Newcastle-based singer songwriter Jake Houlsby is very pleased to announce the release of his indie folk-infused debut EP ‘Yannina’.

Having previously released material under the guise of Suntrapp, Jake stepped out of the limelight six months ago to consider his artistic direction and is now ready to return and release music under his own name.

The folkster has gained widespread acclaim in the last few years with national radio airplay on BBC 6 Music courtesy of Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson as well as considerable blog coverage on the likes of The 405, For Folk’s Sake and The Mad Mackerel.

In 2013, Jake was also the proud recipient of the Alan Hull Award for Songwriting in addition to being selected for the Roundhouse 3030 Project which saw him perform at the Roundhouse Rising Festival.

The talented folk musician has clearly honed his craft on the live scene and is ready to kick off this new phase of his career with a series of live shows dedicated to debut release ‘Yannina’.

The six-track EP will feature tracks including title track ‘Yannina’, ‘Fuel For The Fire’ and ‘Beyond All This’ and promises to show a side to him we’ve never seen before.

‘Yannina’ is officially released on Monday 8th June.
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

New Morning

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Circus Child Live (Free Download)

Premièred on The 405:
http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/listen-to-yannina-by-jake-houlsby-405-premiere-143

Fresh On The Net Fave: http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2015/05/faves151/

One of Q Magazine's 'Five Songs To Hear This Week':
http://www.qthemusic.com/9854/five-songs-to-hear-this-week-jet-setter-delta-sleep-jake-houlsby-curxes-communions/

Newcastle-based singer songwriter Jake Houlsby is very pleased to announce the release of his indie folk-infused debut EP ‘Yannina’.

Having previously released material under the guise of Suntrapp, Jake stepped out of the limelight six months ago to consider his artistic direction and is now ready to return and release music under his own name.

The folkster has gained widespread acclaim in the last few years with national radio airplay on BBC 6 Music courtesy of Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson as well as considerable blog coverage on the likes of The 405, For Folk’s Sake and The Mad Mackerel.

In 2013, Jake was also the proud recipient of the Alan Hull Award for Songwriting in addition to being selected for the Roundhouse 3030 Project which saw him perform at the Roundhouse Rising Festival.

The talented folk musician has clearly honed his craft on the live scene and is ready to kick off this new phase of his career with a series of live shows dedicated to debut release ‘Yannina’.

The six-track EP will feature tracks including title track ‘Yannina’, ‘Fuel For The Fire’ and ‘Beyond All This’ and promises to show a side to him we’ve never seen before.

‘Yannina’ is officially released on Monday 8th June.
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Yannina

Premièred on Crack In The Road: http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/31390-premiere-jake-houlsby-beyond-all-this

Newcastle-based singer songwriter Jake Houlsby is very pleased to announce the release of his indie folk-infused debut EP ‘Yannina’.

Having previously released material under the guise of Suntrapp, Jake stepped out of the limelight six months ago to consider his artistic direction and is now ready to return and release music under his own name.

The folkster has gained widespread acclaim in the last few years with national radio airplay on BBC 6 Music courtesy of Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson as well as considerable blog coverage on the likes of The 405, For Folk’s Sake and The Mad Mackerel.

In 2013, Jake was also the proud recipient of the Alan Hull Award for Songwriting in addition to being selected for the Roundhouse 3030 Project which saw him perform at the Roundhouse Rising Festival.

The talented folk musician has clearly honed his craft on the live scene and is ready to kick off this new phase of his career with a series of live shows dedicated to debut release ‘Yannina’.

The six-track EP will feature tracks including title track ‘Yannina’, ‘Fuel For The Fire’ and ‘Beyond All This’ and promises to show a side to him we’ve never seen before.

‘Yannina’ is officially released on Monday 8th June.
―――
Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Beyond All This

Stream on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/1cOHjU4jbQPTVJrdG1fLKf

Premièred on Clash Magazine: http://clashmusic.com/news/premiere-jake-houlsby-carousel
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All through the winter we’ve held the past like a bible to keep us in place
But I’m not religious and we like adventure so forget all those laws we embraced

It is time to step off the carousel

It’s easy to live by the clock on the wall cause you do what you’ve done before
But soon you end up in a cycle of learning the things that you already know

It is time to step off the carousel

It’s not that I want to deny the patterns that helped us to stay in bloom
It’s just that it feels like we’re falling asleep when we should be uncovering the moon

It is time to step off the carousel
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Carousel

Stream on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/4PSi8ZyScb5BNq9EUzGCnp
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Recorded and produced by Mick Ross and Jake Houlsby
Mixed by Mick Ross
Mastered by TW Walsh
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Well I hit the road before daylight
And I caught the old and naked night
With the moon in bloom and every star in sight

And the music blurred to washed out strums
As I dreamed about the things to come
With the sky ablaze and shadows on the run 

And I never would have thought I would end up here
I thought that there was nothing left to see
And I never would have thought it would take so long
Just to learn how to be free

Well the winter sun it came up slow
And the light was pale and settled low
As the mist grew on the restless car and road

And I never would have thought I would end up here
I thought that there was nothing left for me
And I never would have thought it would take so long
Just to learn how to be free

Well I used to think that we were doomed
All the good had came and left too soon
But now I see, in fact, we've just begun to bloom
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Bloom

Premièred on Clash: http://clashmusic.com/news/premiere-jake-houlsby-circus-child
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Recorded and produced by Jake Houlsby
Mixed by Mick Ross
Mastered by TW Walsh
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Should I hold my tongue?
Should I keep you guessing?
Cause after all it’s done
I have learnt my lesson

But there’s something different about this time
Something clearer about my mind
And now I’m leaning towards your dreaming
As all my dreaming runs wild, circus child

It’s been a long, long time
Since I left my window
But what was there to find
But stacks of broken arrows?

Now I’m burning the clothes I wore
Now I’m shedding the sights I saw
And I hope no spaces can hide your aces
Cause all my aces are played, circus babe

And so I say to you:
Let’s not force a meaning
Forget the lines we drew
Forget your teenage demons

We have nothing to state or prove
We have nothing to fear or lose
And I’ll be trying to catch you hiding
As all my hiding is seen, circus queen
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Circus Child

Premièred on The Line Of Best Fit: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/jake-houlsby-howl
Stream on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/track/7d7uefLUTOhy9nEfWoBd1G
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Recorded and produced by Mick Ross (Mono) and Jake Houlsby
Mixed by Mick Ross
Mastered by Simon Heyworth
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This is the calm before the storm
This is the sea between the isles
And this ain’t the time to chase the dawn
This is the time to count the miles

So hold your fire and clear your mind
You won’t get left behind

I was a shadow on the screen
I was a drifter on the prowl
Now I’m the lights behind the scenes
Now I’m the wolf that’s yet to howl

Yet to break out and yet to run
Yet to be outdone
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Vondelpark

Howl

Stream on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/track/0lhMRjFQVz5W24ZSCOPfwp
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There’s always been this restless hum
Whispering through the night
Like a train still miles away
Promising a ride

Oklahoma, take me in

Summer never stays for long
But it echoes through the year
As the nights are cutting in
As the mornings blur

Oklahoma, take me in

All this fire in my belly going to waste
All these cold machines that take away the taste
All these middle men that keep us in the dark
All these clean hands and useless sparks

There’s a fractured memory
Somewhere in my skull
It never quite reveals itself
Though I pull and pull

Oklahoma, take me in
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Recorded and produced by Mick Ross (Mono) and Jake Houlsby
Mixed by Mick Ross
Mastered by Simon Heyworth
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Website: www.jakehoulsby.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jakehoulsby
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jakehoulsby
Contact Email: jakehoulsby@gmail.com

Oklahoma

Outro (Milos)

Inspired by the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Joni Mitchell and described by BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne as “sublime,” Newcastle singer-songwriter Jake Houlsby is becoming a master at weaving haunting soundscapes with voice, synth, and intricate guitar melodies.
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Having racked up over a million plays on Spotify since releasing his debut EP ‘Yannina’ in 2015, Houlsby has been championed not only by Laverne but also by Tom Robinson, and has received extensive coverage on renowned music blogs across the world. 

He is currently working on his debut album, out 2018.

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