Writing up thoughts about all this AI stuff mainly for my own use to reflect on further down the line… medium.com/@hereinthehi... Man, I wish the output code these things generate didn’t have Tailwind in by default. Soooo bad…

Ahhh it’s been a while since I jumped on socials! Still mad to me that in Dec I out out an album 🤯 While other parts of life have needed their time, there’s music being worked on to record before long 😁 Potential collabs, who knows 🤷🏻‍♂️

Stickers in Oslo 💥 Going international, folks! Shout if you’d like any stickers and I’ll post some out!

Dear chums. It has been one HELL of a 12 months <3 So to celebrate, please find the All You Can Eat, Pay What You Want Alcopop! Sampler for the good year of 2024 – POP! LOOK! LISTEN! You can get it here, presented with all our love >>> <3<3<3 alcopop.bandcamp.com/album/pop-lo...

Ewww…being on video 😂 Just a big thanks for every listen or share of anything I’ve done this year. It’s all really appreciated 💥 #MusicSky

Curious if I know of could get recommendations of videographers/animators either remote or based around North West, UK Got much more music to come and haven’t really worked on visuals yet

As it’s almost Christmas, just want to say that I’m really grateful for every listen, like, share and purchase. It’s a very cool feeling that so many strangers have played my stuff!

I think musically this year has been about confidence for me It’s still fairly new making music as a one-man band and finding my own sound. Putting the album out, capturing that moment is a significant step in all that

Really appreciate the reviews/opinions that don’t quite get what I do - it feels like I’m doing the right thing if I’m not doing the same as everyone else 😁

I’d like to shout about other similar artists more in the new year Drop me a line if you’re vaguely alt-rock with a single out now or early Jan with your Spotify link and I’ll get a playlist together 👍 #MusicianSky

Today’s album track is Signals This was one from when I started trying something different just using a drum machine, bass and vocals. It’s kind of about someone whose very fatalistic and seems to be waiting for the end of the world open.spotify.com/track/1I859L...

Track a day from the album is Illuminate Though its darker in tone than others on the album, it’s about unrequited love. Someone meaning a lot to you whether they know or not Fun not going with acoustic drums to give it a different vibe #MusicSky open.spotify.com/track/47pKih...

I’ve got a track by track walkthrough of the album on the radio 🔥 AW Radio Sunday 9-11am GMT UK Time www.aspenwaiteradio.com/our-shows/so... KDUB Radio Sunday 5-7pm E.T. USA Ohio Time www.kdubradio.com/soundcheck.h... Deal Radio Sunday 6-8pm GMT UK Time www.dealradio.co.uk/shows/soundc...

Song a day from the album: Heartstrings About trying as much as you can with what feels like it’d be an amazing relationship and for and it just doesn’t or can’t happen A memory of a gig from years ago with a beat boxer…and a very deliberate nod to Kate Tempest in the middle-8 #MusicSky

Got to love Spotify stats 😂 Hey, I’m doing well! Oh…apparently not as well as I’d thought apparently through ‘bot plays’. No-one wants that - just actual people. Why not just show the actual stats instead of removing after the fact? I’m sure the data available for artists could be so much clearer

This copy is just a test but SO SATISFYING! Since first being in bands as a teenager, I wanted to one day hold a copy of an album I made on vinyl. If there’s only ever this one copy, that makes me happy Holding the design work I’d done on something tangible is awesome too 😁 #MusicSky

Good to be back my acoustic kit for a bit tonight…bloody cold in the mill though! So many songs ideas…working out what flavours to go for next time is fun

It’s been really interesting reading view/reviews on my stuff. It’s not something that’s really happened in previous bands! What’re the best/most interesting reviews that you’ve had? #MusicianSky

Today’s track from the album is Heartstrings I had the acoustic riff for a while and kind of knew what it evoked but just going with it and see what it’d become took a while. I didn’t expect to be doing a spoken-word section when I started!

Song a day from the album: So Skywards Unlike the others on the album, this one took a while! It blends acoustic and electric drums in the chorus to give it more oomph. It’s kind of a reference to being in a low place and looking outside yourself for help open.spotify.com/track/2vhflL...

Interview with The Musical Hype 🔥 themusicalhype.com/getting-to-k...

Another interview out in the wild 🔥 mhf-mag.com/interviews/i...

Missed a day…but song a day 3 is Hello World Written about the time when you know you have a child on the way…hopes and dreams you have for them but then the self doubt you’ll be good enough and look around at the state of the world they’ll be born into open.spotify.com/track/6kGXr1... #MusicSky

Anyone want to help? Got some cards and stickers made up to drop around music/student/nightlife neighbourhoods. Shout if you’d like to put a few around where you are and I’ll post some out! #OldSchoolStreetTeam

Going to try something… I’ll give a few people a pick of any item of merch picked at random (if there’s more than 5 😂) All I ask is: * write a post-length review of the album, * mention this account so I see it and… * link to www.thesedeadmachines.com/any-minute-n... Lets see! 🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s #bandcampfriday which means artists don’t pay fees on any purchases made. A great time to buy music or merch from indie folks like myself: thesedeadmachines.bandcamp.com/music

Thanks Indie Tapes! 😁🔥 indie-tapes.com/post/7690329...

Song a day #2: Phantoms It’s been out for a few weeks as a single but covering it anyway. While it’s tone is pretty uptempo and catchy, it’s a song about loss and the complicated ways we can feel about it All tracks are across all streaming platforms and BandCamp open.spotify.com/track/6k7e9O...

What the?! This is crazy to me since Phantoms came out on the 11th Nov and the album on Monday this week 🤯🔥

Going to walk through a song from the album each day… Subatomic Heart: open.spotify.com/track/3POUIl... Kind of about when you reach your lowest point and things look bleak…you’re still here and somehow there’s hope and maybe your more resilient than you thought

So yesterday was pretty satisfying! Getting ‘Any Minute Now’ out into the world, getting some initial reviews that were pretty complementary and a chill celebration with some neighbours and friends The hard work begins to keep promoting 💪🏻

Promo items! 🔥

These Dead Machines drops brand new debut album 'Any Minute Now' | @thesedeadmachines.bsky.social #thesedeadmachines #anyminutenow #new #music #newmusic #newmusicnow #debut #album #record #lp #indie #rock #indierock #alternativerock #altrock #alternative #grunge #artist #manchester #uk #ukmusic

It’s ALBUM RELEASE DAY! 💥 Very happy to have this out in the world…and very curious to see what people make of it! Available in places that stream: www.thesedeadmachines.com/any-minute-n... #MusicSky #newmusic

Thanks for the kind words Amy at Click Roll Boom 🔥 So cool reading how people describe your work…and that they got what you were trying to do 😁 www.clickrollboom.co.uk/news/single-...

Weirdly nerve-wracking having the album coming out on Monday. Maybe moreso because it’s just me over being a band? I’m curious what people will make of it!

Another little interview 💥 www.nataliezworld.com/2024/11/thes...

How are you bands/artists feeling with physical copies of your work? As at the moment I’m a one-man band, so mainly a recording project, I’m not sure how worth it it’d be for CDs or records What say you? #MusicianSky

Pretty great two weeks on ‘Phantoms’ 🎉 Thanks to every person that have given it a listen, shared it, saved it, add it to a playlist - it’s all appreciated! social.tunecore.com/linkShare?li...

No #blackfriday here! Just a reminder that EVERY band/artist has merch and appreciate you support. Look them up, buy a tee or drop them a line thesedeadmachines.myshopify.com #MusicSky #BandMerch

I might love this stat more than any other. Someone on Earth, another human is listening to a song I made. Right now. So cool

Promo stickers arrived and looking 🔥 The bathrooms of locals bars and venues better be ready for these 😂

Another ad experiment, this time on Instagram. I wondered what creative might work best and ran ads with the current single’s artwork and one with a promo shot I hate being in photos let alone use them in ads so wasn’t jumping to do this but the results so far are pretty clear - that one wins

Blimey, it’s a year since my attempt and an alternative Christmas track was released! That was a fun challenge and definitely has a different vibe to everything else I do: thesedeadmachines.bandcamp.com/track/dont-b... #AlternativeRock #Christmas #AlternativeChristmas

Did a quick experiment with ads on Spotify. Roughly seemed like a 4% click-through and worked out about 25p each Need to check out other ads I’ve done in the past on other platforms for a comparison How’s that sound to you? #MusicianSky

#musiciansSky anyone else finding Spotify’s data isn’t updating as well as it used in the Artists app? I can see live listens and a number of things happening but listeners/listeners hasn’t update in a couple of days

#MusicSky So close to album release time! It’s up for pre-order on BandCamp, check out the tracks you can preview 💥 thesedeadmachines.bandcamp.com/album/any-mi...

Feeling grateful for every listen, save, follow, share or even purchase Each one of those, someone did a thing around a song I made. How cool is that?

Numbers still blow my mind. Over 1000 listeners (not streams) on Spotify, 100 on BandCamp, 100+ on SoundCloud all listening to ‘Phantoms’. That’s a lot of individual humans - I like that!

Yeah, I’m wearing my own merch, what of it?! 😁 thesedeadmachines.myshopify.com