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Thu 23rd Let's Go Baboon & The Luminaire presents ADRIAN CROWLEY + Jonquil + Dear Euphoria + DJs from The Local
Doors 7.45 A one-off London show for this remarkable Irish singer/songwriter, Adrian Crowley has recently released the single 'Bless Our Tiny Hearts' on Fence and follows the same hallowed path as long time collaborator James Yorkston into bleak and beautiful folk. His forthcoming LP (out soon on Tin Angel) cements Crowley’s reputation as one of the most consistent songwriters around today with tales about the seas and oceans highlighting the natural depth of his music. A wonderful live act who has performed at the Green Man & Homefires festivals and toured with Adem, Hood, Damon & Naomi and Jose Gonzales. For the record, Crowley is one of The Luminaire's favourite artists. In fact, he provided us with one of our ten best shows, earlier this year. Main support, Jonquil, make magnificently melodic music that draws from traditional folk, avant-garde pop, pastoral psychedelia and off-kilter noise to achingly good effect. Jonquil are a wonderfully unique act who release ‘Lions’ in October. Their last album ‘Sunny casinos’ came 2nd in Nunuworld Music albums of 2006, in the top 20 of Norman Records and Record of the Month for Drowned in Sound. They have recently performed shows with A Silver Mt. Zion, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, Tom Brosseau, Mi & L'au, Youthmovies & Tilly and the Wall. “The long, sweeping melodies that litter this LP are at times achingly perfect and the laid-back orchestration and bedroom production make for a humbling experience." [Drowned In Sound] "This album is almost perfection." [The Fly] Opening proceedings, from Stockholm, Sweden, we are very pleased to welcome Dear Euphoria. Heart breaking and heart warming, raw and fragile, Dear Euphoria is minimalist music behind the soaring, ethereal voice of Elina Johansson. “Dear Euphoria breaths frail, heart-ripping beauty of a cracking porcelain-heart and hands out grand, bittersweet punches in the stomach.” [CD Baby] “Usually when I picture a song I see a left to right movement. Dear Euphoria songs fly from earth to the sky. They start from the ground by few dark piano notes and then Elina Johansson's incredible voice bring them up to the Moon like a somnambulist cloud.” [Absolut Noise] And - proving that the Scandinavian's a kinder people than us Brits' - they're giving away a three-track CD tonight to the first 30 people through the door. Betwixt and between the acts we have a DJ from The Local [I hope it's not that bloody Howard Monk - wesbite ed]. They hold great nights over in Crouch End, Archway and Stoke Newington and have fabulously well-tuned taste in music. Perfect for this evenings' entertainment. |
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