the last track on the album! thank you for all the kind words and hope you like the full record. If you use or have Spotify or Apple Music or similar please follow me on there too for more music! here is a link - smarturl.it/much-much

God bless the dude whistling. They gave their life and lungs so that we might bop...

My eyes while listening with headphones: ⬅️➡️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️➡️⬅️⬅️➡️➡️⬅️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️➡️⬅️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️➡️⬅️⬅️➡️➡️➡️

You should make a song with Morse code in it as the beat. knowing you, you could find a way to make it sound amazing

nobody: the entire brass section warming up before the concert: 3:01 oh and also percussion sometimes

should this be my next single?

My brother thinks this sounds messy near the end but I just love the organised chaos - you can really hear the talent of all the musicians in keeping it together despite so much going on at once (ensemble playing is hard, man)

I love how at the end everything just turns into chaos. That chaos, however, is still organized, then for the last few notes everyone comes together. It’s just awesome and a fantastic song in general. Cosmo’s work is unbelievable. Keep it up and don’t stop doing what you love!

I love the way the end feels like controlled chaos. Something about it's really nice

Hocking has always felt like an animated parade. Something you'd see in an old disney film like Pink Elephants, but more grounded! The brass, the whistling, the much of everything and of course the fantastic build up! What a sound!

Ay yi yi! This is just about the most 'fantasmagorical' debut album I've ever heard in my 74 years of life (though I remember little of the first 5 years of my music listening). 'The Much Much How How and I' gives me much pleasure. You are a true artist, Cosmo: A great truly gifted musician, composer, arranger and lyricist. I love you - your vision, your mind, your creativity! Thanks for letting them use 'Come Along' in that TV ad. I have no idea who the ad was for (a car?), only that it made me immediately Google 'Come Come Come Along'.and I haven't been the same since!

this song makes me nostalgic for band class.. sometimes the brass section really keeps shit together, sometimes more than the percussion section 😂

I feel like this is the beginning of a battle, the standoff, and the goodbyes to friends and family. Then the solemn march to the battle grounds and everyone remembers the sacrifices made so far that let them be here today, to win the war. Then in the middle, people remember the journey made, not just the sadness, but what they gained, what they learned, and the march becomes a jog, then a run, then sprinting, charging to their final destination. They look in the face of a fiery sun, making way for a cold, silver moon. "This is the end of our journey," they say. "And the beginning of our battle."

me: ah, what a lovely song 4:14 me: ah, what a beautiful mess

I may only be 16, but I have NEVER felt this passionately about music. Cosmo Sheldrake is a fucking genius and there is no other way to put it. It's the most beautiful harmonious chaos I've heard. I've been listening to his stuff for about a year and a half now and I couldn't be more happy

“It’s all gravy” I can agree with this on every level

I am waiting for the world to realize how amazing this artist is

The story I imagine is an evil queen hosts a ball under the stump of a tree where many bugs come and dance. The hero of the story is trying to get to the queen but the people keep dancing in the way. The hero frantically tries to get but but the people dance more and more erratically and eventually someone even grabs the hero and forces them to dance. The hero is banged into the wall causing a chandelier made from an acorn to crash and kill the queen all the decorations, lights, and bugs turn to dust leaving the hero in a dark hollowed stump

We all know the video for 'Come Along', right? Well, a person by the name of Noel2222 left a comment saying: "Just realized the song's intensity relates to the fish's size." If that were the case for *THIS* video... 0:00 > Song Title 0:02 > Size: Tiny [5] 0:10 > Size: Small [10] 0:26 > Size: Eh... [15] 0:29 > Size: Medium [20] 1:00 > Size: Big [25] 1:23 > Size: Bigger [30] 1:52 > Size: You're Getting There... [35] 2:14 > Size: Almost there! [40] 2:41 > Size: Giant Squid! [100] 3:28 > Size: Megalodon!? [150] 4:04 > Size: Deadly Boi! [250]

Gosh cosmo you are so talented! The end of this song gives me vivid flashbacks to a New Orleans wedding I was the flower girl for when I was 9. I can still smell the magnolias. Absolutely incredible. I can’t wait for the day where I get to brag about having been a fan of yours from the early years. I can see you touring with alt j or Andrew Bird or any of those artists who occupy that liminal sweet spot between genres. Come to the US soon, you fantastic nature deity!

This makes me want to go on an adventure! Update: I went on the adventure and everything is great now

at the end its like having a giant brass band in my ears! Great for tuning out parents! 10/10 would recommend! (but seriously i love this song)

First time I heard this was when I was listening to this album all the way through for the first time, on my way to a valley in north Wales, last week in fact. Hearing this while surrounded by mountains and trees awoke a restlessness within me, a deep burning in my chest. I wanted to run and jump in the wilderness, free from boredom and responsibilities. I haven’t felt the same since. Now I’m back in London, sitting on my sofa working, dog curled up on my feet, and realising how boring the normal is. Thank you Cosmo for your wonderful music!!!

I played this for my mom and she described what it sounds like exactly, like two marching bands colliding, and then finding the rhythm at the end and playing in sync with each other. I feel like this song when everything is chaos, is what people who hate jazz thinks jazz sounds like. An all time favorite cosmo song for me

Awesome 360 degree music

I put this song to listen while doing homework. The fact it sounded like funeral music in my country really caught me off guard. Like it was my own funeral.

When that Band came in, I literally got chills. That is one of the best transitions to a chaotic Mardi Gras Band I’ve ever heard.

Whoever was playing that trumpet was having a fucking blast, you can tell.

My little brother (23 months old) litteraly cried when this album was over, so I put it in repeat and he loves it so much. He can't even talk yet, that's magical!

This sing lives in my head rent free and I don't mind.

This song gives me the image of a sailor who travels the world, exploring different corals reefs, beaches, coves and sea caves

Hocking is by-far my favorite Cosmo song. Ik its extremely underrated, but the usage of instruments and the composition is mind-blowing to me!!

3:34 this reminds me of my 4th grade music class practicing the recorder. Nostalgia at its finest.

Honestly this album deserves so much love! Every piece is something special and yet they all feel so nice together. Every song in the album made me want to find out more about other songs. I can't put to words how much I admire all of them and your work overall. In this song I love the chaos and nonsense in the end and yet it sounds amazing! I love your work a lot and I hope you keep making music!

I don't know about you guys, but at the end, it kind of feels like you're flying on the music. It's like you're swirling upwards, ever higher. And I love this, because it's not a floaty song. Its pretty down to earth to be honest. It just,,, at the end it feels so powerful, so strong, and I frickin' love it!

I think my budgies like your music. They're singing along

this song (album tbh) is such a perfect send off to an adventure ❤🐢

I really love the line "more haste less speed like an oak tree" it really expresses the meaning of the song

This sounds like a street festival! I love it.

Cosmo, you are one talented individual

an old and mysterious druid wrote this

I could listen to Cosmo’s music forever...

I bought your album and I got it yesterday. I've listened to it and all I can say is that it's so unique and amazing! You have this sound that no one else can really capture. It just makes me want to dance (even though I don't know how). I can't wait for you to make even more wonderful music!!!

This. Is. My favourite song. From. The much much how how and I. It just, starts off deep and full power like a rising storm stretching into forever, and then ascends into an absolute clamour of sounds, colour, and life. I love it so much. Always have, always will.

Could fit perfectly in a Ghibli Movie Love it!♥️

The town by the woods was nearly empty. Decades ago, most of the residents left. The woods nearby was blamed, for many beasts were born of it's thick thorns. One day however, the woods burst into noise, a clearing seemingly appears from a dense thicket. From it, a quiet marching. It doesn't stay quiet for too long though, a trumpeteer emerges, followed by a couple drummers and singers, seemingly marching in line. The creatures range from almost human to animals to furballs to unidentafiable shapes. Many resemble the paintings of our ancestors and distant memories. From deeper in the forest, a cacophony grows. More and more march out, the chaos of a thousand instruments and an almost hellish chorus. As terrifying as this should have been, it was strangely welcoming. The whole town, just having gotten over their shock, joined in, with instruments of their own. Each marcher and townsfolk seemed to play their own song, yet together, it became a strange orchestra. Many knew, however, that the marching band meant danger. They locked their doors, ran the water from their faucets, hung iron and silver ornaments, and painted strange symbols on thier walls. The revelers tried to get them to join, not out of malice, for they had not known better. Soon, the band left the town, marching all the way back into the woods, where the sounds subsided. The town by the woods was nearly empty.

You can tell the developers of sackboys big adventure was a having a blast of a time making it when they added this in

The musical bit at the end gives me very strong “Where The Wild Things Are” vibes, specifically the parade scene

I'd kill to have this as a song that band students have to play in high school. Maybe as a finale of senior year, since it seems a little advanced.

A young girl stumbles across a community of fae folk in the depths of the woods, after wandering too far from home. At first they are curious of who she is, but with her gentle touch and kind demeanor they slowly start to accept her as a friend. As time goes she forgets about the outside world and grows ever closer with the fae. They share music, food, they live merry and they show her things she could only dream to see. Until one day she strays to a place she should not go and tries to touch an object she should not touch. Believing it's treachery and simply human greed instead of innocent curiosity, the fae turn on her, becoming angry and distrusting. She desperately searches for freedom, but at every turn runs into another furious fae. She begins to panic. All seems lost, and hope is dwindling. But as she gives up, she sees a light. Her way out. The young girl can feel the angry fae hot on her heels as she sprints towards it. She reaches out towards the warm and bright light of day. Everything goes white And I can't even fucking animate it-

my favorite song to blare at full volume into my ears :)

Happy two years to this merry madness of a song

everybody says the end is a mess... But I don't hear the mess.

This song is just genuinely an incredible way to end an album. The whole ensemble, together, making noisy chaos that works so wonderfully together. I’ve been listening to Cosmo music on loop since I found out that this is the genius behind the Moss, my favorite song I never knew the artist of for who knows how long. And Hocking is one of my favorite tracks across all the albums. The energy between the musicians is amazing, and I feel like I’m there, just jamming with them.

This music gives the feel of exploring mountains with no real need to get or go anywhere anytime.

- immediately adds to long playlist of Cosmo songs - *yes* I honestly thought this was gonna be another nice calm song of yours... and then I got to the end and my mind was blown out the window. This is more intense than the moss and come along *combined* and I *love it* 100/10 Edit: this reminds me heavily of a huge battle scene from the books I write... it would make another amazing art project.... soo many ideas eeeeeeee

"What do birds know?" is the best lyric in any song ever everything about this is awesome, i just had to point that specific thing out.

This could literally be used for a game where your in a city and the royal family comes out because of a traditional event and that song played as they slowly go out the castle walls to greet their people

The puffer fish is me when I stub my toe

*someone tell me where this dude got a harp*

It's like all the animals in the jungle all making noise together.

so i happened to stumble across this song while scrolling through this album because i really wanted to hear what cosmo's other songs sound like (i was just starting to get into his music), and i happened to play this song next although, i had to get some chores done in the house and chuck out the trash, so i just left this song playing in the living room and left to go do my chore because "lol who cares, i'll be right back, this takes two seconds" when i walked back into my house, i did not at all expect to return to a room blaring of squawking instruments in the middle of a song

Oh my god the part at the end! With all those instruments so loud, all going off on different melodies, but all still working together. Cosmo has such beautiful skill. I applaud the entire freaking jazz band he gathered for this as well. You're all music gods.

This song's lyrics are like when two puzzle pieces fit together perfectly when they're not meant to.

The instrumental alone is breathtaking. Then his voice, it feels like listening to an epic adventure.

I swear every time I think I've heard all of The Much Much there's a new song I haven't heard before.

I really like this song! Sounds so much more modern and intense than the other songs in this album, but still feels like a classic! If I could, I would buy 1 thousand copies of the album and then make it into a dress to wear on Wednesdays on school

This song sounds like something going very wrong; absolute calamity. It makes me think of a blimp or airship coming down, surrounded in blazing fire. "Crashing and burning" is the most succinct way I can put it.

this feels like walking through a marsh or Forrest and hearing faint horns and drums and chirps almost mimicking your rambling before you outright ask who’s there in meter and time of the beat your hearing, and whatever your speaking with plays along, echoing a response without words but a perfectly understood sense of playfulness regardless, and so ensues an increasingly wild and exhilarating game of noise and revelry. eventually it ends perfectly and cohesively as if it never happened. You don’t know what was singing with you, and you never hear it again, but hearing it at all was worth everything in the world

This makes me way too happy. Bless you, Cosmo, you amazing person.

sackboy brang me here

This music makes me so pumped in the evening when I have to go to work. Thank you for such motivating music.

I had an out of body experience to this song

I like to imagine a band club with no teacher coming up with a song and this is what they came up with

This is definitely becoming one of my favourite albums

i need a louder version of this bc I need to feel the vibe to ur music more it's just too good :D

Middle school bands warming up.

Dude how on earth do you come up with such out-of-the-world arrangements??

What an amazing ending to an album. While it keeps ramping up it still feels like a fitting cap to it all. Can never get enough of it.

This just made me think about a more calmer, ominous, mysterious, and more nature and fantasy based version of The Legion from Fallout New Vegas.

This song is so beautifully wild

This is seriously one of the best songs I have ever heard in my entire life....

Your songs hurt me in s pleasant way. I dont know how to describe this feeling. They take me to my beloved childhood, to times long gone and I feel such a strong nostalgia listening to them. Can't get enough. It'd be a tragedy for us if you stopped making these masterpieces 🔥

Thanks for all these great tunes, really brightened my days :-)

man its been a while since i listened 2 this song i forgot how much i love it

i've been listening to this song for so long and i just realized that that loud bit at the end sounds like it was played by gorillas and an elephant like that one scene from Tarzan

Ah, I just love your songs! They have just the right amount of crazy in them to make it fun, and just enough legibility to make them relatable!

Can’t wait to buy the album!! Cosmo you are an amazing artist, keep up the creative work! :)

i love the lyric "Why the elbow" XD

THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE BEST BARD DND BOSS EVER. IMMA USE IT MY CAMPAIGN!

Legit tho, who else thinks cosmo sheldrake And hozier should colab?~

Another fave song!!!! You never ever ever fail to please. You should make a QnA one day!!

easily one of my favorite songs from this album, it always calms me down from panic attacks. Especially the end for some reason. Thank you, I need this music

I'm so glad I discovered this music. I keep listening to more and more and I love it

just discovered this album yesterday! potential life changer. beautiful stuff. thank you so much for making this music!

Incredibly fun song. One of the best closing songs on an album, really hoping to see you in Cali soon!

This song is really magical and chaotic!

I can just imagine the "La, la, lalala la" being the fey singing along to the tune MORE PROOF HE'S FEY FOLK PEOPLE!!!

Finally! Just the music I have been waiting to hear! Great mix of instrumentals!

Hey Cosmo,are you ever going to come to the US? Specifically Wisconsin? I’d LOVE to go to wherever it was,but I don’t know if you’d go