar, barefoot... she said that it would mean the world to her and her friend to be in the first half of the best thing. this is not the only thing that would make me laugh so hard i cried for the rest of the year... before you go back & forth between the new song and the other hand, please fix the problem with this phone. it is happy to have a nice dream... i can see it as an excuse for the next few weeks of tomorrows. i'm big on this way home from work thing. i don't think it's time for hours and hours of sleep until i see the new version... the ultimate use of the year is where you were in the Amazon basin for a while... proving to be the best of the year for you. high quality of life... oh... try and open up. it's true - you have the only thing. we have to get back up and get it right away. your phone is fun... play this and you'll never get tired when you go to the gym today besides... it's not the year you get it right away... i just want you to love it. it hugs you back, in my head and it's not even the new version! stars are the only thing that would've made sense... up and down, across the Earth... their emotion that's used as a statement to those i love. planet Earth is my only love... i love it AND the voucher programme under which it has just enrolled made me laugh so hard for the first half of the year... it will not have a nice dream about the future.
8.
take off that mask i just wanna see you is it too much to ask, that i see the real you? plasticene brain you're not the same girl - weathered and vain - fake in the real world.... you're sleepwalkin' shut your mouth! i'm tired of your talkin' open your mind - i'll give you a word of advice... open your eyes and... WAKE UP! take off those gloves 'cos i don't wanna fight. bare me your soul in unfiltered light... fuck, you look tired of all this pretending... you're totally wired it's never-ending.... you're sleepwalkin' shut your mouth! i'm tired of your talkin' open your mind - i'll give you a word of advice... open your eyes and... WAKE UP! wake up, wake up wake up, wake up wake up, wake up (mmm-hmmm) wake up, wake up (you've got to...) wake up, wake up (uh-huh huh) wake up, wake up
9.
in my boat like a bed candy clouds pass like fleeting thoughts above my head turquoise sheep floating free cut adrift i'm losing count in my codeine dream...
10.
Ambulance 02:58
how did we get here? t-t tell me 'cos i don't know what went wrong. your door is open another closes in my face. i'm gonna kick kick kick it down. pills and letters your mind is scattered on the floor. i'm shocked to the core. blue light flashing my heart's racing your getaway car's too slow i can't let you go (no, no no no no) it's taking too long it's taking too long 22 minutes is a fu-fu very long time, when you're losing your mind. blue light flashing my heart's racing your getaway car's too slow i can't let you go i won't let you go i can't let you go
11.
Lion Tamer 03:44
sleepless nights hazy days i laze around my little cage it's been crazy mhm... wasting time with a bottle of wine i prowl around with my head held high i've been lazy... uh-huh... i feel like a lion tamer i've got a whip crack in my head. i've six big cats to keep in check... Lord knows, they're all in my head all in my head my mind is a circus and God knows, it's not what i need right now. my mind is a circus God knows, it's not what i need right now... "don't do this" "you can't say that...!" hours and hours of juggling hats i'm going crazy... uh-huh! i feel like a lion-tamer i've got a whip crack in my head i've got six big cats to keep in check Lord knows they're all in my head they're all in my head... they're all in my head all in my head... they're all in my head all in my head... (adlib) lala-dee-ta da lala-dee-ta da da-da...
12.
Soon 03:08
oh the unquantifiable weight... the undeniable... wait... oh irrefutable beauty of mathematical poetry... one critical sum in my bed infinite variables in my head one critical sum in my bed infinite variables in my head soon = absolute x soon = absolute x soon = absolute x soon = absolute x there's no indifference or uncertainty... we both know what we want (can you feel it?) can you feel the urgency? one critical sum in my bed infinite variables in my head one critical sum in my bed infinite variables in my head soon = absolute x soon = absolute x soon = absolute x soon = absolute x
13.
last time i saw her she was barefoot, smoking grass, alone in the park. summer has spoken in engaged tones, honey bee drones and the hum of traffic. why does it always end the same? why does it have to be this way? pink lemonade for a blue girl pink lemonade for a blue girl pink lemonade for a blue girl she wants to escape to her own world. i hear her voice in the sea's breath, whispering 'goodbyes' from the dark depths of the high tide; in the gulls' cries; in the blue blue eyes and the clink of ice... why does it always end the same? why does it have to be this way? pink lemonade for a blue girl pink lemonade for a blue girl pink lemonade for a blue girl she wants to remain in her own world. La-la-lahhh [ad lib]
14.
Little Spoon 02:46
Poodoo Poodoo... Schmooo... adlib
15.
Brother 05:35
[part i] we come from the same womb you're in my blood. we're ashes of dead stars you have my heart... but i can't sleep at night i worry about you... no, i can't sleep at night i worry about you. one day you'll return to the star that we call home. will i ever be ready to walk this world alone? 'cos i don't sleep at night i worry about you. no, i can't sleep at night i worry about you. [break] [radio tune up] [part ii] you are my blood, my family you're my home, my ancestry you're my brother the one who taught me to believe and find the girl lost inside me you're my brother you are my blood, my family you're my home, my ancestry you're my brother the one who taught me how to be you're always constant, you're always here you're my brother now i'm not ready to let you go without saying what you need to know... you're my brother....

about

these songs emerged from within me after a series of traumatic events... but from the darkness, hope springs eternal... Making this album has been a truly cathartic experience, a steep learning curve and now a great sense of achievement, having released my first debut solo album. i sincerely hope you find joy, pathos and maybe even amusement in these 15 tracks.

Thank you for listening.

Love Kat, but you can call me Miaow.... just like my cat does!

credits

released June 28, 2022

THANK YOU to Robert Davidson, aka, Aged Choir Boy for Additional Instrumentation, BVs, and impeccable Production & Mastering.

BIG LOVE and THANK YOU to my brother, Stewart McDonald, aka Big City Picker. You bought me my first guitar... Julio. You introduced me, from a very young age, to such a diversity of music and inspired me to make my own. I love you dearly and I am forever proud of you... You beat cancer too, you're a real bad ass!

BIG LOVES and THANK YOUS to the two other incredibly talented musicians who contributed to my album... Joshua, aka CyberneticZ, for playing drums on DMT and accordion on Pink Lemonade; and Cameron Jay for the glorious and perfectly blaring trumpet on The Somnambulist. You guys rock!

This album is dedicated to my late mother... My mother was my first country; the first place i ever lived.

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Miaow McDonald Scotland, UK

this is me.
hope springs eternal...

after an emotional 3 years, these songs come from a place of healing. my year zero. life will not be the same after this.

written & performed by Miaow McDonald

engineered/co-produced by Robert Davidson, the Aged Choir Boy.

Miaow McDonald only plays Fender Guitars
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