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Alexander Carson
Support from Night House
25.10.2022
£7 ADV

Alexander Carson, singer-songwriter and composer based in the United Kingdom, specialises in neoclassical and downtempo music. Carson is preparing to release their third solo album, 'The Idiot,' due out in October and invites you to the album launch party at Folklore Rooms!

Watch : https://youtu.be/E56NXk9vllY
Listen : https://open.spotify.com/artist/60FenJLDBQ18RLeUXVtTOb

Carson spends the majority of their time bumbling around a remote cottage in the woods making obtuse sounds, comforted and accompanied by two ambivalent cats, one over-excited dog, and one long-suffering partner. They first picked up the piano at age 4 (which is especially difficult considering the weight) and was classically trained, their music reflects this discipline, and despite its simple-sounding structure, certain portions of their work are unplayable by most musicians owing to the concealed complexity. Carson is inspired by the mundanity of modernity and aims to articulate the absurdity of human existence in their music. This is all presented with a surrealist sense of humour to soften the often melancholic timbre of the music.

Essentially their music is trying to set one Oscar Wilde quote to music: "Life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about"

NIGHT HOUSE

Brighton-based Night House blend electronic beats, orchestral arrangements and lyric-driven song-writing, drawing from a wide range of influences such as the electronic work of James Blake and Radiohead and the folk harmonies of Sufjan Stevens, Joni Mitchell, and Bon Iver.

Night House have supported many artists including Ben Howard, Willy Mason, Solomon Grey, Krystle Warren and The Magic Numbers. Their live show sees singer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Williams moving between synthesisers, drum machines, mandolin, and guitar. Backed by the layered strings of Robin Squirrell on cello and Alfie Weedon on double bass.

"Hushed tones interlocking with sedate elements of electronics, reference points could include everyone from Bon Iver to James Blake? Clash Magazine

"Perfected percussion and soaring vocals accompany a flawless and beautifully delicate composition" Circuit Sweet

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12-13 North Street,

Brighton,

East Sussex,

England,

BN1 3GJ.