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Released 28th October 2022
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Kennebec is the critically acclaimed musical outlet of Eric Phillips, a composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland, Oregon. Drawing from an eclectic array of influences to create his own unique style of cinematic electronic music, he is set to release his sophomore album ‘Without Star or Compass’ on the 28th October via Night Times Stories, the sister label to LateNightTales. 

Releasing his debut album ‘Departure’ at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, ‘Without Star or Compass’ was written and recorded during a phase in Phillips’ life which allowed him to re-examine his motivations. “The first primary influence for this record is that, more so than ‘Departure’, I wanted to write this record for my friends and others rather than for myself. Maybe it's also a product of maturing, but I wanted the music to communicate more clearly to others, and be less of an exercise of some kind for myself.” 

From the subtle electronica of ‘Leaving The Canyons’ featuring the distinctive vocals of Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring, the expanding electronic beats of ‘Tall Tales’ featuring Hemlock Ernst (the rap moniker of Samuel T. Herring) and US singer Sudan Archives, to the effortlessly cast rhythms of ‘The Great Divide’ featuring Yazz Ahmed on horns, Phillips set out to make an album which was more direct with sparser arrangements and distinct melodies, while still maintaining the eclectic and creative nature of his debut. “I think if I were a writer, my words would be all setting and very little narrative. I'm really trying to evoke a sense of place and motion and journey and environment but the facts of the story are left vague.” 

On working with Herring, Phillips adds, “I think our styles just resonated well with one another, and we clicked naturally. We sent some ideas back and forth remotely and then he flew out to Portland and we recorded all the vocals in three days together. It was so fun and inspiring - and really deepened my appreciation for his craft. He's such a nice guy and a total genius. Sam's lyrics really hit a beautiful balance between that sense of magic and folklore in the natural world that I'm after, while really bringing his own sense of narrative. He's really amazing at constructing lyrical concepts in a way that I think compliments my own strengths (and weaknesses).” 

Throughout ‘Without Star or Compass’, Phillips masterfully creates an evocative sense of place and motion in a cinematic way, in part due to his love of soundtrack music, a heavy influence on the album. ‘Castalay's Fountain’ was inspired by classic JRPG music such as ‘Zelda’, ‘Chrono Trigger’ and ‘Final Fantasy’, while instrumental tracks ‘Friendship song’, ‘The Great Divide’ and ‘Calyptra’ are rich in cinematic grandeur.  

In addition to the Kennebec project, Phillips has composed the music for numerous feature films, documentaries, podcasts and games. In 2020, alongside Mark Orton (of Tin Hat Trio) and John Hancock, Phillips co-composed the soundtrack to 'Wind of Change', a podcast created by New York Times Journalist Patrick Radden Keefe and produced by Spotify, recorded the Moscow Bowtie Orchestra for the feature-length film ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ starring Luke Wilson, Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen and scored Northfork Studios documentary ‘Chehalis: A Watershed Moment.'
 
Running since 2013, 'Night Time Stories’, the sister label to LateNightTales, is a platform for original artist material, hosting artists connected by a common thread of authenticity. 

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Kennebec - Open Air Feat. Samuel T. Herring

Faith Crisis Pt 1

The Blessings Interlude

Neck of the Woods

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Giving Up

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Closer

The Halloween Dream EP finds the Welsh genre-agnostics further expanding their uncategorised sound, launching from a base of drum machine beats and sequenced synths into the realms of the indie rock anthem and beyond.

Lead track Delta Rain is a swooning slice of atmospheric electronica, propelled by a juddering bassline and augmented with gossamer guitar. An anthemic ode to anywhere that feels like home, singer Michael describes it as “a love song dedicated to a place rather than a person.”

October Kind is an elusive, intricate labyrinth of piano and guitar jangle, where tightly harmonised vocals are draped across an ever-shifting musical landscape. Conjuring an otherworldly atmosphere, the band call it “a catalogue of Autumnal memories and the intangible feelings they inspire.”

The EP is rounded out by a warped cover (the band’s first) of Super Furry Animals’ 1998 cult favourite The Man Don’t Give A Fuck. Twisting the original into new shape, the duo finds a new sense of aggression and intensity in contrast to moments of sublime serenity. “Gruff Rhys called this an all-purpose protest song” says multi-instumentalist Jon, “and there’s plenty to protest right now.”

Also included on the Bandcamp exclusive version of the release are Midnight Mass, a brand new demo for an epic spoken-word post-rock tune, and a striking instrumental version of The Man Don’t Give A Fuck.

The Halloween Dream EP was written, recorded, mixed and produced at home by childhood friends and longtime collaborators Jon (music) and Michael (words). Their purposeful DIY ethic, inspired by bands they sound nothing like, has so far spawned two albums (2022’s Un Diavolo In Casa and 2024’s Luminism) as well as a recent run of four standalone singles which they plan to extend to a series of ten. “We thought we’d release ten singles in about a year but we’re almost a year in and only at the halfway point. Deciding to make EPs instead of singles and making videos for every song has probably slowed us down a touch.”

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Delta Rain

produced by Dan Edinberg

lyrics

I like it when the rain pour
Pour another for the halo
Face like a fucking angel
I wanna see your wings grow

Scratches on my back now
Scratch tickets on the counter by the yac now
Never wonder how they gon react now
Shades drawn put the drama in the background
I like when you put an arch in it
I like when my head’ll start spinning
They get too far into our business
Might dip out for like six months and i wont hit you
Too involved with the places that you can’t go
Too polished too sloppy too advanced though
Took 2 more to the face and let ur hands go
Biting on your lip blood drippin on the dance floor

I like it when the rain pour
Pour another for the halo
Face like a fucking angel
I wanna see your wings grow

I think there’s eyes on us from the camera
I think my mind playing tricks again
I woke up and it was all wrong
Cant tell if its a cross or the crossbones
I just wanna fuck up on the beach
Take my money put it on a leash
Take my losses put em in the bleach
Take my insecurities put em on the street
I got shit I never told my girl
I got skeletons between the diamonds and the pearl
I think I might fail at everything I’ll ever try
On Mulholland drive riding shotgun with a poltergeist 

I like it when the rain pour
Pour another for the halo
Face like a fucking angel
I wanna see your wings grow

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‘Asylum’ - taken from Unreality

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Asylum

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Lyrics:

Sway
We do have a way
Of evening out
Out of our minds as a parting gift

We'll moon over
Where we went alight
We'll moon over
Nous dirons alors

Au revoir
Appelle-moi encore
Au revoir
De jour ou plus tard

Hey
Come out and sway
There's no need to turn
Over and over what we'll say

We'll moon over
Where we went alight
We'll moon over
Nous dirons encore

Au revoir
Appelle-moi encore
Au revoir
De jour ou plus tard

Au revoir
Appelle-moi encore
Au revoir
De jour ou plus tard

Poll Line

Always is the first single from our forthcoming second album CATCHING THE SUN (out Feb 29th). 

Inspirations and influences include Beach House, Slowdive, Cigarettes after Sex, MBV, Real Estate; Away Forward creates a dreamlike, layered soundscapes, melodic, lush sound that's a thoroughly Toronto-ist take on the genre's of dream pop, shoe gaze, psychpop, bedroom pop.

Catching the Sun

Always

CLAVVS “Dark Thoughts”

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Lyrics

Could I press your body to mine so hard
That two become one?
Could I stare so deep into your eyes
That we both see the Sun?
Or am I just so fucked up that I 
Need you by my side 
All the time?
Our bodies
Our minds
Intertwined
Into one

I know I’m not empty 
I’m not incomplete
I think I’m just lonely 
When I’m here with me
Cause I got
Dark thoughts

You make them go away
Away
And we just float away
Away

Away, away, away
Away, away, away
We just float away

If I could hide away from the daylight
And stop time for a while
I’d hold you close and tell you you’re all mine
For a moment
For a lifetime
But I know that you’d never stay 
Forever that way
And it’s okay
I’ll just be still
Relive it until 
We fade away
Fade away

I know I’m not empty 
I’m not incomplete
I just get so lonely 
When I’m here with me
Cause I got
Dark thoughts

Drinking doesn’t help 
When I’m by myself 
I fall in too deep
Down this inner well
I’m just tired of trying to
Do this by myself
I’m scared and sorry
But I know I hide it well

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CLAVVS is Amber Renee and Graham Marsh, a duo who makes off-kilter indie pop songs. Their sound merges Graham's affinity for world music elements with Amber's imaginative lyrics and warm melodies. The result is familiar but singular, a distinctive sound that's earned the duo praise from NPR, Consequence of Sound, and The Line of Best Fit, who describes CLAVVS' music as "addictive, immersive pop."

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Dark Thoughts

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