Nick Helderman
AMBER ARCADES
Announce free Patiently EP
Live dates in London and Cardiff
“de Graaf’s gorgeous melodies float by in a dream-like state, before heavenly harmonies take hold and strike a glorious melancholic chord.” – The Line of Best Fit
Leading up to the release of the full-length album in spring 2016, Amber Arcades is releasing the Patiently EP as a free download. The release contains several stripped-down versions of album-tracks as well as some extra, lo-fi recordings. Listen to the beautiful ‘Constant’s Dream’ below…
Amber Arcades is the moniker of Dutch-born musician Annelotte de Graaf. De Graaf first started writing songs in 2010 while temporarily living in Philadelphia. Back in the Netherlands she put out a first EP in 2012 containing soft-voiced, melancholic folk ballads.
Wanting to develop her sound and mature from the safe bedroom folk environment, she got in touch with producer Ben Greenberg (Beach Fossils, The Men, Destruction Unit) to produce a collection of songs she had written over the years. In May 2015, de Graaf flew out to New York to record the songs in the Strange Weather recording studio in Brooklyn, backed by a band consisting of members of Real Estate, Quilt and Kevin Morby.
The result is a record that is as dreamy and esoteric as it is gripping, presenting slightly off, floating pop melodies over a mixture of kraut-inspired drums, cutting guitars and fuzzed-out organs.
Live dates:
Wednesday 4th November – London, The Social w/ Landshapes
Friday 6th November – Cardiff, SWN Festival Launch
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Download the Patiently EP for free:
https://amberarcades.bandcamp.com
Connect:
https://www.facebook.com/AmberArcades
https://twitter.com/AmberArcades
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