A song about being in a family, with all the stresses and mundane moments that creates, but not taking your partner for granted, which is very easy to do. It's about taking your eye off the situation, and missing the things that are most important, and recognising and celebrating those. Musically I think there is something slightly U2 about this (although I think it's just he sound palette and maybe arrangement in places).

A song about how two people can live together but incredibly still be so very far apart and see the same things so differently. It tries to capture that "He said, she said" breakdown process, which seems so similar whether we are 15, or 50.

A song written for, and about, a really special friend of mine. I like the way it goes through different movements, from quite manic, to very melodic, and the guitar is almost Pink Floyd like (not that I am comparing myself!!!). I also like the way the words don't follow a standard verse > chorus approach, but just 'appear where they do' is an almost random way.

A nice EDM (Electronic Dance Music) piece with a rock guitar - which is quite usual. With thanks to Emilie for the spoken words, which is a quote from "The Little Prince" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince

A song about seeing someone from afar that looks so perfect, but the reality can never live up to that perception. I guess we all have those moments when we see a stranger walk past that catches our eye? Musically it's quite an unusual arrangement, with elements that are deliberately out of tune or dissonant.

A song about meeting someone who is a narcissist. It's a perfect little pop song, and doesn't ry to be anything else. The chord progression is very simple, and something even my young daughters enjoy :-) I like the way the string arrangement works, and there's something that reminds me of REM on the overall production of the song?

This is a song about how ordinary everyday life can mean you miss small things that are actually important, and how it's easy to take for granted the things and people around you, and it's not until these things are gone you realised how incredibly important they were, and are.

A relatively simple song all about wanting life to just be a little bit better day by day ... or at least one day! Haha. This is the 'unplugged' style acoustic version, so it's trimmed back, with no big drums, and guitars are 'held back' and not too hard sounding.

This is a cover version of the song made famous by The Mama's and Papa's - it's a classic 1960's song, very simple, but a lovely melody :-) Jules has a nice voice, that reminds me of the 1940's british singers during the war.

This song is written by Mandy Boots (mandy DOT [email protected]. Production by Stuart Mealor. Recorded in Darwin, Australia using Apple Logic Pro. Mandy Boots: Vocals, Guitar(s). Stuart Mealor: lead guitar, drums, bass, synths. Mixed and mastered by Stuart Mealor, using Lurssen Mastering Console.

Mandy’s SoundCloud page is here: https://on.soundcloud.com/VHHBiVPWVHbXKRSPA