MP3: Adem
Here are a couple pastoral gems from Adem Ilhan, the bassist for Fridge (with Four tet's Kieran Hebden), now recording with an acoustic four-piece. His new full-length LP, Homesongs is a gentle patchwork of, well, home songs, arranged for acoustic guitars, autoharp, harmonium, percussion and double-bass. His earnest delivery and straightforward melodic sensibility will remind you of Holopaw, Califone or the tragically unheralded Rex (some Rex MP3s coming later this week), but like his other band, he's aware of the emotive effect of a sustained loop. Adem's debut single 'Everything You Need/Statued' was released last year on Rough Trade's For-Us 7" label, and since then he and the band have been playing successful shows around the UK, most recently headlining at the ICA. If you enjoy stripped down, neo-folk, check these MP3s out.
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