Sam Brookes – This Is The Place

sambrookesSingle was released 24th June 2014
Taken from his new album
KAIROS

 

Sam Brookes has become part of the burgeoning acoustic music scene, gigging around the UK on his own and with his contemporaries to an ever-increasing audience of enthusiasts.

His songs are, fundamentally, beautifully crafted stories about familiar subject matters that captivate the listener. Musically, his immaculate phrasing and beautifully modulated delivery reach easily beneath the skin of his audience; the magical space he creates, with the elasticity of his writing, has the echoes and jazz arches of giants like John Martyn and Tim Buckley.

His self-titled debut brought him recognition in the form of high profile support slots with Joan Armatrading, Ray Davies and Newton Faulkner; this combined with an entrepreneurial spirit and a close kinship with other musicians such as Lucy Rose, Pete Roe and Emily & The Woods has allowed his live and recorded sound to evolve in to a more powerful and provocative body of work. Thoughtful lyrics add poetry to his tracks, something that sets his work apart in an increasingly saturated area of music.

Sam self-released his new album Kairos on 17th March 2014, funded by his fans through Pledge Music. The release was associated with a full touring schedule of headline shows following a UK tour support for Newton Faulkner in February. The UK and European tour started in June – see – http://www.sambrookes.com/#!tour/c1h80 for more information.

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

There is something of a Tim Buckley about Sam Brookes…a sense of powerful fragility…vast emotional reserves at work” The Independent

Kairos is a sensuous, fluid 21st Century folk dream.”The Daily Telegraph

Musically, he excels at propulsive, narratively rich folk, delivered in a soaring, clear-as-a-bell singing voice that makes every word of his evocative, detailed lyrics count.” Sunday Times


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