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Catfish and the Bottlemen – 7
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“7” is the second single released from Catfish and the Bottlemen’s highly anticipated sophomore effort, The Ride. It was also the first song written for the album. Van revealed the
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Tyrants
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Tyrants was actually the first song ever made by Catfish, Van wrote it when he was 14 and they have ended every single live show they have ever done with this song.
They’ve gone
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Cocoon
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“Cocoon” is about a guy who falls in love with a “good girl” – everyone else thinks she’s too good for him, and the song details how they slowly become more alike. It appears on
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Kathleen
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The most popular single from Welsh rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen’s debut album The Balcony. Lead singer Van McCann described the meaning behind “Kathleen” in an interview
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Pacifier
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Written about a conversation with a friend whose mother died when she was young.
https://youtu.be/Aj9OCY1wvYA?t=7m52s
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Outside
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‘Outside’ is the final song on Catfish and the Bottlemen’s sophomore album ‘The Ride’. As the final song, it seems to hold more weight than the others, and in fact many references
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Hourglass
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Sung from a female’s perspective (presumably Van’s girlfriend), “Hourglass” reflects on the strain of her relationship with frontman Van McCan while he tours with the Catfish and
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Twice
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“Twice” was announced on twitter as Catfish and Bottlemen’s fourth release off of their sophomore album The Ride. It premiered 05/18/2016 on Apple’s international radio station
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Longshot
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Vocalist Van McCann and guitarist Johnny Bond went on Annie Mac’s Future Sounds segment on BBC Radio 1 to premiere this song.
In that interview they said it was the first song
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Black Skinhead
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Catfish & The Bottlemen covered “Black Skinhead” by Kanye West in BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge in 2015.
Vocalist Van McCann decided to substitute the original verses for “Howlin' For
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Homesick
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“Homesick” is the opening track from Catfish and the Bottlemen’s debut album, The Balcony, released as the first single from the LP on May 18, 2013.
The song was written by Van
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Fallout
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Fallout is the 4th track off of Catfish and the Bottlemen’s debut LP The Balcony, a music video for the single was released on June 18th, 2014.
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Red
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‘Red’ is the 9th track on Catfish and the Bottlemen’s sophomore album, ‘The Ride’. Van is wondering if his ex’s new lover can do what he did for her, and he’s wondering if she will
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – 26
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“26” is the 8th track on Catfish and the Bottlemen’s debut album, The Balcony.
Van wrote the song about a girl he liked when he was 17. The girl was 26 but didn’t look it and
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Sidetrack
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“Sidetrack” was first played live at the Motorpoint Arena (Nottingham) on the 20th February 2019, during the opening night of their UK Tour prior to the album release.
The song
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Rango
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“Rango” is the 9th track on Catfish and the Bottlemen’s debut album The Balcony. It was also one of the first three singles released by CATB in 2013, when they were signed to
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Business
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[Verse 1] / I wanna love you / But I've no time / For your friends who can fucking do one / I've had a rough night / Let's get drunk in your bedroom / And have a smoke in your
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Soundcheck
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“Soundcheck” takes listeners through the bumpy relationship Van McCann has endured with his long-time girlfriend. The pressures of fame and stress of being away from home strains
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Sidewinder
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[Verse 1] / Give me some madness I can get off on / I want to endorse you / I want you to exhaust me / Give me some mindsets I can rub off on / 'Cause when you act placid / You
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Encore
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[Verse 1] / I suppose that life goes / The way that it goes and you’ll notice it gets better / Each time, that you’re mine / So once you’re done, come get us / There’s always
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Emily
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[Verse 1] / New York surprise me / 21 and I need something / To pick me up out of / The company I run with / Emily just phoned for me to smoke with her / And on her furniture
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Anything
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In ‘Anything’, Van projects about a relationship in which he sees a long-term future. Rather than his typical themes of disdain, jealousy, lust, and regret, Van writes about
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Fluctuate
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A song debuted at This Is Tomorrow festival in Newcastle on May 25th 2018. ‘Fluctuate’ is a story of frontman Van McCann’s struggle with a possibly manipulative woman. It was
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Oxygen
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[Verse 1] / She's got her own trajectory / It leaves my heart 11 degrees / I feel her eyes reflecting me / I see her lifestyle affecting me / [Verse 2] / When I go round, I lose a
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Coincide
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[Verse 1] / I just about dodged another convo on nothing / I can just about see you doing the same over your side / [Pre-Chorus] / And that's when we start considering the side
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Basically
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This song contains the line responsible for the album title, as Van details below:
https://youtu.be/Yh6hN-ZPtSk?t=153
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Heathrow
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“Heathrow” is a love song from their second studio album, The Ride. The song’s setting is the Heathrow Airport in Longford, England.
The lyrics show Van’s willingness to do what
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Read My Mind - triple j Like A Version
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[Verse 1: Ryan "Van" McCann] / On the corner of Main Street / Tryna keep it in line / You say you wanna move on and / You say I'm falling behind / Can you read my mind? / Can you
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Tortuga
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“Tortuga” is the 1st track from Catfish and the Bottlemen’s release titled “Tortuga/Sidewinder”.
“Tortuga” is the Spanish word for “Turtle”.
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Postpone
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[Verse 1] / Postpone it / And tell them life's got you / Take time off / Tell them someone needs you / And tell them, "All work does is bides you a year" / Before you get out of
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Intermission
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Frontman Van McCann and lead guitarist Johnny Bond mentioned a 1-minute-long ‘Intermission’ that will appear on Catfish and the Bottlemen’s upcoming 3rd album when they appeared on
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – 2all
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‘2all’ is the latest track unveiled from Catfish & The Bottlemen’s upcoming third album, ‘The Balance’. It follows the release of the singles ‘Fluctuate’ and ‘Longshot’.
This song
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Conversation
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[Verse 1] / I love to find myself / Looking straight up to you for the answers / For when I've found myself / Wrapped up in my own little world / [Pre-Chorus] / 'Cause you tell me
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Cocoon (FIFA Edit)
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[Verse 1] / I fell straight into your arms / Our cocoon's been on it / All morning and the sun's up / And my head's fu... / And immediately I grabbed you / You go all red like the
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Glasgow
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[Verse 1] / It's good that you're home / It's good to spend a night without him, checking my phone for you baby / We talk about life as she caught me up on drinks in no time / [Pre
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Ranshaw
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[Verse 1] / Although she meant well / She almost killed us on the drive home / Typical English summer - hailstone / Typical of me when you're drunk and alone / [Pre-Chorus
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Harlot
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[Verse 1] / I better get my head up / Before she gets her legs up enough / Do you recall my face? / This is not the time / This is not the place / To be cheated on you / But I'll
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Broken Army
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[Verse 1] / I can tell by your grip / That you're lying through your fringe again / This talk is getting us nowhere / Let's set sail for nowhere / [Pre-Chorus 1] / It was just one
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Ayatollah [Acoustic]
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[Verse 1] / Let me see you get yourself / Out of this situation / Go ahead, accommodate me / She said "I miss this mattress / And I've missed being classless / And this district's
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Masochist
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[Verse 1] / You know it's hard to understand you / Once you've had a few, they make it harder for you / That I choose to get caught up in / Now I've got to, make a choice or two
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Lisa
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[Verse 1] / Have you been, assuming things again? / I swear down it's no good for you / Besides I'm no good for you / And I don't mean to sound so bleak / But never once, no never
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Bodies
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She lights her cigarette in my face and says / "Let's get good and lost for a while / Cause I can't stand the people 'round here" / And I'm sick of turning up / And people saying "
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Alabaster
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Breathe down my neck / And bite through my lips / As much as you want / You know that I won't / Shimmy up your drains anymore / And I spoke to your friends / They're all
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Fever
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This song, a falling out of love song / And jar into a Gladstone / Where she keeps you at her waist / Screamin I’ve missed this / Fixing her hair and wrecking lipstick / I’ll flap
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Paraffin
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Whoa-o-ah, whoa-o-ah / Whoa-o-ah, whoa-o-ah / Whoa-o-ah, whoa-o-ah / Whoa-o-ah, whoa-o-ah / We consist of nothing but you / Take it, it's yours / Don't expect me around when you do
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