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16 Feb 2015
Miradors
Solomon Grey
WE SAY
If you watched JK Rowling's drama series The Casual Vacancy on BBC1 last night, you’ll now be familiar with the music of Solomon Grey. The London-based duo of Tom Kingston and Joe Wilson provided the entire musical soundtrack and this breathtaking song about reflection features in the show. It was written in the wilds of the West Coast of Ireland and on a rural farm in Australia and forms part of their mini-album Selected Works, out this week. The first time we heard the track it just simply blew us away. With echoes of pioneering '80s ambient electronic trio The Blue Nile, we’re reminded of the vocals of their frontman Paul Buchanan and also of the more recent work from James Blake. Dreamy falsetto vocals drenched in reverb are exposed starkly with dramatic strings, retro sounding synths and a driving beat pushing it all along. Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne have already heaped lavish praise on them. A full album comes later in the year and a secret London gig is to be announced soon. We know we’re barely eight weeks into 2015 but this is already sitting at the top of our list for Track Of The Year.
CONTACTS
Label: Jessica Simmonds, Decca Records, +44 (0)20 7149 1075
National Radio: Steve Stone, Decca Records, +44 (0)20 7149 1065
Regional Radio: Zena Zerai, Decca Records, +44 (0)20 7149 1063
Online: Sarah Richardson, Bleached Communications, +44 (0)7596 830 135
Press: Caroline Crick, Decca Records, +44 (0)20 7149 1049
TV: Nirvana Chelvachandran, Decca Records, +44 (0)20 7149 1238
Live [Worldwide]: Jake Leighton/ Mark Ngui, CAA
Live [North America]: Tom Windish/ Steve Goodgold, The Windish Agency
Management: Hamish Duff, Blue Top Music, +44 (0)7733 431 200
RECORD ARCHIVE
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Bradley Craig and Isaac McFarlane are Two Cartoons, a pair of quirky New Zealanders who... Label: Dusty Desert, a division of Planet Punk Music
We love it when a band, artist or producer gets in touch with us directly... Label: Believe Recordings/203 Recordings
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London-based six piece Gallows Ghost formed just 18 months ago, are currently unsigned but are... Label: WTW Music
Always fabulous live, still fiercely independent and growing confidently as songwriters, it’s our third feature... Label: 96 Musique/Capitol Music France
Featuring as Radio 1’s Track Of The Day today too, this chilled dance anthem from... Label: Nettwerk Records
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, alt-rock band Guster have built up a loyal underground following since... Label: Love & Other
Premiered last night by Mistajam on BBC Radio 1Xtra, this gorgeously chilled song comes from... Label: Test Card Recordings
One of the acts appearing on the bill at the BBC 6 Music Festival when it... Label: Red Bull Records
Last time we featured California’s AWOLNATION was at the end of 2013 with their epic... Label: Propeller Recordings
If you have a ticket for their sold-out London gig at The Lexington tomorrow night... Label: BMG
You can’t accuse us of being late to the party on Jack Savoretti. We first... Label: Big Beat/Atlantic
Every once in a while a dance track comes along and just utterly destroys everything...