Aaron Wright announces second album

Aaron Wright

Aaron Wright sings and writes songs, but he is no run-of-the-mill singer-songwriter. There is an adroitness here, a pop lightness of touch, that elevates him beyond the usual folk troubadour fare. He was born to a Canadian mother and Scottish father, and developed an early love for quintessentially American folk (Neil Young) and classic British pop (John Lennon’s Beatles demos). Aaron moved from Canada to Edinburgh as a child, pausing only to run away to London, aged 15, to see a Simon and Garfunkel concert. He later dropped out of university, intent on throwing himself into music, and seemingly unable to function without it (he still doesn’t have a bank account, for instance).

Thankfully, Aaron was spotted two years ago by a new Glasgow-based label, DSet, who promptly signed him. They helped him record an album that feels inspired by early-70s Paul McCartney, Harry Nilsson or Ronnie Lane, together with the classic British and American greats on which he was raised. It’s all there on ‘I’ll Be Fine’, a harmonious and irresistibly hummable number, musically sweet but lyrically maudlin. ‘Go On Yer Self’, meanwhile, is an exhilarating mix of West-Coast harmonies, dramatic trumpets, and towering choruses. Throughout, a key part of the album’s charm and depth is Aaron’s voice (he started life as a guitarist, but having plucked up the courage to sing, had to learn to reign in his bellow). Now, it is a strange, comforting thing, as at home on the record’s brighter moments as it is the orchestral swell of ‘Middle Ground’ – written when he was just sixteen – or the brooding ‘Say You Love Me Still’.

Flying A Machine is the second studio album from Edinburgh singer/songwriter Aaron Wright. Much of the album has been produced by Francis MacDonald (Teenage Fan Club), this is the second time that the pair have work together as Francis was also the producer on his debut album.

Artist’s website: http://www.aaronwrightuk.com/

“Packs as much unself-conscious charm as Gilbert O’Sullivan or Andrew Gold on top form” **** – Mojo

“Not a moment is wasted — Aaron Wright is going to stand out” Q Magazine

“Musically stands out from the pack…immediately impressive” The Line Of Best Fit

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