New Zealander Lawrence Arabia (see what he has done there) describes himself as Pop Folk singer songwriter with a dash a psychdelic madness. Pretty accurate description if you ask me! This is not novelty folk tunage but great songs and superb lyrics. Tap your toes and feed your ears to what is basically a joyful weekend soundtrack. Personal favourite and a tune that makes me smile at the lyrics is The Beautiful Young Crew taking from his album Chant Darling - it has great chorus and trumpet section.
Lawrence Arabia is the pseudonym of James Milne. James has already established a musical resume as a former member of the Brunettes, The Ruby Suns and one time touring member of Okkervil River. He has also produced for films and theatre and wrote the score for the indie film hit, “Eagle vs Shark”. Fans of Flight of The Conchords... dive in....
“Chant Darling” is his UK and Bella Union debut and he has been supporting similar sounding artists Fanfarlo and the awesome Midlake. He will supporting the brilliant Beach House soon!
Its enough to make you want to move to Auckland and drown in all this folk sonic ideology...
Check all the above mentioned below...
The Brunettes - Her Hairagami Set
"Lost Coastlines" by Okkervil River
The Ruby Suns - Tane Mahuta
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