Two Wings - Live in London, Friday 8th June @ Wilmington Arms
*****
- Financial Times
‘An outgoing showband. More Richard Thompson than Robin Williamson… a
plunge into the musicianly arts of chords, harmonies and song structure’
– The Wire
‘Sultry rhythms and a slow-burning intensity’ – The Quietus
‘A lavish, vintage debut’ – The List
‘Love’s Spring, takes fewer than five seconds to make an impact, and
five minutes to retune your brain’ - The Line of Best Fit
As the noughties came to a close, Two Wings (whose core members are singer/multi-instrumentalist/
Glasgow has always been fertile ground for those seeking to synthesize traditional/ popular musical forms with a more progressive approach, and Hanna and Ben have long been travellers on this path. Hanna's experimental song-based project Nalle was described by Wire Magazine as “easily some of the most convincing free-folk the UK has ever produced”. She was also a member of free form jazz folk ensemble Scatter and The Family Elan.
plunge into the musicianly arts of chords, harmonies and song structure’
– The Wire
‘Sultry rhythms and a slow-burning intensity’ – The Quietus
‘A lavish, vintage debut’ – The List
‘Love’s Spring, takes fewer than five seconds to make an impact, and
five minutes to retune your brain’ - The Line of Best Fit
As the noughties came to a close, Two Wings (whose core members are singer/multi-instrumentalist/
Glasgow has always been fertile ground for those seeking to synthesize traditional/ popular musical forms with a more progressive approach, and Hanna and Ben have long been travellers on this path. Hanna's experimental song-based project Nalle was described by Wire Magazine as “easily some of the most convincing free-folk the UK has ever produced”. She was also a member of free form jazz folk ensemble Scatter and The Family Elan.
Ben has been a solo artist for many years and his numerous releases include the 2009 solo guitar album How Day Earnt Its Night, released by New York's Tompkins Square Records. Ben was also the original lead-guitarist in critically acclaimed Glasgow folk-rockers Trembling Bells and has collaborated with a number of other artists including Glasgow's Alasdair Roberts and Tin Angel Records' Baby Dee.
Tin Angel Records has made quite a noise with some of its recent signings, and Two Wings join an already fabulous roster. On tracks like the album opener Eikon, Hanna’s utterly unique vocals steal the show, while theseven minute title track is progressive, haunting, even unsettling at times. Elsewhere, Alters and Thrones marries twinkles and chimes with ethereal vocals and the 8 minute epic album closer Forbidden Sublime purposefully meanders its way to a spellbinding climax. Two Wings are quite simply impossible to ignore.
Two Wings' line-up is completed by instrument builder and bass guitarist Kenny Wilson, singer Lucy Duncombe and drummer Owen Curtis Williams(Wood Pigeon, Eagleowl, Rob St John,Benni Hemm Hemm).
Tin Angel Records has made quite a noise with some of its recent signings, and Two Wings join an already fabulous roster. On tracks like the album opener Eikon, Hanna’s utterly unique vocals steal the show, while theseven minute title track is progressive, haunting, even unsettling at times. Elsewhere, Alters and Thrones marries twinkles and chimes with ethereal vocals and the 8 minute epic album closer Forbidden Sublime purposefully meanders its way to a spellbinding climax. Two Wings are quite simply impossible to ignore.
Two Wings' line-up is completed by instrument builder and bass guitarist Kenny Wilson, singer Lucy Duncombe and drummer Owen Curtis Williams(Wood Pigeon, Eagleowl, Rob St John,Benni Hemm Hemm).
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