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Backwoodsmen don't come more musically talented than awkward i, even if the birth of this talent has seen some complicated twists and turns. After holing up frustrations in Groningen, and experiencing spiritual and artistic sojourns in Pennsylvania and Michigan, Djurre de Haan – a true son of the bleak expanses of Northern Holland – bit the bullet, went to Amsterdam, and found himself getting matey with fellow Northerners Alamo Race Track. So much so, that he joined the band and decided to make a solo LP. Makes sense, no? Every artist that has roots in Groningen seems to have an edgy, underground vibe, and De Haan is no different. His music can be described as quiet, slightly intense alt-folk. Check out tracks such as "World Well Lost" and "Sea Life". But belying that homespun image, it has to be said that there is a brooding, restless intelligence that just can't be contained. His début album, "I Really Should Whisper", is choc-full of surprises, not all of them gentle.

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Following the 2012 release of their self titled debut and ‘Scarlett Belle EP’ of last year, Cat Meat return with their most ambitious offering to date; ‘Eldritch City Dwellers.’

This is a record concocted in the dark urban sprawl of the capital; the songs themselves penned in dank corners of South London boozers, in dilapidated train stations and night buses carrying the blitzed and weary.

Musically, the band has clearly developed from its alt country roots. Whilst the songwriting craftsmanship of Gene Clark, Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings is evident, so too are artists as diverse as Robbie Basho, Chet Baker, Warren Ellis and The Velvet Underground. 

There’s a lyrical fragility to each of these songs too, the crumbling frailty of Vic Chesnutt creeping into the crevices, the creaking wheeze of Tom Waits steering deeply personal tales of love and friendship.

Having played a number of successful London shows the band has received plaudits from some of their own favourite artists, most notably Califone’s Tim Rutili and PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish.

Expect to see Cat Meat lugging their haul to a town near you very soon.

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