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Quickbeam release exclusive video & free download of ‘Grace’!
Quickbeam today release the free download and exclusive video of album track 'Grace'. Part funded by Creative Scotland, the self-titled album is due for release on 3rd June through Scottish label Comets & Cartwheels.
'Grace' exhibits the elements that have made Quickbeam ones to watch in 2013 - gorgeous harmonies are accentuated by soothing cello and piano as the track stravaigs toward a climatic outro laden with driven drum beats and distorted guitar.
You can download 'Grace' from the embed below or from the band's Soundcloud page.
Watch the video in from the embed below or from the band's YouTube page.
Formed in Glasgow in 2010 by Monika Gromek (Vocals/Harmonium) and Andrew Thomson (Guitar/Vocals/Piano), the band have since evolved into a four-piece with the addition of Liam Chapman (Drums) and Ruth Campbell (Cello), finally releasing their first single Seven Hundred Birds to widespread critical acclaim last year.
The resulting collection of songs captured on the album further reveal Quickbeam's growing maturity as songwriters and highlights the chemistry between the members - orchestrally arranged strings, brass, and rich harmonium pitted against thunderously distorted guitar passages and pounding rhythms. As a result, Quickbeam showcase their undoubted skills by producing an album filled with melancholic beauty which captivates the listener to stunning effect.
Quickbeam's unerring ability to captivate the listener with a multitude of musical styles is a feat the likes of which Sigur Ros and Low would be proud of and is the reason the band have gained fans in the form of Frightened Rabbit and Deepak Chopra as well as picking up support from sites such as This Is Fake DIY.
Quickbeam will be celebrating the launch of their debut album at a very special event in the disused Victorian swimming pool of Govanhill Baths on 31st May 2013. Having secured funding from PRS For Music Foundation in order to stage a special series of events, this show will see Quickbeam collaborate with local artist Annie Crabtree (Picture Window) and Becca Thomas (Pidgin Perfect) to produce a very special event experience that encompasses environmental artistry, projection, theatrics, and of course Quickbeam's own brand of majestic and cinematic music. The night will also include a full band performance from label-mates Fake Major, and Comets and Cartwheels official partners Brewdog will be providing the bar.
Tickets for the event can be purchased from the Tickets Scotland website.
Quickbeam will release their self-titled album via Comets & Cartwheels on 3rd June.