sounds great / love the horns Owen!!! great build for chorus

On Golden Margins, troubadour Owen Tromans reunites with his band, The Elders, to produce nine songs drawn from a deep well of inspiration. Recorded during the depths of winter in the Hampshire countryside the album channels ghostly chill and laid-back charm in equal measure.  Described as being driven along by Byrds-ian twang and thrum, the title track takes a wry look at what it is like to be playing music in your mid-thirties, whilst elsewhere on the album there is chamber folk, spooky historical epics, soaring pedal steel and plenty more. It is shaping up to be one of those records that reveals surprise after surprise and delight after delight.

Mix, photos & text by Weird Walk (https://www.instagram.com/weird_walk/)

Full blog post : https://perksandmini.com/blogs/blog/positive-messages-66

Tracklist:
Heron – Yellow Roses
Trees – Glasgerion
Dark – Maypole
Julian Cope – Mic Mak Mok
Robert Wyatt – Pigs... (In There)
Badge Époque Ensemble – Zealous Child (Instrumental)
Vanishing Twin – Magician’s Success
Wild Island – Ice Cream No. 1
Mary Lattimore – Pine Trees
The Watersons – Hal-an-tow

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POSITIVE MESSAGES #67 - WEIRD WALK 'Bringing In The May'

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Weird Walk present a Samhain special - a ramble in to the the beginning of winter.

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“Uncluttered and intensely beautiful ballads”
Time Out London

"Steely acoustic guitar with lashings of romantic sentiment"
The Observer

Owen Tromans grew up in The Black Country and led John Peel favourites San Lorenzo before pursuing a solo career that has seen him release several acclaimed albums and tour extensively, supporting the likes of Best Coast, Idlewild and Plush. Owen has also appeared on collections alongside Devendra Banhart, Mercury Rev, and members of Sonic Youth, and shared split singles with the likes of Wooden Wand.

On Golden Margins Owen reunites with his band, The Elders, to produce nine songs drawn from a deep well of inspiration. Recorded during the depths of winter in the Hampshire countryside, the album channels ghostly chill and laid-back charm in equal measure, as though poised on the transition between the colder season and the spring that follows.

Driven along by Byrdsian twang and thrum, the title track takes a sideways glance at playing music in your mid-thirties, where “now at the shows they think I’m the manager,” and looks back to Owen’s early days with San Lorenzo. ‘1682’ however is a Tromans epic in the vein of ‘Acre’ or ‘John’s on the Bridge’, a satisfying lurch through a tale drawn from the witch trials of seventeenth century England. The song is propelled by Mike Davies’ soaring pedal steel which has become a feature of the new Elders sound.

In contrast to the band pieces, the chamber folk of ‘Queen of Spain’ and ‘Saltwater Curse’ will provide those familiar with Owen’s work with two more spooked gems to sit alongside the likes of ‘Bella in the Witch Elm’.

Closing the album is the ghostly echo of ‘I Saw Him’, which sees the return of James Acre to Tromans’ grand narrative. A window to future work, perhaps, but for now ‘Golden Margins’ is Owen’s most confident statement yet.

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@owentromans

All songs written by Owen Tromans (copyright control).
Recorded and mixed by Dan Parkinson at Wooden Heart.
Mastered by Tim Turan
Owen: Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on 7, 8 and 9
Joe Bennett: Trumpet, violin, accordion, double bass, backing vocals on 4, piano on 1 and 2, organ on 4
Mike Davies: Electric guitar, pedal steel, backing vocals
Dan Parkinson: Fender Rhodes, electric guitar on 3, piano on 5, organ on 7
Ben Perry: Drums, percussion, backing vocals
Polly Perry: Vocals on 9
Andy Reaney: Bass guitar

Golden Margins

OWEN TROMANS - Golden Margins

Hailing from Pity Me near Durham, vegan straight-edge pop group MARTHA have just signed to Fortuna POP! and will be releasing their new album ‘Courting Strong’ at the end of May. Providing energetic, impassioned pop punk, Martha are informed by 90s indie rock and Scandinavian anarcho noir. The album, produced by MJ from Hookworms, is laden with harmonies and interchangeable vocals whilst still retaining the energy and excitement of the band’s live shows. 

Formed in 2011 by siblings Naomi (bass, vocals) and Nathan Griffin (drums, vocals) with J. Cairns (guitar, vocals) and Daniel Ellis (guitar, vocals), Martha have fast become a staple of the UK DIY pop scene. There are many competing stories as to the origin of their band name but it’s a fact that the very last passenger pigeon on earth was called Martha. When she died, the whole species became extinct.

Decamping from the North East to record the album at Suburban Home Studios, Leeds, the band enjoyed the freedom of being in the studio and experimenting with MJ’s equipment to produce unexpected sounds. The process saw them opening up to new ideas and, feeling more confident in their own abilities, allowing a wider range of dynamics.

Taken from a line in the song Gin and Listerine, the album title “Courting Strong” is an expression that was used to describe couples who were getting really serious. There’s the old cliché that when you’re young you think you’re invincible and that everything will last forever - the album is about looking back and reflecting on past moments in your life, past friendships and relationships, accepting the uncertainty and fragility of those things and moving forward positively.

The overarching theme of the album is ‘growing up weird’. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about growing up in a small town, with a sense of not fitting in but on the way finding people who share that feeling and forming really strong bonds. It’s about clinging to a sense of belonging and about being proud of who you are and where you are from, as well as the community of which you are a part. It’s an album for the people who stayed in their hometown, and for the people who still go back and visit.

Martha’s melodic punk pop celebrates being an outsider whilst being part of a community. The album touches on uncertainty, fear and loneliness whilst exuding an effervescent sense of excitement and joy. There’s darkness beneath the pop surface - but there are also songs about teenage antics, drinking, courting and having your heart broken – everything a good indie record should have.

 “Martha have mastered that neat Buzzcocks trick of riding those gloriously glowing guitars with sweet, comfortingly-fey voices singing in irresistible harmony. In short, they’re pretty darn great” Clash Magazine 

“Top notch buzzsaw indiepop with enough melodic punk in their DNA to make them stand out. Definitely worth keeping an eye on” Narc Magazine

Martha - 1997, Passing In The Hallway

"5 years after its initial manifestation appears a new cassette release of this farouche project. 18 minutes of cold, distant and atmospheric Black Metal." 

Released via TOUR DE GARDE, also available via the Voidland Shelter.

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Cassette available soon at atticshrines.bigcartel.com

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A meditation on the track 'You Have Been Loved' by George Michael. Made using a short loop from the original song, sampler, FX and voice.

Written by George Michael, performed by Benjamin Thomas Holton

You Have Been Loved

This is a cover of the song made famous by Bessie Smith.

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Owen Tromans grew up in The Black Country and led John Peel favourites San Lorenzo before pursuing a solo career that has seen him release several acclaimed albums and tour extensively, supporting the likes of Best Coast, Idlewild and Plush.

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