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Introducing… Kevin Pearce!
“Stunning”
– Dermot O’Leary, BBC Radio 2
Essex-based artist Kevin Pearce returns with the haunting first single from his new album, So On, out on 8th December 2017. Maria Come Home is out now via Dharma Records and is available to stream on Spotify and buy on iTunes.
You can also watch the video for Maria Come Home now via Kevin's YouTube channel.
The single is also available to stream on Kevin's Soundcloud page.
The single is an ode to the tragic life of the late, great Soprano Maria Callas, opera’s first international superstar. Pearce explains “it was written after being frozen still whilst first hearing her voice and further reading about her life, which was as incredible as it was troubled.” Renowned for a playful theatricality and a masterful sense of atmosphere, Pearce matches his melancholy vocals with a delicate bittersweet melody to create a track that is heartfelt, intimate and euphoric.
Pearce has already received praise from numerous well-regarded publications including The Independent, MOJO, Uncut and Q to name but a few. He has also gained support from BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq and Stuart Maconie, BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, Dermot O’Leary and Janice Long as well as Absolute Radio’s Frank Skinner. Pearce is performing a UK tour around the release of So On, culminating in a gig at the inimitable Green Note in London, the heart of the city’s folk, blues, and roots scene.
Catch Kevin Pearce live at the following dates:
December 5th - The Castle Hotel, Manchester
December 6th - The Running Horse, Nottingham - Tickets
December 10th - The Smokehouse, Ipswich - Tickets
December 13th - The Green Note, London - Tickets
February 1st - The Musician, Leicester
Maria Come Home is out now via Dharma Records and is available to stream on Spotify and buy on iTunes.
Lasse Matthiessen releases new EP ‘When We Collided’!
"...a classic that you’ll return to time
and time again. Brilliant and
beautiful."
- Folk Radio
Danish songwriter and musician Lasse Matthiessen's new EP When We Collided is out now on Zpektakel Records / The Orchard. It is available to stream via Spotify and iTunes now.
To celebrate the release, the video for the title track and lead single, When We Collided, premiered on Folk Radio UK and is available to watch via Lasse's YouTube channel now.
You can also listen to the single via Matthiessen's Soundcloud page now.
A collection of elevated and bittersweet symphonies, the EP profoundly explores different themes through Matthiessen’s touching and sincere songwriting style. Filled with rich lyrical storytelling, each track oozes a deep sense of honest emotion and raw passion.
Inspired by the nocturnal pulse of Paris in the summer, title track and lead single When We Collided offers delicate folk-infused melodies alongside Matthiessen’s rich, deep vocals and the spellbinding harmonies of Sara Hartman. Oozing a cinematic, emotion-strewn splendour, it’s the perfect introduction to this reflective collection.
From the delicate, twinkling melodies of ‘Broken Choir’ and ‘Sycamore Trees’ to the sweeping majestic grandeur and dark, haunting power of ‘Sorte Søer’ and ‘Alchemist Fire’, each track offers its own unique, captivating beauty.
Born in Copenhagen, and now living part-time in Berlin, Matthiessen writes music to share stories. Having recorded the EP in an old bunker in the Kreuzberg area, he didn’t want to be limited by the technical restrictions of a ‘cool’ studio, and felt that this venue suited his expressive and raw sound perfectly.
Now, having supported artists such as Suzanne Vega and Anna Calvi, Matthiessen hopes to work his way into listener’s hearts with this latest impassioned collection of tracks.
When We Collided is out now on Zpektakel Records / The Orchard, and available to stream via Spotify and iTunes now.
Introducing… Reema!
"...low mellifluous vocals which blend beautifully with cyclical guitar patterns and dreamy jazz lines..."
- Folk Radio UK
Singer-songwriter Reema prepares to captivate listeners with her latest release, What The Whisper Said, out on 8th December 2017. The single is taken from The LowSwing Sessions, a beautiful collaboration between Reema and producer, composer and arranger Guy Sternberg as part of his analogue label initiative, LowSwing Records.
What The Whisper Said premiered on Folk Radio and is available to stream now via Reema's Soundcloud page.
What The Whisper Said is a ghost story about an old man who kept a dark secret that has died with his former lover. The single begins with an enchanting yet dark, mesmerising arrangement, combined with Reema’s rich, smooth vocal, sounding akin to the likes of Lisa Hannigan. Reema combines the traditional story telling charm of folk with Guy’s jazz influences to create something truly haunting and majestic.
Recorded live and completely computer free over three magical sessions, Reema's UK neo-folk approach met Guy's avant-garde, jazz and classical influenced arrangements. The result is incredibly moving, with Reema's ethereal, emotional vocals lighting the way. These special moments were captured using tape and have stayed analogue all the way to the vinyl itself.
With What The Whisper Said, Reema hopes to continue to charm further listeners with her unique blend of minimal, honest, celestial music.
What The Whisper Said, taken from The LowSwing Sessions, is out on 8th December 2017 via LowSwing Records. You can order a limited edition, hand-drawn vinyl copy of The LowSwing Sessions here.
OAKLND releases debut single ‘Hold On’!
"...a breezy piece of yacht pop..."
- Clash
Multi-instrumentalist OAKLND is delighted to unveil his breezy, California-inspired pop music through the release of his debut single Hold On, out now via AWAL and available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
The single premiered on Clash and is now available to stream on the OAKLND Soundcloud page.
Combining elements of the dreamy west coast pop produced by acts like LANY with the chillwave, R&B sensibilities of acts such as Astronomyy and Thomston, Hold On sees OAKLND craft a mellow electro-pop sound meshed with personal, biographical lyrical content, that is as rich in texture as it is in atmosphere.
Having played in a touring band in Scotland, Colin Mckillop decided to pursue a solo project on the back of a trip to Los Angeles; a trip that helped to consolidate the kind of dream-pop sound we can hear oozing from Hold On. Turning a small corner of his bedroom into a makeshift studio, OAKLND has honed his style over the past twelve months, leading him down a creative path that he could truly call his own and, ultimately, to the creation of his stylish debut single Hold On.
Hold On by OAKLND is out now via AWAL and available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
Circumnavigate unveil their video for ‘Secret’!
"...a finely honed, carefully
contoured piece of acoustic pop..."
- Clash
"...graceful and undeniably compelling."
- Folk Radio UK
"…glazes listeners into a musical haze as
though they are viewing the beauty of the
northern lights without seeing them."
- Music Week
Dream-folk quartet Circumnavigate are due to release their captivating debut album, When Worlds Collide, on 14th December 2017.
The video for Secret premiered on Clash and is now available to stream on Circumnavigate's YouTube channel now.
The album is a collection of honest songs about finding connections, love and community with people from different backgrounds, cultures and countries. Each track on the album is filled with cinematic soundscapes akin to the likes of Sigur Rós and The Cinematic Orchestra, combined with flawless four-part harmonies throughout. Lead single Secret is a stunningly intimate folk song with lead singer Sigrid Zeiner-Gundersen’s celestial vocal carrying the song effortlessly alongside the band’s atmospheric musicianship. Warm strings sections, trumpet lines and mesmerising harmonies are blended majestically throughout the album to create something both graceful and undeniably compelling.
The audio for the single premiered on Folk Radio UK and you can listen to it now via the band's Soundcloud page.
Sigrid (vocals/production) met Carl Frederik Kontny (piano/guitar/vocals) at school in Sandvika, Norway, where they would perform covers in school talent competitions. Sigrid later moved to London to study music and met Ross Craib (percussion/vocals) and Charlie Fowler (bass/vocals) through mutual friends. Between them, Circumnavigate have collectively played for some of London's most respected artists including Foxes, Adam Lambert, Sigala, Romans, Gabrielle Aplin, Maverick Sabre and Crystal Fighters to name but a few. They have also been supported by the likes of Music Week, Disorder Magazine and BBC Introducing Devon, as well as being involved in numerous Hollywood productions for the purposes of music to film.
Secret is out now and available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
When Worlds Collides is out on 14th December 2017.