There was fire in the air when we turned on the mood lighting in the studio and George Hunter walked his way up to the microphone. The fire turned to fear as Hunter was forced to run through “Please Come Back,” a song that demands the most from his throat, five times to get the sound right in the room. He worried about his voice coming back from the show later that night, but said it always does. It’s the same voice that got him through three shows in one day at SXSW the next month. He admits that four would have been pushing it. Flawless in their performances, Catfish Haven embody the essential parts that any headphone-fearing song should have: guts, thumping hearts and some bees in the bonnet to cause a little disrupt. Hunter belts out these four love songs as if life itself depended on the women in question making things right again, loving him right again – when sweetness was in every peck and fondness was inescapable. – Sean Moeller

Now George sets us straight:

Please Come Back (Catfish Haven) [2.29MB] [3908 downloads]

original version appears on the EP “Please Come Back” on Secretly Canadian Records
“This tune was inspired by the turbulence a relationship can experience sometimes. Even when you’re sure it’s meant to be, the rug can still be pulled out from under you. In this case, at 3:15 in the morning.”

You Can Have Me (Catfish Haven) [3.45MB] [3999 downloads]

original version appears on the EP “Please Come Back”
“I wrote this shortly after meeting my girlfriend, just before the ‘Please Come Back’ recording session. We were red hot for each other, and I wanted to give her the world, but all I had was a guitar. So I wrote this song for her.”

Down By Your Fire (Catfish Haven) [4.51MB] [4159 downloads]

unreleased song set to appear on full-length due in September “This is a man on his last leg, pleading for one last chance. The world is a pretty cold place when you’re alone. Sometimes you need someone to heat things up.”

Madelin (Catfish Haven) [2.34MB] [3517 downloads]

original version appears on the EP “Please Come Back”
“Madelin is the object of your desire, whoever it may be. The name was lifted from a character in “Twin Peaks,” named Madelin Ferguson, but the story is about the quest for love, whether it’s genuine or just plain physical.”